TVESDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE:
Why Is New York’s Mayor Threatening to Seize Churches? – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Priests Arrested for Public Mass Celebrations During Pandemic – CNA via Newsman
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Churchgoers All Over World Ignore Physical Distancing Advice – A. Roth, Sh. Walker, & D. Phillips
Private Chapels Brought to Light by Social Distancing – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Can I Trust Spiritual Directors International? – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Would They Rather be Dead Right? Support for Congregations Staying Open – Religion in Public
Boys Must be Separated from Childhood to be Men – Jason Craig at Those Catholic Men
An Open Letter To The Bishops Of France – Edouard Husson at First Things
David Warren on Anglo-Catholicism for Real – Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society Blog

Now Is the Time – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand
St. Joseph, ‘Terror of Demons’, is a Powerful Man Indeed – Patti M. Armstrong at NC Register
Can Catholics Be Socialist?: Off the Shelf with Trent Horn – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Don’t Forget Your Paschal Candle, Even at Home – Anna Ashkova at Aleteia
90 Days to Style: Take My Suitcase Challenge (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Coronavirus Has Exposed the Limitations of Hegemonic Materialism – Mt. Orlando at Altare Dei
The Future of Catholicism & Your Lenten Appeal – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Hundredfold is a Needed & Very Welcome Artistic Achievement – James Baresel at The CWR
7 Totally Catholic Quotes From St. Irenaeus – William Hemsworth at epicPew
New Prayer Journal for Catholic Women to Overcome Anxiety, Stress, & Fear – Scott Smith, J.D.
Plagues, Interdicts, Omissions, & Possibilities – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman, O.S.B., at DMH
Frater, Memento Mori: On Remembering The End – Patrick Frazier at Clarifying Catholicism
During Pandemic, German Cardinal Opens Seminary to Feed Homeless – CNA via Newsman
Distraught, Determined Little Sisters of the Poor Cope with Pandemic – JP Owens at CNS via Crux

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Communist China’s Assault On The World – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Estimates Show Wuhan Death Rate Far Higher Than Red China’s Official Reports – Tristan Justice

Media Outlets Credulously Report Red China Data on New Virus Cases – Alexandra DeSanctis
National Breakup (Podcast) – Mark Bauerlein at First Things

POLITICS:
What On Earth Is Going On With Joe Biden – Tristan Justice at The Federalist
Christians Arrested for Praying Outside Abortion Mill in North Carolina – M. Bilger at Life News
When the Panic Becomes Policy, Wisdom Must Step In – John Horvat, II, at The Imaginative. . .

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Good News from the Numbers? The Curve Starts to Flatten – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at TACatholic
Sisters’ Work During 1918 Spanish Flu Seen as Model for Crisis Today – Catholic News Service
Coronavirus Latest From Rome: Benedict XVI & His Staff Are Well – Ed Pentin at NC Register
Parishes Embrace Digital Tools to Survive & Thrive Under Lockdown – Peter Jesserer Smith
Teens Create Care Packages for Shut-In Elderly During Quarantine – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
As Virus Spreads Among Religious, 6 Sisters From Italian Convent Have Died – CNA via The CWR
Care for Retired Religious Takes Special Emphasis Amid Pandemic – CNS via Crux

Announcement(s):
Church of the Holy Sepulchre Closed Indefinitely – CNA via The Catholic World Report

Resource(s):
Masses, Stations of the Cross, Meditations in Livestreams, on YouTube – CNS via OSV News
Covid-19 Public Policy Report – National Catholic Bioethics Center

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