MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1. The Best Books about Early Christianity, According to Experts – John Burger at Aleteia
2. Ask Father: Some Say Taylor Marshall, Tim Gordon, Viganó are Schismatic; True? – Fr. Z’s Blog
3. Leading Cardinal Supports Biden – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
4. What Every Catholic Needs to Know about “Black Lives Matter” – Dave Durand via Steve Ray
5. Catholic School Principal Fired for Reporting Abuse – Associated Press via Crux
6. The Fatuities of Professor Faggioli – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
7. “The Gray Is Shrinking” – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
8. Amy Barrett’s Charismatic Catholicism, Who are the People of Praise? – Ch. Rousselle at CNA
9. Is the USCCB Just a Tool of Democrat Party? – Michael Hichborn at Lepanto Inst via Cmp Clrgy
10. ‘Fake Catholic’: Trump Ambassador to Catholics Blasts Biden – Nicholas Rowan at Wsh Exmr
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
An Update on the Possible Mass Sterilization of Migrants Case – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mttrngs
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Catholic Amy Coney Barrett Front-runner as Trump Signals SCOTUS Nomination Plans – CNA
We Are Losing Souls Because We Choose Not To Fight, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Love Satan? – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
Wavicles & The Light Of The World – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
China Virus, & Liturgical Contention, Rising Again in Italy – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
A Thomist’s Guide to the 2020 Election – Daniel Waldow at Crisis Magazine
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Communist China’s Catholics & the Church’s Moral Witness – Michael R. Pompeo at First Things
Report: Chinese Communist Government Imprisoning More Priests, Bishops – CNA via The CWR
Defend Religious Freedom in the U.S. & Abroad – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer & Fr. Benedict Kieley
Persecution of Christians, August 2020 – International Policy Council
CULTURE OF DEATH:
Netflix Sees Cancellations Spike after ‘Cuties’ Controversy – CNA via The Catholic World Report
THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Breaking Free of Same-Sex Attraction – Crisis Magazine
LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
New Book Answers a Century of Questions About Fatima – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register
Saint Michael the Archangel – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
POLITICS:
Arguing, but Never Quarreling: The Odd Couple of Scalia & Ginsburg – Tod J. Worner, M.D.
The Demise of the Papal States Was a Gift to the Church – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Rgstr
BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Learning the Mathematics of the Kingdom is important for Salvation – Msgr. Cha. E. Pope at CiM
Pope Francis, What To Expect – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
Dogma Lives Loudly in You, Amy Coney Barrett’s 2017 Confirmation Hearing – Mt. Hadro via CWR
Archbishop Cordileone: San Francisco Mass Restrictions ‘Mocking God’ – Catholic News Agency
Let Mary Be Your Mother – Diana Ragsdale at Catholic Stand
OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
The Church in San Francisco – Mark Bauerlein at First Things
Communist China & the Vatican: What if the U.S. Recognizes Taiwan? – Ed Condon at CNA
Carpentry: God’s Occupation – Robert B. Greving at Catholic Stand
∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1. Biden Cancels Debates, Soon – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician to the Stars!
2. Betsy DeVos Calls Princeton’s Bluff – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
3. What the World Forgets about Angela Merkel – Matthew Walther at The Week
4. Not So Fast, Nikole Hannah-Jones – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5. Sweden has Exposed the Cruel Folly of Lock-Down – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
6. Amy Barrett — Immediately, If Not Sooner – Scott McKay at The American Spectator
7. Democrats’ Armageddon Option – Mike Allen at Axios
8. The Election Results will Not be Apocalyptic – Matthew Walther at The Week
9. Senate’s Rural Skew Makes It Hard for Dems to Win SCOTUS – Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight
10. The Case for One Billion Americans by Matthew Yglesias – James Pethokoukis at AEI
Civilization Watch:
Operation Barbarossa: How Hitler Betrayed Stalin (& Lost WWII) – The National Interest
Medieval Scandinavia: The Rise & Fall of the Icelandic Commonwealth – Beñat Elortza Larrea
Sexual Abuse of Uyghur Women by CCP Cadres in Xinjiang: A Victim Speaks Out – Ruth Ingram
Communist China: Teachers Denied Freedom of Speech & Religion – Han Sheng at Bitter Winter
Partition Is the Only Solution to Lebanon’s Woes – Joseph A. Kéchichian at Foreign Policy
The Wolves of Peace: Iran, Turkey & a Strategic Revolution in Mid-East – L. Libby & H. Fradkin
The Anglosphere:
RBG Dead: Open Discussion – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician to the Stars!
Down the 1619 Project’s Memory Hole – Phillip W. Magness at Quillette
Google Pushes Conservative News Sites Far Down Search Lists – Maxim Lott at RealClearPolitics
A Recess Appointment for the Ginsburg Seat? – James Piereson at The New Criterion
