Robert Edwards

MORNING ISSUE:
1.  Catholicism is Not the Latin Church – Jacob Riyeff, Ph.D., at Dappled Things
2.  . . .On the Road Towards Beatification & Then Cancelled – Junno Arocho Esteves at CNS
3.  Practicing Catholics Without the Faith – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
4.  Even Cardinal Kasper Seems to Have Undergone a Catholic Conversion – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
5.  Fire Rips Through One of Oldest Catholic Churches in North Carolina – J. McKeown at CNA
6.  Former Cosmo Writer: “I Wrote This Book as an Act of Atonement” – Paul Senz at The CWR
7.  10 Stunning Images of the Madonna & Child from Around the World – Cer. Gardiner at Aleteia
8.  The Real Opium of the People – Nate Guyear at Catholic Stand
9.  What Is The 1619 Omelet? – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
10.  Making the Most of Masking, Catholic Style – Gretchen R. Crowe at Our Sunday Visitor

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The Race To Be The Next Pope: New Book Details The Possible Candidates – Religion Unplugged
Aprons: Style at Home (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Divine Is In the Detail – David Clayton at New Liturgical Movement
Rise Up & Reach Out – Diana Ragsdale at Catholic Stand
Who Is St. Michael The Archangel? – Myra Kahn Adams at Townhall
Priceless Treasure of the Kingdom – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
On Speaking Ill – Alessandro Manzoni translated by Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Netflix Pushes Transgenderism On Unsuspecting Children – Frank Schubert at Intrntnl Fmly News
Scenes From a Revolution? After Bostock – Gerard V. Bradley, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Christian Aid Workers Executed in Nigeria: ‘Beyond Reprehensible’ – CNA via NC Register
Pastor, 5-Year-Old Boy among 10 Christians Killed in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria – Morning. . .

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
We Must Pray for Their Conversion: Young French Catholics On Wave of Desecrations – The CWR
Belloc Night – David Warren at Essays in Idleness
New Website That Finds & Tracks Daily Attacks On Catholics & Churches – SaintSeven.Live
Abp. Sample of Portland Decries Violence, Calls For Peaceful Efforts Against Racism – CNA

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Is The China Virus Vaccine Made From Fetal Cell Lines? – Matt Hadro at Catholic News Agency
Toppling Statues Tears at the 3 Pillars of the West – Fr. Ben Johnson at Acton Institute
On the Uses & Misuses of Crowds – Hadley P. Arkes, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

LITURGY:
The Textiles of the Altar, Its Vessels, & the Sanctuary – Shaw R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

MUSIC:
Pope Benedict XVI Praises ‘Glorious Music’ of Bach in Festival Message – CNA via NC Register

ARCHITECTURE:
The Basilica of the Virgin Mary “at St. Celsus” in Milan – Gregory DiPippo at New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

POLITICS:
Analysis: Where Biden’s VP Shortlist Stands on Abortion – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Oswald Cardinal Gracias of Bombay Calls for Equal Rights for Dalits – Nirmala Carvalho at Crux
Lessons for America from Europe’s Christian Democracy – James R. Rogers at Law & Liberty

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Why I Am Not a Baptist – Casey Chalk at The Catholic World Report
Why Heretics Need to be Heard – Paul Sloane at Sp!ked
If You Want Faithful Children, Let Them See Your Own Faith Every Day – Robert Mixa at WoF Blog
A Great Innovation for Growing in Faith – Fr. Roger J. Landry at Integrated Catholic Life™
How the Catholic Church is Helping London’s New Homeless – CNA via The Cthlc World Report
Will Our Pets Join Us in Eternity? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
The Catholic Church: the First Abolitionist, Church Never Endorsed Slavery – Steve Ray at DotCF
The China Virus & the Limits of Obedience – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
St. Pope John Paul II & S.C.A.M.: Socialism, Communism, & Marxism – Scott Smith, J.D.
Why is St. Roch the Patron Saint of Dogs? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Church is a ‘She’ – Not an ‘It’ – Philippa Martyr at The Catholic Weekly

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The Quiet Fury Of Americans – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Nicholas Sandmann & The Mediots (Warning: Profanity) – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
The Inexorable Collapse of Lebanon – Christopher Reuter at Spiegel International
Senator Cotton is Correct: 1619 Project Shouldn’t be Distributed to Public Schools – David Griffey
How Napoleon Ruined His Empire by Invading Russia – The National Interest

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Angels are Real & Among Us, & We can Detect Their Activity. . . – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
2.  The Fishwrap, AOC, MSW, & The Catholic Red Guard – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Are Pews in Churches a Problem, If So, How Much of a Problem? – Pet. A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
4.  The Overlooked Marian Apparitions at Zeitoun, Egypt – Brian Kranick at Catholic Exchange
5.  The Historical Christian Arrangement of Hagia Sophia – Sh. R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
6.  Cardinal Zen Defends Vatican II – Ed Condon at Catholic News Agency
7.  A Famous Medieval Relic of St. James the Greater – Gre. DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
8.  This French Priest was the First to Figure Out Our Planet’s Size – Ray Cavanaugh at Aleteia
9.  What Is the Ontological Argument for God’s Existence? – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Mag.
10.  The Guilty Animal – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Ask Father: Purify a Ciborium Using a Cloth Purificator – Fr. Z’s Blog
Aprons: Style at Home (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Why is the West Silent on the Uighurs? – Matthew Eason at Mercatornet
A Fragile Peace for Catholic Education – Patrick J. Reilly at Crisis Magazine
A Powerful Prayer for the U.S. Govt, Written by America’s First Catholic Bishop – ChurchPOP
Can A Catholic Be A Socialist? Trent Horn & Sam Rocha Debate – Jessica McAfee at epicPew
Historic Manuscripts Get a Modern Treatment with New Vatican Library Website – CNA via CWR
Newcastle & the Dominicans: an 800-Year Association – Dan Jackson at Catholic Herald
St. Anne is Our Grandmother In Heaven – Patti Maguire Armstrong at National Catholic Register
On Just War – Simon Falk at Clarifying Catholicism
The Liturgy the Basis of Social Regeneration – The Editors at Adoremus Bulletin

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Amazing Church Forests Of Ethiopia – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
2.  Nick Sandmann Wasn’t Supposed to Last, He Was Meant to End Up Like Mike Adams – Zmirak
3.  More Jesuit Nonsense in the Archdiocese of New York – Fr. Z’s Blog
4.  The Biggest Mistake of Modern Catholic Parenting – Leila Miller
5.  Great Summer Reading – Fr. Gerald E. Murray, J.C.D., at The Catholic Thing
6.  “Don’t Judge Me!” The Greatest Lie of Modernity – Will Deatherage at Clarifying Catholicism
7.  Pope Francis, The Awaited Revolution – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
8.  Viganò, Exclusive Interview; The Pope & The Sodomites – Marco Tosatti at STILVM CVRIÆ
9.  What is the Difference Between a Nun & a Sister? – Fr. Francis Hoffman at Simply Catholic
10.  The Holy See has become a Dumpster Fire & the Boldness of the Gospel is Wanting – Fr. Zed

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Chinese Firewall in the Vatican? – Elizabeth Yore at Townhall
Aprons: Style at Home (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Joe Biden & the Catholic Factor – Frank Newport at Gallup
Give Us Barabbas – Betty Parquette at Catholic Stand
Tintern Abbey Might be Some of the Most Beautiful Ruins You can Visit – John Burger at Aleteia
The Only Solution To Racial Prejudice, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
When We Stop Believing in the Devil, He Has Already Won – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf at Catholic Herald
Wisdom – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Predestination in the Bible – Jimmy Akin at JimmyAkin.com

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Mass & Procession To Mark Fourth Anniversary of Fr. Jacques Hamel’s Murder – CNA via NC Reg
Unregistered Catholic Priests Pressured into Patriotic Church – Wang Yong at Bitter Winter

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
How To Stock Your Spiritual Strongbox & A Devotion Proper To Each Holy Item – Mary O’Regan
Honoring the Elderly – Charles C. Camosy, Ph.D., at First Things
Interesting Facts About 7 Prominent U.S. Cathedrals & Churches – Jim Graves at NC Register
An Ecumenical Approach to Evangelization – Chloe Jon Paul at Catholic Stand

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
The New, Anti-Catholic Iconoclasm – Michael Warsaw at National Catholic Register
Nantes Cathedral Fire: Altar Server Charged With Arson – Courtney Mares at Cthlc News Agency
St. Louis Shows That Intervention Is Necessary & Effective – John Gravino at New Walden

LITURGY:
Black Vestments Matter in a World of be Happy, Not Sad, Denial of Death & Grief – Fr. McDonald

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Hope. Always: Off the Shelf with Kris Frank – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

PODCAST(S):
Check Out My Podcasts – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest
“Theology of the Home” – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Can Catholics Vote for Pro Choice Candidates? – W. Deatherage, N. Jones, Z. Maher, & J. Stodola

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Priests for Life Fr. Frank Pavone Resigns from Trump Campaign Roles – Ed Condon & J.D. Flynn
C.S. Lewis, Leo XIII, & Clarence Thomas on Riots – Fr. Ben Johnson at Providence
Pakistanis Mourn Sister Ruth Lewis, Who Cared for Children with Disabilities – CNA via NC Rgstr
The Church Has the Form of a City – Pierre Manent, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
July 27 – Titus Brandsma – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
The Theology Of Pastoral Care – Laurika Nxumalo at Catholic Stand

OTHER LINK(S):
Nick Sandmann Settles Defamation Lawsuit With Washington Post – The American Catholic
Social Isolation & the Stations of the Cross – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
What’s Really Happening In America? – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Did Sweden’s Coronavirus Strategy Succeed or Fail? – Stephen Brady at The Imaginative. . .
The Trouble With Abolishing Prisons – Adam King at UnHerd
Tik-Tok Is Spying For China – Zak Doffman at Forbes

TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  These Cistercian Nuns Bringing Medieval Monastic Dynamism Back to France – Solène Tadié
2.  5 Ways to Deal With Worrying, In One Helpful Infographic – ChurchPOP
3.  Healing Follows a Deathbed Wedding – Patti Maguire Armstrong at National Catholic Register
4.  What Is Heaven Really Like? – Bill Dunn at Catholic365
5.  How to Hear God – Pamela Mandela at Catholic Stand
6.  What Is the Holy Spirit Asking You to Bring to the World? – Jeannie Ewing at Cthlc Exchange
7.  Saints to Turn to When Life is Out of Control, Because Their Lives Were Too! – Hunter-Kilmer
8.  How to Develop a Daily Prayer Routine – Angelo Stagnaro at National Catholic Register
9.  The Eucharistic Jesus Is a Mighty Force Against the Devil – Venatius Oforka at Cth Exchange
10.  Flower of Carmel – Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D., at Integrated Catholic Life™

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
St. Bridget of Sweden – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
Exercising Patience – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
Learn to Preserve Inner Peace – Lorenzo Scupoli at Catholic Exchange
Growing in Holiness This Summer – Kendra Von Esh at Catholic Stand
Secrets to Family Holiness from the Ratzinger Family – Fr. Edward Looney at Catholic Exchange
Growing Our Faith Through Obedience & Trust – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
Prayer to Accept Your Sickness as Part of God’s Will – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
St. Francis & Spiritual Growth Today – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand
Prayer for Knowledge & Wisdom in Spiritual Matters – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
St. Veronica, Saint of Kindness & Charity – Seton Magazine
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Man Of The Beatitudes – Jordan Burke at Cth Spiritual Direction
Venerable Celestine Bottego: A Late Vocation Ahead of Her Time – Michael O’Neill at NCRegister
St. Benedict – Sean Gallagher at Simply Catholic

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Liturgical Movement in New York: Two Altars – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
2.  Allegations of Homosexual Abuse in the Vatican, Msgr. Kühn Answers – Marco Tosatti at SC
3.  Eradicating the McCarrick Virus – The Editors at National Catholic Register
4.  What is to be Done about “The Council”? – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
5.  Why You Should Make A Home Altar—& How – Erin Rebar at epicPew
6.  Covington Catholic Nick Sandmann Declares Washington Post Lawsuit Victory – ChurchPOP
7.  Is a Re-Catholicization of Britain Underway, & More Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
8.  The Pernicious Sins of Calumny & Detraction – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life™
9.  Thousands Of Iranian Muslims Accept Christ In Spiritual ‘Pandemic Of Hope’ – Mil. Quintanilla
10.  The Catholic Victims of Gender Ideology – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine

Aprons: Style at Home (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Specialists Refute Report That Paints Churches as Breeding Grounds for Virus – Kate Scanlon
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Edel Quinn’s Life Shows that Real Success often Comes from Failure – Fr. John S. Hogan at CH
The Young Saints Inspire Us to Witness – Daniel Mark at Catholic Stand
Models of Political Meddling by Clerics – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
The Archbishop of Paris is Right: Humanæ Vitæ is Prophetic – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
Roman Basilica of St. Anastasia Now Belongs to the Syro-Malabars! – John Burger at Aleteia
Did You Know? Saying ‘God Bless You’ After a Sneeze Originated During a Pandemic – Billy Ryan
Oz Catholic Students Urge Bishops to Reject Unambiguously Women’s Ordination – Cthlc Herald

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
A Day of Mourning for the Hagia Sophia – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Turk Govt’s Hagia Sophia Rhetoric Adds Insult to Injury – Aykan Erdemir & Tugba Tanyeri-Erdemir
As Hagia Sophia Opens as Mosque, Orthodox Observe Day of Mourning – Elise Ann Allen at Crux
Cardinal Bo: Hagia Sophia’s Conversion into a Mosque will ‘Reopen Wounds’ – Cth News Agency

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
A Guide for Families Considering Home Schooling – Lisa Hendey at Our Sunday Visitor
From Wonder to Wisdom: Strengthening Catholic Education – Andrew Seeley at TIC

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
How Will the Vatican Defend Its Saints? – Paul Kengor, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register

ARCHITECTURE:
Some of the Oldest Western Christian Architecture Is in Northern Spain – V.M. Traverso at Aleteia

ART/PIC/EDITORIAL CARTOON/MEME(S):
The Ancient Marian Icons of the Greek Catholic Church in Valletta, Malta – Jean Pierre Fava

PODCAST(S):
The Ottoman Empire, Reborn – Crisis Magazine

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
The Cure For Selfishness: Watch This Sermon By Fulton Sheen – Billy Ryan at uCatholic

POLITICS:
Dismantling the Myth of ‘Hitler’s Pope’ – Spencer York at Our Sunday Visitor

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
“Blessed are the Poor in Spirit”: Debunking the Prosperity Gospel – Katya Konopacki at CC
St. Anselm’s God – Matt Nelson at Strange Notions
Prayer for Protection Against Storms – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Learning to Rest – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Boycott Major League Baseball – Dave Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Woke Baseball Forgets Life’s Most Important Lesson: It’s Not About You – Stephen M. Klugewicz

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  This Means Everybody – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
2.  “Pray, Pray, Pray”: Exorcist Unmasks Satan’s Open Spiritual Warfare in America – ChurchPOP
3.  How Do We Know the Novus Ordo isn’t Evil? – Fr. Z’s Blog
4.  USCCB’s ‘Bowl of Mush’ Response to Attacks on Catholics – Complicit Clergy
5.  Disobeying a Pope – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
6.  Should a Hammer be Guilty for Not being a Screwdriver? – Nick Chui at Ignitum Today
7.  Bishop Vasa Pens a Christian Response to 2020 – Dave Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
8.  Goodbye Christian College, Hello Classical School? – Rod Dreher at The American. . .
9.  Why Do Young People Leave the Faith? – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
10.  Liars Go To Hell: Walter Duranty – Francis X. Maier at First Things

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Prelatial Dress of the Religious Orders: The Capuchins – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Ringwraiths, Hauntings, Possessions, & Exorcisms, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Wokeness As Bourgeois Bolshevism – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Romans 4 from the Catholic Perspective – Brianna Huddleston at Catholic Stand
NAACP Sues Education Dept. Over Virus Relief Funds for Catholic Schools – Cthlc News Agency
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
On Critics & Bullies – Robert P. George, Ph.D., at Mercatornet
Germany’s Catholic Bishops Divided Over Vatican Instruction on Parishes – Cthlc News Agency
The Latent Fascism Of Today’s Anti-Fascists – Aaron Kheriaty at Religion Unplugged

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
The Nantes Cathedral Fire is a Symptom of a Growing Problem across Europe – Ellen K. Fantini
Churches Burned, People Beheaded in Mozambique’s Escalating Extremist Violence – CNA/CWR
Islamic Extremist Militants in Nigeria Execute 5 Men as Warning to Christians – Morning Star. . .

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Worcester City Council Rejects Move to Take Down Christopher Columbus Statue – CNA via CWR
We Don’t Honor Secession, We Honor Reconciliation – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine

POLITICS:
Bullet Points On Islam – Susan Matthiesen at Les Femmes
Edmund Burke & the Last Polish King – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
New Vatican Library Website Aims to Serve Scholars, Entice Curious – Carol Glatz at CNS/Crux
Pakistan’s ‘Mother of the Forgotten’ Dies with Covid-19 – Devin Watkins at Vatican News
Encourage & Strengthen One Another – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
Hate is Not Your Friend, It Will Only Destroy You – Troy Kroening at Catholic365

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The Virus Is Accelerating the Death of the Mainstream News Media – Damian Radcliffe at TNI

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Miracle at Saint Michael’s – Francis Lee at Crisis Magazine
2.  A Shocking Vatican Perspective on the Pandemic – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
3.  New Accusation Surfaces Against McCarrick – Rhina Guidos at Catholic News Service
4.  McCarrick Ran Sex Ring at N.J. Beach House – Stephen Rex Brown at New York Daily News
5.  US Bishops Call for Prayers with Greeks about Hagia Sophia; A Different Approach – Fr. Zed
6.  French Abbey of Notre-Dame d’Annonciation Flourishes with “Latin Mass” Nuns – J.P. Sonnen
7.  A Little Oasis of Orthodoxy, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
8.  The Old Cathedral of Brescia, Italy – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
9.  Bishop Hying on the ‘Crisis of Understanding’ on the Real Presence – Joseph M. Hanneman
10.  Solzhenitsyn Mourned Bastille Day, So Should All Christians – John Zmirak, Ph.D.

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Biden, McCarrick, & the Betrayal of Human Life – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae at These Stone Walls
Scars – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
Deviant Sex Ed LGBT Activists Want In Texas Public Schools – Jonathan Covey & James Wesolek
Man’s Innate Belief in the Resurrection – Maurice Williams at Catholic Stand
(David Bentley) Hart, Hell, & Heresy – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Joe Biden Remains Silent as Catholics are Attacked – Brian Burch at Catholic Vote
A Doubt About A Doubt – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
How the State Destroys Families – Jörg Guido Hülsmann at Mises Institute

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
‘Will They Stop at Burning an Empty Church?’: Anti-Christian Attacks Rise in Europe – CNA via CH
America is Seeing a Surge in Anti-Catholic Vandalism – Matthew Walther at The Week
Erdoğan Drops His Mask, & the Hammer, on Hagia Sophia: The Caliphate Is Back – Victor Gaetan
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 11 Christians in Attack in North-Central Nigeria – Morning Star. . .

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
McGoldrick Case: Memo Casts Doubt on Diocesan Response – Christopher Altieri at Cthlc Herald
How Will the Vatican Defend Its Saints? – Paul Kengor, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
Second Statue Of The Virgin Mary Found Desecrated In Dorchester – John Monahan at Boston 25

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Is the Next Pope on This List of Possibilities? – Daniel Blackman at National Catholic Register

PODCAST(S):
Why Does God Allow Suffering? – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

POLITICS:
The Journalistic Malpractice of Touting ‘Devout’ Biden – Tim Graham at Townhall
The Next Pope & Vatican Diplomacy – George Weigel at Denver Catholic

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Spiritual Communion: The Real Thing? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Are All Elements of Catholic Social Teaching Equally Important? – Mark Brumley at Cth Answers
14 Felician Sisters Die of the Virus – Kathy Schiffer at National Catholic Register

OTHER LINK(S):
Report: Anti-Christian Attacks in Europe Rose 285% Since 2008 – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Twenty Years a Fool: My Long Journey Home from the Radical Left – Elizabeth Nickson at C2C. . .
Southern Mongolia, the Unknown Cultural Genocide – Massimo Introvigne at Bitter Winter

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Photo of Doctor Praying the Rosary in Covid Hospital Goes Viral – Aleteia
2.  What the Heck Happened to My Kid? – One Mad Mom
3.  What Happens to Animals When They Die? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
4.  4 of the Best Catholic Bible Studies to Do at Home This Summer – Theresa Civantos Barber
5.  A Jesuit Liturgist Says Liturgy Should Not Be Beautiful; I Respond – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
6.  Joe Biden Wishes Islam Was Taught More in Public Schools – Timothy Furnish at The Stream
7.  Bishop Solis of Salt Lake City Denies a Man Communion on the Tongue; Blocks Fr. Z – Fr. Zed
8.  Italian Priest Performs Same-Sex Civil Union Ceremony – CNA via The Catholic World Report
9.  Precedence For Repudiating Boneheaded Councils Like V2: 1493 Council of Florence – TAC
10.  30 Bible Verses for Spiritual Warfare: Jump Start Your Prayer Strategy – Scott Smith, J.D.

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
New Pallium for New Archbishop of Atlanta? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
What AP Left Out In Its Hit Job on the Catholic Church, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
So, Once More, When Are We Going to See the McCarrick Report from the Vatican? – M. Kreitzer
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Roman Catholics: The Original Abolitionists – Paul Kengor, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Does God Harden Human Hearts? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Baltimore’s Italian Americans Plans New Statue to Honour Columbus – Tim Swift at Cthlc Herald
Liturgical Traditions: Communion Rite II – Msgr. Marc Caron at Adoremus Bulletin
Blacks’ Lives Matter, But So Does the Truth – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Churches to Observe Day of Mourning for Hagia Sophia – CNA/CWR
Chinese Christians Told to Replace Christ with Mao or Lose Government Support – C Nws Agncy
AP Report Ignores Important Work Done by Catholic Church – Maureen Ferguson at via RCR
Democratic Party Aligns With the Growing Disregard for Religious Exemptions – Lauretta Brown

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Vatican Cardinal Suggest Covid Made in Lab, Condemns Bacteriological Wars – Inés San Martín
St. Junipero Serra Could Soon be Removed from California County Seal – Kevin J. Jones at CNA

LITURGY:
Triangulating Sanctity: How the Word of God in the Domestic Church Renews the Liturgy – Adrms

SACRED SCRIPTURE:
Blessed Joseph Barsabbas — An Almost-Apostle – Theresa Doyle-Nelson at National C. Register
New Free eBook on the New Testament – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

POLITICS:
Planned Parenthood Removes Racist Founder Margaret Sanger’s Name From Its HQ – Life News
Transgender Lawsuit Against Catholic Hospital Cites New US Supreme Court Precedent – CWR
Catholic Wins Right to ‘Last Rites’ in Hospital ICU – Matt Hadro at Catholic News Agency
Turkish Dictator Reportedly Invited Pope Francis to Hagia Sophia Mosque – Joan Lewis

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
8 Things to Know About the Hagia Sophia – Matthew Bunson at National Catholic Register
Media Fear Mongering, I Call Shenanigans – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
An Answer to Catholic Critics of the American Founding – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
5 Unique Customs from Sts. Zélie & Louis Martin’s Wedding Ceremony – Cerith Gardiner
Marxist Iconoclasm: Why Smashing Abe Lincoln Makes Sense, & MLK is Next – David Clayton
For These Parishioners, Their Gardens Grow to Stem Hunger Among the Needy – Zoey Maraist
D.C. Catholic Food Pantry: Months of Long Lines with No End in Sight – Car. Zimmerman at Crux
Sensus Fidei is Much More Than a Feeling – Auxiliary Bishop Umbers of Sydney at Cthlc Weekly
The Priest as Victim – Loreto Xavier at Catholic Stand
The Calix Society: How Catholics can Grow in Faith While Recovering from Addiction – CNA/CWR

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Vatican Says Pope Francis Did Not Intervene in Franco Exhumation in Spain – CNA via CWR

OTHER LINK(S):
The Vatican Once Had a Navy of Its Own – John Burger at Aleteia
Amazing Grace – Scott Davis at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Tucker Vs. The Times – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
China’s Three Gorges Dam At The Brink – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Google Blacklists Conservative Websites – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  How We Beat Church-Bashing Rioters in St. Louis – Louis Capet at The Stream
2.  How McCarrick Got a Pass from Other Bishops – Dorothy Cummings McLean at Cal Cth Daily
3.  No Shame? But Some Fame & Scandal! Jonathan Morris – Fr Peter MJ Stravinskas STD PhD
4.  A Bishop & Theologian Breaks the Silence Over the Banality of Viganò & Co. – San. Magister
5.  Bishop Sheen’s Prophecy Comes True – Ben Butera at The American Catholic
6.  The Experts have No One to Blame but Themselves – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
7.  Cromwell Smiles From Hell – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8.  Father Rothrock Is Right – Matt Rowe at Crisis Magazine
9.  Hauntings, Possessions, & Exorcisms – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
10.  Fr. Dan Horan & Heretics Flourishing Under This Pontificate – The American Catholic

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Cursed: Netflix’s Latest Anti-Christian Drama – Elise Ehrhard at Media Research Center
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Brilliant – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
From Germany, Homosexual Abuse in the State Secretariat – Marco Tosatti a STILVM CVRIÆ
Quiet Amidst the Noise – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
A Paradox for the Next Pope – George Weigel at The Wall Street Journal via EPPCXXX
Pastoral Plan For Changing Parish Music Program, & More Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Homosexuality & the Father Wound: A Discussion with Michael Gasparro – Joseph Sciambra
Christ Loved the Church – We Should Too – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Fruits of the McCarrick Vatican-China Deal? – Leah Marie Ann Klett at The Christian Post
Attacks on Catholic Statues Continue Over Weekend – Christine Rousselle at Cthlc News Agency
The Long Shadow of the Chinese Dictatorship Over the Vatican & Italy – Marco Tosatti at SC
Churches Across the Country Attacked – Tony Perkins at The Stream
Texas Attorney General: Religious Schools Exempt from Local Chinese Virus Rules – CNA
Religious Liberty after Bostock & Our Lady of Guadalupe – John McCormack at National Review
The Uighurs: China’s Other Tibet – Christopher Lukas at Clarifying Catholicism

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
The Truth about the Recent Presidential Election in Poland – Filip Mazurczak at The CWR
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: A Stirring American Pilgrimage – J.P. Mauro at Aeteia
Christ Is the Cure for What Ails Us – Regis Nicoll at Crisis Magazine

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Now It’s Islamophobic to Use the Word ‘Jihadis’ – Sp!ked

LITURGY:
The Liturgy the Basis of Social Regeneration – The Editors at Adoremus Bulletin
The Minor Options of the Old Rite & How They Avoid “Optionitis” – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Weigel: My Book is an Agenda-for-the-Future Book, Not a Book about Personalities – C.E. Olson

ARCHITECTURE:
Slovenia Shines with the Bled Island Shrine of the Assumption – John Paul Sonnen at LAJ
The 800-Year-Old Cathedral that Inspired the Notre-Dame de Paris Spire – CNA via The CWR

POLITICS:
Black Lives Matter: What’s a Parent to Do? – Janet E. Smith at National Catholic Register

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Veil – Brad Miner at The Catholic Thing
Americanism & America – Christopher Shannon at Faith & Culture

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Vatican Publishes Instructions on Parish Reform & Diocesan Restructuring – Courtney Mares
Church in Germany Receives Highest Ever Church Tax Income Despite Record Exodus – CWR

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
Catholic University of American Mourns Student Slain in NJ Shooting – Catholic News Agency
At Least 9 Catholic Bishops have Died from the Chinese Virus – CNA via The Cthlc World Report

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Why You Should Surround Yourself with More Books Than You’ll Ever Have Time to Read – FC
15 Solid Facts About the Rosetta Stone – Jeff Wells at Mental Floss
Kanye West Sobs, Regrets Wanting Daughter Aborted: Kim Kardashian Protected that Child – ChP

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Priests Face Crisis of Conscience as Bishops Differ Over Communion on Tongue – Nick Hallett
2.  It Appears the Vatican is the Place to Go for a Cheap, Quick Laicization – Fr. A.J. McDonald
3.  Fr. Z Offers Suggestions To Riots, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
4.  75 to 100 Years: Expiring Soon? – Scott Pauline at Catholic365
5.  The Only Solution to Racial Prejudice – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
6.  The Only Way Forward Now – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
7.  Probability of You Existing Almost Non-Existent, On a Recent Math Article – Msgr. Ch. Pope
8.  Virtual Tour Of Biggest Catholic Church In N. America & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
9.  Whether It Is Licit for a Catholic to Question Vatican II? – Marco Tosatti at STILVM CVRIÆ
10.  A Post-Pandemic Pastoral Plan for the Liturgy – Christopher Carstens at Adoremus Bulletin

Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
More Than a Hundred US Catholic Schools are Closing & It Could Get Worse – Thomas Caddick
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Pulpit Manners – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
When French Revolutionaries Sacked Rome & Kidnapped the Pope – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas
Pre-’62 General Rubrics of the Roman Missal – Notkerus Balbulus at Canticum Salomonis
Life Isn’t Fair: Here’s Why – William Deatherage at Clarifying Catholicism
Safe Spaces & Broken Childhoods – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
Polish President Entrusts Poland to Our Lady at Marian Shrine After Re-Election – ChurchPOP
Why We Still Need Catholic Schools – Nicole Stelle Garnett at City Journal

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Under Pressure to Conform, Catholic Schools Must Defend Church Teaching in Full – P. Gallagher
Hagia Sophia: Past & Future – Thomas F. Madden at First Things
After Nantes Cathedral Fire, Volunteer Detained But Not Called a Suspect – Cthlc News Agency

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
What Makes a Statue Worth Keeping? Two Historians Discuss – John Charmley & Paul Lay at CH
Liturgical Institute’s Online Program Reaches & Teaches the World About Liturgy – Jos. O’Brien

LITURGY:
A New English Translation of the General Rubrics of the Tridentine Missal – Gregory DiPippo
A New Digital Platform to Help Parishes Elevate the Liturgy – Adam Bartlett at Adoremus Bulletin

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Imaginary Popes: A Review of George Weigel’s ‘The Next Pope’ – Russel E. Saltzman at Aleteia
New Book Offers a Convergence of History & Theology on the Eucharist – Aaron Sanders at AB

POLITICS:
These Parishes Took PPP Loans, Here’s Why – Mary Farrow at Catholic News Agency

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
What is a Sacrarium? – The Editors at Adoremus Bulletin
Catholic Tools for Tolerance in a Time of Civil Unrest – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at NC Register
How the Catholic Church Preserved Croatia’s History, Tradition & Culture – Robin Harris at C. Hrld

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Deacon Nick Donnelly’s New Book: A Catholic Survival Guide For Times of Emergency – R. Cæli

OTHER LINK(S):
Aleppo St. Elijah Cathedral, Destroyed During Syrian War, Rises from the Ashes – Maria Lozano

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  The Priest in Viral Photo Bringing Last Rites in Horrific Wreck – Peter Jesserer Smith
2.  The Unfailing Way to Get Out of Purgatory, Turn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Larry Peterson
3.  Overcome Evil with Good: The Temptations of Our Time & the Spirit of Christ – Sam Guzman
4.  My Journey From Muslim to Catholic – Zubair Simonson at The Catholic Gentleman
5.  How the First Native American Saint Led Me to the Priesthood – ChurchPOP
6.  Trusting God with Unshakable Confidence – Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Center
7.  St. Ignatius: When are Pious Thoughts Not from God? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Cth Culture
8.  How The Saints Faced Anxiety – Fr. Joseph M. Esper at Catholic Exchange
9.  7 Ways To Deepen Your Devotion To The Precious Blood This July – Erin Rebar at epicPew
10.  Why St. Thomas Becket Still Fascinates 850 Years After His Murder – William Cash at C. Hrld

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
7 Entertaining Comic Books for Kids that Pack a Spiritual Punch – Philip Kosloski at Voyage. . .
Called, Converted, & Chosen in Christ – Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, S.T.D., at The Coming Home Network. . .
Saints Who Were ‘Good’ & Then Found Holiness – Meg Hunter-Kilmer at Aleteia
This Cool Coloring Books Helps Kids (& Parents!) Learn About The Saints – Theresa Zoe Williams
The Martyr Primate of Ireland: St. Oliver Plunkett – Fr. Edward F. Carrigan, S.J., at DPM
The Life of St. Benedict – Faith & Culture
On Saint Benedict – Pope Benedict XVI at The Imaginative Conservative
St. Bonaventure is Exalted for Humility, Holiness, & Brilliance – Susan Klemond at NC Register
Finding Hope & Divine Mercy Amidst Terrible Tragedy – Matthew Leonard
Catholics Can Give Glory to God Through Their Labor – Russell Shaw at Simply Catholic
Learn More about the Spiritual Exercises – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
On Joy – Rick Yoder at The Amish Catholic
Seeds of Grace, & How We Receive Them – Matt Nelson at Word on Fire Blog

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  More Communion Disaster at Pax Christi Community Church; Updated – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  A Secular Prophecy of 1953 Revisited – Paul Escott at Catholic Stand
3.  Get to Know 10 American Minor Basilicas – Michael R. Heinlein at Our Sunday Visitor
4.  Legal Development Involving Suspended Priest, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
5.  What Ted McCarrick’s ‘Social Networks’ Could Teach the Church – Ed Condon at CNA
6.  Interactive Map of Attacks on Catholics in North America – Complicit Clergy
7.  The Most Harrowing Paintings of Hell Inspired by Dante’s “Inferno” – V.M. Traverso
8.  Toronto Bans Catholic Churches From Administering Holy Communion – Shane Trejo
9.  The Catholic Church—Saying “No” to a World Screaming “Yes” – Larry Peterson at Cthlc Stand
10.  Bishop Solis of Salt Lake City Denies Man & Daughter Communion on the Tongue – Cmp Clrg

Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Be Prepared for the Supreme Court Nomination Battle of All Time – The American Catholic
Common Fundraising Problems. . . Debunked – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The French Revolution & the Carmelites of Compiègne – Stephanie Mann at NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Letter Alleges Culture of Sexual Misconduct at Pontifical North American College – Cmplct Clrgy
Catholic Colleges Facing A ‘Wicked Problem’ This Fall – Nick Mayrand at Crux
Plato Predicted Woke Tyranny – Edward Feser, Ph.D., at The American Mind
Just What Every Pilgrim Needs: A 607-Page Guide to Britain’s Sacred Places – William Cash
Actor Zac Efron Visits Lourdes in Netflix Series: Incredibly Special & Holy Place – ChurchPOP

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Hagia Sophia & the Goals of Islam & Persecution of Christians – Steve Ray at Defenders. . .
Florida Church’s Statue of Jesus Beheaded, Similar Attacks Occur Across U.S. – Caleb Parke
Statue Of Jesus Vandalized At Catholic Church In Calgary – Marlo Safe at Daily Caller
California Council Votes To Remove Statue Of St. Junipero Serra – Jocelyn Grzeszczak
The Second Islamic Conquest of Hagia Sophia – Cameron Hilditch at National Review

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Croatia: A Good Place to be a Young Catholic – Mihovil Katić at Catholic Herald

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
America, Post-Logic – Donald DeMarco at Crisis Magazine

LITURGY:
An Early 16th-Century Roman Missal – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Examples of Contemporary Liturgical Embroidery from Malta – Liturgical Arts Journal
Why We Do It: The Litany to the Precious Blood – Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P., at Catholic Herald

PODCAST(S):
‘Antifascist’ or Anti-Catholic? – Crisis Magazine

POLITICS:
Cancel Culture is Coward Culture – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
On Toppling Statues & Reading the Riot Act – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Integralism’s Biggest Fallacy – Leo Schlueter at Transatlantic Blog

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
On Forgiveness after Death – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine
Aristotle was the Father of Virtue Ethics, but Aquinas Transfigured the Field – Fr. Andrew Pinsent
How Does the Canonization Process Work? – Fr. Richard Gribble at Simply Catholic

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Pope Francis Appoints Chicago Auxiliary Bishop to Diocese of Joliet – CNA via The CWR

OTHER LINK(S):
A Muslim John Courtney Murray? – Daniel Philpott, Ph.D., at Arc of the Universe
Until the 19th Century, July was a Month of Local Fairs – Francis Young at Catholic Herald