Thomas G. Bohlin

Thomas G. Bohlin

Monsignor, U.S. vicar of Opus Dei.

He also earned a doctorate in moral theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. Monsignor Bohlin was ordained a priest for the Prelature of Opus Dei in 1997. Prior to coming to New York as the head of Opus Dei in the United States, he worked for the five years with Opus Dei’s Prelate, Bishop Javier Echevarría, at Opus Dei's international headquarters in Rome as chancellor for Opus Dei. Monsignor Bohlin has spoken about faith issues on such news programs as “Hardball with Chris Matthews” and “Meet the Press.” Opus Dei has 87,000 members worldwide and 3,000 in the United States. Pope John Paul II canonized Opus Dei’s founder, Saint Josemaría Escrivá, in 2002, calling him “the saint of ordinary life." Close.

Thomas G. Bohlin

Monsignor, U.S. vicar of Opus Dei.

Monsignor Thomas G. Bohlin is the U.S. vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei, an international institution of the Catholic Church that helps people come closer to God in their work and daily activities. A native of northern New Jersey, Monsignor Bohlin received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a doctorate in history from the University of Notre Dame. more »

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April 11, 2008 2:23 PM

Pope Benedict, Islam, and Magdi Allam

On March 22 at St. Peter's in Rome Pope Benedict XVI baptized a Muslim journalist named Magdi Allam, and in the eyes of many put in reverse the rapprochement of Islam and Catholicism, the world's two largest faiths. If the Vatican had made a prior consultation to a New York public relations expert, something he is not in the habit of doing, the advice would have been swift and brief: don't do it.

Nevertheless, the conscience of the pope is captive to two very important principles, however impolitic: religious freedom and the truth of the Christian faith.

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