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Thomas Dougherty works as an architect in West Chester, Pa. where he lives with his wife Rose and three children. He holds a Master of Architecture and a Master of Architectural Design and Urbanism from the University of Notre Dame.
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From our house to “God’s house”

September 7, 2020 Dr. Randall B. Smith, Thomas Dougherty 8

If the recent coronavirus pandemic has revealed anything to us, it should be how badly we house many of our elderly. But “house” is perhaps not the right term. Instead of “housing” them, we too […]

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