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am inheriting
  • present progressive of inherit (1st person singular).

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Thanks to such predecessors as Cardinals Timothy Dolan, Edward Egan and John O’Connor, I am inheriting a local church that already puts faith into action in powerful ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026