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U.S. Bishops: Bloggers Play ‘Critical Role’ in Defending the Church.  Click on the link by Patrick B. Craine to read more.
U.S. Bishops: Bloggers Play ‘Critical Role’ in Defending the Church. Click on the link by Patrick B. Craine to read more. (photo: Catholic Blogger Mark Shea)

U.S. Bishops: Catholic Bloggers Play ‘Critical Role’ in Defending the Church - Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews

The Singing Priest - Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Replacement Apostle - Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange

Young Women Exploited by Fertility Industry - Denise J. Hunnell MD, Catholic Lane

Fr. Robert Barron Eviscerates Andrew Sullivan - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Jimmy Carter, Biblical Scholar and Theologian - George Weigel, First Things/On the Square

Sex, Sanity, and Eternity - Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

How God Heals the Broken-Hearted and Binds Up Their Wounds - Megan McKenna, Hearts on Fire

Quæritur: English Translation of Breviary to Fulfill Duty of Saying the Office - Fr. Z's Blog

Ten Years Later, Church in Boston Struggles to Recover - Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture/On the News

A Religion for Atheists - Francis Phillips, Crisis Magazine

New Stupid Media Trick on Cardinal Pell (vs. Richard Dawkins) - Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Blessings During Communion? - Fr. Joe, Southern Fried Catholicism

La Croix: S.S.P.X. Infighting & Waiting - New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

False Greatness and Its Remedy - Nathan Kennedy, Ignitum Today

Billionaire’s Wife, Melinda Gates, Thinks There’s Too Many Non-Billionaires - Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Pontifical University in Peru Rejects Vatican Deadline - Catholic News Agency/Eternal Word Television Network News

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An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome

Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Next week, the Bishops of the United States will meet in Orlando and consecrate America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Kevin Rhoades to explain the importance of the consecration and how we can all take part and then Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of diocesan priests living in community.