Thursday, January 08, 2009
Father John Neuhaus
A few years ago my father gave me a gift subscription to the monthly, First Things, of which Father John Neuhaus was Editor-In-Chief. I was certainly familiar with Fr. Neuhaus and knew of First Things but had never personally connected much with either. I quickly realized that that was to my intellectual detriment. Ever since, First Things has been a monthly must-read esp. Father Neuhaus’ excellent Public Square writings.
It is no exaggeration to state that Fr. Neuhaus has been one of the most important Pro-life speakers of ours or any time. He has also been a leading unapologetic Catholic voice here in the US when one has been sorely needed.
Unfortunately, I write “has” because Fr. Neuhaus passed away today at the age of 72. Count me among the many that recognize this as a very real loss of a great man.
Death Announcement: FIRST THINGS: A Journal of Religion, Culture, and Public Life
Other tributes:
A Tribute to Father Neuhaus - Peter Wehner
Richard John Neuhaus - Yuval Levin
Neuhaus - Ramesh Ponnuru
Commentary » Blog Archive » Richard John Neuhaus, 1936-2009 (John Podhoretz)
Other info: Richard J. Neuhaus Online (links to many of his writings)
It is no exaggeration to state that Fr. Neuhaus has been one of the most important Pro-life speakers of ours or any time. He has also been a leading unapologetic Catholic voice here in the US when one has been sorely needed.
Unfortunately, I write “has” because Fr. Neuhaus passed away today at the age of 72. Count me among the many that recognize this as a very real loss of a great man.
Death Announcement: FIRST THINGS: A Journal of Religion, Culture, and Public Life
Other tributes:
A Tribute to Father Neuhaus - Peter Wehner
Richard John Neuhaus - Yuval Levin
Neuhaus - Ramesh Ponnuru
Commentary » Blog Archive » Richard John Neuhaus, 1936-2009 (John Podhoretz)
Other info: Richard J. Neuhaus Online (links to many of his writings)
