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Thomas Acker

Jesuit Fr. Thomas S. Acker, Ph.D., is president emeritus of Wheeling Jesuit University. He received his doctorate in biology from Stanford University, taught environmental biology and microbiology, was a Fulbright professor in Nepal revising the biology curriculum for the country, worked in economic development in West Virginia, and was the administrator of two parishes. He currently lives in the Cleveland Diocese at Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

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A group of catechumens gathers in Copley Crypt Chapel of the North American Martyrs at Georgetown University in Washington, in a 2014 file photo. (CNS/Ashleigh Buyers)

Is OCIA the only template that one can use to join the Catholic Church?

Perspective: The first publication of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults manual was almost 50 years ago. With a decline in church membership, it is important to consider alternate ways that can lead to conversion.

Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health?

A congregation drinking from the same cup is a time bomb waiting to happen. But there is a practical solution for receiving the Precious Blood already approved by the American bishops.  

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