A benefit of Catholicism’s long historical perspective is its ability to discern the difference between the essential and the inessential, between the constant dustups that win headlines and God’s slow and silent work in the world. The current confusion among Catholics concerning English translations of Scripture is a case in point. The news stories focus on the (...)
The Last Word
You Say Potato, I Say...
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