United States – Communio

A blessed 4th of July

“America, you are beautiful and blessed. The ultimate
test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being, but especially
the weakest and most defenseless. If you want equal justice for all and true
freedom and lasting peace, then America, defend life.” Blessed John Paul II

Reno new editor of First Things

The Chairman of the Board of First Things, Robert Louis Wilken, announced that Russell R. Reno is the new editor of First Things.

RR Reno is the sometime professor of theological ethics at Creighton University. He earned a doctorate from Yale University.

Reno recently published Fighting the Noonday Devil and Other Essays Personal and Theological (Eerdmans, 2011).

The appointment is effective April 1.

RR Reno’s the second successor to Father Richard John Neuhaus. Jody Bottum left the editorship a few months ago.