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The Roman Collar As Billboard, Blessing, & Trial – Fr. Jacob Meyer at Our Sunday Visitor
Bishop Robert Barron Seems Squeamish on the Homosexual Question – Austin Ruse at The Stream
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Satanism At The US Naval Academy – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Weird Amazon Stuff, Death & A Spatula – Fr. Z’s Blog
Papal Posse On The Amazon Synod – Brad Miner at The Catholic Thing
The Meaning Of Bees & Beehives In Christian Art – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
What An Exorcist Says About Magic & Sorcery – Fr. Gabrielle Amorth at Catholic Exchange
Peter Cardinal Turkson of Ghana Stirs Controversy By Saying It’s Time To ‘Exit’ Abuse Scandals – Elise Harris at Crux
What Do France, Grey Wool, & St. Francis Have In Common? (More Than You Think!) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Amazon Synod Has Begun, & Pandora’s Box Is Opened – Julia Meloni at Crisis Magazine
The Married Priests Debate “Reveals Engrained Clericalism” – Fr. Martìn Lasarte at Asia News
“I Just Got Spit On”: Pro-Abortion Mob Attacks Pro-Lifers on College Campus in D.C. (Video Inside) – ChurchPOP
Beto Vs. Religious Liberty – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Saving Time For Francis Defenders – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Bishop Discusses the Catholic Church’s ‘Ministry of Presence’ in The Amazon – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Meet Sandra Sabattini, A 22-Year-Old Soon To Be Beatified – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Divinity of Jesus Christ – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Ask Father: How To Protest, Perhaps In Rome? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Letters From The Synod-2019: #3 – Xavier Rynne, II, at First Things
Bishop Kräutler Knows In The Amazon They Practice Infanticide, He Doesn’t Want It Punished – S. Magister via L’Espresso
Vatican: Pope Francis ‘Never Said’ What Scalfari Reported About Jesus’ Divinity – CNA via National Catholic Register
John Henry Newman: Catholic Revivalist – Joseph Pearce at Crisis Magazine
St. of the Day Quote: St. Damien of Molokai – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Syrian Christian to US Leaders: ‘Tell Turkey to Stop the Attack’ – Peter Jesserer Smith at National Catholic Register
Church Leadership Should Serve & Protect – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand

4 Beautiful Catholic Churches In The Coastal American South – Jim Graves at Aleteia
Cardinal Sarah: Spirit Of Vatican II Push in Amazon Synod Is an ‘Insult to God’ – H. Brockhaus at CNA via NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Whistleblower Priests & Seminarians Finally Talking To Reporters, But Suffering Major Consequences – J. Duin at Get Religion
“James Led The Council!” – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Holy See: Goat Rodeo – Fr. Z’s Blog
Hell Is Real—& It Isn’t Empty – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
Vatican: Atheist’s (Eugenio Scalfari) Claim That Pope Rejects Christ’s Divinity Isn’t Accurate – J.D. Flynn, J.C.L., via NCReg
Translation Of Eugenio Scalfari’s ‘Latest Interview’ – Edward Pentin
What Do France, Grey Wool, & St. Francis Have In Common? (More Than You Think!) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Church In Germany Is In A De Facto State Of Schism – George Weigel at Crisis Magazine
Infanticide In The Amazon, There Are Those Who Defend It, Even In The Church – Sandro Magister via L’Espresso
Music & Our Cultural Decline: Roger Scruton’s Conservative Response – David D. Corey, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Hand-Made Wall Tiles With Deep Catholic Roots – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at Favorite Catholic Things via Theology of Home
A Priest Opines On The Effect Of Optional Priestly Celibacy – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Problem With Paganism – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Letters From The Synod–2019: #2 – Xavier Rynne, II, First Things
The Bible & Mythical Animals – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
11 Of The Most Exquisite Fountains In Rome – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Peter’s Proximity To Christ In Early Christian Art – Tim C. Gray, Ph.D., at Faith & Culture
Key Synod Father: Pan-Amazon Synod ‘Maybe a Step to’ Women Catholic Priests – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Pro-Life Concern Over Artificial Embryos – Christopher Reilly at Catholic Stand
Amazon Synod German Bishop: ‘Indigenous People Do Not Understand Celibacy’ – J.D. Flynn, J.C.L., at CNA via NC Register
Turkish Planes Bomb Syria, Causing Panic Among Christians, Others – CNS via Our Sunday Visitor
Does Pope Francis Profess The Nicene Creed? – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Pray For All Christians In Syria – Carlos Caso-Rosendi

Why Communist China’s Rise Will Be Short-Lived, & Its Fate Is Already Sealed – William Huang at Mercatornet
Elites Against Western Civilization – Joel Kotkin at City Journal
Trump Gave Turkey A Choice on Syria: Cooperate With US Or Risk Catastrophe – E. Davidson at the Federalist
Demographic Winter In Japan . . . & Beyond – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Stream
European Gloom – Theodore Dalrymple at City Journal
In Orbán’s Hungary, Christ is King – Fr. Benedict Kiely at Crisis Magazine
America’s Underpopulation Crisis: Not Having Enough Babies to Replace Our Population – J. Abbamonte at Life News
Turkey Begins Bombing Northeast Syria – Lara Seligman at Foreign Policy
Why Is Eastern Europe Silent On China? – Edward Lucas at CEPA
Silence Of The Chinese – Guy Sorman at City Journal
Syrian Christians Face New Threat From Turkey, Human Rights Group Warns – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Communist China’s Muslim Minority Banned From Using Their Own Language In Schools – C. Mortimer at Independent

The Lights Are Out In California, & That Was The Plan All Along – Chuck DeVore at the Federalist
How ‘Gay Rights’ Empower The Rich – R.R. Reno at First Things
Ask The Female Rugby Players If Biological Sex Is The Same As Perceived Gender – M. Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream
How Illinois Schools Teach Preschoolers To Celebrate Transgenderism – Joy Pullmann at the Federalist
Pornography Culture & Political Courage – Terry Schilling at First Things
The NBA’s Hypocrisy Over China & Charlotte Is Astounding – David Marcus at the Federalist
‘Woke’ NBA Kowtows To Chinese Communists – Dan Hugger at Acton Commentary via Acton Institute
The “Miserable” State – Steven Malanga at City Journal
ESPN Bans Staff From Discussing Hong Kong Angle Of NBA-China Controversy – Tristan Justice at the Federalist
NBA, Stop Being Beijing’s Enforcers – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Twitter Censors Pro-Life Group’s Tweets About Adoption, Labels Them “Sensitive Content” – Life News
Bishops Urge U.S. Supreme Court Not To Redefine ‘Sex’ In Civil Rights Law – CNS via Our Sunday Visitor

Unlocking Catholic Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls – Matthew Leonard & John Bergsma, Ph.D.
Cardinal Müller Accuses: From This Synod They Have Driven Out Jesus – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L’Espresso
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The “Process” Begins – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Amazon Synod & Deaconettes? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Women’s Diaconate, Amazonian ‘Mass’ Discussed in Amazon Synod’s Opening Days – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Medieval Dominican Vestments of St. Albert the Great – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Britannia Rules the Christian Faith “Not Worthy of Respect” – Robert J. Hutchinson at Crisis Magazine
What Do France, Grey Wool, & St. Francis Have In Common? (More Than You Think!) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Vatican Tree Ceremony: Self-Made PR Headache – Christopher R. Altieri at Catholic Herald
Pope Francis & Schism – Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, O.F.M. Cap., at The Catholic Thing
‘N Syncretism – One Mad Mom
How To Revive The Catholic Church, Two Approaches Confronted At The Amazon Synod – Fr. Richard Heilman at RCM
Catholic Thoughts on Yom Kippur, Redux* – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand
In Praise Of The Saturno & Other Clerical Hats – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald
Cardinal Newman 101: An Introduction To His Life, Work, & Thought – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at The CWR
Marks, Medieval Lions, & Mussolini Trees – Fr. Z’s Blog 46
Catholicism & Modernity, Reconsidered, & “Renarrativized” – Carl E. Olson at The Catholic World Report
4 Catholic Attitudes Toward Extraterrestrials – Tom Hoopes at Aleteia
Polish Archbishop Compares LGBT Movement To Communist Regime – CNA via Catholic Herald
The Catholic Church Is Not an NGO – Auguste Meyrat at Crisis Magazine
Priestly Celibacy Discussed As Amazon Synod Gets Underway – J.D. Flynn, J.C.L., at CNA via Catholic Herald
Fr. Jack Barker & The Early History Of Our Movement – Deborah Gyapong at The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society
Catholic Bishops Add To Concerns Over Australian Religious Discrimination Bill – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Heaven’s Splendor – Off the Shelf with Sister Mary Ann Fatula, O.P. – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

The Lawsuits Will Be Huge – Donald R. McClarey, J.D. at The American Catholic
Reactions To My Tweet Reveal The Ignorant Brutality Of Young Socialists & Communists – M. Gonzalez at The Heritage Foundation
That Will Sting – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How To Bring Revolution To America – Nicholas Capaldi at Law & Liberty
NBA’s Surrender To China Shows Money Still Talks Louder Than ‘Social Justice’ – Terry Schilling at The Stream
China’s Present, America’s Future – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
European Law & The “Myth Of English Exceptionalism” – Michael I. Krauss, J.D., at Law & Liberty
The NBA’s Abasement, & Ours – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
Supreme Court to Decide High-Stakes ‘LGBT’ Cases Amid Partisan Scrutiny – Joan Frawley Desmond at NC Register
Nevada Passes Law Allowing Doctors to Starve Dementia Patients to Death – Wesley J. Smith, J.D., at Life News
The NBA’s Bow To Chinese Repression Was Reprehensible – Giancarlo Sopo at The Federalist
Bashing The NBA For Supporting Communist China Is Bringing Liberals And Conservatives Together – E. Bufkin at The The Federalist

Thorvaldsen’s Christus Was Once Considered “The Most Perfect Statue Of Christ In The World” – Dn. Esparza at Aleteia
Amazon Synod: First Attack On The Priesthood: The Cassock; Papal Comments On A Biretta – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Unborn Baby Makes Sign of the Cross in Fascinating Sonogram Image – See the Photo Here! – ChurchPOP
Carbonara, Caravaggio, Altar Idiocy – Fr. Z’s Blog
In The Buffalo Diocese, The Wrong Sort Of Investigation? – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Archbishop Viganò to Clergy: Do Not Flee the Wolves & Hide in Silence – Edward Pentin
Hundreds Of Transgenders Want To Go Back To Their Birth Sex, Says Former Trans Woman – J. Pullmann at The Federalist
What Does It Mean To Be An Apostate, Heretic, Or Schismatic? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
What Do France, Grey Wool, & St. Francis Have In Common? (More Than You Think!) -Meghan Ashley Styling
How to Reclaim Affirmative Orthodoxy – Fr. John P. Cush, S.T.D., at National Catholic Register
Cardinal Barreto of Peru: Synod Participants Should Respect Warnings Of Critics, Not Veto – Elise Harris at Crux
Responding To Falsehoods About The Virgin Mary & The Rosary – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at The Catholic World Report
7 Blessings of the Apocalypse: Did You Know There Are Beatitudes in Revelation? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Letters From The Synod On The Amazon #1 – Xavier Rynne, II, at First Things
Chair Of Pope’s Amazon Summit Puts Married Priests, Women Squarely On The Table – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
5 Ways the Rosary Transformed My Life & Led Me to My Husband: “I Would Be Lost Without It” – ChurchPOP
Talk Of Schism Is Just That: All Talk – Russell Shaw at Our Sunday Visitor
Nevada Passes Law Allowing Doctors to Starve Dementia Patients to Death – Wesley J. Smith, J.D., at Life News
Amazon Tribal Chief Hopes the Synod Will Curtail the Ideology of Primitivism – Edward Pentin at National Cthlc Register
In Rochester, Moms’ Group Prays For Vocations To Come From Among Their Families – CNA via The Cthlc World Report
A Brief Consideration of the Origins of the Maniple – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Pampering or Truth? What Makes for a Worthy Life – R.J. Snell at Public Discourse
Waiting on Childbirth: The Agony in the Garden – Julie Machado at Catholic Stand
Bishops Urge Europeans To ‘Wake Up’ & Rediscover Christian Roots – Jonathan Luxmoore at Catholic Herald
Living Up to Modernity – Chilton Williamson, Jr., at Crisis Magazine

Another Extinction Event For Western Christendom: The Rise Of Environmentalism – David Warren at Essays in Idleness
Using The Oxford Comma Is A Sign Of Grace & Clarity – Kylee Zempel at The Federalist
The Sons of Sobieski Reclaim Their Catholic Identity – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
Trump’s Abandonment Of Syrian Christians & U.S. Allies Could Doom Him – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Why Western Elites Should Stop Lecturing Hungary – Sohrab Ahmari at New York Post
Debating the Future of the European Union – Riccardo Gotti Tedeschi at The European Conservative
Please America, Take Meghan Markle Back – Rod Liddle at Spectator USA
Animated History of Japan – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Chinese Communist Party’s Plans To Install A False Dalai Lama Exposed – Massimo Introvigne at Bitter Winter
Kurdish Officials Had No Advance Notice of Trump’s Syria Announcement – Matthew Peti at National Interest
We Don’t Have Good Options With Turkey & Iran—We’ll Have To Work Hard To Get Them – David P. Goldman is Spengler at PJ Media
Not So Fast: Will Uzbekistan Join The Eurasian Economic Union? – Umida Hashimova at Crossroads Asia

A Plausible Scientific Case For The Existence Of A Mother & Father Of Us All, Adam & Eve – Rod Dreher
The LGBT Bully Squad Is Coming for Your Church Next – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Days After Meeting With Jesuit Homosexualist, Francis Witnesses Pagan Ceremony In Garden; Update – Fr. Z’s Blog
Ask Father: How Should Good Catholics Deal With Homosexuals? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Powerful Meanings Behind The 3 Archangels’ Names, In One Amazing Infographic – ChurchPOP
What Do France, Grey Wool, & St. Francis Have In Common? (More Than You Think!) – Meghan Ashley Styling
More Than 200 College-Aged Men Consecrate Themselves To St. Joseph – Andrew Butler at Aleteia
Falling From Grace: Hitler’s Catholic Henchmen – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand
250,000 Children Were Saved From The Streets Of New York By These Holy Women – Jeffrey Bruno at Aleteia
Faithful Gather in Rome to Pray for a Church in ‘Crisis’ – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Pope’s “Keywords” for New Cardinals: “Compassion”. . . & “The Ability To Be Loyal – Rocco Palmo at Whispers. . .
Pope Francis, What Is Happening At The Institute For Religious Works Or Vatican Bank? – Andrea Gagliarducci
If The Devil Was An Angel, Why Is He Represented As A Monster? – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
The Future of Evangelicalism – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Lérinian Hermeneutics & The Disputed Teachings Of Vatican II – Eduardo Echeverria at The Catholic World Report
5 Things St. Francis Teaches Us About Rebuilding The Church – Brenton Cordeiro at CatholicLink
Celibacy: A Brilliant Jewel, A Pearl Of A Great Price – Conor Dugan at The Catholic World Report
Fr. Jack Barker, Pioneer Of The Pastoral Provision – Christopher Mahon at The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society
In England, Christian Doctor Loses Trans Beliefs Case – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
St. Augustine & St. John Paul II On The Fall & Original Sin – Sabrina Vu at Catholic Stand
Christians In Pakistan ‘Give Children Islamic Names To Avoid Abuse In School’ – Fionn Shiner via Catholic Herald

‘Human Dignity’: A Bible Scrap, Used as a Pagan Spell – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
The Democrats & Impeachment – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
What If Climate Change is a Good Thing? – Warren Cole Smith at The Stream
News to Her – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
A Supreme Court Decision Reflecting the Progressive Dismissal of Liberty – T. Dimsdale, J.D., & Pt. Garry at Public Discourse
Will the Democrats’ Impeachment Game Hand Syrian Christians Over to Persecution? – Johannes De Jong at The Stream
Tolerance – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Planned Parenthood Fights To Hide Evidence Of Selling Fetal Tissue In Daleiden Trial – Madeline Osburn at The Federalist
$170 Million Fine Against YouTube: A Message Or A Drop In The Bucket? – Mark Pattison at CNS via Crux
America’s Criminal Justice System is in Disarray – Stephen M. Krason, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
California’s Labor Of Love: Sacramento Tries To Save The Declining Union Movement With Taxpayer Money – City Journal
World Bank Scandal: Charity Monies Given to Communist China Used To Oppress People In Xinjiang – Marco Respinti at BW

5 Things Every Catholic Man Should Start Doing – ChurchPOP
Action Item! Fr. Zed Calls For Prayer, Fasting In Defense Of The Church – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Adoration 2.0 – A Unique Insight from a Spiritual Master – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Do Non-Catholic Christians Need To Become Catholic? – Marcus & JonMarc Grodi at The Coming Home Network International
St. Michael is the Hammer of Heresies – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at National Catholic Register
Finding My Way Out of Darkness – Cameron Gaub at Clarifying Catholicism
Breathing With ‘Two Lungs’ at Wyoming Catholic College – Sue Ellen Browder at National Catholic Register
The Chaplet of St. Michael: A Powerful Prayer for Spiritual Warfare Every Catholic Should Know – ChurchPOP
Why Jesus Opposed the Money-Changers in the Temple – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
What Is The Source Of Sanctity? – David Arias at Catholic Spiritual Direction
When St. Thérèse Showers Roses (& Miracles) On Her Friends – Joseph Pronechen at National Catholic Register
How Can Faith Grow From a Mustard Seed? – Gayle Somers at Catholic Exchange
St. Thérèse Of Lisieux & The Murderer – K.V. Turley at National Catholic Register
Healing Prayer for Divorced & Separated – Anne Desantis at Catholic Lane
Will You Be Known As A “Torchbearer of the Queen”? – Greg Chrysostom at Catholic Stand
The Spiritual Works of Mercy for Those Who Grieve – Jeannie Ewing at Catholic Exchange
Reflection on the “Our Father” – Cecily Lowe at Catholic Stand
5 Vincentian Saints You Should Know About – Kevin Di Camillo at National Catholic Register
The Family & The Mystical Body Of Christ – Vicki Burbach at Pelican’s Breast
Could ‘Damien of the 20th Century’ Become Zimbabwe’s First Saint? – CNA via National Catholic Register
At My Mother’s Side – Barbara Padolina at Catholic Stand

This Week: A Curious Media Silence About A Blockbuster Vatican Story – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Devil In the Red Hat: What the Bridgeport Diocese Abuse Report Can’t Say – Michael Brendan Dougherty at NR
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
On The Eve Of The Amazon Synod – Philip Lawler at First Things
Quæritur: Can Angels Read Your Mind? – Quidquid Est, Est!
The New York Times Blinkered View Of Pornography Leads To Disaster For Children – M. Cook at Mercatornet
How Liberal Catholics Are Promoting Division In The Church – Tim Busch at Napa Institute
The Mass: Heaven On Earth – Edward Monti at Catholic Stand
An Exorcist Explains Why the Devil Hates Bells So Much – Patti Maguire Armstrong at NC Register
What Do France, Grey Wool, & St. Francis Have In Common? (More Than You Think!) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Ask Father: Blessing Of Pets & Of Stuffed Animals – Fr. Z’s Blog
AP’s Major Findings On Accused Priests, By The Numbers – Associated Press via Crux
Vatican Raid on Secretariat of State a Portent of Things to Come? – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Critics Accuse Amazon Synod Of ‘Poly-Demonism’ – Elise Harris at Crux
Addendum – Another Suggestion for Our Mystery Statue – David Clayton at New Liturgical Movement
From The Amazon To Germany & Its “Anti-Roman Complex”, The Lesson Of Cardinal Brandmüller – S. Magister
On The History & Use Of Incense – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
The Day The World Saw God In A Dallas Courtroom – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald
Atheist Group Files Complaint Against Judge for Giving Amber Guyger a Bible – Nancy Flory at The Stream
Ecological Ritual Performed in Vatican Gardens for Pope’s Tree-Planting Ceremony – C. Grogan via NC Register
How AP Conducted Its Investigation Into Accused Priests – Meghan Hoyer at AP via Crux
Get To Know Heaven – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Adam Is Often Referred To As “The First Gardener”, What Was He Cultivating? – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
The Way God Communicates: The Amazon Synod & Us – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand
In Rome, Outside Voices Offer Contrasting Opposition To Amazon Synod – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Lessons from a Fig Tree & Morning Glories – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand