19 March AD 2024

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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Review: Fr. Gerald Murray v. Jesuit Homosexualist Activist Fr. James Martin

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

F.S.S.P. Sets Own Record for Most Ordinations in a Year – Adfero, Rorate Cæli
A Tragedy Either Way; Regarding Cardinal Pell – Philippa Martyr, First Things
Cardinal Müller’s Exit: The Official ‘Term-Limits’ Explanation – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Fr. James Martin Explains His Vision Regarding ‘LGBT’ Catholics – Judy Roberts, NC Register
Re-Building a Bridge: Connection between Contraception & “LGBT Community” – Dcn. Russell
Fr. James Martin’s ‘LGBT’ Approach Sparks Concerns – Judy Roberts, Natl Catholic Register
Getting Back on Track with Your Fundraising Goal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Catholic Classical Education on the Rise – Jay Boren, First Things
Traditionalist Institute Saves Second Church in Preston – Catholic Herald
St. Kateri Tekakwitha & a Promise Kept: Part I & Part II – Alita Maria Covel Ngo, Cthlc Stand
The Assault on Catholic Language & the Rebellion of the Poets – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
The Extraordinary Synod of 1985 – Eduardo J. Echeverria, The Catholic Thing
Ordained a Priest, Former Manchester United Footballer’s Goal is Christ – Cthlc News Agency
Are Christians Always Supposed to be Hated? – Shaun McAfee O.P., Natl Catholic Register
Big News: Liturgy Guy the Book Now Available! – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Don’t Send Chaldeans Back to Persecution in Iraq, Advocates Plead – Matt Hadro, CNA

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MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

The Return of the Crusader, 1835 (oil on canvas) by Lessing, Carl Friedrich (1808-80); Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany; Interfoto; German, out of copyright

Is Religion Really Responsible for Most Wars?

by Angelo Stagnaro

of the National Catholic Register

What Robby George Has Been Doing While Rod Dreher Has Been Blogging – Maggie Gallagher
Tim Farron: Christian Canary In The Coalmine – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
7 Inconvenient Truths About Pornography – Sean McDowell, The Stream
Huff Post: Shooting One Pro-Life Congressman Not Enough, Need More Violence – Alex Xenos
This Republican is “Committed” to Forcing You to Fund Planned Parenthood – Micaiah Bilger
Transgender Sports: People Have Bodily Differences No Surgery/Hormone Med Can Change – HZ
A North Korean Mystery: Where Did Its Rockets and Missiles Come From? – Kyle Mizokami, TNI
Is Today’s Protesters ‘Possessed’? – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Planned Parenthood Abortionist Suffocated Baby to Death With His Hands – Dave Andrusko, LN
The Problem Is Not Just Sanders – George Yancey, The Stream
The Use and Abuse of ‘Information’ in Biology – Murillo Pagnotta, The New Atlantis
The Sacred Music of Igor Stravinsky – Michael De Sapio, The Imaginative. . .
Chicago Court Upholds Parish’s Dismissal of Employee in Same-Sex Relationship – J.F. Desmond
Solidarity Does Not Require Taxation – Jamie Whyte, Transatlantic Blog
President Trump and Cuba’s “Damas de Blanco” – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Does the Free Market Corrode Moral Character? No! And, Well, Yes – Michael Novak, TCT
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THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Why Are Atheists Generally Smarter Than Religious People?

by William M. Briggs, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

When They Come To Take Your Kids Away; Catholic Hierarchy Offers No Coment – Rod Dreher
Don’t Listen to Marco Rubio, Go Out and Make Some Babies – Mollie Hemingway, The Fdrlst
Town Stands up to Atheist Bullies, Refuses to Remove Cross – Todd Starnes, The Stream
A Response to Hollywood’s War Against Christianity – John Paul Meenan, Crisis Magazine
If Jeremy Corbyn is Prime Minister on Friday, I’ll Eat My Clerical Collar – A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Evergreen Students Speak Out – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Realism, Islamism and Islam: When Will Difficult Conversations Begin? – Jeffrey Hart, TNI
Zmirak Joins Metaxas to Talk Kathy Griffin & Other “Cultural Terrorists” – The Stream
Autopsy Raises Questions about Circumstances of African Bishop’s Death – CNA via The CWR
Eastern Europe Suffers Low Terror, Also Takes Few Muslim Refugees – Gabrielle Okun
Tolerance Will Not Stop Terrorism – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
Thoughts on the Western Wall, Fifty Years Later – George Weigel, The Catholic World Report
Increasing Homelessness a Worrisome Trend for Archbishop Gomez – CNA via The CWR
Knights begin Campaign to Raise Funds for Christians in the Middle East – CNS via OSV
Trump Reappoints NIH Director Who Supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research – Steven Ertelt
A Cleaner Environment Requires Human Creativity, Not Technocrats – Anne Rathbone Bradley
For the THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (8 June, AD 2017) click here.
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For the FRIDAY MORNING SÆCVLARIA EDITION (9 June, AD 2017) click here.
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For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON SÆCVLARIA EDITION (9 June, AD 2017) click here.
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THURSDAY LATE EDITION

Why No Civility Is Possible Today

by Father James V. Schall, S.J.,

of Crisis Magazine

Fishwrap’s Nutty Over Cardinal Sarah’s Address in Germany – Fr. Z’s Blog
Pope Francis Thanks Maltese Bishops for ‘Amoris Laetitia’ Guidelines – Edward Pentin, NC Reg
Report Charges Cover-up of Sexual Abuse at SSPX – Inés San Martín, Crux
Quæritur: Vocation to Priesthood, but I Want Only the Traditional Latin Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
Trump Picks Christian Pro-lifer to Replace Homosexual as Army Secretary – Peter LaBarbera
Why Is ESPN So Afraid of Mentioning Christianity? – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion
A New Civil Rights Ruling May Create Religious Liberty Problems – Kevin J. Jones, CNA
Treading the Uneven Terrain of ‘Gay Ministry’ in the Church – Judy Roberts, NC Register
10 Apps That Can Improve Your Prayer Life – Phillip Kosloski, Aleteia
Rome Conference of Laity to Call for Clarity on ‘Amoris Lætitia’ – Edward Pentin, The Reg
A Hidden Slaughter: Meeting Nigeria’s Endangered Christians – Douglas Murray, Cthlc Herald
Analysis: the Canonical Meaning of that Vatican Letter on ‘SSPX Weddings’ – Ed Condon, CH
Archbishop Chaput to Celebrate Memorial Mass for Terri Schiavo Anniversary – Brian O’Neel
We Veil Our Statues and Unveil Our Hearts at Passiontide – Susanna Spencer, NC Register
40 Days for Life: Standing Athwart History – Joe Bissonnette, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Robert Sarah Discusses the Sublimity of Silence – Joan Frawley Desmond, NC Rgstr

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TUESDAY EXTRA

Why Do Americans Believe That Christianity Is as Violent as Islam?

by Vicki Burbach,

of Catholic Spiritual Direction

Church Militant’s Secret Army – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Malta’s Archbishop: Seminarians Can Leave if They Don’t Agree With Pope Francis – E. Pentin
How Christian are the Trumps? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald
Certainty– Elizabeth Jean Seah, Ignitum Today
To Enter the Dance with Jesus – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
The Morality of Self-Injury – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
The “Liturgical Option” – Luke Arredondo, The Catholic Outpost
One Italian Wife’s Countercultural Message to Women: Marry Him & Be Submissive – E. Pentin
Abbey Beers vs. Trappist Beers – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Media Pro-Abortion Bias is as Evident as it is Appalling – Marge Fenelon, Natl Cthlc Register
All Freedoms Are at Stake, Says Florist Who Lost Religious Liberty Case – CNA via The Reg
A Blessing, Not a Burden – Jerry Salyer Ph.D., The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
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SATURDAY MORNING EDITION

A Relevant and Brief History of Islam

by Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D.,

of Hacienda Publishing

An Immigration Lawyer Defends Archbishop Chaput from Media Calumny – Matthew Archbold
An Ancient Philosophical Song Comes Back to Life After More Than a Thousand Years – Aleteia
The Catholic Schools Saved by Vouchers That Hurt Parish Donations – Laura McKenna
Does Morality Depend on Religion? – The Bloggin’ Brother
Healer of Souls – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Opus Dei’s New Head: ‘A First-Class Mind’ – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
So You’re in Love! Why “Living Together” Is Not God’s Plan for You – Kathy Schiffer, SoG
Dignitas: The Manners of Humility – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine
House Votes to Overturn Obama Abortion Funding Ruling – Patty Knap, Natl Catholic Register
Remembering Monte Cassino – Michael De Sapio, Crisis Magazine
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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SATURDAY CHRISTMASTIDE EDITION

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Militant Islam and the Year of the Mass Delusion

by William Kilpatrick, Ph.D.,

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Before & After: 13 Beautiful Sanctuary Renovations Worth Celebrating – Peter LaFave, CR
Dating the Birth of Jesus – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers
When Christians Turn Against Freedom – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
When Bad Things Happen to Good People – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Natl Catholic Register
The Morality of Banking in It’s a Wonderful Life – Bourree Lam & Gillian B. White, TA
Mary, Mother of God (Sunday Mass Readings Explained) – John Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
The Kingdom of Jesus Christ on Earth – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
6 Marian Anniversaries You May Have Missed – Thomas Craughwell, Natl Catholic Register
In Wake of Video Appeal, Indian Christians Clamor for Salesian Priest’s Release – Anto Akkara
A Child’s Christmas in Wales and the Ghosts of Christmas Past – Sean Fitzpatrick, TCR
Extending Our Joy Past Christmas – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand

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FRIDAY EDITION

Pope Francis’ Christmas Address to the Roman Curia

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

via Fr. Z’s Blog

Christmas & Culture: Closing Churches on Christmas? – Deacon Steven D. Greydanus, NCReg
Refuting the ‘Pagan Roots of Christmas’ Claim – Shaun McAfee O.P., Catholic Answers
Court Ruling ‘Puts Lives of Severely Disabled at Risk’ – Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald
Rogue One: An Advent Story – Lauren Meyers, Ignitum Today
After the Cairo Bombing, the West Must Stand with the Coptic Church – Fr. Peter Farrington
Messianic Prophecies: 2 Samuel 7: 12-16 – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Pope Lays Out Guiding Principles for Reform of the Roman Curia – Elise Harris, CNA via NCRg
Prepare for Christmas: Open Yourself to God in Prayer – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Is There an Advent/Christmastime Saint? – John M. Grondelski, National Catholic Register
Egypt’s Coptic Christians are Stuck between ISIS & an Indifferent Govt – Farid Y. Farid, Quartz

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