Russell Shaw received an honorary doctorate of humane letters
from The Catholic University of America in Washington at the university’s
commencement May 18.
Shaw, a columnist for the Catholic Herald,
has two degrees from Georgetown University in Washington and has written more
than 20 books, including American Church: The Remarkable
Rise, Meteoric Fall, and Uncertain Future of Catholicism in America
(Ignatius Press).
He joined a list of previous awardees that include presidents
Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson; and
saints Teresa of Calcutta and Katharine Drexel.
