Robert Edwards

About those “Gay” Priests Arrested in Miami

. . .Miami police arrested two priests for “lewd & lascivious behavior.”  One of them was also charged with “indecent exposure.”  The two priests were in a parked car in a public place, performing a “sex act.”  As the policeman noted, “there were no tints on the windows.”  Let’s talk about these two men, & what this incident means for our (non-stop) public conversation about sex. . .

by Jennifer Roback Morse,

of Crisis Magazine

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Homeless in Seattle – Gil Costello, First Things
Dear Pope Francis: Jus’ Sayin’ – Scott Wiley, Catholic Stand
Why is Poland so Safe? – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith
The Rothko “Chapel” In Texas, It’s Not Christian, But Most of Ours are No Better – NLM
Hate Signs – Mark Bauerlein, First Things
What Does Philippians 4:13 Really Say? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Genuine Faith Requires More than Niceness  – Anthony M. Esolen Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Don’t Be Seduced by the “Glamour of Evil” – Gregory Popcak Ph.D., Catholic Exchange
Unforgettable Flight 93 – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Magisterial Irresponsibility: The New Teaching on Capital Punishment – S. Long, FTh
Let Confession Move You to Feel Sorrow for Your Sins – Fr. Philip Dion, Cthlc Exchange
Remember – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Work as Worship – Cale Clarke, Catholic Answers Magazine
Argentina’s Gov’t Continues a Complex Relationship with Church – Inés San Martín, Crux
Food Poverty Rising, But St. Vincent de Paul Society Shows People Still Care – C. Herald
Sept. 11, 2001: When John Paul II Grieved With America – Mary Rezac, NC Register
China to Regulate Online Religious Activity Amid Crackdown – Associate Press via Crux
The Number of Hungry People in the World Continues to Grow, UN – Vatican News
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Pope Francis, Again, Inaction on Priestly Sexual Abuse, This Time in Argentina

. . .an Argentine investigation into clerical sexual abuse involves a priest previously accused of abuse in Italy, who was the subject of a 2014 letter to Pope Francis from sexual abuse victims concerned about his ongoing ministry. . .

from the Catholic News Agency

via The Catholic World Report

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Vatican ‘Planning Response’ to Viganò Claims – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald
Abortionists Vandalize Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Home With Spray-Paint & Condoms – M. Bilger
When 12th-century Monks Saw the Moon Split in Two – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia
Card. O’Malley’s Dead Letter Branch is Back in the News – Conquered by Love
Changes for the Council of Cardinals or C9 – Mark de Vries, In Caelo et in Terra
Third ‘Restoration’ of Catholic Artwork in Spain Sparks Outrage, Hilarity – The CWR
Family to Withhold Weekly $1 Tithe Until They Receive Answers (Satire) – EEOT
Should the Church have Women Cardinals? – Nicholas Senz, The Catholic World Report
Top 5 Problems with Contemporary Christian Apologetics – R. Rouser Ph.D., Strange Ntns
Card. O’Malley Will Now Personally Review All “Abuse-related” Letters – Boston Archd.
Click Here to Find the Examination of Conscience That’s Right for You – epicPew
Boston Globe Wants Independent Investigation of St. Johns Seminary Sex Scandal – BCI
Bishop Rhoades of Ft. Wayne-South Bend Denies Allegation in Harrisburg – The CWR
Let’s Admit the Reality: Athleisure – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
Knoxville: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral Pulses w/ Local, Sacred Trad’n – Adrms
The Practice of Patience – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Attracting Your Angel Donors – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Vatican Observatory Hosting Conference for Meteorite Care – Associated Press via Crux
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Bishop Who Didn’t Alert Police on Abuser-priests Living at a Mansion Inside Cardinal Cupich’s Archdiocese

. . .when word began to spread in 1989 that Vincent McCaffrey, a Chicago-area Catholic priest, had been accused of molesting children, a top church official expressed concern about word getting out. . .

by Robert Herguth,

of the Chicago Sun∗Times

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
The Never-ending Nightmare of Cardinal O’Malley in Boston – Conquered by Love
Bathhouse Romper Functioning As Priest In DC – Restore-DC-Catholicism
Get Your Kids Out of Government Schools, Right Now, Today – Austin Ruse & Cathy Ruse
This Isn’t Art for Someone Who Sticks to the Truth of God (Graphic Pics) – Tradition. . .
The Sexual State: How a Rolling Revolution is Destroying Lives – J.R. Morse, Mrctrnt
Was Jesus a Homosexual? Some say “Yes” & try to Prove it from the Bible! – Steve Ray
The Best Pictures from the Adoremus Eucharistic Procession – Catholic Herald
The Imperative of the Imperium – Shawn R. Tribe, First Things
Bishop Egan Creates UK’s First ‘Personal Parish’ for Traditional Latin Mass – Cth. Herald
Who had the Bright Idea of Trans-ferring Men to Women’s Prisons? – A. Farmer, Mrctrnt
Tough Times for Faith & Reason – Ben Butera, The American Catholic
For Whom & for What are We Praying at the Beginning of the Roman Canon? – Nw Lt Mv
The Patrick Coffin Show: Can You Prove God Exists? With Dr. Edward Feser – Cth. Stand
What Version of Human Dignity Should Catholics Defend? – James Kalb, Crisis Mgzn
Glamorous or Glowering, Socialism Ruins Families & Nations – Anna Abbott, NC Register
Reports of Chinese Officials Shutting Down Churches, Burning Bibles – Jn Burger, Aleteia
Pontifical Commission for Protection of Minors Concludes Plenary Assembly – Vtcn News
The Ugly Culture Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide Would Create – Monica Burke
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The Other Scandal

. . .The Pope’s popularity in Italy has dropped from 88 percent in 2013 to 71 percent in 2018.  But you’d be mistaken to think that the decline has to do with Archbishop Viganò’s charge that Francis had covered-up for Cardinal McCarrick.  The poll was taken before that story broke. . .

by William Kilpatrick,

of Crisis Magazine

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Why Didn’t Jesus Condemn Homosexuality? – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith
Fatima, Ideology & the Vatican’s Homosexual Crisis – Carrie Gress Ph.D., The C Wrld Rprt
Cardinal O’Malley’s Coddling of Homosexual Priests: Part II – Boston Catholic Insider
Shock in Australia Revives Debate Over ‘Third Rite’ Confession – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Popcorn Moment! James Keenan, SJ, & His 8 Women Cardinals! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Bishop Issues Incredible Report on Crying Statue Miracle – ChurchPOP
Don’t Protestantize the Church – Casey Chalk, The Catholic Thing
5 Facts You Should Know About the Demonic Before Seeing ‘The Nun’ – ChurchPOP
Two West Coast Bishops Work to Increase Eucharistic Reverence – Editors, Adoremus
For The Atlantic Magazine, Facts Don’t Matter on Abortion – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Culture
The So-called ‘Lost Gospels’ – Jimmy Akin, JimmyAkin.com
Who Divided the Bible into Chapters & Verses? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Churches Worth Driving To – California Catholic Daily
Let’s Admit the Reality: Athleisure – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
Why Be Catholic? A Look at the Evidence – Nick Manetto, National Catholic Register
How Catholic Charities is Tackling California’s Housing Crisis – California Catholic Daily
Attracting Your Angel Donors – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Growing Your Faith on Campus – Kelly Salomon, Newman Society
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Adoration May Seem Useless, but the World Needs It Desperately

. . .in adoring the Blessed Sacrament, our hearts are enlarged & our minds receive the truth. . .

by Father Leon Pereira, O.P.,

of Catholic Herald

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
FSSP Seminarians in Cassocks Chanting Will Transport You to Heaven – ChurchPOP
A Right Reverend Abbess . . . – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Educated by Nuns: the Way it Was, the Way it Should be Now – Dn. Demers, Cthlc Stand
Take 5 Minutes Daily for an Ignatian Examen – Aurora Griffin, Legatus Magazine
How the Saints Overcame Spiritual Dryness – Fr. Joseph M. Esper, Catholic Exchange
Encountering Faith Through Liturgical Prayer – Fr. W. Giertych O.P., Catholic Exchange
5 Not-to-be-Missed Catholic Sites in Sicily – Vittoria Traverso, Aleteia
Why Christians Need Leisure – R. Jared Staudt, Catholic Exchange
4 Religious Reflect on Their Communities & Vocations – J. Graves, National Cth. Register
Real Presence, Real Life – Deacon Scott Sparks, Integrated Catholic Life™
Terra Sancta Museum: Publication of Vestments Catalogue from Custodia Treasury – LAJ
Catholicity & The Blessed Sacrament – Noel Ethan Tan, Ignitum Today
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Clothes Make the Priest, Bermuda Shorts as Clerical Attire in Italy

. . .the traditional website Messa in Latino speaks of “Bermuda clergy”.  This refers to priests & even bishops who do not quite hit the mark with their clothes during public appearances.  In other words, they do not dress according to their status & dignity. . .

by Giuseppe Nardi

of Messa

translation via Tancred

of The Eponymous Flower

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Virgin Mary Statue in New Mexico “Weeps” Once Again – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
How State Religion Made the Czechs the Least Religious People in Europe – Ben Johnson
Damon Linkers Terrible Reason to Leave Catholicism – Matthew Petrusek, The Federalist
On the Problem of Arrested Spiritual Development – Msgr. Charles Pope
My Focus is on the Near Term: Leah Libresco Interview on Benedict Op. – Cthlc Herald
Mysterious Medieval Graffiti Marks England’s Churches – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
Adoremus: Can You Spare a Minute? – Fr. Sean Davidson, Catholic Herald
Thomas Aquinas: Not Just for Catholics Anymore – Carl Trueman, Public Discourse
To See & To Hear: 23rd Sunday of OT Readings Explained – The Sacred Page
Why Would I Need to Convert In Order to Get Married? – Cathy Caridi J.C.L., Canon Law
Crusader Feasts & the Conversion of Granada – Canticum Salomonis
Something Greater – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
4 New Ways to Start Buying the Perfectly Fitting Shoe – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
Indian Church Displeased with Ruling Legalizing Same-sex Relationships – CNS via Crux
Attracting Your Angel Donors – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Faith, Probability & Decision Making II: How Do We Interpret Probability? – Cthlc Stand
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Why was Pope Francis’ Comment about Homosexuality & Psychiatry Changed in the Official Transcript?

. . .everything having to do with the current politics of “sexual minorities” revolves around the lie that homosexuality is completely normal & only “unhealthy” if it’s suppressed. . .

by Jim Russell,

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
What Jesuits Think on Homosexuality – Joseph Sciambra
The Odious Ideas Of Father James Martin – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to. . .
Francis Writes a Grateful Letter to Nike for Taking the Spotlight Off Him (Satire) – EOTT
Fleeting Glimpses of a Forgotten Catholic Writer – Stephanie Mann, NC Register
Kavanaugh to Senate: Govt Can’t Force Christian Groups to Pay for Abortions – S. Ertelt
Brett Kavanaugh Confirms There is No Right to Abortion in the Constitution – S. Ertelt
Building the Benedict Option: Leah Libresco’s Guide to Christian Community – E Behling
Introducing Christian Meditation – David Torkington, Catholic Exchange
Gosnell – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Grab Your Pint Glasses, Buy a Priest a Beer Day is Coming! – The Catholic Gentleman
Becoming Fuel for Fire: St. Sebald & Eucharistic Transformation – R. Becker, C Exchange
Making Movies that are Catholic, Inspiring, & Evangelistic – Jim Graves, The CWR
The Museum Preserves Da Vinci Notebooks in a Free Online Gallery – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia
U.S. Poll: 55% Want All or Most Abortions Made Illegal, 53% of Women Agree – M. Bilger
4 New Ways to Start Buying the Perfectly Fitting Shoe – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
An Interview with NIFLA Head Thomas Glessner – Justin McClain, National Cthlc Register
Attracting Your Angel Donors – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Pregnancy Ctrs Served Nearly 2M w/Free Services & Abortion Alternatives in ’17 – L.N.
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If Instead of Bergoglio They Had Elected Cardinal Scola Pope

. . .in recent weeks, however, another cardinal of the highest caliber has taken the field to reiterate the ‘no’ to communion for the divorced & remarried: Angelo Scola, 77, the most voted-for, as rumor has it, in the first ballot of the conclave that ultimately elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio. . .

by Sandro Magister

of Settimo Cielo

via L’Espresso

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Fr. Gavancho’s Fate – Mark C. Henrie, First Things
Life Begins at Conception: All the Science Citations – Scot Smith J.D., All Roads Lead. . .
Documentary Looks at the Real Reason of Church Closures – Charles Collins, Crux
Is This the Actual Home Where Our Lady & Saint John Lived? – Ryan Scheel, uCatholic
Bishop Malone of Buffalo Refuses to Resign Over Sex Scandal – CNA via NC Register
Six New Churches in Five Years: Portland’s Growing Catholic Population – The CWR
Origins of the Holy Rosary – Fr. William Saunders, Catholic Exchange
France: Rebel Priest Demands Resignation of Cardinal Barbarin Over Sex Scandal – Crux
The Christian Answer to Suffering – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
10 Way to Fall in Love With the Eucharist – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
Shining a Light on St. Paul: Archaeological Site Renovated – Carol Glatz, CNS via Crux
Marc Trudeau is New Auxiliary Bishop for LA’s San Pedro Pastoral Region – Calif. C. Daily
Courage to Host Major Conference on Pastoring SSA Catholics – ChurchPOP
5 Saints Who Helped Reform the Catholic Church – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
To be Judgmental is Comparable to Being a Backseat Driver – Deacon G. Lambert, C. Std
St. Onesiphorus, an Obscure, Yet Worthy New Testament Saint – T. Doyle-Nelson, NCReg
Pregnant? Here are 8 Patron Saints All Expectant Moms Need – Chloe Langr, Aleteia
New Mexico AG Seeks to Review Church Personnel Files – AP via Crux
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