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By Amy Smith, EWTN News - Father Mike Schmitz is a Newman Center chaplain at the Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth and podcast host of the popular The Bible in a Year and The Catechism in a Year. He is known for his practical and encouraging advice for Catholics of all ages. As we embark on Lent, the Register asked Father Schmitz’s advice via email on living these days well... In his Feb. 17 responses, Father Schmitz reflected on prioritizing Christ in daily life, picking prudent penances and more.

By Church Militant - The bishop of Tyler, TX talks with Terry Barber... In this week's episode, pro-life Catholic Mark Houck discusses his story with Bp. Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas and Terry Barber of Virgin Most Powerful Radio. Houck was arrested by FBI agents on charges of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. In late January, a jury found him not guilty on all charges. The bishop of Tyler, TX talks with Terry Barber.

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing - The ritual phrase above is so common that many Catholics probably don’t even bother to think about what it is saying. I’d even venture to suggest that no small number of people in the pews couldn’t explain what it’s saying, at least not beyond “we’re praying for X.” And while that’s true, there’s more to the story that an earlier generation of Catholics might have articulated but many today, I fear, just can’t... Why do we pray for X?

By Teresa Hodgins, Catholic Exchange - At times, it can be tempting to just ignore the differences between men and women. Why does gender really matter, if women are in the workplace and men are co-parenting with style? Wouldn’t it be easier for everyone in this transgender debate if we just stop caring so much about gender in the first place?