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At an Anglican Ordinariate (of the Catholic Church) Mass, I Witnessed the Real Spirit of Vatican II – Stephen Bullivant, Catholic Herald

Called to Reverence God – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange

How to Overcome Nonfactual Emotional “Arguments” – Joshua Hren, Crisis Magazine

On the Balance of Kindness and Correction – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

When You Think There is Nowhere Else to Go but Gay – The Joseph Sciambra Blog

3 Big Problems with Protestant Doctrine of “Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone) – ChurchPop

Pope Francis Reminds Us that the Church Calls Us Always to Care for the Human Person – Editorial Board, OSV Newsweekly

Remembering the Basis of Human Dignity – Sarah Greydanus, Catholic Stand

What We Can Learn About Near-Death Experiences – Catherine Mendenhall-Baugh, Truth and Charity Forum

What to Say (and Not Say) When Asking for Donations – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

6 Amazing Facts About St. Vincent de Paul – Laura Hensley, epicPew

A Byzantine Look at Worshipping Ad Orientem, Part II – Nicholas LaBanca, Catholic Stand

Byzantine Diaconal Ordination in Sicily – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

“Optimistic Nihilism” and Whistling Past God’s Graveyard – Matthew Becklo, Strange Notions

When the Parthenon Was a Catholic Church – Billy Ryan, uCatholic

A Lion In The Ocean – Bart Schuchts, Catholic Stand

Cardinal Caffarra was One of the Greatest Theologians of Our Time – Fr.  Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

The Muslim thing – Hilarie Belloc, The Catholic Thing

A Role for Government that Nobody Thinks About – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine

Anyone Notice Arguments For National Anthem Protests are Poor? – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts

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