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Sirico was awarded an honorary doctorate in christian ethics from the franciscan university of steubenville, and in may of 2001, universidad francisco marroquin awarded him an honorary doctorate in social sciences. Robert alan sirico born june 23, 1951 is an american roman catholic priest, and the founder of the acton institute for the study of religion and liberty of grand rapids, michigan. May 11, 2020 sirico s conversion to libertarianism the year 1977 was a pivotal one in robert sirico s life. Robert sirico freedom rightly understood is not a license to behave like spoiled adolescents but rather the noble birthright of creatures made in the image of god, says fr. One of the first things i think we need to do is to resist this dichotomizing, this radical separation of the economy from. The book s subtitle describes the authors respectively as a serial and an entrepreneurial priest.
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