Michael Lynch works in the marketing department at The Catholic Company. He’d like to read more of the classics than he does, and hopes that writing for the Good Catholic blog will encourage him in that effort. He and his family live near Charlotte, North Carolina.

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 December: The Immaculate Conception Lesson

December: The Immaculate Conception

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 November: The Souls in Purgatory Lesson

November: The Souls in Purgatory

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 October: The Holy Rosary Lesson

October: The Holy Rosary

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 September: The Seven Sorrows of Mary Lesson

September: The Seven Sorrows of Mary

Part 1: Mary, Icon of Humanity ...

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August: The Immaculate Heart of Mary

Part 1: The Fruitful and Sinless Heart ...

 July: The Precious Blood Lesson

July: The Precious Blood

Part 1: The Blood of the Lamb ...

 June: The Sacred Heart of Jesus Lesson

June: The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Part 1: The Heart of the Lord ...