VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Prime Time News & Commentary:
1.  Young People aren’t Becoming Conservatives, Here’s Why – I. Willour/Religion & Liberty Online
2.  Design For a New Carmelite Monastery in Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania – Liturgical Arts Jrnl
3.  Catholic Teaching on Birth Control is Unpopular, Why is Pop Culture Agreeing with It – Solenni
4.  Leaving Barbieland – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both Blog
5.  Persecution Continues: TLM Forbidden at St. John Vianney’s Shrine in France – Fr. Z’s Blog
6.  The Hollywood Strike Might Blow Down the Whole House of Cards – Scott McKay
7.  Pope Francis Names Davenport, Iowa’s Bishop Zinkula to Lead Dubuque Archd. – The Reg
8.  It’s Called Weather – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9.  The Rise of ‘Non-Denominational Protestant Christians’ – Ryan Burge at GetReligion
10.  The Case Against Cardinal Angelo Becciu – Ed. Condon at The Pillar

Next-10 Most Visited Prime Time News & Commentary:
11.  Toward a Liberal Traditionalism – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
12.  Biden Bribes – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
13.  Viktor Orbán: China Prophet – Rod Dreher at The European Conservative
14.  The Pagan Asceticism of Andrew Tate – Jonathan Culbreath at First Things
15.  The Courtship & Marriage of Sts. Anne & Joachim – Patrick O’Hearn at NC Register
16.  Italy Rejects Transgenderism & Upholds Female Beauty – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D./Am Spectator
17.  Testimony: a Review of ‘Oppenheimer’ – Brad Miner at The Catholic Thing Blog
18.  New England & Wales Lectionary Approved in Time for Advent Next Year – Ruth Gledhill
19.  Beautiful Depictions of Sts. Joachim & Anne in Ancient Art – Caroline Perkins at ChurchPOP
20.  Ohio Issue One Life – August 6th Rosary Rally – Catholics for Catholics

Best of the Rest Prime Time News & Commentary:
In Praise of Clarence Thomas – R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., at The American Spectator
The History Behind the Formation of Christendom – Robert Wilken at Public Discourse
Is WYD for Rich People Only?: Pilgrims in Developing World Denied Visas – Lk. Coppen/The Pillar
A Bird’s Eye View of Life – Jacqueline St. Clare at Catholic Stand
Summer Basics: Staying Stylish in the HeatMeghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
A Pilgrimage to Honor St. Anne, the Grandmother of God – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at The Reg
Example Fundraising Letter Written by ChatGPT for John Paul II Healing Cntr – Brice Sokolowski
Leading Regional CDU Politicians call for AfD ‘Firewall’ to be Torn Down – Robert Semonsen

Top-10 Most Visited Indiscriminate News & Commentary:
1.  Study: Heart Injuries from Covid Vaxx May be 3,000 X Higher than Thought – CMR
2.  How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes in Your Lawn or Yard – Jill Gleeson at Country Living
3.  Iconoclasts Never Stop Until They Are Stopped – D. McClarey, J.D./The American Catholic
4.  Hunter Biden’s ‘Sweetheart’ Plea Deal Collapses as Judge Refuses to Sign On – Ashley Sadler
5.  PopeWatch: Must Be The New Evangelism People Talk About – D. McClarey/The Am Catholic
6.  The Leader of the Free World – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7.  Jason Aldean Walks the Line – Brayden Dean at The American Spectator
8.  26 July: Fr. Jacques Hamel, Martyred Seven Years Ago in France – Fr. Z’s Blog
9.  The Feast of St. Anne 2023 – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement Blog
10.  Dictatorship in Nicaragua Freezes Fund for Retired Priests – Walter Sanchez/CNA/The Reg

Best of the Rest Indiscriminate News & Commentary:
Vatican Prosecutor Seeks Seven Years in Prison, $15M in Cardinal’s Financial Trial – CNA

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