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by Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - When I moved back to my native Boston area as an adult with a young family, we found a home just a couple of blocks from the house where I had lived as a child—and where my parents still lived. The proximity to the children’s grandparents was a bonus, but the house was perfect in several other respects. It was in a nice neighborhood, which I knew well. The town was adjacent to the city, and my downtown office was a quick train ride away. ...

By Kennedy Hall, Crisis Magazine - I must confess that I have never written a letter to the pope before, and I ask your forgiveness if I fail to observe the proper forms of address. I assure you it is innocent ignorance, not malice... First, I want to thank you for accepting the call to be pope. It is not a role I would want for myself. It is the most important office in the world—humanly speaking, the most consequential position of authority in all of human history. There is no higher office, no greater dignity, no position a man can hold which more powerfully demonstrates the authority of Christ our King on earth. ...