16 April AD 2024

MONDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE, TOP-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
1.  A Glimpse into How Seminarians Trained for the Sacrament of Penance – Fr Stoeppel STL STD
2.  Prayer to St. Gabriel the Archangel for Protection Against Evil – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
3.  The Forgotten Art of Bullion Embroidery – Liturgical Arts Journal
4.  Deacon Greydanus Joins with Abortion Activism by Repeating Pro-Abort Points – Dave Griffey
5.  Text Pals: J. B. Pritzker, Card. Cupich in Close Contact Amid Pandemic – Chicago Sun∗Times
6.  Anti-Catholicism Chic – Kathryn Jean Lopez at National Review
7.  Bishop Ned Darling, & the Bugnini Lectionary – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
8.  Interviewing a Former Witch: Witchcraft is Self-Destructive – Charles D. Fraune at Slaying. . .
9.  Demons Hate Gemma, Flannery, Nihilism, & More Great Links – The Best In Catholic Blogging
10.  A New Booklet on Stabat Mater by Fr. Armand de Mallery, F.S.S.P. – New Liturgical Movement

NEXT-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
11.  Who Was Jesus’ Grandfather? – Jimmy Akin
12.  Resisting the Zeitgeist – Michael Warsaw at National Catholic Register
13.  Try It for Lent. . .the Daily Examen – Sister Christina Neumann at Catholic Stand
14.  Online Catholic Marriage Prep Builds Christ-Centered Marriages – Zelda Caldwell at Aleteia
15.  Spiritual Suffering – Kelly Ann Tallent at Missio Dei
16.  How St. Olga of Kyiv Went from Mass Murderer to Saint – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
17.  Justice & War in Ukraine: Part I – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
18.  Thinking about World Christianity, Digging Deep into Overlooked Catholic Details – Get Rlgn
19.  Gilbert & Me – Denise Trull at Dappled Things
20.  Survey: Black Catholic Worship is Unique, but Majority-Black Parishes Rare – CNA/CWR

HONORABLE MENTIONED:
A New Theism? – James Matthew Wilson at The Catholic Thing
Ex Opere Operato vs. Ex Opere Operantis – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Dear Science: What If Kids Need Their Moms? – Noelle Mering at Catholic Answers Magazine
First Ordinariate Mass in East Tennessee – Dan McWilliams at The East Tennessee Catholic
Powerful Promises from Pope Leo XIII’s Prayer to St. Joseph – Patti M. Armstrong at NC Register
Pope Launches Vatican Restructure Aimed at Flexibility & Collaboration – The Pillar

BEST OF THE REST:
25 Years Later, Legion of Christ Victims Seek Reparations – Nicole Winfield at AP News
Why Ukraine Matters: The Consecration of Russia to Mary – Al Costa at Catholic Stand
St. Michael Indian School Leads with Catholic Faith, Navajo Culture in Ed. Excellence – P. J. Smith
Waste of Time to Fundraise with Volunteers? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Have You Heard of This Miraculous Shrine, the Lourdes of Ukraine? – John Burger at Aleteia
Top Off Spring with the Perfect Hat – Meghan Ashley Styling at Catholic Mōdê Blog
An Unlikely Image of Beauty: The Pietà – Molly Farinholt at Radiant
Pope Reorganizes Vatican with Focus on Evangelization, Roles for Laity – Christopher White
Chile’s New Leader Puts Bishops on Notice Over Legacy of Sex Abuse – Inés San Martín/Crux
Russian Voice for Peace: Solovyov on How War Undermines Christian Culture – Jared Staudt PhD
Could Pope Visit Ukraine? Here’s What His Rep in Kyiv Said – Joe Burkas at CNA via NC Register
What is Being Done to Spread the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart? – Barb Enster at Blue Army
Adoremus Bulletin Announces a New Land-Down-Under Edition – The Editors/Adoremus Bulletin
G. K. Chesterton Became Catholic 100 Years Ago – K. V. Turley at National Catholic Register
The Inspiring Story of Blessed Gerard: Founder of the Order of Malta – R J Wolff KJ/Tan·Direction
Ears to Hear: Catholics & the Podcast Revolution – K. V. Turley at National Catholic Register
Heroic Beginning of Catholic Church in China – Massimo Introvigne at MercatorNet
Pope Reforms Curia with Launch of Vatican Constitution: Prædicate Evangelium – CNA/NC Rgstr
Why Classical Education with Richard Jackson (Podcast) – Mark Bauerlein at First Things

Highlights from The American Catholic Website:
Woman Swimmer Caught Using Men’s Testicles to Win NCAA Swim Race – D. R. McClarey, J.D.
Madness – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

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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