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The Best in Catholic Blogging

Practical Distributism: The Home Mortgage - David W. Cooney, The Distributist Review

The Red Ladder of Penance & the White Ladder of Mary - Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Temptation: St. Francis de Sales - Jay Boyd PhD, Philothea on Phire

Quæritur: Books for Singing the Novus Ordo Mass in Latin - Fr. Z’s Blog

The Man Who Could Wield a Spade as Well as His Intellect - Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

The Crazy Thing About A Curveball - Andrew and Cristina, Ignitum Today

There Is No Moral Confusion When One Is A Faithful Catholic - The Ordinary Catholic, Peter’s Barque

Father Barron and Edmund Burke on Atheism - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

I Like Dogs Better Than People, Am I Off Base? - Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Canada: Supreme Court Rules Against Religious Freedom - Annalee Seath JD, Turtle Bay and Beyond

Deluges and Deserts, Sin and Salvation - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Funny, Interesting, Serious Lenten Tweets - Vanessa Barnes, Gulf Coast Catholic

B16: “Marriage is the Only Worthy Place for Having Children” - Alessandro Speciale, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

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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.