Cardinal Castigates Catalan Over Nationalism, How Nazi Secularism Crushed Ordinary Germans and More!

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Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera to Catalan: Nationalism is an Act of ‘Sedition, Fraud, and Betrayal’ - Catholic News Service via Catholic Herald

How Nazi Secularism Crushed the Souls of Ordinary Germans - Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

The Germans are Revolting - Fr. Z’s Blog

How Social Media Re-wires Our Brains (Video) – Sophia Swinford, Aleteia

The Stories of These Relics of the Crucifixion Will Blow You Away – Theresa Williams, epicPew

Black Lives Really Mattered to St. Peter Claver – Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine

The Fallacy of Placing Faith in Science Rather than in God – Michele Boyer, Catholic Stand

Pope Benedict XVI is Right to Worry about the Liturgy – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

Is No One Is Condemned Forever Perversely Compassionate – GUY McClung Ph.D., The American Catholic

How to Fit Fundraising Into Your Catholic Faith – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser

Marriage vs. Living Together: How Does It Affect Your Kids? – Cecilia Zinicola, Aleteia

A Mind at Peace in the Age of Distraction – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Fatima: Spectacular Signs for a Skeptical Age – Jeanette Flood, The Catholic World Report

Cora Evans: Californian Housewife and Mystic on the Way to Sainthood – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

Is ‘Married Clergy’ Becoming a Real Talking-point? – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

3 Essential Things that Explain Why There Are Only 7 Sacraments – ChurchPop

Why I Believe in Islam – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., Crisis Magazine

A Corrective to Buttiglione’s Recent Assertions on Canon Law – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., The Catholic World Report

Father Bosco and the Monsters – Julia Meloni, Crisis Magazine

Beware of False Compassion in Implementing Amoris Lætitia – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

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