Five Beautiful Pro-Life Trends by Nancy Flanders of the Life News website – Big ☧ulpit
Ostia Antica: St. Augustine’s Home Town – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace
What Is Catholic Social Justice? – Louie Verrecchio, Catholic Lane
Jane Austen and the Best of England – Joseph Pearce, StAR/Ink Desk
Papa Bene Helps Finance Restoration of St. Augustine Basilica in Algeria – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner
Behavioral Fatalism – Sardonicus, Sardonic Ex Curia
My NFP Chart Knows Me Better – Amanda Mortus, Ignitum Today
Gerald Manley Hopkins, Poetry, and Overcoming Utilitarian Views of Art & Beauty – Anthony Distefano, Catholic Phoenix
Seven Strategies to Build a Strong Work Ethic in Your Kids – Barbara Curtis, Crosswalk.com
My Vocation Story - Fr. John Riccardo, Catholic News and Inspiration
The Party of Death in Convention Assembled - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic
Good God/Bad God – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave
Ten Reasons to Use Natural Family Planning – Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, California Catholic Daily
A Scientific Explanation of How Jesus Walked on Water – Quodcumque Dixerit
Our Neurotic Fear of Suffering – Wesley J. Smith, First Things/On the Square
Hopes and Uncertainties of Pope Benedict’s Lebanon Visit – Andrea Tornielli, La Stampa/Vatican Insider
For the latest on the best punditry, analysis, and news in the Catholic blogosphere click on Big ☧ulpit.