15 May AD 2024

VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Headline Catholic News & Punditry:
Update from Charley Collins, & an Ongoing Appeal for Help – Charles Collins at Crux
Nigerian Diocese Calls for Prayers for Kidnapped Priest – Jude Atemanke at NC Register
Exclusive Interview: Convicted Pro-Life Activist Speaks Out – Joe Burkas/CNA/The Reg
Rupnik’s Victims Say Diocese of Rome’s Statement ‘Ridicules’ Their Pain – Mares/CNA/The Reg

Top-10 Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  The Papacy, Doctrine, & Development – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
2.  Altar Serving is for Boys because Saying Mass is a Man’s Job – The Catholic Gentleman
3.  The Real Mystery of Rome’s Rupnik Report – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
4.  Update from Charley Collins, & an Ongoing Appeal for Help – Charles Collins at Crux
5.  Pray that ‘Synod on Synodality’ Won’t Be a ‘Synod on Insanity’ – D. Fitzpatrick/Catholic Stand
6.  Will Anyone in Rome Get to the Bottom of the Rupnik/Centro Aletti Business – Chr. Altieri
7.  Why Faith-Based Schools Fell On College Rankings List – Kelsey Dallas at Deseret News
8.  How Lindsey Graham Sabotaged the Pro-Life Movement Post Dobbs – Melissa MacKenzie
9.  The Prophet Trump – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
10.  Disorderly Ray Epps – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Best of the Rest of Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
Don’t Bother Me About Russell Brand Until You Start Believing Tara Reade – Scott McKay
No Ceiling: Two Nationwide Polls Show Record Support for AfD – Robert Semonsen
Azerbaijan Launches New Military Assault on Christian Armenian Enclave – Robert Semonsen
Torah & Haftarah in the Roman Liturgy – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
New Book Focuses on Decline of Marriage, Restoration of the Catholic Family – The CWR
Living Saints – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Bestselling Picture Book Philosophy: Trite or Uplifting? – Julian Kwasniewski at One Peter 5
A Fierce War Rages for Your Soul, Fr. Chad Ripperger & Friends Will Help – FullnessOfTruth.org
Italian Mass Attendance Lower Than Ever in Wake of Pandemic – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
Do Two Parents Matter More Than Ever? – W. Bradford Cox, Ph.D., at Institute for Family Studies
What to Wear with a Wide Jean: Knit Ankle Bootie – M. Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh Consent to Ceasefire – Robert Semonsen at The European. . .

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
PopeWatch: Sycophant – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Left Always Devours Its Own – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The USA has Always Been the Target, Not the Long Dead CSA – McClarey/The American Catholic
Apostle of Slavery – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Carl Sagan’s Final Warning on the Importance of Scientific Skepticism – Jon Miltimore

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