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MONDAY EXTRA

The Trump Melt Down and The Catholic Church

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Teen Vogue’s Pro-Abortion Assault on Underage Girls – Stephen Herreid, The Stream
An Unholy Trinity of Bad Liturgical Hygiene – Kevin T. DiCamillo, Crisis Magazine
Ad Orientem News, A Bishop Opines – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Green Light on the Confessional – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
Fifty Shades of Darker Double Standards – Teresa Tomeo, The Dispatch via The Cth Wor Rep
The Brewing Philippine War Between Duterte & The Church – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, CS
The Archived Life: On Scrapbooking, Catholic Liturgy & Transitional Justice – Melvyn Foo, IT
How Does Catholic Identity Affect Hookup Culture? – Jason King, First Things
Why I Decided to be a Stay-at-Home-Wife – Chloe Mooradian, Old Fashioned Girl
The Need for a Catholic Ministry to Transgendered Persons – Mary Rezac, Cthlc News Agency
Why Do Catholic Priests Wear Fancy Robes? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Natl Catholic Register
Abortion Widens the Gender Gap and Exploits Women – Brian E. Fisher, Public Discourse
The Necessity for Interior Purification – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
SNAP in the Spotlight – Wayne Laugesen, National Catholic Register
Can We End the Need for Abortion? One Organization Aims to Find Out – Cthlc News Agency

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MONDAY EDITION

Are President Trump and Steve Bannon Conspiring with Cardinal Burke to Thwart Pope Francis?

by John Zmirak, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

Losing My Religion: How Church Music Causes Unbelief – Nick Chui, Ignitum Today
“Po Si Jiu!” Red Guards Arise! Crush the Reactionaries!; Cardinal Burke Et Al– Fr. Z’s Blog
Fr. Peter West Under Fire For Being Pro-Life – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
A Clear and Present Danger to Catholic Doctrine, Practice, Identity – Fr. Z’s Blog
The PostPersons: Part II; Playing Pretend Gender & Marriage – Guy McClung Ph.D. J.D., CS
Facebook: Facts or Fury? – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Rprt
Girl Boy Scouts . . . and 71 Other “Gender” Options – Paul Kengor, Crisis Magazine
Amoris Lætitia & The Scourge of Subjectivism – Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek, The Catholic Thing
Most Dems Think Christians in Muslim World Treated Better Than US Muslims – Mat. Archbold
La Civiltà Cattolica and the “Spirit of the Age” – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum
Securing True Religious Freedom – The Editors, National Catholic Register
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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SATURDAY EDITION

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How to Survive the Collapse of Western Civilization, Like a Catholic!

by Rod Dreher

An Apology – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Coverage on Syria is Biggest Media Lie of All Time: Interview w/Priest in Syria – Père Dan. Maes
Do You Believe This? – Charles Johnston, Now That I’m Catholic
The Liturgical Creeps – Eamonn Clark, Christian Renaissance Movement
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls – Owen Jarus, Live Science
Our Dying (Secular and Catholic) Universities – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
The Story of Salvation; Importance of Old Testament – Charles Johnston, Now That I’m Cthlc
Welcoming the Stranger Then and Now – Susanna Spencer, National Catholic Register
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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FRIDAY EDITION

What is the Sword That Pierced Mary’s Soul?

by Taylor Marshall, Ph.D.

The War on Fat and the Dumb Ox – Michael Accad M.D., Crisis Magazine
The Sacred English Form of the Roman Rite – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
The Death of Unconditional Love – Doug Mainwaring, Public Discourse
What Do We Know About St. Cornelius the Centurion? – Kevin Di Camillo, NC Register
The Dignity of Work; JP2: The Worker Always More Important Than Profits, Machines – The Reg
Was St. Simeon in Luke 2 also the Son of Hillel the Rabbi? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
Why are the Vatican Archives “Secret”? – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
How to 10x Your Number of Major Gifts in One Weekend – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
How To Say Bye to Someone You Love, When the Heart Won’t? – Esparza & L.I. Ream-Spain
Samuel Gregg on Secularism in France – Devin Ryan, Powerblog
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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THURSDAY EDITION

The Church of God in Christ Responds to Catholic Scholars

by Charles E. Blake,

of First Things

Pope Francis, Steve Bannon, and the Neopelagian Crisis – Shaun Kenney, Ethika Politika
David Clohessy Resigns SNAP in Alleged Kickback Scheme; My Part in This – Fr. Gor. J. MacRae
Glasgow Priest Attributes ‘Miraculous’ Recovery to Venerable Margaret Sinclair – CNA via Reg
Can I Really Trust a Shepherd? – Allison Gingras, Catholic Stand
Sirico: Betsy DeVos Confirmation Best Choice for Education Crisis – Fr. Robert Sirico, Pwrblg
Conscience & Disagreements on Social Teachings – Fr. Mark A. Pilon Ph.D., The Catholic Thng
Should the Mass Reflect a Pope’s Personality? – Nicholas Senz, The Dispatch via The CWR
Paul Ehrlich Brings His Bad Economics to Vatican – Devin Ryan, Powerblog
Catholicism Still Emerges in Europe’s Political Races, but at the Margins – The Economist
Hope For Catholic Healthcare – David Clayton, Beauty of Catholicism
This Surfing School in Chile was Created for Kids With Down Syndrome – Giselle Vargas, CNA
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

Reexamining Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Faltering Prediction of Muslim Conversions Through Our Lady of Fatima

by William Kilpatrick Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Synod-Talk, Again: All-In Catholicism vs. Catholic Lite – George Weigel, First Things
Freemasons & Their Craft: What Catholics Should Know – Sandra Miesel, The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
Pope Francis’s Traditionalists: The SSPX – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Bishop Zubik Asks Twitter Followers How Best to “Change” the Mass – B. Williams, Ltrgy Guy
The Comforts of the Betsy DeVos War – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Adultery Always Present, Normalising It a Very Modern Mistake – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
17th-Century Catholic Samurai-Martyr Beatified – Catholic News Agency/EWTN via The Reg
Can You Sin Simply Via Your Own Thoughts? – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
Christ Sometimes Calls Men to the Priesthood in Dramatic Ways – Patti Maguire Armstrong
Concerning Some Bad Ideas About How to “Enrich” the Traditional, Extraordinary Form – Fr. Z
Martin Scorsese and Mel Gibson Have “a Kind of Theological Kinship” – Ross Douthat, NRO
‘Integration Tsar’ Defends Remarks on Catholic Schools – Staff Reporter, Catholic Herald
On Immigration, Winning Cheap Grace – Jason Scott Jones, The Stream
Septuagesima, Shrovetide and Pancakes – Stephanie Mann, National Catholic Register
St. Josephine Bakhita, Former Slave, Is Patron Saint of Trafficking Victims – H. Brockhaus, CNA

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SAINT PETER & MUHAMMAD TUESDAY EDITION

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© CE/EC Flag of Turkey 6/12/2003Christians Pay Price as Turkey turns to Islam after Attempted Coup

by Marco Giannengeli

of Sunday Express

Moderate Syrian Opposition Purely Imaginary, Syrian Bishop Said – Agenzia Fides
Pakistan Must Prevent Terror Groups from Exploiting Kashmir Crisis – Lisa Curtis
Video Exposes CAIR’s Cynical & Deceptive “Islamophobin” Campaign – Robert Spencer
The Plight of Iraqi Christians: Chilcot on the Warnings That were Missed – Megan Griffiths
An Encyclical on Islam? – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
An Ideology for Global Power – Jessica Meyers, Providence Magazine
Muslims Go to Mass Across France in Show of Solidarity with Catholics – Natl Cthlc Register
Beyond Islam, the Story of Disappearing Religions – Barton Dempsey, Providence Magazine
Countering Violent Sunni Extremism in the Fertile Crescent – Kevin Stringer & Lama Jbarah
The Muslim Community Won’t Bury Them, But We Should – Rebecca Frech, The Cthlc Cnsprcy
Christians & Muslims Share a Bond, and Jihadists Are Determined to Smash It – Nic. Frankovich
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CIVILIZATION MONDAY EDITION

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Imminent Italian Bank Collapse Cartoonish Bus painted in Italian flag teetering on cliffItalian Banks: Italy’s Teetering Banks Will be Europe’s Next Crisis

via The Economist

Vote to Name the New Civilization Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
The Unlikely Origins of Russia’s Manifest Destiny – Charles Clover, Foreign Policy
Erdogan’s Final Agenda: Where Does Turkey Go from Here? – Uri Friedman, The Atlantic
In Venezuela’s Socialist Paradise, Workers Report To Labor Camps – Robert Tracinski, TF
The Grotesque in Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood – Julia Meloni, The Civilized Reader
NATO’s Looming Battles. . . With Itself – Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe
Only America Can Keep a China-India War from Erupting – McDaniel Wicker, The Natl Interest
William Shakespeare and the Socratic-Christian Heritage – L. Joseph Hebert, Public Discourse
Jerusalem of the East: The American Christians of Pyongyang, 1895-1942 – Robert S. Kim J.D.
The Minor Incident that Sparked the Peloponnesian War – Christopher Morrissey, TIC
Three Western Worries About Turkey – Marc Pierini, Carnegie Europe
Going Hungry in Venezuela – Vladimir Hernandez, BBC News Magazine
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MONDAY EXTRA

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Latin Liturgy BeautyHow a Small-Town Parish Disposed of Its Troublesome Priest

by Timothy J. Williams, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

New Name for New Politics News Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
Wandering Around, Replacing the Crucifix: Priests Need to Respect Rubrics – Fr. Mat. Pittam
Vote to Name the New Civilization Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
Funeral Homily of Slain French Priest-Martyr: “A God of Death, a Moloch” – Gates of Vienna
The Catholic Conspiracy Turns 3 Months Old, How We Doin’? – Larry D, The Cthlc Conspiracy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Defends Defiance of Fed Court on SNAP’s Activities – David F. Pierre Jr.
Catholic Olympic Athletes Who Are Dominating Their Sports – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Church in India Faces Fresh Attacks on Mother Teresa – Anto Akkara, National Cthlc Register
10 Wonderful Activities Every Catholic Family Can This Summer – Rich Lamm, epicPew
Martyr of the First Commandment – William Doino Jr., First Things
Chinese Bishop Dead at 93, Spent 35 Years in Prison & Under Forced Labor – Wang Zhicheng
Blessing of the Cheese, We Kid You Not: There Is One in the Rituale Romanum – Dan. Esparza
NLM’s 11th Anniversary – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
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GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION

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Tim Kaine GlassesTim Kaine: “As Vice President, I Have to Get Comfortable With” Hillary Clinton Pushing Free Abortions

by Cortney O’Brien

of LifeNews.com

‘This Law Effectively Targets Religion’ – Archbishop William E. Lori, OSV Newsweekly
Vote to Name the New Civilization Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
Abortion and Deportation: Not Morally Equivalent – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Catholics Must Resist Ethno-Nationalism – Brandon McGinley, First Things
10 Reasons Catholics Should Vote For Trump – Colleen McCrum, Catholic Stand
Elevating Our Politics: Carson Holloway’s Recovery of a Nobler Debate – Paul O. Carrese
U.S. Gov. Signs Bill Bill Forcing Christian Doctors & Pregnancy Ctrs to Push Abortion – Jay Hobbs
Review of Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party – D.R. McClarey J.D.
What Is the Democratic Party’s ‘Progressive’ Vision of Religious Freedom? – Matt Hadro
Trump, Kaine, and More Illusions – George Weigel, The Dispatch
10 Reasons I Can Not Vote for Trump (or Clinton) – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
Does the First Amendment Protect Warrior Religions? – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Mgzn
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MONDAY EDITION

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Bishop Nunzio GalantinoAt World Youth Day Bishop Nunzio Galantino Rewrites the Biblical Story of Sodom

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

A Christian Future or a Pagan One? – Gregory J. Sullivan J.D., The Catholic World Report
Catholics Who Drop F-Bombs with Aplomb – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Pro-Life Catholics Deserve Better Than These Two Notorious Bloggers – Stephen Herreid, TS
An Extraordinary Form Requiem Mass for Fr Jacques Hamel – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
Full Text of Pope Francis’ In-Flight Press Conference from Poland – National Catholic Register
Abortions for Men! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Avoid Rush to Judgment on Allegations Against Cardinal Pell, Pope Francis Advises – N.C. Rgstr
N.F.P. as a Mama of Three – Julie Baldwin, Ignitum Today
Transforming Competition into Love – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis: The World Youth Day Against the World Without God – Andrea Gagliarducci, MV
Pope Francis to Youth: Leave the Sofa and Make Your Mark on History – Edward Pentin
Vote to Name the New Civilization Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
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