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Community land trusts a possible answer for escalating housing costs

Community land trusts are celebrating their 50th anniversary in the United States in 2019, and Catholic figures had a role in their development. ☩ Mark Pattison of Catholic News Service

Incredible Video Shows Unborn Babies Jumping Around, Waving, Yawning & Sucking Their Thumb

A video such as this can revolutionize the world. It provides a window into the hidden, amazing world of the preborn child. It is both informative and entertaining, and helps us to form a connection to a child that we might not otherwise have. ☩ Maria Gallagher of Life News

Evangelizing Arabia: Parish life in Abu Dhabi

While few in number, parishes in the United Arab Emirates are remarkably diverse and bring together Catholic traditions and devotions from across the Middle East, South Asia, and the rest of the universal Church. ☩ Catholic News Agency/EWTN News via The Catholic World Report

The strategy of the devil when we are progressing in holiness

Oh he's a sneaky one . . . but a good part of the battle is won just by knowing his tactics. ☩ Philip Kosloski of Aleteia

Social Media’s Role in Society – Off the Shelf 110 with Shaun McAfee

. . .In the internet age we can find ourselves getting caught up in the quick reaction sound bites that spread across social media like wildfire. . . . ☩ Pete Socks of Catholic Stand

Faith-based foster-family agencies should be allowed to place kids according to their principles

Children First ☩ Naomi Schaefer Riley of City Journal

Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia Bishop Hinder: We’ve Waited With Bated Breath for This Momentous Day

Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia says we are witnessing ‘history in the making’ as Pope Francis becomes the first ever Roman Pontiff to set foot on the Arab Peninsula. ☩ Edward Pentin of National Catholic Register

The Catholic Literary Revival: Newman & Hopkins

Joseph Pearce examines the lives & legacies of Blessed John Henry Newman & Gerard Manley Hopkins. ☩ Joseph Pearce of Faith & Culture

Infanticide Is The Historical Hallmark Of A Pagan Culture

Judeo-Christian principles helped to form our culture, & Christianity is deeply pro-life. Until now, restraining evil as Christianity defines it bound Americans together with a common creed. ☩ Georgi Boorman of The Federalist

Cloistered Carmelites Reviving Ancient Architecture

☩ J.P. Sonnen of Liturgical Arts Journal

St. Vincent de Paul to coordinate re-entry programs for former prisoners

☩ Mark Pattison of Catholic News Service via Crux

Stand, Sit, Kneel, Repeat: Why Catholics Do the Things We Do

☩ Kathy Schiffer of National Catholic Register

Nuns + Pink Habit = Ultimate Fashion Statement

☩ Meghan Ashley Styling

Abortion in America Will End Badly, as Slavery Did

☩ John Zmirak, Ph.D., of The Stream

Pro-Life in Practice: 20 Active Ways to Help

Here are several things we can all do to make abortion a less viable option for moms in a crisis situation. 1. Donate to & volunteer at local Crisis Pregnancy Centers. . . ☩ Ericka Andersen of The Stream

How Catholicism's decline increased partisan polarization on abortion

The Church & the Abortion Capital ☩ Ross Douthat of The New York Times

Pro-Abortion Handmaid’s Tale Uses Super Bowl Commercial to Trash Christians

The ad, which aired during the first commercial break of Super Bowl LIII, seeks to twist Reagan’s sunny & effective “Morning in America” 1984 campaign message into sinister Orwellian propaganda. ☩ Alexa Moutevelis Coombs of Life News

Did Pope Pius XII Prophesy Warnings About the “Suicide” of Altering the Faith in Its Liturgy?

In 1933, Pope Venerable Pius XII was Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, Secretary of State to Pope Pius XI. As Secretary of State, then Cardinal Pacelli had a close working relationship with his longtime friend, Count Enrico Pietro Galeazzi. Sixteen years after the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Pacelli made prophetic remarks to his close confidant & intimate collaborator. Until last year when a complete English translation was produced, only partial copies of his full remarks to Count Galeazzi ever appeared in Catholic publications. ☩ Billy Ryan of uCatholic

Father Rutler’s Cultural Commentary

Calm in Chaos: Catholic Wisdom for Anxious Times ☩ John M. Grondelski of National Catholic Register

Get Out Now: Why You Should Pull Your Child from Public School

“If you are concerned about your child’s faith, intellectual formation, & patriotism, public schools are working against you.” ☩ Marcia Segelstein of National Catholic Register

Of Sad Defeats & No Progeny

There was a time when the idea that the law would make it possible for women to rent out their wombs would have struck most everybody as a moral horror, especially Catholic Demos. Now, for the Catholic Democrat who is governor of New York, commodifying childbirth is progress, especially because it makes it possible for gay couples to have children. ☩ Rod Dreher of The American Conservative

Ad Orientem As A First Step Toward Spiritual Renewal

There is a spiritual reform that Francis could enact that would communicate a new direction—a new orientation. . . ☩ David G. Bonagura, Jr., of Crisis Magazine

Revisiting “The Spirit of the Liturgy”

Both Joseph Ratzinger & Romano Guardini, in their classic books on the liturgy, demonstrate that our continuing conflicts & difficulties with matters liturgical are not about taste but about doctrine. ☩ Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas of The Catholic World Report

Why I Receive Communion on the Tongue

“Out of reverence towards this Sacrament, nothing touches it, but what is consecrated.” — St. Thomas Aquinas. ☩ Dustin Siggins of National Catholic Register

Watch: CNN Silences Conservative Guests Condemning Ralph Northam for Supporting Infanticide

☩ Kristine Marsh of Life News

Pope Pius X Explains How to Fundraise

☩ Brice Sokolowksi of CatholicFundraiser.net

Rod Dreher’s Double-Barrel Misfire

☩ Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D., of In the Light of the Law

What Parents Should Know About School Choice & Classical Education

☩ The Federalist

A Catholic Dad Gives His 10 Best Strategies For Mass With Kids

☩ Will Wright of Catholic Link

Becoming Saints In A Time of Scandal & Crisis

☩ Jonathan B. Coe of Crisis Magazine

The Need for Mutual Humility & Support Between the SSPX & the FSSP

☩ Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., of New Liturgical Movement

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Pope Francis Arrives in Abu Dhabi for Historic Visit

The Holy Father said the Feb. 3-5 apostolic voyage, which includes an interreligious gathering & large open-air Mass, will be ‘short’ but ‘important.’ ☩ Edward Pentin of National Catholic Register

Underground Catholic Churches Forced to the Catacombs

Reminiscent of early Christians, Chinese Catholics must move in secret & meet in out-of-the-way places, while priests face arrest if caught. ☩ Yang Xiangwen of Bitter Winter

The duties of seven Chinese bishops received into full communion

Holy See and People’s Republic of China Signed Provisional Agreement in September 2018 ☩ L’Osservatore Romano via Zenit

The Conversion of America Through the Eucharist

The soul of America is Christianity. Christianity is the principle of our national life. As our nation becomes increasingly de-christianized, it loses more & more of its source of vitality. Unless the moral disease is cured, America as the nation we still call the United States, will disappear. ☩ Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., of Roman Catholic Man

Vatican magazine condemns clerical abuse of nuns

The Catholic Church has been too slow coming to terms with the sexual abuse of women – particularly women religious – by priests, the editor of the Vatican newspaper’s women’s magazine has said. ☩ Cindy Wooden of Catholic Herald

The Transformation of the “Eastern Lung”

Though almost no one in the West has taken notice, there has been a recent development important for all of global Christianity. A new Autocephalous Church of Ukraine was created during the Kyiv Orthodox Church Synod on November 15, 2018 – a move that has been welcomed by the Ukrainian Catholic Church. ☩ Myroslav Marynovych of The Catholic Thing

Bishop Walter Hurley of Saginaw Removes Priest For Attempting To Restore Tradition At His Parish

Bishop Walter Hurley, the apostolic administrator of Saginaw, has relieved a priest from his assignment at a parish in Bay City, Michigan. This priest’s crime? Attempting to restore some tradition to the liturgy in an attempt to reinvigorate his rapidly dying parish. ☩ uCatholic

Science & Christian Theology Mutually Inform One Another

☩ Scott Ventureyra of Crisis Magazine

Arabian Peninsula has ancient Christian heritage

☩ Dale Gavlak of Catholic News Service

Nuns + Pink Habit = Ultimate Fashion Statement

☩ Meghan Ashley Styling

Saginaw Update: Fr. Eddie Dwyer’s Final Sunday Mass at OLP Parish

☩ Brian Williams of Liturgy Guy

Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane: Pro-Choice Pols Should Not Receive Eucharist

☩ Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report

A Canonical Look at Fr. Pokorsky’s Idea of "Restricted Donations"

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky has an interesting essay over at CatholicCulture wherein he suggests “restricted donations” as a mechanism by which Catholic laity might influence pastors, and to some extent bishops, toward the good. ☩ Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D., of In the Light of the Law

Is The Bible Reliable?

I often hear from skeptics & atheists on my channel who say that there’s no evidence for the things that Christians believe about Jesus. As soon as they are presented with the volumes of written material about the life & miracles of Jesus, including those of the New Testament, the immediate response is that those sources are inadmissible because they are written by Christians & this makes them biased &, therefore, unreliable. The first problem with this objection is that it doesn’t follow. Just because someone believes the things that they’ve recorded, doesn’t mean that they aren’t telling the truth. In fact, that’s a pretty strange objection. ☩ uCatholic

Pope Francis Outlines Key Priorities for February Sex-Abuse Summit

Holy Father said he wants world’s bishops to receive a ‘catechesis’ on the suffering of abuse survivors, understand better the urgent reality of combating sexual abuse. ☩ Courtney Grogan of Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register

Radical Feminists Join Conservatives to Fight Trans Cult

Julia Beck was booted from the Baltimore LGBTQ Commission because she referred to a male rapist as male even though he says he’s female. They placed this male rapist in a woman’s prison where he proceeded to rape more women. Beck is both a lesbian & a self-confessed “radical feminist” who told her story on an amazing panel at the Heritage Foundation this week. . . ☩ Austin Ruse of Crisis Magazine

Across Midwest, deep freeze closes diocesan offices, Catholic schools

A broad swath of the Midwest experienced a deep freeze during the last days of January with historic low temperatures impacting daily routines. . . ☩ Carol Zimmerman of Catholic News Service via Crux

Is the Hierarchy Really Serious About the Abuse Crisis?

. . .the Church’s public witness has been badly damaged and is likely to suffer further damage. The scandals will certainly affect the credibility of Catholic teachers and clergy when they teach about sexual ethics. But because the scandals also involve lying, cover-ups, cowardice, financial fraud, cronyism, abuse of power, and possible blackmail, they will result in a general loss of confidence in the Church’s authority to speak on any moral matter. ☩ William Kilpatrick, Ph.D., of Crisis Magazine

10 Ways Envy Can Hurt, & 11 Ways Not to Let it

Envy hardly feels like a choice. It is an unwelcome, dark feeling that appears, all at once, as if it was there all along, when something wonderful happens. But not to you. It brings sadness that becomes envy if allowed to grow into anger & even hatred at the person who has the wonderful thing. ☩ Patti Maguire Armstrong of National Catholic Register

How to Explain Changing Parishes Without Sounding “Elitist”

☩ Fr. Z's Blog

Lust, Lust, Lust, & Bishops

☩ Fr. John Hunwicke of Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment

3 Keys to Credibility at the Upcoming Sex Abuse Summit

☩ Msgr. Charles Pope of National Catholic Register

Pope Francis misses the mark in focusing on clericalism & synodality

☩ Christopher R. Altieri of The Catholic World Report

Socialism in America?

☩ Howard Kainz of Catholic Stand

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The Bible Says Your Suffering Can Help Save Others

“In bringing about the Redemption through suffering, Christ raised human suffering to the level of the Redemption. Thus each man, in his sufferings, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ.” (Pope St. John Paul II) ☩ Dave Armstrong of National Catholic Register

Here’s what to do with blessed candles

Often distributed on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, blessed candles are powerful spiritual additions to the home. ☩ Philip Kosloski of Aleteia

8 Books That Show the Way to Holiness & Success

Do you have a special goal in 2019? There’s probably a book for that ☩ Kathy Schiffer of National Catholic Register

On Suffering: It’s Meaning & Purpose (Part I of III)

The questions stem from the advice that’s given all-too-often in response to suffering: “Embrace your cross.” In essence, suffering is directly linked to our salvation, a salvation that was won for us by the suffering Christ on the Cross. So, too, Christ called us to take up our cross daily & follow him. . . ☩ Steffani Jacobs of Catholic Stand

The Three P’s of Saint Mark’s Gospel

We can learn presence, prayer, & patience from Mark’s Gospel ☩ Fr. John P. Cush, S.T.D., of National Catholic Register

Novena prayer for those seeking a spouse

This prayer was recently published by the Catholic Church in England & Wales. ☩ Philip Kosloski of Aleteia

Our Ego Keeps Us From the Greatness We Were Made For

☩ Constance T. Hull of Catholic Exchange

What Convinced Me to Convert

☩ Sabrina Vu of Catholic Stand

A Tour of the London Oratory: The Lady Altar

☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

Must-See Churches in Milwaukee

☩ James of Cream City Catholic

“Our Lady Directed Me Back to Christ”: Growing Closer to Mary in 5 Simple Ways

We often hear that if you grow closer to the Blessed Mother, you will also grow in your relationship with Christ. This happened to Caroline Bortle, our ChurchPOP face.. . . ☩ ChurchPOP

Catechist Compendium: New Masterwork Appears for Teaching the Faith

Dominicans release catechetical work named Echoing the Mystery, a resource for those wishing to catechize and evangelize. ☩ Joseph Pronechen of National Catholic Register

Ten Things That Forgive Venial Sins, According to Aquinas

Venial sin is lesser sin that “does not deprive the sinner of sanctifying grace, friendship with God, charity, & consequently eternal happiness” as mortal sin would. According to the Catechism. . . ☩ Billy Ryan of uCatholic

This Interview with an Exorcist is Fascinating

Father Gabriele Amorth has lived a fascinating life. He died in 2016, but is known as world’s the most famous exorcist. He didn’t set out to be a demon slayer, but fought in WWII and went to law school before going into the seminary. As in all things, God had greater plans and a firm calling for Father Amorth. ☩ Laura Hensley of epicPew

“Represent the Angels & Saints”: The Heavenly Role of an Altar Server, According to this Parish Priest

Our worship on earth reflects the worship in heaven. What we do here at the holy sacrifice of the Mass is a kind of distant echo of what goes on in heaven. ☩ Fr. Dwight Longenecker of ChurchPOP

Voyages Liturgiques, Angers (1): The Office on Solemn Days

Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ☩ Aelredus Rievallensis of Canticum Salomonis

What is A Pilgrimage & Why Do Catholics Do Them?

Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ☩ Steve Ray of Defenders of the Catholic Faith

St. John Fisher by Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs

An artist whose work I have been intending to feature for a little while now is the painter, Gwyneth Thompson Briggs. Ms. Briggs, in the words of her own website, is "a contemporary sacred artist in the perennial tradition of Western sacred art. She is dedicated in particular to reviving techniques from the Renaissance & Baroque eras to reveal the glory of God in the midst of today’s ecclesial & civilizational crises." ☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

Humanity Dehumanized: Hegel’s Reflections on the Enlightenment & the French Revolution ☩

. . .observations raise the question how we are to understand the French Revolution as a unique event by itself, different in kind & motivation from ours. Hegel offers an interpretation. . . ☩ David Lawrence Levin of The Imaginative Conservative

St. Thomas Aquinas for Beginners

☩ David A. Smither of National Catholic Register

Liturgical Notes on the Purification of the Virgin Mary

☩ Gregory DiPippo of New Liturgical Movement

Just Too Cool: Eucharistic Procession Throughout the Entire School Building

☩ Fr. Z's Blog

Voyages Liturgiques: Chartres

☩ Aelredus Rievallensis of Canticum Salomonis

A Millennium of the Holy Face?

☩ Fr. Stanley Smolenski of National Catholic Register

What Makes a Baptism Catholic?

☩ Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., of Canon Law Made Easy

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52 Books Every Catholic School Library Should Have

Talk to your school librarian to make sure that your school’s books are carefully curated & selected. More & more I’m finding children’s literature that is full of ideas that go against the Catholic faith ☩ Becky Roach of Catholic Link

The Avuncular Episcopacy

Some bishops have shown themselves to be true leaders in the Church’s recent crises, but too many bishops seem content to be spiritual uncles and not true spiritual fathers. ☩ Nicholas Senz of The Catholic World Report

Quæritur: Missing Mass in a winter storm

This Sunday morning a big snow storm made the roads look treacherous. I live 10 miles from church. I assumed Mass was cancelled but could find no texts or other notices either way. Later, I found out Mass was, indeed, celebrated (to a congregation of 15). I shall confess my failure to attend Mass. I’m concerned I’ve incurred a mortal sin. What do you think? ☩ Fr. Z's Blog

Miraculous Image of Blessed Mother Holding Baby Appears in Pregnancy Sonogram, See the Photo!

An Instagram user sent ChurchPOP a sonogram image seemingly portraying the Blessed Mother holding a pregnant woman’s baby. ☩ ChurchPOP

Church in Italy preserves the remains of a saintly dragon slayer . . . & the dragon he slew

Little is known about the actual life of St. Donatus, but legends abound. ☩ Daniel Esparza of Aleteia

New Movie Reveals Former Planned Parenthood Director’s Shocking True Story – Watch the Trailer Here!

From the writers & producers of God’s Not Dead & I Can Only Imagine, Unplanned tells the incredible story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson. ☩ ChurchPOP

When red tape hits the homeless: San Diego charity closes due to new restrictions

Due to new guidelines passed by the State Legislature of California, a non-profit is ceasing operations & will dissolve by the end of the month. ☩ Joseph Sunde of PowerBlog

Why Do People Hate the "Good Person"? The 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings Explained

The Readings for this Sunday show both Jesus and Jeremiah facing opposition for speaking God’s truth to their contemporaries. They raise interesting questions about why it is that the “good person” so often suffers at the hands of others, & offer encouragement to those who experience this suffering. ☩ John Bergsma, Ph.D., of The Sacred Page

Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland Calls for More Chant in a Pastoral Letter on Sacred Music

☩ J.P. Mauro of Aleteia

Did You Know? How the Rosary Got Its Name

☩ Billy Ryan of uCatholic

Pope Pius X Explains How to Fundraise

☩ Brice Sokolowksi of CatholicFundraiser.net

The Baroque: Tridentine Art for the Latin Mass

☩ David Clayton of New Liturgical Movement

The Miraculous Medal: A Catholic’s Ultimate Fashion Accessory

☩ Meghan Ashley Styling (Fashion from a Catholic Perspective)

Thinking Catholic About Gender Identity Disorder (Transgenderism)

☩ David L. Gray of DavidLGray.INFO

Texas’ New Anti-Christian Bills & Why Christians Should be Concerned

Members of the Texas legislature are gearing up to consider several new bills that some groups are calling “Ban the Bible” bills. ☩ Nancy Flory of The Stream

Quæritur: Marijuana & validity of marriage

Recently marijuana was legalized in Canada. . . . My understanding is that Catholics cannot be impaired by drugs and alcohol at the time of the wedding for the sake of validity because of their inability to give free consent to the marriage. Would this mean that habitual pot heads wouldn’t be able to marry in the Catholic Church? ☩ Fr. Z's Blog

Women Deacons? Pope Francis Will Soon Decide

Would you like to see a woman deacon giving the homily at your Sunday Mass later this year? ☩ Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.

Christianity & Culture War

David French, who has litigated religious liberty cases, makes a strong, necessary point about anti-Christian bigotry. ☩ Rod Dreher of The American Conservative

Bishop Rick Sitka of Knoxville: “I Would Excommunicate Any Catholic Legislator” Who Voted for Abortions Up to Birth

He would excommunicate any Catholic politician who advocated for abortion on demand. ☩ Micaiah Bilger of Life News

Political Illiteracy: Jim Wallis & “God’s Politics”

Jim Wallis is an intelligent and sincere person, someone worth listening to on serious subjects. But he appears to be politically illiterate, but. . . ☩ Benjamin Locker, Ph.D., of The Imaginative Conservative

Quæritur: Butter in coffee on Ash Wednesday

I know this is a bit early for Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, but I am curious (and excited about Lent). There’s a trend of putting butter into one’s coffee. ☩ Fr. Z's Blog

Facebook Under Fire for New Censorship Claims Over Roe v. Wade Movie

☩ Peter Jesserer Smith of National Catholic Register

Fake News at CBS: False Report Claims Pope Francis “Spoke Out Strongly in Favor of Abortion”

☩ Brad Wilmouth of Life News

Why The U.S. Founders Rooted The Legislative Branch In Natural Law

☩ Madeline Osburn of The Federalist

Moral & Mystical Theology: Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

☩ David Torkington of Catholic Stand

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The Strength of Humility & Surrender

Strange & Unreasonable. . . ☩ Cecily Lowe of Catholic Stand

Saving Andrew Cuomo’s Soul

Bishops may not wish to be 'politicians or culture warriors,' but they are required to speak with clarity on what is & isn't acceptable for a Catholic to do, say & believe. ☩ Ed Condon, J.C.L., of Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register

Learning the Bosco Method

John Bosco developed a simple and loving method for dealing with children which informs Catholic educators today, but these simple methods for teachers & those who work with young people can be applied in all our work with people–especially in the area of the New Evangelization. ☩ Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Priestly Silver Jubilee in the Philippines

Fr Michell Zerrudo celebrated a solemn High Mass for his silver jubilee of priestly ordination at the parish of the Most Holy Redeemer in the Philippine diocese of Cubao. ☩ Gregory DiPippo of New Liturgical Movement

Catholic Church Leaders Increasing Accused of Being Cowards

An article popped up on my screen today as I opened my e-mail account. It was from The American Thinker. I was asked if I agree with Alicia Colon, the author of the article. It is hard not too. ☩ Steve Ray of Defenders of the Catholic Faith

What Northam’s Walk Back Really Means

After a disastrous interview yesterday morning, Virginia governor Ralph Northam attempted some damage control that somehow muddled the situation even further.  ☩ Alexandra Desanctis of National Review

A Tour of the London Oratory: The High Altar & Sanctuary

☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

Pope Pius X Explains How to Fundraise

☩ Brice Sokolowksi of CatholicFundraiser.net

People who are religiously active are happier, more civically engaged

☩ Joe Carter of PowerBlog

The Miraculous Medal: A Catholic’s Ultimate Fashion Accessory

☩ Meghan Ashley Styling (Fashion from a Catholic Perspective)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

The current mania among Dems for the legalization of maternal infanticide demonstrates how desperately our world needs Christ.  ☩ Donald R. McClarey, J.D., of The American Catholic

Jesuit Scholar of Islam Assesses Upcoming Papal Visit to UAE

Egyptian native Father Henri Boulad says the historic visit offers a ‘golden opportunity’ to address some ‘thorny issues,’ but urges Pope Francis to take a more realistic approach toward Islam. ☩ Edward Pentin of National Catholic Register

Is Missing Mass Okay Because of Bad Weather? 3 Things to Consider, According to This Parish Priest

These are great thoughts to consider when bad weather hits! ☩ ChurchPOP

Guiding Souls to Christ at Faithful Catholic Schools

An interview with Kelly Salomon of the Cardinal Newman Society ☩ Justin McClain of National Catholic Register

How to Survive the Present Crisis in the Catholic Church

The crisis in the Catholic Church is no secret. The Church is infested, at the highest levels, with homosexualists (people who want to normalize homosexuality), homosexual harassers (men who use positions of power to manipulate younger men into gay sex), pederasts (men who engaged in sex with post-pubescent teenage boys), financial criminals, heretics and liturgical abusers. This isn’t the first time in Church history we’ve seen a time such as this, but it may be the worst time, and the consequences are only now beginning to take shape. ☩ Shane Schaetzel of Complete Christianity

Texas dioceses name clergy with credible allegations of sex abuse

In a step to restore trust in the Catholic Church, dioceses in Texas released their lists of priests against whom credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor have been determined. ☩ Catholic News Service

Are Bad Catholics Still Catholics?

. . .Part of the criticism was based on the fact that Cuomo is a baptized Catholic; many were aghast at the spectacle of a Catholic taking such a radical pro-abortion stance. . . ☩ Jimmy Akin of Catholic Answers Magazine

An Act of Spiritual Malfeasance Against St. John of the Cross

You can imagine, then, how surprised I was when I read an article by one of these above-mentioned proprietors of progress, a manifesto that condemned one of the mortal sins of our progressive times: cultural appropriation. . . ☩ Fr. Nicholas Blackwell, O. Carm., of Catholic Stand

How the New New York Abortion Law Doesn’t Change Things, & How It Does

☩ Philip Lawler of Catholic Culture

The Lazy & Hateful Gray Lady Targets Christian Schools

☩ Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., of Crisis Magazine

Rome Vs. Chicago: Leo Strauss & His Catholic Readers

☩ Tim Rice of City Journal

St. Paul & Priestly Celibacy

☩ Tom Nash of Catholic Answers Magazine

Another Calling

☩ Nicholas Lye of Ignitum Today

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Continued Suppression of Underground Catholic Church

Despite an agreement between the Vatican and Beijing, Chinese authorities continue to squelch churches. ☩ Gu Qi of Bitter Winter

Twenty killed in explosions during Mass in Philippines cathedral

At least 20 people were killed & 111 wounded after two bombs exploded minutes apart during Sunday Mass in a Catholic cathedral on the southern Philippine island of Jolo. ☩ Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report

Publishing for Papists: Marketing the Literary Vocation

. . .Many of us will admit, like Wodehouse (although with less sparkling wit), that the desire for market success, with its consequences for both personal ambition and personal budget, is a component of the literary vocation. . . ☩ Eleanor Bourg Nicholson of Dappled Things

Centenarian of Faith: 100-Year-Old Deacon Still Serves 8 Masses a Week

Meet a remarkable servant of the Church offers wit & wisdom. ☩ Patti Maguire Armstrong of National Catholic Register

Bishop Scharfenberger of Albany Calls Out Hypocrite Governor Cuomo

It seems that Albany’s bishop, Most Rev. Edward B. Scharfenberger, is not remaining silent about Gov. Cuomo and his hypocrisy. ☩ Fr. Z's Blog

The Philippines vows to crush militants after the attack

The government says in a statement it will pursue the attackers “until every killer is brought to justice & put behind bars. The law will give them no mercy.” ☩ Associated Press via Crux

A Brief to the People: A Response to David Warren's Appeal for a Daily Latin Newspaper

Rather than offering “a little elitist island of sanity & spiritual calm,” I would want the paper to generate as much lively discussion & debate as always has & always will be generated in, around, & through Latin. I would want to aim the paper at the populus & not just the principes. ☩ Daniel Gallagher of The Catholic Thing

Exclusive photos: What no one wants you to know about the pro-life movement

Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ☩ Jeffrey Bruno of Aleteia

Take the Aquinas Challenge

☩ T.J. Burdick

More Questions Surface Regarding Argentinian Bishop Appointed to Vatican Post

☩ Edward Pentin of National Catholic Register

Five Remedies for Sorrow from St. Thomas Aquinas

☩ Msgr. Charles Pope of Community in Mission

3 Survival tips for parenting boys from St. John Bosco

☩ Fr. Michael Rennier of Aleteia

Don’t want to get sick? Pray to St. Angela Merici

☩ Philip Kosloski of Aleteia

The McCarrick Doctrine & Sensus Fidei 63

As the swift throwing of the Covington students to the media wolves indicate, the leaders of our Church, with a few honorable exceptions, quaver in fear of those who hate the Church, when they are not actively aiding those who hate the Church. ☩ Donald R. McClarey, J.D., of The American Catholic

A "Spirit of Vatican II" Cardinal in Lima, Peru

. . .Francis has delivered one of his most important episcopal appointments anywhere in the world in Peru. . . ☩ John L. Allen, Jr., of Crux

Did You Know? “Innocent Until Proven Guilty” Came From a Medieval Catholic Cardinal

Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ☩ Billy Ryan, uCatholic

Mother Teresa on Abortion

There will be no peace in the world unless we eliminate abortion. -- Mother Teresa of Kolkata. ☩ Donald R. McClarey, J.D., of The American Catholic

Catholics & Bible Study

There is a myth that we must lay to rest, once and for all: Protestants are all about the Bible, while Catholics are all about the Sacraments. I can say this with certainty—the Catholic Church has never tolerated any such either/or. ☩ Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D., of Integrated Catholic Life™

Major & Minor Addictions

It’s a well-known fact that minor addictions can disrupt your life, but major addictions can destroy your life. ☩ Fr. John Cantor of Catholic Stand

Holding Hands & Other Abuses at the Catholic Mass ☩

In this podcast, I talk about the theology, meaning, and mystery of ‘prayer postures’ at the Catholic Mass. ☩ David L. Gray of DavidLGray.INFO

@DanHoranOFM, The Horan of Babylon Calls March For Life “Repulsive & Futile”

☩ Fr. Z's Blog

A City Set on a Hill: On Worldliness in the Church

☩ Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Populism and the Telos of the Economy

☩ Anthony S. Layne of Catholic Stand

Book Review of “Annibale Bugnini: Reformer of the Liturgy” by Yves Chiron

☩ Fr. Z's Blog

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Letting Jesus Reign in My Life

I wonder how many times a day Jesus shakes his head in dismay at how difficult I make things on myself by not allowing him to take the reins. ☩ Allison Gringas of Catholic Stand

Is God Alone Immortal?

4689 The Catechism teaches that “every spiritual soul is . . . immortal: it does not perish when it separates from the body at death, and it will be reunited with the body at the final resurrection” (366). ☩ Karlo Broussard of Catholic Answers Magazine

Mary:  Deified Human Hypostasis

Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ☩ Guy McClung, J.D. Ph.D., of Catholic Stand

New Gradual Brings ‘Prayer Book English’ to the Mass

Catholic parishes that celebrate Masses in the Ordinary Form can boost their experience of sacral English or congregational chant with the Ordinariate’s new St. Peter Gradual from Newman House Press. ☩ Peter Jesserer Smith of National Catholic Register

The Resurrection of the Dead; Last Days: Quantum Logic, Cosmology

In an article in Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature, a Russian mathematician, Andrej Grib, has speculated on how resurrection might follow from quantum mechanics. I’ll attempt to summarize some of his novel ideas about how quantum mechanics is to be interpreted, what that means in terms of cosmology, & finally, how it suggests the possibility of resurrection. ☩ Robert Kurland, Ph.D., of Catholic Stand

Gothic Revival from Altarworthy

A very fine example of a good "day to day" type of vestment that is both straightforward & yet also noble and beautiful. ☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

Ground Rules When Dialoguing with Mormons

. . .The interaction reminded me of what most frustrates me in engaging in dialogue with Mormons. Below are two things I kindly, but strongly, request LDS members stop doing when trying to talk to Catholics about their faith. ☩ Casey Chalk of Crisis Magazine

A Poem and a Piano: Robert Louis Stevenson's Gifts to Sister Marianne Cope

☩ Kathy Schiffer of National Catholic Register

Spanish Cardinal Sebastian, retired archbishop of Pamplona, dies at 89

☩ Catholic News Service via Crux

Scented Candles Designed for Your Domestic Church

☩ David Clayton of New Liturgical Movement

Officers in the Cathedral Chapter of Rouen

☩ Aelredus Rievallensis of Canticum Salomonis

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Reconciliation Revisited

During my primary and secondary school years, it was not uncommon to go to the church on a Saturday afternoon, or other hours when this sacrament was offered, and find some number of people (12, 17, 21, or more) in line waiting to go into the confessional. ☩ Dan Byron of Catholic Stand

Book Review: Made This Way

Horn’s latest book, “Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids To Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues” (Catholic Answers Press), is a kind of “life raft book” for Catholic parents today who feel like they are drowning in the sea of moral relativism in which we live. ☩ Rob Marco of Catholic Stand

Cardinal Müller: Clergy Sex Abuse Involves Sexual Misconduct, Not Merely Clericalism

Speaking with the Register, the former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith says Church leaders must acknowledge the central role homosexuality has played in the abuse crisis. ☩ Edward Pentin of National Catholic Register

Covington Bishop Apologizes to Covington Catholic Students

Bishop Roger Foys issues apology for Jan. 19 statement that condemned the actions of some Covington Catholic High School students before all the facts were known. ☩ Christine Rousselle of Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register

Archbishop Kurtz Apologizes

Since I joined with Bishop Foys in condemning the alleged actions by Covington Catholic students, I apologize for what was a premature statement on my part based upon incomplete information ☩ Donald R. McClarey, J.D., of The American Catholic

Canon 915’s moment has arrived

Andrew Cuomo’s blatant promotion of New York’s horrid abortion law is a tipping point. Demands, that Catholic leaders do something serious to confront unbridled abortionism by Catholic politicos. . . ☩ Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D., of In the Light of the Law

Embroidered Buskins of Pope Pius VII by

In a previous piece about pontifical buskins (stockings) it had been noted that in instance of cardinals and popes, their buskins might also be embroidered in gold. These particular buskins (and the matching sandals) are those of Pope Pius VII (1742-1823). ☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

There’s a Satanic Force Driving the Public’s Response to the Covington Catholic Incident, Explains this Bishop

The supposedly racist confrontation, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, between a grinning young high school student & a Native American elder, chanting and beating a drum. ☩ Bishop Robert E. Barron, S.T.D., of ChurchPOP

Closed for “Day of Mourning”: NY Bookstore’s Powerful Pro-Life Sign on Business Door Goes Viral

☩ ChurchPOP

Magisterium & the Upcoming Bishops’ Summit at the Vatican

☩ Marty Dybicz of Catholic Stand

Covington Catholic: A Cautionary Tale for Our Times

☩ The Editors of National Catholic Register

The Communal Aspect of a Cold Brew

☩ Pete Socks of Catholic Stand

How Netflix’s “Bird Box” Reveals the Spiritual Poverty of Our Culture, According to This Bishop

☩ Bishop Robert E. Barron, S.T.D., of ChurchPOP

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Choir Dress of the Rouen Chapter

The choir boys wear red under their albs and also wear a zucchetto and a red square biretta, and are clean-shaven. ☩ Aelredus Rievallensis of Canticum Salomonis

Three Questions for Euthanasia Fans

Many people share Allen’s view, believing that humans in persistent vegetative states are not persons anymore—and so they can be deprived of basic necessities like food or water in order to end their lives. ☩ Trent Horn of Catholic Answers Magazine

Saint Ananias—A Saint Who Eased Paul’s Conversion

January 25 marks the Memorial of Saint Ananias & the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul ☩ Theresa Doyle-Nelson of National Catholic Register

How the Pro-Life Movement Made Me Catholic

Near the end of my freshman year, my sister invited me to attend a meeting of the campus pro-life group. ☩ Eric Sammons of Catholic Answers Magazine

Disgraced Cardinal Must Not Address Catholic Conference

What message is sent to victims of priest sex abuse that Roger Cardinal Mahoney will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Los Angeles Archdiocesan Education Conference? ☩ Austin Ruse of Crisis Magazine

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: “I Don’t Care If Anglicans Convert to Catholicism”

☩ Deborah Gypaong of The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society

A Light Toward the Darkness

☩ Todd Aglialoro of Catholic Answers Magazine

Mozart's Famed Requiem Properly Seen & Understood: Liturgically

☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

Christians in the Cultural Crosshairs

☩ Joan Frawley Desmond of National Catholic Register

5 Facts You Need to Know About the Veil of Manoppello

On January 13, 1915, a series of four terrible earthquakes struck central Italy. In the midst of tragedy, the quake also brought forth from the local church’s rubble one of Christendom’s long-lost & precious relics. The earthquakes helped bring awareness to the small cloth that lay over Jesus’ face when he lay in the tomb. ☩ Chloe Langr of epicPew

Babies Born Alive After Abortion Can be Left to Die Under New York Law Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo this week signed into law a bill that legalizes abortions up to birth. While that has been the main focus of the legislation, the new law also revokes medical care for babies who are born alive after botched abortions. ☩ Steven Ertelt of Life News

Double Vision

When Vincent Nichols moved to Westminster, pretty well immediately a major change happened in the Cathedral Sanctuary. The 1970s mobile, now-you-see-it-now-you-don't, altar was taken out of use. ☩ Fr. John Hunwick of Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment

Pope Francis warns against ‘spirals of hatred’ on social media

Online discussion is 'too often based on opposition to the other', the Pope said ☩ Courtney Grogan of Catholic News Agency via Catholic Herald

Will Bishops Coodle, Foodle, & Noodle Address the Crisis?

Living in a small town, my clerical acquaintance is limited; yet I’ve known three parish priests—orthodox, kind, courageous—who would make admirable bishops. In all likelihood, they will remain in the boonies when Father Chuckles moves to the chancery. ☩ Peter Maurice of Crisis Magazine

Mary, a Queen of Another Kind

What could have been? It is likely this question came to the mind of the forty-four-year-old Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots and the rightful queen of England, on the morning of February 8, 1587, as she awaited her execution at the hands of English Protestants. ☩ Steve Weidenkopf of Catholic Answers

Venezuelan Army besieged hundreds of protesters in Maturin cathedral

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched in support of the opposition, & security forces met some of the protesters with tear gas. ☩ Catholic News Agency

Ordaining female deacons would gravely damage the Church

Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ☩ Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Ph.D., of Catholic Herald

Poor & Rich: The Pope’s Vision Compared With the Real Figures

When Pope Francis left en route to Panama, for world youth day, the who’s who of world finance were meeting in Davos, Switzerland. . . ☩ Sandro Magister of Settimo Cielo via L'Espresso

Thoughts on ecclesiastical consequences for Gov. Cuomo’s pro-abortion acts

Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ☩ Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D., of The Catholic World Report

Christian politician completes two-year sentence for blasphemy in Indonesia

☩ Catholic News Agency

The Miraculous Medal: A Catholic’s Ultimate Fashion Accessory

☩ Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic Fashion)

Did You Know? The Catholic Origin of the Original “American” Cheese

☩ Billy Ryan of uCatholic

How Twitter Lets The Mainstream Media Get Away With Constant Slander

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Two-thirds of US bishops do not believe women should be ordained deacons

☩ Catholic News Agency

Not to Beat an Annoying Drum but. . .

☩ One Mad Mom

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Dive into the Old Testament – Off the Shelf 108 with John Bergsma

If you are one who loves studying Scripture than this episode is for you. Dr. John Bergsma joins me to talk about the excellent new volume on the Old Testament he co-wrote with Brant Pitre called A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament. ☩ Pete Socks of Catholic Stand

Pope Francis: Sins of the flesh are the lightest sins & the more serious sins are elsewhere

. . .in the book-length interview with Wolton it is explained why Pope Francis sees sexual abuse committed by churchmen not so much a problem of morality and sex, but of power, and of clerical power in particular, which he condenses in the word “clericalism.” ☩ Sandro Magister 0f Settimo Cielo at L'Espresso

Inside The Cave-Shrine Where Saint Michael The Archangel Appeared

It is one of the most important sites of pilgrimage since the early Middle Ages, visited by emperors, kings, princes, and the holiest of saints throughout history. Today, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the destination site for over 2 million pilgrims a year.  ☩ Billy Ryan of uCatholiC

What’s known, & unknown, about pope’s abuse summit in February

The Vatican has sought to downplay expectations, with newly minted editorial director of the Vatican’s dicastery for Communications Andrea Tornielli labeling the hype of it as “excessive.” ☩ Inés San Martín & Christopher White of Crux

The University of Notre Dame Will Cover Christopher Columbus Murals after Complaints

Fr. John Jenkins, the president of the University of Notre Dame, has decided to cover a series of murals of Christopher Columbus on campus. ☩ Alexandra Desanctis of National Review

Should a Priest Introduce the Usus Antiquior to a Congregation That Doesn’t Request It?

Yes. There are two basic reasons to do so. ☩ Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

Hospitals trace their origins to early Christianity

☩ John Burger of Aleteia

Before & After: Monte Cassino Shrine at St. Meinrad Archabbey

☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

Fr. Daniel Horan Trashes March for Life as a "Repulsive & Futile Event"

☩ Micaiah Bilger of Life News

A question of identity for Catholics of Anglican Tradition

☩ Deborah Gyapong of The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society

False Feminism

From Sexual Liberation to #MeToo ☩ Katherine Kersten, J.D., of First Things

Wicca as a Religion Substitute; or, Care What You Share

It’s hard for me to take Wicca seriously as a spirituality or way of life, let alone as a religion. ☩ Tony Layne of Catholic Stand

Pope’s app ‘Click to Pray’ connects Catholics to a smartphone prayer network

Pope Francis encouraged young Catholics to download the app to pray the 'Rosary of Peace' ahead of World Youth Day ☩ Courtney Grogan of CNA via Catholic Herald

Confronting the Decline of Moral Sensibilities

. . .The fact that most students had no qualms about receiving money at the expense of life was astonishing. . . ☩ Christian Daru of Catholic Stand

The Problem Isn’t Technological: Rebuilding Women’s Reproductive Health

We have the scientific data we need to understand the relationship that a woman’s ovulation has to her overall health, & that healthy ovulatory patterns are a prerequisite to being fertile. . . Why Don't We? ☩ Weronika Janczuk of Public Discourse

Human Composting: The Ultimate Denial of the Soul

Recomposition: An Eco-Religious Act ☩ John Horvat II of Crisis Magazine

The Desecration of God’s Temple

☩ Regis Nicoll of Crisis Magazine

Only You, Lord

☩ Noel Ethan Tan of Ignitum Today

Mass in Harmony With Scripture: The Real Presence

☩ David Hogg of Catholic Stand

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Pope Francis continues curial shakeup: suppresses Ecclesia Dei commission, moves Sistine Chapel Choir

The main issues facing the Vatican and the SSPX are doctrinal in nature, so it makes sense to have the principal organ for dialogue with the SSPX directly under the purview of the curial dicastery responsible for doctrine. ☩ Christopher Altieri of The Dispatch at The Catholic World Report

A Sermon of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Refuting Atheistic Materialism

Among his recorded sermons is one in which Dr. King addressed the problem of unbelief, of materialism and atheism. ☩ Msgr. Charles Pope of Community in Mission

Leah Libresco Builds the ‘Benedict Option’

New book encourages faith & fellowship. ☩ Patti Maguire Armstrong of National Catholic Register

Former vicar: the Vatican already knew about sexual abuse allegations against Argentine bishop

Rev. Juan Jose Manzano’s statement contradicts the Vatican’s recent claim that they had only gained knowledge of sexual abuse allegations against Zanchetta a few months ago. ☩ Catholic News Agency/EWTN News via The Catholic World Report

Abortion Affects Men, Too

The Abortion Haunts Me ☩ Jeffrey Stevens of Catholic Stand

INVOcell: A Catholic-friendly treatment for infertility?

A new fertility treatment has been described as more morally acceptable than IVF. But is it really? ☩ Sister Renée Mirkes of Catholic World Report

How this Episcopalian’s own book convinced him to become Catholic

☩ Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report

Fake News: The Covington Catholic Episode

☩ Donald R. McClarey, J.D., of The American Catholic

Why the Royal College of Physicians will go ‘neutral’ on assisted suicide and why that matters

☩ Philippa Taylor of Mercatornet

Here’s the Incredible Meaning Behind World Youth Day’s 2019 Logo

☩ ChurchPOP

Confronting the Bullies

The culture war drags on and Christians are in the crosshairs. Defending the faith and our right to present our case in the marketplace of ideas requires a sober analysis of our opponents’ strategies.  ☩ Dale O'Leary of Crisis Magazine

Stigmaticus perfuga

Some readers are unfamiliar with this phrase. It was used by S Edmund Campion in his Rationes Decem, printed surreptitiously at Stonor House near here and as surreptitiously put on all the seats to be picked up by the University as it gathered for the Act in June 1581. . . ☩ Fr. John Hunwicke of Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment

Former Catholics at the Dinner Table

The family celebrations are over. The guests are gone, and we are getting back to the daily routines of life. Among Catholics celebrating Christmas or Easter with family, a fair number share it with former Catholics each year.  ☩ Dom Cingoranelli of Catholic Stand

Rumors of the death of detente with traditionalists may be exaggerated

As expected, Pope Francis on Saturday formally abolished the “Ecclesia Dei” commission, ending its over thirty-year run as the Vatican’s primary forum for relations with the Society of St. Pius X, founded by the late French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and the broader traditionalist galaxy in the Church. ☩ John L. Allen, Jr., of Crux

Civilization in Crisis

As future Pope Karol Wojtyla prophesied when visiting the United States in 1976, “We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church, between the Gospel and the anti-Gospel, between Christ and the anti-Christ.” ☩ Marcus Allen Steele

New book addresses key questions about Church’s teaching authority

“The impact of the Magisterium is powerfully felt today,” says apologist Jimmy Akin, author of Teaching With Authority, “as illustrated by stories constantly appearing in the media about what popes & bishops have said.“ ☩ Paul Senz of The Catholic World Report

Church & State

A question was recently put to me about the complicated issue of the separation of Church and State in America. What is a Catholic supposed to do when the government decrees laws that are utterly contrary to Church teaching? ☩ Dale Ahlquist of Faith & Culture

NFP: Hard Truths & Good Fruits

☩ Sophie Caldecott of Humanum

Can Catholics Enjoy Alcohol?

☩ Kathy Schiffer of National Catholic Register

We Belong to Each Other

☩ Erin Cain of Ignitum Today

Homeschooling a parent’s choice, not the state’s

☩ Fr. Robert Sirico of Powerblog

When Sex Becomes Cheap

☩ Fr. D. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., of Humanum

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The Lebanese saint who unites Christians & Muslims

Fr. Louis Mater said the shrine, which encompasses the monastery where the Maronite Catholic priest, monk, and hermit lived for nearly 20 years, receives around 4 million visitors a year, including both Christians and Muslims. ☩ Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report

Image of Mary Our Queen

How the Virgin Mary Converts Sinners

. . .It was a series of apparitions in Beauraing, Belgium, received by five children from the Voisin and Degeimbre families. . . ☩  Fr. Edward Looney of Catholic Exchange

Literary Converts

I realize that the Roman Catholic Church is the only genuine form of Christianity. Also that Christianity is the essential and formative constituent of western culture… - Evelyn Waugh ☩ Joseph Pearce of Faith & Culture

8 Beautiful & historic Catholic churches in the Caribbean

The culture of the Caribbean has been heavily influenced by the introduction of Catholicism by its first European colonists. The names of the islands themselves have their origin in the Catholic saint names & names for the Blessed Virgin Mary that the Spanish & French gave. ☩ Zelda Caldwell of Aleteia

Why Catholic Millennials Need These Four Urgent Life Skills

Are Adulting Classes the Solution? Adulting classes claim to help millennials develop those skills left behind, and ease them into full adulthood. The ☩ John Horvat II of Crisis Magazine

Introduction to the Theology of the Catholic Mass

. . .In this clip . . . I talk about the theology, meaning, and mystery of The Sign of Peace, which is one of the most abused rituals during the liturgy. ☩ David L. Gray of DavidLGray.info

Sts. Adam & Eve, St. Abraham, St. Moses – Did you know some Old Testament people are Saints?

 ☩ Steve Ray of Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Pope advances sainthood causes of 17 women

☩ Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report

Giving Children Back to Christ Through Mary

☩ Stacy A. Trasancos, Ph.D., of Catholic East Texas

Are Catholic Statues Graven Images?

☩ Dan Byron of Catholic Stand

A Short Catechesis Course for Overcoming Anxiety in 2019

. . .while it is okay to feel stressed, apparently it’s no longer okay to say ‘I’m feeling anxious.’ And it’s really not okay to say ‘I’m experiencing some anxiety.’ This is because stress is considered a short-term reaction to something, whereas anxiety is now considered a sustained mental health disorder. ☩ Gene Van Son of Catholic Stand

Shew Thyself a Man: Inheritance & Manliness in the Bible

It is difficult, even with the Bible in hand, to sketch an image of that special excellence we call manliness. . . ☩ Brother Isaiah Beiter, O.P., of Dominicana

New technology suggests women were involved in medieval manuscript making

The discovery challenges previous assumptions that medieval bookmaking was the work of monks alone. ☩ J.P. Mauro of Aleteia

The Riches of the Pontifical Mass of the Rite of Lyon

Over the years I have shared various writings and bits of information on the pontifical form of the rite of Lyon -- the Missale Romano-Lugdunense.  ☩ Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

A new interactive illustrated digital companion to Dante’s Inferno is now available online

And it’s the stuff nerds’ dreams (and maybe sinners' nightmares) are made of. ☩ Daniel Esparza of Aleteia

Youngest Black Legislator in America is 19 & Pro-Life

The West Virginia House of Delegates convened Wednesday with a record-setter in its midst — freshman Del. Caleb L. Hanna. . . ☩ Evie Fordham of Life News

Sorrow & Coming to Terms With Darkness

☩ Janet Meyer of Catholic Stand

She is one of the founders of Montreal, and a saint

☩ Alicia Ambrosio of Aleteia

Holiness & the Art of Catholic Dodgeball

☩ Matthew Archbold of National Catholic Register

Amazing! Watch the March for Life from Beginning to End in a One-Minute Time Lapse!

☩ ChurchPOP

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