April 25, 2012

My Ol' Patriot Catholic Dream

Mathew Schmalz, Washington Post

Patriot Catholic or Patriotic Catholic?

This is the choice seemingly raised by the US Catholic bishops’ recent letter, “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty.”

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