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I actually think I might have sat in on this session at one time or another\u2026 a touch of reductio ad absurdum<\/em>\u00a0 from Fr. Roland Wise can be helpful in terms of helping us to acknowledge just how deeply our faith has been shaped by the American story of bigger, better, stronger, higher, faster. Happy Friday everyone.<\/p>\n

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