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By Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing - The boys have bodies that cry out for action and rough play – the metabolism, the endocrine glands, and the musculature determine the direction of play, in boys as in other physical creatures.  The girls have bodies directed toward the bearing and the nurture of children.  Everyone knows it.  That is why it must be energetically and vociferously denied, with obvious and severe punishments for anyone who would deny it.

By Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine - There is a moment in Holy Mass to which, I suspect, not a few of us older Catholics these days are drawn. It comes during the First Eucharistic Prayer, that most ancient and august expression of Catholic worship, when the priest, addressing God directly, asks that He remember all those who have come together to pay homage to Him. ...

By Kim Tisor, Church Militant - The consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary happened just a few days ago — truly a historic occasion for Holy Mother Church... But that's only one of the things Our Lady of Fatima spoke about. As Church Militant's Kim Tisor explains, it's time for the next step... Pope Francis' consecration on Friday is something faithful Catholics have been wanting for decades.

By Joannie Watson, Integrated Catholic - Some weeks, the connection between the Sunday Mass readings is obvious. Perhaps the Old Testament reading is a clear foreshadowing or example of typology for the Gospel reading. Or all the readings point to a common theme, like the importance of a calling. Looking over the readings for this coming Sunday.. nothing immediately caught my attention. So I sat with them awhile.