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But the balancing act ended when she read from the Old Testament—Jewish Scripture—on a day of national celebration, and the 13-year-old daughter of a baroness loyal to the Nazis informed on her.

Appeared in the November 14, 2025, print edition as 'The Catholic Case for Purgatory in Scripture'.

“There is no greater calling than being civically engaged and bringing the values that Scripture teaches us into every realm of the earth,” Schatzline said.

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Slavery was the basis of their wealth, and they aggressively justified it by citing Scripture as well as the law.

They might hold a Bible study in a karaoke bar, taking questions over a meal, consulting Scripture on cellphones.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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