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Ghent Chant Manuscript Explanation - Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

An Image for the Church in a Bach Fugue - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Religious Freedom Is Social Justice - George Weigel

Holy Coat Pilgrimage 2012 - Gregor Kollmorgen, New Liturgical Movement

Two Bits of Liturgical News from the Episcopacy - Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Maxims Of The Saints - Sr. Lisa Marie Doty FDCC, Ignitum Today

Do the Poor Need Capitalism? - Joe Carter, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

Evidence Emerges That We Are Winning the Mandate Fight - Thomas Peters, Catholic Vote/American Papist

Game On! (Rick Santorum Campaign Music Video)! - Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

You’re Going to Have to Do Better Than That - Margaret Grace, Blessed is the Kingdom

Soylent Green Pepsi - Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

The Obama Administration is Organizing. . . What? - Fr. Z’s Blog

Lesbian Woman Denied Communion Identifies as Buddhist - Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency

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Edward Reginald Frampton, “The Voyage of St. Brendan,” 1908, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin.

Which Way Is Heaven?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s mystic west was inspired by the legendary voyage of St. Brendan, who sailed on a quest for a Paradise in the midst and mists of the ocean.