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The Real Pius XII - William Doino Jr, First Things/On the Square

Ten Reasons World Youth Day is No Woodstock - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Book Review: The Church and the New Media - Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

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The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick When Priests Are Fewer - Monsignor Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Pro-Life Youth Dominate U.N. Conference - Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

. . . Matthew Archbold: UN: Abortion & Prostitution a Right for Ten Year Olds . . .

Catholic Economics = Distributism - The Catholic Knight

Euanggelion: The Triumph of Father Barron’s “Catholicism” - Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

What can I do to increase the strength of my will to resist temptation and grow in holiness? Part II of II - Father John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

What the Catholic Church Teaches on Evangelization - Maurice Blumberg, Catholic Lane

Archbishop Martin-Rabago Calls for Greater Modesty at Mass - Catholic News Agency

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