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Richard John Neuhaus

Father Neuhaus on Anne Rice and The Road to Cana

January 27, 2009

Typically, we would allow an author to respond in the event of a letter or comment from a reader – however, with the passing of Father Neuhaus, we will just allow his comment (published in his final edition of The Public Square) on Christopher Badeaux’s review in our Summer issue to stand, until such time [...]

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A Gaping Hole in the Public Square

January 12, 2009

Good morning, friends. Today’s recommended reading is by Joseph Bottum, a remembrance of Fr. Richard John Neuhaus that is eloquent and powerful. You can read it in The Weekly Standard:
He was the greatest reader I ever met. The greatest reader, and a cigar smoker, and a walker, and a preacher, and a brewer of some [...]

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Richard John Neuhaus, 1936-2009

January 8, 2009

Father Richard John Neuhaus passed away this morning in New York City. Joseph Bottum, the editor of First Things and a member of the advisory board of The City among many other things, writes:
My tears are not for him—for he knew, all his life, that his Redeemer lives, and he has now been gathered by [...]

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