18 April AD 2024

SATVRDAY EDITION

Pope Pius XII Detractor Cries Wolf – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Prominent Fairfax Church Explains Rector’s Sudden Departure – Julie Zauzmer at WaPo via VO
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Excommunicating the Queen – Steve Weidenkopf at Catholic Answers Magazine
Tired of Streaming Masses? An Alternative Option – Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla at Rorate Cæli
Which Countries are Reopening Churches, Which Ones Never Closed Them? – Th. Caddick at CH
SNAP Falls For Michael Sean Winters Ruse – Catholic League
Catholics Facing a Police-State – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Masculinity – Marcus Leong at Ignitum Today
Traditional Confessionals & Covid-19? No Problem! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Striking the Balance: No To Shamanists – David Carlin at The Catholic Thing
Kale-Flavored Smoke – Matthew Walther at The Lamp Magazine
We Are Living Within a Joyful Mystery – Bob Drury at Catholic Stand
Putting the ‘Loco’ In Loco Parentis – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
The Confessional of the Wilderness – A Parable – Mark C. McCann at Catholic Stand
Public Health vs. Your Health: When Govt Guidelines Turn Dangerous – Rob. Hutchinson at Mnet
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Best 1-Volume Scholarly Intro to TLM, Now in English – Peter Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Lit Mov
More Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Restoration of the Reed – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Reflections on the Ancient Pre-1955 Holy Week – Nick Jones at Clarifying Catholicism
In Praise of Tradition—St. Justin Martyr in the Office of Readings – John Gravino at New Walden
English Archbishops Look Forward to Opening Churches after Lock Down – Ch. Collins at Crux
From Live-Streams to Running Streams: Experiment with Divine Office – Ch. Carstens at Adrms

POLITICS:
Islam Up Close – William Kilpatrick, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Experts Offer a Path to Reopening Churches, & the Sacraments – CNA via The Cthlc World Report
The Coronavirus Will Force Hard Choices On Faith-Based Schools – Terry Mattingly at RelUnpgd
Reasons Why St. Catherine Of Siena Should Be Your Quarantine BFF – Mel. Guerrero at epicPew
A Plague Litany – Fr. James Goodwin at Simply Catholic

Announcement(s):
Cardinal Dolan Defends Himself after Letter Criticizing Him for Trump Call – Ch. White at Crux
Stella & Tagle Named Cardinal-Bishops – David M. Cheney at Catholic-Hierarchy News
Founding Fathers of Catholicism in Australia Honoured – David Ryan at The Catholic Weekly

Video(s):
Jim Caviezel: My Tribute to the Blessed Virgin – From Rome

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The World Just Proved That Abstinence Works
– Katy Faust & Stacy Manning at The Federalist
Maddeningly Unfair, & Very Satisfying: Review of Michael Moore’s Doc. – Michael Cook at M-net
Was There Any Way George Custer Could Have Won at the Battle of Little Big Horn? – TNI
The Nasty Rhetorical Trick of ‘Her Truth’
– Matthew Walther at The Week
Morality, Media, & Tara Reade – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Schlafly Marriage Demeaned, as Mrs. America Glorifies Radical Fem One – Jul. A. Seymour at NB
Top House Dem Says Tara Reade’s Allegation Needs to Be Investigated – Pt. Hasson at The Strm
Tara Reade Willing To Testify Under Oath That Biden Sexually Assaulted Her
– Mary M. Olohan
The Covid-19 Crisis Is Strengthening the Venezuelan Regime – Jorge Jraissati at Public Dscrs
Red Chinas’s Aggressive Covid-19 Diplomacy Tarnishes Its Credibility
– Josh Rudolph at ChDT
Chinese Communist Party: The Real Culprit Behind Covid-19 Pandemic
– Tenzin Tsultrim at BW
Wine, Poetry, & Community-Building – Robert J. McPherson, II, at The Imaginative Conservative
New Unemployment Claims Top 30M As Pandemic Unemployment Rises – T. Justice at The Fed’t