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What Makes a Parish “Great”? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Christmas According to Kids is Amazing! – Jessica McAfee, epicPew

The Transforming Power of Christmas – Mark C. McCann, Catholic Stand

The Catholic Gentleman’s Christmas Gift Guide 2016 Edition – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman

5 Catholic Books For You And Your Teen – Anabelle Hazard, Catholic Stand

Belgium Bishop Co-Authors Book in Support of Pre-Marital Sex, Same-Sex Relations – Eduardo Echeverria, The Catholic World Report

Beyond Me, My Selfie, and I: A Review of Teresa Tomeo’s Latest Book – Bethanie Ryan, Ignitum Today

Dutch Doctor Performs Euthanasia on Struggling Alcoholic – Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald

Book Notice: St. Thomas Aquinas’s Commentary on Job – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

Lithuanian Archbishop says Citizens Anxious about Russian Military Threat – Catholic News Service via Catholic Herald

Did Jesus Believe in Purgatory? – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers

Spirit of Vatican II Catholics and Patheos Out to Destroy the Pro-Life Movement – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

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