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So wowsers, it’s been forever since I did one of these posts.\u00a0 I’m in awe of those who can keep to a schedule.\u00a0 Be it Melifluous Mondays, Wacky Wednesdays, or Thankful Thursdays – whatever your schedule, if you can stick to it, you are to be commended.\u00a0 For my part, I’ll just keep mixing it up, and join in whenever I can! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Off we go!\u00a0 Today’s quick takes offer Fortnight for Freedom links for your perusal.<\/p>\n

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Feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Cardinal Fisher<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This article about two great saints was posted a year ago, and is ever more relevant as we look to their example in our time as persecution of the Church increases.<\/p>\n

~2~<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review by Brandon Vogt:<\/strong><\/a>
\nTrue Freedom: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious Freedom – by Cardinal Timothy Dolan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Brandon Vogt’s book reviews always make me want to hit the one-click button at Amazon.com<\/p>\n

~3~<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garvey: Six Proofs that Our Religious Liberty Is Threatened<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Catholic University of America President John Garvey addressed the
\nGeneral Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
\nin Atlanta, Ga., last week
\nand offered six reasons to believe that
\nreligious liberty is under attack.<\/p>\n

Garvey compared the current situation with regard to religious liberty in the U.S.
\nto that of Tudor England,
\na time and place synonymous with religious persecution.
\n\u201cWe are not the kind of violent and intolerant society Tudor England was,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cBut in recent years the landscape of religious freedom has changed.
\nIts purview has narrowed considerably.
\nLet me give six examples.\u201d
\n(Read more…)<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

~4~<\/strong><\/p>\n

Myth-Busting the Mandate Debate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

From the \u201cWar on Women\u201d to \u201ca Catholics-only fight\u201d\u2014
\ncoverage of the HHS controversy is rife with distortions and misinformation.<\/p>\n

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How to Protect Your Religious Freedom with One Simple Action a Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Want to participate in the Fortnight for Freedom<\/a> <\/strong>campaign (hope so!),
\nbut don’t know where to start?<\/div>\n
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Well The Catholic Association<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is making it really easy for you
\n(along with a whole lot of other people who have joined them).
\nHere are 14 things they put together that you can do
\n– one per day –
\nthat will each take only a few minutes.
\nMake it a personal goal over this Fortnight to support the cause
\nby following these simple steps:
\n(Read more…)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n