AFTERNOON UPDATE:
Dan Burke, Former EWTN News Pres./COO Tests Positive for Virus, In ICU – Facebook
Dan Burke, Former EWTN News Pres./COO Tests Positive for Virus, In ICU – Twitter
Louisiana Governor: Day of Prayer & Fasting for Coronavirus Victims Today – CNA via Newsman
MORNING ISSUE:
Ten Growing Catholic Blogs You Should Check Out! – Faith Kowitz at Clarifying Catholicism
Well, That Was Different Because Shut Up – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Coronavirus, But the Church Also Suffers From the Contagion of Empty Rhetoric – S. Magister
Catholic Architect Shows Why Churches Should Be Truly Beautiful – Trent Beattie at NC Register
Wanted: Spiritual Leadership During a Medical Crisis – Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture
Douthat: Decadent Societies Lack Babies, & Hope – CNA via Newsman
Do We have a Right to the Sacraments? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
‘Hitler’s Pope’? Not So Fast – Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
The Secular World Needs Good Catholic Fiction – Alicia Connolly-Lohr, J.D., at Catholic Stand
Classic Literature Helps Put the Pandemic in Perspective – Russell Shaw at Our Sunday Visitor
Taking the Time for Great Literature – Thomas M. Doran at The Catholic World Report
If a Priest Keeps Hearing Confessions, Contracts Virus, & Dies, is He a Martyr? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Israel: Bishop Says Schools are Incubating Anti-Christian Intolerance – CNA via Newsman
Educating Kids at Home: Off the Shelf with Fr. Robert McTeigue – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
God Preserve Us From godless Philanthropy – Joseph Pearce at The Catholic World Report
The Daily Sacrifice – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Advances in Carbon Dating Could Help Solidify Biblical Timeline – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Mass Appeal: The Floral Midi Easter Dress (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Say “No” To Death’s Dominion – R.R. Reno at First Things
How to Fundraise During the Covid-19 Pandemic – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Telling the Story of the Mideast’s ‘Disappearing People’, Christians – Ed Pentin at NC Register
New Orleans Archbishop Tests Positive for Coronavirus – ChurchPOP
Nigeria School Blast & Tragedy: Sister Died but Rescued Students – P. Samasumo at Vtcn News
A Brief Consideration of the Historical Use of Oriental Silks in European Vestments – Lit Arts Jrnl
Red China’s Suppression of Religion Not Eased Amid the Pandemic – Bai Lin at Bitter Winter
CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Piety in the Time of Coronavirus – Ben Reinhard, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Priests in India Face Charges for Breaking Covid-19 Restrictions on Mass Gatherings – Crux
Coronavirus: The Women Religious on the Frontlines – F. Piana & L. Bordoni at Vatican News
Video(s):
Communist China Peril – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic