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What Jesus Would Tell Clerics About the Scandals, According to This Brave Priest – Fr. Bill Peckman, ChurchPOP++

Incredible Painting Depicting Face of Jesus Found in Ruins of Ancient Israeli Church – Billy Ryan, uCatholic+

Just Wait. Bishops are Going to Take Action. Pretty Soon. Probably. Trust Them. – Philip Lawler, Catholic Culture+

Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Catholicism – Laurel Whitworth, Catholic Lane

What Scupoli’s Spiritual Combat is Really About – Jason Craig, Catholic Exchange

The Effects of Childlessness on the Elderly – Shannon Roberts, Mercatornet

The Paradox of Holiness: Hidden Yet Radiant – Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange

Two Modest Proposals for Improving the Prayerfulness of Low Mass – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

Essential Catholic Event Planning Tips – Catholic Link

The Final Conversations of a Dying Priest

Why Abandoning Sacramental Life is the Root of All Problems in the Church – Fr. Bill Peckman, ChurchPOP+

Bishop Liam Cary of Baker: Satan Wants to Destroy the Eucharist & the Priesthood – Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report

Longing for Eternal Presence – Matthew Nickel, Crisis Magazine

From St. Paul to the USCCB: From Rebukes To Silence – Dustin Siggins, The Stream++

Reckoning with the Baltimore Fiasco – Stephen B. White, The Catholic Thing+

From Martini to Bergoglio, Toward a Vatican Council III – Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo+

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