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MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Can a Local Bishop, or Does It have to be the Pope, Excommunicate James Martin – SO
2.  Suspended Priest Wins $125K From Cop In Defamation Case: She Framed Me – Tresa Baldas
3.  Understanding Jesus’ Glorified Body in the Eucharist – Msgr. Cha. Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
4.  The Witness Of The Intellectual Dark Web – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  The Only Country Named After Jesus – Can You Guess Which? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
6.  The Catholic Signal Corps is Ready – Fr. Z’s Blog
7.  The US Bishops’ One-Sided ‘Dialogue’ with Joe Biden – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
8.  Before & After: St. Wenceslaus in Wahoo, Nebraska – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
9.  Fathers, the Gay Church, & Pope Francis: A Discussion with John Zmirak – Joseph Sciambra
10.  Doc Praying Rosary in Covid Hospital Pic Goes Viral & More – The Best In Catholic Blogging

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Catholic Radio Station Attached to Archdiocese of Newark Promotes Satanism – M. Hichborn
Have Pity on Me – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
Defending the Devil at a Jesuit University – Dad29
The Inner Chapel: Off the Shelf with Becky Eldredge – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Catholics Declare Million Rosary March to Cast Demonic Forces Out of America – ChurchPOP
Closet Archaeology: Simple Ways to Dig Deep & Hone Your Style (Fashion Blog) – M.A. Styling
Wherein Fr. Z Asks: What with the “QAnon Conspiracy Theory”? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Post-Pandemic Fundraising Strategies for Catholic Apostolates – Brice Sokolowski
The Russian Orthodox Now See America as Pre-Revolution – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Kamala Harris Could be America’s VP, Here’s Why That’s Not a Good Idea – Carolyn Moynihan
Catholic News Outlets Reporting on Church Vandalism when Mainstream Media Won’t – C. Listi
Support Religious Freedom to Counter Communist China – Jeffrey Cimmino at Providence
More Church of Almighty God Members Arrested & Tortured – Zhou Xiaolu at Bitter Winter

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
The Western Liturgy’s “Sonic Iconostasis”: Latin, Chant, & Silence – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Book of Fr. Rutler’s Wit & Wisdom is a Beacon of Light, Reason, & Hope – Edmund Adamus

HISTORY:
Celebrating the Centennial of “The Miracle on the Vistula” – Filip Mazurczak at The CWR

POLITICS:
Shame on Sarah Jeong for Belittling the Uyghur Genocide – Jibran Khan at National Review
Who Won the ‘Conversion Therapy’ Debate in the Queensland Parliament? – John Whitehall
A Republic, If You Can Keep It – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
What We Talk about When We Talk about the Pope – Michael Hamill at The Lamp Magazine
Eden Invitation: A Catholic Apostolate ‘Beyond the LGBT Paradigm’ – Mary Farrow at CNA
Self-Inflicted Wounds: The Church & Dissipation of Christianity in Europe – A. Grzymala-Busse
Why Is the Media Lying About the Church’s Finances? – Thomas Griffin at Crisis Magazine
Siblings, Brother Priests, & Now Brother Bishops – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Our Sunday Visitor
A Summary of Black Catholic History – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
Catholic Extension Receives 47 Nominations for Annual Lumen Christi Award – CNS via Crux
A New Chapter Opens in the Story of Commercial Surrogacy – Michael Cook at Mercatornet
Decay or Rebirth: The Sources of Cultural Progress – Jared Zimmerer at The Imaginative. . .
The Fallow Fields of Academe & the Lost Art of Disputatio – Jack Gist at The Cthlc World Report

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
The Pornography Pandemic of 2020 – Albert Gedney at Catholic365
Lawsuit: Bishop John Jenik ‘Trafficked’ Teen To Abuser – Kathianne Boniello at New York Post

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Lawless In Portland – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Why Academics Should Consider Classical Education – Joshua Farris at The Imaginative. . .

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Bp. Hying & Abp. Listecki Lead Large Eucharistic Procession in Burnt-Out Madison – The CWR
2.  Why Vatican II Was a Good Thing & Is More Important Than Ever – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
3.  Are There Post-Catholic Orders of Sisters that can Boast about Their Many New Novices? – SO
4.  Are Verses Left Out of the Modern Translations of the Bible? – Steve Ray at Defenders of. . .
5.  The Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary, a Relic of the Assumption – Gregory DiPippo at New Lit Mov
6.  Why Didn’t Kamala Harris Prosecute Abusive Priests? – George Neumayr at The Am Spectator
7.  Bishops Calling for Spiritual Warfare Crusade – Church Militant
8.  Catholic Voters’ Impossible Choice – Matthew Walther at The Week
9.  Learning ‘How to Read the Bible’ Made Easy – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
10.  USCCB: Staffer ‘Elated’ by Harris VP Pick Spoke in ‘Personal Capacity’ – Cthlc News Agency

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Jansenism & Cancel Culture – Fr. Christopher Pietrazsko at Ignitum Today
Should I Join A Third Order? Will It Help Me Spiritually? – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Drctn
Go Away, God – Com Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
On The Problem of Rash Judgments & the Discernment to Which We are Called – Msgr. Ch. Pope
Closet Archeology: Simple Ways to Dig Deep & Hone Your Style (Fashion Blog) – M.A. Styling
The Papal Consequences of the ‘Miracle of the Vistula’ – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Register
Post-Pandemic Fundraising Strategies for Catholic Apostolates – Brice Sokolowski
“The Most Anti-Catholic Ticket in History – Crisis Magazine
The “We” in “We Did It!” — & What They Did; The Election of Pp. Francis – Steven O’Reilly at RLE

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Vandals Behead St. Jude Statue Outside Historic Denver Church – Keagan Harsha at Fox Denver
Philadelphia Statement: ‘Hate Speech’ Label Does Damage to Civil Dialogue – CNA via NCRegister
Malibu: St. Junipero Serra Statue Smashed by Vandals – Miles Campbell at The Malibu Times
New Group’s Goal is Protecting Catholic Statues – Wendy-Ann Clarke at The Catholic Register
World Uyghur Congress to IOC: Stop the 2022 Winter Olympics in Communist China – M. Respinti

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Augustine’s “City of God”: The First Culture War – Paul Krause at The Imaginative Conservative

POLITICS:
Will Kamala Harris Drive Religious Voters Away From Joe Biden? – Lauretta Brown at NCRegister
Over 100 Dem. Politicians Call for Platform Changes to Welcome Pro-Lifers – Cthlc News Agency

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Difference between Pretending & Being; Gender Dysphoria – Lily of St. Leonards
West Virginia’s Bishop Says Emeritus Bishop Bransfield Not in Contact – Kevin J. Jones at CNA
Finding My ‘Little Portion’ – Loreto Xavier at Catholic Stand
Evangelization, Vatican II, & Censorship – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Breaks Ground on New Affordable Housing Project – J.P. Mauro
Cincinnati Cathedral Designated a Minor Basilica – CNA via The Catholic World Report

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Diocese of Lexington Names 20 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors – Karla Ward

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Big City Exodus – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Antifa: National Security Threat – Kyle Shideler at The American Mind

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Pray This Single Bible Verse Before You Do Anything – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Why I Left Protestantism for Catholicism – Jonathan McMonigal at Clarifying Catholicism
A Godless IRA Militant Converts To The Faith – Shane Paul O’Doherty at Lydwine
Ready to Throw Your Life Away? – Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., at Aleteia
Marital Prayer Changed Everything – Tom Hoopes at Aleteia
The Angels Have Our Backs – Alfred Hanley at Catholic Exchange
Prayers Our Heavenly Father Delights In Answering – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
The Powerful Brown Scapular & Its Perennial Promises – Joseph Pronechen at Ntnl C. Register
St. Benedict’s Rule, the Little Silence, & Family Life – Susanna Spencer at National Cthlc Register
Keep a Peaceful Spirit by Using a Gentle Voice at Home – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Miraculous Medal: St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Weapon for Evangelization – C. Mares at CNA

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Who Will Be the Next Pope? – Crisis Magazine
2.  James Martin Vicious Internet Lynching of Fr. Dwight Longenecker – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Fr. Thomas Weinandy Responds to Archbishop Viganò’s Letter about Vatican II – The CWR
4.  Homosexuality Tolerated in the English Dominicans Since the 1920’s – Joseph Sciambra
5.  Christians Want Power? Sioux Center Pushes Back On New York Times Story – Lee Pitts at RU
6.  Five Marks of an Adolescent Progressive – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at NC Register
7.  Mike Lewis of America Magazine Frets Over Division in Church – D McClarey JD at TACatholic
8.  Wokeness As Post-Protestantism – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
9.  Retired Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany Faces Fifth Sodomy Lawsuit – Wil. Mahoney, Ph.D.
10.  Gretchen Whitmer is America’s Most Incompetent Politician – Matthew Walther at The Week

Closet Archaeology: Simple Ways to Dig Deep & Hone Your Style (Fashion Blog) – M.A. Styling
My Joy & Pain as a Japanese Catholic – Minori Maria Clara Takeuchi at Catholic Herald
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Thousands of Calif. Christians Defy Gov. Newsom’s Lockdown, Attending Church – M.M. Olohan
Dobby is Free, Are We? – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
Arlington Diocese Launches Online-Only Catholic School – Christine Rousselle at CNA
A Woman Mentored by Jesus – Laurika Nxumalo at Catholic Stand
US Senator Asks Attorney General to Fight Anti-Catholic Vandalism – CNA via Ntnl C. Register
Post-Pandemic Fundraising Strategies for Catholic Apostolates – Brice Sokolowski
We Are His Sheep – Diana Ragsdale at Catholic Stand
St. Maximilian Kolbe Graphic Novel Tells Story of Hope & Sacrifice – Thomas L. McDonald

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Smash Your TV & Your Smartphone While You’re at It – L. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., at Building. . .
2.  Is Bishop John Stowe of Lexington the Worst Bishop in America? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
3.  Restoring the Faith After Vatican II – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Inside the Vatican
4.  Catholic Church Still Hated in San Francisco – One Mad Mom
5.  Horrible Spirit of Vatican II Space Turned Beautiful – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
6.  Kamala Harris’s Anti-Catholic Bigotry – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
7.  The Last of the Zoroastrians – Shaun Walker at The Guardian
8.  A Courageous Priests Informs Catholics How To Vote & the Crucial Issues – Steve Ray
9.  Is Vatican II Responsible for What Came After? – David Mills at Catholic Herald
10.  Why a Generation of Girls Is Fleeing Womanhood – Jean C. Lloyd at Public Discourse

Post-Pandemic Fundraising Strategies for Catholic Apostolates – Brice Sokolowski
USCCB Official, Donna Toliver Grimes, Giddy with Excitement over Biden-Harris Ticket – CNA
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The Good, Courageous, & Persecuted Priests Who Saved My Life – Joseph Sciambra
Carefully Charismatic & Fully Catholic – Richard G. Evans at Catholic Stand
When can a Pastor be Removed from Office – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy
Where is God? – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
The Ancient Cosmological Roots of Facing North for the Gospel – Jeremy R. Holmes, Ph.D.
Back to Basics: The LBD (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Question of Catholic Integralism: An Internet Genealogy – John G. Brungardt, Ph.D.

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Who Was Flannery O’Connor & Why Is She Being Canceled? – Lorraine Murray at NC Register

POLITICS:
Catholics React to Biden’s Kamala Harris VP Selection: ‘Deeply Flawed’ – CNA via NC Register
Analysis: Will Anything Change on Pro-Choice Politicians & Holy Communion? – J.D. Flynn/CWR

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Loneliness is a Deadly Epidemic Spurred on by Covid-19 – Larry Peterson at Catholic Stand
Patrimony Preserved: Tenth Anniversary Conference on the Catholic Anglican Use – Ch. Mahon

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
What the Galileo Story Really Tells Us – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
The Vatican Bowing to Communist China – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Biden Says Nuns Inspire Him to Run, Plans to Sue Little Sisters of the Poor – CNA via The CWR
Authentic Charitable Work – Daniel Mark at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Perish the Thought That Biden has Dementia – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Old Norse for Modern Times – Ian Stuart Sharpe at Medievalists.net

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  A High-Profile Attorney Decides Not to Wait for the McCarrick Report – Christopher Altieri
2.  De-Throning Vatican II, The Council’s Time in History has Passed – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D.
3.  Liturgical Reform in the Orthodox Churches as Model for the Roman Rite – David Clayton
4.  Trouble at Villanova: Dispute Escalates Over a Student’s Tweets – Thomas Caddick at C. Hrld
5.  Hallmark Channel Gets Backlash After Showing Homosexual “Wedding” in New Movie – ChP
6.  Church Warned About McCarrick Decades Ago, Promotions & Honors Kept Coming – N. Jrsy
7.  Catholic Churches Drop Hymns After Accusations Against Composer – Marie Fazio at NYTimes
8.  Get Your Kids Out of Public School – Inez Feltscher Stepman at the American Mind
9.  Wanted for Arrest: Followers of Jesus Christ – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand
10.  Biden Plays the Catholic Card – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Was Beethoven a Believer? The Case of the “Missa Solemnis” – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands: Myth of the Flat Earth – Jean Elizabeth Seah at Igntm Tdy
What Are Study-Help Websites & Why Should I be Concerned? – Sean O’Connor at Seton
Abortion Is Slavery – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
No Longer a Clump of Cells? Mainstream Press Stories on Unborn use ‘Baby’ Language – J. Duin
Back to Basics: The LBD (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Why Weren’t Separated Conjoined Twins Baptized Prior to Surgery? – Monsignor Ferrari
List-Renting is Not a Smart Fundraising Strategy – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Return of the Madman: Nietzsche, Nihilism, & the Death of God, circa 2020 – D Savage PhD

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Militias, Islamic Groups Killed More Than 1,000 Nigerian Christians – John Owen Nwachukwu
Archbishop: Mass Burials Common as Nigerians Face Daily Violence – Bronwen Dachs at CH

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
When Romanitas Reigned in the Liturgical Movement – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
A Fast for the Senses – Fr. Michael Rennier at Dappled Things

ARCHITECTURE:
Notre-Dame of Paris’s Rebuilding: The Battle over the Future of the Cathedral – Agnès Poirier

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
The Movies Ignore It, but Robin Hood was a Very Catholic Hero – Charles Coulombe at CH

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Eduard Habsburg: My Family History in Full – Well, Almost – Eduard Habsburg at Catholic Herald

POLITICS:
Sixties Radicals Pass Their Hatred on to a New Generation – Robert Hutchinson at Mercatornet
Why Totalitarian Regimes make so Many Martyrs – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at Catholic Herald

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Back to Mass: South Dakota Diocese Lifts Sunday Dispensation – Catholic News Agency
I Believe in Me: Naming the New Ideology – L. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., at Those Catholic Men
BBC Children’s Television: Home of the Sexual Diversity Fairy Tale – Ann Farmer at Mercatornet
Argentine Bishop Says Vatican Ordered Seminary Closed – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Don’t be Verbicidal – Holly Ordway, Ph.D., at Word on Fire Blog
New Foundation for Catholic Journalism – Inside the Vatican

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
The End of History? – Carlos Caso-Rosendi at Lepanto Institute
Liberty Univ. Names Jerry Prevo as Acting Pres. with Falwell on Leave – Sarah Rankin & E. Schor
Your Donations at Work – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Study Finds One In Four Hispanics Have Heard Of The Term ‘Latinx,’ And Only 3% Use It – E. Duffy
What World War II Teaches Us When It Comes to Standing Up to Communist China – S. Babones
Trade Networks & Empires: African Art’s Many Golden Ages – Medievalists.net

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  A Church Miracle Amid The Beirut Explosion – BBC News
2.  The Decline & Fall of Jerry Falwell – David French at The French Press
3.  J. Sciambra & Fr. Dw. Longenecker on the Church, Immortal Combat, & James Martin – SoSJ
4.  Official: Detective Guilty of Defaming Traditional Priest – Christine Niles, Ph.D., at Chrch Mltnt
5.  Were Catholics Discouraged to Read the Bible? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
6.  The Holy Snakes Of The Virgin Mary Appear Again In Kefalonia – Greek City Times
7.  The Genius of the Divine Office – Nick Jones at Clarifying Catholicism
8.  The Jesuits Put Out a Social Justice Viewing List – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
9.  More Gorgeous Processional Banners – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
10.  For or Against the Council, the Church in Vortex; Guidelines for a Pacification – Settimo Cielo

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
How Will the West Revive? – James Bradshaw at Mercatornet
The Power of Silence – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
The Politics of Heaven & Hell – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Back to Basics: The Little Black Dress (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Trump Is Right About Biden’s Secularism – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
The Importance of Dialogue in Relationships – Deacon Greg Lambert at Catholic Stand
Podcast: Curing Sexual Insanity with Anthony Esolen – The Patrick Coffin Show
List-Renting is Not a Smart Fundraising Strategy – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
“Eat the Buddha”: Why Tibetans Are Setting Themselves on Fire? – M. Introvigne at Bitter Winter

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Fr. Robert Sirico Statement on Arrest by Red Chinese of Catholic Philanthropist Jimmy Lai – AI
As Islam Takes Over Turkey, Crimes Against Women Have Flourished – Derya M. Little at CWR
Chinese Cardinals, World Religious Leaders: ‘We Stand With the Uyghurs’ – C. Mares via NCRgstr
Hong Kong Catholic Activists Arrested, US Lawmakers Sanctioned in China Crackdown – CNA

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Christians Demographically Dominate America, We Should Use This to Our Advantage – D Warren

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Blast Destroyed Landmark 19th Century Palace in Heart of Beirut’s Christian Quarter – A. Rosa

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Plumber’s Work: Romano Guardini & Petrus Tschinkel on Liturgical Reform – P Kwasniewski PhD

ART/PIC/EDITORIAL CARTOON/MEME(S):
Three Great Paintings on Christian Freedom, Now in Fort Worth, Texas – Rob. Mixa at WoF Blog
Gospel-Infused Philosophy in Raphael’s Papal Palace Frescoes – David Kilby at Catholic Stand

POLITICS:
Democrats Have Morphed Politics Into a Secular Religion – D McClarey JD at The Amrcn Catholic

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Difficult Path to Understanding & Ministering to Trans Youth– Stephen G. Adubato at CWR
Nigerian Christians are Losing the Demographic War – William Huang at Mercatornet
Institutionalized Generalizations – Ben Butera at The American Catholic

OTHER LINK(S):
Judge Increases Bail for La Luz del Mundo Leader to $90 Million – Alejandra Molina at RNS

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
How Today’s Left Is Promoting White Supremacy – David Marcus at The Federalist
What Grapes can Tell Us about the Decline of Byzantine Empire in 6th Century – Medievalists.net
Red China Seals Off Village After Bubonic Plague Outbreak Causes Death – Ryan Saavedra

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  There Is No Vocation to the ‘Single Life’ – Mary Cuff at Crisis Magazine
2.  Vatican II Should be Remembered with Shame & Repentance – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
3.  Sacramento Priest Excommunicated By Bishop – Deacon Greg Kandra at The Deacon’s Bench
4.  New Abuse Lawsuit Filed Concerning Theodore McCarrick – Joseph H. Saunders, J.D., at LE
5.  The Vatican’s Sinister Deal with Beijing – Damian Thompson, Fr. Benedict Kiely, & Cat. Lafferty
6.  What College Professors Say About Their Homeschooled Students – Megan Fassero at Seton
7.  Mary Foretold Pandemic, Alleged Visionary Claims – Robert Duncan at CNS via Catholic Philly
8.  Is It Ever O.K. for a Christian to be Angry Over Illegal Immigration? – Fr. R. Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.
9.  LCWR & CMSWR: Compare & Contrast – Fr. Z’s Blog
10.  Ideology Makes You Stupid – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Mexico Unearths Missing 10-Ton Our Lady of Guadalupe Sculpture Blessed By JP2 – ChurchPOP
Is the Gospel of John Anti-Semitic? – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
Forgotten & Not Missed During Pandemic: The Presentation of the Offerings – Fr. A.J. McDonald
List-Renting is Not a Smart Fundraising Strategy – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Describe the Following Pics of the EF & OF Masses, Which Inspire? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
Back to Basics: The LBD (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Health-First Heresy – Douglas Farrow, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report
Questions of Abuse Cover-Up Directed at New St. Louis Archbishop, But Details Unclear – CNA
Cardinal Zen Answers Professor Roberto de Mattei – STILVM CVRIÆ

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Catholic Groups Aid Recovery after Beirut Explosion – Catholic News Agency

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Introducing the Kyrie Orbis Factor at Incarnation Catholic Church – Steven Rabanal at TAT
Video of Solemn Mass in the Rite of Lyon – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Saint Stories for Daily Reading – Brian O’Neel at National Catholic Register

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The New York Times does Catholicism & Racism – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Take-Aways from the Vatican’s ‘Thursday Thunder’: The Eastern Catholics – John L. Allen, Jr.
The Stripping of the Altars After Vatican II – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
4 Ways to Honor a Deceased Loved One, in One Beautiful Infographic – ChurchPOP
. . . & de Mattei Responds to Cardinal Zen’s Answer – STILVM CVRIÆ
The Value of a Life, Even with Dementia – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia
Theology Professor: German Theology No Longer has Worldwide Impact – Rudolf Gehrig at CNA
Abp. Carlson of St. Louis: Christ Welcomes & Challenges Gender Identity Strugglers – NC Rgstr
St. Thérèse de Lisieux: The Paradox of Greatness, Part I – Cesar at Catholic Stand
On Those “Mostly Peaceful” Protests – Alan L. Anderson at The Catholic World Report
Papa Lambertini’s Conundrum – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
El Salvador, Rector of Romero Seminary Assassinated – Vatican News

OTHER LINK(S):
Jerry Falwell Jr. Steps Down From Liberty Univ. After Racy Party Photo – M. Clark & J. Cheney
The Glory Days of Old Manila – Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez at Catholic Stand
Is Seeing Believing? How the Church Faces Claims of Marian Apparitions – Carol Glatz via Crux

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The Forgotten Reason Hitler Conquered France So Easily During World War II – Daniel L. Davis
Senator Cruz is Right about Oprah’s Racism – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
You Seen One – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Guns, Dems, Civil War – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative