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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

"Well, if it's a symbol, to hell with it"

Catholic author Flannery O'Connor,

on the Eucharist, to her friend Mary McCarthy

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María Ruiz Scaperlanda: In the past 35+ years, María has been published broadly in the U.S., including AMERICA Magazine, St. Anthony Messenger, the New York Times, Our Sunday Visitor and other national and regional publications. She is a former Director and Vice-President on the Catholic Press Association Board, and a fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar, an international community of intellectuals. In June of 2016, Maria was awarded the St. Francis de Sales Award, the highest award the Catholic Press Association presents to an individual for his/her "outstanding contributions to Catholic journalism.” Maria has traveled broadly on international assignments in Central America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa, and throughout Europe. Perhaps her favorite assignment was covering Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to her native country, Cuba. She has published eight books, and contributed to numerous more.