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					<description><![CDATA[By Dr Raymond Perrier &#8211; The new school year has only just begun and yet many parents are already wondering [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[By Raymond Perrier &#8211; Life as a Catholic priest, let alone a bishop, cannot be easy. Anyone who is head [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[By Dr Raymond Perrier &#8211; Compassion is one of those words that is used far too lightly and we risk [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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