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Pope Francis & Cardinal Marx
Pope Francis & Cardinal Marx (photo: Zenit)

The Disproportionate German Influence in the Holy See - Mark Lambert, De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.+++

The Miraculous Story Behind the Little Known Shoulder Wound of Jesus – Billy Ryan, uCatholic++

The Thomist Method of Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Ralph Martin’s Critique of Karl Rahner – Michael Barber Ph.D., The Sacred Page++

Eight Habits of Healthy Couples – Gregory Popcak Ph.D., Catholic Exchange++

Papal Humiliations, Part III: The Cock of the Lateran – Notkerus Balbulus, Canticum Salomonis+

What Did Benedict XVI’s Leaked Letters Tell Us? – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza, Catholic Herald+

Synergy in the Liturgical Arts – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal

Continuous Daily Updates on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

Of Vice & Medicine: A Catholic Perspective on Marijuana Legalization in U.S. – Catholic Link

FBI Agent Turned Hollywood Writer is Still a Warrior – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand

Francis, They Hardly Know Ye – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Found in a St. Cuthbert’s Coffin – Fr. Z’s Blog

Studying Theology – Nathalie Fernandez, Ignitum Today

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Maya Hawke as American writer Flannery O'Connor in the 2024 film "Wildcat."

Jessica Hooten Wilson on 'Wildcats' /Father Dave Pivonka on Title IX (May 4)

Flannery O’Connor shares the big screen with some of her most memorable short story characters in the new indy film ‘Wildcat’. O’Connor scholar Jessica Hooten Wilson gives her take on the film and what animates the Catholic 20th century writer’s prophetic imagination.Then FUS University President Father David Pivonka explains why Franciscan University of Steubenville has pushed back against the Biden administrations’ new interpretation of Title IX, which redefines sex discrimination to include a student’s self- asserted ‘gender identity’.