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Why My Franciscan Sister Wears a Veil – Meghan Ashley Styling +1

This Irish Woman vs. Google: Gemma O’Doherty – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand +1

Ask Father: Am I Obliged To Tell An Old Priest About His Liturgical Ad Libs? – Fr. Z’s Blog

A Nation Of Gender-Fluid, Post-Op Narcissists – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine

Saint Bernard’s Advice To Catholics Who Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

A Model Roman (Side) Altar – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Church Built on Home of Apostles Peter & Andrew Discovered in Bethsaida – uCatholic

The Big Shift In Church-State Conflicts – Russell Shaw at The Catholic World Report

Martyrs Of The Secrecy Of Confession – Larry Peterson at Aleteia

Mary: Do Whatever He Tells You – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand

What is the Miraculous Medal? – Fr. William Saunders at Catholic Exchange

Dorothy Day: Future Patron Saint of Women Who Regret Abortions? – Roseanne Sullivan at Dappled Things

What’s in a Name (Like Bartholomew)? – Cale Clarke at Catholic Answers Magazine

Breathing Together, Modern Technology in Harmony with Traditional Music: Matthew Curtis Interview – The Editor at Adoremus Bulletin

Michigan Tries To Close Catholic Adoption Agency That Place Kids Only With A Mother & Father – Steven Ertelt at Life News

Chinese Communist Party Distorts Vatican’s Pastoral Guidelines – An Xin at Bitter Winter

The Worsening Plight Of Iraqi Christians – Tim Stanley at The Telegraph

Remembering America’s Christian Roots – Michael Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream

The Battle Over Censorship Zones Is Heading To The Supreme Court – Simon Caldwell at Catholic Herald

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Maya Hawke as American writer Flannery O'Connor in the 2024 film "Wildcat."

Jessica Hooten Wilson on 'Wildcats' /Father Dave Pivonka on Title IX (May 4)

Flannery O’Connor shares the big screen with some of her most memorable short story characters in the new indy film ‘Wildcat’. O’Connor scholar Jessica Hooten Wilson gives her take on the film and what animates the Catholic 20th century writer’s prophetic imagination.Then FUS University President Father David Pivonka explains why Franciscan University of Steubenville has pushed back against the Biden administrations’ new interpretation of Title IX, which redefines sex discrimination to include a student’s self- asserted ‘gender identity’.