Robert Edwards

PRE-LENT PREPARATION:
Are Sundays a Day Off During Lent? – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Catholic News & Inspiration
In Praise of – Real – Fasting – Helen Freeh at The Catholic Thing
These 40 Days: Gearing Up for a Life-Changing Lent – Patti Maguire Armstrong at NC Register

MORNING ISSUE:
Jean Vanier & Total Depravity – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
The Pandemic Is Coming – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The ‘Ponderous Chain’ of Jean Vanier – Sherry Antonetti at National Catholic Register
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged, A Lesson for Our Time in Light of Jean Vanier Revelations – ACSB
Pope to US bishops: No, ‘Synodality’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Democracy’ – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Another Diocesan Bankruptcy: A Moral Choice? – Bob Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
How the New Pharisees Attack the Latin Mass – Brian Williams at Liturgy Guy
Letter from Rome: Jean Vanier – Christopher R. Altieri at The Catholic World Report
An Addiction Healed Thru Consecration To Jesus Thru Mary, Then Temptation – Catholic Stand
The Apple Shape: You’re Stylish to the Core (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
What If He Is? – Anita Moore, O.P., Esq., at V for Victory!
My 3 Best Time-Savers to Fundraise More Quickly – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Can a Catholic be a Socialist? No, Nor a Liberal – Christopher J. Malloy, Ph.D., at Theological Flint
The Necessity of Faith in the Eucharist – Maurice Williams at Catholic Stand
Francis Rules Whereas Paul VI Reigned; Does Vatican Need a Ruler or a King? – A. Gagliarducci
Learning to Surrender – Meredith Lindemon at Catholic Stand
University of Notre Dame Plays Host to Transgender Ideology – Alexandra DeSanctis at NRO
Dwyane Wade’s Selective Essentialism; Justifying Transgender Dysphoria – Mere Orthodoxy
Concerns about Travel & the Coronaviris – Steve Ray at Footprints of God Pilgrimages
The Chair of Peter: Furniture Matters. . . – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
From Equality Indexes to SOGI Laws; The LGBTQ Movement Marches On – Break Point
How Vulnerable is Xi Jinping Over Coronavirus? – Rowan Callick at Mercatornet
Ash Wednesday Readings Explained – John Bergsma, Ph.D., at The Sacred Page
The Equal Rights Amendment is a Scam – Jane Clark Scharl at Crisis Magazine
Computer-Programming Teen Carlo Acutis to Be Beatified – C. Mares at CNA via Catholic Herald
Communist China’s ‘War on Terror’ Uproots Families, Leaked Data Show – Dave Kang at AP

Querida Amazonia Post Factum:
Pp. Francis Thanks Cardinal Müller for Remarks Published in Register – Ed Pentin at NC Register
The Topophiliac Heresy & Biblical Teaching – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual. . .
Progressives & the Problem of Being More Francis Than the Pope – C. Olson at The C. World Rprt
“Querida Amazonia”, When Francis Finally Acts As Pope – Pietro De Marco at Settimo Cielo
In ‘Querida Amazonia,’ Does ‘Mission’ of Aparecida Live Again? – Fr. R.J. de Souza at NC Register

Podcast(s):
Why Organ & Not Piano? New Episode of Square Notes – J. Donelson-Nowicka at New Lit Mov
The Second Secularization – Mark Bauerlein at First Things

Quick Link(s):
Did You Know? There’s a Catholic Patron Saint for Pierogies – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Rise in Cases of Coronavirus in Italy – Suzy Hodges at Vatican News
Too Many Children Harm the Earth – Correct? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
Guide to Lent: Living the Penitential Season Well – Claire Dwyer at National Catholic Register

Five Ways to Resist the Devil’s Attacks – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Rome Wins! My Journey to the Episcopal Church & Back – Bill Quinn at Clarifying Catholicism
Twelve Steps to Humility – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
10 Of The Most Ridiculously Cool Icons Of Saints – Theresa Zoe Williams at epicPew
Mary Miraculously Spoke Through This Image, Which Was Rescued from a Trash Pile – Aleteia
Ten Ways We Can Prepare for the Last Things – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Gammarelli’s at Oratory in Wales; Extraordinarily Beautiful Vestments – Liturgical Arts Journal
Three Ways to Unleash the Spiritual Power of Your Marriage – G. Popcak, Ph.D., at C. Exchange
The Three Fountains: When Water Miraculously Sprung Up at Saint Paul’s Execution – uCatholic
Benedictine Monks on Incense: Sourcing It & Making It – Pet. A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at NLM
Terracotta Altar Cards Seen in the Holy Land – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
5 Encouraging Bible Verses To Lift Up Your Spirits – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
An Ode to Our Lady’s Comforting Power in Lourdes – Solène Tadié at National Catholic Register
The Treasury of Monza Cathedral – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
How Incense Can Improve Your Prayer Life – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Painting Christ’s Story: Celebrating the Sacred Vision of Fra Angelico – J. Pronechen at NCRgstr
Treasures of the Diocesan Museum of Treviso – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
The Beauty & Nobility of Gold with Silver in Vestment Design – Liturgical Arts Journal
Mr. & Mrs. — & Saints: Marriage Reflects Sanctity – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register
Sts. Fructuosus & Companions, Spanish Martyrs of the Third Century – G. DiPippo at Nw Lt Mv

SATURDAY UPDATE:
James Martin Ally Archbishop Wester Disagrees with Pope’s Chiding of Homosexualist – NCReg
L’Arche Reports Sexual Misconduct by Founder Jean Vanier – C. Mares at CNA via Catholic Herald
We’re Not Morons: Refutation To Jen. Miller’s Praising Suppression Of Septuagesima – G DiPippo
After Gay Teachers Resign, Seattle Archbishop Says Teachers Must be Gospel Witnesses – CWR
UK to Ban Non-Critical Healthcare for Those Who Make Homophobic Remarks – The Stream
Pope Francis: Canon Law Revision Project is Coming to an End – C. Mares at CNA via NCRegister
More Than 207,000 Sign Petition to Shutter Porn Website After Trafficking Violations – The CWR
Feast of the Chair of Peter, the Shepherd of Christ’s Flock – Noel Ethan Tan at Ignitum Today
Why Does St. Peter Always Hold Keys in Art? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

SATURDAY ISSUE:
Prominent Pro-Life Democrat Charles Camosy Quits Party – Matt Hadro at CNA via NC Register
Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd – Daniel J. Mahoney, Ph.D., at National Review
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Coming Out of the Closet – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky at The Catholic Thing
Was Vatican II a Mistake? – James Hitchcock at Crisis Magazine
Amazing Coincidence or Proof? All Major Relics of Christ Have the Same Blood Type – uCatholic
Can a Dorm for Single Moms & Retired Nuns Bring New Life to This Catholic College? – The CWR
The Monks Use Natural Stone to Build Spiritual Oasis – Stone World
The Banana Shape: Relax, You Can’t Slip Up! (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Ask Father: What is St. Augustine’s True Name? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Fashion & Beauty Writer Challenges Women to Think Differently about What They Wear – Aleteia
Ask Father: The “Churching” of Women After Childbirth & the Blessing of Expecting Mothers – Z
Exorcist Par Excellence – Charlie McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Thomas Aquinas Believed in the Immaculate Conception. . . Right? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Catholic History: The Earliest Sources for the December 25th Christmas Date – uCatholic
Does God Have Emotions? – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Why Catholics Can’t Afford to Dismiss Their Own History – P. Senz at The Catholic World Report
Was Jesus a False Prophet? – Douglas M. Beaumont at Catholic Answers Magazine
15 Saints for Adoption – Meg Hunter-Kilmer at Aleteia
St. Peter’s Mission to the Gentiles & the Mark of Catholicity – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest
Canada Leads the Way in Liberalizing Euthanasia Around the Globe – C. McGovern at NC Register
Belgium: Catholic Univ’s To Train Imams in Values of Belgian State – T. Heneghan at The Tablet

Preparing for Lent:
How To Be a More Loving Person During Lent – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Lent: A Time to Unite Body & Soul to Christ – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange

MORNING UPDATE:
Pope Francis Displeased With Fr. James Martin – J.D. Flynn at CNA via National Catholic Register
LGBT=Ultimate Reduction of Person to Inclination – One Mad Mom
Administrator Elected to Oversee Diocese of Cleveland – Catholic News Service via Crux
Suppress the Legion of Christ – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
Feminists Not Happy After Their Own Poll Shows Millennials Don’t Support Abortion – Life News
Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame to Induct Mother Angelica, Joining Helen Keller, Rosa Parks – CP
Federal Appeals Court Now Says Florida Latin Cross Can Stay – Carol Zimmerman at Crux
Worried about the Coronavirus? Pray to St. Sebastian – V.M. Traverso at Aleteia
Catholic Churches Continuously Curbed Across China – Zhou Xiaolu at Bitter Winter
Head of Australian Bishops’ Conference in Rome Ahead of Plenary Council – CNA via The CWR

MORNING ISSUE:
The Insanity of the Elites – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
Ask Father: Priest Says “For All” Rather Than “For Many” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Confessions of a Former Freemason Officer, Converted to Catholicism – S. Tadié at NC Register
Entire Parish Urged To Share in Bringing New People Into Church – M. Brown at CNS via Crux
Two Years On, Where Has Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Taken Australia? – Kurt Mahlburg at Mercatornet
The 13th Century: A Remarkable Chapter in Church History – D.D. Emmons at Our Sunday Visitor
Mark Wahlberg Reveals the Importance of Faith in New Interview – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
Italy’s Existential Crisis: Not Enough Bambini – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet
Why Beauty Matters – Dana Gioia at First Things
Praying Like St. Monica for Loved Ones Who Have Fallen Away From the Faith – NC Register
Exploring the Biblical Roots of the Sacrament of Confession – Convert’s Quest
How the Consecration to St. Joseph can Change Your Life – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Was Moses’ Bronze Serpent an Idolatrous “Graven Image?” – Dave Armstrong at NC Register
The Banana Shape: Relax, You Can’t Slip Up! (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
10 Married Couples Who Have Been Canonized Or Are On Their Way – Aleteia
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
EWTN in Walsingham: Network’s UK Home Located Main Marian Shrine – NC Register
Fr. Gabriele Amorth: Exorcist Par Excellence – Fr. Marcello Stanzione at Catholic Exchange
Benedict XVI Was the Second Pope to Abdicate the Papacy, but Who Was the First? – uCatholic
As the Family Goes, So Goes the Faith – Anna Abbott at National Catholic Register
Speaking with the Barbarians: Maritain, MacIntyre, & Christendom – A. Barr at Public Discourse
Musings of a ‘Catholic Agnostic’ – Chilton Williamson, Jr., at Crisis Magazine
What Does It Mean to Say the Church is “Apostolic?” – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at NC Register
White House Announces Advisory Board to Expose Research Using Aborted Baby Parts – LN
What Does the Church Teach on Cloning & DNA Manipulation? – Msgr. Charles Pope at OSV
Experts Warn Canadian Medical Suicide Law Is ‘Most Permissive in the World’ – CNA via CWR

Preparing for Lent:
5 Reasons To Fast From Alcohol This Lent – Fr. Patrick Briscoe at Aleteia
Give & Receive Forgiveness This Lent – Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet at Catholic Exchange

QUERIDA AMAZONIA POST FACTUM:
Pp. Francis Put Breaks On Because Germans Are Up To No Good & He Knows It – San. Magister
Beyond Amazonia – George Weigel at First Things
Querida Amazonia Contains Important Truths – & Some Serious Flaws – D.J. Dolley at C. Herald
The Idea of Tradition in Querida Amazonia – Eduardo Echeverria at The Catholic World Report

MORNING ISSUE:
Priest’s Middle-of-the-Night Crisis Reveals The Powerful Existence of Guardian Angels – ChPOP
The Transgender Suicide Myth Exposed – Michael Cook at Mercatornet
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
5 Great Catholic Bookstores in the United States – Zelda Caldwell at Aleteia
A Quick, Catholic Guide to Personality Types – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
Reconstruction of the Church of St. Cecilia in the Wisconsin Dells – J.P. Sonnen at Lit Arts Jrnl
LGBTQ+ Law Clinic at Gonzaga Law Raises Serious Concerns for Spokane Bishop – CNA via CWR
Pell, Girard,& the Scapegoat Mechanism – R.J. Smith at Polite
Trial of Charles I – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How to Fix the Church in the 21st Century – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand
Baptizing Miscarried & Stillborn Babies: The Other Unborn – Rorate Cæli
Paganism in 21st-Century Europe – What’s The Attraction? – Barend Vlaardingerbroek, Ph.D.
Soviet Union Rewind: Why Are We Praising Communism Again? – P. Kengor, Ph.D., at NC Register
Facebook Censors Interview With Woman Who Miraculously Survived an Abortion – Life News
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Why the World Needs Catholic Artists – Andrew Garofalo at Those Catholic Men
The Banana Shape: Relax, You Can’t Slip Up! (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
London to Malta via Rome: Following the Money in Vatican Financial Scandals – Catholic Herald
Why St. Pope John XXIII Prayer for Society Matters – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest
Boredom, Isolation, & the Internet: The Perfect Storm – P.C. Kleponis, Ph.D., at The C. Gentleman
Priest Diagnosed with Brain Tumor Offers His Sufferings for Abuse Victims – Bree A. Dail at CWR
The Pro-Choice Fallacy – R.M. Fields, J.D., at Crisis Magazine
Black Pro-Life Leader: Protecting Babies From Abortions is Today’s Civil Rights Issue – Life News
‘We Are In Human Misery,’ Franciscan in Northern Syria Tells Pope – Dale Gavlak at CNS via Crux
How California’s Abortion Mandate Trampled on Catholic Nuns – CNA via The C. World Report
A Daily Meal Changes Lives & Communities; Can You Help Our Turkana Appeal? – Cthlc Herald
Nigerian Bishop Urges Nonviolence in Response to Terrorist Killings – C.  News Service via Crux

Preparing for Lent:
The One Sin You Must Crush This Lent – Matthew Leonard
10 Prayer Practices for the Best Lent – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Reading Scripture During Lent: A Catholic Understanding of the Bible – Fr. P. Stravinskas at CWR
Stop What You’re Doing & Prepare For Your Lenten Journey – Laura Hensley at epicPew
A Devotional Journey Into Easter: Ash Wednesday & Lent – Ch. McKinney at C. Spiritual Direction
Almsgiving: An Overshadowed Lenten Pillar Has Something To Say – Carol Zimmerman at CNS

Quick Link(s):
That Slippery Slope We Talked About, Yeah, About That – Mt. Archbold at Creative Minority Rprt
Confused Catholic H.S. Students Protest Church’s Stance on Homosexuality – Matthew Archbold
This Medieval Catholic Church Is Said to Have the Bones of a Dragon Slain by a Saint – uCatholic
Council of Cardinals Revising New Apostolic Constitution – Vatican News

Video(s):
Restoration of a Large Processional Monstrance – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

Announcement(s):
Free Books from the Catholic Poetry Room! – Tim Bete at Integrated Catholic Life™
Toward a Free & Virtuous Society: Work, Vocation, & Human Flourishing – Acton Institute

QUERIDA AMAZONIA POST FACTUM:
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Polyhedron of Perversion – John Gravino at New Walden

MORNING ISSUE:
The Rotten Legion – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
More Than Our Appetites (Regarding Fr. James Martin) – J.D. Flynn at First Things
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Proto-Mass: The First Mass Ever, & It’s Not What You’d Expect! – Brother John Joseph at IT
Uber/Lyft Drivers on the Abortion Front Lines – Betty Parquette at Catholic Stand
Mike Bloomberg Told Pregnant Employee Just “Kill It” – Life News
Agrapha: Are There Unrecorded “Lost Sayings” of Jesus Christ? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
When You Stop Falling You Will Be in Heaven – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
In River City, The “Rising Son” – Rocco Palmo at Whispers in the Loggia
Science, Sex, & Suicide – Randall E. Otto, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Pp. Francis Initiated & Approved Last Week’s Vatican-Red China Meeting – So. China Morning Pst
The 2020 Election: An Emperor’s Perspective – Archduke Karl von Habsburg at Crisis Magazine
During Last Sunday Mass in Philadelphia, Archbishop Chaput Retires With Gratitude – The CWR
Will Compulsion Succeed Where Conversion Has Failed on Vatican Financial Reform? – Jn. Allen
Survivor Advocacy Group Accuses Pope Francis of Cherry-Picking Abuse Reforms – Crux
The Banana Shape: Relax, You Can’t Slip Up! (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
No, Pro-Lifers Shouldn’t Vote for the Democratic Nominee – Alexandra DeSanctis at NRO
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Court Evidence Suggests Abuse Cover-Up by High Ranking Legionaries of Christ – NC Register
9 Inspiring Prayer Corners on Pinterest Dedicated to Mary – Marzena Devoud at Aleteia
Can a Catholic Be a Capitalist? – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Is Europe Christian? That Depends On What You Mean By ‘Christian’ – Richard Ostling at Rel Unp
How Can I Be More Loving, Free & Generous This Lent? – Ava Lalor at Our Sunday Visitor
The Indispensable Truth of the Incarnation – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Catholics Provide Pastoral, Physical Aid – CNA via The CWR
Catholics ‘Unfriend’ Social Media, Choose ‘Digital Detox’ for Lent – CNS via Our Sunday Visitor
Leak From Xinjiang Shows Some Uyghurs Are Detained For Family Size – CNA via NC Register

Quick Link(s):
The Only Priest to Receive the Death Penalty in U.S. History – Rorate Cæli
Nelson Pérez Has Been Installed as the New Archbishop of Philadelphia – Rocco Palmo
Case for Emil Kapaun’s Sainthood Could Soon Advance – Associated Press via Crux

Announcement(s):
Archbishop Sample’s Pastoral Letter on Sacred Music Revised & Re-Issued – Dv. Clayton at NLM
First Mass Since Reformation to be Held in Swiss Cathedral – CNA via Catholic Herald
Kidnapped Nigerian Priest Has Been Set Free – C. News Agency via National Catholic Register

Archbishop Naumann Corrects Pro-Abort Catholic Politician – Tom Hoopes at The Gregorian Inst
Lies to Indulge in Sexual Sin – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
We’re All Responsible for ‘Love Island’ Woman’s Death? – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s. . .
98-Year-Old Underground Catholic Bishop Overcomes Coronavirus – Aleteia
Do We Get A Second Chance? – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Diocese of Gallup to Sell Historic School Property in Uproar – Associated Press via Crux
Buttigieg Celebrates Woman Killing Her Baby in an Abortion, Her Story “Lifts Us Up” – Life News
Exorcism: When A Kid Can Climb Up A Wall – Dennis Owens at Harrisburg ABC27
What Did The Saints Give Up For Lent? – uCatholic
Storms Over the Emerald Isle – Kevin V. Turley at Crisis Magazine
Ask Father: What Are The Rubrics, Postures for Laity at TLM; Are We Doing It Wrong? – Fr. Z’s Blg
In Autobiography, Asia Bibi Speaks of Iron Collar, ‘Depths of Darkness’ – CNS via Crux
Why Would Materialist Richard Dawkins Wrinkle His Nose at Eugenics? – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
Three Cheers for Western Civilization – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
‘Revolution of the Heart’: New Film Explores Dorothy Day’s Controversial Legacy – NC Register
Wisdom is a Gift from God that has Two Precursors – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
Transition as Treatment: The Best Studies Show the Worst Outcomes – P. Dirks at Public Dscrs
A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary: Off the Shelf with Fr. Edward Looney – P. Socks at Cth Stnd
Gunmen Kill 24 Christians in Burkina Faso as Attacks Against Christians Increase – MM Olohan
The Banana Shape: Relax, You Can’t Slip Up! (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
‘No Different from the Rest of Us’- Priests & Mental Health Care – CNA via The Cthlc World Rprt
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Redeemed: How a Former Gang Chief Found a Renewed Faith – C. McCorry at Our Sunday Visitor
Would the Equal Rights Amendment Enshrine Abortion Rights in the Constitution? – A. DeSanctis
Why Reason Demands Absolute Certitudes – Dennis Bonnette, Ph.D., at Strange Notions
Australia: From Bad to Worse on Euthanasia – Monica Doumit at The Catholic Weekly

Announcement(s):
Virgil Dechant, Long-Serving KofC Supreme Knight, Dies at 89 – CNA via National Cthlc Register
Pope Francis: Future Holy See Diplomats Will Spend a Year on Mission – Vatican News

QUERIDA AMAZONIA POST FACTUM:
Hurt & Angry – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
The Holy Spirit Spared the Church in Querida Amazonia – Msgr. Charles Pope at NC Register
All Those Synodizers, Those Dreamers of Process, Get a Key Thing Wrong – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Good, the Baffling, & the Unexpected – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at The CWR
Pope Francis, is This the Humanæ Vitæ 2.0? – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
‘Querida Amazonia’ & the German Synod – Ed Condon at Catholic News Agency

MORNING ISSUE:
The Rise of Anglo-Catholicism – Charles Coulombe at The Imaginative Conservative
The Banana Shape: Relax, You Can’t Slip Up! (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Woman Taking On Big Porn – Sohrab Ahmari at First Things
Doesn’t Matter How Long Lent Is, Don’t Start Your Spiritual Reading Late: 10 Books – JMirus PhD
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Jesuit Gonzaga Univ. Opens America’s First Catholic LGBTQ+ Rights Center – Joseph Sciambra
Olive Branches Between Francis & Cardinal Müller – Fr. Z’s Blog
Patriotism, Poland, & Cardinal Sarah – Jerry Salyer at The Catholic World Report
My Roommate – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
The Downside of Asking God for Signs – Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez at Catholic Stand
Making Sense of the God of the Old Testament-Canaan Conquest – Convert’s Quest
Jesuit Activist Urges Bishops To Act as India Faces ‘Critical Phase’ – Nirmala Carvalho at Crux
Is Martin Bashir Guilty of Suppressio Veri? Or Suggestio Falsi – Fr. John Hunwicke
Explain the Mass – & Our Faith – To Your Children – Gregory Siqueiros at Catholic Stand
Has That Rising ‘Religiously Unaffiliated’ Tide Started To Slow? – Terry Mattingly at Get Religion
Waiting for Grace: Why Sir Roger Scruton Matters – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand
Power, Truth, & Relativism In Popular Music – Michael Kurek, A.Mus.D., at Faith & Culture
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
From Earth to Heaven With England’s Glory: Sarum Vespers Resound in Phila. – P. Jesserer Smith
Bringing the Blessed Sacrament to the Battlefield – Tom Nash at Catholic Answers Magazine
Instagram Censors Pro-Life Post to Stop Aborting Babies With Down Syndrome – Life News
The Socialist State as an Occasionalist god – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
Are Icons An Antidote To Instagram – David G. Bonagura, Jr., at The Catholic Thing
Australia: The Euthanasia Slippery Slope Is Real – John Keown at Mercatornet
God at the Workplace: More U.S. Businesses are Encouraging Religious Expression – Jn. Burger
Vatican, Chinese Diplomats Discuss Deal on Bishop Appointments – Catholic News Agency
Vatican Homeless Shelter Continues Long History of the Church’s Charitable Works – OSV

Tweet(s):
Cardinal Cupich Celebrating What Resembles A Latin Rite Mass  – Sister Karolin Kuhn, S.S.N.D.

Podcast(s):
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World: Visions, Prophecies, Private Revelations – JimmyAkin.com

Quick Link(s):
Cardinal Zen, Cops, & a Cappa Magna – Fr. Z’s Blog
Vatican Insider: Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu – Joan Lewis at Joan’s Rome

Announcement(s):
Date Set for Cardinal Pell’s Last Chance Appeal Hearing – CNA via Catholic Herald
Tucson Bishop’s Residence To Become Group Home For Disabled – Associated Press at Crux
Book with Dominican Chants for all the Epistles of the Year Now Available – New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Remains of Aborted Babies Now in Final Resting Place in Indiana Cemetery – CNS via Our Sun Vs
Mediterranean Summit to Highlight Threats to Christian Survival in Middle East – Elise Ann Allen

Sexagesima Sunday: Some Make It But Many Do Not – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The World’s Oldest Nun Celebrates 116th Birthday; Here’s Her Secret To Happiness – ChurchPOP
Why Does Mass Begin With A Procession? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
How to Improve Your Mind: A Sermon by Fulton Sheen – Billy  Ryan at uCatholic
The Gaze of St. Michael – Jeffrey Johnson at Crisis Magazine
A Monk’s Life: Following St. Benedict in the 21st Century – Kevin V. Turley at Ntnl Cthlc Register
What Does God Ask of You? What Should You Ask of God? – Fr. Jean Nicolas Grou at Cthlc Exch
Saints’ Visions of Hell – Kathryn Jean Lopez at Crux
How Does Pride Grow in Our Life? A Teaching by St. Bernard of Clairvaux – Msgr. Charles Pope
Enroll Most in Need for 40 Masses & 40 Days of Prayer & Penance by Carmelite Hermits – NLM
The Missal Cushion – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
When We Suffer Well – Kathryn Jean Lopez at Our Sunday Visitor
A Lenten Journey with Mary – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
9 Novenas That Will Jump Start Your Prayer Life Right Now – Theresa Zoe Williams at epicPew
How Did the Israelites Find their Way without a Compass? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the. . .
The Hidden Virtues in Habits of Dining, Learning, & Spirituality – Derek Rotty at Cthlc Exchange
Quick Tips To Help You Get Ready For Lent (Before It Gets Here) – Melissa Guerrero at epicPew
How Sacred Images Can Lead To Peace in the Soul – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Mornings With St. Thérèse: An Introduction – Charlie McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction
5 Graces Praying the Rosary Daily Gave My Family: Family Prays Together Stays Together – ChP
Archdale King on Liturgical Fans – Notkerus Balbulus at Canticum Salomonis
Living Heaven Focused: Making a ‘Five-Year Plan’ – Ava Lalor at Our Sunday Visitor
A Light Shines From ‘GOLD’: Order Cares for the Elderly – Kevin V. Turley at Ntnl Cthlc Register
A Description of Sarum Vespers, by James Griffin – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

AFTERNOON UPDATE:
Breaking: Nigerian Priest Abducted in New Attack – CNA via National Catholic Register
Card. Zen Given Pro-Democracy Prize as Church Steps Closer to Red China – E.A. Allen at Crux
‘The Vatican Lost Everything, Got Nothing’: Cardinal Zen Interview – Matt Hadro at CNA via CWR
Holiness: Readings for 6th Sunday of OT Explained – John Bergsma, Ph.D., at The Sacred Page
Next Ordinary Synod of Bishops to be Held in 2022 – CNA via The Catholic World Report

QUERIDA AMAZONIA POST FACTUM:
With ‘Querida Amazonia,’ It’s ‘Deja Amoris’ All Over Again – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza at NC Register

MORNING ISSUE:
Why Is This Method Of Baptizing Invalid? – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy
Ask Father: Two Catholics Getting Married in the Orthodox Church – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Socialism is so Hot Right Now! Must be the Solution – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic. . .
The Great Renaissance Artist You’ve Never Seen Before – Charlotte Allen at Benedict XVI Inst.
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Prelatial Dress of the Religious Orders: The Dominicans – Sh. R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Pro-life Democrats are ‘Highly Motivated’ for 2020 Presidential Race – Christopher White at Crux
Just Say ‘No’: Teaching Sex Ed to Public Elementary School Children – Casey Chalk at Crisis
The Making of an Apologist Through Poetry – Mark C. McCann at Catholic Stand
Why Abraham Lincoln Held a White House Fundraiser for This Black Catholic Parish – The CWR
This Catholic Parish Has Helped Hundreds Find Jobs – Jim Graves at National Catholic Register
Resurrecting the Holy Helo – Francis Lee at Crisis Magazine
Book Notice: An Important Catalog of Vestments from the Holy Land – Liturgical Arts Journal
JRR Tolkien Reveals Heartfelt Fatherly Love in Letter to Late Son Christopher During WWII – ChP
How a Saint That Died Almost 800 Years Ago Became the Patron of Television – uCatholic
Did You Know? Why Cardinals Owe Their Name to the Church – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Architect of Communist China’s Cross Removal to Oversee Hong Kong, Macau Affairs – Crux

Quick Link(s):
Pictures: The Real Island Where St. Paul the Apostle Was Shipwrecked At – W. Ryan at uCatholic
Relic of St. John Henry Newman Stolen from Birmingham Oratory – Ch. Rousselle at NC Register

Video(s):
Spiritual Warfare & Discernment Of Spirits: Dan Burke Interviewed By Dr. Taylor Marshall – CSD

Announcement(s):
Steve Ray Uses Verbum Catholic Bible Software – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
Sacred Liturgy Conference in Spokane, Washington, June 9-12 – G. DiPippo at New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
The Princeton Project: Images of Icons of Mt. Sinai Available Online – Dav. Clayton at NLM
Vatican Releases Pope’s Lent, Holy Week, Easter Schedule – Catholic News Service via Crux
New Sacrament Formation Program Released in American Sign Language – CNA via NC Register
A New Series from Canticum Salomonis on the French “Royal Honors” – G. DiPippo at NLM

Podcast(s):
St Élisabeth of the Trinity: Spiritual Friend, Especially of Musicians – J Donelson-Nowicka at NLM

QUERIDA AMAZONIA POST FACTUM:
The Smoking Gun Finally Appears – One Mad Mom
Pope Francis Approves Leonardo Boff, Throws Fritz Löbinger into the Tiber – Edward Pentin Blog
Meeting Between Francis & Lula Causing Controversy in Brazil – Eduardo Campos Lima at Crux
Why Did Francis Punt on Married Priests in His Amazon Document? – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Why the Amazon Synod? – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman, O.S.B.,  at Dominus Mihi Adjutor
Some Problems, But No Radical Departure – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Amazonia Dreaming – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Pope Francis’s Dream – Matthew Walther at The Week
The Day Nothing Happened – David Warren at The Catholic Thing
We Can Only Be Grateful to Francis for This Unusual & Unexpected Clarity – Bp. M. Eleganti, Th.D.
8 Questions (& Answers) About the Pope’s New Document – Jimmy Akin at NC Register
Card. Hummes Pushes for Married Priests, & Lula Meets the Pope – Edward Pentin at NC Rgstr
Francis Stands Firm – R.R. Reno at First Things
What the Pope’s Amazon Document Actually Says – Christopher R. Altieri at Catholic Herald
Pope Would Be Disappointed by Focus on Priestly Ordination of Married Men – CNA via NC Rgstr

MORNING ISSUE:
How Canada Lost Its Mind – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Justice Ginsburg Admits Pro-Abortion ERA is Dead, Tells Feminists to “Start Over” – Life News
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
After Priest Says Pedophilia Doesn’t Kill Anyone, Bishop Tobin Responds – CNA via NC Register
A Leak from the Medjugorje Study Commission – Richard Chonak at Catholic Light (but not lite!)
The Best Place to Start Raising Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Pope Francis Shares with U.S. Bishops His Frustration with Reaction to Amazon Text – CNS
De-Queering the National Parks – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
‘Canceled’ Rad Fems & Catholic Church: Unlikely Allies Believe Women are Female – The CWR
Why I Became A Catholic – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Quæritur: Adoption, ‘Rescue’ of Frozen IVF Embryos Thru Surrogate Motherhood – Fr. Z’s Blog
Before & After: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Pickerington, Ohio – Liturgical Arts Journal
Secular Monks – Andrew Taggart at First Things
Putting Balance in My Life: A Lenten Goal – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand
Burying the Alleluja 2020 – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
A Turning Point in America’s Half-Century-Long Abortion War? – Russell Shaw at The CWR
The Usefulness of Latin – Joseph Shaw, Ph.D., at The Chairman’s Blog
The Rise of the Iconoclasts – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest
Pakistan Court Validates Forced Conversion, Marriage of Christian Girl to Muslim – Mng Str Nws
Professor Warns Change to St. Louis Univ. Core Curriculum Waters Down Catholic Identity – Crux
Irrationality: It’s in Atheism’s DNA – Tom Gilsonat The Stream
Connecticut Students Sue Over Trans-Athlete School Policy – CNA via National Catholic Register
Challenges Lie Ahead for First Lay President of Papal Foundation – Brian Fraga at Our Sndy Vstr
The Building Of Civilization Leads To God, Destroying Leads To Evil – David Warren at Essays. . .
Church in Hong Kong Issues Dispensation From Mass to Stop Spread of Coronavirus – uCatholic
Church Decimated after Upper-Caste Hindus Stir Hostilities in Andhra Pradesh, India – Mrnng. . .

Video(s):
Fr. Murray & Dr. Royal on Exhortation, Devastating Interview with Card. Zen on Red China – Fr. Z

Quick Link(s):
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Valentine – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Saint Valentine’s Day:
8 Powerful Ways to Pray for Your Spouse, in One Amazing Infographic – ChurchPOP
Saints For Those With Lonely Hearts – Alex R. Hey at epicPew
Valentine’s Day Needs St. Valentine Again – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand
What Did Saint Valentine Look Like? 3D Facial Reconstruction Reveals the Look of Love – uCthlc
Pray This Prayer To Be a Better Spouse – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
St. Valentine: How a Beheaded Martyr Became the Poster Child for Romantic Love – Cthlc Herald
On Thomas Aquinas’s Treatise on Happiness & Ultimate Purpose – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D.
Before You Fall In Love, Get Married! – Robert Cheaib at Aleteia
All Alone on Valentine’s Day: 12 Econ Facts to Fill the Void – Foundation for Economic Education
Caring for Others Means Loving Them in the Midst of Their Suffering – J. Ewing at Cthlc Exchng
True Love – David Warren at Essays in Idleness
Is Chocolate Love? An Augustinian Valentines Reflection – Jonathan Stodola at Clrfyng Cthlcsm
St. Valentine’s Day & the Marital Mission – Richard Fitzgibbons at The Catholic World Report
How the Love of Husband & Wife is Fed by The Eucharist – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
How St. Valentine’s Day is Celebrated Around the World – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
What Does His Love Look Like? – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life™
Why Saint Valentine Remains More Relevant than Ever – Michele Chronister at Cthlc Exchange
Young People Aspire To Marriage, So Let’s Offer Them More Than a Valentine – Mercatornet
Meditate Daily on St. Paul’s Definition of Love – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

QUERIDA AMAZONIA ANALYSIS:
Thoughts about Document & Fr. Z Opines Also on Something Sad About Bookgate – Fr. Z’s Blog
Vatican Sends Mixed Signals at ‘Querida Amazonia’ Launch – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Pope Has Spoken, but Celibacy Debate is Not Finished – Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture
The Pope Rebuffs His Liberal Supporters by Rejecting Married Priests – Damian Thompson
Pope Declines to Endorse Controversial Synod Proposals – Jimmy Akin at JimmyAkin.com
No Paradigm Shift! – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
‘A Lack of Courage’: Germans Divided Over ‘Querida Amazonia’ – CNA via Catholic Herald
Archbishop Gomez Welcomes ‘Querida Amazonia’ – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Initial Take on Latest Papal Exhortation: Defers To The Synod? – Steven O’Reilly at Roma. . .

MORNING ISSUE:
Cardinal Pell’s Appeal – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman, O.S.B., at Dominus Mihi Adjutor
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Babylon Is Falling – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Australia Mourns Horrific Death of 4 Devout Catholic Children, Family Inspires Faith – G. Bechara
Pastor Opens Legislative Session With Prayer Against Abortion, So Dems Walked Out – Life Nws
How Church-Goers Voted in the New Hampshire Primary – Matt Hadro at CNA via The CWR
Has Something Arisen Since The Feast Of The Presentation? – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman. . .
Who You Calling ‘Reactionary’? Changing the Narrative on Tradition – D. Kilby at Catholic Stand
Trial Begins for Archaeologist Accused of Forging Earliest Portrayal of Jesus’ Crucifixion – LvSci
Mexican City Sees Stunning Drop in Violence as Adoration Increases – Patty Knap at NC Register
Spain Found Its Voice, Will We? – Jane Clark Scharl at Crisis Magazine
A Future Patron Saint of Troubled Marriages? – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald
Pornography & Sex Trafficking are Completely Interwoven, Activists Warn – Ma. Margaret Olohan
Be Edifying- Cut Through Criticism – Julie Machado at Catholic Stand
An Ordinary Life – Noël Valis at First Things
Why Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving in Lent? – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead To Rome
Why Isn’t the Slaughter of Nigerian Christians a News Story? – Terry Mattingly at Get Religion
An Episcopal Challenge for Elections – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
It’s All About Power. . . ‘British Baroque’ at Tate Britain – David V. Barrett at Catholic Herald
Holding Christians Accountable for Moral Abuses – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest
Sacramentality on the Western Front – Josh Noem at Church Life Journal
The Best Practices & Benefits of Religious Parenting – D Dollahite, PhD, L Marks, PhD, & H Boyd
Catholic Edgewood College Under Fire for Paying for Abortions in Its Health Insurance Plan – LN
While the Local Church Fights Ortega in Nicaragua, Pope Is Silent – R.C. Berg & F.T. Burke
Seminarian’s Killing a ‘Defining Moment’ for Christians in Nigeria – CNA via The CWR

SAINT VALENTINE’S EVE SPECIAL:
These Popular Saint Valentine’s Chocolates Honor The Virgin Mary – B. Berdychowski at Rel Unp
A Saint Valentine’s Day Tradition from St. Francis de Sales – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
True Love at Faithful Catholic Colleges – Patrick Reilly at National Catholic Register
Express Your Romantic Love with a Poem from the Bible – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Tips to Make Your Kids’ Saint Valentine’s Day About True Love, No Crafting! – Mary Jo Gerd

Announcement(s):
Bishops Have Consecrated Burkina Faso to the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Crux