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As a Catholic, I’ve struggled with the church - but I applaud the pope’s call for peace | Margaret Sullivan
These days, I’m feeling more aligned with Catholicism than I have since my first communion. I’m not alone in that
I’ve had my ups and downs with the church of my childhood.
On the one hand, as a “cradle Catholic”, I’ve received the sacraments, often get to Sunday mass, and am the product of a Catholic education, right through Georgetown University, with its Jesuit history. My father was a “daily communicant” – he received the Eucharist every morning before heading to his law office; his sister, my aunt, was a nun, a Sister of Charity with a PhD in classic languages.
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Margaret Sullivan · Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 7:00 AM
US news | The Guardian
These days, I’m feeling more aligned with Catholicism than I have since my first communion. I’m not alone in that
I’ve had my ups and downs with the church of my childhood.
On the one hand, as a “cradle Catholic”, I’ve received the sacraments, often get to Sunday mass, and am the product of a Catholic education, right through Georgetown University, with its Jesuit history. My father was a “daily communicant” – he received the Eucharist every morning before heading to his law office; his sister, my aunt, was a nun, a Sister of Charity with a PhD in classic languages.
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