Robert Edwards

Living a Catholic life.

FRIDAY EDITION

Should We Pray For ‘Our Holy Father’s Intentions’ Even If A Pope Has Bad Intentions? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the. . .
Happy Wife, Happy Life – Is It True? – Harry Benson at Mercatornet
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Cultural Demolition – Cream City Catholic
Why Do You Need A Crucifix On Your Wall? – Simcha Fisher at The Catholic Weekly
A Toast to Young Marriage – John Clark at National Catholic Register
Books to Delight the Young at Heart – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
A Review of HBO’s Series: “The Young Pope” – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Brandt Jean to Amber Guyger: I Forgive You, I Love You, Give Your Life to Christ, Then Hugs – Peter Jesserer Smith
Closet CheckList SpotLight: The Cardigan – Meghan Ashley Styling
Free Gender Resource Guide For Parents & Educators! – Sister Helena Burns, F.S.P., at Hell Burns
Amazon Synod Leaders: Working Document Is Basis for Discussion, Not ‘Magisterial’ – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Growing in Wisdom With St. John of the Cross – Fr. Nicholas Blackwell, O. Carm., at Catholic Stand
Brooklyn’s Bishop to Lead Vatican Investigation of Buffalo Diocese – Ed Condon, J.C.L., & J.D. Flynn, J.C.L., at NC Register
What Does the Amazon Synod’s Working Document Really Say? – Thomas Ascik, J.D., at Crisis Magazine
Bishop Praises Brother’s Forgiveness Of Officer In Fatal Dallas Shooting – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Did You Know? There Are Patriarchs in the Western Church – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Article 300: Chinese Communist Party’s Secret Weapon of Religious Persecution – Massimo Introvigne at Bitter Winter
Marketing God – Off the Shelf with Donna A. Heckler – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

Living By Faith: The 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings Explained – John Bergsma, Ph.D., at The Sacred Page
How Should The Church Interact With Science? Sanctity Of Life: Biotechnology & Bioethics – R. Kurland, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand

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THVRSDAY EDITION

The Monster Cardinal Egan – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
A Bid To Understand The Police Raid At The Vatican – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Even a Cardinal Close To Bergoglio Is Condemning the Dangers of the Synods of the Amazon & Germany – S. Magister
What Conscience Dreads & Prayer Dares Not Ask – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
But Does Anyone Accept Cardinal Kasper? – One Mad Mom
Saint Leo The Great Explains How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Saint Who Preached a Sermon After Being Beheaded – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
The Pantsuit Revolution of the German Amazon Synod – John B. Manos at Bellarmine Forum
Bishop Grech, Backer of Relaxed Communion Rules, Picked for Key Synod Position – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Closet CheckList SpotLight: The Cardigan – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Dark Side Of The Dallas Charter – Fr. Thomas G. Guarino at First Things
After Vatican Raid, 5 Officials & Employees Suspended – CNA via The Catholic World Report
False Prophets – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Liturgical Beauty From Farnborough Abbey – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Hey Christian Doctor, Call The Bearded Man ‘Madam’ – Or Else – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
FDA: Drug Used to Stop Puberty for Kids With Gender Dysphoria Linked to Thousands of Deaths – N. Flory at The Stream
Dating in a Modern Waste Land – Mary Cuff at Crisis Magazine
Are Guardian Angels Real? – Fr. Michael Kerper at Catholic Exchange
Unrest & Inaction At The University Of Notre Dame – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
Has Literature Regained Its Faith? – Angela Alaimo O’Donnell at Church Life Journal
What Does “Water & Spirit” Mean? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
Does Healing Exist in the Catholic Church Today? – Andrea Bear at Catholic Stand

Maria Goretti Network Chapters Offer Safe Place For Healing After Abuse – Aprille Hanson at CNS via Crux
The Case For Catholic Education – Benjamin V. Beier, Ph.D., at Faith & Culture

A Time for Catholic Hospitals? – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Robots in the Workplace – Sarah Bailey at Catholic Stand

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God & Caesar: Thursday Edition

The False Prophets of Climate Change – Jane Clark Scharl at Crisis Magazine
Why California Keeps Making Homelessness Worse – Michael Shellenberger at Forbes
Planned Parenthood Opens Huge Secret Abortion Center Outside St. Louis, Built Under Fake Name – Micaiah Bilger at Life News
Twitter Suspended Me For Saying A Transsexual Is A Transsexual – David Hogberg at The Federalist
Reclaiming 1619 – Kevin Gutzman, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Reparations – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Who Wants To Leave California? Young Voters Can’t Afford Housing, & Conservatives Feel Alienated – Sarah Parvini at Los Angeles Times
Facebook Says It Will Stop Fact-Checking After Getting Caught Censoring Pro-Lifers – Corinne Weaver at Life News
Secretary Mike Pompeo Speaks About Chinese Religious-Freedom Violations at Vatican – Courtney Grogan at CNA via NC Register

Acton Line Podcast: Is Catholicism At Odds With The American Experiment? – Caroline Roberts at Acton Institute Powerblog
Family Of Canadian Man Who Died By Medically-Assisted Suicide Says They Fought Procedure – Zelda Caldwell at Aleteia

Who Killed Civil Society? (Podcast) – Howard Husock & Brian C. Anderson at City Journal

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VVEDNESDAY EDITION

No Path To Woman Ordination To Priesthood & Diaconate, Automatic Excommunication for Germans – Edward Peters, J.D., J.C.D.
Scary Threats At The University Of Notre Dame Towards Catholics – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
What I Learned Talking With Thousands Of Skeptics On Reddit – Bishop Robert Barron at The Catholic World Rprt
UK Rugby Referees Quitting Over Transgender Players Breaking Women’s Bones – Megan Fox at PJ Media
Your Next Indispensable Book for the Culture Wars – Peter Darcy at Catholic Stand
Saint Leo The Great Explains How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Conference To Promote Communion Kneeling & On The Tongue – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Does Anyone Recognize This Saint? If Not, What Do We Do With the Statue? – David Clayton at New Liturgical Mvmnt
America: A Child Pornocracy – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Closet CheckList SpotLight: The Cardigan – Meghan Ashley Styling
Non-Ordination Of Women: Not A Dogma? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Vatican Prosecutors Conduct Raid On Secretariat Of State Offices – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via NC Register

How This Convert ‘Fell In Love With Jesus’ Through The Byzantine Catholic Church – CNA via The Catholic World Report
What’s Wrong With Popular Causes (& With Clerics Who Ride Them)? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

Review: Powerful Performance Brings The Hunchback Of Notre Dame To Life – John Pierce at The Catholic Weekly
‘Joker’ & The Mythology Of Madness – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
Study: Autistic Kids Struggle in the Catholic Church – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at Through Catholic Lenses
Crisis, Church Reform, & The Lay Vocation – Francis X. Maier at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal Urosa Affirms Attention to Amazon Region, Regret Aspects of Synod Agenda – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Steps From Vatican, 200 Catholics Implore The Angels To Banish Demons Ahead Of Amazon Synod – Diane Montagna
3 Things We Can Learn from the Little Flower – Marge Fenelon at National Catholic Register
Putting Aperuit Illis Into Practice – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

How a 20th Century Mystic Led Mother Angelica to Miraculous Healing Through St. Therese of Lisieux – ChurchPOP
7 Steps to Start Catholic Estate Planning Today – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead To Rome

Northern Ireland Religious Leaders Call For Prayer, Action Against New Abortion Laws – CNA via The CWR
Jacques Maritain on Sacred Art – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

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Civ Watch: Wednesday Edition

When The Next American Civil War Starts – David Warren at Essays In Idleness
The Anxiety Behind Communist China’s Swagger – Matthew Goodman at Center for Strategic & International Studies
Forgotten Britain – Oliver Wiseman at City Journal
Actually, China’s Communist Government Can Rot In Hell – David Harsanyi at The Federalist
The Growing Economic-Political Divide In The US – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet
Do All Revolutions End Badly? – History Today
Brexit Is Giving Welsh Nationalism A New Popular Appeal – Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett at The Guardian
Hong Kong Protester Shot As Chinese Communism Turns 70, How Fitting – Fr. Ben Johnson at Acton Institute Powerblog
Malaysia’s Dangerous Racial & Religious Trajectory – Amy Chew at theinterpreter

Documents Expose Chinese Communist Party’s Efforts To Manipulate Chinese Diaspora – Ye Ling at Bitter Winter
Japan’s Hong Kong Conundrum – Stephen R. Nagy, Ph.D., at the japan times
As Communist China Turns 70, Its Dark Past Haunts Its Future – Helen Raleigh at The Federalist
The Pacific & A “Third Option” To The Independence Question – Kerryn Baker at theinterpreter
‘Afraid We Will Become The Next Xinjiang’: China’s Hui Muslims Face Crackdown – Emily Feng at NPR
China Marks 70 Years Of Communism & Human Rights Abuses – CNA via The Catholic World Report

Beijing Ramped Up Crackdowns On Churches Before National Day – Wang Gong at Bitter Winter
Kosovo Is Simultaneously ‘Too Big’ & ‘Too Small’ Of An International Issue – Fitim Salihu at Kosovo 2.0

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TVESDAY EDITION

About The Gay Priest Living With Partner & Possessing “The Power Of Keys” From Pope Francis – Edward Peters, J.D., J.C.D.
Pope Francis Trolls American Catholics With Heretic Fr. James Martin – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Pope Francis Replies to ChurchPOP Reader After Following Our Instructions for Sending Letter to Pope – ChurchPOP
Catholics Who Love The Latin Mass Need To Get Better At Loving Their Neighbors, Too – Auguste Meyrat at The Federalist
Oscar Wilde’s Scandalous Secret: The Love That Dare Not Speak its Name – Joseph Pearce at National Catholic Register
Saint Leo The Great Explains How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
“Born That Way” No More: The New Science of Sexual Orientation – Fr. D. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
A Grammar of Dissent – Fr. George W. Rutler, Th.D., at Crisis Magazine
Neocatechumenal Way Obedient In Words, While Disobeying In Deeds, & In Decline – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo
Closet CheckList SpotLight: The Cardigan – Meghan Ashley Styling
Papal Commissioner Imposed On The Heralds Of The Gospel, A Traditionalist Organization – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Decline of the Church in Europe – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
4 Bishops on Why They Became Priests, & What They Have Learned – Jim Graves at National Catholic Register

Restoring the Order of the Sacraments – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand
The Obvious Problems with Moral Relativism – Angelo Stagnaro at National Catholic Register
Black or White For Requiems: A Via Media For the Present Time – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Supreme Court to Decide High-Stakes ‘LGBT’ Cases Amid Partisan Scrutiny – J.F. Desmond at National Catholic Register
Aristotle’s Revenge & Naïve Color Realism – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
DOJ Backs Indianapolis Archdiocese Over Firing of Teacher for Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – CNA via National Catholic Register
Mark Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Censored Pro-Life Group, But Refuses to Apologize – Micaiah Bilger at Life News
Amid Hong Kong Protests, Beijing Cracks Down On some Chinese Catholics – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Canada’s Euthanasia Law Under Fire After Euthanasia Of Depressed Patient – Xavier Symons at Mercatornet

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MONDAY EDITION

Pope Francis & The Possible German Schism – Archbishop Aquila of Denver at Denver Catholic
Pope Francis Encourages Gay Priest Living With Partner (Paywall) – James Alison at The Tablet
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Traditional Books Abound Amid Latin Mass Revival – Trent Beattie at National Catholic Register
Cardinal Sarah’s Benedict Option – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Saint Leo The Great Explains How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Ask Father: Are Permanent Deacons Necessary? – Fr. Z’s Blog
It’s Okay To Be Normal – Rob Marco at Catholic Stand
Ask Father: Mustaches & Receiving The Precious Blood – Fr. Z’s Blog
Closet CheckList SpotLight: The Cardigan – Meghan Ashley Styling
Amazon Online Banned Her Book from Being Sold, Now This Christian Counselor Speaks Out – Josh Shepherd at The Stream
Free-Thinking LGBT Activists Say the ‘Gay Mafia’ Is ‘Harming Gay People’ – Megan Fox at PJ Media
Ironies In The Fire – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
Charles de Foucauld’s Eucharistic Procession Through the Sahara Desert – K.V. Turley at National Catholic Register
Our Lady of Walsingham Can Help Hispanics Return to the Church – Christopher M. Ortega, J.D., at Crisis Magazine

Lifting Up the Torch of Ecclesiastical Latin – Amanda Evinger at National Catholic Register
Millennials Are Moving To The Suburbs, Parishes Are You Ready? – L’Alto Catholic Institute
On the Waves of Feminism with Mona Charen – Ana Samuel, Ph.D., & Mona Charen, J.D., at Public Discourse
Brutal Comparison Between Capitalism & Socialism – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Smart Phones, Computers Creating Generation Of Porn Addicts; Some States Call It ‘Public Health Emergency’ – Ginger Allen
A Study Saying A Religious Upbringing Doesn’t Promote Generosity Is Retracted – Tyler J. VanderWeele, Ph.D., Psychology Today

Cardinal Sarah Reflects On The Meaning Of The Priesthood – Courtney Grogan at Catholic News Agency via Catholic Herald
Poland’s Most “Politically Powerful” Priest – Marc Santora & Joanna Berendt at The New York Times

Hong Kong Cardinal Says Vatican Has Sold Off The Church In China – Michael Gryboski at The Christian Post
Hijacking The JPII Institute In Rome – Richard A. Spinello, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Nationalism as Religion: The Proper Love of Place in Today’s Politics – Jon D. Schaff, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
What it Means to Be Blacklisted by Communist China’s Regime – Wang Anyang at Bitter Winter
Human Embryos are Human Beings: a Scientific & Philosophical Case – Patrick Lee, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
At UN, Holy See Requests Increased Aid For Middle Eastern Christians – Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register
Russell Kirk’s Guidance on Community & Local Government Is as Necessary As Ever – Gerard T. Mundy at Public Discourse

Why Federal Judges Matter For Catholic Adoption Agency’s – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative

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Civ Watch: Monday Edition

Labour Votes To Dissolve Britain – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Why Stalin Didn’t Annex Finland During WWII – Boris Egorov at Russian Beyond
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Classical Music But Were Afraid To Ask – Alan Rusbridger at The Spectator
What the Hapsburg Empire Got Right – Paul Miller-Melamed, Ph.D., & Claire Morelon, Ph.D., at The New York Times
Why Knowing Roman History Is Key To Preserving America’s Future – Steele Brand at The Washington Post via The Hour
The Curious Remainer Coup – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
Why India Is The United States’ Best Bet For Balancing Communist China – Sumantra Maitra at The Federalist
Is England Still Part of Europe? – Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., at RealClearPolitics
The Judicial Usurpation Of Parliament – Peter Hitchens at First Things
The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime – Minxin Pei at Project Syndicate
Britain’s Constitutional Crisis – Paul Yowell at First Things
Britain & The United States – George Friedman at Geopolitical Futures
Time Bomb: How the Growing Hong Kong-Taiwan Axis is Riling Beijing – Ted Galen Carpenter at The American Conservative
America’s China Experts Ignore The Chinese Communist Party – James Durso at The Hill

A Historical Perspective on China’s Southward Advance – Philip Bowring at The Strategist
The European Union Condemns Nazism & Communism As Parallel Evils: But What About Communist China? – Marco Respinti

Democracy For Hong Kong & Taiwan – Humphrey Hawksley at YaleGlobal Online

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SVNDAY LATE EDITION

Doing as I Please or Pleasing as I Do – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield at Catholic World Report
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
This Beautiful Prayer From The Ordinariate Will Help You Be Ready For Communion – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia
The Scapular of Saint Michael the Archangel – Guadalupe Rodriguez at ATX Catholic
Increase Your Trust In God With This Prayer To Our Lady Of Mercy – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Want To Grow In Prayer? Work On Virtue – Connie Rossini at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Warfare Lessons from Padre Pio – Kathleen Beckman at Catholic Exchange
50 Wise & Wonderful Insights from Padre Pio – Joseph Pronechen at National Catholic Register
Three Lessons From Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son – Dustin Siggins at Catholic Exchange
The Gift Of Understanding – Daniel Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
16th-Century Saints: Holy Heroes to Emulate – Jennifer Sokol at National Catholic Register
Photographer Documents 33 Women Before & After They Became a Mom – Sara Barnes at My Modern Met
Institute for Priestly Formation Helps Catholic Seminarians Go Deeper in Prayer – Jonathan Liedl at NC Register
Pray This Novena & St. Therese Might Send You A Rose From Heaven – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Teri Guevremont: Pursuing Sanctity Through Farming – Alexandra Greeley at National Catholic Register
Make A Pilgrimage To New Orleans’ Majestic St. Louis Cathedral – Jim Graves at Aleteia
Which Materials May Be Used For The Chalice & Paten? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
Learn to See Harmonious Proportion in Architecture: Victorian Suburbs in West London – New Liturgical Movement

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SATVRDAY EDITION

The Cinderella Man’s Left Hook: Jim Braddock’s Catholic Story – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand
Closet CheckList SpotLight: The Cardigan – Meghan Ashley Styling
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Sunday Family Dinner Is Nearly Obsolete, But it’s One That’s Worth Bringing Back – The Hearty Soul

St. John Paul II & Strong Foundations – Winston Elliott, III, at National Catholic Register
The Servant Artist – Paul McCusker at Faith & Culture
Saint Leo The Great Explains How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

A Monk—With Special News—Discusses the Mystery of Brewing Beer – Shaun McAfee, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
Lay Faithful to Gather in Rome to Pray for the Church on Eve of Amazon Synod – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Pope Francis’ Circle Of Ardent Defenders Uses “Diabolical Cancer” Against All Whom They Wish To Silence – Fr. Z’s Blog
Do Catholics Over-Emphasize Sexual Sins? – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Shameless Popery
Pope Francis Explains What He Means by ‘Proselytism’ & ‘Evangelization’ – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Action Item! Saturnos For Clerics! – Fr. Z’s Blog
French Bishops Oppose Medically Assisted Procreation For Single Moms, Lesbians – CNS via Our Sunday Visitor
What Is the Liturgy of the Hours? – Fr. Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Anti-Catholic Hate At Notre Dame – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Indiana Abortionist Klopfer’s Conduct Shines Light on Darkness of Abortion – Lauretta Brown at NC Register
The Wars of Religion Are Only Beginning – Chilton Williamson, Jr., at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal Parolin Warns Against ‘Ideological Colonization’ at United Nations – CNA via National Catholic Register
A Bishop Explains Mary for Protestants – Catholic Exchange
Faith: An Overlooked Tool In Substance Abuse Prevention & Recovery – Brian Grim at Mercatornet
Douglas Murray: ‘Churches Have Become Very Bad at Preaching . . . Their Own Faith’ – Solène Tadié at NC Register
The Primacy of Love in Catholic Reform – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Old Natural Law Theory, Marriage, & Sexual Ethics – Melissa Moschella, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Medical Aid In Dying Is ‘Playing God’ – Part II – Allison Low at Catholic Stand
March for Life & Family in Mexico Opposes Abortion, Organized Crime – CNA via National Catholic Register
The U.N. Has Never Had a Pro-Life Champion Like President Trump – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine

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FRIDAY EDITION

The History Behind the Secret Celtic Tree Cross Hidden in an Irish Forest – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Saint Leo The Great Explains How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Francis On Priests In Private Jesuit Meeting: Psych Problems = Rigidity = Fixation On Sex = Clericalism = Demonic – Fr. Zed
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify

When Padre Pio Elevated Into The Air & Stopped American Planes From Bombing His Monastery – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Amazon: Three More Cardinals Rebuff the Base Document of the Synod – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L’Espresso
Elite Occult Practices Becoming More Open: From The Georgia Guidestones To The Illuminati Ball – William M. Briggs, Ph.D.
All About Balance: A Little Pop vs Over the Top – Meghan Ashley Styling
Did Noah Really Live For 950 Years? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Trans: The Sexual Revolution Turns Totalitarian – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Papal Allergies – One Mad Mom

I am Learning How to Conquer the Devil – Kendra Van Esh at Catholic Stand
Remembering William Cardinal Levada (A.D. 1936-2019) – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Catholic Register
The Liberal Influence In Black Catholic Churches – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
Climate Worship Is Nothing More Than Rebranded Paganism – Sumantra Maitra at The Federalist

The Beautiful Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
What to Expect from the “Dreaded” Amazon Synod – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Vatican Refuses Requests For Child Abuse Inquiry Evidence – Sean O’Neill at The Times (of London)
Complacency Is The Road To Hell – Timothy P. O’Malley at Our Sunday Visitor

Get Holy! Why the Answer to Our Church Crisis Is Holiness – Suellen Brewster at Catholic Stand
Communist China Harvests Organs From Christians, Tribunal Says – Mary Margaret Olohan at The Stream
Will Radical Environmentalism Infect the Amazon Synod? – Msgr. Charles Pope at National Catholic Register
Proving The Catholic Faith Is Biblical: The Perpetual Virginity Of Mary – Ch. McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Noted US Philosophers Say Changes at John Paul II Institute Threaten Its Credibility – CNA via National Catholic Register
Christians in Algeria Hit with More Church Closures – Morning Star News
Christian Girls Are Being Kidnapped & Forced To Convert, Pakistan Archbishop Warns – Fionn Shiner Catholic Herald

Pope Francis to Doctors: “Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide Is False Compassion” – uCatholic

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THVRSDAY EDITION

3 Homosexual Myths & How to Respond to Them – Angelo Stagnaro at National Catholic Register
Holding Hands at Mass? Fr. John Riccardo’s 4-Minute Answer – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
John Zmirak’s Attack on Practicing Catholic Judge Amy Coney Barrett Completely Misfires – Ed Whelan at National Review
Practicing Catholic Amy Coney Barrett Is Not a Safe Pick for the Supreme Court – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at Human Events
Our “Sophisticated” Bible Translators – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Saint Bellarmine, Wealthy Donors, and Stewardship – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The JPII Institute In Rome Has Been Hijacked By A Pack Of Vandals – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
Life Without Meaning – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
A Baptist Friend Asks: The Bible Says “All Have Sinned” So How Can Mary Be Immaculate? – Steve Ray at Defenders of. . .
All About Balance: A Little Pop vs Over the Top – Meghan Ashley Styling
Doctors Euthanize Healthy Man Dealing With Depression, Family Begged Not to Kill Him – A. Schadenberg at Life News
My Dream: “Holy Lake” Retirement Paradise For Priests – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
How Much More Christian Blood Must Our Interventions Spill? – Casey Chalk at The American Conservative
Catholic Reactionary Group Raising Its Profile Ahead Of Amazon Synod – Christopher White at Crux
ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, NPR, PBS All Refused to Cover Abortionist Who Kept 2,246 Aborted Babies – B. Bozell & T. Graham
Wanted: A New St. Augustine, To Challenge Bad Pastors – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Does Vatican’s Decision on Brebeuf Jesuit Undermine Indianapolis’ Archbishop? – J.D. Flynn, J.C.L., at CNA via NC Register
Is The USCCB Institutionally Overweight? – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Why Pride Is The Birth Mother Of All Sin – Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., at Aleteia

Pope Francis: Slander Is a ‘Diabolical Cancer’ – Courtney Mares at Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register
Transgender Suit Against Catholic Hospital Moves Ahead – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report

As Storm Imelda Wreaks Havoc In Houston, Practicing Catholic Mattress Mack Steps Up Again – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
“Mass Of The Americas” & The Flourishing Of Religious Culture – Roseanne T. Sullivan at New Liturgical Movement
In Pakistan Human Traffickers Are Preying On Christian Girls – Sanawar Salam at Aleteia

What the Pan-Amazon Synod Working Document Gets Right, Wrong – Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino at NC Register
The Climate Summit: To Save Nature We Must Start With Human Nature – Carolyn Moynihan at Mercatornet

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