V.J. Tarantino is co-founder of Sacred Beauty, a private association of the faithful in the Diocese of Bridgeport. She has studied ancient and Medieval metaphysics and has devoted her adult life to the service of liturgy and to immersion in the writings of the doctors of the church and of recent popes. Her writing can be found on Substack at Questions, Disputed and Otherwise.
<h2><a style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.ncronline.org/why-airstrikes-iran-were-likely-morally-justi… the airstrikes on Iran were (likely) morally justified</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Michael Sean Winters</div><div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p>We strive
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