Robert Edwards

MORNING ISSUE:
Hey Islam! Let’s Do Dinner! – One Mad Mom
Ryan Burge, Rod Dreher, & Where Did All Those American Catholics Go? – Terry Mattingly at GR
The Haunting Unsolved Murder of Fr. Kunz – Matt C. Abbott at Catholic Exchange
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
In New biography, Benedict XVI Laments Modern ‘Anti-Christian Creed’ – CNA via Newsman
Echoes of Eugenics as Court Orders Woman to Wear Contraceptive Device – Dennis Sewell at CH
Father in Law? The Strange Case of the Male Mother – Ann Farmer at Mercatornet
Pornographic, Contraception Promoting-Subjects Used by Catholic Relief Services – M. Hichborn
Chicago Archd Plans to Start Public Masses, 10-Person Limit – M Armentrout at Chi Sun✶Times
Essential Reading about the Mass & about Priesthood – Fr. Z’s Blog
Becoming Home: The Beauty of Living in & Cultivating the Heart of Your Abode – E.S. Chapman
7 Uplifting Publications for the Modern Woman of Faith – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
What Socialism Is (& What’s Wrong with It) – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand
That CDF Questionnaire! – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Land of the Free Home of the Frightened – Peter Darcy at Catholic Stand
Steve’s Hour Interview with William Deatherage – Steve Ray at Defender’s of the Catholic Faith
My Catholic Story – Richard Van Kirk at Catholic Stand
Rogationtide: Rediscovering The Treasure of Traditional Catholicism – Michael P. Foley at R. Cæli
More Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
St. Alphonsus, Spiritual Communion & the Need for a Personal Prayer Life – John Tuttle at CC
On Freedom – Nick Jones at Ignitum Today
Scholars Dispute Charge of Pius XII Holocaust Cover-Up – Catholic News Agency via The CWR
Communist China: Online Buyers of Religious Books Caught & Interrogated – Sun Kairui at BW
Report Gives Pakistan Failing Grade on Human Rights – Kathy Gannon at AP via Crux

POLITICS:
Researchers May Use Dead Babies, Archbp Urges Pro-life Vax – K Scanlon at EWTN News/NCRg
Protesters Slam Gov Beshear: Closed Churches But Kept Abortuories Open – Mic. Bilger at LN
A Big Case In A Small Land – John Williams O’Sullivan at First Things

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Coronavirus Reading: ‘Death Comes for the Archbishop’ – Carolyn Moynihan at Mercatornet
Beware Medical Absolutists – Michael Severance at The Catholic World Report
Phoenix Diocese Cuts Jobs, Ends Newspaper, Citing Revenue Shortfall – Catholic News Service

Announcement(s):
Blood Of St. Januarius Liquefies In Naples – Courtney Mares at CNA via Newsman
“Winningest Coach” Don Shula, a Dedicated Catholic, Dies at Age 90 – John Burger at Aleteia
Fatima Film Scene Debuts at Catholic Family Conference – Joseph Pronechen at Ntnl Ct Register

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
10 Painful Things I Learned When My Daughter Transitioned – Monica Rose at Mercatornet
‘Why I Got Arrested Protesting the Lockdown’ – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
The Less Obvious Running Mate Joe Biden Should Pick – Neil H. Simon at Cable News Network
Scotland on the Brink: the Nation’s Final Years of Independence – Karin Bowie at History Extra
Britain’s Blasphemy Culture – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Democrats, It’s Time to Consider a Plan B: Dump Biden – Elizabeth Bruenig at The N. York Times
Why Do Some Russian Surnames End With “-off”? – Russia Beyond
Who Put the West in Western Civilization? – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
The Mystery of Plague in Medieval Iceland – Chris Callow & Charles Evans at Medievalists.net
Biden Has a Real Latino Problem – León Krauze at Slate
Pressure Mounts on Trump to “Drop the Hammer” on Communist China – Alex Ward at Vox
6 People Have Corroborated Details Of Tara Reade’s Allegation Against Biden – Mary M. Olohan
Warren Buffett on Economic Comeback: ‘Nothing Can Basically Stop America’ – Joseph Vazquez
Communist China’s Duplicity on Covid-19 Rebounds Against Huawei – Claude Barfield at AEI
Worshiping the NHS – Theodore Dalrymple at Law & Liberty
Harvard Canceled Human Rights Event as Its President Met With Xi Jinping – Yuichiro Kakatuni
Cuomo Plays On Fears & Ignorance About Reopening The Economy – Issues & Insights
Communist China: Arabic Script, Islamic Symbols Ordered to Be Removed – Wang Anyang at BW
No, An All-Electric Fleet Won’t Save the U.S. Postal Service – Ross Marchand at FEE
Report: Communist China Hid Coronavirus’ Severity to Hoard Supplies – Will Weissert at AP
Bad Education Underscores Why Public Schools Shouldn’t Get Big Bailouts – Jonathan Butcher
Communist China’s Digital Cultural Revolution – Johanna M. Costigan & Xu Xin at The|Diplomat

MONDAY UPDATE:
When Christian Love is Called Christofascism: Anderson Cooper’s “Baby Son” – M. Brown, Ph.D.
Pope Accepts Resignation of Joliet’s Bishop Conlon – Catholic News Service via OSV News
International Outrage Over Denmark’s Fake Bible – Petra Heldt at International Policy Council
Irish Churches: Not Appropriate to Start Public Worship – Charles Collins at Crux
Joseph Smith Descendant Converts & Becomes Priest & More Links! – Tito Edwards at NC Rgstr
5 Questions About How Pandemic Will Affect the 2020 Election – Matthew Walther at The Week

MORNING ISSUE:
Pope Francis’s Labor Day Massacre That Everyone Missed – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Moving Toward One Rite of the Latin Rite Again but with Variations – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Rod Dreher & His Endism – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
A Sheep in American Clothing – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
The Cardinal, the Catholic Newspaper & a Public Disagreement – Christopher Altieri at C. Herald
How I Joined The Resistance: My Conversion Story – J.D. Vance at The Lamp Magazine
News About the Traditional Latin Mass Survey: “The Old Mass is Not in Danger” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Genuine & False Shepherds – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
6 Things Catholics Must Have In Home, Brit Medieval Revival & More! – Tito Edwards at NC Rgstr
The Formal United Methodist Schism is Delayed, We Can Start Sooner – Mark Tooley at RNS
Don’t Waste Your Life: The Importance of Bold, Faith-Filled Action – Sam Guzman at TCG
Accused Priests Cannot be Left ‘Destitute’ Buffalo Diocese Clarifies – CNA via Newsman
The Now Uncertain Future of the Order of Malta – Marco Tosatti at From Rome
Hope When Hope Seems Gone—Dr. Aaron Kheriaty – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand
Mozambique: The Hidden War Hardly Anyone is Talking About – Maria Lozano at Aleteia
Killer Speaks: Murdered Nigerian Seminarian Killed for Announcing Gospel – CNA via Newsman
Archdiocese of New Orleans Files for Bankruptcy – Catholic News Agency
How A Bat Could Provide Support for Transcendental Idealism – Elizabeth Noe at Clarifying. . .
Is Anglicanism a Gateway to Catholicism?: A Defense of Anglo-Catholicism – Paul Owen at MO
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Fr. Augustus Tolton, The No Limit Priest; Book Review – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
More Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
False Notions of the Common Good – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at First Things

POLITICS:
Catholic Integralism; After Republican Virtue – James M. Patterson at Law & Liberty

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Are Priests & Bishops Cowardly During This Pandemic? – Fr. Richard Heilman at RC Man
Words of Comfort for Those Whose Bishop Demand Communion Only on the Hand? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Will We Take Virus Vaccine Made from Unborn Babies? – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Top Vatican Cardinal Dismisses ‘Take-Out Communion’ as ‘Insane’ – Inés San Martín at Crux
At the Heart of Essential Work in a Covid-19 World – Barbara Padolina at Catholic Stand

Tweet(s):
Wherein Damian Thompson Vaporizes Christopher Lamb of The Tablet – Fr. Z’s Blog

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
To Anderson Cooper: A Son Deserves His Mother – Michael Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream
Many Colleges Should Close Permanently – Glenn K. Beaton at The Aspen Beat
When Tanks Fly: Meet Russia’s Crazy Antonov A-40 – Caleb Larson at The National Interest
How To Fight Decadence In The Age Of Pandemic – Rod Dreher & Ross Douthat at TACons. . .
Are the Great Books Enough to Revive Our Education System? – Erik Ellis at The Imaginative. . .
How Southern Poverty Law Center Started Inventing ‘Hate Groups’ – Kyle Shideler at Federalist
What Rome Learned from the Deadly Antonine Plague of 165 AD – Ed. Watts at Smithsonian Mag
Chinese Communists Bigger Threat Than Virus & US Must Confront It – Guangcheng & Saunders
If Adrian Vermeule Didn’t Exist, Would Originalists Have to Invent Him? – Mike Rappaport at L&L
Politifact “Factcheck” Falsely Claims PP Not an Abortion Biz – Micaiah Bilger at Life News
Communist China: Places of Worship Targeted During Pandemic – Li Pei at Bitter Winter
Pandemic Highlights Plastic’s Positive Role in Health & Safety – Kerry Jackson at Inside Sources
Unpacking Communist China’s Overseas Aid Program – Jo-Hannah Lavey at The Interpreter

The Reality & Dangers of Spiritual Narcissism – Fr. Nicholas Blackwell, O. Carm., at Cthlc Stand
New Artwork Shows St. Joseph as Young, Royal, & Powerful – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Mount Saint Michel: A Visit To The Most Catholic Of Islands – From Rome
Some Macabre Details from Torcello’s Last Judgement – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Jrnl
Seal Your Doorpost With The Divine Mercy Image – Whitney Hetzel at Get✚Fed
A Call to Humility in the Mystery of the Seven Thunders – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community. . .
Obscure Church Cannon: Excommunicated for Archery Against Another Catholic – W. Ryan at uC
A Marriage Preparation Program Worth Considering – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at ThCL
How To Interpret Icons – Phillip Rolfes at uCatholic
Truth & Lies – Noel Ethan Tan at Ignitum Today
The Bible Teaches that Hell is Eternal – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
The Dignity of Work – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Aridity & Progress – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Seeking Peace – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
The Confessional: Dramatic Device Par Excellence – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Register
What is Happiness? Here’s a Basic Overview – Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Center
Selfless Love, Happy Marriage Among the Fruits of Chastity – Russell Shaw at Simply Catholic
How To Do Lectio Divina (Praying With Sacred Scripture) – Whitney Hetzel at Get✚Fed
Why Our Hearts Burn for the Eucharist – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
Parents, the Priests of the Home – Michael & Alicia Hernon at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Sacrament of Penance is Truly the Sacrament of Divine Mercy – Francis Phillips at CH
Venerable Pierre Toussaint — Former Slave & Possible Future Saint – Michael O’Neill at NC Reg
Ministering to the Disabled on the Counsel of Trent Podcast – Fr. Mat. P. Schneider, L.C., at ThCL

Pope Pius XII Detractor Cries Wolf – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Prominent Fairfax Church Explains Rector’s Sudden Departure – Julie Zauzmer at WaPo via VO
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Excommunicating the Queen – Steve Weidenkopf at Catholic Answers Magazine
Tired of Streaming Masses? An Alternative Option – Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla at Rorate Cæli
Which Countries are Reopening Churches, Which Ones Never Closed Them? – Th. Caddick at CH
SNAP Falls For Michael Sean Winters Ruse – Catholic League
Catholics Facing a Police-State – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Masculinity – Marcus Leong at Ignitum Today
Traditional Confessionals & Covid-19? No Problem! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Striking the Balance: No To Shamanists – David Carlin at The Catholic Thing
Kale-Flavored Smoke – Matthew Walther at The Lamp Magazine
We Are Living Within a Joyful Mystery – Bob Drury at Catholic Stand
Putting the ‘Loco’ In Loco Parentis – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
The Confessional of the Wilderness – A Parable – Mark C. McCann at Catholic Stand
Public Health vs. Your Health: When Govt Guidelines Turn Dangerous – Rob. Hutchinson at Mnet
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Best 1-Volume Scholarly Intro to TLM, Now in English – Peter Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Lit Mov
More Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Restoration of the Reed – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Reflections on the Ancient Pre-1955 Holy Week – Nick Jones at Clarifying Catholicism
In Praise of Tradition—St. Justin Martyr in the Office of Readings – John Gravino at New Walden
English Archbishops Look Forward to Opening Churches after Lock Down – Ch. Collins at Crux
From Live-Streams to Running Streams: Experiment with Divine Office – Ch. Carstens at Adrms

POLITICS:
Islam Up Close – William Kilpatrick, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Experts Offer a Path to Reopening Churches, & the Sacraments – CNA via The Cthlc World Report
The Coronavirus Will Force Hard Choices On Faith-Based Schools – Terry Mattingly at RelUnpgd
Reasons Why St. Catherine Of Siena Should Be Your Quarantine BFF – Mel. Guerrero at epicPew
A Plague Litany – Fr. James Goodwin at Simply Catholic

Announcement(s):
Cardinal Dolan Defends Himself after Letter Criticizing Him for Trump Call – Ch. White at Crux
Stella & Tagle Named Cardinal-Bishops – David M. Cheney at Catholic-Hierarchy News
Founding Fathers of Catholicism in Australia Honoured – David Ryan at The Catholic Weekly

Video(s):
Jim Caviezel: My Tribute to the Blessed Virgin – From Rome

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The World Just Proved That Abstinence Works – Katy Faust & Stacy Manning at The Federalist
Maddeningly Unfair, & Very Satisfying: Review of Michael Moore’s Doc. – Michael Cook at M-net
Was There Any Way George Custer Could Have Won at the Battle of Little Big Horn? – TNI
The Nasty Rhetorical Trick of ‘Her Truth’ – Matthew Walther at The Week
Morality, Media, & Tara Reade – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Schlafly Marriage Demeaned, as Mrs. America Glorifies Radical Fem One – Jul. A. Seymour at NB
Top House Dem Says Tara Reade’s Allegation Needs to Be Investigated – Pt. Hasson at The Strm
Tara Reade Willing To Testify Under Oath That Biden Sexually Assaulted Her – Mary M. Olohan
The Covid-19 Crisis Is Strengthening the Venezuelan Regime – Jorge Jraissati at Public Dscrs
Red Chinas’s Aggressive Covid-19 Diplomacy Tarnishes Its Credibility – Josh Rudolph at ChDT
Chinese Communist Party: The Real Culprit Behind Covid-19 Pandemic – Tenzin Tsultrim at BW
Wine, Poetry, & Community-Building – Robert J. McPherson, II, at The Imaginative Conservative
New Unemployment Claims Top 30M As Pandemic Unemployment Rises – T. Justice at The Fed’t

Where Did All The Catholics Go? – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Covid-19 Was Here Last Year? – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
21st Century English Medieval Revival: Syon Abbey in Virginia – Shawn R. Tribe at Lit Arts Jrnl
Still Waiting for the McCarrick Report – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
Doctor-Priest: Elderly Die in Nursing Homes While Hospital Beds Empty – Simon Caldwell at CH
More Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Some Catholic Churches Offer Public Mass Again. . . – John Burger at Aleteia
BBC Documentary on Pontifical Scots College a Ratings Hit – Charles Collins at Crux
The Man Mistaken for a Gardener – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Is Integralism Just Catholic Fascism? – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
Why We Exist: Hawking vs. Aquinas – Meg McDonough at Clarifying Catholicism
Spiritual Adoption Re-Explained – Faith Kowitz at Ignitum Today
The Vatican Questionnaire, Can We View It In A Positive Way? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SoOrds
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Catholics Are Praying the Rosary Together with New Website “Map of Hope” – ChurchPOP
Is It Ethically Defensible for the Church to Suspend Public Masses? – Fr. Tho. J. White, O.P., at PD
A Much-Loved Tanzanian Religious, Sister Anastasia, Died of Covid-19 – Paul Samasumo at VN
Vatican Closes Enquiry of Missing Italian Teen, Emanuela Orlandi – Han. Brockhaus at CNA/CH
With Safety in Mind, Dioceses Look to Reopen Church Doors – Brian Fraga at Our Sunday Visitor
Garden Nursery Is Essential Business, Especially in Lockdown! – David Clayton at New Lit Mov
Polls: Young Adult Catholics Adding Prayer During Pandemic Isolation – Clemente Listi at RU
Italian Bishops Push Gov’t to Allow Resumption of Public Masses – Edward Pentin at NC Register
A Catholic Mom: May Is The Month Of Mary – From Rome

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
2 Secular NY’ers Visited Samaritan’s Purse Field Hospital; Volunteered, Arrested – M. Danney
Church Life Expected to Have Safe Practices when Public Masses Resume – D. Sadowski at CNS
Thomistic Institute Protocols Help Bring Back Sacraments During Pandemic – Pt. Jesserer Smith
St. Aloysius Gonzaga: A Patron for Times of Plague – Michael R. Heinlein at Simply Catholic

Other Link(s):
“Restore the ’54”: Bugnini & Braga’s Commentary on the ’55 Holy Week – Canticum Salomonis
Bibles Are Flying Off the Shelves as People Search for Hope amid Pandemic– Pravmir.com

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Jeff Goldblum’s Legitimate Question about Islam – David Harsanyi at National Review
All Is Not What It Seems In Sweden – Eva Johannissen at The American Conservative
Short of Another Great Awakening, U.S. May Split Up Or Worse – Jn. Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
The NY Times Used to Correct Its Whoppers, But Not These Two, Here’s Why – Tom Kuntz at RCI
Calling BS on NC-17 – Douglas LeBlanc at Get Religion
Surviving Climate Change in 6th Century Finland – Medievalists.net
Bill de Blasio isn’t an Anti-Semite but. . .  . . .He is an Idio. . . – Dominic Green at Spectator|USA
Joe Biden’s Communist China Problem – Katie Pavlich at The Hill
We’re In A New Cold War, This Time With Communist China – Kyle Sammin at The Federalist
Is Sweden Doing It Right? – Thomas L. Friedman at The New York Times
We Asked 48 Top Experts What Happens if Kim Jong-un Died? – Harry J. Kazianis at TNI
Bill Gates Defends Red China, Calls Blaming Red China a Distraction – Joseph Vazquez at NB
Joe Biden & the Social-Justice Charade – Noah Rothman at Commentary
Beauty & Desecration – Sir Roger Scruton, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
Huawei, 5G, & Human Rights Abuses: Yes, They Are Connected – Ruth Ingram at Bitter Winter
Foresight, Pragmatism Absent in Australia’s Relations with Red China – A Nicholas at The Intrprtr
USA Today “Factcheck” Falsely Claims Abortions Aren’t Legal Up to Birth – Micaiah Bilger at LN
WHO Lauds Lockdown-Ignoring Sweden as Model for Countries – Jackie Salo at New York Post

This is What America Mag Thinks We Need to Survive Quarantine – One Mad Mom
Vatican Reels Under Coronavirus’ Economic Storm – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Lincoln Diocese Admits Kalin Wrongdoing – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
‘Tis Cruel to Be Kind: What the Numbers Don’t Tell Us – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at TACatholic
Ad Orientem: Let’s Face It – Leo Pio at Clarifying Catholicism
Buffalo Diocese Cuts All Financial Support to Accused Priests – Mt. Hadro at CNA via Cth Herald
The One Group that the Red Chinese Cannot Silence: Christians – William Huang at Mercatornet
The Long, Strange Road to a Catholic America – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
Book: A Papal Chamberlain: The Personal Chronicle of Francis Augustus MacNutt – Fr. Z’s Blog
Jesuits Sank Titanic, Explaining Magdalene Clinging To Jesus & More! – Tito Edwards at NCReg
Darkness as a Kind of Light – Ben Butera at The American Catholic
Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Suit Filed Against Head of NY Catholic Charities – CNA
Never Give Up Faith – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Pope Delays Peter’s Pence Collection Amid Pandemic’s Econ Downturn – C. Mares at CNA/CWR
Medical Care & the Free Market’s Limitations – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand
Red Chinese Officials Remove Crosses from Church Buildings – Catholic News Service via Crux
What Good Is Faith? – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand
Grand Master of the Order of Malta Dies at 75 – Aleteia
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Sharing the Saving News – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
3 Common Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Sainthood Cause for Dorothy Day Picking Up Steam in U.S. – Mark Pattison at CNS via OSV News

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
When Priests Aren’t Allowed To Give Last Rites – Fr. Rob. A. Sirico, C.S.P., Ph.D.(Hon.). at TACon
7 Lockdown Liturgical Lessons for Post-Coronavirus Catholics – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza at NCRgstr

Other Link(s):
Germany: Husband, In-Laws Charged in Muslim Woman’s Exorcism Death – AP via ABC News

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Grabby Joe Biden’s Achilles Hand – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Andrew Cuomo’s Virus Nursing Home Policy Proves Tragic – Michael Goodwin at New York Post
Life Has to Go On: How Sweden Faced Virus Without Lockdown – Tho. Erdbrink & Ch. Anderson
David French Needs To Stop Slandering Trump-Supporting Christians – Nathanael Blake at Fdrlst
The Media Versus Trump – Conrad Black at National Review
How Tara Reade’s Allegations Could Bring Down Joe Biden – Damon Linker at The Week
Shouting for Censorship in a Burning Theater – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Study: TV’s Blackout of Shocking Sex Claims Against Joe Biden – Scott Whitlock at NewsBusters
Unpacking Red China’s Viral Propaganda War – Richard Bernstein at RealClearInvestigations
Red China’s Religious Persecution in the Time of Pandemic – Susan Crabtree at RealClearPolitics
Red China Assimilates Uyghurs by Banning Their Culture & Religion – Chang Xin at Bitter Winter

Novus Ordo Attendees Are The ‘Red-Headed Stepchild’ of Catholic Twitter – Lisa Graas at PH
Top 7 Times Science Has Proven the Bible – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead to Rome
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Let’s Never Go Back to ‘Normal’ – Michel Therrien at Crisis Magazine
Analysis: Did NY Dems Just Tank Biden’s Nomination? – Ed Condon at Catholic News Agency
Virus Intimately Connected to the Sexual Revolution – Jennifer Roback Morse at NC Register
Amazing Convergence of 3 Hearts on May 1, Our Spiritual D-Day? – Fr. Richard Heilman at RCM
Gay Marriage & the Contraception Connection – Bill Quinn at Clarifying Catholicism
Retired Boston Auxiliary Bishop Dies of Covid-19 Complications – Cthlc News Service via Crux
Why Is Anglicanism a Gateway to Catholicism? – M.H. Turner at Mere Orthodoxy
Papal Master of Ceremonies: Monsignor Enrico Dante – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Jrnl
Catholic Priests Tortured to Join the Patriotic Church – An Xin at Bitter Winter
Why Pilgrimages are Necessary – Elizabeth Self at Ignitum Today
7 Essential Apps To Keep The Faith During Lockdown – Rachel Padilla at epicPew
The Cry Of The Rich, How To Keep The Devil Out Of Your Heart, & More! – Tito Edwards at NCReg
Great New Book: The TLM: History, Form, & Theology of Classical Roman Rite – Fr. Z’s Blog
Quarantine – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
The 2020 Rosary Crusade Against Marxism – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Music, God’s Consolation in Trying Times? – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand
The Rising Cost of Religious Freedom in Communist Vietnam – Anurima Bhargava & Har. Rouda
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
The First Condition for Dignified Work – Simon Weil at Church Life Journal
3 Common Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Including Autistics in Worship & Small Groups – Fr. Mat. P. Schneider, L.C., at Thru Cthlc Lenses

POLITICS:
No More Lies: Exposing the Roots of Gender Ideology – Douglas Farrow, Ph.D., at The CWR
Heroic Catholics of Communist China’s Underground Church – William Huang at Mercatornet

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
It’s Time to Treat the Church’s Essential Services as Essential – Fr. Roger J. Landry at NCRegister
​Epidemic & the Liturgical Reform – Joseph Shaw, Ph.D., at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Covid-19, Consumerism, & Acedia – Casey Chalk at The Catholic World Report
Live-Streamed Masses in the Use of Lyon – Notkerus Balbulus at Canticum Salomonis

Other Link(s):
Man Says He Found The Sign Of Mother Mary – Amanda Shaw at Fox Carolina

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Higher Education Is About to Implode – Alexander Zubatov, J.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
Why Is Andrew Cuomo Killing Patients in Nursing Homes? – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Should America Split Apart? Coronavirus Reveals Stark Divisions – David P. Goldman, Ph.D.
When Did the Middle Ages Start? When Did It End? – Medievalists.net
Illinois Trouble: 109,881 Public Employees With $100K Paychecks Cost $14B – A. Andrzejewski
Day After Kim Jong-un Dies: Will Kim Yo-jong Begin? – Richard Javad Heydarian at TNI
Abe Lincoln Faced Fake News & Newspapers Blasting Him – Robert Hutchinson at Mercatornet
Coronavirus: Red China’s Global Intimidation Campaign – Soeren Kern at International Policy Inst
CBS Touts Biden’s VP Short List, Skips Sex Abuse Allegations – Kyle Drennen at NewsBusters
Why Communist China’s Propaganda Efforts So Often Backfire – Jo Kim at The|Diplomat
100+ Organizations Protest Red China’s Selection on UN Consultative Group – Marco Respinti
Impossibility of Informed Consent for Transgender Interventions: The Risks – Jane Robbins, J.D.
Red China-Style Internet Control Is Bad Idea For Solving Coronavirus – Ilya Shapiro at The Fdrlst

6 Things a Catholic Should Have in Their Home – Will Wright at Catholic Link
What to Expect When Public Mass Resumes – Denver Catholic
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Wherein Fr. Z Made a Rubrical Mistake, Mea Minima Culpa – Fr. Z’s Blog
Justice for Eugenio Hassler – Marco Tosatti at STILVM CVRIÆ
Should Postures of Laity at TLM Be Regulated, Legislated, or Revised? – P. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
It’s Time For Families To Re-Embrace Intergenerational Living – Holly Scheer at The Federalist
“God Did Not Do This” – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
No #Surprise, Another Witchdoctors Story Offers PR Ink Instead of News – Terry Mattingly at GR
Italian Bishops Threaten Break with Government over Mass – Elise Ann Allen at Crux
The Urgent Lessons of the Four Horsemen – Maurice Williams at Catholic Stand
St. Joseph Combat Chaplet, Powerful Intercession – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
Being & Staying Connected to God – Pamela Mandela at Catholic Stand
Let’s Restore The Curtsey – Julio Loredo at Altare Dei
Our Universal Mystical Vocation – Harry Scherer at Ignitum Today
‘Defend Us in Battle’: New Book Tackles Spiritual Warfare – Patti M. Armstrong at NC Register
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Waiting for the New Jerusalem – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Seeking Peace: Off the Shelf with Allison Gingras – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
False Notions of the Common Good – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at First Things
3 Common Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Video: Catholic Students Discuss Religious Tolerance – Clarifying Catholicism
Catholic Media Telling Story of the Church becomes More Difficult Amid Econ Woes – B. Fraga
Scott Hahn Offers Divine Hope For Pandemic: Hold Up The Light of the Body of Christ – ChPOP

Announcement(s):
Pope Francis Adds Two Prayers to Rosary for Virus Help – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The 1619 Project Exposed – The American Mind
The Unexpected Vikings – HistoryExtra
Facebook Fact-Checker: Trump Didn’t Ask People to Inject Disinfectants – Corinne Weaver at NB
Those Seeking Lessons on Locked Houses of Worship can Study 1918 Spanish Flu – Bobby Ross
There Is No “Pro-Life” Position on the Virus – Jason Jones & John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Strange Story of Las Vegas Radio Station Co-Opted by Red China – Yuichiro Kakutani at The WFB
Pandemic: Think Worst Over for Red China’s Economy? Not So Fast – Cary Huang at SCMP
African Countries Respond to Red China’s Racist Measures – Eleanor Albert at The|Diplomat
Ontario Euthanized 199 Patients During 1st Month of Pandemic – Alex Schadenberg at Life News
Workers Asking to Be Laid Off, ‘cuz Covid-19 Unemployment Pay Better than Work – H. Bader
Future of Work: Out of Chaos may come New & Better Order – Lindsay McMillan at Mercatornet
Is Conservatism an Ideology? – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
Covid-19 & the Public-Pension Crisis – Charles F. McElwee & Don Boyd at City Journal
Sweden Closes Last Remaining Confucius Inst amid Poor Relations with Red China – Zac. Evans
WHO’s History of Promoting Radical Sex Ed – Meg Kilgannon at The Stream
A Political History of Africa Cup of Nations: Still Truly Africa’s Cup? – Elliot Ross at African. . .
Billionaire-Backed Axios Gets $5M ‘Small Business’ Help While Failing Businesses Wait – C Clark
Covid-19 & Propaganda: Red China’s Corrupt Corona Trade – Yang Jianli & Aaron Rodgers at BW
Insurance Industry Lobbying Efforts During Pandemic Raise Concerns – Michael Graham at IS
Why Red China Shouldn’t Be in UN Human Rts Bloc – Kyle Matthews & Mar. McCuaig-Johnston

Fr. Z Muses on “Survey” Sent to Bishops about Summorum Pontificum; Updated – Fr. Z’s Blog
Garabandal: Only God Knows – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
For the Church, It is the End of an Age – Domenico Cacòpardo at Rorate Cæli
Trump Watches Mass Via Live-Stream at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Thanks Dolan – ChurchPOP
Is the Worst of the Sexual Revolution Over? – Richard Ostling at Get Religion
Catholics Tortured to Renounce Faith in Red China’s Concentration Camps – Xiang Yi at BW
The Silver-Lining Punch Against Abortion – Alicia Connolly-Lohr at Catholic Stand
Pope Francis, the Church after Chinese Corona Virus – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Iran Sentences Christian Convert to 10 Lashes for ‘Disturbing Public Order’ – CNA via Newsman
3 Common Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
A Christian Wins When He Fails – Melanie Jean Juneau at Catholic Stand
Bishops Weigh How & When to Resume Public Masses – Kate Scanlon at National C. Register
The Catholic View of Justice for All – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand
Arrested Catholic Lawyer Warns of Red Chinese Repression in Hong Kong – Jonah McKeown
Human Rights Activist: Chinese Communist Party is the Most Serious Virus of All – Matt Hadro
Drinking with Your Patron Saints during a Pandemic; A Book Review – Alexandra DeSanctis
Georgia Public Masses Still Suspended; Reopening of Montana Churches – Nichole Golden
Liturgical Perspectives in Time of Lockdown – Marco Begato at Altare Dei
Blame Xi Jinping’s Regime for Mishandling Covid-19 – Alan Dowd at Providence Magazine
Our Body is Not a Burden or a Barrier: It’s a Bridge – Scott W. Hahn, Ph.D., at St. Paul Center
Pontifex University & the Way of Beauty – William Deatherage at Clarifying Catholicism
Italy’s Bishops Criticize State for Keeping Public Mass Ban – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA

POLITICS:
Prediction: Biden Out – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Hunger in Venezuela becoming ‘a Fuel More Dangerous than Gasoline’ – CNA via The CWR
Defending the Right to Educate Our Children – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Harvard Mag’s Anti-Parent Broadside Needs Vigorous Response – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
Spiritual Adoption Project Aims to Foster Connection, Hope Amid Pandemic – CNS via Crux

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Priest’s Powerful Experience Anointing Dying Virus Patient: Why I’m a Priest – ChurchPOP

Other Link(s):
An Empty Apostolic Square: The Wolf Came, the Sheep Scattered – Rorate Cæli

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
I Want Same Equal Treatment: Biden Accuser Tears Into Media, Womens Gps & Dems – M Olohan
A Childish Fear of Western Civilization – Michael Poliakoff at The Imaginative Conservative
Is Nigerian English a Foreign Language? – Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún at African Arguments
Put Down Like Animals: Doctors Euthanize Mentally Disabled Without Consent – Life News
The Impossibility of Informed Consent for Transgender Interventions – Jane Robbins, J.D.
The ‘Failed State’ Canard – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
1993 Larry King Live Log Adds Evidence To Tara Reade’s Claim Against Biden – Emily Jashinsky
Harvard vs. the Family – Max Eden at City Journal
Decoding China’s Disinformation on Covid-19 – Bail Lin at Bitter Winter
Troubled Waters: Communist China’s Sovereign Ambition in the Shadows of Covid-19 – Trinh Le

Joseph Smith Descendant & Mormon Nobility Converts & Enters Priesthood – Fr. Thomas Smith
9 Benefits of Going to Confession Frequently – Fr. Wade L.J. Menezes, C.P.M., at Cthlc Exchange
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
What Sits Underneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Beauty, Reverence, & Whether It’s All in the Eye of the Beholder; Dr. Alice von Hildebrand – NLM
Saintly Wisdom for Handling Arguments – Fr. Joseph M. Esper at Catholic Exchange
Why Mary Is Not Contrary—Dr. Rachel Fulton Brown – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand
Why Heaven Will be a Union of Friends, Both Old & New – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Resist the Devil & He Will Flee: How to Fight Satan with the Power of Jesus’ Name – ChurchPOP
Essential Tools for Making a Better Confession – Fr. Roger J. Landry at Natl Catholic Register
[Video] When Does the Soul Leave the Body? – Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Center
‘Confession Changed Me’ – Joseph Pronechen at National Catholic Register
Fulfilling Easter Duty During Lockdown, Debunking Easter Myths & More – Tito Edwards at NCRg
Psalm 51: Prayer for Cleansing & Pardon – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, S.T.D., Ph.D., at The CWR
Cuasimodistas: The Catholic Cowboys of Low Sunday in Chile – Canticum Salomonis
Many Contenders for England’s Patron Saint, How Did We End Up with George? – Eleanor Parker
Vocal Prayer – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
How One Parish Celebrates Divine Mercy All Year – Joseph Pronechen at Natl Catholic Register
How to Mourn if You can’t be at the Funeral – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia
How Sacred Scripture Influenced St. Thérèse’s ‘Little Way’ – Theresa Doyle-Nelson at NCRegister
How Does God Forget All the Bad News? – Brent Withers at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Contrition & Its Eternal Effects: The Fruit of Reconciliation – Fr. Paul Scalia at NC Register
Living the Vocation of Love – Augustines Alley
Sacrifice & Mercy: The Spiritual Mission Of St. Faustina – Anthony Lilles at Catholic Exchange

SSPX Scandal: Michael Gonzalez’s Story – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Book Review: “Impossible” Marriages Redeemed – Rob Marco at Catholic Stand
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Eyes On Sunglasses – Meghan Ashley Styling
Three More US Bishops Announce Return of Public Masses – CNA via NC Register
Our Body is Not a Burden or a Barrier: It’s a Bridge – Scott W. Hahn, Ph.D., at St. Paul Center
You’re Not St. Thérèse – & That’s a Good Thing – Mary Boneno at Ignitum Today
3 Common Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Thank God, Governor Cuomo – Fr. John A. Perricone at Crisis Magazine
Guilt by Association: All Are Punished for the Faith of One – An Xin at Bitter Winter
Summorum Under Threat? Rome Sends Survey to Bishops on Summorum Pontificum – RCæli
Opinion: Prudent to Extend Lock-Down, Keep Churches Closed – Russell Shaw at The CWR
Is Homeschooling Dodgy? Catholics Respond to Harvard Prof – Ma. Farrow at CNA via Newsman
The Virus: Nature’s Revenge, or God’s Punishment for Hubris? – Jn. Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Lessons in Quarantine from The Desert Fathers – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
When Plague Hit Milan in 16 Century, They Closed Churches, Built Outdoor Altars – V. Traverso
Coming to Know Our Lady in the Litany of Loreto – Maria Elser at Ignitum Today
Caught on Video: Italian Police Disrupt Divine Mercy Sunday Mass – Ed Pentin at NC Register
Opinion: It’s Time to Pursue a Re-Opening of the Mass – Fr. Thomas M. Garrett, O.P., at The CWR
Archbishop Fisher of Sydney Presses for Church Closures to be Reversed – The Catholic Weekly
It’s Unethical to Use Fetal Tissue in COVID-19 Research – Christopher O. Tollefsen, Ph.D., at PD
Around the World, Nuns on ‘Front Lines’ of Pandemic – Elise Ann Allen at Crux
Italian Cardinal Calls for Restoration of Public Masses. . . – Courtney Mares at CNA via CH
Brooklyn Parishes Used as Hospitals in 1918 Pandemic – Ed Wilkinson at CNS via Crux

EASTER:
Why So Many People Don’t Want to Believe in the Resurrection – David A. Smither at NC Register
The Body of Christ After the Resurrection – Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Center
An Especially Beautiful Byzantine Chant for Easter – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Mvmnt
Why Should You Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet? – Marge Fenelon at National Catholic Register

POLITICS:
How the Trump Campaign is Trying to Appeal to Catholic Voters – The Economist

CHINESE CORONA VIRUS:
Quarantine & Renewal of the Domestic Church – Fr. Justin A. Freeman at NC Register
Unemployed Due to Chinese Corona Virus? There’s a Saint for That – CNA via The CWR

Tweet(s):
I’m Horrified by Church Militant’s Devastating Exposé of SSPX Sex Abuse – Damian Thompson

Pic(s)/Meme(s):
The Best in Catholic Memes: March – Nick Jones at Clarifying Catholicism

Announcement(s):
Pope Francis Designates Savannah Cathedral as Minor Basilica – Associated Press via Crux

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
‘My 15-Year-Old Transgender Son is Going Through Menopause’ – Michael Cook at Mercatornet
Fruits of Moral Collapse in Germany: Mass Suicides at End of WWII – Tim Rice at City Journal
Coronavirus Is Highlighting The Rift In Islam – Lawrence Pintak at Religion Unplugged
Here’s 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Phyllis Schlafly – Anne Schlafly Cori at The Federalist
The Covid-19 Nursing Home Nightmare – Howard Gleckman at Mercatornet
Did the Soviet Union have Open Borders? – Yekaterina Sinelschikova at Russia Beyond
African Migration to Red China May Never be the Same Again – Roberto Castillo at African. . .
Generations of Keynesian Policies Made Us Vulnerable to Virus Econ Crisis – Mk. Hornshaw
Virus, Communist China Kept It Secret for Six Fatal Days – Massimo Introvigne at Bitter Winter
Reopening The Nation Is Now Necessary To Save Lives – Greg Schmedes at The Federalist
For Uyghurs, “Poverty Alleviation” Means Cultural Genocide – Ruth Ingram at Bitter Winter
John Hawkwood: Florentine Hero & Faithful Englishman – William Caferro at Medievalists.net
Get Out! It’s Time for Americans to Go Outside Again – Henry Grabar at Slate
For the Sake of Its Health, Let’s Get This Country Moving! – David Deavel at The Imaginative. . .
Proposals to Ban Homeschooling Are an Attack on Pluralism – Fred Bauer at National Review
Hong Kong Autonomy Eroded Under Cover of Pandemic – Samuel Wade at China Digital Times

Divine Mercy Miracle? Light Beams From Divine Mercy Image During Live-Stream – ChurchPOP
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Can I Attend an SSPX Chapel, Since My Church Is Closed? – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law. . .
Our Body is Not a Burden or a Barrier: It’s a Bridge – Scott W. Hahn, Ph.D., at St. Paul Center
The Jesuits Sank the Titanic? Five Jesuit Shenanigans – Paul Martin at Clarifying Catholicism
3 Common Questions about Fundraising Answered – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
This Is Your Brain On Birth Control with Sarah E. Hill – Anna Cabeca, M.D., at Girlfriend Doctor
Analysis: On Deaconesses, the Pope is Starting from Scratch Again – Christopher Altieri at CH
Sacristy Tips: The Roman Method for Wearing a Roman Stole – Shawn R. Tribe at Ltrgcl Arts Jrnl
Harvard’s Bizarre Take on Homeschooling – John Clark at National Catholic Register
Norman Church of St. Mary the Virgin: Comfort in Stone – Fr. Benedict Kiely at Crisis Magazine
Harvard Law Grad Converts, Hosts Transform, & More  Links! – Tito Edwards at NC Register
Henry VIII vs. Thomas More – Katie Hugo at Clarifying Catholicism
Adoration During the Pandemic – Tom Nash at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Accidental Contemplative: How to Be Perfect – Meredith Lindemon at Catholic Stand
Respect Life Whether Wanted or Not – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
Shakespeare & the Gunpowder Plot – Joseph Pearce at Crisis Magazine
Puffs, Pleats, & Polkas: Prep Your Spring Style with 3 Fun Trends! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Personalism & Theological Neomodernism: A Very Strict Relationship! – Corrado Gnerre at AD
We Have Sinned – Rosary to the Interior
A Right To Be Wrong – Douglas Laycock at First Things
A Return to Real Pluralism? – James Kalb at The Catholic World Report
A Catholic’s Rights before a Totalitarian State – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
The Philosophy of Renaissance Culture Explained – David Clayton at New Liturgical Movement
ARCIC & Chinese Corona Virus & St. John Henry Newman – Fr. John Hunwicke at FHME
Finding Faith, Hope, & Charity on the Margins of the Catholic Church – Joseph Sciambra at SoSJ
The Dignity of Work – Francis Lee at The Imaginative Conservative

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The America the New York Times Wants – Hans Eicholz at Law & Liberty
Three Lefty Supreme Court Justices Affirm Originalism In Unanimous Jury Ruling – Kyle Sammin
Spectacular Must-Read Condemning the Chinese Communists & WHO – Mike Huckabee
Will Coronavirus Accelerate The Exodus From Blue States? – Editorial Board at Issues & Insights
EU is DOA – Giulio Meotti at Gatestone Institute
Journalism’s Culture of Shamelessness – Mark Judge at The Stream
Justice Clarence Thomas: Roe v. Wade Was an “Incorrect Decision” – Steven Ertelt at Life News