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Does This Ancient Prayer Release 1,000 Souls from Purgatory? Here’s the Astonishing Truth - ChurchPOP+++

A Foolish Dreamer Awakens in the Church at Last – Richard G. Evans, Catholic Stand++

Slaughter & Kill – Or – Love & Peace? Islam’s Koran is Clear – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith++

We Need to Think More Like Jesus; Dr. Ray Guarendi Book Review – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand

Another Really Bad Idea: Communion Pills – Fr. Z’s Blog++

The Eucharist & Altar Servers – Joel Arzaga, Ignitum Today

NFL’s Philip Rivers Inspires All With Latin Phrase – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia

Good News for the Church in Catholic Liberal Education – Michael van Hecke, Newman Society

C.S. Lewis & Aristotle on Civic Friendship – Micah Watson Ph.D., Mercatornet

Communist China: Business Forced to Remove Christian Signboards – Jiang Tao, Bitter Winter

Bronx Parishioners March in Support of Bishop Jenik, Evidence Shows False Accusation – David F. Pierre Jr., TheMediaReport.com

More New Reports on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

Vatican Announces New Archbishop for Kinshasa – Sister Bernadette Mary Reis F.S.P., Vatican News

UnChristian Equalities – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine

Archimandrite Robert Taft, S.J., Requiescat In Pace (R.I.P.) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

We Shall Meet – Fr. Benedict Kiely, First Things

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