MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 MOST VISITED NEWS LINKS:
1. Children Claim Our Lady of Fatima Appeared at Brazil Church – ChurchPOP
2. Would You Move to Live in a Catholic Community? These Families Did – K. Schiffer/NC Rgstr
3. Did You Know About These 7 Symbols Of The Christian Faith? – Theresa Z. Williams/epicPew
4. Reminder: Ascension Thursday – Usually Holy Day of Obligation – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. What was the Message of Our Lady of Fatima? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
6. I’ve Been Exposed as a ‘Satanic Liberal,’ Whoopsies! – John Zmirak, Ph.D. at The Stream
7. Cardinals Cupich & Tobin Met With CDF Prefect in Late April – Edward Pentin at NC Register
8. Vatican Warns Bishops Against Taking a Stand for Life – Mt Archbold/Creative Minority Report
9. Catholic Schools Are Losing Students at Record Rates – Ian Lovett at The Wall Street Journal
10. Bishop McElroy Misses the Point – Deacon Michael Quinlan at Crisis Magazine
HONORABLE MENTIONED:
Yes, ‘The Chosen’ is That Good & Just Keeps Getting Better – Mt. Becklo at Aleteia
Mother’s Day – After Years of Dread I Can Finally Deal With It – Larry Peterson at Catholic Stand
Fauci Must Have Learned the Moral Shell Game from the Bishops – Matthew Archbold at CMR
Ring in the Month of Mary with (What Else?!) Mary Rings! (Catholic Mode Blog) – MAS
Cardinal Ladaria’s Letter on Reception of Communion: An Explainer – Fr. R. de Souza/NC Register
Fundraising Ideas for the Month of May – Brice Sokolowski at Catholic Fundraiser.net
Bishop McElroy on Abortion & Communion – Ramesh Ponnuru at National Review
OUR LADY OF FATIMA:
List of Marian Apparitions of Our Lady – Joseph Freyaldenhoven at Catholic365
BOOK REVIEW:
On Demons – Sam Kriss at First Things
SAINTS:
Prayer to St. Joseph for Success at Work – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Saint of the Day: Saint Damien of Moloka’i – Joan Lewis at Joan’s Rome
SCANDAL:
Catholic Perspectives in Short Supply at Vatican Health Conference – Edward Pentin/NC Register
CULTURE OF DEATH:
The Threat of Woke Supremacy – R.C. Vanlandingham at Crisis Magazine
The Most Political & Misguided Year in Sports – Thomas Griffin at Crisis Magazine
Vatican II on Catholics in Public Life – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING:
On Present Disorders Afflicting Catholic Social Teaching – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil./Law & Liberty
OTHER:
Sunday Mass Obligation to Resume in Connecticut’s Dioceses – CNA/National Catholic Register
Examining Moral Basis of Popes’ Pleas for Financial Regulation – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil., at Acton
BONUS NEWS LINKS:
FŒDVS: The League of Catholic Bloggers – FŒDVS
Theopolitics: Where Religion Meets Politics – Theopolitics
Civilization Watch: Where Geopolitics Meets World History – Civilization Watch
The Samizdat Herald: Click Quality, Not Bait! – The Samizdat Herald