Kale is joined today by Dr. Larry Chapp, blogger and retired professor, in discussing Ross Douthat’s latest piece at First Things. The mid-century inspired accommodation between Catholicism and American liberal democracy is fraying, so that the existing “liberal” and “conservative” camps no longer appear operative. Emergent are four basic subgroups: populists, integralists, benedictines, and tradinistas. Larry and Kale go to discuss why the old friction-less detente is in need of an upgrade, and why the message of faith must recapture the goodness, the essential attractiveness, of the Good News. Enjoy.

Links:

Douthat First Things piece: Catholic Ideas and Catholic Realities by Ross Douthat | Articles | First Things

We Hold These Truths: We Hold These Truths by John Courtney Murray (goodreads.com)

Larry’s Blog: Gaudium et Spes 22 – Dr. Larry Chapp

Links to our former discussions: (1) Kale Zelden – YouTube