Another Step Forward by Ralph MacKenzie

Another Step Forward

A Sidebar in J. I. Packer’s “A Small Step of Faith”

by Ralph E. MacKenzie

On April 12, 1997, a Catholic-Protestant dialogue was held at Moody Coliseum, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. I was invited to be a participant on three radio interviews prior to the main event discussing issues separating Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants. My radio partner was Fr. Mitch Pacwa, a friend and one of the few orthodox Jesuit priests in the United States.

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