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Full texts of the propositions relating to the ordination of married men, a female diaconate and an Amazonian rite, their voting numbers, plus some brief observations.

Stephen Bullivant's Mass Exodus: Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II is the social scientific equivalent of a procedural crime novel.

George Weigel on inculturation.

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has written to schools that "Yoga is not of Christian origin" and is not suitable for a parish school setting "especially not during Religious Education time."

More and more young women are being called to the religious life, after 50 straight years of decline. What on earth is going on?

A fascinating explanation of how to launder liturgical linens.

Producers of sacramental altar wines are a select group.

Receiving Communion successfully — that is, like a saint — requires more than meets the eye.

The debate about what is appropriate for music at Sunday worship has raged for decades and as it has, many people and communities have adopted novelties and new approaches without waiting for it to be resolved.

Having a trusted spiritual director can make a profound impact on a person's life.

I am firmly convinced that in these times, the merest stammering of the creed, the weakest but most heartfelt act of faith, despite all feelings to the contrary, will be rewarded with a crown of martyrdom.

There are at least three politically feasible legislative solutions to the pornography crisis that should pass constitutional muster.

We as a nation are rapidly dispensing with forgiveness. In its stead, we favor resentment, vengeance, and even hatred. This cultivation of animosity is a thoroughly un-American trait, and one that seriously threatens the Christian foundations of our republic.

Astrology has become popular among people "who see no contradiction between using astrology and believing in science."

Nooks and crannies occur in an ancient town like the endearing wrinkles on an aged face. But how can they be incorporated into buildings constructed on the principles of curtain-wall architecture.

Death is the wage of sin and has rule over this world, which is yet another reason to look for the coming of another Kingdom — and another Ruler.

As a rule, I hold that removing objects from private property is not an act of good order. But then, neither is setting up idols in Catholic churches an act of good order.

These 9 tools are some of the newest and most accurate ways to help you know your body.

'Jesus is King' depicts the artist's ongoing battle to escape the dictatorship of relativism.