The Unclear Family of David Brooks – Sophie M. Feingold at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The Bitter Fruit of the Secret Vatican-Beijing Accord – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Our Body is Not a Burden or a Barrier: It’s a Bridge – Scott W. Hahn, Ph.D., at St. Paul Center
Faithful, Cafeteria, & Faithless Catholics – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Holy Thorn Relic Changes Color Amid Pandemic, Italian Bishop Announces – ChurchPOP
Ask Father: What Should I Do If I Hear a Priest Break the Seal of Confession? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Bans on Religious Gatherings Cannot Go Indefinitely, Warn Law Profs – Catholic News Agency
The Culture Wars Are Real, The Authenticity Of Shroud Of Turin, & More! – Tito Edwards at NCRg
Michigan Catholic Conference Blasts Tyrant Whitmer – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic
A Catholic Interpretation of the Movie Pan’s Labyrinth – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
One Passover, Two Perspectives – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Vatican City Sets to Ease Virus Restrictions in May – Courtney Mares at CNA/Newsman
Franciscan University to Pay Tuition Costs for New Students in Fall – CNS via Crux
Easter Hope – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Public Masses to Resume in Austria May 15 – Fr. Benedict Mayaki, S.J., at Vatican News
Puffs, Pleats, & Polkas: Prep Your Spring Style with 3 Fun Trends! – Meghan Ashley Styling
How UK Churches Could Start to Ease the Lock-Down – David Paton at Catholic Herald
Lost Donations During Crisis? How to Recover Lost Funds – Brice Sokolowski at Cthlc Fundraiser
Christian Prudence in Times of Pandemic – Stephen A. Hipp, S.T.D., S.T.L., at First Things
Villagers Seek to Build Big Church in Highlands of Papua New Guinea – Ray Cavanaugh at Aleteia
True Tolerance? Church & State – Tommy Schacht at Clarifying Catholicism
Tomie dePaola: Making Old Things New – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
Argentina: Amid Pandemic, Archbishop Offers Plan to Open Churches – ACI Prensa/CNA/CWR
POLITICS:
Rights for LGBTs—But Not God – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal Pell’s Kangaroo Court – Michael McAuley at Mercatornet
Catholicism & Socialism: Comrades or Enemies? – Paul Senz at The Catholic World Report
Dutch Supreme Ct. Rules Doctors can Euthanize Dementia Patients – Christine Rousselle at CNA
CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Why Muslim Nations Can’t Handle the Coronavirus – William Kilpatrick, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Double Standards? Portuguese Catholics Protest at Lock-Down Exemption – Filipe D’Avillez
Company Developing Virus Vaccine Made It With Cells From Aborted Babies – Life News
Five Saints to Call Upon During a Pandemic – Chiara Pamphili at Catholic Exchange
Announcement(s):
Courage Internat’l Moves 2020 Truth & Love Conference Online – Perry West at CNA via NC Rgstr
THE SAMIZDAT HERALD: . . . a new website coming soon . . .
Misunderestimating Communist China – David P. Goldman, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
How England Got Its Name – George T. Beech at Medievalists.net
Earth Day Co-Founder Killed Girlfriend, Shoved Mummified Body In Closet – Michael Bastasch
The Swedish Virus Experiment Looks Like It’s Paying Off – Fredrik Erixon at The Spectator
Lock-Downs Don’t Work – Lyman Stone at Public Discourse
End the Globalization Gravy Train – J.D. Vance at The American Mind
Why Kim Jong-un’s End Won’t Mean End of North Korea – Jihwan Hwang at The National Interest
Backlash to Wuhan Diary Shows Real Issue China Must Fix – Josh Rudolph at China Digital Times
A New View of Africa’s Past – History Extra
Scotland: False Note to Cry Freedom – John Lloyd at The Interpreter
Police Revolt Against Draconian Virus Edicts From Local Tyrants – Tristan Justice at The Fdrlst
Protests: Two Americas, Those Who Lost Jobs & Those Still Getting Paid – Glen H. Reynolds
White House Should Withhold Bailout Funds from Sanctuary States – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
Earth Day Overshadowed This Year By An Actual Crisis – Henry I. Miller, M.D., & Andrew I. Fillat
Top German Paper Demands $165B Virus Reparations From Red China – Jackie Salo at NY Post
Chinese Virus: Another 9/11 Moment for The West – Richard Kemp at International Policy Inst.
World Waking Up to Risks of Relying on Red China for Vital Med Supplies – Cary Huang at SCMP
Communist China’s Hidden Crackdown in Occupied Tibet – Kate Saunders at The|Diplomat