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We Were Catholics is a newsletter by Bridget Meeds that explores the interplay between American Catholicism and civic culture.

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Sep 27, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Radical Traditionalist Catholics (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Moving to Brighton Beach (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Father Mychal Judge, 9/11 Martyr (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    Anti-Catholic Hate Crimes on the Rise (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Aug 9, 2026

    A Catholic Governor on an Execution Rampage (opens the original)

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