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30 October 2021

On Waiting for God's Best, True Origins of Halloween, and Other Catholic-related Topics

A number of articles/posts have recently been published on a variety of Catholic-related subjects worth considering.

To access some of these, please visit:

Crossroads Initiative: True Origins of Halloween - Pagan Druid or Christian?

Catholic News Agency: Catholics can get an indulgence for the dead by praying at a cemetery any day this November (28 OCT 21)

The Catholic Thing: Waiting for God's Best (29 AUG 21)

Crux: Pope tells nuns to spurn the Devil, don't become 'spinsters' (24 OCT 21)

Catholic Herald: Cardinal Dolan outlines 7 'non-negotiables' for the Synod on Synodality (20 OCT 21)

Public Discourse: How the Catholic Church Made Westerners the WEIRDest People in the World (28 OCT 21)

Denver Catholic: George Weigel: Pope Francis, 'estranged' Catholics, and holy communion (20 OCT 21)

National Catholic Register: Blogs: Deacon Steven D. Greydanus: The Sacred and the Profane: Religious Themes in Vampire Fiction (28 SEP 21)

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