“Where conservative Catholics have the power to resist what seem like f...” — Ross Douthat Quote

“Where conservative Catholics have the power to resist what seem like false ideas or disastrous innovations they must do so.”

“I think with artists and celebrities, you want to be simultaneously supportive of their conversions without putting too much hope and weight into it.”

“When it comes to explaining the phenomenon of right-wing populism, liberals are likely to argue both that the populist era has exposed a darkness always present at the heart of conservative politics and that a toxic, post-truth new-media ecosystem has greased the skids for President Trump, Brexit and the rest.”

“Our communities have been deeply enhanced by immigration, be it of Irish Catholics across the constituency or of Muslims from Gujarat in India or from Pakistan, principally from Kashmir.”

“I come from a long line of staunch Irish Catholics.”

“The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in general say things to God directly.”