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Feeling guilty about drinking? Well, ask the saints

  • Written by Michael Foley, Associate Professor of Patristics, Baylor University
imagePious drinking.Walter Dendy Sadler via Wikimedia Commons

Each year the holidays bring with them an increase in both the consumption of alcohol and concern about drinking’s harmful effects.

Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinful to drink and make merry, moderately and responsibly, during a holy season or at any other time?

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