Reading the Catechism: Paragraphs 26–49; 142–197 Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves. —Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter on Faith and Reason Fides et ratio (September 14, 1998), no. 1. We begin our discussion of
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