18 March AD 2024

THVRSDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE, TOP-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Eucharist in the Early Church – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
2.  The Likelihood of a “Eucharistically Coherent” Church – Jef. A. Mirus, Ph.D./Catholic Culture
3.  Leftist Ghouls May Desecrate Tolkien, But His Ideas Will Live Forever – Nathanael Blake, Ph.D.
4.  Ask Father: Priest Anointed Me & Then, Without Confession, Absolved Me – Fr. Z’s Blog
5.  Fr. James Martin & Pushing Perversity – Fr. Kevin M. Cusick at A Priest Life
6.  Dems Threatening Bishops – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
7.  Why Does No One Want to Address the Catholicity of Joe Manchin? – Julia Duin/Get Religion
8.  Dr. De Mattei Doubles Down – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
9.  A Petulant Rebellion: Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians Rebel – Jennifer Hartline at Crisis
10.  The Democrats’ Dangerous Eucharistic Theology – Thomas Griffin at Crisis Magazine

HONORABLE MENTIONED:
Collegiality & Eucharistic Integrity – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
A Midsummer Night’s Feast: The Birth of John the Baptist – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
Can Catholics Use the Enneagram Personality System? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
What is Right & Just? – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
After Outcry, Vatican Eases Restrictions on Individual Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica – Ed Pentin
Morality & Realpolitik – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Holy See Now a Participant in the World Health Organization – Fr. Z’s Blog
Packing 2.0: Revisiting the Art of the Carry On Bag (Catholic Mode Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Understanding the Holy Eucharist, Our ‘Source & Summit’ – Jimmy Akin at NC Register
How to Persuade Someone to Donate to Your Apostolate – B. Sokolowski/CatholicFundraiser.net

Why Some Medieval Churches Would Leave a Hole in the Roof – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Sacrosanctum Concilium: The Ultimate Trojan Horse – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D. at Crisis
Ask Father: Can Deacons Use the Rituale Romanum to Bless Things? – Fr. Z’s Blog

SPIRITUALITY:
Anger Seem to be Everywhere Today – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
Why Your Weakness is Really Strength – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia
The Complex Life of a Father: Taking This Role Seriously as Leader of the Family – ChurchPOP
Original Solitude, Original Unity – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand

DEVOTIONALS:
The History Behind Holy Cards – Michael Cunningham at Catholic365.com

PERSECUTION:
Soros & E.U. Aim to Blacklist Reputable Christian Groups – Catholic News Agency
Christian Legal Group Denounces ‘Targeted Smear Campaign’ – CNA/NC Register
Misunderstanding the Armenian Martyrs – Dawn Beutner at The Catholic World Report

MIRACLES:
Statue Of Mary Survives Bomb – Harumi Suzuki at Catholic News Agency

SAINTS:
The Triumph of St. Norbert – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

SHRINES:
Trying to Save Sacred Pieces of Past in England & Wales – Terry Mattingly at Get Religion
A Pilgrimage to the Home of St. Joseph of Cupertino – Bret Thomas, O.F.S., at Aleteia

BIBLE:
Why Are Jesus’ Genealogies in Matthew & Luke Different & Other Conflicts’ – Scott Smith, J.D.

THEOLOGY:
Tolkien & Theology – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

HEALTH:
Brewing Kombucha: The Beer of Health Foods – Hearth & Field

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