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            <title><![CDATA[I Went Inside the Mormon Temple]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As far as I could tell, there is no attempt at all to convey sacredness, that is, set-apartness from ordinary worldly experience. Rather, it’s a labyrinth of prosaic meeting spaces and comfy sitting zones: all deep carpeting, crushed velour, padded seats, mirrored walls, and gold-lamé bunting, ringed by shiny bronze and chrome accents and lit by prismatic crystal chandeliers.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A “Brain-dead” Abortion Argument]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In the case of true, total brain death, removing life support only allows the process of decomposition to continue. In contrast, every human embryo and human fetus is a living organism on a path of self-directed development that will continue unless meeting a fatal end. So while it is justified to allow the brain-dead to be dead, it is not justified to kill unborn children who are very much alive.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Defense of St. Michael’s Prayer After Mass]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup’s in the Cradle: Men Can’t Have It All, Either]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[“Are you saying a man can’t work?” Of course not—only that his family deserves the most and the best of him. If he wants to work harder than that—say, pursuing glory in the World Cup—let him, before he gets married.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Modern Lessons from St. Thomas More]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In St. Thomas More’s witness, we find a reminder that life is not worth living if we must live it in denial of Christ and his teachings, and in disobedience to our well-formed conscience.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Catholic Colleges Are Leading Souls to Satan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Although I survived my undergraduate years with my new faith intact (most Catholics do not) my soul was left extremely scandalized and disheartened. Worse, I discovered my school was not the exception to Catholic colleges, but was the norm: many Catholic universities host drag shows (among other LGBTQ endorsing events), have ties with the abortion industry, and leave their students to be more supportive of abortion, gay “marriage,” and fornication following graduation.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Vidal Veritas]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This evidence from both Catholic and secular sources affirms: it is better when two men and two women have a deep friendship and live as brothers or sisters, respectively, rather than as a romantic couple.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Fantasy Spouse Is Keeping Catholics Single]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Somewhere along the way, many Catholics began viewing every single interaction with the opposite sex through a dating lens. Every conversation becomes a possibility. Every social event becomes an opportunity. Every new face is evaluated as a potential spouse.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg’s Alien Gospel]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Connect the dots in his filmography and there emerges a clear picture of a man trying to heal his God-wound with his imagination.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How “Doubting Thomas” Proves Jesus Is God]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When demonstrating that the Bible teaches Jesus is God, many people cite John 1:1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”Although this verse is powerful evidence for Christ’s divinity, it’s not usually the best verse to use.]]></description>
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