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Vatican defends Rupnik's "art"; Vatican "trial of the century" countersuit; USCCB cuts staff; Louisiana's 10 Commandments law; books, and more!
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Vatican defends Rupnik's "art"; Vatican "trial of the century" countersuit; USCCB cuts staff; Louisiana's 10 Commandments law; books, and more!

Join Phil and me as we talk over some topics for this week -- our takes are different from all the others, so do tune in!
Leila Marie Lawler
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Phil Lawler
Jun 28, 2024
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Vatican prefect doubles down in defense of use of Rupnik’s art

Vatican ‘trial of the century’ defendant opens countersuit in London court

US bishops’ conference cuts justice-and-peace staff

Is It Time to Abolish the USCCB? by Leila Marie Lawler

New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (affiliate link)

The Door in the Wall: (Newbery Medal Winner) by Marguerite De Angeli (affiliate link)

The Liturgy, the Family, and the Crisis of Modernity: Essays of a Traditional Catholic (Os Justi Studies in Catholic Tradition) by Joseph Shaw

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