28 March AD 2024

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BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Russian Orthodox ChurchPope Francis to Meet Patriarch Kirill in Cuba

by Edward Pentin

of National Catholic Register

The Pope Francis-Patriarch Kirill Meeting in Cuba – Robert Moynihan, Inside the Vatican
Melkite Archbishop: French Bishops Too Politically Correct, Afraid of Islam – Rorate Cæli
Moscow Patriarchate: Pan-Orthodox Synod Not an Ecumenical Council – Pravmir
On the Great Council of the Orthodox Church – John Chryssavgis, First Things
Suffering Churches in Syria, Iraq Bring Rome & Moscow Together (Updated) – Terry Mattingly
Byzantine Catholic Nuns Provide Place of Encounter With Christ – John Burger, Aleteia
Ecumenical Earthquake, The Pope Lands The Patriarch – Rocco Palmo, Whispers
The ‘Passion’ that Looms Over the Historic Rome-Moscow Meeting – Terry Mattingly, Get Rel
The Agenda for the Holy and Great Council – The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete, While in Athens. . . – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
If I were Running the Eastern Orthodox Council – Adam A.J. DeVille Ph.D., The Dispatch
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MONDAY EDITION

Middle Eastern Christian Child YouthRubio and Bush Would Use Our Military to Permit a Genocide of Christians in Syria

by Jason Scott Jones

of National Security

Jesuit Univ. Joins Planned Parenthood to Promote Abortion as Zika Remedy – T Williams PhD
Decentralization: What Would Be Acceptable? – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
A Memorial Tribute to a Bishop Who Reported Abuse & Was Expelled – Richard Becker, Crisis
Letter from a Toronto Jail – Douglas Farrow, First Things
What Are You Giving Up for Lent? – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register
Gaia Church: Love the Earth, Heaven Can Wait – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
On Family Day, the God of Surprises Surprised Pope Francis – Christopher J. Malloy Ph.D.
The Pope and the Dragon: A Godless Ostpolitik – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Catholics can Vote for Bernie Sanders – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Vatican’s Internal Communications ‘Appear to Vary bt. Chaotic & Non-existent’ – Cat. Lafferty
There are No Neutral Religious Beliefs – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Death of Antonin Scalia: Catholic & Supreme Court Justice – Big Pulpit (February 15, 2016)
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Watch: Newly-ordained Bishop Steven Lopes Addresses the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

by Catherine Harmon

of The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

Quæritur: Why is a Baptismal Certificate so Important for Annulment Process? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Best Description of God, Ever! – John C. Connell, Catholic Stand
The Crusades: Just Wars? – Brother André Marie, Ad Rem
Prayer, How to get started – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
The Chaplain of Pyotkong: the Incredible Story of Fr. Emil Kapaun – Peter LaFave, The C.R.
Adventures in Logic: Are Believers more Rational than Non-believers? – Thomas M. Doran
All People Are Walking Tabernacles Of Grace – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Stand
Finding Faith: Boring to Beautiful – E. Neubauer, 21 Century Pilgrim
Rare Papal Address and A Common Theme Here – Etheldreda’s Place
Combating Pornography – Andy Farley, Maccabee Society
The Christian Premise Suppressed by the New Orthodoxy on Race Relations – Nicholas Danne
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SUNDAY MORNING EDITION

Novitiate Nun Sister Monastery Cloister BeautifulA Vocational Discernment Story of Becoming a Nun

by Karen Beattie

of Aleteia

Bent Coins, Body Candles & Incubation: Ancient Devotions to the Saints – Thomas L. McDonald
What Don Bosco Teaches Us about the Power of Dreams – Mary O’Regan, The Catholic Herald
Little Lies, Big Lies, and Narratives – Robert J. Gieb, Catholic Lane
Avoiding Idolatrous Friendships: Lessons from Burke and Claudel – R.J. Stove, Crisis Magazine
Letting the Secular In – Bevil Bramwell O.M.I., The Catholic Thing
Are Creatures Created? – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
A Visigothic Hermitage in the Province of Burgos – Matthew Alderman, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
The Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary – Paul Senz, Catholic Stand
Is the Monomyth a Myth? – Jonathan McDonald, Dappled Things
The Reality—or Lack Thereof—of Time Travel – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand
A Miscellany of Architectural and Church Furnishing Details in Barcelona – Matthew Alderman
Death of Antonin Scalia: Catholic & Supreme Court Justice – Big Pulpit (February 15, 2016)
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Vegetative State WrongDoctor Said She Would Never Walk or Talk and Would Die in a “Vegetative State”, He Was Wrong

by Micaiah Bilger

of LifeNews.com

Robert Micken’s Lutheran Conversion may be Complete – Fr. Z’s Blog
Holy Intercessors: Patron Saints for Relationships – Angelo Stagnaro, Ntnl Catholic Register
The Home and Our Children’s Need for Beauty – Elizabeth Pham, The Christian Review
Trading Anger for Love – Leticia Adams, Catholic Stand
God Created Science – Fr. C. John McCloskey, The National Catholic Register
Are Your Headed For A Breakthrough Or A Breakdown? – Christina Weber, Catholic Stand
Olympics Changes Rules on Transgender Athletes, Women Lose – Rebecca Taylor, Cthlc Lane
The Most Holy Rosary: Our Simple Breviary (Part 1) – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
The Episcopal Ordination of Steven J. Lopes – Tom Perna
Making A Murderer, Loving the Guilty – Nic Davidson, Ignitum Today
Social Justice According to Michael Novak – Elliot Milco, First Things
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SATURDAY MORNING EDITION

Cardinal Walter Kasper Smiling Outdoors Sunny HappyThe German Church Suffers from an“Überlegenheitskomplex”

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

via Fr. Z’s Blog

Popular Pornography Website Released Shocking 2015 Stats – Jonathan Van Marn, Life Site
Adult Stem Cells Yield ‘Miraculous Results’, Reverses Multiple Sclerosis – David Prentice, M.D.
Confessions of a Woman Recovering from Same-Sex Attraction – Dawn Wilde, Life Site
Millions Show Love for the Eucharist in Philippines Procession – The Ntnl Catholic Register
School Choice Crucial in Making Catholic Education Possible for All Families – K Scharfenberger
Mercy & Movies: Lenten Viewing for the Year of Mercy – Steven D. Greydanus, N.C. Register
Your 2016 Handy-Dandy List of Lenten Resources
– Misty, Catholic Lane
Catholics and America’s Changing Face of Drug Addiction – Joan Frawley Desmond, Register
Your Vocation Is To Love – Amy Atkinson, Ignitum Today
The Evolution of Mercy in the Pro-Life Movement – Denise J. Hunnell M.D., Catholic Stand
Books Blog: Accompanying Someone on Their Final Journey can be Rich & Rewarding – Phillips
Antonin Scalia, A Catholic Life Worth Living – Big Pulpit (February 21, 2016)
Pope Francis and Papal Approval of Contraception in Congo – Big Pulpit (February 21, 2016)
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Cardinal Robert SarahMeet the Cardinal who ‘Recharges for Battle’ by Fasting from Food & Water

by Jack Carrigan

of the Catholic Herald

What Pope Francis Should have Said to the Chinese Gov’t – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, C.H.
Incorrupt Bodies of Sts. Pio & Leopold Arrive in Rome for Jubilee of Mercy – Natl Cth Register
Lourdes: Bittersweet and Beautiful – Colleen McCrum, Catholic Stand
On Family Day, Catholic Majority Spoke in Italy, Despite Pope Francis’s Silence – Rb. de Mattei
Do You Know the Mysteries of the Rosary – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
Former Vatican Doctrinal Official Installed as First Ever Bishop to Lead the Ordinariate – Ct Hd
Fake Priest Arrested in Los Angeles – National Catholic Register
Atlanta Falcon Reveals Secret to Beating the Carolina Panthers – Trent Beattie, N.C. Register
A Hope Filled Look at New Year’s Resolutions – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Today
Lent, Conversion, and Vocation – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch
On Mercy and Mercilessness – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
Death of Antonin Scalia: Catholic & Supreme Court Justice – Big Pulpit (February 15, 2016)
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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

Yoga India Hinduism Paganism Dead EndYoga: A Road with a Dead End

by Karlo Broussard

of Catholic Answers

European Resistance to Cultural Suicide – Luca Volantè, Public Discourse
The Left and the Parable of the Two Sons – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Bioethics Centre says Britain Moving Toward Genetically Modified Babies – Simon Caldwell
Common Core’s Conundrum Continues – Charlotte Hays, National Catholic Register
Divine Mercy as The Perfect Antidote to The Self-Hate of Sin – Gabriel Garnica, Cthlc Stand
Can a Business Leader Understand a Catholic University? – Anne Hendershott, Crisis Mgzn
Mercy Is God’s I.D. Card: Reflections on Francis’ The Name of God is Mercy – A. Rovati Ph.D
On the Family and Love Unveiled (Ignatius Press) – Stuart Dunn, Stuart’s Study
Downton Abbey’s Own Year of Mercy (Spoiler Alert) – Joan Frawley Desmond, N.C. Rgstr
U.N. Report: “There Is No Definition of the Family” – Stefano Gennarini J.D., Catholic Lane
Woman Describes Horrible Abortion: I Was Sobbing & Yelling as Nurse Held Me Down – S. Terzo
Antonin Scalia, A Catholic Life Worth Living – Big Pulpit (February 21, 2016)
Pope Francis and Papal Approval of Contraception in Congo – Big Pulpit (February 21, 2016)
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THURSDAY EXTRA

Bishop LopesFirst Anglican Ordinariate Bishop in the Catholic Church, Steven Lopes, Ordained: It Means We’re Here to Stay

by Kathleen Naab

of National Catholic Register

We Cannot Ignore This Genocide of Christians – David Alton, The Catholic Herald
Trends in Male Religious Life – Fr. Bevil Bramwell O.M.I., The Catholic Thing
Is There Room for Radical Religion? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
New Leaven of Pharisees: Judging Another’s Love; Decline of Online Discourse – Dcn J Russell
What’s so Dangerous about this Book about the Church of England? – Damian Thompson
Catholic Schools: A Complete Education – David Roney, Catholic Stand
Scientists, Govts Re-Engineer Language to Sell Public on Embryo Re-Engineering – Reb. Taylor
50 Years of Sex Changes, Mental Disorders & Too Many Suicides – Walt Heyer, Pblc Discourse
Ettore Gotti Tedeschi Not Surprised Neo-Malthusian Asked to Work on Laudato Si’ – S Magister
Mark Shea and the Catholic Left – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Pope Francis Hinted to German Bishops that He May End Latin-Rite Priestly Celibacy – Magister
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THURSDAY EDITION

Lucifer LucipherSilly and Blasphemous T.V. Devil Show, Wherein Fr. Z Rants

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

via Fr. Z’s Blog

High-profile Homosexual Activist Charged with Sexually Abusing Boy in 1970s – Pete Baklinski
Catholic Identity Imbues Lay-Operated School – Jerri Donohue, National Catholic Register
Amnesty International Clubs Pose Moral Conundrum on Catholic Campuses – Peter J. Smith
Planned Parenthood Clinic Injures 30th Woman in Botched Abortion – Cheryl Sullenger, L.N.
How to Do Lent: One Practical Thing to Do During Lent – Steffani Jacobs, Catholic Stand
Technology and Faith – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Pope Francis to Play Himself in a Movie. . . Maybe. . . Uh Huh, Poll – Fr. Z’s Blog
Georgetown Students Drive Pro-Life Efforts Without University Support – Justin Petrisek
Jesus Isn’t Enough-Part 1 – Laura Hensley, Epic Pew
In Defense of Chocolate – Liesl Bee, Ignitum Today
In Defense of the Crusader Mascot – Steve Weidenkopf, Catholic Answers
Death of Antonin Scalia: Catholic & Supreme Court Justice – Big Pulpit (February 15, 2016)
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WEDNESDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION

department_education_washingtonSobering Up after the Caucuses

by Robert Royal, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

Anger and Citizenship – George Weigel, The Dispatch
After Iowa, a Three-Man Race: Andy Jackson, Cal Coolidge, and George W. – John Zmirak
New Scorecard Will Track Congressional Action on Religious Liberty – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Governor (KY) Bevin Signs Pro-Life Bill to Help Women & Protect Babies – Micaiah Bilger
How to Vote Nazi With a Clear Conscience – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Pro-Life Candidate Rand Paul Ends His Presidential Campaign – Steven Ertelt, Life News
The Problem With Abortion Politics – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Planned Parenthood Trashes Ted Cruz After Iowa Win – Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
You Know, Hitler Was Pretty Good on the Environment – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACthlc
Truth and Religious Freedom – Veronica Arntz, Truth and Charity Forum
When the U.S. Abandoned a Catholic President – Kevin Schmiesing, The Cthlc World Report
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

Acts of the Apostosy by Larry D Screen Shot 2Larry D Summarizes His Experiences at Patheos

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

David Daleiden, Heading to Court February 4, New Planned Parenthood Video – Kathy Schiffer
To Preach, to Sanctify & is Something Missing Pope Francis? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
3 Feb: St. Blaise and the Blessing of Candles and of Throats – Fr. Z’s Blog
Gender Theory and Sexual Confusion – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, Catholic Stand
The Real Story Behind the Church’s Tradition of Blessing Throats – Zoe Romanowsky, Aleteia
Theology of the Body in ‘Friends’ – Emma King, Ignitum Today
Pro-Life Groups Demand D.A. Drop Charges Against David Daleiden – Steven Ertelt, Life News
Why Did Loyola Marymount University Promote Homosexaulity on Campus – Justin Petrisek
Scientist Says Legalized Abortion Hindered Research on Massive Zika Virus – Micaiah Bilger
Knives Out for Latin America’s Unborn, but What’s Behind this Zika Virus Story? – Mei-Li Garcia
I.S.I.S. Erases ‘Symbol of Christian Presence in Iraq’ – Catholic Lane
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