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Matthew A.C. Newsome

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Matthew Newsome is completing a master’s degree in theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. He is a convert to the Catholic faith and maintains a Web site devoted to Catholic apologetics at www.TurrisFortis.com. He has contributed to This Rock and Envoy magazines and is a regular guest on Relevant Radio’s Searching the Word program. He lives in Sylva, North Carolina, with his wife and four children.

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