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First Mass (O. F.) in the Oratorian Parish of Vienna – Gregor Kollmorgen, New Liturgical Movement

8 Catholics To Watch This Spring – Ryan Eggenberger, Ignitum Today

Veritatis Splendor: The Encyclical that Mattered - Samuel Gregg, Crisis Magazine

Boston Marathon Bombings – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Tom Konchalski’s Quiet Witness – William Doino Jr., First Things/On the Square

Perinatal Hospice: A Fruitful Story – Tammy Ruiz, Catholic Stand

St. Bonaventure: Nurturing Children from the Sacred Heart - Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Like a Shield, Mommy? – Stacy Trasancos PhD

Everything About Peter Kreeft’s Summa Philosophica – William M. Briggs

To Whom Do Children Belong? – Melissa Moschella, Public Discourse

How Does Porn Affect the Brain? – Matt Fradd

Where is the Cry to Ban Porn? – Leticia, Catholic Sistas

The Catholic Gentleman: Athletics – Michael, Whiskey Catholic

Science!(™): Inventing New Sins That Cry Out to Heaven – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

Freedom in Fiction: The Leopard – Kathryn Hickok, Cascade Insider

Reality and Public Policy - George Weigel

Sr. Simone Campbell on the C. D. F. Smackdown of the L. C. W. R. - Fr. Z’s Blog

Liturgical Ladies Entertain at Brazilian Mass – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

Has the One-Child Policy Spoiled China’s Children? - Michael Cook, Catholic Exchange

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