Syrian Christians: Targeted in Aleppo, Still Being Ignored in the New York Times – Jim Davis, Get Religion

In Heart of Big Apple, Sheep Keep a Catholic Cemetery Tidy – Gregory A. Shemitz, Catholic News Service via Crux

Catholic Schools: A Community Institution – Andrew J. Vandiver, Catholic Lane

Pope Francis: The Criteria of the New Curia – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican

Racism Faced by Black Nuns in U.S. Is a Dangerous Memory – Andrew Nelson, Catholic News Service via Crux

Dear New York Times, No, God Isn’t Transgender – Robert A.J. Gagnon, First Things

A Suicide Party? Moral and Religious Questions? Associated Press Draws a Blank – Julia Duin, Get Religion

What an Ad Hominem Argument Is Not – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers

California Religious Colleges Dodge a Bullet, But What’s Next? – Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency

Love Conquers Evil – Allison Low, Catholic Stand

The Poignant but Triumphant Story of the Yugoslavian Nun Who Was Raped – Shaun McAfee, epicPew

You’re Probably Not Part of a New Catholic ‘Underground’ - Andrew M. Haines, Ethika Politika

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