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The Original Meaning of Lent – Marcellino D’Ambrosio PhD, Catholic Lane

In Defense of ‘Marriage Is Work’ – Emma Smith, Catholic Stand

Friday Fish & the Poor – Br. Bonaventure Chapman OP, Dominicana

'Where Heaven Meets Earth' by Charles Cole of New Liturgical Movement - BigPulpit.com

The Saint Who Was Executed on Good Friday – The Catholic Herald

St. Augustine on Sin, Fear & Love – Don. R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

The 12 Step Biblical Guide to the Pope & Infallibility – H. H. Ambrose, Saint Peter's List

Made You Look – Lauren Meyers, Ignitum Today

Apostles Who Weren’t Part of the 12? – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers

Learning to Let Go – Ariel McKinney, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

Secular Architecture – Fr. David Friel, Views from the Choir Loft

PopeWatch: Saint Maker – Don. R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Does Your Parish Have a Website? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Why the Bible Alone Is Not Enough – Dcn. Mick Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic Life™

Is This Relic Really Christ’s Crown of Thorns? – Steve Skojec, Catholic Vote

Lying During Confession – Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis to Mafia: Repent Now to Avoid Hell – Francis X. Rocca, The Catholic Herald

Should Catholic Politicos Fight Legal Contraception? Yes; Prudently – Phil Lawler, On the News

China: 5000 Attend “Underground” Bishop’s Funeral in Shanghai – Vatican Insider

The Sixties Are Still Here – Fr. Bevil Bramwell OMI, The Catholic Thing

Why College? – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic World Report

Covetous Envy: The Forgotten Deadly Sin – Russell Nieli, Public Discourse

The Young German Christians Who Spoke Truth to Power – Teresa Limjoco MD, Regina Magazine

Tabletistas on Gänswein Interview – Fr. Z’s Blog

Historical Scholarship & Liturgical Anamnesis – Adam Wood, The Chant Café

The Church’s Catalogue of Ills, According to S. H. Webb – Dr. Jeff Mirus, On the Culture

I Still Wonder If My First Marriage Was “Real” – Fr. Z’s Blog

After 50 Years, There’s an E. F. Mass in San Francisco - Roseanne T. Sullivan, Regina Magazine

Guest Post: Liber Gradualis or Graduale Novum? – Richard Llewellyn, New Liturgical Movement

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