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Dec 2021
14m 19s

Is Science Opposed to Faith?

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
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Friends, the supposed warfare between religion and science is assumed by a lot of young people who disaffiliate from the Church today. But the Magi followed both science and religion, and on the basis of their calculations, journeyed to present Christ with gifts. Their science didn’t lead them away from God but led them toward faith. 
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