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Aug 27, 2022Liked by Luke Coppen

What a good read. Thank you The Pillar for doing this work and thank God! As a recent Catholic convert in Scandinavia I thank you. You are in my prayers!

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Aug 28, 2022Liked by Luke Coppen

Thank you, Luke. The Pillar is a treasure.

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The calm and intelligence exhibited here are very inspiring. Something we all need to strive for!

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"I suppose the question is whether overcoming one’s ego would count as spiritual progress."

Superb! We've come to regard the psychological as if it is the same as the spiritual

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Aug 30, 2022Liked by Luke Coppen

This is really great, thank you for sharing this. The photo of Nidaros Cathedral is so striking - I proposed to my wife in front of that beautiful Cathedral, visiting her great grandmother's hometown of Trondheim. Would love to return (and now meet the bishop!)

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I finished reading Kristin Lavransdatter a couple months ago with Well-Read Mom. All through this interview my heart kept leaping as I ran into Nidaros! Trondheim! Saint Olaf! It really brought home to me that Undset was truly illustrating the history of Catholic Norway and its spirituality.

Knowing nothing else about Norway, I highly recommend that book as a starting point!

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Aug 30, 2022Liked by Luke Coppen

Just wow!

Great interview and what a great bishop to showcase.

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Aug 30, 2022Liked by Luke Coppen

An outstanding piece. Thank you so much for searching out someone whom I would never encounter except for the Pillar. I am using old technology today to print this interview and gently touch the words to better make present a thoughtful spirituality. To paraphrase a quote from a James Taylor song 'when this old world starts getting me down' I will remember that for all its problems and at times inconsistencies, our Church, the Body of Christ, is a remarkable gathering that still produces wonder filled men and women who encourage the rest of us on the Journey. I am most optimistic for our future. Terrance Glamp

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Aug 31, 2022Liked by Luke Coppen

Another discovery made possible by the Pillar . Thank you

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Welp, kinda feels like I have no choice but to pray that this man might somehow be elected Pope. As much as he might hate the idea, he is top-notch papabile, zero question.

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Aug 31, 2022Liked by Luke Coppen

Amazing interview - thank you to The Pillar, and prayers for the good Bishop!

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