Girl Subdeacons, Choosing the Apostles over Muhammad and Joseph Smith, + more!

The Best in Catholic Blogging

Straw Subdeacons, Women, Acolytes, and Father John Zuhlsdorf’s Analysis - Rubric Monster, The Noise of the Crusade

Why Trust the Apostles over Muhammad or Joseph Smith? - Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Pope John Paul II: Beating Back the Smoke of Satan - William Oddie, Catholic Herald

. . .Father John Zuhlsdorf comments here. . .

Baptist Convert: Lori Miller - Why I’m Catholic

Orthodoxy Begets Priests - Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

Pope Benedict on Divine Mercy - Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Understanding the Book of Acts, Part III: More Similarities Between Luke and Acts - Michael Barber, The Sacred Page

An Interview with Catholic Hollywood Director Mike Disa - Peggy Bowes, The Integrated Catholic Life™

The Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, Kansas - Pat McNamara, McNamara’s Blog

Will & Kate: Britain’s Monarchy can be Muslim or Jewish But Not Catholic - Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Looking Back at Lent: Why Do Penance? - DarwinCatholic, The American Catholic

This will be a continuing series from Monday through Saturday twice a day, that I will be contributing for the National Catholic Register.  This will be very similar to what you see on www.ThePulp.it.

An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome

Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Next week, the Bishops of the United States will meet in Orlando and consecrate America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Kevin Rhoades to explain the importance of the consecration and how we can all take part and then Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of diocesan priests living in community.