VVEEKEND EDITION

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The Value of Spiritual Reading – Tan Direction Blog
The Call to Personal Holiness – Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler at Catholic East Texas
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Made for Families! – Creative Minority Report
How to Major Gift Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Gandalf as a Priestly Christ Figure – Joseph Tuttle at Voyage
New Mosaics & Mural Work at St. Michael’s Abbey, California – Liturgical Arts Journal
Mother Angelica on Receiving Correction with Love – Catholic Exchange
Old Hollywood Series: Eyes On. . . Sunglasses! – Meghan Ashley Styling at Catholic Mōdê Blog
Is It Wrong for Parents to Name Their Sons Jesus? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
Bishop Wayne L. Lobsinger of Hamilton & Traditiononous Custodyes – Fr. Z’s Blog
Martyr of Communism: Blessed Aloysius Stepinac – Dawn Beutner at Catholic World Report
The Most Common Floral Question Answered: What Do I Do with this Bouquet? – TOH Blog
The Next Pope, Pope Francis II? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Restored 5th-Century Church on Gaza Strip Reveals Rare Ancient Floor Mosaics – Aleteia
Everything Comes From the Heart – Kendra Von Esh at Catholic Stand
The Sacrament of Confirmation, Part III: The Last Battle – Fr. John Hunwicke/Mutual Enrichment
God’s Infinite Calculation, Possibilia, Nonbeing – Andrew Cavallo at Ignitum Today
No, the Canadian Military is not Going to Move Against the Freedom Convoy – TACatholic
Pope Francis Appoints Bishop to Lead Two Irish Dioceses – CNA via National Catholic Register
America’s High Holy Day: The Super Bowl – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
What Can Catholic Teaching Say About Extraterrestrials – Ch. Baglow at Church Life Journal
Rethinking Time Management. Are You a Steward of Your Time? – Taryn Oesch DeLong at CWIB
Second Oldest Person in the World is a 118-Year-Old Nun – Sandra LaFfont/AFP via Yahoo!News
Arizona Bishop Calls for Prayer & Fasting as Satanic Temple Hosts Conference – ChurchPOP
Amazing Church Construction, It is Not Obligatory to Build Ugly Churches (YouTube) – Fr. Zed
The ‘Circus Priest’ – The Pillar
Pope: The Dying Need Palliative Care, Not Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide – CNA/NC Register
ESPN Anchor Verrett Credits Success to Catholic High School in New Orleans – Crux

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
FŒDVS: The League of Catholic Bloggers – FŒDVS
Theopolitics: Where Religion Meets Politics – Theopolitics
Civilization Watch: Where Geopolitics Meets World History – Civilization Watch
The Samizdat Herald: Click Quality, Not Bait – The Samizdat Herald

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