Biography

Father Richard John Neuhaus was a beloved religious figure known for his ecumenism and bold defense of religion’s rightful place in the public square. Neuhaus is particularly remembered for his ability to use words to bring people of faith together under the cause of religious freedom. As the Becket Fund’s first-ever Neuhaus Fellow, Ashley McGuire carries on his legacy through her writing and interfaith collaboration.

Ashley has written about religious freedom for a wide range of outlets, among them the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post/Newsweek “OnFaith” blog, and First Things, the publication that Neuhaus himself founded and managed until his death. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Altcatholicah, a web magazine devoted to the exploration of faith and gender. Altcatholicah has a Muslim sister-site, Altmuslimah.

Ashley is a 2011 recipient of the Phillips Foundation Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship for which she is writing a book about womanhood in modern culture. She has previously done fellowships with the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, the Claremont Institute, and the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Tertio Millennio Seminar in Krakow, Poland, also co-founded by Father Neuhaus.