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Talking movies on “Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith” gives one a powerful appetite! Richard Alleva, semi-retired from the Catholic journal Commonweal, enjoys a well-deserved lunch and dessert in Middletown after exploring his top 10 Christmas films on the show.
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Faith and Resistance in the Age of Trump by Manuel A. De La Torre
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