A nagging question: Given the spread of the culture of Death (i.e abortion, pornography, abandonment of the family, war...) and the fertile ground that it has found in American society, is there a place for Christian patriotism? In what way must patriotism be understood in order for it to be considered a Christian virtue? In what way has the the legacy of American Catholics trying to prove their loyalty to a largely Protestant nation, and the legacy of the Cold War, affected Catholics understanding of their place in American politics?