MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  A Pandemic of Violent Attacks on Priests in South Louisiana – Scott Smith, J.D.
2.  Examining Archbishop Fernandez’s Erroneous Positions on Sexual Morality – The CWR
3.  David Brooks Goes Crazy – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts Blog
4.  With SCV Visitation Underway, Suppression Seems Unlikely – J. D. Flynn at The Pillar
5.  ‘Barbie’ is a Mess – Barbara Nicolosi at National Catholic Register
6.  South Africa Is Descending Into Chaos – Rod Dreher at The European Conservative
7.  War on Catholics Continues: Churches & Crucifixes Desecrated – Ann Hendershott/Am Spect
8.  Former Addict & Convert Says the Eucharist Brought Healing to My Soul – ChurchPop
9.  It Is Not About Trump, It’s About Us – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
10.  New World Youth Day ‘Rise Up’ Catechesis Receives Mixed Reviews – CNA via The Reg

Next-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  Is the Vatican a Den of Spies? – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
12.  The Church of England: Turning God Trans – Steven Tucker at Crisis Magazine
13.  Conservative Catholic Mark Houck Goes to Washington – S. A. McCarthy/The Am Spectator
14.  The L. A. Humanitarian Crisis Right Before Your Eyes – D. J. Saunders/The Amrcn Spectator
15.  Russian Orthodox Christianity Has Declined, But Also Grown? – Terry Mattingly/GetReligion
16.  The Importance of Place – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
17.  God, Not Man, Makes Climate – Bob Kurland, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand
18.  World Youth Day: Bring Arabs Together, & Keep Russians & Ukrainians Apart – The Pillar
19.  China is Preparing for War – Are We? – Frank Schell at The American Spectator
20.  Without Adoration, There’s No Evangelization – The Editors at National Catholic Register

Best fo the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Gender Dysphoria is Real; Being ‘Trans’ is Not – Suzanne Topham at Catholic Herald
Going Home the Follow Up – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic Blog
Six Incredible Tips to Transform Your Prayer Life, & More Great Links – Tito Edwards at The Reg
The Apocalypse of the Sovereign Self – Gil Bailie at Ignitum Today
Learning From Solzhenitsyn’s Harvard Commencement Address – Jeremy A. Kee
Constitutional Originalists & Decrees of Nullity, & More Great Links – Tito Edwards at The Reg
Anti-Christian Violence Growing in Jerusalem – Chris Tomlinson at The European Conservative
Deaf Versus Not Listening – Joe Tevington at Catholic Stand
Pope Francis Has a Chance to Change a Bad China Policy – Nina Shea at National Review
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
USAID Engages in Ideological Imperialism with LGBT Policy – Robert Semonsen
A Better Short Cut: The Cropped Wide Leg Pant – Meg. Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Music & the Enlightenment – Michael De Sapio at The Imaginative Conservative
Example Fundraising Letter Written by ChatGPT for John Paul II Healing Cntr – Brice Sokolowski
Next World Youth Day to Be in South Korea in 2027 – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via The Reg

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
How I Feel Right Now. . . Renewed – Fr. Z’s Blog
Rorate Church Drive, Please Give: Ordinariate Church Destroyed by Fire in Florida – Rorate Cæli
Douglas Brent Hegdahl III: A Name to Remember – D. McClarey, J.D./The American Catholic
Perfect Grilled Chicken Thighs – The Modern Proper
Pistachio Baklava – Heifa Odeh

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