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The Love of St. Isaac the Syrian – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Fantasy’s Disturbing Turn by Devin Rose of the Catholic Sistas blog – Big ulpit

Want a Truly Catholic Vote? Bring Back the Altar Rails! – Steve Skojec, Catholic Vote

Tolerance and Reciprocity – Anthony Esolen, Public Discourse

Sin Matters (Mark 9:38-50) - Fr. John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Jesus the Family Man: On the Decline of Marriage and Childrearing – R. J. Snell, Crisis Magazine

Motherhood Full of Grace - Cindy Bird, Ignitum Today

Usus Antiquior at Miami Cathedral – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Pew Survey’s Most Sobering Result – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

I Fought the Church, and the Church Won – Jason Stellman, Called to Communion

My Uncle, Fulton Sheen – Jim Graves, Catholic World Report

“The New Normal” is Anything But – Katy Holland, Fide Et Literis

More From Francis Watson on Jesus’s Wife Fragment – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Recommended Prayer Book Resource – Priest’s Wife, In Union With Rome

Consecrate Ireland to the Immaculate Heart Just Like Portugal – Bernadette Molloy, Catholic Herald

Blessed Tarsykia Matskiv – Terry Jones, Patron Saints Index

Cardinal Dolan Slams Giving Morning After Pills to 14-Year-Olds – Steven Ertelt, Life News

Radical Islamism: Common Enemy of Christians and Muslims – Antoine-Marie Izoard, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

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