Robert Edwards

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SATVRDAY EDITION

Pope Francis’ Words Announcing Pachamama Recovery – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
The Perfect Fashion Union: The Jardigan! (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Pachamama Pope – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Will The Allegedly Recovered Depontified, Intiberized Demon Idol Pachamamas Reappear At The End? – Fr. Z’s Blog
My Excommunication – Charles L. Glenn at First Things
Thomas à Kempis Teaches How To Raise Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Applause in Church – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L.
Pan-Amazon Synod Was a Done Deal 5 Years Ago – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Catholic Register
The Synod’s Dissenters – Dan Hitchens at First Things
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
After The Apocalypse, An Anglican Theocracy – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald
Why Paganism & Pentecostalism Are Popular – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Lessons for Catholics From Pentecostalism’s Rapid Growth in Amazonia – Joan Frawley Desmond at NC Register
The Catholic ‘Mother Wound’ – Loreto Xavier at Catholic Stand
Synod Bishop Claims: ‘A Path Is Open for the Ordination of Women’ – Ed Condon, J.C.L., at CNA via NC Register
The Monastery Where Eastern & Western Catholic Monks Live Together – John Burger at Aleteia

Key Questions About Brazilian Politicians’ Synod Visit Remain Unanswered – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Unanswered Questions in Science – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand
Saved by the Mass: Sohrab Ahmari’s From Fire by Water – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

Is Jesus Really Human? – Bartlomiej Staniszewski at Clarifying Catholicism
Does Natural Law Need Theology? – David Novak at First Things

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FRIDAY EDITION

The Game Has Changed — & So Must We – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
SSPX: Back to the Bad Old Days? – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Rare & Shocking Facts From The Assassination Attempt On John Paul II – Shaun McAfee, O.P., at NC Register
The Forgotten Brothers Grimm Fairytale About Our Lady – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald
Beware the Neo-Marcionites – Fr. Tim McCauley at Crisis Magazine
Thomas à Kempis Teaches How To Raise Funds – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Painting Of Our Lady That Was Stolen By The Nazis – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald
Marriage & The Age Of Apostasy – Rob Marco at Catholic Stand
As A Priest, I’m Tempted To Dress Down, But A Cassock Expresses An Eternal Truth – Fr. M. Rennier at Catholic Herald
Jeans: A Big Game-Changing Moment (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Who or What Is the Antichrist? A Reflection on the Biblical Teaching – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Road Built By Pontius Pilate Uncovered In Jerusalem – Andrew Lawler at National Geographic
Political Maneuvering at Pan-Amazon Synod? Vatican Official Says No – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Asia’s Largest Catholic News Apostolate In Asia Divided, Readers Baffled – Jose Kavi at Matters India
The Ideological Hijacking Of Pope St. John XXIII – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
What Are Demons & Why Are They After Us? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Nurturing the Love of the Eucharist in Families – Patti Maguire Armstrong at National Catholic Register
The Many Meanings Of Salt In The Bible – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Cardinal Koch: The Gospel Must Incorporate & Purify Culture – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via NC Register
How God Still Causes Things To Be – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine
Words, Hymns, & Moderation: Newman & The Genius Of English Catholicism – Fr. R.J. de Souza at Catholic Herald

Is God The Author Of Evil? – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Pride & Poverty: The 30th Sunday Of Ordinary Time Readings Explained – John Bergsma, Ph.D., at The Sacred Page
To Shine or to Illuminate: Which Will You Choose? – Suellen Brewster at Catholic Stand

Reality vs. Illusion – Oswald Sobrino at Catholic Exchange
Catholic Kenesiology – How We Can Evangelize Through Sports Psychology – D. Clayton at New Liturgical Movement

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Prime Time Politics & Culture: Friday Edition

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THVRSDAY EXTRA

Fr. James Martin, S.J.: The Bible Might Be Wrong In Condemning Same-Sex Sexual Behavior – Fr. Z’s Blog
Top Myths About The Crusades & The Catholic Church #FakeHistory – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead To Rome
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Vatican Director Of Communications Caught Messing With Wikipedia Entry Of Taylor Marshall – Fr. Z’s Blog
Correcting Fr. Martin. . .Yet Again, Again, Again – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Eucharist: An Examination of Conscience on Catechetics & Liturgical Practice – Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland
More NAB (New American Bible) Nonsense – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
The Tibering Of The Idols, & The Cleansing Of The Temple – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Don’t See The Joker –  Alexi Sargeant at First Things
The Crisis Of Catholic Leadership – Dan Hitchens at National Review
Facing Fresh Charges Of Financial Scandal, All The Pope’s Men Strike Back – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
A “Deliberate Ambiguity” Stoked The Amazon Statue Controversy – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Register

Saint Of The Day Quote: Saint Anthony Mary Claret – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Reverence for Communion: Jesus’ Words Mean What He Says; Does Our ‘Amen’? – Msgr. Charles Pope at NC Register
The Priests We Need – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Seton Hall Silent on Allegations of Homosexual Subculture at Its Seminaries – Lauretta Brown at NC Register
Lessons From The Sixties: Selective Synodality & Princely Protests – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Liturgical Movement

Hospital Loan, Papal Foundation Controversy Land Vatican Bank in Regulatory Spotlight – Ed Condon, J.C.L., via NC Register
The Unprecedented Scale Of Anti-Christian Persecution In Asia – John Pontifex at Catholic Herald
Shepherds of Single States: The Challenges Bishops Face in Remote Locales – Jim Graves at NC Register
The Catholic Church’s Amazon Synod Is Flirting With Religious Syncretism – John Daniel Davidson at the Federalist
Cardinal Hummes Will Head The Committee To Pen The Amazon Synod’s Final Document – CNA via NC Register
It May Be Years Before Vatican Finances Are Truly Reformed – The Catholic Herald
Cardinal Turkson Says Ordination of Married Men May Get Further Study – Courtney Mares at CNA via NC Register

The Vatican Financial Information Authority Has Expressed Support For Its Suspended Director – Philip Pullella at Reuters

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THVRSDAY EDITION

The Tossing Of Amazon Idols Into The Tiber, Wasn’t A ‘Stunt’ – Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.
Thoughts on the Tiber Tea Party – One Mad Mom
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Pachamama, Just a Symbol Or Also An Idol? – Antonio Varas via Edward Pentin’s Blog
A Radical Convert’s Take on the Amazon Synod – Amanda Evinger at National Catholic Register
The Idols in the Tiber, Following Vatican’s Neo-Pagan Amazon Synod – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Comfort Is Killing the Church – Kevin Wells at Crisis Magazine
5 Amazingly Catholic Ways to Celebrate Halloween – ChurchPOP
Behold, Christ! 10 Ways to Increase Belief in the Eucharistic Lord – Fr. Rog. J. Landry at National Catholic Register
Jeans: A Big Game-Changing Moment (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Noble Pagan – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
The Curse & Consequences Of Quietism – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
On the Splashing of Idols – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
My Final Conversation with My Dear Childhood Friend – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., via Theology of Home
Appeals Court Rules Against Little Sisters’ Exemption From HHS Mandate – Ch. Rousselle at CNA via NC Register

Byzantine Church To Mystery Martyr Unearthed Near Jerusalem – Patty Nieberg at AP via Houston Chronicle
Anti-Human Themes In Modern Environmentalism – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
In My Darkest Moments, God Reveals His Mercy – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand
Communications Official: Amazon Synod Final Report Is an ‘Instrument’ – H. Brockhaus at CNA via NC Register
The Faith to Surrender to His Will – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Synod Father Proposes New Body to Unite Amazonian Countries – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Pessimism, Optimism, Hope, & Change – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand
The Bible is Not “Anti-Scientific,” as Skeptics Claim – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
St. John Paul II’s Rapprochement With Science* – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic

Report: Christianity May Disappear From Syria & Iraq—A Call For International Intervention – Z. Caldwell at Aleteia

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TVESDAY EDITION

James Martin, SJ, Comes Unglued – One Mad Mom
Idol-Tossing, Yay Or Nay? It’s Not That Complicated, Sheesh – Jennifer Fitz at Sticking the Corners
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Prayers — & Royalty — Never Die: The Habsburg Dynasty – Victor Gaetan at National Catholic Register
After Falling From Purity, Pray This Prayer Of Repentance – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Cardinal Schönborn: I Haven’t Read About Criticisms of the Synod – Edward Pentin at NC Register
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Douglas Murray Has Some Queer Ideas About Sex – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
The Farewell Prayer Tour: My Family’s Way of Saying Goodbye — For Now – Nancy Flory at The Stream
Amazon Synod’s Controversial Carved Figures Thrown Into Tiber River – H.  Brockhaus via NC Register
Jeans: A Big Game-Changing Moment (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Priests We Need to Save the Church – Off the Shelf with Kevin Wells – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
What Would A ‘Catholic America’ Be? – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
“Look At Me!” Or “Look At Christ!”? – One Mad Mom

The Secret, Sordid History of Eugenics Unveiled – Charles Lewis at National Catholic Register
At The Synod, A Climate Expert Speaks, Sure Predictions: Married Priests & A Female Ministry – S. Magister
Would Pan-Amazon Synod’s Changes Reflect Authentic Development of Doctrine? – Fr. J. Vélez at NC Register
How Medieval Scribes Would Place a “Curse” on Their Bibles to Protect Them – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Synod Leaders Commemorate ‘Catacomb Pact’ Linked to Liberation Theology – Edward Pentin at NC Reg
Santa Muerta, Don’t Pray for Us – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
A Look Inside Egypt’s Most Embattled Minority: The Christians Of ‘Garbage City’ – Sohrab Ahmari at NY Post

Boys To Men, Through Baseball, & Friendship – Bill Sheridan at Those Catholic Men
Martyrdom of St. Isaac Jogues – Erin Cain at Ignitum Today

Jerusalem Pilgrimage Path, Likely Built In Jesus’ Time, Uncovered – John Burger at Aleteia
“In Bitterness Is My Joy” – Erin Cain at Ignitum Today
The Cup of Salvation: Where Does Altar Wine Come From? – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register
We Live in an Age of Martyrs – Fr. Benedict Kiely at Crisis Magazine

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God & Caesar: Tuesday Edition

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MONDAY EDITION

The NAB Or Not A Bible – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Synod’s Most Debated Figure Was Back At Saturday’s “Way Of The Cross” – Inés San Martín at Crux
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
A Thomist’s Perspective on the Church in Crisis – Josef Pieper at Crisis Magazine
Leaked Documents Detail $200 Million Vatican Deal For Swanky London Property – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Viral Video: Popular Social Media Christian Walks Out of ‘The Addams Family’ for ‘Demonic’ Content – Megan Fox
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Happily Ever After . . . In The Church: The Blessing Of Convalidating Marriage – Patti Armstrong at NC Register
St. Faustina Movie to Reveal New Discoveries About Her Visions – Watch the Chilling Trailer! – ChurchPOP
Jeans: A Big Game-Changing Moment (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Poor Religious Education at a Catholic School – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
Two Can Play That Game Of “Gotcha Christian” – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Underground Thomist
The World Wins! Jesus Loses – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
Seminaries & Formation: One Priest’s Perspective & Suggestion, Monastic Seminaries – Fr. Jn. Chalny, S.T.D.
Medjugorje – Manifestations, Adoration, Expectations, Fruits – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand

Amazonian Women Deacons? – Mark Brumley at The Catholic World Report
Did the Church Ever Support Slavery? – Steve Weidenkopf at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
How I Talk With My Daughter About the Role of Women in the Church – Michele Chronister at Catholic Exchange

Letters from the Synod for the Amazon Vol. 7 – October 21 – Xavier Rynne, II, at The Catholic Weekly
Role Model? – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today

Analysis: What Synod Observers Can Learn From China: The Chinese Rites Controversy – Ch. R. Altieri
Doctors Are Euthanizing Mentally Ill Patients In Europe & Canada, The US Is Next – W.J. Smith, J.D., at Life News
The Bread of Heaven: Where Do Communion Hosts Come From? – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register

Women’s Role In Amazon Church Does Not Depend On Diaconate, Sisters Say – B. Fraser at CNS via Crux
Saint Paraskeva Pyatnitsa – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand

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Civ Watch: Monday Edition

The Rise & Fall (& Restoration) of Western Civilization – Paul R. Dehart, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Hitler Could Have Forced Churchill to Take Peace Offer – David T. Payne
Poland Polarized – Filip Mazurczak at First Things

What Trump Has Wrought in Syria – Juliana Taimoorazy at The Stream
Obituary: Erich Honecker – David Childs at Independent
Ho Chi Minh Short Biography – Stanley Karnow at Time Magazine
How The Fall Of Rome Made The World Modern – Walter Scheidel at SpectatorUSA
Turkey’s Deportation & Annihilation Of Christian Armenians, Greeks, & Assyrians – Jn. Couretas at Powerblog
William Dalrymple On The East India Company – HistoryExtra
Give Charter Cities a Second Look – Mark Lutter at City Journal

Christians of NE Syria Plead: ‘Don’t Let Turkey Drive Christianity Out’ – The Syriac National Council of Syria
The Historiography & The Memory Of The Lebanese Civil War – Haugbolle Sune at SciencesPo

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SVNDAY EDITION

Do You Know Which Book in the Bible is Called “Paul’s Gospel”? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The 7 Greatest Popes in Catholic Church History – ChurchPOP
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
God Has You Right Where He Wants You – Kendra Von Ash at Catholic Stand
Peter Kreeft on Angels – Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
Purifying Our Hearts – Mark Danis at Integrated Catholic Life™
The Role of Mary in Mental Prayer – Anthony Lilles at Catholic Exchange
Without This Spiritual Director, Teresa of Avila May Have Never Become a Saint – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Ask & You Shall Receive – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
The Catholic Church in Hawaii: A Faithful Traveler’s Guide – Jim Graves at Aleteia

Peace Of Mind Comes Before Peace Of Heart – Leila Miller at Catholic Spiritual Direction
St. John Henry Newman’s High Mariology – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
See Your Neighbor With the Eyes of Jesus – Gayle Somers at Catholic Exchange
Remembering a Young Martyr, Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register

The “Crypt of the Popes” in the Catacombs of Callixtus Hold the Remains of 16 Popes & 60 Martyrs – D. Esparza at Aleteia
St. Luke the Evangelist—Artist, Doctor, Historian, Devout Follower of Christ – Theresa Doyle-Nelson at NC Register
Why Do Catholics Call God “Father”? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

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SATVRDAY EDITION

Satan’s Self-Destruction, My Take On What Is Happening In Our Times – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Cthlc Man
“Facing The Final Confrontation” – Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Peter Kreeft Answers 8 Fascinating Questions & 92 Others! – Laura Hensley at epicPew
Etiquette At Mass: Reasonable Do’s & Don’ts For Polite & Proper Worship – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Cthlc Faith
How an Amazon Pagan Rite Brought 48 Years of Demonic Torment, Until Christ Freed Me – E.  Pentin at NC Reg
Amazon Synod: Don’t Impose Old Agendas on the New World – The Editors at National Catholic Register
Predictions: An ‘Amazonian Rite‘ Created & Women Allowed To Be Instituted Lectors & Acolytes – Rocco Palmo
Jeans: A Big Game-Changing Moment (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
An Early Rosary Variant From Trier – Tom B. at tom’s digest
Caring for Liturgical Linens – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L.
Cultivating Virtue Through Sports – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Our Sunday Visitor

The Real Reason Families Should Eat Dinner Together – Jenna Kandas at epicPew
Pro-Life Organizations That Go Above & Beyond – Leslie Rodriguez at Catholic Link
Exploring The History Of The Baltimore Catechism – Bill Dodds at Our Sunday Visitor
Ford Foundation Funding for Key Synod Participants Discussed Again Today – Edward Pentin at NC Register
The Orthodox Church In Greece Will Recognize The Autocephalous Orthodox Church Of Ukraine – Il Sismografo
The Church Is Not a Democracy – Chilton Williamson, Jr., at Crisis Magazine
Early Amazon Synod Returns: Priesthood, Evangelization & Ecology Discussed – Edward Pentin at NC Register
A Nation That Can’t Forgive Is Doomed – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine

Ostriches Have A Special Place In African Christian Monastic Symbolism – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Amazon Synod Discussion Groups Support Married Priests, Female Deacons – C. Mares at CNA via NC Register

French Bishops Plan To Open Plenary Meetings To Lay Participation – Jonathan Luxmoore at CNS via Crux
Religion, Keeping Up With The Times: The Morphing Of St. Appolonia – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand

Week 2 Of Synod Ends With Buzz Words, Rehashed Goals, Talk Of “Conversion” – Mary Jo Anderson at The CWR

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FRIDAY EDITION

‘No One Ever Talked About McCarrick & the Boys’ – Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register
Ask Father: Is Pope Francis An Anti-Pope Because Cardinals Conspired & The Conclave Was Invalid? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
In Synod’s Married Priests Debate, Somebody Finally Names Elephant In The Room – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Christianity Collapsing In America – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Who Cares About the Latin Mass? – Ariel Hobbs at Clarifying Catholicism
The Ford Foundation & The Amazon Synod – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Coptic Orthodox View of a 21st Century Renaissance in Catholic Culture – Dav. Clayton at New Liturgical Movement
The Amazon Synod Is A Sign Of The Times – Douglas Farrow at First Things
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Signs of Joy in Religious Life – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
The Last Knight of Scholastic Philosophy – Catherine Sims Kuiper at Church Life Journal
A Party Goods Company That Helps Families Celebrate Like Catholics – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
Cardinal Hummes’s Radical Bedfellows – James Baresel at Crisis Magazine
Galileo Revisited — On Climate Change – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Pro-Abortion Ford Foundation Major Funder of Key Synod Organizations – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Logic – SuperTradMum at Hope In The Storm

St. Peter: Apostle, Rock, Role Model – Deacon John Bacon at Catholic Stand
Evangelicals, Religious-Freedom Groups Criticize US Move to Pull Troops From Syria – Lauretta Brown at NC Register
Indigenous Priest Says Celibacy Doesn’t Cause Shortages In Amazon – Elise Harris at Crux
Pope Francis Prays for ‘Beloved & Tormented’ Syria – Courtney Mares at CNA via National Catholic Register
Bishop Says Amazon Mission Shouldn’t Begin With The Poor But With Christ – Inés San Martín at Crux

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