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Revealing overlooked Roman Missal Changes - Barry Hudock, OSV Newsweekly

How To Pray With Your Spouse: Four Simple Steps - Christopher J. Stravitsch, HLI America/Truth & Charity Forum

Simple English Propers, 2nd Sunday of Advent - Jeffrey A. Tucker, New Liturgical Movement

“Advent is a Time for being deeply Shaken. . . “ - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

J.R.R. Tolkien on Conversion - Fishing in the Tiber

Two Difficulties - G.K. Chesterton, The Distributist Review

How’s this for “Diversity” and “Inclusion”? - The Motley Monk, The American Catholic

The Assent Owed to Vatican II and SSPX Obtuseness - Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture

Covering Contraception, Protecting Conscience - Sherif Girgis, First Things/On the Square

Beyond the Sound and Fury of the Culture Wars - Stratford Caldecott, Catholic Herald

Newt Hates Him Some Fertilized Eggs - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Fr. Z about, and to, Mr. Gingrich. Implantation? Not Conception? - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

“A Man for All Seasons” & the Call to Fanaticism - Joseph Susanka, Patheos/Through a Lens Darkly

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