Casey lecture next week

The Archdiocese of Denver invites the public to the fifth annual Casey Lecture to hear respected journalist Mark Stricherz, author of “Why Democrats Are Blue: Secular Liberalism and the Decline of the Peoples Party.” In the book, Stricherz discusses how a group of secular professionals seized control of the Democratic Party, driving away Catholics and blue-collar workers.

Stricherz’s lecture will focus on three Democrats: David Lawrence, Robert F. Kennedy and Robert P. Casey who in their day fought and transcended secular values.
The Casey lecture series begin in 2003 when Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., decided honor the memory of committed Catholic and Democratic governor from Pennsylvania, Robert P. Casey Sr., one of the subjects of the talk.
The free lecture will be held 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in Bonfils Hall at the John Paul II Center, 1300 S. Steele St.