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Dear catholic.com visitors: This website from Catholic Answers, with all its many resources, is the world's largest source of explanations for Catholic beliefs and practices. A fully independent, lay-run, 501(c)(3) ministry that receives no funding from the institutional Church, we rely entirely on the generosity of everyday people like you to keep this website going with trustworthy , fresh, and relevant content. If everyone visiting this month gave just $1, catholic.com would be fully funded for an entire year. Do you find catholic.com helpful? Please make a gift today. SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW MONTHLY DONATIONS! Thank you and God bless.

JD Flynn

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JD Flynn is the editor-in-chief of Catholic News Agency, a media apostolate of EWTN, covering the news of the world from a perspective of faith. He previously served served as Special Assistant to Bishop James Conley in the Diocese of Lincoln, and as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Denver. JD serves as a canonical consultant to dioceses and religious communities, and as a consultant to committees of the USCCB. His work has appeared in First Things, National Review, the National Catholic Register, and in various canonical and Catholic publications.

JD has a Juris Canonici Licentiate from the Catholic University of America, and Master’s degree in theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. JD and his wife Kate live in Lincoln, Nebraska with their children, Max, Pia and Davey.

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