Posted on 06/03/2014 1:19:54 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
PFL
I think the key word is “real” Catholic.
I think it will happen soon, as the first large wave of Catholic homeschooled young adults begin to get in their thirties.
I would think George Weigel would qualify.
Though we sadly have not produced an orator with the skills of Fulton Sheen in many, many years. We could sure use one. Protestant churches seem to turn them out by the dozen.
I was reasonably good friends with Bill back in the day. Can’t say I was an inner circle friend by any means, but we were more than friendly acquaintances.
The answer ... no. There are none like that, none I see on the horizon, and haven’t been any for years.
There’s Pat Buchanan but his non-interventionist foreign policy has made him anathema.
Who was a “real Catholic intellectual” before WFB? Do you imagine there is a position to be filled? The question seems silly.
RE: Who was a “real Catholic intellectual” before WFB?
I’d name G.K. Chesterton and Bishop Fulton Sheen as two of them.
Who is in charge of defining what the meaning of that word 'real' is. I mean really who are you to judge?????
At FR, it means voting with the minority of Catholics.
What minority of Catholics. They all have first loyalty to Rome screw the Constitution.
John Courtney Murray. Thomas Merton. Jacques Maritain. Avery Dulles.
I think Father George Rutler qualifies as a Catholic public intellectual, and he even has a WFB-like accent!
Our first loyalty is to Our Lord.
He's on loan from South Africa and working at the Holy See's mission to the U.N. and as such battles demons (and demoniacs) every day. Pray for him.
How about Deacon Burke Sievers?
If you ever want a bust down the walls crowd, give him a call!
We have more people working today on behalf of Catholicism that ever before. However, most are lay people, many part of the New Evangelism. If you want to find out who they are, then start going to the numerous Bible and other conferences held in churches and halls across the US every year. Here are some names:
George Weigel
Scott Hahn
Terry Barber
Michael Barber
Grant Pitre
Tim Gray
Jeff Cavins
Ed Sri
Curtis Martin
Mary Healy
Jim Beckman
Marcus Grodi
Some of the religious are:
Archbishop Charles Chaput
Bishop Michael Barber
Father Rutler
Father Mitch Pacwa
Father Frank Pavone
I could go on and on. Try Googling some of these names. You will be surprised. They are all around us. Many appear on EWTN on a regular basis. People like Dr. Tim Gray have founded the Augustine Institute, a Catholic graduate school of Theology in Denver. He has written books and speaks in parishes and leads Holy Land pilgrimages. Jeff Cavins has developed a top notch comprehensive Bible study program on video which is used in Churches throughout the US. Dr. Scott Hahn is a prolific book writer and speaks at conference throughout the US. Curtis Martin started FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) which is working wonders on US college and university campuses. Terry Barber is a one many dynamo who has done wonders in spreading the Catholic faith throughout the LA and Southern California area. Archbishop Charles Chaput out of Denver and now in Philadelphia is both an author and spokesman for traditional Catholic beliefs. There is Fr. Pavone, the great defender of the unborn.
Folks, there are excellent Catholic spokespersons who are faithful Catholics out there working to spread the Good News. Seek them out. They are all around us. You will be amazed.
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