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The One-Child Policy Has Destroyed the Chinese Family – Steven W. Mosher, Aleteia

Evangelizing for Life: Chemo While Pregnant – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand

A Marked Man: Should Catholics Get Tattoos? – Sam Guzman, Catholic Exchange

The Single Best Way to Reduce Abortions – Arleen Spenceley, Ignitum Today

Peace in the Middle East Is Impossible Without Prayer – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, The Catholic Herald

History & Heresy – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Orthodox-Catholic Group: Lift Ban on Eastern Catholic Married Priests - Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

The Modern Sign of Peace Is a Distortion – Fr. Timothy Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

Fairy Tales Can Teach Us More About Life Than Science – Francis Phillips, The Catholic Herald

Facts, Facts, Facts! – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

Making Distinctions: The Value of Walls & Boundaries – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine

Needed: Speed-bumps on the Road to Divorce – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

The Spiritual Stakes in the Marriage Debate – Daniel Avila, Crisis Magazine

Marriage, Marketing & Intimidation – Doug Mainwaring, Public Discourse

The Evolution of Marriage – Ryan T. Anderson

Can a Sister be the Sacristan in a Parish Church? – Louis J. Tofari, Romanitas Press

When Christians Fall Asleep at Their Posts: Transgender Kid - Stephen Herreid, Aleteia

On Processions – Romanitas

Contraception, Rights & Total State Control - Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic World Report

Distinguishing Between Authentic & Heretical Ecumenism – Dusty Gates, Crisis Magazine

1984 Revisited: Abp. O’Connor vs. Gov. Cuomo - George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing

The Brave New World of Gestation Surrogacy – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

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Miniature from a 13th-century Passio Sancti Georgii (Verona).

St. George: A Saint to Slay Today's Dragons

COMMENTARY: Even though we don’t know what the historical George was really like, what we are left with nevertheless teaches us that divine grace can make us saints and that heroes are very much not dead or a thing of history.