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		By the fire of faith, our hearts are softened and our selfishness burned away. By its light, we seek children when the world seeks comfort; we live for the eternal and not for the present; we discern in the cross the plow of new life.
 
					Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, faculty at the Busch School of Business in Catholic University and founder of the Political Economy academic area, delivered this forum address on October 28, 2025.