19 March AD 2024

VVEDNESDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  A Curious Feature of Fratelli Tutti, Self-Referential; Read the Metadata – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  Complete Horror Show of Public Schools in Milwaukee, Truly Frightening – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  New Report Details 44 Accounts of Alleged Abuse by David Haas – S. Vodvarka at NC Reporter
4.  Where’s The McCarrick Report? – Complicit Clergy
5.  Pope Meets with Aussie Nuncio, Amid €700K Transfer Allegation – Ed Pentin at NC Register
6.  Andrew Cuomo Threatens to Shut Down Churches, Synagogues – Mary Margaret Olohan
7.  Reports say Woman Working for Becciu Received €600K f/ Vatican Secretariat of State – CWR
8.  How Do You Spell Garish? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
9.  Cardinal Müller on the American Presidential Election – D. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic
10.  Amy Coney Barrett’s Dad’s Journey – Deacon Mike Coney at St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Who Lost the Culture? – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
Glass Canvas Launches Tilma Platform to Move Dioceses from Maintenance to Mission – CK
Pope Francis’ New Rap on Capitalism, Borders, & Politics – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Beliefs, Faith, & American Citizenship – Deacon Greg Lambert at Catholic Stand
Defending Christian Armenia – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Is Carlo Acutis Body Incorrupt, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Is the Neo-Gothic Style Back in Fashion? – Elisabeth Bonnefoi at Aleteia
How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Carthusian Rosary – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Texas Grand Jury Indicts Netflix for ‘Cuties’ – Catholic News Agency
Abortion Is Slavery: Pregnancy Things As Property – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at TACatholic

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
As for Me & My Household, I Prefer the Gothic Chasuble
– Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Sthrn Orders
Maria Hilf Chapel at Church of St. Agnes (Ecclesia Sanctæ Agnetis) – Liturgical Arts Journal
The Sherborne Missal & the Medieval Artist Who Suffered for His Art

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
VidAngel CEO on Filtering Content for Faith-Based Streaming, Creating The Chosen
– J. Holmes

POLITICS:
Catholic Church Gains Stature in Belarus: What US Christians Should Know – K. Lee at Prvdnc
There Is No Catholic Case For Biden – Jennifer Hartline at The Stream

Biden Doubles Down on Abortion Law Pledge – Catholic News Agency
Two Good Topics for the Dinner Table: Religion & Politics – Joseph Pearce at NC Register

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Fratelli Tutti, the Death Penalty, & Infallibility – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
What Drives Us to the Confessional? – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
St. Paul on Respect for Authority – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
Drive-Thu Confession: The Care of Souls at the Time of the Pandemic – Daniela Tarantino at CF

With Our Hope Well-Anchored in Heaven – Pamela Mandela at Catholic Stand
ACB’s Confirmation Would be Major Victory for Christian Legal Movement – D. Bennett at R&P

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Ordinariate Mass Added to St. Anne’s ‘Martha & Mary Chapel’ in Richmond Hill – Fr. A. McDonald
Grace Makes the Fruits Grow – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Man Wanted to Open an Ice Cream Shop, Unfortunately He was in San Francisco – Jn. Sexton
2.  V.P. Debate: Kamala Harris has a Weak Spot Mike Pence could Exploit – Rac. Bucchino at TNI
3.  2020 Is Tumbling Toward 1917 – Helen Andrews at The American Conservative
4.  The Self-Immolation Of Sports Television – Jack Capizzi at Human Events.
5.  Secession Is No Californian Dream – Marshall Auerback at UnHerd
6.  Why Wind Won’t Work – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
7.  Boris Johnson Keeps Defying Gravity – Tom MacTague at The Atlantic
8.  Pulitzer Board Must Revoke Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Prize – P. Wood at Ntnl Assoc. of Scholars
9.  One Nation, Under Woke – Richard M. Reinsch, II, at Law & Liberty
10.  Reimagining Britain – Oliver Wiseman at City Journal

Civilization Watch:
What You Need to Know about the “Quad,” in Charts – Tanvi Madan at Brookings
Nationalism, Eastern European Style – James Ramon Felak at Law & Liberty
Meet The Promising New Leader Of The Italian Right – Francesco Giubilei at The American. . .
Can Anyone Stop the Caucasus Clash? – Walter Russell Mead at Hudson Institute
A Clash with Turkey Is Becoming Inevitable – Michael Rubin at The National Interest
What Happens when Red China becomes a Super Power – Michael Schuman at The Atlantic
Turkey’s Mercenarization of War – Seth Frantzman at Jerusalem Post via Middle East Forum
The UN’s Existential Crisis – Shashi Tharoor at Project Syndicate
Armenia-Azerbaijan War: Military Dimensions of the Conflict – Michael Kofman at Russia Matters
Swiss City Geneva Votes for World-Record $25 Hourly Minimum Wage – Brad Polumbo at FEE
Modi’s Himalayan Dilemma – Sushant Singh at Foreign Affairs
Conflict in the Caucasus & the New American Strategy – George Friedman at Geopolitical Futures

US-China Cold War Creates Fresh Need for Peaceful Coexistence – Hanns W. Maull at Nikkei Asia

The Anglosphere:
It’s Time to Lift the Veil on George Soros – Frank Wright, Ph.D., at The Stream
Time to Stop Devaluing Manual Work – Gareth Sturdy at Sp!ked

Get to Know Workspace, Google’s Biggest Threat to Microsoft Office Yet – Kirk Miller at InsdHk
To Beat Red China, Uncle Sam Needs STEM – M. Madon & K. Westwood at The National Interest

Taxpayers Should Stop Funding Liberal Univs. Undermining The Common Good – The Federalist

Theopolitics:
Andrew Cuomo Threatens to Shut Down Churches, Synagogues – Mary Margaret Olohan
Defending Christian Armenia – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Catholic Church Gains Stature in Belarus: What US Christians Should Know – K. Lee at Prvdnc
VidAngel CEO on Filtering Content for Faith-Based Streaming, Creating The Chosen – J. Holmes
ACB’s Confirmation Would be Major Victory for Christian Legal Movement – D. Bennett at R&P