Monreale Cathedral Details, Sicily: Bible in Stone and Mosaic; When Sex Becomes Cheap; and More!

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Tito Edwards Blogs January 27, 2019

Details from Monreale Cathedral, Sicily: The Bible in Stone & Mosaic ☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal +1

Dive into the Old Testament – Off the Shelf with John Bergsma ☩ Pete Socks of Catholic Stand

Natural Family Planning (NFP): Hard Truths & Good Fruits ☩ Sophie Caldecott of Humanum

Confronting the Decline of Moral Sensibilities ☩ Daru of Catholic Stand

When Sex Becomes Cheap ☩ Fr. D. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., of Humanum

INVOcell: A Catholic-Friendly Treatment for Infertility? ☩ Sister Renée Mirkes of Catholic World Report

Choir Dress of the Rouen Chapter ☩ Aelredus Rievallensis of Canticum Salomonis

Church & State ☩ Dale Ahlquist of Faith & Culture

Human Composting: The Ultimate Denial of the Soul ☩ John Horvat II of Crisis Magazine

Only You, Lord ☩ Noel Ethan Tan of Ignitum Today

Why the Royal College of Physicians Will Go ‘Neutral’ on Assisted Suicide & Why That Matters ☩ Philippa Taylor of Mercatornet

Pope Francis Continues Curial Shakeup: Suppresses Ecclesia Dei Commission, Moves Sistine Chapel Choir ☩ Christopher Altieri of The Dispatch at The Catholic World Report

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Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a nominal Catholic life, he reverted completely to his childhood faith that began on the eve of the funeral of Pope John Paul II. He publishes Big Pulpit, Catholic Stand, Ignitum Today, and The American Catholic.

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