Hillbilly with a Rosary

The Catholic Thing · Jul 6, 2026 · 6m

By Michael Pakaluk When J.D. Vance's memoir of his path back to Christianity, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, is described at a high level of generality, we see immediately that it is a book of the highest importance. Here is a leader on the world stage who grasps, and is not afraid to say, that Christianity has been the source of social unity for European – that is, Western – civilization, and also for that nation we call the United States, and even for neighborhoods and families. The only two realities that unite us across disparities of wealth, race, and creed are the military and…