19 April AD 2024

FRIDAY EDITION

Fr. Z Rants about Banning of Communion on the Tongue & the “New Normal” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Priest Who Had Controversial Blog Has Been Suspended – AP via Crux
Cardinal Pell ‘Surprised’ by Royal Commission Findings – Catholic News Agency
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Joe Biden, James Martin, & The Human Rights Campaign – Jos. Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
Bishops: Our Lady of America Apparitions Not Supernatural – Greg Erlandson at Ct News Service
Why the Installations of Atlanta’s New Archbishop was Splendid – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
Extra Touches Count: Making of a Church Entrance Marker – John Paul Sonnen at Lit Arts Jrnl
‘Why I Wrote a Book about the Antichrist’ – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald
13th Century Illuminated Manuscript (Psalter) Digitised – Medievalists.net
Two False Arguments for God’s Existence – Bob Drury at Catholic Stand
Why We Can’t Do Evil Even If Good May Come – Bishop Robert E. Barron, S.T.D., at Word on Fire
The Lay Role in Covering Up Abuse – Philippa Martyr, Ph.D., at The Catholic Weekly
Month of Mary: How to Plant a Mary Garden
– Mary Farrow & Kate Olivera at CNA via Newsman
The Truth About Social Media – Scott P. Richert at Our Sunday Visitor
Absurdity – Noel Ethan Tan at Ignitum Today
Author: Dorothy Day’s Faithful Orthodoxy Too Often Overlooked – Carl E. Olson at The C. Wor Rep
Hope to Die; Book Review – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
What is an Evangelical? – Paul A. Djupe & Ryan P. Burge at Religion in Public
More Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Carrying Jesus into the Public Square for College Catholic Graduates – Dan Lipinski at Pub Dis
Parable of the Sower in Further Allegory: 3 Dimensions of the Church – Scott Pauline at Cthlc365
Communist China Begins ‘Crusade’ Against Christianity – OpIndia
Modern Science is Built on a Christian Foundation – Dave Armstrong at National Cthlc Register
Beyond Public Gatherings Debate: Religious Freedom & Covid-19 – Ch. L. Bombino, J.D., at RU

POLITICS:
Is Pro-Abort Catholic Biden a Problem for US Bishops? – Lauretta Brown at National Cth Register

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Are We Under Interdict? Sanctions – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy
Breaking the Virtual Church Habit
– James Tonkowich at National Catholic Register
Historic Reason Irish Donating to Native Americans Hit by Covid-19
– Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
For Australia’s Catholics, Resumption of Normality May be on Horizon – Cronan Yu at Cth Herald
Religious Liberty Means Covid-19 Restrictions Cannot Target Churchgoers
– Tony Perkins at RNS

Podcast(s):
A Mexican Catholic’s Thoughts on President Donald J. Trump – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

Announcement(s):
Cincinnati Auxiliary Bishop Resigns After Failing to Act on Allegations – Ed Condon at CNA/CH

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
What Will Become of Europe? – Carson Holloway, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Richard the Lionheart May Not Have Spoken English, 7 Surprising Facts – Douglas Boyd at HE
Media Hysteria is Tearing the Social Fabric – Alex Cameron at Sp!ked
In Georgia, a Blatant ‘Citizen’s Arrest’ Homicide of Ahmaud Arbery – Sohrab Ahmari at NY Post
Robespierre & Auden, Autists – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
“Western Civ” Was Not a Late Invention – Stanley Kurtz, Ph.D., at Columbian College of Arts & . . .
European Leaders Cower in the Face of Communist China – Soeren Kern at International. . .