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Catholicism is a Religion of History – Saint Etheldreda’s Place

For the Pro-choice Christian in Your Life – Tim Shaughnessy, Truth & Charity

We Have No King But Caesar: On Catholic Faith & Public Life – Abp. C. Chaput OFM Cap.

Europe Targets Church For New Taxes – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

Quæritur: During Mass Can a Lay Person Bring the Eucharist to the Altar – Fr. Z’s Blog

Arrogance and Presidents, Enough – Marcus Allen Steele

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Anglican Cathedral in Orlando Becomes Catholic – Kathy Schiffer, Pths/Seasons of Grace

FX TV Network Attacks Nuns – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Subsidiarity Defined: Downsizing Social Programs – Benjamin Wiker, Ntnl Cthlc Register

On Delayed Marriage & When the Perfect is the Enemy of the Good – Msgr. Charles Pope

Changing the Culture for Christ, 1 Film at a Time – Joseph Pronechen, Daily Register

‘Care of Souls’ Chief Concern for Lincoln’s New Bishop – Hillary Senour, CNA

Mass Without Holy Communion – Fr. Gary Dickson, Catholic Collar And Tie

Who are the Certain Saints Mentioned in Mass – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Must I be of a Particular State in Faith to Receive the Gift of Contemplation? – Ct Sp Dr

The Basic Storyline & Structure of Avatar: the Last Airbender – Ink & Quill, Ignitum Tdy

Quæritur: During Mass, Whole Congregation Told to Raise Hands to Bless People – Fr. Z

To Whom Are We Opening Ourselves? – Meg Matenaer, CatholicMom.com

Is This the Clash of Civilizations? – Walter Russell Mead, American Interest

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R.C.I.A., Pass It On – Barbara Curtis, Arlington Catholic Herald

Catholic Distance Univ. Brings Theology Studies to Students Worldwide – J. Pronechen

“Know Your Role” in Vocational Discernment – Fr. Ch. M. Zelonis, Shipwrack-Harvest

How In God’s Name Did I Become Catholic?, Part II, Part III – Marcus Allen Steele

Vocation Encouragement from St. Thomas More and Rudy – Saint Etheldreda’s Place

Loving the Ordinary Form Mass: Holy Things and Sacred Space – David L. Gray

Circassians Are Israel’s Other Muslims – Oren Kessler, The Jewish Daily Forward

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Papal Liturgy & Music (Maronite Rite) – Chant Café

The Evil of Two Lessers – Ben, Two Catholic Men and a Blog

English Propers, 24th Sunday – Jeffrey A. Tucker, New Liturgical Movement

At Aquinas College, 8 Houses Will Soon Be Home – Steve Weatherbe, Daily Register

One Body, Many Blogs Sneak Preview – T. J. Burdick

Pope Calls for “Full Rights for Catholics in the Middle East” – La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Hollywood in Alabama? Birmingham’s Christian Movie Industry – G. Garrison, Birm News

Tolkien Fever Grips New Zealand – Adrian Bridge, Daily Telegraph

Broken Childhood Healed by Christ – Alessandra, Catholic Sistas

What happened to “One Nation Under God?” – Mark Armstrong, Integrated Cthlc Life™

An Interview with Eduardo Verastegui from For Greater Glory – Let. Vasquez, Cth Lane

Men & Contraception: Loving Our Wives & Laying Down Our Lives – J. C. Sanders, Ig Td

An Everlasting Man of Letters – Adam Schwartz, Crisis Magazine

Until Death Do Us Part – Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, The Deacon’s Heart Blog

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Nations Do Fall, The Church Is Eternal: France & Same-Sex “Marriage” – Le Figaro·fr

The Insanity of Land Prices – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

Actually, Abortion is Like Using the Child as a Flotation Device – Mindy Goorchenko

Sudan: Missionaries Fear for Christian Communities – Davide Demichelis, La Stampa/VI

Abortion Clinic Doesn’t Clean Blood Splatters on Table Between Patients – S. Ertelt, LN

Quæritur: To Attend a Polka Mass or Not to Attend? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Poverty, Abortion, & Budgets: Democrats for Life Need Better Arguments – M. Fragoso

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Our Lady of Sorrows, Seven Sorrows, Seven Graces – Dc. Paul O. Iacono, Scrd Arts Inst.

Pope Benedict XVI’s Visit to Lebanon, Full Texts – Edward Pentin, Ntnl Cthlc Register

Mary, Icon of the Holy Spirit by Deacon Antonio – Royce Hood, Ignitum Today

Good Reads for the College-Bound – Kerry Crawford & Patricia A. Crawford, Daily Reg

Learning to Love the Blessed Mother – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

Flirting with the Thin Pink Line – Amanda, Defined by Faith

TV Star Donna D’Errico On Her Catholic Faith – Jared Tomanek, Catholic Voyager

Our Prayer Should Be Simple – Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, Rhode Island Catholic

Elite Univ’s Lost Their Way, Sold Souls to Porn Stars & Sexual Obsession – Mic. Hannon

Bad Church Music is a Sin – Lorraine V. Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Counseled to Abort in a Catholic Hospital – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Catholic Lane

The Latin Mass: Why You Can’t Have It – David L. Alexander, Man With Black Hat

Lessons from Central Europe: Memory of the Lack of Religious Freedom – Joseph Wood

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Catholic Colleges Make the Grade with U.S. News & World Report – The CNS Blog

Waging War Against the Church While Appeasing Islam – D. McClarey, The Amrcn Cthlc

The Children of Lamech – Micah Murphy, Truth & Charity

Christian Company Fined $1.3 Million-a-Day Unless Obamacare Repealed – Th. Peters

Franciscan Univ’s Sociology Course Description Comes Under Fire – Tim Drake, Daily Reg

Pope Signs Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation – Edward Pentin, National Cthlc Register

A Father’s Postabortion Journey – Infinite Grace, Postabortion Journey Walk With Me

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Seven Sorrows of the BVM: On Surviving in the Church – Kate Edwards, Oz Incognita

Meet the Less-Famous Doctors of the Church. . . – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

The Seven Sorrows of Mary, Our Mother – Alessandra, Catholic Sistas

Apologists & Catechists, Debate & Dialectic – Thomas L. McDonald, Pths/God & Machine

Much Ado About Nothing & Philosophy – Donald DeMarco, Daily Register

Yes to Family, No to Marriage – Katherine Infantine, First Things/First Thoughts

Black & White or Simply Shades of Grey? – Rebekah Durham Hart, Integrated Cthlc Life™

A Book That Changed Reality – Samuel Gregg, Catholic Lane

Number of Do Not Resuscitate Notices Without Consent is Scandalous – William Oddie

Apple and Cooperation – Sardonicus, Sardonic Ex Curia

Some Thoughts on the Vatican’s New Media Project: Aleteia – Matthew Warner, NCReg

Women Religious as Shareholders and Proxy Governance of Corporations – Fr. Z’s Blog

Civil Disobedience and Health Care – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

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Get to Know the Martyrs of the UGCC – Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate (EC)

The Nitpickers – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

Discernment Retreat at Christ the Bridegroom Monastery – Christ the Bridegroom (EC)

The Four Senses of Scripture: A Byzantine Perspective – Prayer of Saint Ephrem (EC)

Cross of Christ and Way of Life – Fr. Stephen Freeman, Glory to God for All Things (OX)

Pope Benedict Arrives in Lebanon as “Pilgrim of Peace” – Catholic News Agency

The Geronda and the Atheist – Handmaid Leah, Christ is in Our Midst! (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

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Catholic? Where’s The Evidence? – Edm. Mitchell

The Question of Suffering, the Response of the Cross – Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Pope Arrives in Beirut as “Pilgrim of Peace”, Full Text – Edward Pentin, NCReg

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Jesus – Deacon Paul O. Iacono, Sacred Arts Inst.

The Great Bishop Bruskewitz Retires, and Benedict XVI Appoints. . . – Fr. Z’s Blog

Sustainable Sex – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Quæritur: Applause During Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog

Financially Troubled Europe Consider Taxing Churches – Ariana Eunjung Cha, WaPo

Introducing Loyset Compère (1445-1518) – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Msgr. Luigi Ligutti and Distributism – Richard Aleman, Catholic Lane

Traditional Artistic Training Method; Applied Today – David Clayton, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

The Nude in a Pornographic Age – Peter J. Leithart, First Things/On The Square

All Hipsters Eventually Become Catholic – Edmund Mitchell’s Blog

In the Land of the Gulag, a Statement of Faith in the Future – Joanna Bogle, Ct Wor Rep

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Obama Has Retaken the Lead for the Catholic Vote – Thomas Peters, Cth Vt/Amrc Ppst

Vatican Issues Strong Condemnation of Libya Terrorist Attack – Edward Pentin, NCReg

Holy Land Experiences Boom in Tourism & Pilgrimages – Giorgio Bernardelli, La Stampa

On the Top Five Fr. Robert Barron Videos – J. D. Pierce Jr, Traditium

The Latin Mass in South Australia – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Meet Mary! – Rich, Over the Rhine and Into the Tiber

Heaven & Hell: What Catholics Must Know About The 4 Last Things – Dc. Bickerstaff

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Take A Bow: Why, When, & How We Bow at Mass – Fr. Evan Harkins, Pray the Mass.org

Let It Be the Armor: 3 Meditations from Aquinas for After Communion – H. H. Ambrose

Dark Passages: The Principle of Voice – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

In Defense of Covering Catholic Churches With All Sorts of Gold – Marc Barnes, P/Bad Ct

There Is a Way Out – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

September, 1683: Victory in Vienna – Christopher Check, Crisis Magazine

Exclusion in an Era of Politically Correct Inclusion – Mark Pickup, Catholic Lane

Uncovering Hidden Texts at the Mountain of God – Thomas L. McDonald, God & Mchn

The First and Vital Cell – Sarah Babbs, Ignitum Today

Who Speaks for the Catholic Church? – Joan Frawley Desmond, Daily Register

Canada: Ignored, Mysterious, and Very Confused – Michael Coren, Catholic World Report

Brad Pitt Throws His Mother Under the Bus for Gay “marriage” – Ben Johnson, LfStNws

City, Empire, Church, Nation – Pierre Manent, City Journal

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