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Monastic Life: A Life Without Choices? – John Jalsevac, Crisis Magazine

A Plea from the CMAA – Arlene Oost-Zinner, The Chant Café

True Baring & Hard Knox – Joseph Pearce, StAR/Ink Desk

Democracies: What They Don’t Do Well – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

Worshiping with Our Whole Bodies – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Purity is Power – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Patheos/Standing on my Head

An Audacious Promise: The Moral Case for Capitalism – Joe Carter, Acton Institute

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The Poet Who Saved a Saint’s Priceless Letters – Joseph Pearce, Catholic Herald

B16: Sound Education in Faith is Most Urgent Challenge in US – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

Chen Guangcheng Tells Congressional Hearing He Fears for Lives of Family – Dly Register

What Grace Is Given in the Sacraments? And 10 Other Questions – Saint Peter’s List

Lessons of the Church’s First (Officially) Saintly Economist – John Norton, OSV Nwswkly

Filled with Desire – Kevin O’Brien, StAR/Ink Desk

Georgetown: Final Examinations for the Bishops – Jake Tawney, The American Cthlc

“Pro Multis” – Dr. Robert Moynihan, Catholic Lane

Can a Friend be my Spiritual Director? – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

“For Many” or “For All”? The Right Answer is the First – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Our Allotted Time is the Passing of a Shadow: The Modernist Fallacy – B. Pursell, Crisis

Survey of French Seminaries – Super Trad Mum, Etheldreda’s Place

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Rome-SSPX: Fr. Pfluger Speaks on Recent Developments – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

The Crusades and Historical Ignorance – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Dialogue with a Heretic – Sr. Lisa Marie Doty FDCC, Ignitum Today

SSPX: Who Cares? – Fr. Christopher Smith, The Chant Café

What Calvinists & Jesuits Don’t Understand about Divine Providence – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush

Pornography Turns Real Men Into Lustful Little Cowards – Vaughn Kohler, Daily Register

Homosexual Activist Dan Savage Now Attacks Papa Bene (video) – Ben Johnson, LfStNws

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NPR and the Nuns – Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

Rep. Ryan: We Have Pursued Solidarity but Abused Subsidiarity – Char. Hays, Dly Reg

The Herx Case: Is it About God’s Law or Politics? – Judie Brown, Catholic Lane

Occupy This! – Joseph, Ignitum Today

The Always Witty Little Flower – Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

8 Reasons Catholics are the Worst Protesters – Matthew Archbold, Ntnl Cthlc Register

Chris Matthews’ thinks Obama is like Henry V, Oh Really? – Barbara Curtis, Mommy Life

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The Purpose and Vocation of the Catholic Lawyer – Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice

Palliative Care vs. Physician Assisted Suicide – Dr. Ty Meyer, Ignitum Today

Quæritur: Witnessing Invalid Civil Marriage of Catholics – Fr. Z’s Blog

Jon Will at 40 – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Al-Qaeda: Catholics in Ireland were Fertile Ground for Conversion – Michael Kelly, CH

Snappy Peppy – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Obama Brags about Radical Homosexual Agenda – Christine Dhanagom, LifeSiteNews

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5th Sunday of Easter, Simple English Propers – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Rare Art Nouveau Influenced Vestments – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Proper Care and Feeding of a Choir: Part 2 – Wendi, Cradle Stories

Abp. Chaput Announces Fate of 8 Accused Priests – Joan Frawley Desmond, Daily Reg

What Would Your Family Say If You Became Catholic – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Cntrbry Tales

Knowing Death & Judgment are Near Puts Relationships into Perspective – F. Phillips, CH

Georgetown Invites Sebelius to Deliver Commencement – Paul Zummo, The Amrcn Cthlc

Why We Need Work – Rachel Howell, Ignitum Today

USCCB Mixed Signals are Harming Religious Freedom – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

At Home with the Mexicans – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

Time Running Out for Obama to Fix Scandalous Handling of Chen Situation – K. Gilbert

Calling People “Vegetables”: Where Did it Come From? – Dr. Dianne Irving, Catholic Lane

Regnum Novum Blog Shuts Down – Omar F. A. Gutierrez, Regnum Novum

Nebraska Coach: I’d Rather be Fired than Retract Homosexuality Remarks – T. Baklinski

On Boycotting Chinese Products – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Lavender Graduation Trend Continues at Catholic Colleges – Matt Archbold, CNS Blog

UK: LMS Conference, June 9th – John Whitehead, Once I Was A Clever Boy

Three Things about the Composer Antonio Vivaldi – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archd. of Wash.

Baby-Killing in Philippine Mythology: Is Planned Parenthood a Manananggal? – K. Schiffer

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This is the press release from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as received. Short version: investigations in 8 cases concluded, 3 men exonerated, 5 found “unfit”, 6 still being examined by law enforcement, and the rest still under review.  More from Thomas L. McDonald of Patheos/God and the Machine.

5 Short Stories that Every Catholic should Read – J. E. Foyer, Saint Peter’s List

Remembering St. Josemaria Escriva – Jim Graves, Catholic World Report

A Requiem for Manners – Stephen M. Klugewicz, Crisis Magazine

The Carthusian Monk Hung, Drawn & Quartered by King Henry VIII – Catholic Herald

The Fifth Sunday of Easter – Dr. Scott Hahn, St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology

St. Monica: “Put My Body Anywhere” – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Unaccountable Popularity of “The Scream” – Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet

2012 Holds Multiple Anniversaries for Opus Dei – Jim Graves, Daily Register

The God Who is Worldly – Peter J. Leithart, First Things/On the Square

A Tale Of Two Films – The Larry D, Acts Of The Apostasy

Caves of Refuge Discovered – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Scientism & Morality – John Gray, The New Republic

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Chen: US Officials Pressured Me to Leave Embassy – Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSiteNews

New Book: B16’s Reform: The Liturgy Between Innovation & Tradition – Carl Olson, IIS

For Greater Glory: Interview With Andy Garcia – Donald R. McClarey, The American Cthlc

You Have My Pen. . . – Abigail Reimel, Ignitum Today

Is It Really Okay To Laugh About Sex? – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

SDG Reviews ‘The Avengers’ – Steven D. Greydanus, Daily Register

Executive Director of ICEL on “The Future of the Liturgy” – Shawn Tribe, New Lit Mov

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Why More Women are Becoming Nuns, Especially in Britain – Ruth Gledhill, London Times

On Conversions: “Here Comes Everybody!” – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

More Evidence of the Vocations Reversal – Matthew Cantirino, First Things/First Thghts

The Blog Problem: “Dialogue” vs. Dialectic as Modes of Discourse – Kate Edwards, AI

PM Cameron will Lose 30 Seats Pushing for Gay “Marriage” – William Oddie, Cthlc Herald

A Gay Man I Consider a Saint – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Blind Chinese Human-Rights Activist Faces Uncertain Fate – Joan F. Desmond, Daily Reg

SSPX Superior: Abp. Lefebvre Would Accept Canonical Recognition – Fr. Z’s Blog

Rito Ambrosiano Antico & the Seminarians of the ICRSS – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

Chen’s Horrifying Discovery: Obama Embraces Abortions – Matthew C. Hoffman, LfStNws

Effects of the Annunciation – Robert Wenderski, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Understanding Papal Infallibility – Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing

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Women’s Religious Conference Reform Prompts Twitter Duel, Frs. Z & Martin – CNA

The Vatican vs. the “Good Sisters”? – The Motley Monk, The American Catholic

Typed Tantrums – Matthew Cantirino, First Things/First Thoughts

Sister Patricia: On The LCWR ‘Crackdown’ – The Larry D, The American Catholic

Pope Nicholas VI, LCWR, Dying Communities. . . – Tom Crowe, Catholic Vote

Obedience, Oil, and Water – Matthew Cantirino, First Things/First Thoughts

What Would Jesus Say? – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Secular Commentators Completely Misunderstand the Conflict – Phil Lawler, CC/OTC

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