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Vocations to Religious Life Tripled in Just 8 Year by Mark Greaves of the Catholic Herald newspaper – BigPulpit.com

Is Anyone Grateful? The 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – John Bergsma, The Sacred Page

Pope Francis on St. Francis – DarwinCatholic, The American Catholic

Wedding Proposals & Other Things T. V. Has Ruined – Red Cardigan, And Sometimes Teas

Could Success in Life & Business Be Really That Simple? - Christopher Weber, Catholic Stand

If Islamophobia Has Gone Mainstream, Then What are the Causes? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald

Pakistan’s Christians are Victims of Terror - Mauro Pianta & Marta Petrosillo, Vatican Insider

German Missal Translation: “Collapsed” – Pray Tell

Polygamy and Mormonism – Mathew Olson, Answering Protestants

Nature Violates California Law? – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Artists Depict China’s Millions of Missing Girls - Catherine Harmon, The CWR Blog

Lampedusa: This Is Not the Europe We Want – European Bishops Conferences

Catholics in the American Revolution – Donald R. McClarey JD, Catholic Stand

Inaugural Ordinariate Use Mass in London – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

The Mass on Mount Suribachi – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Fasting & the Call to Holiness – John B. Buescher, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Contingent is What You Will – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand

Kicking the Church Out of the U. N. – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

G. K. Chesterton on Lepanto – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Does I. V. F. Cause More Cancer in Children or Not? – Jennifer Lahl, Catholic Lane

Overcomplicating Óscar Romero – Carlos X, Super Martyrio

Art Review: Facing the Modern at the National Gallery – Jonathan Keates, Catholic Herald

Contemplating Liturgical Interiority – Jeffrey A. Tucker, New Liturgical Movement

The Wonder of ‘Weird’ Portland – Beverly Stevens, Regina Magazine

The Ancient Christian Practice of Venerating Relics - Brantly Millegan, Aleteia

Christian Girl Drinks Water f/Muslim’s Cup, Gets Death Sentence – Fr. Z's Blog

Look Busy, Jesus is Coming - Deanna Bartalini, Catholic Mom

Worried About Money? - Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

The No-Shame Game - OSV Newsweekly

Responding to Claims of “Homophobia” - Donald DeMarco PhD, Truth and Charity Forum

St. Dominic and the Friars Preachers - Jordan Aumann OP, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Walking Dead and John Ford – God & Caesar

Five Biblical Lists of Mortal Sins - Msgr. Charles Pope

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