{"id":16,"date":"2023-04-20T03:58:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T03:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/AuthorHouse\/848285\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2023-04-20T03:58:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T03:58:42","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/AuthorHouse\/848285\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/AuthorHouse\/848285\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/author.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-403\" width=\"355\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/AuthorHouse\/848285\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/author.jpg 413w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/AuthorHouse\/848285\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/author-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jack Scissons<\/strong> (B.A., MSW, MCIP, RRP, retired) was born in 1939 and has been a lifelong practicing Catholic. 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