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    <title>Ave Spotlight - Episodes Tagged with “Gloria Purvis”</title>
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  <title>Episode 182: Human Dignity Isn’t Optional featuring Gloria Purvis</title>
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  <itunes:title>Human Dignity Isn’t Optional featuring Gloria Purvis</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Gloria Purvis joins Oscar for a powerful dialogue on faith, race, and the Church’s call to uphold human dignity with no qualifiers. When rightly understood scripture demands justice rooted in love not just law.  From Southern roots and Catholic School discipline to the Church’s response to racial injustice, Gloria challenges listeners to confront false narratives and reclaim justice and equity rooted in our rich faith.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:01</itunes:duration>
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We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends!
Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/) 
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<p>We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends!</p>

<p>Editing provided by Forte Catholic (<a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.fortecatholic.com/</a>)</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Get 10% off your next order at Ave Maria Press!" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/">Get 10% off your next order at Ave Maria Press!</a> &mdash; Use SPOTLIGHT at checkout.</li><li><a title="Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/avemariapress/">Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Gloria Purvis joins Oscar for a powerful dialogue on faith, race, and the Church’s call to uphold human dignity with no qualifiers. When rightly understood scripture demands justice rooted in love not just law.  From Southern roots and Catholic School discipline to the Church’s response to racial injustice, Gloria challenges listeners to confront false narratives and reclaim justice and equity rooted in our rich faith.</p>

<p>We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends!</p>

<p>Editing provided by Forte Catholic (<a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.fortecatholic.com/</a>)</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Get 10% off your next order at Ave Maria Press!" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/">Get 10% off your next order at Ave Maria Press!</a> &mdash; Use SPOTLIGHT at checkout.</li><li><a title="Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/avemariapress/">Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 95: Gloria Purvis on Her Conversion to the Catholic Faith</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Chenele Shaw chats with Gloria Purvis about her conversion to Catholicism when she was twelve years old after encountering the Lord in Eucharistic Adoration. Although her parents were not Catholic, they supported her passion to witness to the faith as an advocate for the sacredness and dignity of the unborn, and Black lives.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Chenele Shaw chats with Gloria Purvis about her conversion to Catholicism when she was twelve years old after encountering the Lord in Eucharistic Adoration. Although her parents were not Catholic, they supported her passion to witness to the faith as an advocate for the sacredness and dignity of the unborn, and Black lives.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/avemariapress/">Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Follow Gloria Purvis on Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/iamgloriapurvis/">Follow Gloria Purvis on Instagram</a></li></ul>]]>
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