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Can Lay Ministers Give Blessings At The Mass? – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction +1

Bring Them Back Alive: Ten Ways to Help Catholics Return Home – Father Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange +1

St. Ambrose’s Secret to Winning People Over with Your Words – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

“Have the Holy Fear of God”: 6 Rules of Holiness Every Catholic Man Needs – Jacqueline Burkepile at ChurchPOP

Lowliness by St. Augustine of Hippo – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist

St. John of the Cross’ Surest Pathway to God & Lasting Peace – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Seven Secrets that can Make a Man Holy (YouTube) – The Catholic Gentleman

The Perplexity Theory - Jacqueline St. Clare at Catholic Stand

Mary as the Ark of the Covenant – Father Kevin Andrew at Tan Direction Blog

How to Praise God when Gifts are Taken Away – Cecilia Cicone at Radiant Magazine

Proclaiming a Christian Vision – Hunter Leonard at Catholic Stand

True Greatness Means Smallness in This World – Gayle Somers at Catholic Exchange

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