19 April AD 2024

MONDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE, TOP-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
1.  How a Little-known Apparition in Belgium is Renewing Lives – Patti Maguire Armstrong
2.  Can Smoking a Pipe Benefit the Soul? Why This Catholic Pipe Maker Says It Does – ChrchPOP
3.  ‘Peak Jesuit’ – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
4.  Exorcist Details His Ongoing Battle Against Demons in New Book about Possession – Rel Unpl
5.  Those Evil Anonymous Bloggers – One Mad Mom
6.  Dying Catholic UK MP Denied Last Rites – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7.  Exorcist Diary: A Wild, Dark Week – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
8.  Murdered British Lawmaker David Amess Was Catholic, Pro-Life – J. McKeown/CNA/Register
9.  The Bold Speech of Bishop Schneider – Phil Lawler at CatholicCulture.org
10.  12 Catholic Etsy Shops to Support as Christmas Draw Closer – Theresa C. Barber at Aleteia

HONORABLE MENTIONED:
Ask Father: If Women Can’t be Priests, Can They be Deacons? – Fr. Z’s Blog
When Angels Are Disguised as Tramps – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand
Pope Francis Praises the George Floyd Protests as True Good Samaritans – Daffey Thoughts
St. Teresa of Avila – For Love Alone – Christina M. Sorrentino at Ignitum Today
Jesus was Not a Pacifist – Marlon De La Torre, Ph.D., at Knowing is Doing
Catholic Priest’s Advice on How to Start Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at Catholic Fundraiser
Bishop Nazir Ali’s Conversion to Catholicism – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment

Insight & Analysis:
One Thing to Change the World – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Dramas of Decline & Fall – Gregory Wolfe at First Things
Are You Cording Me About Cords?! (Catholic Mōdê Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling

Was Pope John Paul I Murdered? – Michelle La Rosa at The Pillar
Pope Francis, the Problem of Responding to Abuses – Andrea Gagliarducci at MondayVatican
Pelosi & the Popes . . . Two Meetings, Two Versions – The Wanderer via Complicit Clergy
Progressive Cardinal of DC Pours Praise on America’s Embattled Press – Get Religion
A “Unique” Expression of the Roman Rite, But Remember. . .TLM is the Big Threat – Fr. Z’s Blog
Schism, Scandal, or Sideshow? What’s a Bishop to do about ‘womenpriests’ – JD Flynn/The Pillar
Ask Father: Can a Bishop Forbid People from Attending Masses of the SSPX? – Fr. Z’s Blog
They Knew & They Let It Happen: Uncovering Child Abuse in the Church – Boston Globe/Cmp Clrg
What Is The Second Vatican Council &, Why Did It Create Controversy – Will Wright/Catholic-Link
Marxism, the Real Origins of “Woke,” & the Christian Response – Matthew Leonard
Pastoral & Parental Bishops – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
How Padre Pio Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Christian Mysticism – SpiritualDirection.com
Card. Burke Says He is Recovering from the Virus, Urges Catholics to Pray the Rosary – Register
Compliance & Genocide – Father David Nix at Padre Peregrino
Abortion: ‘A Terrible Trade in Lies, Misery & Death Exists in Society’ – K.V. Turley at Daily Register
Surprise! A Godly Life is a Joyful Life – Melanie Jean Juneau at Catholic Stand
‘The Facebook Files’: The Many Faces of Social Media Reveal a Harmful Side – The Daily Register
The Offertory Vir erat from the Book of Job – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Suffering Before Glory – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Understanding True Ultramontanism – José Antonio Ureta at OnePeterFive

Straight News:
Illustrated Liturgical Year Calendar for Children – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
New Book Highlights Mary’s Lesser Known Apparitions – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Spanish Start-Up Aims to be Amazon of Online Sales for Contemplatives – Inés San Martín/Crux
“Pro-Life Champion”: UK Politician Stabbed to Death Was Pro-Life & Catholic – ChurchPOP
Catholic Sites Suffered 100+ Acts of Vandalism, Arson Since May 2020 – Mt Hadro/CNA/Register
Sir David Amess – ‘Public Servant of the Highest Principles’ – Christopher Lamb at The Tablet

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

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