THVRSDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE, TOP-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
1.  What Happened to Villanova Basketball Star Shelly Pennefather? Made Deal with God – ESPN
2.  Gothic Splendour in the Rockies: Progress Report on the Carmelite Monastery – Lit Arts Jrnl
3.  The Scandal of “Gay-Friendly Parishes” – Deacon James H. Toner, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
4.  Updated: The Story Behind the Viral “Church Brawl” Video – Mike Lewis at Where Peter Is
5.  The Future is Orthodox Catholicism – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
6.  The Abuse Uncovered Should Cause Trembling in the Church – E. Scalia at Word on Fire Blog
7.  Should Laity Pray the Breviary or the Rosary? – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at OnePeterFive
8.  The Sublime Image of Our Lady in Art – John Paul Sonnen at TAN Direction
9.  Pray for Our Priests, They Too Are Under Attack – Catholic Stand
10.  Brighton Rock – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both

HONORABLE MENTIONED:
Immorality of the Mass Vaccination Program – Part III – Steve Smith at Catholic Stand
America Needs to Want a Catholic Politics – Jonathan Liedl at The Daily Register
Worth the Price: Colonial Catholics, Religious Tolerance, & the Post-Liberal Right – Pblc Dscrs
Catholic Priest’s Advice on How to Start Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at Catholic Fundraiser
Bishop Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou Who Resisted CPCA Again Disappears – M. La Rosa/The Pillar

BEST OF THE REST. . .

Insight & Analysis:
This St. Joseph Children’s Book Should Be on Every Kid’s Shelf – Jessica McAfee at EpicPew
Free Markets Have Raised More People Out of Poverty Than The Church – The American Catholic
Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali Explains Why He Joined the Ordinariate (Podcast) – Anglcnrm Cœtibus Scty
Are You Cording Me About Cords?! (Catholic Mōdê Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Adam Bartlett Interview, Founder of Liturgical Software. . . – Joseph O’Brien at Adoremus
Halloween was Originally a Day of Fasting – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Vocation of An Instituted Acolyte: Liturgy, Charity, & Witness – Anglicanorum Cœtibus Scty
Fauci Can Do No Wrong! Except to Puppies – Kennedy Hall at Crisis Magazine
Two Reasons why All Souls’ Day is the Opportune Time to Think about Purgatory – OSV News
Liberalism is a Sin, but Liberty is Godly – Kennedy Hall at OnePeterFive
Faith, Integrity, & Eucharistic Coherence – Jennifer Fitz at Sticking the Corners
What is an Exorcism (Podcast) – Mark Bauerlein & Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at First Things
Taiwan Says Vatican Relations ‘Open & Smooth’ Despite Reports of China Pressure – The Pillar

More News:
Novena to St. Martin de Porres for Healing, Race Relations, & More. . . – Scott Smith, J.D.
H-Town Priest Asks World Series Guests to Pray for Astros at Grand Church Before Games – ChP

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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