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Why Did John Paul II Say This Prayer Every Day? - Billy Ryan, uCatholic+1

Should Priests Accused of Abuse be Denied Public Funerals? – California Catholic Daily

Shandong Authorities Target Christian Students at Universities – Jiang Tao, Bitter Winter

Have Scientists Given Up Trying to Explain Transgender? – Michael Cook, Mercatornet

ACN: Almost 300 Million Christians Persecuted in 21 Countries – Robin Gomes, Vatican News

Cambodia, Genocide, & the Beijing Connection – Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter

The Ugliness of Catholic #MeToo – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine+3

Alexis de Tocqueville, Subsidiarity, & Clericalism – Fr. Charles Klamut, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Why Do You Doubt? – Carol Monaco, Catholic Stand

Déjà Vu All Over Again? – Fr. Dennis Garrou, The Catholic Thing

Stop Weaponizing The Priest Abuse Crisis Against Catholic Theology – Matthew Petrusek

“Ancient Baptists” & Other Myths – Fr. Hugh Barbour O.Praem., Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Australians Should Be Wary of Amending Religious Discrimination Laws – Greg Walsh, Mercatornet

Baptize in the Name of . . . Who? – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine

Cardinal Müller Seeks to Thread the Needle, But Misses the Canonical Mark – Christopher R. Altieri, The Catholic World Report

Hardened Sinners? Perhaps More Than You Think – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture

New Book Clarifies Beliefs & Corrects Misunderstandings about the Papacy – CWR Staff, The Catholic World Report

Pope Francis & the Devil: Misreading the Signs of the Times – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine+4

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An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome

Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Next week, the Bishops of the United States will meet in Orlando and consecrate America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Kevin Rhoades to explain the importance of the consecration and how we can all take part and then Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of diocesan priests living in community.