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On the Effects of Holy Communion – Father Michael Müller, C.Ss.R., at Tan·Direction +1

How did Floor Candlesticks Replace Candlesticks Upon the Altar? – Father Allan J. McDonald +1

I Called It: Mothers Need to Breastfeed Their Babies Now – Leila Marie Lawler at Happy Despite Them

Is the Devil Real? Putin and His Military Gestapo – Father Jerry at Fighting for the Culture of Life

That’s Not What the Common Good Means – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Underground Thomist

The Pillaging and Plundering of the English Monasteries – Joseph Pearce at Crisis Magazine

Silence and The Order Of Holiness – Anthony Lilles at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Ukraine War and Mary: Winged Hussars and Miracle of the Vistula – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead to Rome

Burning the Churches – David Warren at The Catholic Thing

The Comfort, Hope, and Joy Of Believing Mystery – Guy McClung, J.D., Ph.D., at Catholic Stand

Pope Francis, is that for Ukraine a 21st-century “Ostpolitik”? – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican

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Pope Leo XIV venerates relics of St. Augustine at the Basilica of Saint Peter in Ciel d'Oro, in Pavia, Italy, on June 20, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV Visits St. Augustine’s Tomb

In a visit to the northern Italian city, the Augustinian Pope prayed before the relics of St. Augustine, called for civic peace and solidarity, and comforted young cancer patients and their families.