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Christianity Hurts, Suffering Inspired By a Photo of Bl. John Paul II – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Pope Benedict XVI Doesn’t Greet Irish Prime Minister Who Slammed Church by Gerard O'Connell of the La Stampa newspaper – Big ulpit

TV: From Vast Wasteland to Vast Cesspool – Catholic in Brooklyn

Is Plastic Surgery Immoral? – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

The Zeal of a Convert: Father Frederick Faber – John F. Quinn, Crisis Magazine

A Hymn for Those on the Road to Walsingham – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Abortion Pray-ers at the Foot of Calvary – Daniel Mikulsky, Ignitum Today

Everything There Is To Know: Peter Kreeft’s Summa Philosophica Part II – William H. Briggs

Cold Iron – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

The Hand of Hope – Dr. Donald DeMarco, Integrated Catholic Life™

“Gospel” of Thomas: A Few Thoughts and Some Excerpts – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit – Fr. Bevil Bramwell OMI, The Catholic Thing

Quæritur: Uncovering the Ciborum – Fr. Z’s Blog

Richard Terry’s Delightful Tour of Catholic Music – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Back in Print: Byzantine Daily Worship – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Hospital Labeled Down Syndrome Man Do Not Resuscitate: Lawsuit – Hilary White, LifeSiteNews

What Is America Today? – Fr. James V. Schall, Catholic World Report

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