19 April AD 2024

SATVRDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE:
Quick Thoughts about Archbishop Viganò’s Letter to President Trump – Fr. Z’s Blog
Detroit Archdiocese Criticizes ‘Racist & Derogatory Language’ from Church Militant – CNA
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
Poor PrayTell Blog, All Their Progressive Ideas on Liturgy Collapsed. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Msgr. Charles Pope Addresses Abp. Gregory’s Selective Moral Outrage [15:27] – Raymond Arroyo
The German Synod: Will England Follow Germans Into Schism? – The Guild of Blessed Titus. . .
Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess—Unmasked? – Jack Scarisbrick at The Catholic World Report
Painting of the Day: The Handmaid of the Lord by John Singer Sargent – Ant. M. Esolen, Ph.D.
Scranton Diocese: ‘No Credible Evidence’ Against Msgr. Walter Rossi – Ed Condon & J.D. Flynn
Satan’s In the News, 24 Hours a Day – Cynthia Millen at Catholic Stand
How Catholic Social Teaching Rescued Me from an Academic Crisis – Lord Glasman at CH
Trump Administration Reverses Obama-Era Regulation That Redefined ‘Sex’ – A. DeSanctis
Rediscovering Downtime While Sheltering in Place – B.J. Gonzalvo, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand
How Do I Get From the Piano to the Organ? – Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka at New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Life Lessons from 3D Puzzles – Elizabeth Jean Seah at Ignitum Today
Supreme Court Case Exposes Catholic Education’s Achilles’ Heel – Michael J. Van Hecke at Reg
How to Convince Someone to Donate – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Trump’s Exec. Order Could Jump-Start the Cause of Global Religious Freedom – D Philpott PhD
Closet Spotlight: Slipping into Summer Shoes (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Bill Gates Funding Vaccine Companies That Use Body Parts – Mat Staver at Life News
The Meaning of Neo-Integralism – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
Six Ways Looting Hurts the Poor – Fr. Ben Johnson at Transatlantic Blog
Laws that Prohibit State Scholarships to Religious Schools are Unconstitutional – Ann Bryner

VATICAN SEX SCANDAL:
Archbishop Gomez Names Four New Members of National Review Board – CNA via The CWR

LITURGY:
Card. Sarah Finished 5 Year Term at CDW & Turns 75, Who Will Take Over? – Fr. A.J. McDonald
The New Prefaces of the E.F. Mass, Part V: The Preface of the Blessed Sacrament – Gre. DiPippo

ART/PIC/EDITORIAL CARTOON/MEME(S):
The Unhappy Man – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Great Minds on Wokeness – Edward Feser, Ph.D.

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
The Covid-19 Holy Water Conundrum – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

POLITICS:
Catholics Fearful About Looming Chinese Communist Restrictions on Hong Kong – Ed Pentin
Why the China-US Power Struggle Will Reshape the World
– Aris Roussinos at Catholic Herald

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Latest Ecclesiastic Fashions in Hoodies – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
What’s Driving the Decline of Religion in America? Secular Education – Joseph Sunde at Pwrblg

PODCAST(S):
Shepherds or Sheepdogs? – Crisis Magazine

~~~THE SAMIZDAT HERALD~~~
Morning Issue:
NPR: Growing Evidence Tells Covid Not As Fatal as Feared, Did Experts Fail Again? – J Miltimore
The Cost Of Liberal Silence – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
There’s an Effort to Get Me Fired at Cornell for Criticizing BLM Movement
– W.A. Jacobson, Ph.D.
Even the Nicest Country in the World Doesn’t Like Communist China – Therese Shaheen at NR
A Brief History of Antifa: Part I – Soeren Kern at International Policy Institute
How Soviet Russia & Poland Carved up Eastern Europe – Boris Egorov at Russia Beyond
Race Grifters & Poverty Pimps – Nathan Wilson at The Salisbury Review
A Bitter Centenary for the Hungarian People – Christopher Szabo at Mercatornet
Wokism’s Cult Following – Richard Fernandez at PJ Media
Teaching Fake History Gets Abolitionist Statues Defaced By ‘Anti-Racism’ Rioters – J Pullman
Black Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Defunding the Police – Cassandra Fairbanks at The GP
Why Can’t Big-City Democrats Reform the Police? – Steven Malanga at City Journal
Starbucks to Allow Baristas to Wear BLM Attire & Accessories After Backlash – Amelia Lucas
Could Trump’s War Against Huawei Trigger a Real War With Communist China? – Graham Allison
Devolution to Revolution: An Already Demoralized U.S. is Now Being Destabilized – Selwyn Duke

Bonus Links:
Matt Taibbi On Journalism’s Suicide – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Mpls City Council Votes to Replace Police with ‘Community-Led Public Safety System’ – The GP