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Was Jesus Really Born Poor? This One Biblical Hint Offers a Clue - Ryan Scheel, uCatholic+++

Poland Keeps the Lord’s Day Holy – Ines A. Murzaku, Crisis Magazine

Quæritur: Mass Obligation When There’s Treacherous Ice & I’ve Fallen Before – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Second Coming & Its Stages – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

Raising Our Children in the Catholic Faith – Lorelei Savaryn, Catholic Stand

Why Damnation Is Eternal & Other Teachings on Hell – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

Gentleman, Learn to Compliment a Lady – Jennifer Hartline, The Stream

Mass in Santiago, Chile – Ben Butera, The American Catholic

Praying in a Cave, Under Ice: the Antarctic Chapel – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia

The Vatican II Option: a Review of Catholicism & Citizenship – Caleb Bernacchio, Ethika Politika

Misconceptions Held About the Church Before Becoming Catholic – Lorelei Savaryn, ChurchPop

Don’t Leave Funeral Planning Until It’s Too Late – Fr. Matthew Pittam, Catholic Herald

Santa Claus’ Real Hometown Isn’t the North Pole – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

New Zealand: Pope Appoints New Bishop – Zenit

A Purposeful Kind of World – Matt Nelson, Catholic Answers Magazine

You Better Watch Out, St. Nicholas is Coming to Town – Chr. B. Warner, The Catholic World Report

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