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James Patterson and Thomas Howes, young American researchers and Catholics who identify with Reagan conservatism, have observed the rise of "Catholic postliberalism" within the religious right. At a time when this fringe current, represented in government by Vice President JD Vance, has assumed decisive political importance, Patterson and Howes have embarked on a historical and theological investigation into the past experiences of Catholic postliberalism. Before a second installment in which Howes reconsiders the movement's theological and spiritual substratum, Patterson looks back at the history of Catholic postliberalism in the twentieth century and its echoes in contemporary America.