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This Is Spiritually More Beneficial Than Fasting, According To St. John Of The Cross – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia +1

How To Avoid The Pitfalls Of Living Together Before Marriage – Chris Padgett at Our Sunday Visitor +1

Christ’s Passion Teaches Us To Worship – Briana Huddleston at Catholic Stand

A Winning Strategy For Catholic Americans – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity

Losing Our Religion – Christian Daru at Catholic Stand

A Reminder About The Date Of The Immaculate Conception – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

The One Advent Calendar Your Family Needs – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia

That Time When The Pope’s Close Ally Stonewalled Me. . .  – Leila Miller

How Little Pope Francis Talks About The Faith On Papal Air-Conferences – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The Final Report Of The Amazon Synod & The “Conversion” Of The Catholic Church – Thomas R. Ascik at The Catholic World Report

Move Along People, No Demons to See Here – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream

Money Wars At The Vatican, With The Pope Among The Belligerents – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L’Espresso

Xi Jinping Portraits Replace Catholic Symbols In Churches – Tang Zhe at Bitter Winter

Why Did The Allies Bomb The Abbey At Monte Cassino During World War II? – The National Interest

Ask Father: I Want To Leave The Catholic Church Because Of The Scandals? Fr. Z’s Rant & Beatdown – Fr. Z’s Blog

We Must Save Our Finest Music Before It’s Too Late – Colin Mawby at Catholic Herald

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Edward Reginald Frampton, “The Voyage of St. Brendan,” 1908, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin.

Which Way Is Heaven?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s mystic west was inspired by the legendary voyage of St. Brendan, who sailed on a quest for a Paradise in the midst and mists of the ocean.