The Problem With Christian Rock - Marc Barnes, VirtuousPla.net

Papa Bene’s Favorite Bach Cantata - Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Moscow: The Patriarchate’s Schemes - La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Keep Watch on Jesus’ Disciples at Work in the World - The Motley Monk, The American Catholic

Same-Sex Marriage: A Conspicuous Absence of Children - David van Gend, MercatorNet

Secular Fundamentalism & Islamic Fundamentalism - Joseph Pearce, St. Austin Review

Apologetics: The Immaculate Conception (Part I & Part II)- Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Of 9/11, CNN, and a Random, Unremarkable “Steel Beam” - Tom Crowe, Catholic Vote

Ireland Accepts Vatican’s Offer - Gerard O’Connell, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Will Ireland be Another Anti-Catholic Nation? - David Quinn, Independent (Ireland)

EWTN Series: Catholic Saints of China, Personal View of Catholicism - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Gifts in Unusual Packages - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

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