U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a leading conservative voice on the high court, has died at the age of 79. According to a CNN report, Scalia died in his sleep during a visit to Texas. A government official said Scalia went to bed Friday night and told friends he wasn’t feeling well. He didn’t get up for breakfast on Saturday morning, and the group he was with for a hunting trip left without him. Someone at the ranch went in to check on him and found him unresponsive.
Justice Scalia was a devout Catholic, devoted husband and father to nine children, including tradition-minded Catholic priest, Fr. Paul Scalia, who offers the traditional Latin Mass—at which the Supreme Court Justice himself was a regular attendee.
The Reagan appointee was known for his conservatism, sense of humor and warm personality. He was a fierce defender of the unborn and the family and made no bones about the fact that he was a passionate practicing Catholic of the old school.
Though he had his critics on both sides of the aisle, it seems certain we will not again in our lifetimes see anyone like him on the U.S. Supreme Court. He served God and country to the very end, and he will be greatly missed. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul rest in peace.
Here now is an interview of Justice Scalia conducted by Remnant columnist, Vincent Chiarello back in May of 2014. MJM An Interview of Antonin Scalia
