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A Neurosurgeons Experience of Heaven – Tomas Bogardus, First Things/On The Square

NPR’s Mary: Bitter, Angry, and Mad at Christians by Carl E. Olson of The CWR BlogBig Pulpit

Review: Rituale Romanum from Nova et Vetera – Fr. Z’s Blog

Dual Wielding the Bible and Catechism – Edmund Mitchell, Ignitum Today

San Salvador de Valdediós, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Raising Independent Catholic Kids in an Age of Conformity – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

Have Pro-Abort Politicos Excommunicated Themselves? – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

The New Age and Co-Opting Catholicism – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

We Are Objects of Veneration: Reflections on Incense – Prayer of Saint Ephrem

Protecting Life by Recognizing and Responding to Signs for Suicide – Chris Stravitsch, Truth and Charity Forum

Novena Request For Iraq’s Christians – Fr. Christopher Zugger

A Similarity Between Atheists and Christians – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Science a Replacement for Religion? – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

The Fallacy of the “‘Hitler Card’ Fallacy” – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Pt. 2: Roman Catholic’s Journey to Eastern Catholicism – Master Beadsman

Jesuit Georgetown Promoting Homosexuality – Matthew Archbold, The CNS Blog

At 29 – Meg Matenaer, CatholicMom.com

Can Anybody Impart A Spiritual Truth – Marcus Allen Steele

I’m Involved in Something Crazy and I Need Your Help! – Fr. John Hollowell, On This Rock

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