MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1. Interview: George Weigel on The Future of the Church – R.J. Carr at Ethics & Public Policy Cntr
2. Analysis: Two Years After McCarrick Investigation Began, Report Not Yet in Sight – J.D. Flynn
3. Papal Contempt – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. The Thinness of the New Atheism – Theodore Dalrymple at The Catholic Thing
5. What the Devil & Karl Marx have to do with America Now – Paul Kengor, Ph.D., at Respect. . .
6. The Vatican Betrays China’s Catholics—Again – Crisis Magazine
7. Four Things Your Guardian Angel Does For You – Joseph I. Elizondo at Catholic Exchange
8. The Francis Option – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
9. Science, Starlight, & the Age of the Universe (Creationism, Creation Science) – Jimmy Akin
10. Does Naming a Baby ‘Michael’ Save Him from Abortion? – Mary O’Regan at The Path Less. . .
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
Supreme Court Rulings Already Impacting Catholic Schools – Patrick Reilly at Newman Society
The Theology of the Body – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Spanish Bishops Decry Government Plan to Redesign National Memorial – Jon. Luxmoore at CH
Hurry Up: The World Needs Your Talents! – Barbara Padolina at Catholic Stand
Five Books About Angels Catholics Should Read – Catholic Link
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Diocese in Communist Vietnam Builds New Seminary Amid Rising Vocations – C. Mares at CNA
How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
People are Chestertonian without Realising It: 46 years of Chesterton Review – Christopher Altieri
THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Zoom Dialog with a Protestant Pastor about Baptism & being Born Again – Steve Ray at DotCF
LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Book Review: The New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke – Dappled Things
BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Celestial Intercession of the Holy Archangels – Word on Fire Blog
Why Do Catholics Venerate Mary? A Comprehensive Overview – Rachel Hamilton at Clarifying. . .
Choosing All (The Little Flower) – Jim Anderson at Catholic Answers Magazine
The 150th Anniversary of Vatican I & the Church Today – Peter D. Beaulieu at The CWR
Experience between the Secular & the Divine – Edward Baring, Ph.D., at The Immanent Frame
New Research Shows Religious Liberty Drives Human Flourishing – Christos A. Makridis at RCR
Space Creatures & the Catholic Church – Kathy Schiffer at National Catholic Register
The World in a Village, Pacem in Terris? – Glenn Slaby at Catholic Stand
∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1. America’s Chris Wallace Problem – Robert Stacy McCain at The American Spectator
2. Went Undercover w/ Looters Expected to Find Racists, Found Anarchists Instead – K. Greenlee
3. Why Did Many Cohabiting Mums have Relationship Problems in Lockdown – Harry Benson
4. ‘The Right Book At The Right Time’ – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5. Yet More Footage of Great Barrier Dying Reef Not Dying – JoNova
6. Victorian Pagans – Graham McAleer at Law & Liberty
7. List of Dems Who Attacked Amy Coney Barrett for Her Faith – Mary Margaret Olohan at DC
8. Did the CIA, FBI, & Hillary Launch a Silent Coup against Trump? – Editorial Board at I & I
9. The Revolt Against Lockdown – Tom Slater at Sp!ked
10. Sandmann’s Lawyer to Sue Biden for Calling Rittenhouse a White Supremacist – T. O’Neil
Civilization Watch:
A Gandhi in Our Midst – Kelsang D. Aukatsang at The Indian Express
Armenia in Dire Straits as Karabakh Conflict Reignites – Pavel Felgenhauer at The Jamestown. . .
How Egypt is Developing Its Golden Triangle – Rasha Mahmoud at Al-Monitor
America’s Unsung Success in Syria – Seth Frantzman at Middle East Forum
Zoroastrians Make a Comeback in No. Iraq, Still Face Stigma – Charlotte Bruneau & Kawa Omar
The New Great Game in the Eastern Mediterranean – Omid Shokri Kalehsar at The Jamestown. . .
Beijing Amps Up Rhetoric & Military Exercises Amid Taiwan Tensions – Nicole Hao at TET
The Anglosphere:
Soft Totalitarianism, Coming or Going? – James M. Patterson at Law & Liberty
Trump is Winning the Voter Registration Battle against Biden in Key States – David Wasserman
Ways “Systematic Racism” Might Happen, Hospital Edition – Jennifer Fitz at Sticking the Corners
President Trump has the China Virus, What Happens Now? – Matthew Walther at The Week
Population Panic Still Alive & Well – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet
Barrett Nomination Revives Obamascare Tactics – David Catron at The American Spectator
Entrepreneurship Is Skyrocketing During the Pandemic – Kerry McDonald at FEE
An “Ecotopian” Future: Can California’s Green Extremism Go National? – Joel Kotkin at RCE
Theopolitics:
Thousands Kneel on National Mall in Repentance to God, More Elsewhere – Aliya Kuykendall
Experience between the Secular & the Divine – Edward Baring, Ph.D., at The Immanent Frame
New Research Shows Religious Liberty Drives Human Flourishing – Christos A. Makridis at RCR
