19 April AD 2024

MONDAY EDITION

Breaking News:
Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston. . .
. . .Passes Away This Morning at 7:30 a.m., U.S. Central Time

MORNING ISSUE, TOP-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
1.  Understanding Bishop Robert Barron – Peter Laffin at The Catholic Thing
2.  An American André? – Michael R. Heinlein at Our Sunday Visitor
3.  Eucharistic Miracle of Avignon; Podcast – Blessed Carlo Acutis via Highway to Heaven
4.  B. B. C. Mocks Genocide of Catholics – Catholic Arena
5.  Bishops, Priests, Scholars Correct Pope Francis on Holy Communion – Rorate Cæli
6.  Seven Deadly Sins of the Undeclared Sinner – A Treasure To Be Shared
7.  Things That Are Gone To Decay – Peter Hitchens at The Lamp Magazine
8.  Fr. Robert Spitzer Expounds on Eucharistic Miracles, Blessings of Holy Mass – N. C. Register
9.  A Canceled Priest Speaks, Action Item! – Fr. Z’s Blog
10.  French Seminarians Are Choosing the T. L. M. – Rennaissance Catholique via Rorate Cæli

THE NEXT-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
11.  Life-Size Stations of the Cross to Be ‘Tool for Evangelization’ Near Disney World – Register
12.  The Biblical Meaning Behind the Queen’s 2:22 p.m. Procession – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
13.  Cuban Dictatorship Expels Superior of Jesuits From the Island – C. N. A. via N. C. Register
14.  Indifferentism & Praying for the Queen & the King – Joseph Shaw, J.D./The Chairman’s Blog
15.  The Religious Revolution; Book Review – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
16.  More C. C. H. D. Funds Go To Promoting So-Called Gay Marriage – Lepanto Institute
17.  Advice for My Daughter On Her Seventeenth Birthday – Sydney Sadowski at Catholic Stand
18.  “Let Church Bulletins Keep Silence” – Fr. Z’s Blog
19.  Rewriting the Past in Northern Ireland – Cillian McGrattan at The Critic
20.  Did God Create the Best of All Possible Worlds? – Andrew Cavallo at Ignitum Today

THE OTHER-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
21.  Padre Pio’s Prayer After Holy Communion – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
22.  Canadian Archdiocese Looks To Combat Homelessness by Providing Tiny Shelters – O. S. V.
23.  Persecution of Christians Heads for Critical Point – Raymond Ibrahim at Gatestone Institute
24.  Pondering the Church’s Electoral College One Year from Now – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
25.  The Incredibly Random Reason St. Hildegard Wasn’t Canonized For Over 800 Years – Aleteia
26.  Pius XII & Critical Race Theory: New Books Tell the Truth – J. A. Mirus, Ph.D./Catholic Culture
27.  The Effect of Lay Participation on the Souls of Priests – Fr. Z’s Blog
28.  Pope Francis Throws Hong Kong Joseph Cardinal Zen Under the Bus – Tho. D. Williams, Ph.D.
29.  Does the Holy Spirit Still Guide the Church? – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
30.  The Most Powerful Prayer of All – David Torkington at Catholic Stand

ANOTHER-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
31.  On Being Faithful in a Few Things before Being Ruler over Many Things – Msgr. Charles Pope
32.  What Padre Pio Can Teach Us About Feeling Unworthy – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia
33.  Violence in Nigeria Threatens Religious Freedom for Christians & Muslims Alike – B. N. G.
34.  The “Uselessness” of the Liberal Arts – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
35.  Getting It Right: On Religious Differences & God’s Will – Jef. A. Mirus, Ph.D./Catholic Culture
36.  Do Know What “Maranatha” is in the Catholic Church? Really? – Fr. Z’s Blog
37.  Despite the Critical Backlash, Persuasion Largely Persuades – Carol Iannone at Acton Blog
38.  St. Thomas Aquinas’s Common Good – Law & Liberty
39.  Dear King Charles: Playing Nice To All Religions may be Wishful Thinking – G Ashenden PhD
40.  The Attempt to Undermine Humanae Vitae (Guest: Dr. Janet Smith); Podcast – Crisis

THE NEXT-NEXT-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
41.  How Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is Fundamentally Catholic – Catholic Herald/Gavin Ashenden
42.  “Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
43.  Nigerian Bishops: Massacre of the Christian Population is a Police Failure – The Pillar
44.  Small Fray; Tin Pan Alley; Song of the Week – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
45.  Five Martyrs, Four Orders, One Faith – Luke O’Hara at National Catholic Register
46.  China Declines Papal Overture – Philip Pullella at Reuters
47.  Pope Francis: Christians Cannot Be Indifferent to Corruption – C. Mares/C.N.A./N.C. Register
48.  The Stigmata of St. Francis – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
49.  Rise in Enrollment at Catholic Schools is an Opportunity That Shouldn’t be Ignored – O. S. V.
50.  A Kingdom of Priests – Hunter Leonard at Catholic Stand

THE FINAL-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
51.  What Makes a Good Christian Poem Good? – Carl E. Olson & Edward Short at The C. W. R.
52.  Life is Easier with Mary as Our Spiritual Mother – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand
53.  From Mister Universe to Coming Home to the Church & More Links – T. Edwards/NC Register
54.  Why Survey Data Of Religious Nones, Decline Of Christianity Differs – Religion Unplugged
55.  Archbishop Paul Gallagher Will Represent Pope Francis at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral – Reg
56.  The Future of Christianity in America – Pew Research Center
57.  Defending Religious Freedom After the Sexual Revolution – Charlie Camosy at The Pillar
58.  No Servant Can Serve Two Masters – Phillip Hadden at Missio Dei
59.  National, Diocesan Catholic Media Veterans to Join O. S. V. News – Our Sunday Visitor
60.  Justice Alito’s Important Defense of Religious Schools – G Neumayr/The American Spectator

HONORABLE MENTIONED:
Can Artificial Intelligence Produce Art? – Christopher J. Carter at Crisis Magazine
Neck Scarves: Don’t Get Hung Up by Summer Heat – Meghan Ashley Styling/Catholic Mōdê Blog
Author of New ‘Mother Teresa’ Book Shares His Encounters with the Saint – CNS via Crux

BEST OF THE REST:
Census Bureau Findings Point to US Poverty Reduction in 2021 – Mark Pattison at CNS via Crux
A ‘Supermarket of Religions,’ God’s Will, & the Wisdom of a Tweaked Declaration – N. C. Register
The Restoration of Western Civ; Podcast – Mark Bauerlein & John Burtka at First Things
Illuminating Truth & Beauty: The Choral Music of Samuel Adler – Michael De Sapio at T. I. C.

Short Links:
Another Cupich Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse – Sam Borcia at Lakem Chenry County Scanner
Large Crowds March for the Traditional Latin Mass in Washington, D. C. – Catholic Arena
T. L. M. Catholics Regroup & Create Beauty in Arlington – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern. . .

Highlights from The American Catholic:
Submerged Voters – Donald R. McClary, J.D.
Keep ‘Em Coming – Donald R. McClary, J.D.
Pope Decrees Chicago Style Pepperoni Pizza Only Pizza (Satire) – Donald R. McClary, J.D.

Other Links:
Trans Clown World Canada (N. S. F. W.) – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Parenting Culture is a Disaster – Jim Dalrymple at Institute for Family Studies
Ilhan Omar Pulls Bill To Save Earth After Learning That’s Where Israel Is (Satire) – Babylon Bee
America Benefits When It Protects the Rights of Religious Schools – The American Spectator

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
FŒDVS: The League of Catholic Bloggers – FŒDVS
The Samizdat Herald: Click Quality, Not Bait – The Samizdat Herald

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