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What a delight it is to be here with so many of my Evangelical friends. \u00a0Because I have not given a formal paper at ETS since 2006 (In 2007 I participated in a panel discussion on my book, Defending Life<\/a><\/em>), and thus before I had returned to the Catholic Church, I was overwhelmed by the welcoming spirit I encountered this morning as I delivered my paper.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"