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The Church’s Understanding of the Miraculous Takes Many Forms, All Requiring Strict Vatican Scrutiny - Michael O’Neill, OSV Newsweekly

Quæritur: Future Spouse Doesn’t Want Kids to Attend Novus Ordo, But I Do – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Celebrating the Life of a Stillborn Child: Seven Ways to Say Goodbye – Sebastian Mahfood O.P., epicPew

The Unsolved Mystery of Mr. Dickens – Sean Fitzpatrick, The Civilized Reader via Crisis Magazine

Quæritur: Reading Gospel from the Right, Symbol of Preaching to Pagan Barbarians – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

A Reader Laments the Lack of Attention to “Externals” in the Liturgy – Peter Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

The Doctrine of the Twelve Apostles: the Didaché – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia

Persecution In The Military and The Church – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand

6 Great Saints Whose Intercession Is Much Needed in Today’s Culture – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew

Peter, Paul, and Collaborative Ministry – Deacon Greg Lambert, Catholic Stand

The Catholic Mass, as Described by Justin Martyr in the Year 155 – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia

Historical Images of Barcelona Charterhouse, 1960 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

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‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis