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Fr. John A. Perricone: Easter 2026 and the Fading Catholic Left – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. John A. Perricone: Easter 2026 and the Fading Catholic Left

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Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ, Source: Jesuits West

By Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine, April 27, 2026

Fr. John A. Perricone, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor of philosophy at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York. His articles have appeared in St. John’s Law Review, The Latin Mass, New Oxford Review and The Journal of Catholic Legal Studies. He can be reached at www.fatherperricone.com.

 

As this galloping New Orthodoxy captures young heart after young heart, the Fr. Thomas Reeses of the spent Society of Jesus rage as they raise their clenched fists.

PerriconeEver reliable, Fr. Thomas Reese, S.J., seldom disappoints.

This former editor of America magazine, now a featured columnist for the National Catholic Reporter (both lodestars for the Catholic Left) is uncommonly consistent. With steely determination, he has been stretching the Catholic Church into shapes that bear little resemblance to the Church Christ founded.

In a recent post, Fr. Reese predictably bemoaned the much-reported boon in converts to the Catholic Church. Major news outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and ABC News gave this unexpected phenomenon front-page coverage. …

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