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		<title>Infallible and Indefectible &#8211; What&#8217;s the Difference?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Xenophobia: The Conversation We Never Had</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregory B Stephenson]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Understanding the Lives of Great People of the Bible</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Katende]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="473" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Great-People-BibleSolomon-420x473.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Great people of the bible - Solomon" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Great-People-BibleSolomon-420x473.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Great-People-BibleSolomon-744x837.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Great-People-BibleSolomon-768x864.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Great-People-BibleSolomon.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />For Catholics, Scripture is not simply something we read occasionally or hear proclaimed at Mass. The Word of God invites [&#8230;]
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		<title>Mass Readings: 25 October &#8211; 1 November, 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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