
As someone who wasn’t born or raised in the United States, I want to say something to my Catholic brothers and sisters in America—for what it’s worth (and it might not be worth much): don’t apologize for your influence on the universal Church. I know—America (and American Catholicism) is a mixed bag. But honestly, the spiritual fruit coming out of the Church in the U.S. is remarkable.
Last year alone, I traveled to over a dozen countries across Europe to evangelize—places like Austria, Ireland,…