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Paul the Deacon and The Sound of Music
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The 8th Century Benedictine Monk Who Accidentally Invented Do-Re-Mi – ChurchPop

Etiquette & the Common Good – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing

Mary—Perfect Reflection of Christ’s Light – Matt Chicoine, Catholic Stand

My Chat with Jennifer Fulwiler: How Fashion Will Change Your Life! – Meghan Ashley Sabo, Meghan Ashley

A Paralytic Church? – Fr. John R.P. Russell, Catholic Exchange

Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles - Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

How Proofs for God Lead to Divine Simplicity – Dennis Bonnette Ph.D., Strange Notions

Pope’s Personal Theologian Expected to Lead Major Archdiocese – Alejandro Bermudez, The Catholic World Report

Venezuela’s Ignored Implosion – Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing

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Edward Reginald Frampton, “The Voyage of St. Brendan,” 1908, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin.

Which Way Is Heaven?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s mystic west was inspired by the legendary voyage of St. Brendan, who sailed on a quest for a Paradise in the midst and mists of the ocean.