Fr. Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009)
January 13th, 2009 by Fr. James Cuddy, O.P.
(Photo: First Things)
This week, there is no shortage of tributes to the late Richard John Neuhaus. A priest of the Archdiocese of New York and founder of First Things, Neuhaus helped thousands to make sense of the competing claims of religion, politics, and culture. Time Magazine, in 1995, named him one of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America.
In May of 2006, Fr. Neuhaus delivered the Commencement Address at the Dominican House of Studies. This “honorary Dominican” spoke eloquently on the Dominican charism and the importance in today’s world of “thinking faith” and “faithful thinking.” The fulltext can be found here, and is well worth a read.
May this good and faithful servant rest peacefully in the arms of his Savior.
