1. ISIS Boasted Of These Christians’ Deaths. Here Are The Lives They Lived.

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3. The Middle East is red with the blood of Christians

4. In Jerusalem, some 200 people protest killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by jihadists in Libya

5. Is ISIS harvesting organs?

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8. $2.8M in Support for Syrias Embattled Christians

9. Modi Voices Concern at Crimes Seen to Target India’s Christians

10. A truly unnecessary ruling in Washington State threatening religious freedom and the livelihood of a flower-show owner.

I interviewed this florist, Barronelle Stutzman, here.

11. An interview with Kerry Weber, author of a book on mercy and works of mercy from last Ash Wednesday here.

12. 21 Christians were just beheaded. And I’m stressing about giving up sugar for Lent.

13. I was on a radio show Tuesday night and my co-guest talked about how Christians in the U.S. live in the luxury wing of the Church. Indeed: We have drive-through ashes here.

14. D.C.’s Cardinal Donald Wuerl: Would you die for your ashes?

And on Bret Baier’s hour.

15. For the most part, I really don’t spend any of my time arguing about abortion and hospice care – I simply offer good care, because it’s good and it speaks for itself.

(Hat tip.)

16. Michael Strain:

Angela? Angela? Angela?

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PLUS: 20 Lenten things. Some Ash Wednesday via Twitter. And one more.