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Mary & Jesus More Closely Related than We may have Thought – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith +1

Tattoos & St. Jane de Chantal – Fr. Z’s Blog +1

Blessed are the Pure of Heart: An Often Misunderstood Beatitude & Virtue – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission

Our Lives Are Not Always Our Own – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand

What is the Difference Between a Nun & a Sister? – Fr. Francis Hoffman at Simply Catholic

Soul Mate – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today

Healing from Abuse, Porn, & Homosexuality: Danielle Williams-McCord – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph

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Fr. Thomas Weinandy Responds to Archbishop Viganò’s Letter about Vatican II – The Catholic World Report

Finding My ‘Little Portion’ – Loreto Xavier at Catholic Stand

What Should We Make of Integralism – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist

List-Renting is Not a Smart Fundraising Strategy – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Is Receiving Communion in the Hand a Sacrilege? – Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.

Back to Basics: The LBD, The Little Black Dress – Meghan Ashley Styling (A Catholic Fashion Blog)

Another Spirit of Vatican II Wast of Laity’s Money in Patterson, New Jersey – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

Bishop Bransfield’s Disgraceful Non-Apology – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture

World Renowned Priest Theologian Reaffirms Negative Assessment of Fr. Rodrigue – Mother of All Peoples

Papa Lambertini’s Conundrum – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment

New Liturgical Movement’s Fifteenth Anniversary – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

A Horrific Incident Shows Why Many Indian Christians Live in Fear – Nick Harding at Catholic Herald

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