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C. D. W.: A Faithful Celebration of the Liturgy Makes For a Faithful and Holy People of God – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

So You Want to be a Deaconess? – Joel and Lisa Schmidt, Catholic Stand

Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio – Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report

Kids These Days: Introducing YOUCATholic.com – T. J. Burdick, Ignitum Today

Video: Abbot Zielinski on the C. D. W. Office of Art and Architecture – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Mysticism: Who’s Called to It? – Mary Kaufmann, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

Is the U. S. Selling Out the Middle East’s Christians? – Mark Movsesian, First Things/First Thoughts

The Heroes of Molokai – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

Intensive Summer School in Academic Drawing for Catholics – David Clayton, The Way of Beauty

Why Confess Sins to a Man? – Taylor Marshall PhD, Canterbury Tales

Redefining Marriage Will Sever the Roots of Children’s Family Trees – Bill Maguire, The CWR Blog

2 Houses of Horror : Missing the Signs & Missing Children – Elizabeth Yore

Political Philosophy: Peter Kreeft’s Summa Philosophica – William M. Briggs, Statistician to the Stars

50 Years Later: Vatican II’s Unfinished Business – Fr. Regis Scanlon OFM Cap, Crisis Magazine

More on Wedding Attendance. . . – Jim Blackburn, Catholic Answers

Homeschool Crazy Days, Keepin’ it Real – Jen Dunlap, Forever For Always No Matter What

The Devastating Effect of a Psychic Reading – Mystics of the Church

Does Christ “Look Down” Upon Us From Heaven? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Movement

Is Female Purity Bunk? – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

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