Voices
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Christopher J. Hale was a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Congress in Tennessee’s 4th District. A practicing Catholic, he has spent his career working on the intersection of faith and politics and help lead Catholic outreach for President Obama.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
For decades, the U.S. church has gifted its public servants with the social teachings and magisterium of the church.