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Nicodemus on the Necessity of Sacred Prayer – Wolfsbane, Θησαυρος της Εκκλησίας

The Voices of 20th-Century Chinese Martyrs – Anthony E. Clark PhD, Catholic World Report

The Latest Reaction from the Catholic Blogosphere to the Supreme Court Health Care Ruling – Big Pulpit

Struggling with Church Doctrine? Go to Confession! – Arman J. Partamian, Matins Musings

The Reform of the Roman Rite – Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth, The Chant Café

Has the Austrian Hierarchy “Had It”? – The Motley Monk, The American Catholic

Vatileaks Scandal Strengthens Opus Dei’s Influence in Rome – Sandro Magister, La Repubblica/www.chiesa

How Not to Prevent AIDS – Dale O’Leary, Catholic Lane

St. Irenaeus: The Priest Who Captured the Smugness of Gnosticism – Catholic Herald

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Declared Venerable – Bonnie Engstrom, Ignitum Today

Ordinariate Returns £1m Grant to Charity after Ruling – Mark Greaves, Catholic Herald

The Priestly Ordination of Fr. John Hunwicke – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Russian Orthodox Pilgrims Swell in the Middle East – Giorgio Bernardelli, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

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