VVEDNESDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Heroic & Influential Black Solder-Saint You’ve Never Heard Of – Mario Valdes at WoF Blog
2.  On Prophets & Pearl-Clutchers from the Episcopacy in La Crosse – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
3.  The Knights of Columbus: An Extremist Organization? – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
4.  If Vatican II Meant to Help Church, Based on Empirical Evidence It’s a Failure – Fr. A. McDonald
5.  Vatican Doctrine Czar: We’ve Done Everything Possible to Dialogue w/Bad Priest – CNA/CWR
6.  Kroger Employees Allege Religious Discrimination Over ‘Rainbow’ Apron – CNA via The CWR
7.  Conjugal Rights: Defined & Applied – Rachel Gehring at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
8.  The Holes in Simone Campbell’s Seamless Garment – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
9.  Vatican Cardinal: Pope Francis ‘Concerned’ About Church in Germany – CNA via NC Register
10.  Jim Caviezel’s ‘Infidel’ Role & His Faith – John Loftus at National Review

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The See of Peter in a Dark & Troubled Age – Timothy D. Lusch at The Catholic World Report
Fathers, Don’t Tap Out – Tyler Blanski at The Catholic Gentleman
The Lamp: Why these Catholics are Creating a Print Magazine in a Digital Age – Mary Farrow
Life is Christ – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Byzantine Ressourcement: How Did They Reform Liturgy & Avoid Ugliness, Rancor? – Dv. Clayton
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Who is Potential Supreme Court Nominee Amy Barrett? What You Need to Know – Ch. Rousselle
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Just How Common are Invalid Baptisms? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Under a Renewed Sino-Vatican Agreement, the Catholic Church in China Will Wither – Nina Shea
Official Catholic Church: State-Approved, Hounded Nonetheless – Yang Xiangwen at Bitter Winter
China Restates ‘One China’ Policy on Taiwan in Question on Vatican Talks – Cthlc News Agency

CULTURE OF LIFE:
Samaritanus Bonus: On the Care of Persons in Critical or Terminal Phases of Life – Rorate Cæli
Palliative Care is Not Enough, Catholics Must Share Christ’s Hope, Says Vatican – H. Brockhaus

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
The Martyrs of the Theban Legion – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Pray the Rosary with JP2: Guide Using the Book for Daily Rosary/Rosary Retreat – S. Smith, J.D.
The Way of Beauty in Dante – Dappled Things

POLITICS:
St. Matthew & the Separation of Church & State – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
A Sermon for a Season of Violence – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at Chronicles Magazine
Vatican Says Those Who Choose Euthanasia Cannot Receive Sacraments – Elise A. Allen at Crux

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Look at the Debates & Feast Days! – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  After Ginsburg’s Death, a Coup is a Realistic Possibility – Ian Huyett at The Stream
2.  First English-Speaking Totalitarian State? Victoria, Australia – Bruce Dunn at The Stream
3.  Bad News for a Big Corporation; Awww. . . – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
4.  How Environmentalists Destroyed California’s Forests – Blake Clarkson at Spectator USA
5.  ACB & Anti-Christian Bigotry – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
6.  France vs. Turkey: A Showdown in the Mediterranean Is Brewing – Henri J. Barkey at CoFR
7.  Republicans Shouldn’t Tolerate Political Hostage-Taking from the Left – Alexandra DeSanctis
8.  Becerrillo: The Terrifying War Dog of the Spanish Conquistadors – Joanna Gillan at AO
9.  What If the Franks had Lost the Battle of Tours? – Justin Marozzi at UnHerd
10.  The Case for Amy Coney Barrett – Bruce Riley Ashford at First Things

Civilization Watch:
The Failure of France’s Greens – John Lichfield at UnHerd
Communist China Ends ‘Median Line’ in the Taiwan Strait: The Start of a Crisis? – J. Michael Cole
More Demolitions of Temples & Religious Statues in Hubei – Li Wensheng at Bitter Winter
Book Review: Is China Ready for Democracy? – Teng Biao at Law & Liberty

The Anglosphere:
Book Review: America’s Choice: Devolve or Dissolve? – F.H. Buckley at Law & Liberty