Former CIA Spy Tells Catholic Leaders Faith and Espionage Can Coexist

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Retired CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James Olson (left) at the Legatus Summit at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, California, on Jan. 31, 2026, with Ken Darnell, vice president of strategic development for Legatus.

Olson said the ordinary lifestyle of a spy involves ‘living a lie.’ He and his wife, Meredith, worked overseas as CIA operatives and protected their cover by constantly lying, even to their own children.

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