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A Village in Russia Had No Children & Its School Was About to Close Then Something Beautiful Happened. . .  Marcus Roberts of Mercatornet +1

Five Ways to Practice Forgiveness  Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., of Catholic Exchange +1

Good Bishops Willingly Defy Hostile Cultural Elites  Joseph Woodard of Crisis Magazine +1

Interesting Observation by @CCPecknold about Laicization of McCarrick  Fr. Z's Blog +1

What Can You Do When Scandal Strikes The Church (Again)  Will Wright of Catholic Link

Anatomy of the Healing Process  Fr. Jerry Pokorsky of Catholic Culture

Infidelity: One Cause for Clergy Abuse  Tom Collingwood of Catholic Stand

McCarrick Will Continue to Live at Kansas Friary  Christopher R. Altieri of Catholic Herald

In the Interests of Transparency. . .  Philip Lawler of Catholic Culture

The Rome “Summit”, “Gay” Priests, & #sodoclericalism; Wherein Fr. Z Rants  Fr. Z's Blog

St. Clement of Alexandria Teaches Major Donor Fundraising  Brice Sokolowksi of CatholicFundraiser.net

The Scandal & the Lampstand  John F. Kippley of The Catholic World Report

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