MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
1. This Mass Setting was Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2021 – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
2. Catholic Convert Gavin Ashenden: 12 Months On & 24 Converts Later – K. Turley/NC Register
3. Archbishop Cordileone: “I Sense a Growing Sense of Urgency Among the Bishops” – C. Olson
4. More Bishops Publicly Out Themselves As Pro-L.G.B.T. – Complicit Clergy
5. Seminarian: “Is There Any Reason Why I Should Remain Catholic?” – Anonymous/One Peter 5
6. Bishop Kettler of St. Cloud Declares No Jab, No Mass – Complicit Clergy
7. Disgruntled Vatican Employees Pen Letter to Pope Francis – Ed Pentin/Natl Catholic Register
8. Cardinal Tobin Admits ‘Synodality’ Used to Change the Catholic Church – Complicit Clergy
9. Archdiocese Paid Settlements on Bogus Abuse Claims – Dav F Pierre Jr/TheMediaReport.com
10. Could the Excommunication of Archbishop Lefebvre be Lifted Posthumously? – Fr. Z’s Blog
HONORABLE MENTIONED:
Pre-Orders Ready Again for North America’s Ordinariate Daily Office Book – Peter Jesserer Smith
Five Must-Haves to Say Hello, Summer (Catholic Mode Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Several Dioceses to Reopen at Pentecost – Carol Zimmermann at Catholic News Service via Crux
To Receive or Not to Receive Communion & More Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Universalism: The Trendy But Treacherous Belief That Hell is Empty – Js. D’Hippolito/The Stream
The Problem of Evil – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
Many Different Blogs Work to Make the Traditional Latin Mass Both Known & Loved – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Dreams May Come – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand
Scientists Want to Grow Unborn Babies for 40 Days & Kill Them for Research – Dav Prentice PhD
Fundraising Ideas for the Month of May – Brice Sokolowski at Catholic Fundraiser.net
‘Woke’ Catholic Schools Offer Poison in Place of the Gospel – N. Mering/Natl Catholic Register
EDUCATION:
New Oxford Collegiate Academy: Newman Vision for Ordinariate H.S. Ed. – Peter Jesserer Smith
THEOLOGY:
Why Pentecost is Called “Rose Sunday” – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
ACS Publishes Easter 2021 Edition of Shared Treasure – Deborah Gyapong at ACS Blog
SAINTS:
Why Thomas Becket Still Divides Opinion – Dan Hitchens at The Spectator
20 May – St. “Golden Girl” of Ostia & a Fascinating Latin Inscription – Fr. Z’s Blog
CONVERSION:
Fatima Vision of Hell Helped Salvador Dali Return to God & More Links – Best Catholic Blogging
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Why We Fight for Religious Freedom Against Catholic Inquisition Re-Enactors – J Jones/J Zmirak
Two Best Friends Launch a Retreat to Bring Women Together After a Year of Isolation – Aleteia
Catholic Statue of Mary Holding Baby Jesus Defaced in Brooklyn: NYPD – Tina Moore/NY Post
New Hong Kong Bishop & Beijing: Will His ‘Middle Way’ Bear Fruit? – Edward Pentin/NC Register
BOOK REVIEW:
Through the Heart of Saint Joseph: Off the Shelf with Father Boniface Hicks – Catholic Stand
CULTURE OF DEATH:
Stand Fast on the Pronouns – Fr. Carter Griffin at National Catholic Register
Note to Journalists: “Catholics for Choice” Still Isn’t Catholic – David Larson at Crisis Magazine
POLITICS:
Ending the Shame of Blaine – Nicole Stelle Garnett & Daniel T. Judge at RealClearPolicy
Threats to Freedom in U.S. Schools Are on the Rise – Erika J. Ahern at National Catholic Register
BONUS NEWS LINKS:
FŒDVS: The League of Catholic Bloggers – FŒDVS
Theopolitics: Where Religion Meets Politics – Theopolitics
Civilization Watch: Where Geopolitics Meets World History – Civilization Watch
The Samizdat Herald: Click Quality, Not Bait! – The Samizdat Herald