January 8, 2009 by Taylor Marshall
Filed under Culture, Faith
The great former Lutheran pastor and Catholic priest Richard John Neuhaus has passed away and gone to his reward. He was the founder of First Things, the great journal/magazine discussing religion and the public square.
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