9 May AD 2024

THVRSDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Bishop Strickland, the Last Warrior-Monk? – Unknown Centurion at Catholic Stand
2.  UK Teen Fights for Life as Courts Ignore Her Coherent Pleas – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
3.  No, the Persecution is Not Coming, It is Already Here – Sarah Cain/The Catholic World Report
4.  Bishop Strickland Pastoral Letter #3 – Bishop Joseph Strickland at Tyler Diocese/Comp Clergy
5.  Now That’s What I Call “Concelebration”! – Fr. Z’s Blog
6.  Seattle Archdiocese Pulls Back Pastor Resignation Request – The Pillar
7.  Euthanasia Nurses Smother Woman to Death with Pillow After Drugs Didn’t Work – CMR
8.  Bishop Strickland: When Things Seem Out of Control, Run to Mary – The American Catholic
9.  Resisting Papal Overreach: The Story of Bishop Isidore Borecky – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
10.  The State of the Latin Mass in America – John Burger at Our Sunday Visitor

Next-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  It’s Still Not an Act of Love – Steve Smith at Catholic Stand
12.  Why Does Canon Law Tell Dioceses to Destroy Their Files? – The Pillar
13.  Are the US Bishops Covering Up Child Exploitation Again? – M.M. Campbell/Christian Review
14.  The Miraculous Story Behind the Discovery of the True Cross of Jesus – G. Filz/Church Pop
15.  The Floors of the Cathedral of Siena – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
16.  Michigan Township Can’t Ban Catholic’s Stations of the Cross, Court Rules – Kevin J. Jones
17.  We Are Repaganizing – Louise Perry at First Things
18.  Is Tide Turning on Religious Belief, Thanks New Atheists? – Veith/Religion & Liberty Online
19.  When My Catholic Beliefs Led Me to Leave Teaching in a NYC Public School – Ignitum Today
20.  The Trans Scandal & the Parent Underground – Jonathon Van Maren at First Things

Another-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
21.  What You Need to Know About the Synod on Synodality – Courtney Mares/CNA/NC Register
22.  Wide Awake – Gary Sullivan at Catholic365
23.  A Fierce War Rages for Your Soul, Fr. Chad Ripperger & Friends Will Help – Fullness Of Truth
24.  The Real Reason Christianity is Dying video & podcast – The Catholic Gentleman
25.  Three Dozen NC Churches Have Agreed to Leave the UMC Under Approved Plan – RNS
26.  Ukraine Doesn’t Want the Vatican’s Help Negotiating Peace – Aubrey Gulick
27.  Bishop Open to Talks on Non-Opus Dei Priest as Rector of Opus Dei Shrine – The Reg
28.  Private Prayer “Not Unlawful,” But Will British Police Take Notice? – Michael Curzon
29.  Doctors’ Group Warns of Ill Effects from Gender Ideology – John Burger at Aleteia
30.  Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony: The Good Taste of Clichés – Hélène de Lauzun

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
Catholic Schools in NYC See Enrollment Increase as Wokeness Dominates Public Schools – CMR
Church Scrambles to Join Relief Effort after Massive Morocco Earthquake – N.K. Chimtom/Crux
Baptist Church Vandalized with “Queer Love” & “Abortion is a Human Right” – CMR
Grad School Hopes New Ed Pgm Can Help with Renewal of Catholic Schooling – The CWR
Can a Catholic Be a Stoic? – Dave Dubay at Missio Dei Blog
Bidenomics: A Trainwreck for the US Economy – Sven Larson at The European Conservative
Synod: Narrating the Process or Processing the Narrative? – Christopher R. Altieri at The CWR
Deadline Puts Syro-Malabar Liturgy Accord in Doubt – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
How to Maximize the Parish Year of the Eucharistic Revival in Your Parish – Bartlett/Adoremus
What Latin Catholics can Learn about Synodality from the Eastern Catholic Churches – The CWR
On Christian Democracy & the Lost Tradition of Courtesy – David Mills at NC Register
The Truth About Feminism, with Dr. Carrie Gress video – The Lila Rose Podcast
Evangelizing “Lapsed Atheists” – Dr. Richard Clements at Word on Fire Blog
Spiritual Renewal & Modern Choral Music – Michael De Sapio at The Imaginative Conservative
Truths Labeled Medical Misinformation, Falsities Called Official Truths – William M. Briggs, Ph.D.
Religion & National Identity: Study Shows Link in Buddhist & Muslim SE Asian Nations – C. Listi
Back to Homeschool – Heather Carson at Intellectual Takeout
Suiting Up: Packing 4.0 – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Are Catholics Socialists? – Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic Blog
Pro-Family Tax Policy – Robert Stein at Institute for Family Studies
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
Artificial Mediocrity: The Hazard of AI in Education – Michael R. Gonzales, Ph.D.

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
You Can’t Beat the Italians for Style – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Iron Felix Is Back – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Definition of Wokism – Teófilo de Jesús at Teófilo’s Soapbox
Is Google a Monopoly? The Federal Government Thinks So – Aubrey Gulick
Life & Law in the Wake of Dobbs – Humanum Review

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