This is a long overdue post (the book came out early February) but Catholicism at a Crossroads is now available for purchase! I am so excited to share the findings with scholars and Catholics broadly. Again, it looks at the way everyday Catholics and their leaders are engaging with experiences of parish life and perceptions of the institutional Church, moral authority, race and racism, civic and political attitudes and engagement, sexuality and family, and longitudinal trends (this is the most recent survey in a series that began in the 1980s). It is selling very well, averaging two print copies a day in the first nine weeks. I don’t know the number of e-copies, but it looks like the word is getting out!

My co-authors and I have been able to share some of the findings in a variety of media outlets. These include Paul Perl’s article, “Decades of surveys show American Catholics’ moral independence,” my own piece, “US Catholics’ political attitudes: It’s complicated (but hopeful),” and Jim Cavendish’s article, “US Catholic attitudes toward LGBTQ+ people changing dramatically, research shows” as a three-part series in the National Catholic Reporter.

We have also discussed some implications in additional sources. I have an article in America exploring how the Church should use research broadly entitled, “Data and discernment: How the church can make better use of empirical evidence.” Jim Cavendish also published an essay on the New Ways Ministry blog, “American Catholics’ Attitudes Toward LGBTQ+ People: New Research Findings.”

I promise you’ll find it filled with countless insights on American Catholic life. And, if you buy it from the NYU Press website, you can get 30% off if you use the discount code NYUAU30. Drop me a line and let me know what you think!