MICHAEL A. CASEY is Director of the PM Glynn Institute, a public policy institute established by Australian Catholic University within the Office of Government, Policy and Strategy in 2016. The Institute provides the Catholic community with a standing capacity to analyse public policy issues of concern not only to the Church and its ministries, but to the wider community as well. Mr. Casey’s academic background is in sociology, law, English literature and history, and his published writings are focused on democracy, culture and religion.