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97 Year Old Atheist Philosopher Rethinks His Position Prior To Death – The American Catholic
Fr. Z is Moved to Pray to Newly Discovered Martyred Nuns – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Catholic College In Canada Faculty Blast Campus Showing Of “Unplanned” – The Amrcn Catholic
The Powerful Spiritual Moment This Priest Saw Jesus in the Eucharist – Fr. Gabriel Lickteig
Remember Unite The Clans? Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
Sarah’s Last Hurrah? 2020 Could See Major Vatican Shakeups – Elise Harris at Crux
Latest tête à tête Between Pp. Francis & Eugenio Scalfari – Fr. Rob. P. Imbelli at The Catholic Thing
How Matthew Kelly Became One of the Bestselling Catholic Authors – H. Schlumpf at NC Reporter
Munich Protest Requests Clarity & Coherence From Pp. Francis, German Bishops – Ed Pentin
The Case of Trump v. Rainbow Mafia – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
The Impulses Driving Transgender ‘Vandals’ – Annie Holmquist at Intellectual Takeout
The Methodists May Soon Split Up — Will Some Become Catholic? – Peter Jesserer Smith
Researchers Pay Women to Get Pregnant & Kill Their Babies in Abortions – Life News
Jesus, Wine, & the Temperance Movement – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand
Baby Abandoned in Dumpster Now a Successful Millionaire – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Cath. Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Cardinal Dolan Conducting ‘Vos Estis’ Investigation into Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio – NC Register
God Helps the Outcast: St. Damien of Molokai – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand
Developments in the Church’s Sacred Liturgy: Highlights of the Last Decade – Ntnl Cthlc Register
3 Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
‘Bookgate’: A Week On, There Are Still Unanswered Questions – Ch. R. Altieri at Catholic Herald
“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”: The Eucharist & The “Our Father” – Scott Smith, J.D.
Lila Rose of Live Action: ‘The Pro-Life Movement Is Growing’ – Ma. Rose Short at NC Register
King Philip’s Pride: The Fervent Catholicism Of The Philippines – Fr. N. Gregoris at Crisis Magazine
‘Christians are Being Targeted & Attacked’: Religious Persecution on the Rise – The Stream
9 Saints to Inspire All the Aspects of the Pro-Life Movement – Meg Hunter-Kilmer at Aleteia

Quick Link(s):
Pain & the Unborn – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Sydney Pilgrims Head for March for Life – The Catholic Weekly

10 Reasons Why the Rosary Is So Powerful – Fr. Dw. Longenecker at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Orders Growing So Fast That They Are Running Out Of Room – Jim Graves at Catholic Herald
Behold, The Millennial Nuns – Eve Fairbanks at Huff Post
St. John Of The Cross, Suffering, Comfort, & Taking Up Your Cross – Catholic Spiritual Direction
Did This Saint Really “Sell His Soul to the Devil”? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
The Saints Can Teach Us How to Control Our Anger – Fr. Joseph M. Esper at Catholic Exchange
Why We Use Special Texts for Sacred Reading – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
Why Does Our Lady of Fatima Call Us to the Daily Rosary? – Jos. Pronechen at Catholic Exchange
The Evolution of the Appareled Amice: The Cappino, Collarin, & Colletin – Liturgical Arts Journal
Adoration Undoes the Sentimentality of Advertising (& Weak Religion) – Catholic Exchange
What Is the Purpose of a Catholic Homily? – Fr. Roger Landry at National Catholic Register
Let Sorrow For Sin Help You Overcome Your Sins – Ch. McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction
My Family, Your Family, Holy Family – Deacon John Bacon at Catholic Stand
10 Ways to Prepare Your Heart for Holy Communion – Fr. E. Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Toby Cook Explains How Baseball Led Him to Catholicism – The Coming Home Network Intrntnl
Five Ways to Cultivate Joy in Hardships – Gregory Popcak, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
What Were the Last Words of Christ on the Cross? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Sin Is Like A Virus – Joseph Hollcraft at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Creating Art as an Act of Prayer, Featuring Artist Timothy P. Schmalz – Catholic Exchange
How St. Irenaeus Helped the Pope & Bishops in the Early Church – National Catholic Register
Worshiping God Means Sacrifice – Michele Chronister at Catholic Exchange
Sacraments & Our Moral Responsibility – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
Understanding Excommunication Through Scripture – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Exchange
A Steadfast Spirit – Debra Black at Catholic Spiritual Direction

How are Cardinal Cupich & Bishop McElroy Going to Spin This? – One Mad Mom
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Cath. Fashion Blg) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Rainbow Cake Girl: The True Story – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Bishop Knestout Sad That a Lady Won’t Be “Consecrated” as “Bishop” In His Diocese – NC Register
Three Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
Card. Sarah Met B16 as Haters Stir “Incessant, Nauseating, Dishonest Controversy” – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Double Effect Principle: A Primer for Confused Catholic Democrats* – Robert Kurland, Ph.D.
“Let the Jesuits Come to Me, With Hands in the Air. . .”; Fr. Z: Let the Jesuits Go To Red China – Z
LA Aux. Bishop (Not Barron) Joins Protest at Proposed Baldwin Park Arbotuary – Cal Cath. Daily
Nursing Student Banned From Hospital Position Just Because She’s Pro-Life – Life News
This is Malicious: Satanic Graffiti on St. Therese Statue, Grotto at Louisiana Church – ChurchPOP
Marxism Died in the East Because It Realized Itself in the West – Augusto Del Noce, Ph.D., at ChLJ
Sir Roger Scruton on Connection Between Modern Art & Loss of the Sacred – E. Pentin at NC Reg
Luminous Tale of Franz Jagerstatter, the Martyr Who Defied Hitler – The Catholic Weekly
Spanish Cardinal: ‘Marxist Communism . . . Has Been Reborn’ In The Country – CNS via Crux
Protesters Have Disrupted the Installation Mass of the New Archbishop of Santiago, Chile – CNA
Exorcists Warn Against Children’s Book Teaching Kids How to Summon Evil Spirits – ChurchPOP
Book Notice: John Henry Newman – On Worship, Reverence & Ritual – Liturgical Arts Journal
Two Kidnapped Syrian Bishops Were Killed in 2016, Investigators Have Concluded – Agenzia Fides
The End of Iraqi Christianity? – John Pontifex at Catholic Herald
Mary is the Antidote to Our Anti-Life Culture – Ava Lalor at Our Sunday Visitor
True Liberty – Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger at The Catholic Thing
Chinese Bishop & Priests Evicted Over ‘Fire Safety’ – CNA via National Catholic Register
Gregorian Univ. to Review Scotland’s Bishop S. Robson’s Allegedly Plagiarized Dissertation – CWR
Pro-Lifers Criticize Study Claiming Most Women Don’t Regret Their Abortions – NC Register
Retired Popes are a Rare Thing; That’s Why It’s Hard to Make Rules for Them – Ch. Collins at Crux

MORNING UPDATE:
Four Exorcists Update – Bree A. Dail at The American Catholic
Bill Barr & the Ersatz Papal Octopus: Anti-Catholicism Back in American Mainstream – Marlo Safi
A Prophet for Our Time: Robert Cardinal Sarah – D. Gyapong at Anglicanorum Cœtibus Soc. Blog
How to Start & End Each Day, According to St. Anthony of Egypt – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Our (Not My) Father – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
Fight Anxiety by Drawing Strength from this Icon of St. Anthony – Hattrup/McPortland at Aleteia
La Civiltà Cattolica Exhumes Deceased Chinese Bishop to Attack Cardinal Zen – S. Magister
Staying True to the Church in the Midst of Scandal – Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez at Catholic Stand
The Mystery of the Magi – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Vatican Picks Hong Kong Bishop, Delays Announcement – E. Condon at National Cthlc Register
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Catholic
White House Announces New Rules to ‘Protect Religious Freedom’ – Matt Hadro at NC Register
St. Anthony of the Desert – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
US Bishops Warn Federal ‘Fairness for All’ Bill Takes Wrong Approach – L. Brown at NC Register
Life of St. Anthony the Abbot in Sienese Altarpiece – G. DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

MORNING ISSUE:
Ask Father: Use of Catholic Church for “Ordination” of Lady Episcopalian “Bishop” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Three Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
School Threatens Suspension for Student’s ‘Virginity Rocks’ Sweatshirt – Catholic World Report
Thoughts on the Methodist Split – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Michelle Williams Doesn’t Speak for Me – Michaelyn Hein at Crisis Magazine
US Bishops Approve Hymn Translations for Liturgy of the Hours – Editors at Adoremus Bulletin
Msgr. Rossi Investigation Still ‘Underway,’ 4 Months After It Began – J.D. Flynn at NC Register
More Noble Simplicity, Beauty of Latin Rite Traditional Sanctuary Arrangements – Ltrgcl Arts Jrnl
Get Ready to March – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
Bishop Knestout Defends Parish Hosting Episcopalian Consecration – Catholic Herald
‘The Two Popes’ Is Pure Propaganda – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
Marching Bosco’s “Pillars For Life” Around the Wisconsin State Capitol – Fr. Richard Heilman
Finding Christ in the Waiting – Mary Newman at Catholic Stand
Open Doors Report: The 4 Biggest Trends In Christian Persecution Globally – Religion Unplugged
Short Devotionals for Your Lenten Journey – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
The Late Hour: On Cardinal Sarah’s Call to Light & Truth in a Time of Darkness – The CWR
Fruitful Baptism – Fr. Joseph Gill  at Ignitum Today
Pp. Francis Condemns Abortion: The Right to Life is “The Most Fundamental Right” – Life News
How This Catholic School Welcomes Children with Down Syndrome – P. Reilly at NC Register
White House Stands Up for Pro-Life Student Gps, Must Be Same Rights as Secular Gps – Lf Nws
Committee to Recommend Australian Bishops Give Laity Certain Controls – M. Sainsbury at Crux
Why We Need to Have a Debate Over Nuclear Weapons & Nuclear Deterrence – R. Shaw at CWR
The Afterglow of the Baptism: 2nd Sun. of Ordinary Time, Readings Explained – The Sacred Page
Tennessee Governor to Sign Bill Protecting Faith-Based Adoption Agencies – CNA via NC Register
India Christian Activist Says Protests Against Proposed Jesus Statue ‘Unjustified’ – Crux

Bishop Barron is Wrong Regarding World War I History – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Cthlc
Unpacking the Benedict XVI-Cardinal Sarah Book Fiasco – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Poor Clares’ Monastery in Tennessee Quietly Closes; Last 4 Nuns Move On – K.P. Focht at Crux
Before & After: St. Joseph’s Church in Shanghai, China – Sh. R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Pp. Francis, B16 & the ‘Secret Magisterium’ – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Register
Brooklyn Diocese Releases Video of Man ‘Desecrating’ Altar During Mass – Catholic Herald
Founder of a Prominent Protestant Movement Returns to Catholic Church in India – The CWR
The Massive Persecution of Christians – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
The Two Popes: Baloney, Brilliantly Acted – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
Sex, Celibacy, & the Latest Curiosity from Rome – Francis X. Maier at First Things
Summary of Facts about the Controversial New Book by Both Cardinal Sarah & B16 – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wave of Female Monastery Closures Hits Italy – Solène Tadié at National Catholic Register
How the Legion of Mary Taught Me to be Catholic – Laura DeMaria at Catholic Stand
To Save the World, We Have to Save the Liturgy, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
New Ebook: Mysteries–Quantum & Theological – Rob. Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
Analysis: After Investigation, When Will Pp. Francis Act on Bishop Hoeppner? – The CWR
More About #Bookgate & a Litany Against Modernists – Fr. Z’s Blog
Venice Patriarch Criticizes HBO’s New Pope Over Offensive Nuns in Nighties – E. Harris at Crux
Are Bushfires God’s Punishment? – Fr. John Flader at The Catholic Weekly
Commentary on Pope’s Amazon Synod Document – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Scotland’s Bishop Robson Responds to Allegation of Plagiarism – The Catholic World Report
There’s Nothing ‘Compassionate’ About Open Borders – Ch. Williamson, Jr., at Crisis Magazine
Card. Hummes: Pope’s Pan-Amazon Apostolic Exhortation to Be Published Soon – Edward Pentin
Massachusetts Judge Rejects Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide – Cath. News Service via Crux
What Role Can the Church Play in Mediating between U.S. & Iran? – Brian Fraga at Our Sndy Vstr

Video(s):
15 Annoying Things That Need to Stop Happening During Mass – Cath. Talk Show via ChrchPOP

Quick Link(s):
Kentucky Student Expelled for Rainbow Cake from Christian School, Mom Has an Agenda – TEF
San Francisco’s Mercy High School to Close – California Catholic Daily
Christians Persecuted in Nigeria Amid Deafening Silence – Linda Bordoni at Vatican News

The Truth About the Sheen Snub – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand
One Tweet Sums Up Modern Jesuits – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Letter from Cardinal Sarah in Which He Forgives His Persecutors – Fr. Z’s Blog
I’m So Tired of Being Bullied by Radicals, It’s High Time We Man-Up! – Fr. Richard Heilman
Why I Am No Longer a Catholic Feminist – Melody Lyons at The Essential Mother Blog
A Snippet from the New Benedict/Sarah Book – Fr. Z’s Blog
Doctors Euthanized 38 Yr-Old Lady Dealing With Depression Instead of Treating Her – Life News
Science Agrees with Jesus That These Things Lead to a Happy Life – Cecilia Pigg at Aleteia
Countering ‘the Assumption is Just a Catholic Myth’ Claim – Allison Low at Catholic Stand
Cardinal Burke on Denying Communion to Joe Biden: More Priests Should Do This! – Life News
Why Green Is Used During Ordinary Time – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
New Ebook: Mysteries–Quantum & Theological – Rob. Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
On the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, Tradition Crushes Rupture – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
In Secularized Culture, Bishops Must Give Bold Witness, Archbishop Says – Our Sunday Visitor
French Architect: Notre-Dame’s Roof Should Be Rebuilt Out of Wood – CNA via NC Register
Catholics Excluded from Unlawful Euthanasia Trial in Belgium – The Catholic World Report
Cardinal Pell Transferred to New Maximum-Security Barwon Prison – CNA via Catholic Herald
The West & Iran: Catholic Wisdom in Uncertain Times – Msgr. Stuart Swetland at NC Register
New Celibacy Kerfuffle Sparks Debate Over Role of Pope Emeritus – Elise Harris at Crux
Beyond DC, More Pro-Life Marches Set for 2020 – Kevin J. Jones at CNA via NC Register
What Does B16 Actually Say in New Book on Priestly Celibacy? – Michelle La Rosa at The CWR
Should Priests Speak About Party Politics? – John Clark at National Catholic Register
4 Seminarians Kidnapped by Armed Bandits After Nigerian Seminary Break-In – Catholic Herald
Protect the Unborn: Where to Witness to Life Around America – Jos. Pronechen at NC Register
Seven Antiphons for the Octave of the Epiphany – Notkerus Balbulus at Canticum Salomonis

We are One Generation from Atheism – Richard Van Kirk at Catholic Stand
The Vatican’s Alliance with China: More Evil Than We Thought – Jn. Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
First Remarks about the New Book by Cardinal Sarah & Benedict XVI – Fr. Z’s Blog
Rome’s Shame in China – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
The Silly Smear of Bill Barr as an Agent of a ‘Catholic Cult’ – Sohrab Ahmari at New York Post
See Michelle Williams, See Pain – Kathryn Jean Lopez at The Stream
Court Case That May Finally Take Down Antiquated Anti-Catholic Laws – N. Sibilla at The Atlantic
Cardinal Sarah: Claim That B16 Did Not Co-Author Book is ‘Defamation’ – CNA via NC Register
The Battle for St. Anselm College – Anne Hendershott at Crisis Magazine
Beware of German Catholicism – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Consecration to Saint Joseph: Off the Shelf with Fr. Donald Calloway – P. Socks at Catholic Stand
Lib Reactions to the New Book from Cardinal Sarah & Benedict XVI – Order Soon – Fr. Z’s Blog
Technology: The Doom of Civilization?* – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
Lima Archbishop Offers ‘Clarification’ on Controversial Eucharist Remarks – CNA via NC Register
New Ebook: Mysteries–Quantum & Theological – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
Vatican: Pp. Francis Does Not Condone Optional Priestly Celibacy – H. Brockhaus at NC Register
Lib Media Attacked Pro-Life Teen Sandmann, Ignores Him Winning Settlement f/CNN – Life News
Benedict/Sarah Back Francis on Priestly Celibacy; Media Storm Ensues – Ch. Altieri at Cath. Herald
More From the Bombshell Book of Ratzinger/Sarah: A Little Anthology on Celibacy – S. Magister
Pro-Abortion Study Falsely Claims Most Women Don’t Regret Abortion – M. Bilger at Life News
Bombshell Book: Ratzinger/Sarah Ask Francis No To Married Priests – Sandro Magister
Contribution on Priestly Celibacy in Filial Obedience to the Pope – Andrea Tornielli at Vatican News
A Call To Arms: New Book by Cardinal Sarah & Benedict XVI – Mark Schmitz at First Thing
Benedict is Defending Celibacy from the Media, Not from Francis – Charles Collins at Crux
Lib Media Reported a Study Showed the Abortion Pill is Safe, But That’s Fake News – Life News

Quick Link(s):
Cardinal Pell Transferred to New Maximum-Security Prison – CNA via NC Register
South Korea Catholic Population Increased by 49% between 1999 & 2018 – The Korea Herald

Bishops Narrowly Approve USCCB Rate Hike On Donations from Laity for 2021 – NC Register
Hollywood Invoking  Satan To Gain Power: I Will Fight This. . . – Fr. Richard Heilman
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Insanity Of Transgenderism – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
CBS Fake News Since 1973: Walter Cronkite Misled About Roe v. Wade – D. Andrusko at Life News
Divine Mercy Image vs. Shroud of Turin: Are They Identical? Intriguing Evidence – ChurchPOP
Chick-fil-A’s Betrayal Cannot be Swept Under the Rug – Paul Brownback at The Stream
The Great Progressive Propaganda Machine, Totalitarian Agendas, Incrementalism. . . – Fr. Z Rants
Abbreviated Breviary? Pondering Omissions from the Current Breviary – Msgr. Charles Pope
On Funding (Or Dissolving) Episcopal Conferences – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
B16 Defends Priestly Celibacy In New Book With Cardinal Sarah – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Ask Father: Why Can’t I Confess My Sins to God & Not the Priest? – Fr. Z’s Blog
How To Fight Against Homelessness – Leslie Rodrigues at Catholic Link
4 Phases of Deliverance, According to an Exorcist – P.M. Armstrong at National Catholic Register
New Ebook: Mysteries–Quantum & Theological – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
On the Arian Heresy – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Three 30-Minute Ideas to Jumpstart Your 2020 Closet (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley. . .
The Unknown Story of St. Peter’s Golden Sphere – Solène Tadié at National Catholic Register
New Year, New Decade: Top 3 Fundraising Tips for Catholics – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
Radical Feminist Group Takes Credit for Church Attacks in Germany – CNA via NC Register
Christian Democracy & the Future of Europe – Joseph Pearce at The Imaginative Conservative
Latin America’s Lost Decade – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Catholic Register
Nonprofit Groups Destined To Command Big Chunk Religion News? – Richard Ostling at Get Rlgn
Nebraska Governor Declares Roe v. Wade Anniversary a Day of Prayer – CNA via NC Register
Why I Love Resolutions – Diana Von Glahn at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamist Crosshairs – Nina Shea at NC Register
Quiet Learning Takes Place in Catholic School’s Sign Language Class – Peter Finney, Jr., Crux