“I Want You to Be Honored With Me”: A Theology Professor’s Moving Act of Humility
Dr. John Cavadini has just been awarded the Ratzinger Prize—often described as the ‘Nobel Prize in Theology.’
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Dr. John Cavadini has just been awarded the Ratzinger Prize—often described as the ‘Nobel Prize in Theology.’
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