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Catholic Church Architecture: Decoration & Ornament – Denis McNamara, CMR

 

A Hospital for Souls: The Curé of Ars – Paul Kokoski, Crisis Magazine

Finding of the Relics of St. Stephen – Fr. Z’s Blog

Why Did God Make You and 24 Other Basic Catholic Questions – Saint Peter’s List

Pope Finishes ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ Trilogy, May Pen Encyclical – Edward Pentin, Dly Reg

Does Quantum Physics Make it Easier to Believe in God? – Stephen M. Barr, Big Qstns

Why Are There So Many NFP Methods? – Katie Merando, OSV Newsweekly

The State of Video Games – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Pagans and the Passion: Conflict or Concord? – Ink and Quill, Ignitum Today

A Baltimore Catechism for the New Atheists – Fr. Edward T. Oakes SJ, First Things

JP the Great Catholic Univ.: Free Online Pillars of Catholicism Course – Adam Wilson

Are You Attached Enough? – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

There Can Be No Compromise on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Rob. P. George DPhil, LfStNws

The Regnerus Affair: Research Integrity and Politics – Karl D. Stephan, MercatorNet

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Here Are 5 Christian Companies That Publicly-Proclaim Bible-Based Views – B. Hallowell

World Youth Day Has Become Bigger than the Olympics – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza, Natl Post

Interview with Msgr. Paul Tighe On Vatican’s New “.catholic” Domain – Brandon Vogt

Uniting Science of Human Evolution with Reality of Religion – Hans Joas, Hedgehog Rev

In Æternum: The England that Never Changes – Joseph Pearce, Crisis Magazine

The End of the Age of Distraction by the USCCB – R. Michael Dunnigan, Cthlc World Rprt

Listen to the Bishops Responsible for Medjugorje – Mark Shea, Pths/Cthlc & Enjoying It!

Sargent Shriver, Rob. P. Casey, & the Fate of Pro-Life Liberalism – Rob. P. George DPhil

Homophobia Leads to AIDS? – Stefano Gennarini JD, C-FAM

Misunderstanding God: Where Atheists Wrong in Opposing Christianity – J. Heschmeyer

Nazi Hatred of Pius XII’s Friendship for Jews – Fr. Tim Finigan, Hermeneutic/Continuity

The Moral Quicksand Surrounding Ectopic Pregnancy – David Werling, Remnant Online

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Old Roman Recreation of Salve Regina – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

 

4 Failures in the Chick-Fil-A Controversy – Brandon Vogt

Olympic Champion Missy Franklin Thinking of Becoming Catholic – Sherry Weddell

Potentialities of English Missal for Ordinariate & Roman Rite – Shawn Tribe, Nw Lt Mv

NFP For Those Over Forty – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Catholic Lane

How Easily Possession Turns to Disappointment – Spiritual Life, Catholic Herald

Will The Culture War Save Our Economy? – Rod Dreher

Do’s and Don’ts of Sharing NFP – Katie Merando, OSV Newsweekly

Expertise and Ethics – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine

Women Are the Battlefield – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

“Brick by Brick” is Too Slow – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Some Cold Water for Your Chicken Sandwich – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Pres. Obama Says He’s Christian, Why Don’t People Believe Him? – Mt. C. Hoffman, LSN

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Solidarity Health Share, a Catholic Alternative – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

Listen, & Take Heart: Music that Shines Through the Darkness – Rob. R. Reilly, Crisis Mg

Reflecting on the Mothers of the Church – Emily Stimpson, OSV Newsweekly

Can We Separate Tebow from His Anti-Catholic Father? – Elizabeth Scalia, P/Anchoress

Gay “Marriage” Debate Will Remain Polarized for Foreseeable Future – R. Douthat, NYT

Pontifical Cthlc Univ. of Peru Blaming Opus Dei for Loss of Status – Mitra Raj, Chcg Trib

Reality of NHS Very Different to that in Olympic Ceremony – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Hrld

Searching for Lost Fatherhood – Norberto Gonzalez Gaitano, MercatorNet

The Situation in Catholic Britain – Hilary White, LifeSiteNews

Reflecting on Cardinal Heenan and Vatican II – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

A Sword for Theists – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Readers Poll: Top 10 Most Influential Saints – Stephen Beale, Cthl Exch/Saints & Seekers

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A Summer Reading List for Catholics – Stephen Kokx, Catholic Vote

The Saint Who Founded the Redemptorists: St. Alphonsus Liguori – Spiritual Life, Ct Hr

Seven Holy Maccabees & St. Peter in Chains – Fr. Z’s Blog

Determining the Top Candidates for Papacy – Matthew Bunson, OSV Newsweekly

Nothing Vain About It: On Vanity Press – Cheryl Dickow, Catholic Lane

The Common Good – David W. Cooney, The Distributist Review

Feel Like You’re Fighting a Losing Battle? Maybe That’s the Point – Ascndng Mt. Carmel

Maeve Binchy: The Irish Novelist Who Shunned the Dark Side – Mary Kenny, Telegraph

Love is the Antidote to Prenatal Eugenic Cleansing – Wesley J. Smith, First Things

Mix-and-Match Morality – Daily Register

Catholic Mangate – Brent Stubbs, Ignitum Today

The Mandate Kicks In – George Weigel

Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big ?ulpit

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One Chicken Dish Now Symbolizes the Culture Wars – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

When Politics Recolonizes the Market – Joseph Knippenberg, First Things/First Thghts

What To Do With The Heretics? – Rod Dreher

Chick-fil-A and Free Exchange – Jordan J. Ballor, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

Amber the Quisling Chikin Says – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Mayors Chicken Out of True Family Values – Marybeth Hicks, Catholic Lane

Reuters News Service Officially Endorses Same-Sex “Marriage” – Ben Johnson, LfStNws

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Modesty is Annoying – Christina Head, Life Teen

A Not-So-Catholic Guide to the 2012 London Olympics – Stephen Kokx, Catholic Vote

Discovering the Many Benefits of NFP – Nick and Monica Warren, OSV Newsweekly

Christian Revolution Under Constantine: 1700th Anniversary Series – Rob. Struble Jr.

Silence and Inaudibility in the Extraordinary Form – Fœderatio Internationalis Una Voce

American Life League Pres. Slams Catholic Relief Service’s ‘Doublespeak’ – J. Brown

Defining Religious Liberty Down – Ross Douthat, New York Times

“Non Quod Non Possis” – Thereserita, Celebrating the Year of Faith

Why Be Catholic? Husband v. GPS – Joyce, Onward and Upward

Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day – Big Pulpit

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Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big Pulpit

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On Church Architecture: The Endurance of Classicism – Denis McNamara, CMR

 

The Role of the Church in the Olympics – Austen Ivereigh, OSV Newsweekly

Economy & Transcendence: The Nature of the Market & the Social Encyclicals – R. Ancil

The Latin Mass and the Anglican Ordinariate – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic In The Ozarks

In the Absence of Fathers: A Story of Elephants & Men – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, Cth Lane

Modesty. . .Being a Fool for Christ – Kleine_Katerine, Five Feet Above Sea Level

L.A. to Host Big Our Lady of Guadalupe Rally: Over 100,000 Attendees – Kev. J. Jones

Beauty is Truth & Truth Beauty – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Pths/Standing on my Head

Caravaggio’s Painting: “The Calling of St. Matthew” – Sandro Magister, La Repubblica

Caught by Anglican Church Repair Bills as Archaic Rights Revived – Jn. Bingham, Tlgaph

So It Begins, Legal & Official Persecution of the Church in America – Stephen White, CV

Sr. Simone Campbell & Jon Stewart to Degrade our Holy Church on TV – Fr. Z’s Blog

“Lynching” & the Homosexual Seminary – David L. Alexander, Man With Black Hat

Catholics, Commies, and Gays . . . Oh My! – George Conger, Get Religion

Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day – Big Pulpit

Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big Pulpit

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The Mark of The Beast and Chick-Fil-A – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

I Want a Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich! – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

Canary In Coal Mine – Rod Dreher

Manipulating the Term “Equality” – Django, Catholics Stand Up and Fight

Tastes Like Chikin – David L. Alexander, Man With Black Hat

Of Catholics and Chick-fil-A – Fr. Z’s Blog

Bakery Sees Business Boom After ‘Gay Wedding Cake’ Refusal – Thaddeus Baklinski, LSN

Cardinal George on “Chicago Values” – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

New S.F. Archbishop Required Gay Catholic Group to Sign Oath of Fidelity – P. B. Craine

On Tolerance – Matthew Heinrich, In and Out of the Ditch

Democratic Party Plans to Include Gay ‘Marriage’ in Party Platform – K. Gilbert, LfStNws

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Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big Pulpit

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The Vatican Information Service Shuts Down – RomeReports.com

 

Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Catholicism – Anna, Catholic Sistas

Why is NFP Not Contraception? – Andrew Haines, Crisis Magazine

Celebrating St. Ignatius of Loyola – Matt Emerson, First Things/On the Square

Maslow’s Hierarchy Revisited: Parenthood’s On Top! – Kathy Schiffer, Catholic Lane

St. Ignatius of Loyola and a New Tridentine Reformation – David Werling, Ars Orandi

Why Every Scientist Needs a Classical Training – William M. Briggs

Red China: Lou Xiaoying Has Saved 30 Babies Abandoned at Trash Dumps – Mountaintop

The Sorrows of a Young Sexpot – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Why Do Men “Discerning a Vocation” Still Date? – Katrina Fernandez, Pths/The Crescat

Quæritur: Does Kneeling for Communion Show a “Spirit of Disobedience”? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Has Modern Catechesis Disney’d the Bible? – Andrew Sciba, Truth & Charity

Abortion is ‘Directly Linked to Porn’: Anti-Porn Crusader – Peter Baklinski, LifeSiteNws

Christians, These Cities Don’t Want You – Rod Dreher

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Why Did the Pope Choose the Name Benedict? – Rome Reports

 

Discerning Marriage as Natural Vocation – Fr. Bryce Sibley, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

My Journey From Seventh-Day Adventism to Catholicism – Ascending Mount Carmel

The Catholic Influence of the Ancient & Modern Olympics – Msgr. V. Felzmann, Ct Hr

The Challenges Facing New Archbishop of San Francisco – David R. Baker, San Fran Chrn

3 Ages of the Interior Life in Relation to the Jewish Temple – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Cn Tl

Sit Down and Serve Your Spouse – Katie Sciba, The Catholic Wife

Fr. Mitch Pacwa: Medjugorje May Be Unraveling – Greg Garrison, Sancte Pater

UK Govt Official Calls for Sanctions Against Large Families – Thaddeus Baklinski, LfStNws

Cardinal George Blasts Chicago Mayor Emanuel Over Chick-fil-A Comments – Fr. Z’s Blog

Media Bias & Distortion on Abortion in Spain – Stefano Gennarini JD, Turtle Bay & Bynd

What Were Menino’s Motives For Attacking Chick-Fil-A? – Dan Flaherty, Cthlc Vote

First Prosecution of Bishops in Australia? – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Jewish-Born Clerics Helped Push Vatican II Reforms – John Connelly, Jewish Daily Frwrd

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Syria Violence May Cause Pope to Cancel Lebanon Trip – Rome Reports

 

A Catholic Guide to the 2012 Olympics – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

Olympics’ Religious Roots – Henry G. Brinton, USA Today

Ciborium of the Duomo di Sant’Emidio, Ascoli Piceno, Italy – Shawn Tribe, New Lit Mov

New San Francisco Archbishop & Gay Activists – Mark Shea, Patheos/Cthlc & Enjoying It!

Cardinal Turkson to Attend Dissident Conference – Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews

Catholic Schools Can Learn from Charters – Sean Kennedy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

On Not Being Silent – Rod Dreher

CCHD Gives Money to Organization that Supports HHS Mandate – Stephanie Block, Spero

Chick-fil-A, Same-Sex Marriage, and Tolerance – Big Pulpit

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