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By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Yesterday I argued that the Vatican’s declared reason for new restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass (TLM) is unconvincing. As I explained, while the Vatican charges that traditionalists do not recognize the validity of the post-conciliar liturgy, in fact the people who attend the Novus Ordo are more likely to think it is invalid.

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing - The painting, “Mama,” by Kelly Latimore – an “icon” of a black Virgin holding a black Jesus (resembling George Floyd) – should not have been displayed at The Catholic University of America, not even as a painting in a museum, because it’s blasphemous. And it’s certainly not a religious object, because it’s not a fit object of devotion for the Catholic faithful.

By Fr. Maurice Meschler, Catholic Exchange - Spiritual writers are fond of calling Saint Joseph the shadow of the heavenly Father, an engaging, elevated, and truthful repre­sentation indeed. It expresses the full extent of his greatness and the complete concept of his high vocation in a most concise and sublime manner. The heavenly Father is the type and origin of all fatherhood in Heaven and on earth (Eph. 3:15)...