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SATVRDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: (Note, our email address works again)
1.  Democrat Vote, Mortal Sin:  The Message – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at The American Catholic
2.  Dear Bishop Callahan & The Church of Nice – One Mad Mom
3.  Maybe Fr. Altman’s Ethos is too Masculine for Feminized Post Vatican II Church – Fr McDonald
4.  Return of the Homophiles – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
5.  Two Pictures from Different Ages, Compare & Contrast! – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at CiM
6.  The “Cuties” Project, Lowering Age of Consent is the Ultimate Prize, I Rant – Fr. Z’s Blog
7.  If Unborn Children Could Speak, Is This What They Would Say? Bishop’s Moving Answer – ChP
8.  Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Co-Founder among Chicago’s New Auxiliary Bishops – CNA
9.  Is Bishop Strickland the Only Courageous Bishop Left in the United States? – Complicit Clergy
10.  The Prophet Who Foretold Christianity – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Beating a Dead Horse, But It is Necessary – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
A Brief History of Deaconesses – Catherine Brown Tkacz at Inland Catholic
Good & Evil in a Dublin Pub: Remembering 9/11 – Charles C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at First Things
Radical Presence – Anja Renkes at Ignitum Today
Archbishop Gänswein Hospitalized ‘with Severe Kidney Problems’ – CNA via The CWR
Finding Work in God’s Vineyard – Deacon Greg Lambert at Catholic Stand

Catholic Dispensation for Sunday Mass is Expiring in Green Bay – Associated Press via Crux
“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Lifestyle Liberalism Takes Money – Lots of It – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Red China’s Foreign Ministry: Vatican Deal has been ‘Implemented Successfully’ – C. Mares/CWR

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Bidding Prayers from Mediæval Regensburg – Notkerus Balbulus at Canticum Salomonis

SCRIPTURE:
Understanding the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15) – D.D. Emmons at Our Sunday Visitor

POLITICS:
I Vote Catholic – Dan Baca at Catholic365
Knights of Peter Claver Will Host Webinar to Identify Solutions to Racial Inequality – CNA/CWR
Can Christians Be Engaged In Politics & Reject Partisanship? – Josh Shepherd at The Stream

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Choosing to Stay & Fight – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
Upcoming: Anthony Esolen on Music & Catholicism – Richard Chonak at Chant Café
Who is Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre? – Catholic News Agency

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
Fr. Anthony Cekada, R.I.P.
– Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Rosary Rally for Fr. James Altman – Complicit Clergy
Man Who Went on Vandalism Spree at Louisiana Catholic Church Arrested – J. McKeown at CNA
Vatican Cardinal Tagle of Manila Tests Positive for the China Virus – Associated Press via Crux

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  What Happened to Detroit? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
2.  Gallup: Public Favorability Towards U.S. Sports Industry Has Collapsed – T. Justice at Fdrlst
3.  Pretty Babies – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
4.  What Life Is Like In California’s Post-Apocalyptic Landscape – Katya Sedgwick at The Fdrlst
5.  What Happens if Neither Trump nor Biden Wins the Electoral College? – A. DeSanctis at NR
6.  The Rise of the Insurgent Right – Josiah Lippincott at the American Mind
7.  These Five NATO Tanks Will Smash Any Opposing Army – Charlie Gao at The National Interest
8.  The False Science of Feminism – Scott Yenor at the American Mind
9.  The Depravity of a Culture That Celebrates Sexploitation of Young Girls – Michal Brown, Ph.D.
10.  North Korea is No Match for the South’s Army, So Why Does Seoul Need U.S. – Kyl. Mizokami

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FRIDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Another Faithful Priest Thrown Under the Bus to Appease Ravenous Wolves – Complicit Clergy
2.  Charismatic Catholic Parishes Produce an Over-Abundance of Vocations – Fr. McDonald at SO
3.  Diogenese on USCCB: Morally Depraved & Psychologically Defective – R. Dreher at TACnsrvtv
4.  Father James Altman is Under Attack – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
5.  Catholic Healthcare Worker Objects to Contraception, Fired by Catholic Clinic – Jon. McKeown
6.  ​​​​​Tony Abbott’s Crime? Being a Catholic – Stewart Slater at Sp!ked
7.  How Demons Enter – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily
8.  Predictable Leftist Catholics – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9.  The Demolition of the Western Mind – Louis Markos at The Imaginative Conservative
10. 
La Garde Traditional Benedictine Monastery in France is Growing – Liturgical Arts Journal

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Kanye’s Theological Argument with His Catholic Friend – Matthew Becklo at Word on Fire Blog
My Guardian Angel – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
The Trouble with Christian Leftism – Sohrab Ahmari at First Things
Catholic Schools: The Little Engine that Could – Cynthia Millen at Catholic Stand
Open Letter from Fr. Christopher Basden to the Closing of Downside Abbey – Joseph Shaw, Ph.D.
“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

George Soros Funds Jesuit NGOs Close to Pp. Francis with $1.7M – Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit
Celebrity Deconversions Used by Skeptics as Arguments Against Christianity – A. Costello at ChP
Problems Await as Australia Tells Priests to Break Confession Seal – Msgr. O.F. Campion at OSV

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Five Reasons Why Christians in the Holy Land Need Our Help – Aleteia

POLITICS:
Overpopulation is an Environmental Red Herring – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Bronx: Venerable Catholic School Transforms Lives of Low-Income, At-Risk Students – City Jrnl
Scholastics Contra Racism – Edward Feser, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report
Australia’s Trample on the Seal of Confession – Aidan McIntosh at Clarifying Catholicism

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Suicide Of The Loony Left – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
2.  Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Debacle – Eleanor Albert at The|Diplomat
3.  When ‘Whites Only’ became a Thing Again – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
4.  There’s Nothing Shocking about Bob Woodward’s New Book – Matthew Walther at The Week
5.  If Biden Is Elected, There Is Far More To Fear Than Violence – Kate Day at Inside Sources
6.  Why Record Numbers of Americans are Giving Up Their Citizenship – B. Goodin at Ntnl Intrst
7.  Sports Is For Liberals? – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
8.  Why President Trump’s Hispanic Support Is Growing – Giancarlo Sopo at The Federalist
9.  Journalism Is Dead – R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., at The American Spectator
10.  Socialism Won’t Bring New York Back – Eric Kober at City Journal

International:
Greek–Turkish Rivalry Is Again Near the Boiling Point – Victor Davis Hanson at National Review
How Voting for Socialism Caused Czechoslovakia 40 Years of Misery – C. Benton at The Fdrlst
23 Detained, CCP Members Disciplined after Inner Mongolia Language Protests – Samuel Wade

The West:
Reclaiming the American University – Adam Ellwanger at the American Mind
100 Orthodox Jewish Rabbis Demand Bezos Cut Ties with SPLC – Tristan Justice at The Fdrlst
Dems’ Strategy for Winning White House: Threaten Riots if They Lose – Jon. S. Tobin at NY Post

The Anglosphere:
Families Moving from Public to Home School in Texas Up 300%

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THVRSDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Sheer Panic Caused by Fr. Altman – One Mad Mom
2.  Bishop Callahan Wants to Canonically Penalize Catholics can’t be Democrats Priest – CNA
3.  A Man Criticized Fr. Altman’s Politically Conservative Homily, I Responded – Steve Ray
4.  Newark Archdiocese Bought Second Beach House for Use by McCarrick – CNA via The CWR
5.  How are Newcomers to the Traditional Latin Mass Treated? – Fr. Z’s Blog
6.  Responding to Massimo Faggioli’s Question about Traditional Rite of Confirmation – Fr. Zed
7.  Love My Enemies: What Do You Mean Lord? – Peter Darcy at Catholic Stand
8.  What if Henry VIII’s Son by Katherine of Aragon Survived? – Suzannah Lipscomb at UnHerd
9.  How Pius XII Treated Jewish Orphans after World War II – Kevin J. Jones at CNA via The CWR
10.  U.S. Navy Reverses Course On Catholic Masses – A. Dyer at The San Diego Union-Tribune

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
‘Woke U.S. Churches’ Decline While African Brethren Boom – William Huang at Mercatornet
Padre Pio: Postcard From a Saint – Richard G. Evans at Catholic Stand
Australian Shock-Jock Apologizes Over Remarks on Mary – Marilyn Rodrigues at The Cth Weekly
Tough Love – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Catholics Seek to Expose the Most Anti-Catholic Presidential Ticket in History – Complicit Clergy
Abortion Is Slavery II:  Human Things For Sale, Whole Or In Parts – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D.
Italy: Muslim-Friendly Tourism Project Will Remove Christian Symbols – Robert Spencer at JW
“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Should Catholics Join The Boy Scouts? – Will Wright at Catholic Link

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Anti-Catholic: From Benedict Arnold to Kamala Harris – R.C. Vanlandingham at Crisis Magazine
Queensland Passes Law Requiring Priests to Break Confessional Seal – CNA via NC Register
Secularism’s Irrational Animus – Joseph Knippenberg, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Under Jihadi Siege, West African Christians Praying for a Miracle – Lela Gilbert at Hudson Inst.
Turkey: 9 Churches Named Hagia Sophia Have Now Been Converted to Mosques – U. Bulut at JW
Religious Freedom: Bleached, Blanched, & Rinsed Out – George Weigel at The Cthlc World Report
Minors Detained & Imprisoned for Practicing Their Faith – Gu Xi at Bitter Winter
Another Christian Sentenced to Death in Pakistan on Blasphemy Charges – Morning Star News

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Booklet Missals for “Latin Mass” EF Weddings – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Is Europe Christian?—A Reply – Olivier Roy, Ph.D., at The Immanent Frame

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
What Strategies Did The Crusaders Use in the Levant? – Steven Tibble at History Hit
The Forgotten Malady of Self-Love – Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Bishops Preach Against Racism on Feast of St. Peter Claver – Catholic News Agency

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
The Pastoral Malpractice of Liturgical Abuse – Fr. Roger J. Landry at Integrated Catholic Life™

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Ernest Hemingway Watched Che’s Firing Squad Massacres While Sipping Daiquiris – J. Weinstein
The Left Preps for Civil War: ‘The Potential for Violent Conflict Is High’ – Rick Moran at PJ Media
Insufferable San Francisco – Katya Sedgwick at The Spectator
Here’s Why I’m Not Paying Disney $30 To See Mulan Film & You Shouldn’t Either – Helen Raleigh
Outkicking the Left’s Takeover of Sports – Tom Raabe at The American Spectator
What Russia Really Has in Mind for Belarus – Michael Carpenter & Vlad Kobets at Foreign Affairs
America’s Gen Z Jacobins – Shannon Fitzgerald at Law & Liberty
Dispatches from the Great Awokening – Michael Kirke at Mercatornet
Israel’s IWI Dan .338: The Ultimate Sniper Rifle? – Mark Episkopos at The National Interest
A Forgotten Massacre on Kauai – Tiffany Hill at Honolulu Magazine
Social Justice Realism – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Southern Poverty Law Center Persecutes Orthodox Jews – Joh. Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Hollywood Has Always Loved Totalitarians – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
The BBC is Re-Educating Its Sports Commentators – Sp!ked

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VVEDNESDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Occult Spirituality of Black Lives Matter – Dan Burke at Crisis Magazine
2.  “Fratelli Tutti”, Anyone? – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  New Pre-Ordinariate Community Flourishes in North Carolina – Jackson Perry at ACS Blog
4.  Catholics Urge DC Archbishop Gregory to Address Dems’ ‘Catholic Problem’ – Breitbart
5.  As Cultural Marxism Continues to Rise, Warnings Abound – Russell Shaw at Our Sunday Vstr
6.  Guillotine Is Hip, But Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Be – Cathy Young at Arc Digital
7.  What is This Nominalism Whereof I am Warned – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Underground. . .
8.  Prophecies of Mary & Her Role – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
9.  Remaining in a Church That Hurt(s) Me – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
10.  Iowa Catholic College to Remove Statue of Its Bishop Founder Over Slavery – AP via Crux

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Are Jesus & Michael the Archangel One & the Same? – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
Davidic Dynasty Symbol Found in Jerusalem: Big Discovery – Tzvi Joffre at The Jerusalem Post
Prejudices of the French Revolution – Brett Fawcett at Ignitum Today
How the Great Famine Made Catholic Ireland – Michael Duggan at UnHerd
“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
500+ Ethiopians Christians Murdered in Door-to-Door Attacks Since June – Aleteia
Bayer to Pay $1.6 Billion in Contraception Injury Settlement – Catholic News Agency
Our Power to Bind & Loose – Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Præm., at Catholic Answers Magazine
St. Damien’s Relatives Address Criticism of Saint’s Statue in U.S. Capitol – P. Downes via Crux

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Attacks on French Churches Back to ‘Normal’ Level after Lockdown – CNA via The CWR

POLITICS:
Biden Pays Lip Service to Religious Freedom – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Holiness Inspires Greatness In Others – David Clayton at New Liturgical Movement
Pollinate Justice, Love, & Peace – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Paris Is About to Change – Mira Kamdar at The Atlantic
How Many of the Rioting ‘Protesters’ come from Super-Rich Families? – E.C. Fenig at Am Thnkr
How The Atlantic Twisted the Truth – Deroy Murdock at The Spectator
Piles of Mail Dumped in California – Joel B. Pollak at Breitbart
Israel’s Merkava: The Best Tank Ever Produced? – Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest
The Problem Of Woke College Football: LSU Tigers Going Woke? – Rod Dreher at The Am Cnsrvtv
Dems Planning for Action with Post-Election Day Doomsday Warnings – W. Jacobson, J.D., at LI
Disney, Communist China, & the Ruling Class vs. America – The Editors at the American Mind

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TVESDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  How Mother Teresa Silenced the Demonic Howls from a Dictator’s Tomb – A Nucci at The CWR
2.  Don’t Feed the Demons – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
3.  The Malthusian Pope – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
4.  U.S. Navy Ends Catholic Masses at Bases – Deacon Greg Kandra at The Deacon’s Bench
5.  New Allegations That B16 Failed to Address High-Ranking Vatican Abuser – S. Skojec at 1P5
6.  Duluth: Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop-elect Malloy after Allegation – Hannah Brockhaus
7.  Madison Dioc. Chided for No Action to Composer Accusals – T. Fowlkes at Wisconsin St. Jrnl
8.  Replacing the Songs of David Haas – K. Graber, S. Johnson, & A. Thiessen at Voices Together
9.  A Chapter That Changed My Life: “Love & Responsibility” – Rac. Bulman at Word on Fire Blog
10.  St. Joseph’s Greatness in Heaven – Fr. Stanley Smolenski, S.P.M.A., at Homiletic & Pstrl Rvw

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
New Missal in Italy: What’s Changing & What’s Not – Sandro Magister via L’Espresso
Pope Peter: Off the Shelf with Joe Heschmeyer – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Promiscuity & the Price of Free Love – Ann Farmer at Mercatornet
The Identity of the Catholic Church – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
A Modern-Day Cadaver Synod – Calum Anderson at Crisis Magazine
“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Fr. Rosica Plagiarized when Ghostwriting for Card. Ouellet: New Book – The Kingston Whig Stndrd
The Frequency Problem in Liturgical Translations – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Kamala Harris’s Threat to Religious Believers – Kenneth Craycraft at First Things

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Religious Sisters Missing after Jihadist Attack Found Safe & Well – Catholic News Agency

SCRIPTURE:
Why Typology Matters – J.P. Nunez at Catholic365
Petrine Hiddenness in the New Testament Does Not Undermine the Papacy – K. Broussard at CA

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
A Vote for Biden is a Vote for the French Revolution – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Papal Adviser Writes Lengthy Analysis of Pope’s Governance & Reform – Edward Pentin at NCRg
Oxburgh Hall: The Ups & Downs of a Recusant Catholic Family – Thomas Caddick at Cthlc Herald
Racism & Three Saints to Combat It – Abigail C.R. Gripshover at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
China Virus Deniers Invoke Pope Benedict, Burn Image of Pope Francis at Rome Rally – Crux

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Notice Leftists Talk about White People the Way Nazis Talked about Jews – David Griffey at DF
New York, A Tale of Two Cities, Indeed – Rafael A. Mangual at City Journal
Ideology Binds & Blinds; Elizabeth Bruenig’s Calumny – Rod Dreher at The Amrcn Conservative
Iraq War Veteran: Portland a “War Zone” – Virginia Allen at The National Interest

Reparations: The Wrong Solution to the Wrong Problem – Regis Nicoll at Crisis Magazine
Can Cities Be Sued for the Riots? – Thomas R. Ascik, J.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
Branded: Woman’s 28-Yr-Long Religious Persecution in Communist China – M. Introvigne at BW

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MONDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Farewell, Diogenes, Popular Catholic Blogger: Fr. Paul Mankowski Dies – Philip F. Lawler at CC
2.  Mother Teresa Believed These Spiritual Diseases are Difficult to Cure – Ph. Kosloski at Aleteia
3.  The Poorest of the Poor – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
4.  Nebraska Priest Sues Omaha Archdiocese for Defamation – Associated Press via Crux
5.  An Apologetic for a Method of Governance by a Radical Jesuit Pope – Fr. A.J. McDonald at SO
6.  The Religious Left’s ‘Racism’ Racket: All About the Benjamins – Ch. Manion, Ph.D., at The Strm
7.  The Benefits Of A Collapsing Catholic Church, & More Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
8.  Bishop Strickland Endorses Fr. Altman’s Video You Cannot be Catholic & Democrat – Cmp Clrgy
9.  Facts without Truth, Truths without Facts – Aquæ Regiæ at The Catholic World Report
10.  The Obligation of Clear, Compassionate Correction of the Sinner – Msgr. Cha. E. Pope at CiM

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Women Priests & Deacons? Explaining the Male Only Clergy – Clarifying Catholicism
“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Catholics for Biden on the Path to Hell – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
Is the Church Necessary for Salvation? – Rory Fox at Catholic Stand
Pope Pius X: “Liberal Catholics are Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing” – Fr. Richard Heilman at RC Man
A Catholic Priest’s Homily At Funeral Of His Son, & More Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Eating Goose & Avoiding the Woods: September’s Ancient Customs – Francis Young at C. Herald
Remember Kamala Harris’ Anti-Catholic Lies in Kavanaugh Confirmation – C. Severino at NYPost
Popular Culture Played a Role in the Rise & Fall of the ‘Religious Left’ – Ch. C. Camosy at Crux

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Holy See Upholds Confessional Seal in Response to Australian Royal Commission – CNA
Human Rts Gp Urges Investigation into Forced Religious Conversions in Pakistan – Z. Caldwell

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Michelangelo & Sister “Dede” – Ines Angeli Murzaku at The Catholic Thing
Catholic Faith & The 12 Steps: A Parable from Molecular Biology – R. Kurland, Ph.D., at Calix Soc.
New Organization Working to Promote Eucharistic Processions Nationwide – Jos. M. Hanneman
Grounding the Kingdom of God – John Kubasak at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Craft, Vocation, & the Decline of the West – Matthew Pheneger at The Imaginative Conservative
Heaven’s Helper: My Little Star – Patty Knap at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The Media Are Lying About The Election Again – Mollie Hemingway at The Federalist
The Coming Coup? – Michael Anton at The American Mind
NPR Regrets Elevating Pro-Looting Anti-Semite – Becket Adams at Washington Examiner
The BBC Must Change – Or Die – Paddy Hannam at Sp!ked
Dear The Atlantic: This is Not News – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Want More Racism? Black Lives Matter Is How You Get More Racism – Editorial Board at I & I
Mostly Peaceful – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The American Left is Looking Increasingly Extreme – Justin Webb at UnHerd
Christopher Rufo, Hero – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative

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SVNDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1. 
Pray This Single Bible Verse Before You Do Anything, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
2.  St. Mother Teresa’s Humility List: 15 Amazing Tips for Everyday Holiness – ChurchPOP
3.  Teresa Higginson, the School Teacher with the Stigmata – Mystics of the Church
4.  How Reading the Bible Helped St. Augustine Overcome Lust – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
5.  Our Personal Vocation Looks For Us – Daniel Mark at Catholic Stand
6.  The Story of Our Lady of La Salette – Fr. William Saunders at Catholic Exchange
7.  How To Get Rid Of Bad Thoughts, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
8.  The Story of a Scrupe: Confronting Scrupulosity – Paul B. at Clarifying Catholicism
9.  Protect Your Family with This Prayer to the Archangels – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
10.  From Praying To Contemplating – David Torkington at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
On the Love of Material Wealth – Maximus the Confessor at The Imaginative Conservative
This Foundress of a Religious Order & Schools on Three Continents – L. Peterson at Catholic365
We Can Suffer With a Grateful Heart – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand
St. Monica Shows Us Patience & Perseverance – Mary Beth Eberhard at National Cthlc Register
What We can Learn from the Martins, a Family of Saints – Ava Lalor at Our Sunday Visitor
“Bishop of the Barrio”, California’s Venerable Alphonse Gallegos – Michael O’Neill at NC Register

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SATVRDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Baby Tinslee in Texas Opens Eyes, Moves Arms Despite Hospital’s Claims – A. Williams at LA
2.  James Martin, LGBT Ideology, Synodal Process & Pp. Francis’ Bombshell – Fr McDonald at SO
3.  Faithful Priest Attacked for Comments Regarding Face Masks – Complicit Clergy
4.  Why I Won’t Say “Black Lives Matter” – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
5.  Why are the German Bishops in Tension with Rome? Follow the Money – Chr. Altieri at CH
6.  Turkey Demolishes Iconic Church, the Hagia Sophia of Bursa – Th D Williams PhD at Breitbart
7.  A Horrible Space Turned Beautiful, & More Great News Links! – Best In Catholic Blogging
8.  The Church & Homosexuality From the Perspective of Ex-Catholic: Bobby Lopez – J. Sciambra
9.  Jesuit University Georgetown’s Wacked-Out “Professor” Brooks – Dad29
10.  Cardinal Hollerich: Pandemic May Have Sped Up Secularization of Europe by 10 Years – CNA

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Our Lady of Victory Chapel at St. Catherine University – J.P. Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Vatican-China Deal is a Bust, Other Than That It’s Been a Great Success – D. McClarey, J.D.
Why Vatican II Was A Good Thing, & More Great New Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Fathers, Fight for Milk – Tyler Blanski at The Catholic Gentleman
Abortion Is Slavery, Part II – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Living Sacrifice – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
“Ask Meghan”: Light Wash Jeans with Darker Tops (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Cancelling of Flannery O’Connor – Donald DeMarco at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Chinese Doctor Says She Participated in ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Uyghurs – Catholic News Agency
Two Religious Sisters in Mozambique Still Missing after Islamist Attack – CNA via The CWR
Jimmy Lai, Chinese Catholic Convert & Multi-Billionaire, Acquitted for Now – Tim. Nerozzi at RU

POLITICS:
Instead Of Fighting Poverty, Kamala Harris Waged War On The Poor – Jn. Clark at The Federalist

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Default to Atheism – David Carlin at The Catholic Thing
Catholics Thank Drug Company for Switching to Ethical Polio Vaccine – CNA via The CWR
Poly Parenting & the Value of the Family – Matthew Lee Anderson at Mercatornet
Pathways of Our Fathers: Two Journeys of Love, Sacrifice, & Family – Augustines Alley
Recognizing Christ as Our Forerunner – Pamela Mandela at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Democrats Planning a Coup? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
My Run-in with the New York Times – Andrew Sullivan at Spectator | USA
Antifa Effect? Yes, the Rioting Is Starting to Impact the House Races – Matt Vespa at Townhall
Apocalyptic Thoughts on the Left – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
The Media Lynching of Kyle Rittenhouse – Robert Stacy McCain at The American Spectator
Pariahs Of Their Block – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Sweden Now Has Lower China Virus Death Rate Than the US, Why It Matters – J Miltimore at FEE
Portland Fatality Suspect Slain by Cops During ArrestH GoldenM Baker, & 
The Accelerationists: Chinese Kids Aiming to Crush the Party by Egging It On – S Babones at TNI
‘Create a State for Southern Kaduna’ – Theophilus Abbah at The Insight

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FRIDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Black Fast: The Most Rigorous in Church History – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
2.  Teacher Fails Entire Class Over Socialism – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
3.  Post-Catholic Sisters Orders Boasts Many New Novices, More – The Best In Catholic Blogging
4.  Dear Priests & Bishops: Stop Blaming Prudence – John Clark at National Catholic Register
5.  The Overdue End of the Kennedy Myth – Matthew Walther at The Week
6.  Jesuit Kenneth Boller’s Demonic Prayer – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
7.  Did Cal. Politicos Vote to Protect Homosexual Adults Having Sex with Children – M Brown PhD
8.  Jesuit Preaching Race Hatred Instead of Catholicism, Big Media Notices – D McClarey PhD
9.  Facts About Satan & the Fallen Angels – Fr. Gabriele Amorth at Catholic Exchange
10.  German Synod to Vote on Defining Fertility to Include ‘Same-Sex, Other Couples’ – Ed Pentin

“Donate? . . . The Church Already Has Millions!” – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
When & How Much Can a Bishop Tax a Parish? – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy
Tiredness as a Blessing; the Necessity of Rest – Barbara Padolina at Catholic Stand
Why Intention Is Not Everything – Nicholas Senz at The Catholic World Report
When even the Church Abandons the Abandoned Spouse & More – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Should Catholic Businesses Close for Solemnities? Example. . . – T. Rumore at Sword & Spade
Self-Sacrifice – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
“Ask Meghan”: Light Wash Jeans with Darker Tops (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan A. Styling
The Communist’s Catechism – Paul Kengor at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Analysis: The Art of China’s Vatican Deal – Ed Condon at Catholic News Agency
Kamala Harris Quizzed Judicial Nominees Over Christian Adoption & Faith Values – CNA via CWR

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Antique Vestment Restorations by Atelier Sirio – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

CHINA VIRUS UPDATES:
Moderna & Pfizer Using Dead Babies In Their Vaccines – Spirit Daily

ART/PIC/EDITORIAL CARTOON/MEME(S):
Deadly Plague Ended When This Image Carried in Procession in Rome – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
A Deeper Context: Overlooked Book Provides Insight Into Vatican II Debates – C. Dugan at CWR

POLITICS:
Why ‘Reproductive Justice’ is a False Choice for Catholics – Brittany Clingen Carl at OSV News
New York Parish Anti-Racism Pledge Prompts Controversy – J.D. Flynn at CNA via The CWR
Imagining a “Judeo-Christian” Nation – Gene Zubovich, Ph.D., at Religion & Politics

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Church as Horror Hospital: Catholicism & Moral Malpractice – Joseph Sciambra at Sons. . .
Secret 17th-Century Catholic Church in Amsterdam is Saved – Zelda Caldwell at Aleteia

The Unconventional Mission of ‘Sister Dede’ – Joan Frawley Desmond at NC Register
How Catholic Homeschooling Changed My Family in a World Full of Noise – ChurchPOP
Twelve Things I Like About St. Gregory The Great – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Augustine: Apologist of the Humble Christ – Mark A. McNeil at Catholic Answers Magazine
St. Thérèse de Lisieux: The Paradox of Greatness – Part II – Cesar at Catholic Stand

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
Dutch Cardinal Emeritus Adrianus Simonis Dies at Age 88 – Associated Press via Crux

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
New Encyclical Coming – Andrea Gagliarducci at Catholic News Agency
ChurchPOP is Now on Telegram! Join Us! – ChurchPOP

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Rittenhouse Vs. His Enemies – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
“Presentism” Imperils Our Future by Distorting Our Past – Lawrence W. Reed at Mercatornet

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THVRSDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Before & After: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Norwich, Connecticut – Liturgical Arts Journal
2.  Correcting the ‘Evil Genius’ of Fr. James Martin – Complicit Clergy
3.  Say the Black, Do the Red, Liturgical Abuse & Pastoral Malpractice – Fr. Rg. J. Landry at NCRg
4.  James Martin Attacks Bishop for Singling Out Pro-Abortion ‘c’atholic Politicians – Fr. Z’s Blog
5.  Refuting the “Violinist Argument” for Abortion – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
6.  Response to Fr. James Altman’s Sermon on Compromised Catholicism – David L. Gray
7.  Pandering or Conversion? It Doesn’t Matter – One Mad Mom
8.  Praying the Offices on Electronic Devices – Deb. Gyapong at Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society
9.  Five Myths About Columbus – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at Columbia Magazine
10.  NYC Priest Leads Vows Against “White Privilege” During Mass in Viral Video – ChurchPOP

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Mental Ilness: Who Am I? – Glenn Slaby at Catholic Stand
The Only Country Named After Jesus, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Will & Ariel Durant: The Story of Civilization – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Some Of The Best Books On The History Of The Church, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
The Canaanite Woman: Intercession & Humility – Noel Ethan Tan at Ignitum Today
How to Get Volunteers to Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Atheist, Racist, Bigot, Sexist: The truth about the Demonic Karl Marx – Ines A. Murzaku at CWR
“Ask Meghan”: Light Wash Jeans with Darker Tops (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan A. Styling
Covid Firm That Uses Dead Babies Reaches 3rd Major Hurdle – L. Neergaard & C. Johnson at AP

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
UK Boy, 12, to have Life-Support Withdrawn Against Devout Parents’ Wishes – Catholic Herald
Vatican Should Speak Up on China’s Repression in Hong Kong & Beyond – Geo. Weigel at WaPo
Still No News of Nuns “Disappeared” Since Mozambique Jihadist Attack – Paolo Aido via Aleteia
Bishop “Julius” Jia Zhiguo of Hebei Under House Arrest Again – Shen Xinran at Bitter Winter

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
The Origins of the Byzantine Liturgical New Year – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Andrew Willard Jones & the True Meaning of Subsidiarity – Susannah Black at New Polity

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The Untold Story of Japan’s Atomic Bomb – Robert K. Wilcox at The Imaginative Conservative
The No Friends To The Right Principle: Patrick Deneen Smeared – Rod Dreher at Am Conservative
The Race Isn’t Tightening, It Was Always Close – Matthew Walther at The Week
Common Sense: The New ‘Woke’ – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Stream
Picture This: China Decides To Invade North Korea – Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest
The Disaster of ‘Noble Cause Corruption’ in Victoria’s Police Force – Michael Cook at Mercatornet

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VVEDNESDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  More Proof That ‘Heresy Begins Below the Belt’ – Dave Armstrong at National Cthlc Register
2.  Card. Dolan Latest Prelate to be Duped by Vatican on The McCarrick Report – Complicit Clrgy
3.  The New York Times Are A-Changing – Bill Dunn at Catholic365
4.  Is a Return to Christendom a Good Idea? – Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., at Aleteia
5.  Demon Corrects Exorcist During Real Exorcism, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
6.  Lambeth, 90 Years Later – Michael Pakaluk at The Catholic Thing
7.  English Gothic at Holy Family in St. Louis Park, Minnesota – J.P. Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Jrnl
8.  What Catholics Need to Know About Islam – William Kilpatrick at Crisis Magazine
9.  The Politics of Envy Always Ends with the Guillotine – Anne Hendershott at The Am Spectator
10.  German Diocesan Video Calls for Ending Teaching on Sexual Morality – Jan C. Bentz, D.Phil.

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
1300-Yr-Old Byzantine Church Found Near Transfiguration, More – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Humanæ Vitæ Is an Extension of Gaudium et Spes – Richard Van Kirk at Catholic Stand
What You Need To Know About The Seven Sorrows Of Mary In September – Alex Hey at epicPew
Our Beautiful Way to Her Loving Son – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
The Need for Multi-Generational Households – Leticia Ochoa Adams at Catholic Herald
“Ask Meghan”: Light Wash Jeans with Darker Tops (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan A. Styling
The Evil One & Today’s Society – Fr. Paolo Carlin at Catholic Exchange
How to Get Volunteers to Fundraise– Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Three Catholic Apostolates Claim $100,000 Prize in First OSV Innovation Challenge – Brian Fraga

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Byzantium Under Siege Again: Preserving Chora’s Icons – L. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., at BCC

POLITICS:
Biden Cites JPII in Speech, Despite Continued Abortion Support – Catholic News Agency

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Sympathy for the Devil – Francis X. Maier at First Things
What is Hedonism? – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
Reclaiming a Lost Voice in Catholic Moral Theology: Fr. Gommar DePauw? – Fr. A.P. Marcello, III
Technology Sheds New Light on Life of St. John Henry Newman – CNA via The Cth World Report
Tribalism & Xenophobia – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
How Generations of Japanese Catholics Kept Faith Alive Under Persecution – Tim. Nerozzi at CH
Young Adult Choir Revives the Sacred Music of the Renaissance – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
A New Lecture Series on Eastern Catholic Theology – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Mvmnt
Christian Crowdfunding Site GiveSendGo Defends Hosting Kyle Rittenhouse Campaign – RNS

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Rasmussen Reports Noticed Something Fishy about Polling – Andrea Widburg at Amrcn Thinker
The Books Behind The Rage – Sohrab Ahmari at First Things
BuzzFeed Has Satellite Pics of Great Report on China’s Persecuted Muslims – Julia Duin at GR
Black Pro-Life Leaders Urge Planned Parenthood to Dump Margaret Sanger – A. DeSanctis at NR

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TVESDAY EDITION

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  When Even the Church Abandons the Abandoned Spouse – Leila Miller
2.  The Benefits Of A Collapsing Catholic Church – Auguste Meyrat at Crisis Magazine
3.  Introducing Te Igitur: the FSSP’s New YouTube Channel – FSSP at The Missive
4.  What’s Up at Pro-Abortion Fishwrap These Days? – Fr. Z’s Blog
5.  Monastic Life is a Key to the Renewal of the Church – Robert Klesko at National Cthlc Register
6.  Liberalism & the End of American Christianity – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand
7.  Early Medieval Christian Artefact Uncovered at Hadrian’s Wall – Medievalists.net
8.  W. Virginia Bishop: Despite Repayment, Bransfield Not Accepting Responsibility – Brian Fraga
9.  Covid Vaccine Developed From Aborted Babies Is Unacceptable – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily
10.  Hvmanæ Fraternitas, Pp. Francis’ Third Encyclical? – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Catholic

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Mary & Jesus More Closely Related Than Thought, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging

The Death of History – Cory Higdon at Providence Magazine
How to Get Volunteers to Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Why Should Anyone Believe in God? – John Kish at Clarifying Catholicism
How to Decode Mysterious Church Father Citations – Jimmy Akin
The Milanese Altar

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
London in the Age of Becket: The 12th century Thames – Medievalists.net

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Guest Review of Joseph Shaw’s How to Attend the Extraordinary Form – Fr. Tim. Finigan at NLM
Confessions of a Catholic Homeschool Mom: Off the Shelf with Karen Salstrom – P. Socks at CS

POLITICS:

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
I’m Not a Catholic, but I’d have Liked to Live in Catholic England – Ronald Hutton at Cthlc Herald

Keep Steady in Shaky Times – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
March for the Martyrs Will Bring Attention to Christian Persecution – John Burger at Aleteia
God Ignited a Fire in My Soul – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
‘Weimar America’ Is Not Just A Slogan – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The NY Times Failure In Kenosha Shows Why Online Media Is Essential – K. Zempel at The Fdrlst
Debunking NPR’s Bizarre ‘In Defense of Looting’ Interview – Brad Polumbo at FEE
CCP Afraid of a Belarus Effect, Calls for Absolute Obedience to the Party – M. Introvigne at BW

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