Post-Election Catholic Punditry and Analysis Roundup

A look at the postmortems of the presidential election results from the thoughtful, rhetorical and informative.

“Be Content to Trust in the Lord” - Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Difficult Days Ahead for the Church? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Obama Wins Catholic Vote: 50%-48% - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Cardinal Dolan’s Letter to Obama - Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts

A Mother’s Promise to the Nation - Stacy Trasancos PhD, The American Catholic

What the Unthinkable Means - Jill Stanek, LifeSiteNews

Obama’s Re-election is a Tragedy, for the US and the World - William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Jesus Sums Up Politics - Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Politics: The Substance of the Secular, Not the Sacred – Tom Crowe, Catholic Vote

Why Assisted Suicide Lost in MA - Wesley J. Smith, First Things/First Thoughts

Americans Share Same Hopes for Future, Obama Says - Carl Bunderson, Catholic News Agency

The Key That Fits the Lock, Part Nine – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing

Gay “Marriage” Wins in Three States? – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

The Religious Right is Dead – Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph/Holy Smoke

The Obama Realignment - Ross Douthat, New York Times

Obama is Re-elected: Now is the Time for Prayer, Not Anger or Negativity – Susan Michelle Tyrrell, LifeSiteNews

Who Voted, and Why It Matters - Joseph Knippenberg, First Things/First Thoughts

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