Sad to see this morning's news of the death of Father Richard John Neuhaus, the Editor in Chief of 'First Things' magazine. Although I did not know Father Neuhaus personally (we had spoken on the phone a couple of times when I tried to get him to come and speak to our priests) he was a good friend of a couple of my friends. He was a tremendously important figure in the US Catholic Church and a fine writer. Reading the report in today's 'International Herald Tribune' the writer makes much of his "conversion" from liberal to "conservative" theology: one is reminded of Churchill's comments about such a change! May his priestly soul rest in peace!
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