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WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

How to Be a Catholic Woman on Campus – Ashley Crouch, Daily Register

The Ecumenical Future – George Weigel, Archdiocese of Denver/The Catholic Difference

Age-Old ‘Distributism’ Gains New Traction – David Gibson, Washington Post

Sin of Presumption & You: How to go to Hell in an Uneasy Lesson – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Hurons, the Iroquois, and the Blackrobes – Pat McNamara, Patheos/In Ages Past

A Pastor’s Letter for Our Times – Msgr. William Biebel, Catholic Lane

What are the “Fonts of Revelation”? – Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Canada: Abp. Miller Honored to Participate in 40 Days for Life Event – Pt. Baklinski, LSN

Marxism, Abortion among CCHD’s Poverty Strategies – Kenneth Spence, Acton Institute

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: No Mention of God – Motley Monk, TAC

Paris Hilton and the Liturgy – Brent Stubbs, VirtuousPla.net

The Pillars of Unbelief: Immanuel Kant – Dr. Peter Kreeft, Integrated Catholic Life™

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TUESDAY EVENING EDITION

St. Luke, Evangelist and Historian – Mary Kochan, Catholic Lane

Fundamentalism and the Abandonment of Reason – Dr. Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org

The Scientific Revolution and Contemporary Ethics – William Carroll, Public Discourse

Love in the Ruins – Daniel McInerny, High Concepts

The Miracle that Happens – Jared Dale Combista, VirtuousPla.net

Bobby Jindal on Centralized Disaster Response – Ray Nothstine, Acton Institute/Pwr Blg

Swedish Gov’t Threaten to Revoke Rights of Homeschooling Couple – Th. Baklinski, LSN

The Magazine, U.S. Catholic, Promotes Blasphemy – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

The Fight to Eliminate Down Syndrome: Eugenics at Work? – Leticia Velasquez, NCReg

A Canticle for Liebowitz: Plus ?a Change, Plus ?a Même Chose – Tony Layne, Imprctcl Cth

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TUESDAY LATE-AFTERNOON EDITION

St. Luke, the Most Prolific New Testament Writer – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Thlgcl Mvmnt

The Only Apostle Not a Jew & Never Saw Christ – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

St. Faustina’s Vision of Hell (Seven Characteristics of Hell) – Taylor Marshall, Cntrbry Tls

In Remembrance – Sarah Babbs, VirtuousPla.net

29th Monday: St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr – Tony Layne, Outside the Asylum

When Children Arrive, Iraq’s Christians Live Double Lives – BP News

Susan Sarandon calls B16 “Nazi”; ADL calls for Apology – Steven D. Greydanus, NCRegister

Vatican to Approve Distinct Order of Mass for Personal Ordinariates – Msgr. Burnham, OP

Ukrainian Prelate Speaks of Hope for Church Unity – Matthew A. Rarey, Daily Register

Teacher under Fire for Criticizing Homosexuality on Facebook – Jeremy Kryn, Lf St Nws

Traditional Family Values from a Kids’ Perspective – Steven W. Mosher, Catholic Lane

Clare and Francis – J.B. Toner, Dappled Things

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TUESDAY MORNING EDITION

Mother Teresa and Me. . . and Me Too – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic Lane

2012 is Year of Faith, What Does It Mean? – Brandon Vogt, VirtuousPla.net

Refusing Cancer Treatment, Woman Dies to Save Unborn Child – Christine Dhanagom, LSN

Will Senate Kill U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom? – Nina Shea, Hudson Institute

Too Funny: Depicting David’s Victory over Goliath – Michael Barber, The Sacred Page

Lord Nicholas Windsor Speaking Out on Abortion – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

The Acceptable Sphere for Talking About Abortion – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Susan Sarandon calls B16 a Nazi – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

Tolerance, Decadence and Violence – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Robert Downey, Jr. Asks Hollywood to Forgive Mel Gibson – Frank Weathers, YIMCatholic

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MONDAY EVENING EDITION

The Goodness & Necessity of Latin in Religious Ed. – Chris Owens, Benedictus Dominus

Ten Rules for Great Parenting – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

How “Noninfallibilists” Diminish Virtues of Docility & Obedience – Msgr. Ch. Pope, AOW

Pornography, Public Morality, & Constitutional Rights – Robert P. George, Public Discourse

Trouble Inside SSPX – Ches, The Sensible Bond

Fr. John Jenkins Looks Like Obama’s Dupe – Colleen Carroll Campbell, STL Today

Abp. Dolan to Pres. Obama: Push the Reset Button on DOMA – Bob Laird, HLI America

Card. Ravasi: Atheists in Assisi? B16 Wanted Them – Andrea Tornielli, La Stampa/Vat Insr

Voices from the Womb – Royce, VirtuousPla.net

Bachmann: Will Restore Pro-Life Protections Gutted by Obama – Jeremy Kryn, LSN

Communist China’s Population Control Continues – Joan Frawley Desmond, Daily Register

Catholics Aren’t Christians & Other Common Myths – Lorraine Murray, Intgrtd Cthlc Life™

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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Courage Apostolate Continues Mission of its Founder – Matthew A. Rarey, NCRegister

An Introduction to Distributism, Part II – Donald P. Goodman III, The Distributist Review

St. Ignatius of Antioch & the Early Church – Kenneth D. Whitehead, Ignatius Insight Scoop

On the Authority of Bishops, from St. Ignatius of Antioch – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Th Mv

“The Might Macs”: Basketball and the Power of Faith – Brandon Vogt, The Thin Veil

Hope – Anna Williams, VirtuousPla.net

Ten Public Policies for Renewing Family Life – Phillip Longman, MercatorNet

Wm. Henry Bissell, First Catholic Governor of Illinois – Donald R. McClarey, The Am Cthlc

Abp. Nichols was the Bully in the Cardinal Vaughan Saga – Damian Thompson, Telegraph

Guess Who is a Prime Target of Religious Persecution in the U.S.? – Russell Shaw, OSV

Photo: Occupy Rome Desecrates Statue of Our Lady – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Campaign for Human Development: Time to Shut it Down? – Fr. Val J. Peter, First Things

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MONDAY LATE-MORNING EDITION

Even Saints Need Spiritual Direction – Dan Burke, National Catholic Register

Did Archbishop Nichols really write this Letter? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Ireland: The Media’s Rush to Libel Fr. Kevin Reynolds – Niamh Ui Bhriain, Life Institute

Justice and Mercy: As Relevant Today as Ever – Fr. John C. McClosky III, Daily Register

Panic in Vatican as Brazil Loses More Catholics – Giacomo Galeazzi, La Stampa/Vtcn Insdr

End Times? – Royce, VirtuousPla.net

Friends Don’t Let Friends Be Calvinist – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Greek Church To Be Rebuilt At WTC Site – Eliot Brown, Wall Street Journal

Troubling Times: The Feeling of Anticipation & Urgency – Ordinary Catholic, Peter’s Barque

Canon Lawyer told Fr. Pavone Not to Meet with Bishop – John-Henry Westen, Lf St Nws

Worse than a Gypsy is a Catholic Gypsy? – Annie Elizabeth, Defénde Nos In Proélio

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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

The Essential Qualities of Prayer – Dc. Mike Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic Life™

The Great Siege of Malta of 1565 & The Knights of Malta – Tribunus, Roman Christendom

Maria Pierina de Micheli & The Holy Face of Jesus Devotion – Mystics of the Church

Feeling Clean – Joe Sales, VirtuousPla.net

“Christians are Free People, That is Why They Hate Us” – Mauro Pianta, La Stampa/Vt In

The Intriguing Saint Thomas More – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Infamous Anonymous Abortion Practitioner Exposed: Nicola Moore – Cheryl Sullenger, LN

B16 Believes Secularized Nations can turn Christian Again – David Kerr, Cthlc News Agency

Decline and Fall – Anthony Esolen, Catholic World Report

Book Review: Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child – Thomas Howard, FP

Protests in Rome turn Violent – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Is ‘Mediation’ the Way to Resolve the Zurek-Pavone Conflict? – Dr. Ed Peters, ITLOTL

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SUNDAY EDITION

Liberty, Technology, & the Advent of Social Networking – Gladden J. Pappin, First Prncpls

Want an Ultrasound? There’s an App for That! – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic & Enjyng It!

Relics: Pious Devotion, Healing Power, or Something Else? – Kathy Schiffer, Ssns of Grc

Does the Bible Prohibit Religious Images? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

How Catholics Read and Study the Bible – Julie Robison, VirtuousPla.net

Cardinal Amato: JP2 to be a Saint Soon – Giacomo Galeazzi, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

What I Miss About Not Having Kids – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Praying the Rosary through Art: The Sorrowful Mysteries – Maria Stella Ceplacha, Crisis Mg

Forty Days For Life in London – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Petition to Review the Second Vatican Council – Fr. Simon Henry, Offerimus Tibi Domine

A Song for Simeon – Brandon Zimmerman, Dappled Things

Strong Voices from Europe – Virgil Nemoianu, The Catholic Thing

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SATURDAY LATE-AFTERNOON EXTRA

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SATURDAY EDITION

Bestselling Medieval Author Hidden in Rome’s only Gothic Church – Christopher Howse, DT

Alcoholism Drives Man Beyond 12 Steps and Into the Church – Trent Beattie, Daily Register

Ten Reasons The Pill is Bad – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Catholic Mission Aims to Revive Spirits of Struggling Chicago Neighborhood – M. Martin

Lord, Save Us From Liturgists – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

Alien Species: Life as a Gluten-Free Catholic – Sarah, A Beaten Copper Lamp

How Evangelicals Know Their Canon is Correct – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

What’s The Next Gayness? – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

On Fr. Pavone’s Failure to Meet with Bp. Zurek – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

Father Pavone a No-Show for Meeting with his Bishop – Catholic Culture

UK: Many Kids being Seized by Social Workers without Reason – William Oddie, Cthlc Herald

Obama Defunds Bishops’ Migration & Refugee Services Work – Michelle Bauman, EWTN Nws

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Mothers’ Saint and a Blessing Comes to Website – The Editors, National Catholic Register

Patron Saint of Compromised Financial Services – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Is There a Place for Modern Art in Our Churches? – David Clayton, New Liturgical Mvmnt

Fatima Anniversary: Fr. Apostoli sees Atheism Overtaking the West – B. Mann, EWTN Nws

Hope and Homosexuality – Leonard Klein, First Things/On the Square

Chastity and Building the Culture of Life – Brendan Dudley, HLI America

The Arab Spring’s Forgotten Freedom – Samuel Gregg, American Spectator

“There Is No Place for the Jew in Libya” – Shiraz Maher, Hudson New York

Are Character Strengths Enough? – Kevin Ryan, MercatorNet

Obama is Alienating Catholic Voters – Colleen Carroll Campbell, Catholic Lane

Vote! Catholic Poll for U.S. President – The American Catholic

Actor Brings St. John Vianney to Life on EWTN – Joseph Pronechen, Daily Register

Why It’s Great to Be a Young Catholic – Marc Barnes, Crisis Magazine

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