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An App for Every Diocese – Jeff Geerling, Open Source Catholic

Bishop Warned by Washington State over Defense of Marriage Campaign by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf – Big ulpit

15 Years of Trying to Convert Catholic Wife to Lutheranism, Tables Turned! – Ron Doub, Why I Am Catholic

The Honest Truth: Should You Date Non-Catholics? – Ryan Eggenberger, Ignitum Today

Musical Discretion and Power – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Syriac Catholic Patriarch: E.U. Hypocrisy & Middle East Christians – St. Etheldreda’s Place

Croquet for Catholics – Webster Bull, Witness

Exiled Chinese Priest Tells of Persecution – Emily Stimpson, OSV Newsweekly

Where can I Find a Spiritual Director? – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

What Does the Holy Name of Mary Mean? – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Sin of Jesus? – Br. Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth OP, Dominicana

New Atheists Face Various Problems – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in the Heart of the Gulag Archipelago – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

A Catholic Response to Joel Osteen’s Broadcast on Suffering – Mary Kochan, Catholic Lane

Sackcloth & Ashes: Burlap Sculptures Reflect Christ’s Humanity – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

50 Ways To Kill Your Baby – Marcus Allen Steele

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