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Jan 2025
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Why Would ANYONE Want to be Catholic Rig...

MATT FRADD
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Dr. Larry Chapp is a retired professor of theology who taught for twenty years at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. He holds a doctorate from Fordham University, specializing in the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Dr. Chapp is also the co-founder of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm in Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania. A former Evangelical Protestant, he returned to the Catholic Church and is known for his insightful writings on Catholic theology and social teaching.

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https://www.youtube.com/@gaudiumetspes22dr.larrycha26
https://dorothydaycwfarm.org/

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