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New Translation: Ite, missa est - Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Catholic Courtesy: Who Greets Whom & Holy Matrimony - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The State of the (Music) Transition - Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Holy Inquisition: Dominic & the Dominicans - Fr. Guy Bedouelle OP, Ignatius Insight

Science Consistent with Christian Belief - Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Catholic Lane

Mary, Mother of the Son: Modern Myths & Ancient Truths - JC, The Nicene Guys

Government, Natural Law, and the Modern State - Dr. Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org

Are War & Schism always Sins against Charity? - Brant Pitre, The Sacred Page

Japanese Researchers Grow Mice Teeth from Adult Stem Cells - Jeremy Kryn, LifeSiteNews.com

Looting, Why Not If You are a Moral Relativist? - Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

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Is Curiosity Bad? - Fr. John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Our Divine Pope - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Pornography’s Social Cost - William E. May PhD, Culture of Life Foundation

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