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3000 Religious Leave Religious Life Each Year, Some Reasons – Fr. Z

The Growing Consecrated Life: Some Loss, but Great Gain – J. Mirus PhD
Conservative vs. Orthodox – Nicholas Frankovich
For Divorced & Remarried Catholics, a Time for Mercy – OSV Newsweekly
Get “Obsessed” About Opposing Today’s Moral Evils – Ken. D. Whitehead
Medicine As If Catholicism Mattered – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
Raising Children Without God? – Trent Horn, Strange Notions
The Schola Sainte Cécile In Rome – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
New Song, Remake of Gaudete by. . . Erasure? – Fr. Tim Finigan, THOC
Twitter Theology: 9 Papal Tweets on Blessed Virgin Mary – B. Millegan
The Charity of Pope Francis – BigPulpit.com
Peru Cardinal: Pray to Save the Family From the World – EWTN News
On Creative Minorities  – R. R. Reno, On the Square
Distinguishing Vocations from Occupations – Denise Hunnell MD, TACF
Behold Thy Mother – John Caballero, Ignitum Today
All Hallows Eve – BigPulpit.com
Are You Getting Enough Nuts in There? – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
N. S. A. Vatican Spying Scandal – BigPulpit.com
Golden Dawn, The Orthodox Church & War against Neo-Nazism – ByzPlpt
A Response to Judy Nicastro – Melissa Musick, The Catholic Catalogue
Republican Brain, Dissected by Josiah Neely – God & Caesar
Religion without God – Mark Movsesian, First Thoughts
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Italian Magazine Says N. S. A. Listened into Vatican & Pope – Edw. Pentin

Vatican ‘Not Concerned’ if U. S. Monitored Its Calls – Catholic Herald
N. S. A. Says It Did Not Spy on Pope Francis – Catherine Harmon
Cardinal Bergolio Watched Since 2005 Conclave – The Eponymous Flower
Did N. S. A. Spy on the Vatican? Should We Be Concerned? – Phil Lawler
PopeWatch: N. S. A. – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
N. S. A. Spying on Vatican, Vatican Says “Whatever” – Matthew Archbold
N. S. A. Spies on Peter, Why Not Other Denominations? – Rs. Rentler MD
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The 2013 Saint-O-Lantern Link Up! – Jessica, Catholic Cuisine

The Eve of All Saints or All Hallows Eve – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire
Witches Are Very Real – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Aleteia
Spooky Saints: St. Christina the Astonishing – Jean M. Heimann, Cthl Fire
Is Halloween Essentially Evil? – Taylor Marshall PhD
Man Dressed as Tabernacle @Halloween Party Ignored – Eye of the Tiber
Choose Your Costume Wisely – Thomas Colyandro MA MDiv, Catholic Lane
Becoming Who We Are – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Daily Register
Incubus – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Halloween Horrors. . . (Or Not) – Connecticut Catholic Corner
A Halloween Favorite at My House – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Halloween Violates Church Teaching, says Polish Archbishop – Cthlc Hrld
Harry Truman’s Ghost Letter – Donald R. McClarey JD, The Amrcn Catholic
Last Day of Month of the Rosary: Litany of Blessed Virgin Mary – RCæli
I Vote For the Zombies – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Do Catholics Believe in Ghosts? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, SOMH
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Love of God ‘Scorches’ Our Selfishness, Pope Francis Says – Elise Harris

Boy Wanders Onto Stage To Hang Out With Pope Francis – Ellie Hall, BF
Pope Reaches 10 Million Followers on Twitter – Vatican City, EWTN News
Pope Francis the Mentor, Minister to the Poor – Edward Pentin, NCReg
Francis Pro and Con – Greg Erlandson, OSV Newsweekly
“Reform Is Going to Go Deep” – Alver Metalli, Vatican Insider
Cardinal Pell on the S. S. P. X. and Pope Francis – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Will Pope Francis Proclaim the Year of 2014 To Be? – Jamey Brown
PopeWatch: Untier of Knots – Donald R. McClarey JD, The Amrcn Catholic
Jesus Prays for His Followers From Heaven, Says the Pope – Elise Harris
PopeWatch: Twitter Pope – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Forbes Ranks Francis as 4th Most Powerful Person in World – G OConnell
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Plenary Indulgence Reminders: 1st Week in November – Rorate Cæli

How to Win an Argument with a Catholic – Marc Barnes, Strange Ntns
The Devil’s War on Silence – Dan Burke, RC Spiritual Direction
The Case for Disposable Liturgy – Adam Bartlett, The Chant Café
Truth and Ice Cream – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers
Tips for Catholic Dads – York Young, OSV Newsweekly
Latin in Seminaries: More Forgotten Documents – LMS Chairman
Solemn High Mass at Portsmouth Cathedral – B. Yanke, NLMvmnt
My Convent School Changed in just 50 Years – Francis Phillips, CthlcHrld
African Girl Brought to U. K. for Organ Harvesting – Rebecca Taylor, CLn
Sex, Babies, and Humor: An Interview with Simcha Fisher – B. Vogt
Pope: What We Can Learn FromCommunion of Saints – J. Heimann
Timothy Leary and the 1960’s Counter-Culture – Robbe Lyn Sebesta, CS
Do(n’t) be Like the Saints – Elizabeth Hoxie, Ignitum Today
Saying “Yes” to God, Please Share Your Stories – Lisa Hendey, CMom
NSA Says it Did Not Spy on Pope Francis – Catherine Harmon, CWR
Same-Sex Parenting: Reading Past the Headlines – David Gordon, PDis
Ho Hum? Lost a Fear of Hell & Deep Longing for Heaven – Msgr. Pope
Explaining Halloween to Catholic Kids – Lacy, Catholic Icing
Surviving the Las Vegas for Kids – Cari Donaldson, Aleteia
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5 Church Fathers on that Most Manly of Traits: The Beard – Brt. Millegan

Franciscans Friars of the Immaculate News – Fr. Z’s Blog
Demonic or Demented? – Fr. C. John McCloskey III, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Attracting People To Jesus, or Pushing Them Away? – R. Eggenberger
I’m Not an Angel and Neither Is She – Tammy Ruiz, Catholic Stand
Taste of Feminine Genius – Jennifer Rey, OSV Newsweekly
Liturgical Music Today: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times – C. Olson
Exposing The Global War Against Christians – K. J. Lopez & John Allen Jr.
The Value of Tradition: Inspectis Dierum Nostrorum – LMS Chairman
Bp. Egan of Portsmouth on Importance of Plainchant & Latin – Ch. Cole
Fr. James Schall, SJ, discusses “Reasonable Pleasures” – Carl E. Olson
Catholic Higher Ed. & Studies in Advanced Relativism – Connor Malloy
Lexicographical Battles – Stephen Beale, On the Square
Keep Austin Catholic – J. Q. Tomanek, Ignitum Today
5 Yrs. Later: Architect Under the New Normal – Architecture + Morality
Catholic Athletes for Christ Stresses the Mind-Body-Soul Link – E. Harris
Lecture on Monothelitism & the Nature of the Human Will – Just Thmsm
How to Visit Rome in the Austerity Era – Edward Pentin, Catholic Herald
Left’s Retort to N. B. C. – God & Caesar
Go Ahead, Question Scripture – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers
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Reclaiming Halloween – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic In The Ozarks

Halloween or Samhain? – Jon Sorensen, Catholic Answers
All Saints Guessing Jars – Jessica Catholic Cuisine
Upcoming All Saints’ & All Souls’ Day Liturgies – Jennifer Donelson, NLM
All Souls Dominican Rite Missa Cantata in Oakland – Fr. Ag. Thompson OP
No-Sew All Saints’ Day Costume, for Procrastinators! – Catholic Sistas
Satirical Halloween Costumes – Tom Purcell, Catholic Lane
Polemic on Halloween: Stupid as Sin Itself – Quartermaster of the Barque
Bp. Massimo Camisasca Rejects Commercial Festival of Halloween – TEF
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy: A Story for All Souls – Sn. Fitzpatrick
All Souls w/Victoria Requiem, 6 Voices @Poor Souls Natl Shrine – RCæli
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All Hallows Eve – BigPulpit.com (October 31, A. D. 2013)
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10 Tips: The Ex-Seminarian’s Survival Guide – Micah Murphy, T&C

The Tridentine Fallacy – Patrick Pierce, Catholic Stand
“Loving-Committed-Multiple-Partner Families” – Robert P. George, FT
The Global Fight for Children’s Rights: Europe – Robert Oscar Lopez
Inward Eyes – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Frodo & Thérèse: Little Way Through Middle Earth – Fr. Longenecker
Mass in Portsmouth Cathedral with Bishop Egan – LMS Chairman
Veteran Catholic Educator to Leave Maryvale – Madeleine Teahan, CH
Political Amendments: Struble versus Levin (Part 4) – Struble, CLane
Top Down to Jesus: Jewish Physicist’s Conversion Story – Dr. Kurland
9 Ways the Eucharist Is Hidden in the Old Testament – S. Beale
Fresco of . . . A Lady Pope? At Santa Maria in Trastevere? – QotB
The First General Audience of Blessed Pope John Paul II – Tom Perna™
Homosexual Pagan Sex Offenders to Wed in Prison – T. L. McDonald
10 Belgian Prisoners Want to be Killed, Euthanasia? – Tancred, TEF
Ivy League as Mirror of the World: Response to A. Esolen – J.Bernens
The Church As Tree – Carlos X, Super Martyrio
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Can You Date if You Don’t have an Annulment? – James Akin, NCRegister

George Weigel on “Traditionalists” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Could This Lead to Orthodox-Catholic Unity? –  Byz Pulpit
Redefining ‘Pedophilia’ as a ‘Sexual Orientation’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
Lessons from an 18th-century Anglican Whig – Thomas M. Doran
The Top Ten Christian Poets – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel
Modern-Day Hermits: Answering the Call to Solitude, Prayer – Leslie Fain
Broadway Review: The Snow Geese – Christopher White, Aleteia
The Scientific Worldview of the Bible – Stacy Trasancos PhD
The Adventure of Orthodoxy – Peter J. Leithart, On the Square
Modern Physics, New Atheists, Ancient Greeks – Bob Drury, Cthlc Stand
Chicago’s Gem: St John Cantius – Charles Cole, New Liturgical Movement
The Necessity of Frivolity – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Courage to Live a Tradition – Fr. Bevil Bramwell OMI, The Catholic Thing
EWTN, State of Alabama File New Lawsuit Against HHS – J. F. Desmond
Church Shopping, the Disintegration of Parish Life – Fr. Dw. Longenecker
Jesuit Univ. Requires Advocacy with Pro-Abort Group – Adelaide Mena
More on George Weigel on “Traditionalists” – Matthew J. Franck, Frs Thg
Obamacare’s Losers – God & Caesar
Council of Florence on the Pope, the Church & the Bible – J Heschmeyer
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Another Horrifying Story of Homosexual Abuse of Teenage Boys – López

The Catholic Gentleman – Beverly Stevens, Regina Magazine
A Bad Odor & Traditional Catholic – Richard Collins, Linen-Hedgerow
Roman Diary – Randy Boyagoda, Financial Times
Bishop Paprocki Rocks! – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic
A Singular Vocation – Emma Smith, Ignitum Today
Salvation by Faith Alone? – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic In The Ozarks
Must Christians Be Vegetarians? – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
We are the Church, She Said. . . – Matthew Heinrich, Ignitum Today
Cardinal Warns Against Intolerance – Hannah Furness, Daily Teleg
Anglican Scholar, Catholic Theologian Awarded Ratzinger Prize – CNA
No Conscience Clause for Mayors in SS ‘Marriage’ -French Court – CH
Catholic School Children in Shape of Sacred Heart – M. Archbold, CMR
With the Wolfhounds – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
R. C. I. A. & Prior Marriages: Waiting for the Sacraments – Q’mstr of Brq
Canon Law Expert Reflects on Archbishop Müller’s Article – E. Pentin
2014 Liturgical Ordo for Extraordinary Form by the F. S. S. P. – Fr. Z
What Is Sex? Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ & Michigan – Back Porch Theologian
When Marriage Brings No Joy – Fr. O, An Irish Ordinariate
Practicing the Virtues in the Dark Night – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
Homosexualists Demand to Be Approved by the U. N. – S. Gennarini JD
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Is This the Image of Our Queen? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

The Gospel According to Bill O’Reilly – David G. Bonagura Jr.
58 Questions on Why the Catholic Church Is the Only True Church – SPL
Can Rector/Bishop Forbid Seminarians or Priests Use of Cassock? – Fr. Z
St. Paul & Minneapolis Archd. Confronts Scandal – Joan Frawley Desmond
Intellectual Courage & the Bitter Truth – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, Unv Bkm
Bringing Hope to the Infertile – Leslie Fain, Aleteia
Fecundaphobia: On the Fear of Large Families – Rachel Lu, Crisis Mgzn
The Joy of Pope Francis – BigPulpit.com
Finding Me Time for Mom in a Large Family – Jen Dunlap, FFANMW
Young Catholic Professionals on a Mission – Randy Hain, Ntnl Cth Register
The Folly of Scientism – Austin L. Hughes, The New Atlantis
Tolstoy and The Battle of the Will – DarwinCatholic, The Amrcn Catholic
The Apocalyptic Nature of Environmentalism – David Byrne, Crisis Mgzn
Do(n’t) be Like the Saints – Elizabeth Hoxie, Ignitum Today
Matthew 18 Principle for Resolving Conflict Among Christians – Atencio
Inward Eyes – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Cathedral of So. St. Louis: Restoring St. Francis de Sales Oratory – Rgn
From Sneezing to Faith, A True Story – Emmanuel Joseph, Catholic Stand
Catholics and Postmodernity – Nicholas Frankovich
All Hallows Eve & All Saints Day Preview – BigPulpit.com
Did God Command Genocide? – Brandon Vogt
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Beautiful Mass of Pope Ordaining Bishops at St Peter’s Basilica – K. Pluth
Pope Waters Down Message, Helps Dissidents, Disillusions Catholics – CH
Crd. Pell Slams S. S. P. X Bp. Fellay’s Attack on Pope – Gerard O’Connell
PopeWatch: Liberal Christianity – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Pope Francis: “Christian families are Missionary Families” – Ct. Harmon
Pope Francis, Sin & Creepy Fish – Sr. Theresa Noble, Ignitum Today
Francis: Romero Beatification “is on the Right Path” – Super Martyrio
PopeWatch: Obsessions – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Wiesenthal Ctr. Delegation “Electrified” by Meeting w/Pope – Vtcn Insdr
‘How’s the Joy in Your Home?’ Pope Asks Families – Kerri Lenartowick
Pope: Confession Not Like Going to Psychiatrist – Laura G. Tedeschi
PopeWatch: Bling Bishop Gets Hook – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Francis: We Must Fight All Forms of Racism & Intolerance – L. Tedeschi
Francis: Sacrament of Confession Isn’t a Torture Chamber – E. Harris
No Cell can Keep Prisoners from God, Says Pope Francis – L. G. Tedeschi
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