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Do Catholic Parents Have to Raise their Children as Catholics? – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

Cardinal Dolan to USCCB: Bring Back Meatless Friday’s and Confession! by Catherine Harmon of The CWR BlogBig Pulpit

Sexting, Sexcasting, and Moral Foundations – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Catholic Lane

On Spe Salvi and The Lord of the Rings – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today

Requiem in the Ancient Ambrosian Rite: Msgr. Angelo Amodeo – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Runnymede – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

The Recent Unpleasantness – Fr. C. J. McCloskey, Truth and Charity Forum

Christianophobia – Mark Movsesian, First Things/First Thoughts

Secular Witch Hunts and Post-Modern Fairy Tales – Michael Coren, Catholic World Report

Advent Calendar of Hymn Tune Introits, Liturgical Year 2013 – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

2013 Traditional Calendar Season – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

A Guided Tour of Holy Ghost Church – Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church

Quæritur: Must We Not Genuflect to the Blessed Sacrament During Mass? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Black Pastors Must Take the Lead Against Abortion – Rachel Bohannon, LifeSiteNews

Why Conservative Anglicanism is Doomed – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

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