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CATHOLIC THURSDAY EXTRA

25 August AD 2016

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A Thriving Midwestern Diocese’s Secrets to Success

by Jim Graves

of The Catholic World Report

Britain’s Ordinariate Is in Peril, Here Is How to Save It – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
George Soros Spent $650,000 to Manipulate U.S. Bishops – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
St. Louis Priest Falsely Accused by Anti-Sex Abuse Group – Catholic News Agency
Getting Scripture Wrong: Response to Harriet Murphy – Fr. Regis Scanlon O.F.M. Cap., Crisis
Legendary Dish Gives Catholics Extra Motive to Help on Quake Relief – Joh. L. Allen Jr., Crux
Open Season on Religious Persons? – Gerald Russello, The Catholic Thing
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum: If You Want Peace, Ready War – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Lectio Divina and the Facebook Newsfeed – Brother Michael Baggot, First Things
Meeting Point Sex Ed Program Not Ready for Catholic Schools – The Cardinal Newman Society
Coming Soon: Meeting bt. Pope Francis & Archbishop of Canterbury – And. Gagliarducci, CNA
Will Fed’l Gov’t Force Doctors to Perform Sex Reassignment Surgeries? – Matthew Hadro, CNA

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ET CETERA THURSDAY EDITION

25 August AD 2016

Italy’s Fragile Beauty

by Beppe Severgnini

of The New York Times

Beginner’s Guide to Pipe Smoking – Jonathan Brooks, Maccabee Society
The Visionary Entrepreneur Elon Musk on the Future of Humanity – Michael Cook
The Forrest Gump of the Internet – Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
How Linux Conquered the World Without Anyone Noticing – Kirsty Styles, New Statesman
China’s Unique Space Ambitions – Namrata Goswami, The Diplomat
When Yahoo Ruled the Valley: Stories of the Original ‘Surfers’ – Vindu Goel, New York Times
How Wal-Mart Serves the Poorest Americans – Tom Rogan, Opportunity Lives
Vikings Possibly Spread Smooth-Riding Horses Around the World – Stephen Yin, N.Y. Times
Science, History Align to Hint at China’s Founding Legend – Te-Ping Chen, Wall Street Journal
Listen to The Iliad Being Recited in the Original Greek – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Inside Global Times: China’s Hawkish, Belligerent Tabloid – Zheping Huang, Quartz

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PRIME TIME POLITICS THURSDAY EXTRA

25 August AD 2016

Moral Truth and the Ethics of Voting: How Should I Vote?

by Nathan Schlueter

of Public Discourse

Explainer: What You Should Know About the American Solidarity Party Platform – Joe Carter
The Demolition of Democracy – Donald DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
Who’s Afraid of Religious Liberty? – Richard Samuelson, Mosaic
We’re Losing Our Trust in Those Who Rule Us – R.R. Reno, First Things
It’s Official: Gary Johnson Is A Left-Wing Candidate – Robert Tracinski, The Federalist
Anaphylactic Political Shock – The Wall Street Journal
Univ. Of Chicago Sends The Acceptance Letter Every College Should – Mary Katherine Ham
Trump Has A Catholic Problem – Ellen Carmichael, Forbes
Can You Be Alt Right and Christian? – F.S. Lerner, Maccabee Society
With Wyoming Judge’s Case, Left Aims To Ban Religious People From Legal Field – Holly Scheer
Building a Progressive International – Yanis Varoufakis, Project Syndicate

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CIVILIZATION WATCH THURSDAY EXTRA

25 August AD 2016

The Burqa and French Values

by Noëlle Lenoir

of Project Syndicate

The Ankara-Brussels Problem – Marc Pierini, Carnegie Europe
The Real Enemy Within Turkey – Aaron Stein, The Atlantic
Inside Syria’s Unending Siege, Civilians, Not Soldiers, are the Chief Victims – New Statesman
Biden’s Baltic Bombast – Ted Galen Carpenter, The National Interest
How Bush’s Bad Idea that Turkey Could Join the EU Bombed – Matt Purple, The Natl Interest
Ukraine’s Independence Is Under Siege – Evan Moore, Foreign Policy Initiative
Turkey Finally Bombs Syria – to Hit the Kurds – Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times
How the Refugee Crisis became Invisible – Yiannis Baboulias, New Statesman
Scotland Must Stop Relying on English Taxpayers – The Daily Telegraph
A Peace Deal for Colombia – Matt Ford, The Atlantic
Is Doomsday Inevitable For Venezuela? – Luis Colasante, Oil Price

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EASTERN RITE THURSDAY EDITION

25 August AD 2016

10 Frustrations Every Eastern Rite Catholic Understands

by Brooke Gregory

of epicPew

Violence Is Only One of the Problems Faced by Christians in Egypt – The Economist
When Icons Stream Myrrh and Statues Shed Human Tears – Joseph Pronechen, N.C. Register
Moscow Rips Ukrainian Catholic Church; Constantinople Differs – Byzantine Catholic Churc. . .
Why Middle East Christians Feel Betrayed by the West – Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency
Modern Russian Iconographers Who Break the Rules but Conform to the Principles – D. Clayton
Where the Icons Aren’t Yet Dry – Matthew Milliner, First Things
A Byzantine Combination Breviary and Hand-Missal – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Mvmnt
The Brotherhood of Moses the Black – Katie Zavadski, The Daily Beast
Syriac Patriarch: Euro Bishops Disallowing Syriacs to Send Priests to Overseas Flock – D.A. Raad
Melkite Eparchy Celebrates 50-Year Milestone of Evangelizing in U.S. – Peter Jesserer Smith
Restoring Old Churches Inspires a New Philanthropy in Russia – Alison Smale, New York Times

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25 August AD 2016

Pope Francis and the Decline of the West

by Dennis Prager

of Townhall

Lament from Italy on the Brink – Alessio Colonnelli, Politico EU
The Brexit Wild Card? Ireland – William Booth, Washington Post
The Problem With Europe Is the Euro – Joseph Stiglitz, Guardian
Why China No Longer Fears Australia – Gregory Clark, The Japan Times
How Angela Merkel Imperiled Europe’s Future – Damon Linker, The Week
Russia’s Rising Empire – Tom Rogan, National Review
Europe’s Founding Mother – Peter S. Rieth, TIC
Pakistan Harvests the Grapes of Wrath in Kashmir Valley – M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
China Appears to be More Aggressive after the South China Sea Ruling – Xuan Loc Doan, AT
Russia and Turkey Maneuver – George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
Xi Jinping: A Four-Year Report Card – Kerry Brown, The Interpreter

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PRIME TIME POLITICS THURSDAY EDITION

25 August AD 2016

The Convention of the States and The New York Times

by the Editorial Staff

of The New York Sun

Gay Activists are Attempting to Dissolve the First Amendment – Michael Brown, The Stream
The Pay Gap Myth and Other Lies That Won’t Die – Thomas Sowell, National Review
Air Force Officer Faces Investigation Over Bible on His Desk – Todd Starnes, TAD
Republican Voters Are Not “Moving On” From Marriage – Frank Schubert, Public Discourse
The Simple Reason Most Regulations Are Harmful – Scott Sumner, Foundation for Econ. Ed.
American Apparel May be Considering Moving Manufacturing Out of California – Shan Li, LAT
Democracy and the Natural Law – Donald DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
Reminder: Obamacare Is Still A Giant Cronyistic Disaster – David Harsanyi, The Federalist
Picking a Justice Who Can Resist the Lure of the Liberal Side – James Phillips, Pblc Dscrs
Trump, Declaration of Independence & the GOP: Response to Adam Seagrave – Car. Holloway
Socialist? Capitalist? Who Can Tell? – George Melloan, The Wall Street Journal

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CATHOLIC THURSDAY EDITION

25 August AD 2016

The Falling Astray of the University of Notre Dame: Arrests Gives Notre Dame ‘Come to Touchdown Jesus’ Moment; and Fr. John Jenkins

by Christopher Manion

of Breitbart Sports

We Need Sacred Liturgy, Not “Better” Worship – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
An Apology for Catholics of the Past: Pope Francis & His Apologies – Timothy J. Williams Ph.D.
10 Things St. Joseph Probably Said – Shaun McAfee, epicPew
The Scottish National Party has Played Scotland’s Catholic Church for a Fool – James MacMillan
Mother Teresa’s Sainthood Miracle in a Brazilian Operating Room – David Van Biema, Crux
Joe Biden Is Isaac Hecker’s Fault? – The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
Poverty, Politics & the Church in Pope Francis’s Argentina – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., The CWR
On Relationships in Modern Society – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand
A Tsunami of Mercy – Jonathan B. Coe, Crisis Magazine
Catholic and Concerned: Politics in 2016 – Eric Neubauer, 21 Century Pilgrim
Federal Judge Puts Brakes on President Obama’s Transgender Bathroom Policy – CNA/The Reg

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August 25, 2016

by Jim Graves

of The Catholic World Report

by Beppe Severgnini

of The New York Times

by Nathan Schlueter

of Public Discourse

by Noëlle Lenoir

of Project Syndicate

by Brooke Gregory

of epicPew

by Dennis Prager

of Townhall

by the Editorial Staff

of The New York Sun

by Christopher Manion

of Breitbart Sports