Grace Benz is a second-year MA student in the Political Science department at Boston College. Raised in Michigan with her seven other siblings, Grace attended Ave Maria University in Florida where she studied Politics and History. Among her numerous research interests are: the theology of classical liberalism, the social thought of Pope Benedict XVI, modern epistemology and its effects on contemporary culture, and the rationality of religious belief. Upon graduating from her Masters program in the spring, Grace hopes to continue her studies in philosophy at the Doctoral level.