First Links—8.4.15

Redeeming Word and Body
Fr. Paul Scalia, The Catholic Thing

The Long GOP Fight to Defund Planned Parenthood
Julie Rovner, The Atlantic

Summer Reading for All Seasons of the Year
Chase Padnusiak, Ethika Politika

Striving for Greatness
Br. John Paul Kern, O.P., Dominicana

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