19 March AD 2024

Amoris Lætitia

TVESDAY EDITION

Professor Stanislaw Grygiel (Credit: Screen Shott of JPII Film via NCRegister.com)

A Friend of John Paul II: Illegitimate Theology Threatens to Undermine Humanæ Vitæ

. . .Professor Stanislaw Grygiel warns against theologians who ‘raise man’s weakness to the dignity of the principle of life’. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Cardinal Defiant after Pro-Abortionists Block Canadian March for Life – Deb. Gyapong
I’m Decidedly & Unapologetically Catholic: Clarence Thomas @Christendom Col. – ChP
The Ironic Legacy of France’s Failed Revolution – Alan Charles Kors, Law and Liberty
Catholic Politician Touted as Germany’s Next Leader Wants Priestesses – Cthlc Herald
How to Argue Better – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Patrick Coffin Show: What Is a Real Man? Gordon Dalbey – Pat. Coffin, Cthlc Stand
Breaking: Chileans Denounce Suffering Sex Abuse by Marists, Priests – E. Vergara, ABC
How a Catholic Parish is Dealing with the Hawaii Volcano – Patrick Downes, Cthlc Hrld
Justice Is Impossible Without Truth – Donald DeMarco, National Catholic Register
Easter Reflections & Movie Spoilers – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Can the Catholic Church Help Two Korean States Reconcile? – Ines Murzaku, NCRegister
My Chat with Jennifer Fulwiler: How Fashion Will Change Your Life! – Meghan Ashley
Embezzlement Trial of Former Vatican Bank Director Begins – Cindy Wooden, Cath Hrld
Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles – Brice Sokolowski
Holy See Approves Opening Cause of Beatification of Iraqi Clerics Killed in ’07 – Alet.
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FRIDAY EDITION

Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg Germany (Credit: Screen Shot from Il Sismografo via NCRegister.com)

German Bishop: Pope Has Clearly Hinted Support for Intercommunion Proposal

. . .the Archbishop of Hamburg claims the Pope backs the German bishops’ majority vote in favor of Holy Communion for some Protestant spouses. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
NECCO Wafers & the Catholic Failure of Imagination – Anna Abbott, NC Register
Macron Eyes a French “Transformation” – Dominic Green, City Journal
Where Did Mary Live After the Resurrection? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
7 Lessons in Evangelization from Jordan Peterson – Sam Guzman, The Cthlc Gentleman
Pope Francis has Pledged to Take Action on Abuse, Here Comes a Big Test – Chr. Altieri
Enter Into Christ’s Mystical Body; Let God Take Control – David Torkington, Cthlc Stand
How Beauty Led to My Radical Reversion – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Authentic Religion: Not What We Want, What God has Revealed – Jf. A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
Amid Focus on Women, is Vatican’s Issue Less Gender than Laity? – I. San Martín, Crux
My Chat with Jennifer Fulwiler: How Fashion Will Change Your Life! – Meghan Ashley
Vatican-China Talks: Beijing is Holding Up the Process for Unknown Reasons – CH
Meet Élisabeth Bruyère, a Canadian Nun on the Road to Canonization – Philip Kosloski
Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles – Brice Sokolowski
A Royal Priesthood: 7th Sunday of Easter Readings Explained – Jn. Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
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TVESDAY EXTRA

St. Peter’s Dome Under a Fog (Credit: Edward Pentin)

April Rome Conference to Address Crisis of Confusion in Church

. . .the meeting, with interventions from cardinals & bishops, will be entitled ‘The Catholic Church: Where Are You Heading?’ . . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Lettergate: a PR Disaster for the Vatican – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Cath Herald
The Prophecies of St. Patrick – Emmett O’Reagan, the Carlos Caso-Rosendi blog
Peak Trans, Part II – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Is Sex Okay As Long As Nobody Gets Hurt? – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
Picturing the Passion: “Christ Carrying the Cross” by Hieronymus Bosch – J. Fernandes
Paul: Apostle of Christ; Movie Trailer – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Jane Austen: Why Her Heroines Would Not Be Saying ‘Me Too’ – Carolyn Moynihan
Consecration Chain Bracelet by St. Louis de Montfort – Fr. Richard Heilman, RC Man
When it comes to Politics Catholics should all be ‘Independents’ – Steffani Jacobs, CS
Photos of the Mass of Lyon – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Income Inequality: Why Christians Should Take a Closer Look – Anne Bradley, IfFWaE
Eternal Rome – Martin Mosebach, First Things
Why It’s Not ‘Harmless’ to Let Your Child Use Crude Language – Fr. Michael Rennier
#AllforJan: Slovakia Mourns Young Catholic Journalist – Elizabeth Jean Seah, Igntm Tdy
L’Arche Communities Bring the Differently-Abled Together – Laura DeMaria, Cath Stand
Aussie Bishops to Hold Plenary Council After Year of Difficulties – CNS via Cthlc Herald
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FRIDAY EXTRA

Laetitia Amoris Conference (Credit: Boston College via the National Catholic Register)

Meet the Theologians of the ‘New Paradigm’

. . .conferences on Amoris Lætitia Highlight Dissenting Scholars. . .

by Matthew E. Bunson

of the National Catholic Register

How US Cardinals Faced a Donor Uprising at the Papal Foundation – C. Altieri, Cth Hrld
Abortion Activist Maria Shriver Will Headline Archbishop Gomez Event – Mic. Bilger, LN
Dromore Bishop was Right to Resign, Others Should Take Note – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith PhD
Take This 10-Point Gossip Test & Never Gossip Again – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NCRgstr
5 Similarities Between Ancient Rome’s Decline & Today’s US – Joy Pullman, The Fdrlst
New Vatican Doc. on Salvation: Top 10 Things to Know – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers
He Noticed – Marissa Standage, Ignitum Today
The Time the Pope Was Elected by Accident – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
The Benedictine Arrangement – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal
Why Does Anybody Watch the Oscars? – Matthew Walther, The Week
Reasons for Relativism – J. Budziszewski Ph.D., Mercatornet
Copying Mozart: Did Beethoven Steal Melodies for His Own Music? – S. Klugewicz Ph.D.
The Florida School Shooting & Govt Competence – Stephen M. Krason Ph.D., Crisis Mgzn
Your Mind Uploaded In a Computer Wouldn’t Be You – Wesley J. Smith J.D., First Things
Vatican Confirms Pope to Visit World Council of Churches Milestone – J. Allen Jr., Crux
How Can Catholics Be Good Art Appreciators? – Patrick Malone, Catholic Stand
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TVESDAY EXTRA

The Pill(s) (Credit: Pixabay via the National Catholic Register/CC0)

A New Assault on ‘Humanae Vitae’ Begins

. . .the age-old use of proportionalism came to the fore at a recent Vatican conference on Pope Paul VI’s 50-year-old encyclical & the apostolic exhortation ‘Amoris Lætitia’. . .

by E. Christian Brugger, D.Phil.,

of the National Catholic Register

Quotes Suitable For Framing: Fr. George Rutler – Don. R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Holy Cross (MA) Succumbs to Political Correctness – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis
Holy Cross College (IN) Thrives After Reaffirming Its Catholic Identity – S. Beale, NCReg
Movie Review: Mary Magdalene (2018); Feminism & Revisionism – J.E. Seah, Igntm Tdy
If the NRA is to Blame for Gun Violence is Hollywood to Blame for AIDS? – Dave Griffey
The Curse Stops Here: Allowing God to Release Blessings – Suellen Brewster, Cthlc Stnd
New Book on Catholic Fundraising: Pray, Pray, Pray, Ask – Brice Sokolowski
Against Christian Cultural Accommodation – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Honest: Arming Teachers Means, We Expect Them to Kill Students – Matthew Walther
Addressing Pornography in Marriage Prep Programs – Pet. C. Kleponis Ph.D., Cth Exchng
Is Fasting Bad for You? No. Here’s Why – Jay Richards Ph.D., The Stream
Off the Shelf with Tommy Tighe – The Catholic Hipster – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand

A Fresh Take on New Evangelization – Sancta Familia Media – Melissa Guerrero, epcPw
Jesus’ Restaurant Serves Chicken (of the Sea) for Lent – Sarah Burns, epicPew
Durandus on the Liturgical Customs of Lent – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Mvmnt

Is the World Medical Association Going to Change on Euthanasia? – Mic. Cook, Mrctrnt
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TVESDAY EXTRA

John Henry Cardinal Newman (Credit: First Things)

Development, or Corruption; There Can Be No ‘Paradigm Shifts’ in the Church

. . .regarding Amoris Lætitia, some advance positions contrary to the constant teaching of the Catholic Church, by denying that adultery is always a grave objective sin or by making the Church’s entire sacramental economy exclusively dependent on people’s subjective dispositions. . .

by Gerhard Cardinal Müller,

of First Things

Michael Voris – Our Savonarola? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Attacks on the Family, Mark Steyn Video Interview – Fr. Z’s Blog
Nine Converts from Atheism Share Their Journey Home – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Steering Clear of “The Catholic Ghetto” – Michael Pakaluk Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
New Bishop Appointed for Rockville Centre Diocese – Sister B.M. Reis F.S.P., Vtcn Nws
Are We Declining? Are We Falling? – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
How to Correctly Run a Lent Appeal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
When Will the Shooting Stop? – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
John Michael Talbot Debuts Podcast on Breadbox Media – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand
Florentine Street Shrines, Will Today’s Della Robbia Please Step Forward? – D. Clayton
Dear Vatican, Put Not Your Trust in China or Turkey – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis
Why Don’t We Care About the Slaughter of Nigerian Christians? – M. Brown, The Strm
Call for Masses for Ireland’s Abortion Referendum – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
Don Briel, Remembered – Maria Wiering, The Catholic Spirit
An Indonesian Miracle of Muslim-Catholic Friendship – Elizabeth J. Seah, Ignitum Today

Vatican & China Could Sign Deal on Bishops ‘After March’ – Catholic Herald
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For the TVESDAY EDITION (20 February, AD 2018) click here.

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FRIDAY EDITION

St. Thomas Newman Chapel at the University of Nebraska (Credit: Liturgical Arts Journal)

New Church Architecture: St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel at the University of Nebraska

. . .The exterior of the chapel is heavily influenced by the Romanesque. Especially striking is the octagonal dome/tower which is reminiscent of many of the historical churches found in Milan & other parts of Italy. . .

by Shawn R. Tribe,

of Liturgical Arts Journal

On Cardinal Cupich’s Problematic, Convenient Conscience – Carl E. Olson, The CWR
Friday After Ash Wednesday: Feast of the Crown of Thorns – Fr. Z’s Blog
How a Parish Eucharistic Group Helped Revive a London Church – Fr. A. Robinson, CH
Pope Francis Reflects on His Critics – CNA/EWTN News via The Catholic World Report
Catholic School Opens in Renovated Kmart – Chloe Langr, epicPew
How to Correctly Run a Lent Appeal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Why Income Inequality is Not the Injustice We Perceive It To Be – Steven Pinker, BTh

Hundreds Rally in Support of Ireland’s Pro-Life Amendment – CNA via The CWR
New Ordinaries with New Heraldry’s in USA – Fr. Guy Selvester, Exarandorum
5 Moms Speak on the Future of Homeschooling – Mary Ellen Barrett, Seton Magazine
The Value of Vestural Traditions: A Call For Ecclesiastical Self-Confidence – S.R. Tribe

Science, Resurrection & History: Classical Education – Fr. J.V. Schall S.J., Cana Acdmy
New Law Defends Poland’s Honor During World War II – John Hittinger Ph.D., Crisis

South African Bishops Welcome President’s Resignation – CNA/EWTN News
Archbishop Wenski Urges Prayers for Parkland – Christine Rousselle, CNA

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THVRSDAY EXTRA

Blase Cardinal Cupich Answering Questions (Credit: Life Site)

‘Let’s Not Make It Just about. . .Sins of the Flesh’; Cardinal Cupich

The cardinal believes reception of Communion depends on ‘conscience’. Does his reasoning add up?

by Dan Hitchens,

of the Catholic Herald

Court Likely to Withdraw Charge of Key Accuser in Card. Pell Abuse Case – CNA/CWR
Mark Wahlberg & Wife Post Ash Wednesday Video Message on Instagram – ChurchPop
This Diocese’s Website Has the Best Catholic 404 Message! – ChurchPop
Francis Modifies Norms for the Resignation of Bishops – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
Priest in Idaho Faces Drug, Child Pornography Charges – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
How Jesus Changed Jewish Prayers via the Our Father – G. McClung Ph.D. J.D., CS
Good News for the Rebuilding of the Basilica in Norcia – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
4 Surprising Lessons from Debates Between Saints & Scoundrels – Theresa Williams, eP
4 Areas of Education Homeschoolers Should Explore – John Tuttle, Seton Magazine
How Despots Exploit Vatican Foreign Policy – Fr. Raymond de Souza, Catholic Herald
Modern Stoicism: A Critique – Paul Kniaz, Catholic Stand
Vatican Denies Rumors That B16 Has Degenerative Nerve Disorder – CNA via NC Rgstr
Food Aid Feeds Conflict & Dependence – Tirzah Duren, FEE
Anniversary Musings on Benedict & the Normalization of Resignation – Jn. Allen, Crux

Pope Francis Regularly Meets with Victims of Sexual Abuse – Elise Harris, CNA via NCRg
Curial Reform as a Matter of Pastoral Concern – CNA via The Catholic World Report
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ASH VVED. REGVLAR EXTRA II

Blase Cardinal Cupich (Credit: stemily.org)

Does Cardinal Cupich Think Humanae Vitae Has Been Replaced?

The cardinal’s much-discussed lecture contained numerous errors

by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Ph.D.,

of the Catholic Herald

Olympic Speed Skater Becomes Nun; Secular Media Reporting – Julia Duin, Get Religion
The Taming of the Adolescent Male – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Imaginative. . .
Muslims Who Desecrated Statue Ordered to Memorise Quran Verses on Mary – CNS/CH
Salon‘s Silly Attack on the Holy Bible – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
The Burdensome Myth of Romantic Love – D.C. Dollahite & B. VanDenBerghe, Frst Thngs
Time, Space, & God – Edward Feser Ph.D.
U. of Notre Dame’s Identity Crisis Isn’t New or Going Away – Rac. Lu Ph.D., The Fdrlst
Saving Religious Liberty in ‘Gay Marriage’ Australia is Impossible – And. Mullins, Mnet
Sins & Sophistries in the History of the Crusades – Mercatornet
Study: 75% of US Women Who Had Abortions Were Pressured – Jon. Abbamonte, LSN

The Eroticism of Harrison Lemke’s ‘Song for St. Valentine’ – Pt. Malone, Catholic Stand
How Can I Help Someone Forgive Me? – John Clark, National Catholic Register
Who Brought the Gospel to Korea? Korean Catholics Did – K. Kim & H. Ko, Chrstnty Tdy
Bishops Applaud US Limits on Abortion Funding – CNA/EWTN News via NC Register

Return to Me & Live – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction
How Capitalism Tamed Medieval Europe – Ed West, CapX

Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EXTRA I (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA III (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the TVESDAY EDITION (20 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the TVESDAY EXTRA (20 February, AD 2018) click here.

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VVEDNESDAY EDITION

Summer of Love, circa AD 1967 (Credit: Awestruck Wanderer)

Fr. Alesandro’s Honest Call for Revolution: Approving Sex Before Indissolubility of Marriage

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.,

of In the Light of the Law

The Vatican ‘Clarification’ on China Talks Only Makes Things Worse – Phil Lawler, CC
Jim Caviezel Promises Passion of the Christ Sequel to Be Biggest Film in History – CP
When Bad Marriages Happen to Good People – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
Euro Smartphone App Feels Reproductive Rights Industry Wrath – C. McGovern, NCReg
A Brief Story About the Need for Prudence – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Catholic Hospital Authorizes Euthanasia & Other Crisis – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
On the Size of the Universe – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
Cardinal Erdo: Democracy’s Foundations are ‘Shaking’ – Christine Rousselle, CNA
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex in a Sex-Obsessed Culture – M. Segelstein, NC Rgstr
Tiny Thomists: How One Catholic Curriculum Offers Big Ideas to Little Kids – Per. West
Bishop: Anti-Foreign Influence Law Could Silence Australian Catholics – CNA

Falling for God: When Crosses Become Ladders – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
Can We Stop Fighting Over Schools? – Charles L. Glenn Ed.D. Ph.D., Public Discourse

Reported Message from Kidnapped Nun Calls on Pope for Help – ACI Prensa via CNA
Clear Discrimination: Knights of Columbus Slam Trudeau’s Pro-Abortion Pledge – LSN
Getting Your Online Presence Right – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

For the VVEDNESDAY LATE EXTRA (31 January, AD 2018) click here.
For the THVRSDAY LATE EDITION (1 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the THVRSDAY EXTRA (1 February, AD 2018) click here.

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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA LATE EDITION

Pietro Cardinal Parolin (Credit: Saeima from Wikipedia via CNA)

Cardinal Parolin: Amoris Lætitia Represents New Paradigm, Spirit & Approach

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

The Global Backlash Against LGBT People – Stefano Gennarini, The Federalist
PFLAG: T.H.AW.; A Program to Make Homosexual Behavior Ok – Gene Van Son, CS
Chapter 8 of Amoris Lætitia: An Attack on Humanæ Vitæ & a Cardinal Speaks Up – Z
Margaret Sanger Is Smiling – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Cardinal Pell’s Response to His Charges – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Liturgy & Sexuality: The Battle Over Paul VI – Michael Davis, Catholic Herald
A Day in the Life of a Catholic Fundraiser – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Our Progressive Desensitization to the Most Holy Eucharist – Pet. A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Spirit of Vatican II Church Replaces Historic Neo-Romanesque German Church – CH

How Our Monastery Rose from the Ruins – A Monk of Norcia, Catholic Herald
Why has the Vatican Taken Over the Sodalitium Movement? – Catholic Herald
The Real Issues Underlying the Dreamer Debate – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
Francis’ 5th Year: A Synod, Humanae Vitae & More Decentralized Church – E. Pentin
When Churches Close: the Day of Reckoning for St. Winifride’s – Cat. Pepinster, CH
The Morality of the White House’s DACA Decision – Richard P. Maggi Esq., Crisis Mgzn
English Church Launches ‘God Calls’ App to Help Discover Vocations – S. Caldwell, CH
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (17 January, AD 2018) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (17 January, AD 2018) click here.

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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

Pope Francis (Credit: Paul Haring via CNS)

Here’s Why I’m Not Worried about the Pope Answering the Dubia

by Paolo Gambi,

of The Catholic Herald

My Experience of a Clown Mass – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Why St. Gregory’s University in Oklahoma Is Closing Its Doors – Anthony P. Stine, Crisis
Recent Scholarship Dating Herod’s Death Matches Jesus’s Birth – GW Thielman, Fdrlst
HBO’s New Series Explores Oppression of Catholics in Protestant England – uCatholic
Cardinal Bernard Francis Law (1931-2017) – Matthew E. Bunson, NC Register
Early Church Grappled with ‘Temptation’ Translation Issue in Lord’s Prayer – E. Pentin
Prince Charles: Christians Shouldn’t Take Religious Freedom for Granted – Cthlc Hrld
Covering Card. Law’s Death: Is It Possible for Reporters to be Even-Handed – J. Duin
How Irish Monks of ‘Star Wars Island’ Saved England – Ed West, The Catholic Herald
Curia’s Biggest Problem? The Rule of Law is Being Overlooked – Ed Condon, The CH
Holy Land Military Rosary Gets Second Chance, Needs Reinforcements – J. Pronechen
How Observing Ember Days can Enhance Your Spiritual Life – Jos. Shaw, The Cthlc Hrld
Night of the Meek – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Persevering This Christmas – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
Social Media Takes on Prayer: Why We Pray & Act – Paul Kniaz, Catholic Stand
AsiaNews.it Founder Fr. Piero Gheddo Dies – Bernardo Cervallera, AsiaNews.it
For the VVED. ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION (20 December AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (20 December AD 2017) click here.

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