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Are These the True Faces of Saint Peter & Saint Paul? - Jesús Colina, Aleteia+++

A New Book On Discerning Your Personal Vocation & How to Make It Happen – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

Daily Mass Attendance: Is There an Upward Trend? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

Celibacy Does Not Cause Clergy Scandals – Jason Craig, Those Catholic Men

Cardinal Nichols: ‘The Church Must Not Try to Hide Major Failings’ – Catholic Herald

Why Email is the Hottest Trend in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

7 Ways You Can Support the Pro-Life Movement in a Culture of Death – Emily Shaw, Catholic Link

Beyond the Stripes: 5 Style Insights from Living 5 Months in France – Meghan Ashley Styling on Fashion for Catholics

Stay-at-Home Moms & Depression: Four Things to Know – Gregory Popcak M.D., Catholic Exchange

Are These The Actual Footprints of Jesus Christ? – Billy Ryan, uCatholic

Fr. Tom Reese Wants You To Vote Pro-Abortion – Fr. Z’s Blog

Artificial Birth Control, Sexual Revolution, & Modern Collapse of Morality – Scott Pauline, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

3 Problems Surrounding American Catholic Youth Ministry – Theresa Williams, epicPew

Cardinal Müller: We are Experiencing Conversion to the World, Instead of to God – The Catholic World Report

Canadian Bishops: Marijuana Use is Sinful, Despite Legalization – Deborah Gyapong, Catholic Herald

The Vatican & Red China’s Unceasing Negotiations – Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo

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Edward Reginald Frampton, “The Voyage of St. Brendan,” 1908, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin.

Which Way Is Heaven?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s mystic west was inspired by the legendary voyage of St. Brendan, who sailed on a quest for a Paradise in the midst and mists of the ocean.