28 March AD 2024

March 9, 2018

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Blase Cardinal Cupich (Credit: Daniel Ibanez of Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register)

The Accusations of Cardinal Cupich: Name Names, Please

. . .in his latest column for the Chicago archdiocesan newspaper, Blase Cardinal Cupich—who styles himself as a champion of civil dialogue within the Church—lashes out at people who disagree with Pope Francis. . .

by Phil Lawler,

of Catholic Culture

Pro-Abort & Catholic Justice Kennedy Reportedly Retire This Summer – Steven Ertelt
Msgr. Pinto Training Amoris that Departs from Church Teaching in Texas – Jan Bentz
Oprah’s Advice to Follow Your ‘Heartsong’ is Codswallop, Here’s Why – Geo. Boorman
Do Some Men Have A Uterus? – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to the Stars!
Shootings & Fatherlessness: A Clarification on the Data – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., Crisis
Praying for the Past: Another View – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers Magazine
Is Christianity Shrinking in America? Yes & No – J. Warner Wallace, The Stream
Turns Out Vatican ‘Hackathon’ Isn’t Really about ‘Hacking’. . .or Is It? – Jn. Allen, Crux
3 Reasons You Should Listen to the Catholic Podcast – Katie Prejean, epicPew
Card. Wuerl’s Amoris Guidelines Bring Clarity, but Confusion Remains – Fr. R. de Souza
Fides et Ratio at Twenty – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput O.F.M. Cap., First Things
Why Can’t We All Admit That Violent Video Games are Sick? – Mat. Walther, The Week
With Pope’s Call for “New Paths,” Amazon Synod Starts Down The Aisle – Rocco Palmo
Former Ignitum Today Writer Making an Impact, Part I: Shaun McAfee – Cristina Montes
The White House & North Korea – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Lent & the People of the Crucifixion – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis to Venerate Padre Pio’s Relics – Aleteia
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The Aficionado by Pablo Picasso (Credit: First Things)

Goodbye, Heraclitus: On Today’s Atmosphere of Crisis

. . .the political winds are shifting, & our elites are increasingly dismayed and disoriented. Voters throughout the West are rejecting establishment parties, often in spite of dire warnings by the mainstream media & the leadership class. . .

by R.R. Reno,

of First Things

Here’s How to Practice 5 Corporal Works of Mercy in a Single Place – Melissa Guerrero
Adversity & Its Immense Value – Alan Scott, Catholic Exchange
What Would Your Lent Have Been Like in AD 1873? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Tale of Two Priests’ Videos: Fr. Mike Schmitz & Fr. James Martin – One Mad Mom
How I Know Jordan Peterson is Probably Onto Something – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thghts
The Escalation of Pornography: A Ten-Year Update – Patrick F. Fagan Ph.D., Marri Blog
St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Secret Formula for Raising Millions – Brice Sokolowski
The Romance of Ordinary Marriage – Nathanael Blake Ph.D., Public Discourse

Ex-Irish Leader Says Pope in Dublin Will Face Mix of Hope, Skepticism – J. Allen, Crux
Depression in Lent, an Unsought Penance – Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand
Stop Trying to Make Church Fun, It’s About Something More Important – ChrchPop
This New ‘Civilisation’ Update Misses the Point – Will Gore, Catholic Herald
Nothing can Beat Kenneth Clark’s ‘Partial & Dogmatic’ Original Civilisation – F. Phillips
Studies in Words – Richard Weaver Ph.D., The Imaginative. . .

Card. Wuerl Discusses His Parish-Based Road Map for Amoris – Peter Jesserer Smith
Black Panther’s Wakanda: A Modern Medievalist State – Modern Medievalism
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