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A Word of Encouragement from Elisha the Prophet For a Difficult Week to Come – Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission +1

Why I am Still a Catholic – Christina M. Sorrentino at Ignitum Today +1

James Martin: Can’t Reject False Teaching on Unions because the Pope Developed Doctrine; I Rant – Fr. Z's Blog

Celebrate The Evil? – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand

No End In Sight: More Accused Priests Cleared of Fake Abuse Claims – David F. Pierre, Jr., at TheMediaReport.com

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And Now for the Rest of the Story of Pope’s Same-Sex Civil Union Comments – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

The Future is Coming – Are You Excited? – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand

A Very Curious Legend of St. Raphael – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

The Eastern Rites – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

Heartwarming Moment Lady Meets Birth Father after 31 Years – Anna Reynolds at Live Action News

It’s All the Fault of Vatican 2! – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

“Saruman” Taylor Marshall’s ” False Dichotomies” on Francis – Fred Martinez at Catholic Monitor

You Just Never Know When the Pontiff Will Say Something Authoritative – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings

Why Would a Cleric Desecrate an Altar? – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy

Pope Francis & Same-Sex Civil Unions – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

What if Abortion Opened the Portal to Satan’s 100-Year Unbinding? – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man

Popes’ Opinion Won’t Sink the The Barque of Peter – Edward J. Barr at Roma Locuta Est

Biography of Cardinal Sapieha, the Teacher of Pope St. John Paul II – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead to Rome

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