20 May AD 2024

July 10, 2023

MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Prime Time News & Commentary:
1.  Synodicalisminity – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both Blog
2.  Catholic Journals You Should Know About – Katie Warner at National Catholic Register
3.  Sound of Freedom — Ringing Ticket Sales – Lou Aguilar at The American Spectator
4.  Our Current American Divisions in One Twitter Post – Dave Griffey at Daffey Thoughts Blog
5.  New Cardinals, Old Debates, & the Final Say – Christopher Altieri at The Catholic World Report
6.  Erotic Poet & His Buddies Get the Cardinal’s Hat – T. S. Flanders at One Peter 5
7.  ‘The Miracle Club’: Irish Story of Lourdes Miracles Took 18 Years to Get On Screen – K. O’Hare
8.  I’m Here to Enforce the ‘Recent’ Magisterium, Says Tucho – Elise A. Allen/Crux/Catholic Herald
9.  Approaches to Simpler Vestment Designs – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal Blog
10.  The Day God Awakened My Conscience! – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand

Best of the Rest from Prime Time News & Commentary:
Why are Laity so Involved in Liturgical Debate & Why is Continued Struggle Necessary? – NLM
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
The Deaconess Idea Redux – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine
Grace Kelly: Cool, Crisp, Summer Style IconMeghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
What Would a Habsburg Do? Seven Rules To Live By – Jan Bentz at The European Conservative
Example Fundraising Letter Written by ChatGPT for John Paul II Healing Cntr – Brice Sokolowski
New Catholic Hospice Tries to Ease Pain, Help Patients Get to Heaven – Mt. McDonald/Register

Indiscriminate News & Commentary:
Magnificent! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
All God’s Children Be Equal – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Rumors of Reshuffle Within the French Government – Hélène de Lauzun at The European. . .
UK-US Tensions Over Cluster Bombs for Ukraine Ahead of NATO Summit – Thomas O’Reilly

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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Prime Time News & Commentary:
1.  Be Angry at the Chaos & Confusion Out of the Vatican – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
2.  What Will the Synod on Synodality be Like? The List of Participants is Out – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  On LGBTQ Suicides, Emotional Blackmail, & Inconvenient Facts – The American Spectator
4.  Fernández Removes All Doubt: The Revolution Is Upon Us – Stefano Fontana/Complicit Clergy
5.  How Porn Explains Everything: On the Americans in Their Decadence – Michael Warren Davis
6.  Assoc. of US Cath. Priests Saps Bishops by Pushing Pro-Abortion Gay ‘Equality Act’ – Lepanto
7.  Are These the End Times? What the Catechism Says – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in. . .
8.  Pope Appoints Extreme Leftist to Doctrine Office – S. A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
9.  They’re Really Coming For Our Children – Carlos Perona Calvette at The European. . .
10.  Pope Francis, Archbishop Fernandez, & the Question of Discipline – Christopher Altieri/CWR

Next-10 Prime Time News & Commentary:
11.  Padua’s San Tomas Cantuariense Church High Altar: Real Example of Noble Simplicity – LAJ
12.  After Catholic University Shooting Death, Family Disputes DC Police Statements – Register
13.  Is Civil War on the Horizon in France? – René Ter Steege at The American Spectator
14.  Soccer Nuns – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
15.  Catholics in Goa Threatened by Calls to ‘Wipe Out’ History of Portuguese – The Pillar
16.  Sex, Wokeness, & Social Justice – James Kalb at The Catholic World Report
17.  Blessed Carlos Acutis’ Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit Goes to Hollywood – CNA via The CWR
18.  I Was at Rock Bottom, But God Found Me Where I Was – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand
19.  Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Support Reparations – Deb. J. Saunders/The American Spectator
20.  Eight Minutes on Why Stoicism Won’t Make You Happy – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D.

The Other-10 Prime Time News & Commentary:
21.  Sam Rocha Gives a Shout Out to Karl Marx – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts Blog
22.  An Authentically Catholic Approach to the 2023-24 Synod on Synodality – Real Clear Catholic
23.  From Pride Month to Pride Season – Jonathon Van Maren at The European Conservative
24.  Seven State AGs Warn Target that ‘Pride’ Prom May Violate Child Protection Laws – LSN
25.  Finding Baptism in The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe – Gary Sullivan at Catholic Stand
26.  Unfinished Reading – Glenn Arbery at The Imaginative Conservative
27.  The Christian Sculptor & His Work: Guest Article by Julian Kwasniewski – New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
28.  A Book Review of “Pierre Toussaint: A Citizen of Old New York” – Gloria Romanorum Blog
29.  Zuckerberg’s New Twitter Alternative Collects All Your Data & Follows You Everywhere – LSN
30.  Harmony Out of Chaos: Traditional Marriage – Dan Millette at One Peter 5

Best of the Rest of Prime Time News & Commentary:
Does Vatican II’s Collegiality Conflict with Vatican I’s Papal Supremacy? – R. Fox/Catholic Stand
Grace Kelly: Cool, Crisp, Summer Style IconMeghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
‘Sound of Freedom’ Offers Opportunity to Highlight a Catholic Approach. . . – NC Register
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
How Talks to Free Nicaragua’s Bishop Álvarez Failed – Edgar Beltrán at The Pillar
Example Fundraising Letter Written by ChatGPT for John Paul II Healing Ctr – Brice Sokolowski
Why is San Fermín Celebrated with Bull-runs? – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia

Top-10 Indiscriminate News & Commentary:
1.  Pope Francis Names 21 New Cardinals, Including Archbishop Fernández – CNA/NC Register
2.  Latest News From Rome – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3.  Ex-Spy Boss on Race Riots: Nothing Comparable Has Happened Since French Revolution – EC
4.  Too Busy Meeting With Soros Junior – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5.  Biden to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine: What has the Church Said? – P. Pinedo/CNA/CWR
6.  Dutch Government Collapse: Snap Elections Coming – Tristan Vanheuckelom
7.  Pray This Powerful Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
8.  Synod on Synodality: Read the Full List of Delegates – CNA via National Catholic Register
9.  Anti-Human-Trafficking Film ‘Sound of Freedom’ Topped ‘Indiana Jones’ at Box Office – Rgstr
10.  Actor Eduardo Verástegui May Run for President of Mexico – David Ramos/CNA via The CWR

Best of the Rest of Indiscriminate News & Commentary:
Three Essential Ways to Keep Your Faith Burning This Summer – ChurchPOP
Meet the Competing Apps Battling for Twitter’s Market Share – Nick Routley at Visual Capitalist

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

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