Bishop John England leaves behind a complicated legacy: a useful method of thinking beyond clericalism, and a warning about the application of natural law.
“Some days, although we cannot pray—because we are too busy, or because we are in too much pain, or simply because the words will not come—a prayer utters itself.”
For John Cottingham, theism provides a framework for consciousness and morality. Belief is thus a live option for thoughtful, intellectually responsible people.
Joe Biden’s Irish-Catholic background and personal experience of suffering have made him an eloquent and empathetic mourner for people across the political spectrum.
As the number of priests declines, parish-life coordinators like Eleanor Sauers are stepping in to fill administrative and spiritual roles across the country.
They get a lot wrong, but we can’t ignore them. They can only be defeated by offering a deeper, more expansive narrative of Catholic political thought.
Harvard law professor Adrian Vermeule does not compartmentalize or soft-peddle his Catholicism. But his ‘integralism’ project should not be called Catholic.
