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Michael Leach is the author of Why Stay Catholic? Unexpected Answers to a Life-Changing Question (Loyola Press). He is the publisher emeritus and editor-at-large of Orbis Books. Dubbed “the dean of Catholic publishing,” he has been a leader in Catholic publishing for more than 30 years. He has edited and published more than two thousand books and is the author or editor of seven books of his own, including the best seller I Like Being Catholic. His other books include I Like Being Married, I Like Being an American, The Maryknoll Book of Prayers, and The People’s Catechism. Leach lives in Connecticut with his wife of 42 years, Vickie. He blogs at www.WhyStayCatholic.com.

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The Average Catholic Is Not Who You Think She Is

Posted April 12, 2011 | 20:03:34 (EST)

Forget the TV babble. Never mind what you read in the papers. Here's the real skinny:
The average Catholic is young, old, middle-aged and every color of the human rainbow. She prays the rosary or chants a mantra or doesn't use words at all. He reads the diocesan newspaper...

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Can The Catholic Church Change?

Posted March 30, 2011 | 22:21:44 (EST)

On Halloween in 1517 a Catholic theologian nailed a list of 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, urging reform. His name was Martin Luther. The church condemned him. "Here I stand," he said. "I can do no other." What followed was the Reformation.

Some...

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