LATE MORNING VPDATE:
Top-10 News Stories from Today’s Monday Edition:
1. Why I Resigned from CatholicVote – Stephen Herreid
2. Video of Attack on Eucharist During Communion at Sunday Mass; Nasty, Planned – Fr. Z’s Blog
3. Why Pope Leo & the Bishops Act as They Do – Captain Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37
4. Leo XIV: Towards His First Red Hats – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
5. Viral Video Captures a Marian Statue Standing Firm Against the Waves. . . – Church Pop
6. LeoWatch: Rupnik – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. Once Again, “Catholic” Charities – Dad29
8. Boulaur Abbey in France Offers Original Recipe for Monastic Revival – Natl Catholic Register
9. Gorgeous 20th-Cent Barcelona Hospital Was Designed to Heal thru Beauty – My Modern Met
10. Rule Made Weak Men Strong: How 30 Exhausted Noblemen Reshaped Europe – Rbb. Leusink
Honorable Mentioned:
Vice-President Vance Attended the Traditional Latin Mass in Ohio this Sunday – Rorate Cæli
Leo XIV: An Augustinian Through-&-Through (& Still an Enigma) – Christopher R. Altieri at Crux
Synodality, Personal is Policy, Trash Art for Missals – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Number One Reason for Divorce & How to Avoid It – Devin Schadt at Catholic Exchange
Why the Left Won’t Leave Nuns Alone – John J. Miller at The Wall Street Journal
Wherein Fr. Z Reflect on the Danger of False Teaching in the Church Today – Fr. Z’s Blog
Some Good News in Canada – Fr. Z’s Blog
MORNING ROVNDVP:
Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Viral Video Captures a Marian Statue Standing Firm Against the Waves. . . – Church Pop
Boulaur Abbey in France Offers Original Recipe for Monastic Revival – National Catholic Register
Gorgeous 20th-Cent Hospital in Barcelona Was Designed to Heal thru Beauty – My Modern Met
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Leo XIV: Towards His First Red Hats – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
Leo XIV: An Augustinian Through-&-Through (& Still an Enigma) – Christopher R. Altieri at Crux
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Seeking Christ Amidst Liturgical Abuse – Christina M. Sorrentino at Ignitum Today
Why Is a Vatican Official Joining a Pachamama Ritual? – Prayefull Posse via The American Catholic
The Papal Fanon – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Synodality Risks Clericalizing the Laity – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Sourthern Orders
Some Favorite Miracles of St. Philomena – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
Mary at the Threshold – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand Magazine
Why I Resigned from CatholicVote – Stephen Herreid
Video of Attack on Eucharist During Communion at Sunday Mass; Nasty, Planned – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Pope Leo & the Bishops Act as They Do – Captain Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37
LeoWatch: Rupnik – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Once Again, “Catholic” Charities – Dad29
Rule That Made Weak Men Strong: How 30 Exhausted Noblemen Reshaped Europe – Rbb. Leusink
Vice-President Vance Attended the Traditional Latin Mass in Ohio this Sunday – Rorate Cæli
Synodality, Personal is Policy, Trash Art for Missals – Fr. Z’s Blog
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Catholic Media:
Questions About Liturgy: Is the Water Still Blessed When Unblessed Water Is Added to It? – Zenit
The Truth About the Brown Scapular – Shaun McAfee, O.P., at Catholic Answers Magazine
A Leaven In The World . . . The Myth Of Islamophobia – Fr. Kevin M. Cusick, M.A., at The Wanderer
Synodalism Is an Anachronism – Msgr. Martin Grichting at the Catholic Herald
What if the Migrant Invasion of Ceuta Is Only the Beginning? – Auguste Meyrat, M.A., M.Ed.
Surrogate Mother’s Court Battle for Child Could Affect Practice of Surrogacy in Texas – Zeale
Posadas Cardinal Ocampo: The Murder That Shocked Mexico – Rome Reports
The Number One Reason for Divorce & How to Avoid It – Devin Schadt at Catholic Exchange
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Everywhere Else:
Alabama’s Local Heroes: Democracy in Action in a Tiny Town Fighting a Data Ctr – Rod Dreher
Your Questions, Answered – Them Before Us
Lindsay Clancy, Motherhood, & a Culture That Has Forgotten Sacrifice – S.A. McCarthy at Am Sp
Being a Pro-Life Witness at the San Francisco Pride Parade – Live Action
Why the Left Won’t Leave Nuns Alone – John J. Miller at The Wall Street Journal
Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘I Saw Myself Translated’: Language, Education, & the Love of Latin – Daniel Fitzpatrick at WOF
Top-10 News Stories from Yesterday’s Sunday Edition:
1. Some Good News in Canada – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Wherein Fr. Z Reflect on the Danger of False Teaching in the Church Today – Fr. Z’s Blog
3. Why the Vatican Chose Trash Art for Latin Edition of 2002 Roman Missal – Fr. A.J. McDonald
4. Demons Love Our Noisy Lives – Grady Connolly at St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal
5. Items Wonderful & Appalling – Fr. Z’s Blog
6. Dispatch: Lebanon, Liturgy, & the S.S.P.X. Occupy Leo XIV’s August Agenda – Michael Haynes
7. So Are the Days of Our Lives – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. Video: What Protestants Miss About Peter as “the Rock” – John S. Bergsma, Ph.D., et al. at SPC
9. Divorce: The Curse that Just Keeps Cursing – Them Before Us
10. Haurietis Aquas – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Honorable Mentioned:
A Catholic Biblical Association Without the Catholic Faith? – Mark Lambert at Catholic Unscripted
The ‘Where Would You Live?’ Map – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
The Ethiopian Key to Jesus & Israelite Vikings – Kristoffer Ehrnstrom at Catholic Stand Magazine
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Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Catholic Bible – Haydock Commentary Online
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Continuous Updates of Attacks Worldwide Against Christians – Christianophobie.fr
Catholic Prophecy Encyclopedia – Prophetical.org
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Novus Ordo Mass (America) – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Traditional Latin Mass – Latin Mass Helper
Novus Ordo Mass (Nigeria) – Nigeria Catholic Network
Novus Ordo Mass (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical & Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Overture to El Cid – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pandemic Lockdowns Never Ended for Some People – John Burn-Murdoch at Financial Times
Definitely No Returns – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Watching Movies With Dad – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
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