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The Best in Catholic Blogging

How to Defend the Faith - Austen Ivereigh, Our Sunday Visitor

Visionary who Reported Eight Apparitions of Mary Dies Aged 90 - Madeleine Teahan, Catholic Herald

Five Cool Catholic Apps - Jamie, Roman Catholic Cop

Mother Marianne Cope May Become a Saint! - Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

John the Baptist and the Path to Joy - Marcellino D’Ambrose PhD, Integrated Catholic Life™

Re-Branding “Women”? Another Silly Idea Takes Hold - Elise, Kissing the Leper

Is Hand-Holding a Necessary Component of Communion - Anita Moore, V for Victory!

University: Want Your College Degree? Attend “Gay Pride” Parades - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Vatican Newspaper Addresses SSPX Concerns - Jimmy Akin, Catholic World Report

No, Ratifying CEDAW is Not about Unisex Bathrooms - Lisa Correnti, Turtle Bay and Beyond

What the Media Don’t Tell You & When They Don’t Tell It - Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

Special Report: Who Knew What in Kansas City Child Porn Case - Carey Gillam, Reuters

Kansas City Star Newspaper Coverage of Church Scandal - Serviam!

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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.