Western Civilization Will Fall, Poor Preaching Is Not Only Due to the Preacher, and More Great Links!

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Western Civilization will Fall: Abandon Ship! – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity +1

Poor Preaching Isn’t Only Due to the Preacher – Monsignor Charles Pope at Community In Mission +1

Into the Belly of the Beast: A Day with the Urban Missionaries of the Heart of Christ – S. Kirk Pierzchala at The Catholic World Report

Finding Frassati: Off the Shelf with Christine Wohar – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

Tela Aurea: A Cloth of Gold Set from the First Half of the 18th Century – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Center Launches Companion Program for Those Dying Alone – John Burger at Aleteia

The Compendium of the Catechism and the Theology of the Body – Joe Tevington at Catholic Stand

Barrytown: A Trilogy That Helps Us Understand the Recent Eclipse of Catholic Ireland – James Bradshaw at MercatorNet

The Gift of the Eucharist – Father Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today

Doctor Kwasniewski and Counter-Reformation Propers – Father John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment

Choosing Not to Work is a Sin – Matt Kappadakunnel at Crisis Magazine

Bishops Debating Unity: Talking about ‘Accompaniment’ or ‘Accommodation’? – The Pillar

Ask Father: Golf on Sundays – Fr. Z’s Blog

Forced Concelebration – Father Kevin M. Cusick at A Priest Life

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The Hormonal Hatchet Job

COMMENTARY: When readers drill down into women’s complaints about the pill, they don’t seem so illegitimate, and they certainly don’t fit the definition of ‘misinformation.’