Carl E. Olson is the editor of Catholic World Report (www.CatholicWorldReport.com) and IgnatiusInsight.com. He is the best-selling author of Will Catholics Be "Left Behind"?, (Ignatius, 2003) which was selected by the Associated Press as one of the best religious titles of 2003, and co-author of The Da Vinci Hoax (Ignatius, 2004). Raised in a Fundamentalist home, he attended an Evangelical Bible college, and entered the Catholic Church in 1997. He holds an MTS from the University of Dallas. A well-respected author, he writes a weekly Scripture column, "Opening the Word" for Our Sunday Visitor, and he wrote the Study Guide for the acclaimed "Catholicism" series hosted by Fr. Robert Barron. He has also written for First Things, This Rock/Catholic Answers Magazine, Envoy, Crisis, National Review Online, and National Catholic Register. Carl lives with his wife and three children in Eugene, Oregon.