MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1. Carpenters Show Medieval Techniques for Building Notre Dame’s New Roof – John Burger
2. The End of Christianity in the Netherlands – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L’Espresso
3. Catholics at the Back of the Line – Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at First Things
4. Why I Left the Catholic Church: Kipp & Stephanie McIntyre – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. . .
5. Notorious RBG & the Cool Factor – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report
6. It’s High-Time to Ditch the “Hippie Jesus” Image – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
7. There are Only Two Types of Catholics: Practicing & Lapsed – Shane Schaetzel at Complete. . .
8. Vatican’s Doctrinal Office Critiques German Theologians’ Intercommunion Call – CNA
9. Ask Father: Can a Catafalque be Used in an Ordinary Form Mass? – Fr. Z’s Blog
10. America in the Eighth Circle – Ben Rienhard at Crisis Magazine
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Google Earth Takes Satellite Pic of Moses Crossing Red Sea, More – The Best In Cthlc Blogging
The Bog is Alive – Anja Renkes at Ignitum Today
America’s Point of No Return – Mark Bauerlein at First Things
Who Will It Be? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Rare Shakespeare Edition Found in Scots College Seminary – Thomas Caddick at Catholic Herald
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Thy Kingdom Come: Off the Shelf with Father Jeffrey Kirby – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
How Incense at Mass Can Reduce Airborne Diseases – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Cardinal Zen: Church is Losing ‘Credibility’ to Evangelize Communist China – CNA via The CWR
CULTURE OF DEATH:
Just the Way You Are – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Memento Mori: Not For Vestments Alone – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
SCRIPTURE:
Why Confess Sins to a Priest? The Biblical Evidence for the Sacrament of Reconciliation – ChPOP
POLITICS:
Catholic Judge Barbara Lagoa on Shortlist of Supreme Court Nominees – Catholic News Agency
Amy Barrett & the Relationship between Religion & Politics – Brian Jones at The Cth World Report
BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Earth is Not Our Mother – Angelo Stagnaro at National Catholic Register
Untold Stories of Vietnam’s Converts to Catholicism – Union of Catholic Asia News via La Croix
Aquinas Contra Globalism – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
How Biblical Illiteracy is Ruining the Humanities – Luther Ray Abel at National Review
∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1. Why Trump Will Win – Matthew Goodwin, Ph.D., at UnHerd
2. Who’s Afraid of Amy Coney Barrett? – David Catron at The American Spectator
3. Robin Hood: The Man, The Myth, & The History – Medievalists.net
4. Why Amy Coney Barrett is Hands-down Best Pick to Replace Ginsburg – Sohrab Ahmari
5. The Antifa/BLM Industrial Complex – Alberto M. Fernandez at the American Mind
6. Did Justice Ginsberg Endorse Eugenics? Was She a Racist? – David Mills at The Stream
7. The N.Y. Times Deceptively Edits False Claim at the Center of 1619 Project – Jordan Davidson
8. Trump’s Rural Base in Pennsylvania – Charles F. McElwee at City Journal
9. The Road to a War Within NATO – Thomas Trask & Jonathan Ruhe at The National Interest
10. Why Biden Won’t Release a List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees – Alexandra DeSanctis
Civilization Watch:
Forget Miles & Inches, You Need ‘Sazhens’ – Irina Baranova at Russia Beyond
The South China Sea Map That Wasn’t – Khang Vu at The Interpreter
Who Will Sign the Next Peace Deal with Israel? – Seth Frantzman at Middle East Forum
Chinese Domination Over the South China Sea: Already a Done Deal? – Kris Osborn at TNI
The Anglosphere:
American ‘Intelligents’ – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Audacious Case for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett – Matthew Walther at The Wk
The Nemeses of Cities – Edward L. Glaeser at City Journal
Forest Fires Aren’t at Historic Highs in the U.S., Not Even Close – Jon Miltimore at FEE
In Defense of the Electoral College – Matt Mayer at Spectator USA
Book Review: The Great Conservative Crackup – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil., at Law & Liberty
