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A Screen Shot of Pope Francis
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Pope Francis on Same-Sex Attracted Seminarians to Italian Bishops Conference: This Bridge is Closed! - Fr. Z’s Blog+++

Hell: Some Thoughts for the Scrupulous – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand

Frank Duff: The Founder of the Legion of Mary & Champion of the Rosary – Fr. Donald Calloway M.I.C., Catholic Exchange

4 Simple Ways to Increase Your Devotion at Every Mass – Chloe Langr, epicPew

Why Theologians Trained in Catholic Graduate Schools Can’t Find Work – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

The Radical Assault on Marriage & Family, from Karl Marx to Supreme Court Justice Kennedy – Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report

Love – For If the Heart Doesn’t Pray, The Tongue Labours in Vain – David Torkington, Catholic Stand

Artificial Intelligence & the Vatican; The Vision of Science-Fiction* – Bob Kurland Ph.D., The American Catholic

Apostasy – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

For the Housebound, Internet Masses can be a Great Comfort – Fr. Matthew Pittam, Catholic Herald

Remarkable Photos of St. Bernadette & Her Miraculous Beauty – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

So You Seek A Miracle? – The Traditian Order

A Relic of the 1965 Liturgy - Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic

Popes Ideas for Overcoming False Dichotomy in Catholic Moral Discussion – Fr. Matthew Schneider L.C., Through Catholic Lenses

What Nietzsche Got Right – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

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