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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 7, 2008 4:22 PM

How Would Jesus Vote?

First of all, it is important to state emphatically that there are no grounds to the rumor that Jesus is a registered Republican. He himself was asked (Matthew 21, 15-23) if he were voting with the Jewish Nationalists or the Herodian (accommodation with Rome) party. ("Should we be paying taxes to Caesar?") His answer, seemingly evasive, made clear that his teaching was not concerned with man's political arrangements, but with the salvation of his soul.

In his recent book "Jesus of Nazareth" Pope Benedict XVI makes the following observation: "While the Torah presents a very definite social order, giving the people a juridical and social framework for war and peace, for just politics and for daily life, there is nothing like that to be found in Jesus' teaching. Discipleship of Jesus offers no politically concrete program for structuring society." (p.114)

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