Seven Beautiful Paintings by Bouguereau - Stacy Trasancos PhD, Accepting Abundance

Apologetics and The Catholicism Project - Brent Stubbs, Almost Not Catholic

When Empty (Nest) Leads to a New Kind of Fullness - Mary De Turris Poust, Our Sunday Visitor

A Sexual Revolution - Bad Catholic

Education and Out-of-Wedlock Children - The Motley Monk, The American Catholic

Blessed Emperor Charles of Austria - Chris Owens, Benedictus Dominus

Abp. Chaput: We Bishops can be True Bishops or Just Empty Husks - Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

Blessed Elena Aiello -Mystic, Stigmatic & Foundress - Mystics of the Church

Who will be the New Archbishop in Denver? - Chris Owens, Benedictus Dominus

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NEW YORK — On the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, leading American Catholic bishops mourned the dead, commemorated their sacrifices and looked for signs of renewal and resurrection.

Their Sunday homilies noted the consoling power of God, the struggle between good and evil, and the need for fellowship, peace and reconciliation.

In New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Archbishop Timothy Dolan told how the city’s firemen regularly inspect the cathedral’s wooden ceiling. They have a custom of etching their names in the high, grime-encrusted windows.

“On there are four names of firefighters who were here just days before 9/11 and who lost their lives trying to rescue others on that...READ MORE

WASHINGTON (CNA) — The U.S. bishops have backed efforts in Alabama to turn back a state law they say would threaten the Catholic Church’s ministry to undocumented immigrants.

Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, chair of the migration committee of the U.S. bishops’ conference, offered his “solidarity and support” to Archbishop Thomas Rodi of Mobile, Ala., Bishop Robert Baker of Birmingham, Ala., and other religious leaders in the state who are trying to reverse the law.

Archbishop Rodi and several Protestant denominations are seeking relief from a law they say criminalizes parts of the Church’s mission and interferes with the free exercise of religion.

“The Catholic Church provides...READ MORE

After Regensburg: Betraying Persecuted Christians in Muslim Lands - Douglas Murray, Catholic Herald

Music in the Liturgy - Marc Barnes, VirtuousPla.net

The Acts We Perform; The People We Become - Fr. Robert Barron, Integrated Catholic Life™

Skirmish in Scotland, But We Need a War (“Gay Marriage”) - Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture

The Monster’s Story - David Mills, First Things/On the Square

“Bishop” Mascherino Not Recognized by the Vatican? - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

A Case for the Devil - Damian J. Ference, Dappled Things

Faith Transcends Desperation - The Australian

Power Cords and Apostolic Succession - Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Handel, Judas Maccabeus and Mel...READ MORE

A sting operation in New Jersey undertaken by pro-life activists has had a ripple effect across the country, leading to new laws protecting the unborn.

A man and woman entered a Perth Amboy, N.J., Planned Parenthood clinic in January seeking help for their sex ring of 14- and 15-year-old girls. The girls needed STD testing, they told manager Amy Woodruff, as well as birth control and abortions.

Woodruff was accommodating and offered no objection to children being used as prostitutes. In fact, she offered helpful tips, such as telling them to indicate they are students so they can get the best prices on birth control: “Just kinda play along that they’re students. We wanna make it look as...READ MORE

St. Gianna Beretta Molla (Oct. 4, 1922-April 28, 1962), an Italian pediatrician, is one of the Church’s lay saints. When suffering from a life-threatening disease while pregnant, she rejected the possibility of having an abortion to save her own life and gave her own to save that of her fourth child, Gianna Emanuela.

Her heroic example, both in life and death, led her to become a patron saint of the unborn, and she now has a growing devoted following worldwide — reports of miracles and graces granted through her intercession continue to this day. Molla was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2004.

Many American Catholics met Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla when she visited the United States over...READ MORE

What does the Name “Mary” Mean? - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Liberating Truth of Catholic Teaching on Sexual Morality - Dr. William E. May, CatholicCulture.org

Beauty’s Wholeness, Or, Why We Care Who Killed Edwin Drood - Daniel McInerny, High Concepts

Today is the Fifth Anniversary of Pope Benedict’s Regensburg Speech - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Decline of Civilization in One Simple Chart - Anna Williams, VirtuousPla.net

How Can We Move On? - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Mayor Bloomberg’s Naked Public Square - Matthew J. Franck, First Things/First Thoughts

Aquinas, Augustine, and “Mommy Bloggers” - Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

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Life is short, but books are long. Your college years, while the dull parts might seem to drag on endlessly, will be over in a flash. Trust me. In a shockingly short time, you really will have to spend 40-70 hours per week answering “urgent” e-mails, doing tedious research for lazy superiors, treading minefields of office politics, placating narcissists and fetching people coffee.

Whatever your chosen field, it will be years before you get to the “fun” part. Think of what lies ahead as apprenticeship, “paying your dues” or vocational hazing. It’s going to last for years and years, and while it’s happening, you’ll find yourself so tired at day’s end that you will rarely crack any of those...READ MORE