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Aug 2022
27m 12s

Suffering for the Truth

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Are you willing to suffer for the truth? Are you willing to be misunderstood, even hated for it? Using the example of St. John the Baptist, Dr. Sri explains why it is essential that we suffer for the truth and how we can prepare ourselves to proclaim it.

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Out of love for others, we must share the truth.

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