On many occasions I’ve heard non-Catholics object to the papacy. Often, they say something like this: “I just can’t believe that one man on earth, the Pope, is holier than everyone else.” So who ever said that being sinless is…
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“I hope we get a nice pope,” a good Catholic woman told me soon after Benedict XVI announced his resignation.
“I don’t care whether he’s nice or not,” I replied. “I just hope he’s strong.”
Actually, I’d be glad if…
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As the Conclave meets this Lenten season to select a new pope, hope springs eternal. And I, as a Catholic convert, await their decision without fear and loathing. Let me explain.
I converted to the Church in…
For the last several weeks I’ve been teaching an online course about the role of the Catholic laity. We’d just gotten to the subject of personal vocation when the startling news came through: Benedict XVI was stepping down as pope.…
