Howard Lincoln, 65, is an anomaly among Roman Catholic clergy.
He was raised as a Protestant in Washington state and attended the Trinity Episcopal School of Ministry.
He was married and later divorced. And he worked in a variety of jobs, including time at a bank and an Irish pub, that provide a deep well of life lessons that he weaves into homilies and the Bible classes he teaches.
Twenty-one years ago, after converting to Catholicism and attending a Catholic seminary, he was ordained a priest.
His life experience has allowed Lincoln to relate to the people in the pews and in his modest office, where he works behind a plain, worn desk that’s missing a drawer.
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