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The Adoration of the Magi Proves the Divinity of Christ – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

“Spiritual But Not Religious People” May be Nuts by Matthew ArchboldBig Pulpit

We Need to Clarify Catholic Teaching on Same-Sex "Marriage" - William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Seminary Visited by the Pope Bans Traditional Latin Mass – Damian Thompson, The Daily Telegraph/Holy Smoke

Cardinal Pell on the Fight in France Over “Homosexual Marriage” – Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report Blog

The Origins and Meanings of the Word Lent – Anthony Esolen, First Things/First Thoughts

Blessed Maria Baouardy, the Little Arab and Lily of Palestine – Mystics of the Church

Is Training in the Extraordinary Form Forbidden in England? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Aphorisms – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Quick-Thinking Parishioners Rush Altar To Assist Lone Priest – Eye of the Tiber

Images from the Cistercian Rite – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Hobbit in Latin! Tolkien Would Approve – Philip Kosloski, Into the West

The Hand of God and the Gregorian Calendar – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine

Unborn Babies Learn Language in Womb, as Early as Ten Weeks – Steven Ertelt, Life News

Knute Rockne and The Eucharist – David Hartline, The American Catholic

Mantra Madness – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal

Are We on Earth for Our Enjoyment? – Chelsea Houghton, Ignitum Today

Tony Abbott’s ‘Dissident Catholicism’ – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Christ the Bridegroom Monastery – Ramblings of a Byz Catholic

They’ve Been Losing Ever Since – The German Egyptian, Over the Rhine and Into the Tiber

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