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MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Heroic & Influential Black Solder-Saint You’ve Never Heard Of – Mario Valdes at WoF Blog
2.  On Prophets & Pearl-Clutchers from the Episcopacy in La Crosse – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
3.  The Knights of Columbus: An Extremist Organization? – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
4.  If Vatican II Meant to Help Church, Based on Empirical Evidence It’s a Failure – Fr. A. McDonald
5.  Vatican Doctrine Czar: We’ve Done Everything Possible to Dialogue w/Bad Priest – CNA/CWR
6.  Kroger Employees Allege Religious Discrimination Over ‘Rainbow’ Apron – CNA via The CWR
7.  Conjugal Rights: Defined & Applied – Rachel Gehring at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
8.  The Holes in Simone Campbell’s Seamless Garment – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
9.  Vatican Cardinal: Pope Francis ‘Concerned’ About Church in Germany – CNA via NC Register
10.  Jim Caviezel’s ‘Infidel’ Role & His Faith – John Loftus at National Review

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The See of Peter in a Dark & Troubled Age – Timothy D. Lusch at The Catholic World Report
Fathers, Don’t Tap Out – Tyler Blanski at The Catholic Gentleman
The Lamp: Why these Catholics are Creating a Print Magazine in a Digital Age – Mary Farrow
Life is Christ – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Byzantine Ressourcement: How Did They Reform Liturgy & Avoid Ugliness, Rancor? – Dv. Clayton
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Who is Potential Supreme Court Nominee Amy Barrett? What You Need to Know – Ch. Rousselle
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Just How Common are Invalid Baptisms? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Under a Renewed Sino-Vatican Agreement, the Catholic Church in China Will Wither – Nina Shea
Official Catholic Church: State-Approved, Hounded Nonetheless – Yang Xiangwen at Bitter Winter
China Restates ‘One China’ Policy on Taiwan in Question on Vatican Talks – Cthlc News Agency

CULTURE OF LIFE:
Samaritanus Bonus: On the Care of Persons in Critical or Terminal Phases of Life – Rorate Cæli
Palliative Care is Not Enough, Catholics Must Share Christ’s Hope, Says Vatican – H. Brockhaus

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
The Martyrs of the Theban Legion – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Pray the Rosary with JP2: Guide Using the Book for Daily Rosary/Rosary Retreat – S. Smith, J.D.
The Way of Beauty in Dante – Dappled Things

POLITICS:
St. Matthew & the Separation of Church & State – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
A Sermon for a Season of Violence – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at Chronicles Magazine
Vatican Says Those Who Choose Euthanasia Cannot Receive Sacraments – Elise A. Allen at Crux

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Look at the Debates & Feast Days! – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  After Ginsburg’s Death, a Coup is a Realistic Possibility – Ian Huyett at The Stream
2.  First English-Speaking Totalitarian State? Victoria, Australia – Bruce Dunn at The Stream
3.  Bad News for a Big Corporation; Awww. . . – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
4.  How Environmentalists Destroyed California’s Forests – Blake Clarkson at Spectator USA
5.  ACB & Anti-Christian Bigotry – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
6.  France vs. Turkey: A Showdown in the Mediterranean Is Brewing – Henri J. Barkey at CoFR
7.  Republicans Shouldn’t Tolerate Political Hostage-Taking from the Left – Alexandra DeSanctis
8.  Becerrillo: The Terrifying War Dog of the Spanish Conquistadors – Joanna Gillan at AO
9.  What If the Franks had Lost the Battle of Tours? – Justin Marozzi at UnHerd
10.  The Case for Amy Coney Barrett – Bruce Riley Ashford at First Things

Civilization Watch:
The Failure of France’s Greens – John Lichfield at UnHerd
Communist China Ends ‘Median Line’ in the Taiwan Strait: The Start of a Crisis? – J. Michael Cole
More Demolitions of Temples & Religious Statues in Hubei – Li Wensheng at Bitter Winter
Book Review: Is China Ready for Democracy? – Teng Biao at Law & Liberty

The Anglosphere:
Book Review: America’s Choice: Devolve or Dissolve? – F.H. Buckley at Law & Liberty

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Carpenters Show Medieval Techniques for Building Notre Dame’s New Roof – John Burger
2.  The End of Christianity in the Netherlands – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L’Espresso
3.  Catholics at the Back of the Line – Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at First Things
4.  Why I Left the Catholic Church: Kipp & Stephanie McIntyre – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. . .
5.  Notorious RBG & the Cool Factor – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report
6.  It’s High-Time to Ditch the “Hippie Jesus” Image – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
7.  There are Only Two Types of Catholics: Practicing & Lapsed – Shane Schaetzel at Complete. . .
8.  Vatican’s Doctrinal Office Critiques German Theologians’ Intercommunion Call – CNA
9.  Ask Father: Can a Catafalque be Used in an Ordinary Form Mass? – Fr. Z’s Blog
10.  America in the Eighth Circle – Ben Rienhard at Crisis Magazine

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Google Earth Takes Satellite Pic of Moses Crossing Red Sea, More – The Best In Cthlc Blogging
The Bog is Alive – Anja Renkes at Ignitum Today
America’s Point of No Return – Mark Bauerlein at First Things
Who Will It Be? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Rare Shakespeare Edition Found in Scots College Seminary – Thomas Caddick at Catholic Herald
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Thy Kingdom Come: Off the Shelf with Father Jeffrey Kirby – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
How Incense at Mass Can Reduce Airborne Diseases – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Cardinal Zen: Church is Losing ‘Credibility’ to Evangelize Communist China – CNA via The CWR

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Just the Way You Are – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Memento Mori: Not For Vestments Alone – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

SCRIPTURE:
Why Confess Sins to a Priest? The Biblical Evidence for the Sacrament of Reconciliation – ChPOP

POLITICS:
Catholic Judge Barbara Lagoa on Shortlist of Supreme Court Nominees – Catholic News Agency
Amy Barrett & the Relationship between Religion & Politics – Brian Jones at The Cth World Report

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Earth is Not Our Mother – Angelo Stagnaro at National Catholic Register
Untold Stories of Vietnam’s Converts to Catholicism – Union of Catholic Asia News via La Croix
Aquinas Contra Globalism – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
How Biblical Illiteracy is Ruining the Humanities – Luther Ray Abel at National Review

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Why Trump Will Win – Matthew Goodwin, Ph.D., at UnHerd
2.  Who’s Afraid of Amy Coney Barrett? – David Catron at The American Spectator
3.  Robin Hood: The Man, The Myth, & The History – Medievalists.net
4.  Why Amy Coney Barrett is Hands-down Best Pick to Replace Ginsburg – Sohrab Ahmari
5.  The Antifa/BLM Industrial Complex – Alberto M. Fernandez at the American Mind
6.  Did Justice Ginsberg Endorse Eugenics? Was She a Racist? – David Mills at The Stream
7.  The N.Y. Times Deceptively Edits False Claim at the Center of 1619 Project – Jordan Davidson
8.  Trump’s Rural Base in Pennsylvania – Charles F. McElwee at City Journal
9.  The Road to a War Within NATO – Thomas Trask & Jonathan Ruhe at The National Interest
10.  Why Biden Won’t Release a List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees – Alexandra DeSanctis

Civilization Watch:
Forget Miles & Inches, You Need ‘Sazhens’ – Irina Baranova at Russia Beyond
The South China Sea Map That Wasn’t – Khang Vu at The Interpreter
Who Will Sign the Next Peace Deal with Israel? – Seth Frantzman at Middle East Forum
Chinese Domination Over the South China Sea: Already a Done Deal? – Kris Osborn at TNI

The Anglosphere:
American ‘Intelligents’ – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Audacious Case for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett – Matthew Walther at The Wk
The Nemeses of Cities – Edward L. Glaeser at City Journal
Forest Fires Aren’t at Historic Highs in the U.S., Not Even Close – Jon Miltimore at FEE
In Defense of the Electoral College – Matt Mayer at Spectator USA
Book Review: The Great Conservative Crackup – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil., at Law & Liberty

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Best Books about Early Christianity, According to Experts – John Burger at Aleteia
2.  Ask Father: Some Say Taylor Marshall, Tim Gordon, Viganó are Schismatic; True? – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Leading Cardinal Supports Biden – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
4.  What Every Catholic Needs to Know about “Black Lives Matter” – Dave Durand via Steve Ray
5.  Catholic School Principal Fired for Reporting Abuse – Associated Press via Crux
6.  The Fatuities of Professor Faggioli – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
7.  “The Gray Is Shrinking” – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
8.  Amy Barrett’s Charismatic Catholicism, Who are the People of Praise? – Ch. Rousselle at CNA
9.  Is the USCCB Just a Tool of Democrat Party? – Michael Hichborn at Lepanto Inst via Cmp Clrgy
10.  ‘Fake Catholic’: Trump Ambassador to Catholics Blasts Biden – Nicholas Rowan at Wsh Exmr

Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
An Update on the Possible Mass Sterilization of Migrants Case – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mttrngs
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Catholic Amy Coney Barrett Front-runner as Trump Signals SCOTUS Nomination Plans – CNA
We Are Losing Souls Because We Choose Not To Fight, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Love Satan? – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
Wavicles & The Light Of The World – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
China Virus, & Liturgical Contention, Rising Again in Italy – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
A Thomist’s Guide to the 2020 Election – Daniel Waldow at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Communist China’s Catholics & the Church’s Moral Witness – Michael R. Pompeo at First Things
Report: Chinese Communist Government Imprisoning More Priests, Bishops – CNA via The CWR
Defend Religious Freedom in the U.S. & Abroad – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer & Fr. Benedict Kieley
Persecution of Christians, August 2020 – International Policy Council

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Netflix Sees Cancellations Spike after ‘Cuties’ Controversy – CNA via The Catholic World Report

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Breaking Free of Same-Sex Attraction – Crisis Magazine

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
New Book Answers a Century of Questions About Fatima – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register
Saint Michael the Archangel – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

POLITICS:
Arguing, but Never Quarreling: The Odd Couple of Scalia & Ginsburg – Tod J. Worner, M.D.
The Demise of the Papal States Was a Gift to the Church – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Rgstr

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Learning the Mathematics of the Kingdom is important for Salvation – Msgr. Cha. E. Pope at CiM
Pope Francis, What To Expect – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
Dogma Lives Loudly in You, Amy Coney Barrett’s 2017 Confirmation Hearing – Mt. Hadro via CWR
Archbishop Cordileone: San Francisco Mass Restrictions ‘Mocking God’ – Catholic News Agency
Let Mary Be Your Mother – Diana Ragsdale at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
The Church in San Francisco – Mark Bauerlein at First Things
Communist China & the Vatican: What if the U.S. Recognizes Taiwan? – Ed Condon at CNA
Carpentry: God’s Occupation – Robert B. Greving at Catholic Stand

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Biden Cancels Debates, Soon – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician to the Stars!
2.  Betsy DeVos Calls Princeton’s Bluff – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
3.  What the World Forgets about Angela Merkel – Matthew Walther at The Week
4.  Not So Fast, Nikole Hannah-Jones – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  Sweden has Exposed the Cruel Folly of Lock-Down – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
6.  Amy Barrett — Immediately, If Not Sooner – Scott McKay at The American Spectator
7.  Democrats’ Armageddon Option – Mike Allen at Axios
8.  The Election Results will Not be Apocalyptic – Matthew Walther at The Week
9.  Senate’s Rural Skew Makes It Hard for Dems to Win SCOTUS – Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight
10.  The Case for One Billion Americans by Matthew Yglesias – James Pethokoukis at AEI

Civilization Watch:
Operation Barbarossa: How Hitler Betrayed Stalin (& Lost WWII) – The National Interest
Medieval Scandinavia: The Rise & Fall of the Icelandic Commonwealth – Beñat Elortza Larrea
Sexual Abuse of Uyghur Women by CCP Cadres in Xinjiang: A Victim Speaks Out – Ruth Ingram
Communist China: Teachers Denied Freedom of Speech & Religion – Han Sheng at Bitter Winter
Partition Is the Only Solution to Lebanon’s Woes – Joseph A. Kéchichian at Foreign Policy
The Wolves of Peace: Iran, Turkey & a Strategic Revolution in Mid-East – L. Libby & H. Fradkin

The Anglosphere:
RBG Dead: Open Discussion – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician to the Stars!
Down the 1619 Project’s Memory Hole – Phillip W. Magness at Quillette
Google Pushes Conservative News Sites Far Down Search Lists – Maxim Lott at RealClearPolitics
A Recess Appointment for the Ginsburg Seat? – James Piereson at The New Criterion

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  Standing at My Mother-in-Law’s Death Bed, I had a Glimpse of Heaven – Katie Pyles at Aleteia
2.  Ten Practical Steps to a Sanctified Life – Fr. Wade L.J. Menezes, C.P.M., at Catholic Exchange
3.  Bite Your Tongue! Common Sins of Speech – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
4.  Mother Teresa Deemed These Spiritual Bugs Hard To Cure, More – The Best In Cthlc Blogging
5.  If I Marry, What Kind of Love am I Promising? – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Undrgrnd Thomist
6.  Solanus Casey’s Great Love of Mary of Agreda – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
7.  Young Catholic who Greeted Benedict XVI in Britain becomes a Priest – CNA via The CWR
8.  Church Hopper Finds Her True Home – Kira Cuipek at The Coming Home Network International
9.  Pray the 7 Sorrows Rosary & Our Lady’s Miraculous Promises, According to Visionary – ChP
10.  The Secret of Life: Doing the Will of God – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
A Monastic Profession in France – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Forgiving Others is Crucial & Maybe Easier than You Think – Fr. Victor Feltes at Parishable Items
A Father’s Priestly Duty: Lead the Family in Prayer – Terry Rumore at Sword & Spade
Forgiveness – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
How can I Keep from Hating? – Will Deatherage at Clarifying Catholicism
A Special Power of Loving: Mother Teresa’s Letter on Women – Claire Dwyer at Even the Sparrow
Humility & High Ideals – Claire Dwyer at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Fruits Of The Holy Spirit: Kindness – Jordan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Venerable Mother Angeline: ‘Be Kinder Than Kindness Itself’ – Michael O’Neill at NC Register
True Happiness Does Not Come from a Perfect Life – Edifa at Aleteia

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  The Most Popular Baby Names By State, Mapped – Digg
2.  80-Yr-Old Hiker Missing for 3 Days  Shows Up at Press Event for His Disappearance – USA Tdy
3.  How Trump Changed the World – Matthew Continetti at The Washington Free Beacon
4.  The Old Assumptions about Middle East Peace Shattered – M. Fegelman at The Globe & Mail
5.  Why ‘Civilization’ (the Computer Game) is a Political Masterpiece – Sam Leith at UnHerd
6.  First Ever Preserved Grown Up Cave Bear Unearthed – Anna Liewsowska at The Siberian Times
7.  Electrician Helps 72-Yr-Old Repair Her Entire Home for Free – Steve Hartman at CBS News
8.  Tomorrow’s Middle East is Emerging Today – Will Wechsler at The National Interest
9.  How the Hispanic Vote Is Growing in Power – Myra Adams at RealClearPolitics
10.  Paralyzed Adventurer Designed Mountain Bike for People w/ Disabilities – A. Elassar at CNN

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Not All is Dark in the Church, Tradition is Flooding Back! – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  Open Letter to Bishop William Callahan about his Treatment of Fr. James Altman – Cmp Clrgy
3.  The Flying Monk? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
4.  Redemptorist Priest Refuses Submission to Vatican’s Doctrinal Propositions – CNA via TCWR
5.  Actor Jim Caviezel Goes Off on Milquetoast Christian Leaders & Cancel Culture — J. Hoft at GP
6.  No More Platitudes: It’s Time to Take Hard Look at the Crisis of Catholicism – S. Skojec at 1P5
7.  Cardinal Tobin Doesn’t Help When He Criticizes Voting for Trump – Kathryn J. Lopez at NR
8.  Will We Soon Live in a World Without Mormons & Southern Baptists? – Bobby Ross, Jr., at RU
9.  Pro-Homosexual Bishop John Stowe Supports Pro-Abortion Biden & Harris – One Mad Mom
10.  The Month of the Rosary is Coming: Make the Most of it with This Book – Jas. Craig at ThCM

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Fair Number of Bishops Morally Inferior to Some Convicted Felons – D. McClarey, J.D., at TACthlc
Why Marxism is the Opium of the Intellectuals – Christopher O. Blum at Faith & Culture
U.S. Catholics Pen Open Letter About Systemic Racism – Briana Huddleston at Catholic Stand
The Incredible Possibility That A Covid Vaccine Will Be Immoral – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily
Caritas in Veritate – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
The Return of the Knee High Boot (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Prophetic Pulse: Reconsidering LaSalette – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Problem With Prophets – Dale Ahlquist at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Red China Breaks Vatican Pact by Placing Priests Under House Arrest – Apple Daily
China Virus Pandemic Increasing Discrimination Against Egypt’s Christians – Crux
Abp. Cordileone of San Fran.: Worshippers should be Treated Equally during Pandemic – CWR

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Italian Bishops Defend Child Pornography – Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
The Phoenix Cope from Watts & Co. of London – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
What is a Corporal? – The Editors at Adoremus

POLITICS:
Why Abortion Is Different From Other Issues – Michael Warsaw at National Catholic Register
Expedited Investigation Ordered Over Alleged ICE Detainee Hysterectomies – Matt Hadro at CNA

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Mormon isn’t Their Name, Why are Some Still Using It? – Christopher D. Cunningham at Public Sqr
International Buy a Priest a Beer Day is Almost Here – Sam Guzman at The Catholic Gentleman
Bishop Bätzing Dismisses Cardinal Woelki’s Fear that Synodal Way could Lead to Split – CNA

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
Requiescat In Pace: Jonathan Cupp – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Bevard of U.S. Virgin Islands – Cou. Mares at CNA
Nota Bene! New Pro-Life Film Released Today: Divided Hearts of America – Fr. Z’s Blog

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  In a Week We’re Going to Learn a More of Biden’s Unfitness for Office – Craig Gilbert at MJS
2.  The China Virus Story That Sports Media Won’t Tell – Steven Malanga at City Journal
3.  The Truth Is Out, We Don’t Need The Public School System – Matt Walsh at The Daily Wire
4.  Why Can’t the U.S. Be More Like Europe? This Is Why – Rick Moran at PJ Media
5.  Yes, Republicans Would Ram Through Court Nominee This Year – Ed Kilgore ta NY Magazine
6.  Democrats on Edge as Biden Readies to Go after Trump at Debate – Amie Barnes at The Hill
7.  The ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Lie Gets A Thorough, Well-Earned Debunking – Issues & Insights
8.  McConnell: Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee Will Receive Vote on Senate Floor – B. Singman at FN
9.  20% of Millennials & Gen Z in NY Believe Jews Caused the Holocaust – Eliz. Rosner at NYPost
10.  The 1620 Project – Mark David Hall at Chronicles

Civilization Watch:
How Russia Took Finland Away from Sweden – Boris Egorov at Russia Beyond
Normalization Deals Rattle Israeli Left – Mazal Mualem at Al-Monitor
More Questions Than Answers: Whither Ethiopia’s Transition? – T. Lemma at African Arguments
The Kurds Have Paid Dearly from the U.S. Withdrawal from Syria – Eli Lake at Bloomberg

The Anglosphere:
Facebook Censors Tucker Carlson & Science – Jeffrey Lord at The American Spectator
How America Came Apart – Douglas Murray at UnHerd
Get David Hume Out of Edinburgh University – Scott Yenor at the American Mind
The BBC Needs to Sack the Suits – Ian Birrell at UnHerd
Justice Ginsburg, Pioneer on High Court, Dies at 87 (Paywall) – Jess Bravin at The WSJ
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87 – Bill Mears at Fox News

God-fearers:
The Anti-Romantic: Éric Rohmer – Matthew Schmitz at First Things
Should Jews Still Be Democrats? – Moment Magazine

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  What Happened to the Jesuits with Patrick Coffin – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
2.  The Church of Woke: A Parody of Faith – F.A. Grabowski at Crisis Magazine
3.  Book Review: Excellent New Paperback Hand Missal for the EF – Liturgical Arts Journal
4.  Google Earth Captured Satellite Image of Moses Crossing Red Sea! – Steve Ray at DotCF
5.  Prominent Protestant Jumps The Tiber, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
6.  The USCCB is Simply Irrelevant – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7.  Invalid Baptisms & Unaccountable Clergy – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy
8.  Wanted: Pastors With Courage – Gerald McDermott at First Things
9.  New Italian Missal Introduces Liturgical Disunity – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Register
10.  Does “Turn the Other Cheek” Mean “Letting Evil Reign”? – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman. . .

Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
What Is Blessed Salt? – Michael Heinlein at Simply Catholic
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Destroying the Works of the Devil – Susan Skinner at Veil of Veronica
Paybacks – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Protestant Inquisitions: “Reformation” Intolerance & Persecution – Dave Armstrong at Biblical. . .
Ruth: A Biblical Role Model For Women – Laurika Nxumalo at Catholic Stand
Why Should I Stay in the Catholic Church? A Discussion with Fr. David Nix – Joseph Sciambra
The Return of the Knee High Boot (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
It’s Always Wine-O’clock Somewhere: Convent Sells During Pandemic – Peter Doorakkers via Crux

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Hildebrand Shows How to Find Full Value in the Liturgy – Fr. Nick Blaha at Adoremus

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Like Abortion, Slavery Rationalized by Many Catholics, Bartolomé de las Casas Knew Better – NA

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
The Constitution: An Excerpt from America on Trial – Robert R. Reilly, Ph.D., at The C. World Report

POLITICS:
We Need a Convention of States – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Listen to Black Community to Build Pro-life Consensus, Black Pro-life Leader Says – CNA/CWR

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Natural Law for a Lawless People – Adam J. McLeod at Public Discourse
Understanding the Majesty & Complexity of Great Organs – Luna Shyr at Atlas Obscura
Invalidly Baptized Oklahoma Priest Baptized & Re-ordained – Mary Farrow at Cthlc News Agency
The Anchor: A Christian Symbol – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  So, How Do They Dump Biden? – Kurt Schlichter at Townhall
2.  Why There are so Many Wildfires in Calif., but Few in Southeastern U.S. – Jon Miltimore at FEE
3.  How the Underground Press Will Thwart the Media & Re-elect Trump – Jack Cashill at Am Th
4.  Journalists Should Stop Cleaning Up After Biden – Ramesh Ponnuru at Blmbrg via Y! Finance
5.  Why Election Day 2020 Might Go Down In History As Riot Night 2020 – Issues & Insights
6.  The Same Old, Same Old California Suicide – Victor Davis Hanson at National Review
7.  The Story Behind ‘Russian Roulette’, the Infamous Deadly Game – Nikolay Shevchenko at RB
8.  Woke Capitalists Pandering to Kaepernick & the Social Justice Movement Won’t Win – Fdrlst
9.  Trump Again Will Outperform Polls in Pennsylvania – Charlie Gerow at RealClearPolitics
10.  Palestinians Have Painted Themselves Into a Corner – A.J. Caschetta at The Am Spectator

Civilization Watch:
Will Turkey & Greece Clash over a Tiny Island? – Daniel Pipes at Middle East Forum
Palestinians Can’t Stand In the Way of Israel’s Regional Integration – Douglas J. Feith at HI
Arabs: Israel Is Not Our Enemy – Khaled Abu Toameh at Gatestone Institute
What to Expect From Japan’s New Leader – Duncan Bartlett at The|Diplomat
China Expert: Seeking to Turn A Profit, Hollywood Turns Blind Eye to Atrocities – Josh Shepherd

The Anglosphere:
NFL Star Benjamin Watson on Football, Faith, & His New Pro-Life Film – J. Shepherd at The Fdrlst
America’s Middle-Class is Disappearing, because They’re Moving Up, Not Down – M. Perry at AEI
Is Free Speech on the Wane? – Marshall Breger at Moment Magazine
Bookings to Utopia: The Respectability of Anti-Stalinism on the Left – Peter Hitchens at Frst Thgs

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Theological Foundations for Rebuilding Catholic Culture – Michael P. Krom, Ph.D., at The CWR
2.  Another “Not My Job” Bishop – One Mad Mom
3.  Defining the Clans Among Traditional Catholics – Eric Sammons at Swimming Up Stream
4.  Italian Bishops Defend Child Pornography – Fr. Z’s Blog
5.  Satan’s Rage is Spreading – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
6.  Another Woman Who Thinks She’s a Catholic Priest – Patti Maguire Armstrong at NC Register
7.  A Tale of Two Religious: Sister Diedre & Father Dan – Fr. Matthew C. MacDonald at Crisis Mgzn
8.  “John the Baptist-like” Voices Will, Predictably, be Attacked – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman. . .
9.  The Coming Pandemonium – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
10.  Can Catholics Believe in Near Death Experiences? –  Fr. Rb. J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Ctr

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Restorers Uncover New Details in a Michelangelo Pieta (Florence) – Associated Press via Crux
The Coming Vaccine – Matthew Hanley at The Catholic Thing
Three “Before & After” Projects of the Earlier Liturgical Movement – Liturgical Arts Journal
Farewell, Diogenes, Popular Catholic Blogger & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Vatican’s Management Culture Creates Tension, Insecurity – Edward Pentin at NC Register
A Catholic Never Reads the Bible Alone – Edward Benet at Catholic Stand
A New Response to “Where is that in the Bible?” – Douglas M. Beaumont at Catholic Answers
The Return of the Knee High Boot (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Westminster Cathedral Choir is in Peril – Joseph Shaw, Ph.D., at The Chairman’s Blog

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Sacred Heart Of Jesus Statue Destroyed In El Paso’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral – El Paso Times
Will Israel’s Peace Agreements Bring Religious Freedom In The Middle East? – Lela Gilbert at RU

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Secularization & the Re-emergence of Myth – Michael Matheson Miller at Acton Institute PwrBlg

ART/PIC/EDITORIAL CARTOON/MEME(S):
Restoration & Desecration – Jeffrey F. Hamburger at First Things

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Sir James MacMillan on Transcendence, Beauty, & Universality in Music – New Liturgical Mvmnt

POLITICS:
An Atrocity, If Substantiated: Forced Sterilizations – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
New Details Revealed on Vatican Aid for Escaped POW’s in World War II – Charles Collins at Crux
St. Giuseppe: One Unshakeable Science – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand
Houston Archd. Formalizes Disaster Spiritual Care Ministry – Jo Ann Zuñiga at CNS via OSV

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Twenty Year Old Girl Platform – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  There’s a Reason why Rush is Wondering if Biden is Ever Seen at Night – A. Widburg at AmTh
2.  A Surprising Republican Wave Election Could Be Looming — John Feehery at The Hill
3.  If Child Porn on Netflix’s Surprised You, You Haven’t Been Paying Attention – Noelle Mering
4.  A Warning to the Pro-Life Movement – Daniel K. Williams at First Things
5.  Democrats Panicking, with Good Reason about Biden’s Hispanic Support — A. Widburg at AT
6.  High School Football Players Suspended over Public Support for Police, Firefighters — PJ Md
7.  Against Wokeness – Christopher F. Rufo at City Journal
8.  They’re Not Gonna Stop – Kyle Shideler at the American Mind
9.  How a Radical Historian’s Revisionism & Lies Led to 2020’s Unrest – Jar. Stepman at The Strm
10.  Ontario’s Green-Energy Catastrophe – Babatunde Williams at Sp!ked

International:
The Dragon Rises – Shay Khatiri at The Bulwark
How the French Revolution Caused Nazism – John Lewis-Stempel at UnHerd
Why Trump Has Been Good For Europe – Ben Sixsmith at The American Conservative
Israel-UAE-Bahrain Normalization Deal has Created a New Middle East – Yaakov Katz at J-Post
Turkey’s Labyrinthine Relationship with the West – Marc Pierini at Hellenic Foundn. for Euro. . .
US-Taiwan Relations: Building the Foundation for a Global Partnership – Hudson Institute

The West:
These Baffling Laws are a Threat to Liberty in the UK – Luke Gittos at Sp!ked

The Anglosphere:
Australia’s Violent Enforcement of Lock-Downs Sparks Memories of Eureka Rebellion – FEE
Sadiq Khan has Failed Londoners – Rakib Ehsan at Sp!ked
DHS to Investigate Allegation of Mandatory Hysterectomies on Detained Women – A. DeSanctis

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Pictures of the Newly-Built St Joseph’s Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina – New Lit Mov
2.  Update on the Defense of Father Altman – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
3.  We are Losing the Battle for Souls because We Choose Not to Fight – Fr. Richard Heilman
4.  Cardinal Müller: It is Better to Vote for a Good Protestant than for a Bad Catholic – Fr. Z’s Blog
5.  Malpractice in Translation – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
6.  A Taste of Hell – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
7.  War Then – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8.  Toxic Apologetics – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
9.  Our Lady of Fatima Appeared on the 13th of Each Month; Why the 13th? – J. Pronechen at Reg
10.  The Woke Script – R.R. Reno at First Things

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The Church Gave Me Nowhere Else to Go – Except Gay – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
Christianity’s Global Marriage Problem – Mark Regnerus, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
A Critique of Gloria Purvis’ Seamless Garment – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
Did Vatican II Intended to Create a Parallel Universe? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
This Feast Day Celebrates a Miraculous Image of Mary Once Lost for 13 Centuries – CNA
Serving God or Party? – Paul A. Escott at Catholic Stand
Did Mama Mary Appear in the Philippines, a Closer Look – James Malabanan at Pintakasi
The Return of the Knee High Boot (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
United Not Absorbed: New Book Examines Ordinariate History, Liturgy – D. Gyapong at ACS Blog

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
US Commission: Vatican-China Deal Should Focus on Religious Freedom – CNA via NC Register

ART/PIC/EDITORIAL CARTOON/MEME(S):
Art Worth Dying For – Heather King at Crux via Angelus

POLITICS:
ICE Declines Comment on Allegations of Hysterectomies w/o Consent in Detention Ctrs – CWR
The Legal Pluralism of True Integralism – Xavier Foccroulle Ménard at New Polity

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
What was the Virgin Mary’s Real Name? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
What Is The Principle of Double Effect? – Will Wright at Catholic Link
How Does Idealism Negatively Affect Marriage? – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Miss
St. Pedro Calungsod: The Heroic Young Filipino Martyr – Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINKS:
Saints Who Confronted Suicidal Thoughts – Meg Hunter-Kilmer at Aleteia

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD: ∧
1.  NBC’s Sunday Night Football Ratings Crash Nearly 30% – Dylan Gwinn at Breitbart
2.  Roger Goodell & Wokeness Have Ensured the Decline of the NFL – Wil. Sullivan at Am Thinker
3.  The BBC Redoubles Its Efforts to Get Rid of Whitey – Jane Kelly at The Salisbury Review
4.  The Sexual Revolution, Not Racism or Capitalism, Ruins the Lives of the Poor – Jn Zmirak PhD
5.  The English Have Always Been Drunkards – Ed West at UnHerd
6.  Suicide of the Liberals – Gary Saul Morson at First Things
7.  Democrats Are Trying To Threaten Their Way Into Power – Derek Hunter at Townhall
8.  They Will Be Harmonized – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
9.  ‘Mulan’, Disney, Communists, & the Self-Destruction of Woke Capitalism – Kurt Mahlburg
10.  Black Lives Matter & the Nuclear Family – Gabriel Andrade at Mercatornet

International:
Promising Liaisons: True Peace & Security in Middle East – Bernard-Henri Lévy at The Am Interest
Trump’s Gambit in the Balkans – Nina Markovic Khaze & Perparim Xhaferi at The Interpreter
Russia’s Regional Elections Bring Rare Win for Navalny – Eva Hartog at Politico
China’s Not-So-Soft Power – A.E. Clark at Law & Liberty
After Kabul Terror Attack, Afghan Sikhs Are Fleeing To India – Zaffar Iqbal at Religion Unplugged

The Anglosphere:
Critics of Cuties Aren’t Conspiracy Theorists – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
Hollywood Director Judd Apatow: ‘China Has Bought Our Silence’ – Jack Beyer at Free Beacon
Tocqueville & a New Science of Politics – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Our Bishops Can’t Handle the Truth – Deal Hudson at the Christian Review
2.  569 Catholics Protest Attack Upon Fr. Altman by His Bishop – From Rome
3.  Will Catholics Go Back to Mass on Their Bishops’ Orders? – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
4.  A Prophecy Buried in a 50-Year-Old Medical Journal – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at NCRegister
5.  Iran: Christianity Proliferating, Islam Diminishing – Michael F. Haverluck at One News Now
6.  Primacy of Whatever Via James Martin, SJ – One Mad Mom
7.  Vatican II Expectations Contradicted by History, Reasons for Eclipse of Faith – R. Pertici, Ph.D.
8.  When Catholics are Hunted Down, What Should We have to Help Underground Priests? – Fr. Z
9.  Iran’s Secular Shift: New Survey Reveals Big Changes in Religious Beliefs – P. Arab & A. Maleki
10.  Viganò: Without Vatican II, Destruction by 60s Revolution Wouldn’t Have Happened – E Pentin

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Performance of a Same-Sex “Marriage”, Catholics Question Biden’s Motives – T Mattingly at RU
Can We Stop Kidding Ourselves About “I’m Personally Opposed, But”? – Carrie Gress, Ph.D.
How Mother Teresa Ended Demon Howls f/Dictators Tomb. . . – The Best In Catholic Blogging
New Religious Ed Plan Pushes Gender Ideology, Sodomy; Australian Catholics Up In Arms – CNA
Wrath & Criticism – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
The Catholic Future – Francis X. Maier at First Things
The Return of the Knee High Boot (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Cardinal Parolin: Vatican & China Have Common Intentions to Renew Agreement – E. Pentin at Rg
Saint Michael the Archangel: Off the Shelf with James F. Day – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Pakistan Christian Gets Death Sentence for Blasphemy; Refuses Conversion – Times of Israel

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Home of the Extraordinary Form in Paris: Church of Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile – Ltrgcl Arts Jrnl

ART/PIC/EDITORIAL CARTOON/MEME(S):
Socialism: Ideas So Good They Have To Be Mandatory – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Catholic
Sister Plautilla Nelli, the Forgotten Woman Painter of the Renaissance – Solène Tadié at NC Rgstr

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
I Am a Killer: Released & the Challenges of Forgiveness & Rehabilitation – Nick Olszyk at CWR

POLITICS:
Joe Biden Is No JP2 – Patrick Novecosky at Crisis Magazine
Practicing Catholic & Colts QB Philip Rivers Talks about His 9 Children – J. Erickson at Indy Star
The First 100 Days: What Biden-Harris Plan for Life Issues – CNA via The Catholic World Report
What Happens When Church & State are too Closely Aligned – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
White House Proposes Expanding the Mexico City Policy – Catholic News Agency
Anti-Semitism/Anti-Christianism: Equal Partners in Hate – Larry Peterson at Catholic Stand

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Breaking the Seal of Confession in Australia – Carl W. Herstein, J.D., at Public Square Magazine
Dr. Robert Royal Named Inaugural Visiting Chair in Catholic Studies – The Catholic Thing
Welcome to the New NCRegister.com Website – Jeanette DeMelo at NC Register

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Milwaukee Archbishop Listecki Reinstates Sunday Obligation – CNA via NC Register

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Conservatives’ Crushing Counterattack In the Culture War – Kurt Schlichter at Townhall
2.  Why are Doctors Leaving in Droves? – Louis Perry at UnHerd
3.  Confessions of the Secret Suburban Trump Moms – Anonymous at The Spectator
4.  Why Conservatives Are Urging Tulsi to Become a Republican – Beth Baumann at Townhall
5.  Michelle Obama Complicit in Netflix Child Porn Film Cuties – Rac. Campos-Duffy & Evita Duffy
6.  The Surge in China Virus Cases is Not as It Seems – Simon Marcus at Sp!ked
7.  How Marxists Infiltrate Churches, Using Front Groups Opposing Racism, War – Jn Zmirak PhD
8.  Why the Iranian Regime May Have Just Signed Its Own Death Warrant – Michael Rubin at TNI
9.  Why the New Inquisition came for David Hume – Giles Fraser at UnHerd
10.  Why Trump Is Winning Over Hispanics – Rich Lowry at National Review

International:
Underwater Drones Could Be the End of Submarines – Sebastian Roblin at The National Interest
Can Indian Cricket Survive Without India? – Daniel Moss at Bloomberg
Westlessness: How Cracks within NATO Signal a New Balance of Global Power – Jer. Cliffe at NS
‘Asian NATO’ Presents Opportunity – Yao Chung-yuan at Taipei Times
There’s Far More to British History than Racism – Philip Kiszely at Sp!ked
Xi Jinping’s China is Greatest Threat to Way of Life in Free World – Josh Rudolph at ChDT
Pakistan: Anti-Shia Protests Shake Karachi as Fears of Violence Grips Country – DNA India

The West:
Google is Giving Biden a Very Unusual & Valuable In-Kind Campaign Donation – A. Widburg at AT
The Tyranny of the EU’s State-Aid Rules – Phil Mullan at Sp!ked

The Anglosphere:
9 Other Times Netflix Offended Viewers With Its Content – Jon Brown at The Daily Wire
Antifa & BLM, the Democrat Party’s Storm Troopers – Patricia McCarthy at American Thinker
The Bigotry of Social Justice – William Voegeli at the American Mind
San Francisco’s Deathly Compassion – Erica Sandberg at City Journal

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Daring Nun who Hid & Saved 83 Jewish Children – Niamh Hughes at BBC
2.  The Bishops Bail Out Biden – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
3.  Fr. Rodrigue’s Home Bishop Also Disavows His Messages & Prophecies – Mother of All Ppls
4.  Anti-Catholic Bigotry at Texas A&M – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
5.  At the Mercy of One False Brother – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at The Catholic Thing
6.  Why Karl Marx Hated God, & Marxists Hate Christians – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
7.  The Consequences of Changes Implemented After Vatican II – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
8.  How Mysterious Man Fooled Harvard Scholar to Believe Gospel of Jesus’ Wife was Real – CNN
9.  What’s Going On Behind the Polls – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10.  The Vatican’s ‘Understandable Gamble’ on China – Edward Pentin at NC Register

The Return of the Knee High Boot (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Cardinal Sarah To Bishops: Return To Mass As Soon As Possible – Catholic News Agency
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Was Vatican II a Mistake? – Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis, What He has to Say, What He has to Do – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
A Culture That Demonizes Chastity; Clergy Need Vexing Terms with Moral Clarity – Fr J Pokorsky
Ask Father: Roman Clerical Tonsure – Fr. Z’s Blog
Boston: Former Pastor Found Guilty of Abuse by Church Court – Marie Szaniszlo at Bstn Herald
Is ‘Systemic Racism’ a Problem or Is It Simply Racism? – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
How Online Comments can Reveal the State of Your Soul – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Why Everyone Should Care About the Bioethics Bill in France – Solène Tadié at NC Register

SCRIPTURE:
Signs & Revelations – Carlos Caso-Rosendi at Lepanto Institute

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
The Barbaric Act of Aborting a Baby: Videos Explaining 1st-3rd Trimester Abortions – Steve Ray
Saint Luke Productions, Unique Catholic Theater Company brings Church Figures to Life – J Duin

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Oremus: A Treasury of Catholic Prayers – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Going Further: The Need for Jesus in the Sacrament Now – Patricia Snow at First Things
Battles that Saved Western Civilization – Fr. Z’s Blog
Clergy Must Lead in Undoing the Pro-Death Indoctrination – Fr. Richard Heilman at RCM
Laura’s Wreckage too Close & too Familiar for Houston Catholics – James Ramos at CNS via Crux
On Christianity, Tolerance, & the Need to “Co-Exist” – Fr. David Stavarz at Word on Fire Blog
Flannery O’Connor, Sanctity, & the Psychology of Racism – James Matthew Wilson at Pblc Dscrs
Give Voice to the Pain: New Catholic Ministry Seeks to Help Adult Children of Divorce – The CWR
Virtues & the Intellectual Life – Christian Daru at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Australia: Priests Defy Ban on Last Rites – CathNews

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  The Left Is Setting The Stage For A Coup If Trump Wins – John Daniel Davidson at The Fdrlst
2.  Why Biden Will Withdraw From the Debates – Rob Crisell at The American Spectator
3.  What ‘Cuties’ Really Is – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
4.  The Looting Left – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  Top 10 Medieval Mega-Projects – Medievalists.net
6.  New Zealand’s Fertility Collapse – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet
7.  Stop the Coup – The Editors at the American Mind
8.  Making Joe Biden Cool – Olga Khazan at The Atlantic
9.  Will BLM Leaders & Supporters Denounce Attempted Murder of 2 LA Deputies – M Brown PhD
10.  Pennsylvania: Soft Trump Voters Coming Home, Dire Developments for Dems – Matt Vespa

International:
See The Faces China Is Erasing By Persecuting Millions Of Uighurs – Bob Anderson at The Fdrlst

The West:
“Rampage”: Israel’s New Ballistic Missile Is One Fierce Weapon – Kyle Mizokami at TNI

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  Protestant Christianity Today Editor-in-Chief, Mark Galli, Jumps the Tiber! – Tod J Worner MD
2.  How an Encounter With Our Lady Led this Protestant Pastor to Catholic Church – ChurchPOP
3.  Why Charles Dickens Cried When He Met St. Jeanne Jugan – Patty Knap at NC Register
4.  White Supremacy, Black Power, Islam, & My Journey into the Fullness of Faith – Steve Ray
5.  The People God Places in Your Path – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
6.  Twin Brothers Become Priests after Mother Rejects Abortion – Micaiah Bilger at Life News
7.  The Four Consolations of the Holy Spirit – Jeannie Ewing at Catholic Exchange
8.  Overcoming Lust With Dante’s “Divine Comedy” – Darrell Falconburg at The Imaginative. . .
9.  Pray This “Emergency Prayer” when Faced with a Temptation – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
10.  Place Yourself Under Mary’s Protection with This Prayer – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
My Calling To Be A Benedictine, Part II – Fr. Mark B. Hicks, O.S.B., at Catholic Spiritual Direction
St. Cassian’s Plan for Fighting Faults Daily – Jason Craig at Those Catholic Men
Purging Love of the World – Peter Darcy at Catholic Stand
12 Tips from Mother Teresa to Inspire Your Daily Life – Anna Ashkova at Aleteia
The Slow Attainment of Progress – Jeannie Ewing at Catholic Exchange
St. Monica & the Gift of Spiritual Maternity – Michele Chronister at Catholic Exchange
Balancing Personal Holiness & Community in Christ – David Kilby at Catholic Stand
Mercy: The Path to Healing – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life™

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