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Hanno, the Pope’s “White Elephant” - Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

Vatican to the UN: All Parents have the Right to Homeschool - Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews

Deconstructing the “Bible Endorses Slavery” Meme - Bonchamps, The American Catholic

Four Kinds of Chant - Bryan Townsend, The Music Salon

Faith and Reason: Why Both are Needed - Fr. Robert Barron, The Thin Veil

Impressed by Catholic Logos Bible Software 4 - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Death Penalty, Cowboy Culture & G.K. Chesterton - Julie Rodrigues, Ignitum Today

Bearing Fruit for Christ’s Kingdom (John 15:1-8) - Fr. John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Gothic and Glorious: Pugin at 200 - George Weigel, Crisis Magazine

Anti-Christian ESPN Column - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

New York Times Obsessed with Catholic Church Sex Abuse - Dave Pierre, The Media Report

The Angry, Lazy Bigotry of Maureen Dowd - Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

Upcoming Movie Review: For Greater Glory - Jann FritzHuspen, Catholic Lane

Quæritur: About Negative Judgments for “Annulments” - Fr. Z's Blog

Online Liturgical Resources - Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Vatican: Catholic Teaching does Not Espouse World Govt - Catholic Culture/Catholic World News

Who Cares about Religious Apathy? - Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

A Prophetic Novel of the End Times - Fr. C. J. McCloskey III, Crisis Magazine

How Influential is Patriarch Kirill in Russian Politics - Gianni Valente, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Video: Gay Activist Group Angry Queers Claims Vandalizing Church - Thomas Peters, Catholic Vote/American Papist

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