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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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March 3, 2008 8:32 AM

Losing My Religion, American Style

How are we to interpret the Pew survey that more than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood (44% if one counts shifts among Protestant denominations)? It may be one of the more important findings about religion in America to be published in recent years. Is this affiliation switching a good thing? It certainly shows the reality of religious freedom in America. People feel freer now to switch from parish to parish and from denomination to denomination. We have many options, many channels to choose from. It's hard not to argue that having 100 channels to choose from is better than having only two or three, or just one as happens in so many places.

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