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Brexit & Britain’s Collapse – John William O’Sullivan at First Things
Why Communist China Fears Sending The Tanks Into Hong Kong – Howard W. French at The Guardian
How Howard Zinn Helped Propel Efforts To Erase Columbus Day – Mary Grabar at The Federalist
Communist China’s Attack On NBA Shows It May Fail & The Chinese Dream – Mk. Clifford at South China Morning Post
There Will Be a One-State Solution – Yousef Munayyer at Foreign Affairs
Can NATO Members Kick Turkey Out of the Military Alliance? – The Associated Press via Haaretz
What Catalan Convictions Mean For Spain’s Future – Diego Torres at Politico
What Is To Become Of The Balkans? – Shannon Roberts Mercatornet
Study Finds Fertility Below Replacement Rate Is ‘New Normal’ – CNA via The Catholic World Report
The Nightmare of Uyghurs Returning to Xinjiang – Ye Ling at Bitter Winter
Can a West African Currency Union Work? – Simplice A. Asongu at Project Syndicate
Israel Should Back An Independent Kurdistan – Ariel Natan Pasko at The Stream

Contending with Demons (Dostoevsky) – Scott Yenor, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Communist China’s Surveillance State Won’t Survive The Hong Kong Protests’ Aftermath – Dav. Warren at Essays in Idleness
San Francisco, Hostage To The Homeless – Heather Mac Donald at City Journal
Political Correctness Erases History & Turns Heroes Into Villains – Jerry Newcombe at The Stream
The Trudeau Liberals’ Record: Four Years Of Nothing Solid – Conrad Black at National Post
The Problems With & Solutions To American Healthcare – Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Government Help Will Never Be Enough – Sharpel Welch at City Journal
Sasse Resolution: Church Beliefs Should Not Jeopardize Tax-Exempt Status – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Fewer Jails Won’t Make Fewer Criminals – Seth Barron at City Journal
Reviving The Contract Clause: An Acid Test For Originalism – John O. McGinnis at Law & Liberty
America’s Great Experiment With Freedom Needs Religion – William Barr at Mercatornet
Humanitarian Groups Scramble To Help People Fleeing Northeast Syria – Dale Gavlak at CNS via Crux

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: eRosary; Wherein An Annoyed Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
Old Folks’ Folk Mass – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
What Really Happens After We Die – Charlie McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Retaking The Catholic Church – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Pagan Idols At The Amazon “Walking Together” Synod – Fr. Z’s Blog
Cardinal Pell’s Legal Team Accuses Victoria’s Prosecutors Of “Mischaracterising” Appeal – M. Davey at The Guardian
Pope Francis Unveils Dramatic New Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square – Kathy Schiffer at National Catholic Register
Being Christ’s Bride In The World: A Consecrated Virgin – Jessica Hayes at Our Sunday Visitor
Wanna Take Down Satan? Try These 11 Weapons To Use Against Him – Theresa Zoe Williams at epicPew
What Is the Wrath of God? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Enough Evidence Now Exists To Prove Shakespeare Was Catholic, Author Says – John Burger at Aleteia
Vatican Congregation Says Claim Against Bishop Sheltz of Houston ‘Manifestly Unfounded’ – CNS via Crux
Sometimes Our Patron Saints Pick Us – Richard G. Evans at Catholic Stand
Inculturation – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
Brazilian Bishop: Lack Of Holiness Among Clerics An Obstacle To Vocations – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Letters From The Synod–2019: #5 – Xavier Rynne, II, at First Things
#BreakTheChains of Pornography & Its Effects – Justin McClain at National Catholic Register
Leading the Way in Liturgical Art & Design: Talleres de Arte Granda – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
‘The Art of Losing’ is Really About Trusting in God – Laura DeMaria at Catholic Stand
What Do We Make of “Development of Doctrine”? – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Shameless Popery
Logic vs. Propaganda – SuperTradMum at Hope In The Storm
The Amazon Synod Revives the Myth of the Noble Savage – Patrick Chisholm at Crisis Magazine
Vatican Communications Official: Carved Figure at Amazon Synod Is Not Virgin Mary – H. Brockhaus via NC Register
African Christian Students Can’t Practice Their Faith in China – Gu Xi at Bitter Winter

Indoctrination In Sodom & Gomorrah – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Is the State Church Coming? – Jane Clark Scharl at Crisis Magazine
PG&E Pulls The Fire Plug In California – Karl D. Stephan at Mercatornet
This Democrat State Legislator Is A Rarity: She’s Totally Pro-Life – Katrina Trinko at Life News
A Legal Argument Against Homosexual Marriage – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
Hiding Behind Supreme Court Won’t Stop Beto Crusade To Punish Orthodox Religion – H. Fiene at the Fdrlst
Extinction Rebellion’s Loopy Politics – Michael Cook at Mercatornet
The Harlem School That Outscores the Suburbs – Ray Domanico at City Journal
NBA Stands Behind Protest When It’s Anti-American, Ends Protest When Anti-China – M. Blue at the Fdrlst
Communist China: The Techno-Totalitarian Leviathan – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
How The NBA Censored Me On American Soil – Jon Schweppe at New York Post
The NBA is a Spineless Little Bully – Michael Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream

Why That Naked Native Lady Statue In The Vatican Ain’t Catholic – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Think You’re Catholic? Let This Checklist Confirm It – Melissa Guerrero at epicPew
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Sweden’s Billy Graham Explains How He & His Wife Became Catholic – John Burger at Aleteia
A Legal Argument Against Homosexual Marriage – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
What The Police Chief’s Resignation Tells Us About The Vatican Power Struggle – Ch. R. Altieri at Catholic Herald
The Amazonian “Paradigm” – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
The Mysterious Resignation of Vatican Police Commander Giani – Edward Pentin at NC Register
At Least The Borgias Had Good Taste – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
Fr. Amorth Contra Wizards, & Fortune-Tellers – Fr. Gabrielle Amorth at Catholic Exchange
2016: Ecumenical Exchange Program With Winged Mayan Snake god Kukulkan – Fr. Z’s Blog
Jesus, Celibacy, & The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Biblical Roots of the Priesthood – Dave Armstrong at NC Register
Learning How to Serve the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) – Unit 1 Home Study – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L.
Science & Religion: The Superstition Of Those Who Reject Religion – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Sufficient Light: The Conversion of Takashi Nagai – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand
Contemplative Life Is An Adventure Of Love – Sister Frances Marie at Our Sunday Visitor
Prayer As Warfare: The 29th Sunday In Ordinary Time Readings Explained – John Bergsma, Ph.D., at The Sacred Page
The Beauty of Priestly Celibacy – John Hale at Clarifying Catholicism
How Chinese Christians Worship In The Face Of Persecution – Wang Yichi at Bitter Winter
Ideology Is Moral Blindness – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
What Is Papal Secrecy? When Some Secrets Are More Secret Than Others – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Missionary: Married Priests In Amazon Wouldn’t Get To The Root Of The Problem – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis Appoints New Head Of Vatican Security – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via Catholic Herald
St. Thérèse of Lisieux & the Renewal of Missionary Zeal – Fr. Roger J. Landry at NC Register
Inculturated Liturgy, Ecclesial Structure For The Amazon Area Discussed At Synod – Mary Jo Anderson at The CWR

LeBron Jame$ Is A Coward – David Harsanyi at The Federalist
‘Transgender Mandate’ Struck Down By Federal Court – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
Astroturfing – How The Media Is Brainwashing Us – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
Why “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” Isn’t Indigenous – Robert R. Reilly at Mercatornet
Silence Would Be Preferable – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
The Attorney General Is Right About Secularism, But He Missed A Crucial Point – Ch. C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald
CNN-Vanity Cable News Network – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Eberstadt On Eberstadt: Identity Politics’ Roots In Secularization – Angela Franks, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
The Nightmare of Uyghurs Returning to Xinjiang – Ye Ling at Bitter Winter
Why Federal Judges Matter – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Originalism’s Expanding Popularity – James R. Rogers, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Life-&-Death Issues Stand Out in Canada’s Federal Election – Celeste McGovern at National Catholic Register

Work & Play: The Life Of A Trappist Monk – Brother Paul Quenon at Our Sunday Visitor
Why the Catholic Church Has Failed to Reach Young People – John Welch at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Why There Won’t Be An American Schism – Russell Shaw at The Catholic World Report
Educate Yourself. . .Classically – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Why I Had A Short Engagement (& You Should Too!) – Rachel Padilla at epicPew
Monasticism in Ireland: Old, New, & Renewed – Jared Staudt at Building Catholic Culture
Lapsed Catholics & Catholics Who Do Not Believe in the Real Presence – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
Cardinal Becciu At Center Of Vatican Financial Investigation – Ed Condon, J.C.L., & J.D. Flynn, J.C.L., via Catholic Herald
50 Reasons To Be Catholic – Genevieve Perkins at Catholic Link
Is There A Difference Between A Nun & A Sister? – Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D., at Integrated Catholic Life™
Letters From The Synod–2019: #4 – Xavier Rynne, II, at First Things
The Realities & Challenges Of The Married Priesthood: Eastern Catholic Perspective – A.A.J. DeVille, Ph.D., at The CWR
Vatican City Security Head Resigns After Confidential Memo Was Leaked – CNA via National Catholic Register
How to Keep From Losing Your Mind – Off the Shelf with Deal W. Hudson – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Dealing with Autistic Sensory Issues at Mass – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at Through Catholic Lenses
Who Is in the Pan-Amazon Synod’s Small Working Groups? – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
The Churching of Women – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L., at Dilexi decorem domus Domini
Why Do We Call It Mass? – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life™
George Weigel Discusses St. John Henry Newman’s Rich Legacy – Solène Tadié at National Catholic Register
What The Pan-Amazon Synod Should Learn From The Church’s Missionary Past – Ines Angeli Murzaku at The CWR
Vatican Inculturation Document Sets Limits on Amazonian Rite Proposal – Joseph O’Brien at National Catholic Register
How A Palestinian Village Sheds Light On The Drama Of Christians In The Holy Land – CNA via The Catholic World Report
The Mustard Seed of Faith – Deacon Greg Lambert at Catholic Stand
Pope Francis’s Choices “May Weigh Heavily On The Future Of Hong Kong” – Massimo Introvigne at Bitter Winter

Three Nations That Tried Socialism & Rejected It – Lee Edwards at National Review
Beto’s Woke Integralism – Ed Condon, J.C.L., at First Things
Democrats Vs. Traditional Christians – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
San Francisco’s False Solution – Erica Sandberg at City Journal
CNN’s LGBT Town Hall Was Progressive Propaganda – David Marcus at The Federalist
Illegal Aliens & The Media Propagandists – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
NBA’s Steve Kerr Compares Communist China To Owning An AR-15 – Chrissy Clark at The Federalist
ESPN Uses Chinese Propaganda in TV Graphic – Cameron Cawthorne at The Washington Free Beacon
Communist China & The Terrifying Rise Of Authoritarian Capitalism – Matthew Walther at The Week
A Healthy Fear of Communist China – Ross Douthat at The New York Times
Chinese Communist Party Intensifies Pressure On Catholic Conscientious Objectors – An Xin at Bitter Winter
“Freedom,” “Choice,” & Physician-Assisted Suicide – Gerard T. Mundy at Public Discourse

Bishop Krautler Is To Blame, Not Priestly Celibacy, For Missionary Failure Of Evangelizing The Amazon – S. Magister
What Real Missionary Work Looks Like – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Modern Liturgical Battle Brewing Among Catholics – Will Wright at Catholic Link
Pronouncing Biblical Names (Wherein I Rant) – Jimmy Akin
Ask Father: When Could Priests Wear Casual Attire? – Fr. Z’s Blog
In-N-Out Burger Joins Chick-Fil-A As A Company That Openly Celebrates Its Christian Values – Brandon Morse
Who Are the Poor I’m Supposed to Care For? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
Can the Devil Read Our Thoughts? – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L., at Dilexi decorem domus Domini
50+ New Instituted Acolytes Called To Serve – Marilyn Rodrigues at The Catholic Weekly
Religious Sister Shares The Joys & Challenges Of Living In Community – Sister Lucia Christi at Our Sunday Visitor
Scientific Mythology Threatens Both Religion & Science – Christopher Clemens at Church Life Journal
Priestly Celibacy, The Role Of Women, & Scalfari’s Latest Claims: An Intense Week At The Vatican – Catholic Herald
No Women Are in Formation to Be Permanent Deacons – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at Through Catholic Lenses
Synods Synonymous With Scandal – Philippa Martyr at The Catholic Weekly
Saint John Henry Newman: An Ecumenical Conversion – Gerhard Cardinal Müller at Public Discourse
Vatican Official Rejects German Bishops’ Plan for ‘Binding Synodal Path’ – CNA via National Catholic Register
Why Don’t More of Our Leaders Call Us to Holiness? – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
Monica Doumit: Protecting The Next Folau – Monica Doumit at The Catholic Weekly
5 Essential Elements for Peace on Earth – Allison Low at Catholic Stand
The Seeds of Faith Are Planted in the Home – Christopher Carstens at Adoremus
Breaking the Silence on Nigeria’s Christian Genocide – Fr. Mario Alexis Portella at Crisis Magazine
Texas Knights of Columbus Work With Mexican Knights to Aid Migrants – Jonah McKeown at CNA via NC Register
Praying For Souls, & Runs: The Parish Serving Washington’s Baseball Fans – CNA via The Catholic World Report
The Life of St. John Henry Newman – K.V. Turley at National Catholic Register

What’s Happening In Syria? A Guide For The Perplexed – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Should Japan Just Convert Itself Into A Massive City-State? – M. Roberts at Mercatornet
Europe Without Europe – Glenn Arbery at The Imaginative Conservative
The Problem With Cultural Marxism – David Kurten & N. McCrae at The European Conservative
Raison d’Etat: Richelieu’s Grand Strategy During the 30 Years’ War – Iskander Rehman at TNSR
5 Times Russia Could Have Ceased To Exist – Georgy Manaev at Russia Beyond
‘Oikophobia’: Our Western Self-Hatred – Benedict Beckeld at Quillette
125 Million People Dead: If India & Pakistan Start a Tragic Nuclear War – National Interest
Is This the End of a Free Hong Kong? – The Heritage Foundation
Why The Liberal West Is A Christian Creation – John Gray at NewStatesmanAmerica
What Was The Most Bitter Russian-British War? – Boris Egorov at Russian Beyond
Advocates To Trump: Don’t Desert Christians, Yazidis, Kurds In Syria – D. Gavlak via Crux

Give Thanks After Communion With This Stirring Prayer From The Catholic Ordinariate Liturgy – K.N. Hattrup at Aleteia
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
A Look At 21st Century Discernment To The Religious Life – Brian Fraga at Our Sunday Visitor
“God Is Silent, I’m Desperate, What Do I Do?” – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Practicing Acceptance & Seeing Burdens As Blessings – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life
St. Therese Of Lisieux’s Way of Abandonment & Peace – Fr. Joel Guibert at Catholic Exchange
The Transformative Power of Pain – Christian Daru at Catholic Stand
How To Begin Praying & Meditating – Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
Venerable Tomás Morales, ‘A Prophet of Our Time’ Who Died 25 Years Ago – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at NC. Register
How To Pray In Mystical Contemplation – David Torkington at Catholic Spiritual Direction
We Can Grow Old Gracefully in Christ – Alan Scott at Catholic Exchange
How Silence Can Radically Change Your Spiritual Life – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
God Loves You & Cares About the Smallest Detail of Your Life – Gary Zimak at National Catholic Register
The Essence Of Prayer–Gently Trying – David Torkington at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Loving Discomfort: The Essence of Following Christ & Serving God – Gabriel Garnica at Catholic Stand
Learning Prudence with St. Wenceslas – Andrew Garofalo at Catholic Exchange
From Naaman to Newman – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman, O.S.B., Dominus Mihi Adjutor
God Wants Us to Give Him Our Wills – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
A Culture of Gratitude: Readings for 28th Week of Ordinary Time Readings Explained – Jn. Bergsma, Ph.D., at TSP
Holiness for Busy Moms – Michele Chronister at Catholic Exchange
The Apostolate Of Example – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Are You Thanking God Enough? – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange

Popular & Orthodox Catholic Blogger “SuperTradMum” (Marie Dean): R.I.P. – Fr. Z’s Blog
Judging – SuperTradMum at Hope In The Storm
The Model Priest for a Church in Crisis – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at Crisis Magazine
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Candidates Announced For Next USCCB President – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
Gender Theory Outlaws Reality – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Transubstantiation & Hylemorphism – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
Do We Need a New Marian Dogma? – Catholic Exchange
Tired Of Offensive Media? Here Is John XXIII’s Weapon In The Culture War – Ph. Kosloski at Voyage Comics & Publishing
A Catholic Republicanism? – Matthew A. Shadle, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Snapshot Of Today’s Catholic Sydney – David Ang at The Catholic Weekly
Refuting Religious Pro-Choice Arguments – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Let’s Use “Fertility Awareness” Not “Natural Family Planning” – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at Through Catholic. . .
Bridges, Inscriptions, Cheeses – Fr. Z’s Blog
Fighting The Good Fight – Richard Van Kirk at Catholic Stand
Newman: Saint & Modern Doctor Of The Church? – Fr. Erich Przywara, S.J., at Church Life Journal
Reconstructing Bach’s Organ Concertos – Matthew Dirst, Ph.D., at Vox Humana
What Is “Organized Religion”? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
How the Government is Prioritizing Religious Freedom Again – Lauretta Brown at National Catholic Register
Deacons Bear Witness To Christ The Servant – Deacon Dominic Cerrato at Our Sunday Visitor