Like many Catholics, Amy Coney Barrett inherited her faith from her family.
By Catholic News Agency,
WASHINGTON — Much has been made of the Catholic faith of Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s most recent nominee to the United States Supreme Court.
The judge’s Catholicism has taken center stage in her political career thus far: from “the dogma lives loudly within you” comments made during her 7th Circuit Court of Appeals nomination hearing in 2017 to recent articles debating and debunking – whether People of Praise, the charismatic movement to which Barrett belongs, was the inspiration behind the dystopian novel and T.V. series, The Handmaid’s Tale.
Like many Catholics, Barrett inherited her faith from her family. Her parents are Catholic, with seven children — Barrett being the eldest — and are also members of People of Praise. Her father, Mike Coney, has also been a permanent deacon for 38 years. …