Interesting article. But wouldn't the Latin invoked by John Allen be "ad extra" and "ad intra"? Or maybe he meant ad astra, given the celebrities in New York City. That would be quite a change in mission!

Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor in the Theology Department and Law School at Boston College.

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