We Have 550 Monasteries to Pray for You, Marian Misunderstandings During the Christmas Season, and More Great Links!

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Something Really Difficult This Christmas Season? We have 550 Monasteries to Pray for You - Matilde Latorre at Aleteia

Marian Misunderstandings During the Christmas Season – Laura Ricketts at epicPew

The Cross Divides Because It Demands a Choice – Carl E. Olson at The Catholic World Report

Friends Or Family, Which is More Important? A Catholic Perspective – Ann DeSantis at Catholic365

Canticle of Confidence – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand

Follow Matthew Hazell’s Work on Facebook – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

The Real and Present Danger of Volunteers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Putting the “Milan” in “Ambrose of ...” – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both Blog

Marian Offerings from Altar Worthy Vestments – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Going to a Career Fair? These Tips Will Help – Alexandra Harrel at Catholic Women In Business

Exorcist Diary: A Parent’s Prayer – Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D., at CatholicExorcism.org

My Wife Hates the Traditional Latin Mass! – David L. Gray

Do You Enjoy Catholic Stories? Then Click Here – Tito Edwards at Big Pulpit

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.