29 March AD 2024

THVRSDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Confessions of a Former Prolapsed Catholic – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
2.  4.  The New Manichæism – Rob Marco at Catholic Stand
5.  Yes, Biden Is Catholic; That’s the Problem – Declan Leary at Crisis Magazine
6.  Why is Australia’s Cardinal Pell Returning to Rome? – Gerard O’Connell at America Magazine
7.  New Eucharistic Adoration Chapel at St Catharines Church in Columbus, Ohio

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Moneyval Evaluation Begins at Vatican – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via NC Register

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Pompeo: Nowhere is Religious Freedom More Under Assault than in Red China – CNA via CWR

SCRIPTURE:
St. Jerome & ‘Spiritus Paraclitus’ Are More Relevant Than Ever
– John Bergsma, Ph.D., at NCRgstr

ARCHITECTURE:
Carpenters Show Medieval Skills To Fix Notre Dame, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging

POLITICS:
In Fiery Debate, Trump & Biden Clash Over Barrett Nomination & Abortion
– CNA via The CWR

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Christians in Uniform – Paul Dixon at Catholic Answers Magazine
God’s Angels Defend Us in Battle – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Chris Wallace’s Bias for Biden Was Appalling – Patricia McCarthy at American Thinker
2.  After the First Presidential Debate, Do We Really Need Any Others? – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
3.  The Worst Presidential Debate of All Time – Matthew Walther at The Week
4.  Suicide of the Liberals – Gary Saul Morson at First Things
5.  Sweden has Destroyed the Case for Lock-Down – Christopher Snowdon at Sp!ked
6.  Ivy League Rioters – Peter Wood at The American Mind
7.  Presidential Debate Number One: A Biden Fact-Check – Celine Ryan at Human Events.
8.  The Howard Zinn Riots – Mary Grabar at The American Mind
9.  The Presidential Debate Was a Snapshot of America – Michael Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream
10.  Is Critical Race Theory Racist? – Gary W. Houchens, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

Civilization Watch:
Armenian Turks becoming ‘Target’ as Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict Escalates – Andrew Wilks
The Unfinished Chinese Civil War – John Culver at The Interpreter
President Xi to Manipulate Archæology to Push Han Chinese Imperialism – Bitter Winter
The Progressive Case for Empire – Ed West at UnHerd
Turkey is Normalizing Militant Jihadism –  Armen V. Sahakyan & Erik Khzmalyan at Providence

The Anglosphere:
Traditionalist Originalism – Marc O. DeGirolami at Law & Liberty
Reclaiming American History – The Editors at The American Mind
Should Americans Worry About Amy Coney Barrett & ‘People of Praise’? – David French
American Families Want More School Choice – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review

Metaphysics:
Light & Life for Christians in the Midst of Iran’s Darkness – Lela Gilbert at Hudson Institute