16 May AD 2024

VVEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  A Texas-Sized Catholic Renaissance? – Roseanne T. Sullivan at National Catholic Register
2.  A Message from Bishop Strickland – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Strickland, Francis, & the Coming Napoleon – Kennedy Hall at One Peter 5
4.  Is the Pope Catholic? – R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., at The American Spectator
5.  Cardinal Müller Puts Up with No Synodal Nonsense – InfoVaticana via Catholic Conclave
6.  A Work of Biblical Proportions – George Weigel at The Washington Free Beacon
7.  The Problematic Catholic Funeral of Controversial Author Michela Murgia – The CWR
8.  Cleveland Bishop Forbids Students from LGBT Expression in Diocesan Schools, Parishes – CC
9.  Running Up That Hill, Straight Into the Transgender Trap – S. Kirk Pierzchala at The CWR
10.  Ross Douthat’s Theories of Persuasion – Isaac Chotiner at The New Yorker Magazine

Next-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  How Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows Changed My Life: Powerful Intercession – Church Pop
12.  Regnum Christi Responds to Accusations of Sex Abuse of Former Women Members – CWR
13.  “Down in Adoration Falling”—Our Grateful Response to the Eucharist – Roland Millare, S.T.D.
14.  China Adds a Dash on Its Map Around Taiwan – Francis P. Sempa at The American Spectator
15.  Opus Dei May have to Seek New Status Under Canon Law, Spokesman – Catholic Hrld
16.  Breadwinning Begins Before the Wedding – Cadence McManimon at Intellectual Takeout
17.  A 14th-Century Italo-Byzantine St. Francis of Assisi, & a Relic of His Habit – New Ltgl Mvmt
18.  The Church’s Revolutions – Richard Rex at First Things
19.  Mysticism as the Foundation of Philosophy – Sebastian Morello at The European. . .
20.  Centuries Old Indigenous Christian Community Need Safe Future f/Muslims – G. Shahinian

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
What Electricity Sources Power the World? – Chris Dickert at Visual Capitalist
Many Americans Believe the Pope Should Stay Out of US Affairs – Frankovic/Orth/et al./YouGov
Thank You, God, For Ice Cream & Cow Pies – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at The American Catholic
Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the Eucharist, & Learning to Teach – Troy Kassien/Church Life Journal
A Fierce War Rages for Your Soul, Fr. Chad Ripperger & Friends Will Help – FullnessOfTruth.org
On Education & Religious Attendance – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., at Graphs About Religion Blog
How to Help Yourself & Others in Seasons of Suffering & Desolation & More – Tito Edwards/Reg
Making Matrimony Work – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist Blog
A Catholic Call to Action for Child Care – Katie Holler at National Catholic Register
Free & Conservative – R.R. Reno at First Things
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
A Cause of Joy in Newark: Mother Teresa’s Mission, 42 Years Strong – Ines Murzaku at The Reg
Suiting Up: Packing 4.0 – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
In Defense of the Virtual Workplace – Lauren De Witt at Crisis Magazine

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
What Is the Oldest Parish in the 13 Colonies, & More Links – Tito Edwards at NC Register

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