Deal Wyatt Hudson (born November 20, 1949) is an American
conservative political
activist.
Hudson is the former publisher and editor of
Crisis Magazine and InsideCatholic.com. He is currently president of the Morley Institute for Church and Culture. Hudson also hosts the radio show Church and Culture[1] on
Ave Maria Radio and serves as publisher and editor of The Christian Review.
Hudson is the former Chairman and founder of Catholic Advocate.[2] In September, 2020, Hudson was named a Senior Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Institute in
Sacramento, California.[3]
Life
Hudson was born in
Denver,
Colorado. He attended the
University of Texas-Austin and converted to Catholicism in 1984.[4][5] He discusses this conversion in his memoir, An American Conversion.
In 1980, Hudson became a lecturer in philosophy at
Mercer University. Raised as a Protestant, Hudson became a
Southern Baptist while attending college, converted to Catholicism in 1984.[4][5]
In 1989, Hudson became a professor of Philosophy at
Fordham University, specializing in St. Thomas Aquinas and modern Thomism. In 1994, Hudson admitted a sexual encounter with female student at Fordham. He resigned from his tenured position at Fordham in 1995.
In 1995 Hudson became publisher of the conservative Roman Catholic magazine, Crisis. Hudson also served as director of Catholic Outreach for
President George W. Bush's 2000 and 2004 US presidential campaigns.[6]
Hudson has written, edited or contributed to several books. In 2004, he wrote the online guide "How to Vote Catholic".[7] Hudson has written for the Los Angeles Times,[8]Slate.[9] The Wall Street Journal and the Spectator. Among Hudson's activities outside politics is his sponsorship of an annual poetry luncheon at the beginning of
Advent each Christmas season.[10]
Public Catholicism: The Challenge of Living the Faith in a Secular American Culture (contributor). Our Sunday Visitor, 1996
ISBN0-87973-754-9
An American Conversion: One Man's Discovery of Beauty and Truth in Times of Crisis. Crossroad, 2003
ISBN0-8245-2126-9
Onward, Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power of Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States. Simon & Schuster, 2008
ISBN1-4165-2442-8; PB, 2010
ISBN1-4165-2446-0
"Issues for Catholic Voters, 2012 Edition". Coauthored with Matt Smith. Amazon Digital Services, 2012 ASIN: B0076RXG42
Hudson, Deal W. (September 9, 2019). How to Keep from Losing Your Mind: Educating Yourself Classically to Resist Cultural Indoctrination. TAN Books.
ISBN978-1505113525.
Hudson, Deal W. (October 8, 2020). 365 Days of Catholic Wisdom: A Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. Tan Books.
ISBN978-1-5051-1714-1.
Schlapp, Matt; Hudson, Deal W. (February 22, 2022). The Desecrators: Defeating the Cancel Culture Mob and Reclaiming One Nation Under God. TAN Books.
ISBN978-1-5051-2009-7.
References
^"Church and Culture". Ave Maria Radio. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2019.