Sacred Scripture isn't merely a text written in the past, but rather the word of God that has within it a personal message directed to each individual Christian, says Benedict XVI.
Here are excerpts from a speech delivered Tuesday by Bishop Donal Murray of Limerick at the Ceifin Conference in Ennis. The bishop proposed that secular culture and religion should enrich each other, rather than be placed in contrast.
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