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MONDAY EDITION

When You Have Lost Phil Lawler

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

“Speciesism” Opens the Door to Bigotry – Wesley J. Smith J.D., First Things
Onward Transgender Soldiers – Rod Dreher, TAC
Vatican Tight-Lipped About Papal Review of New Liturgical Translations – Edward Pentin, Reg
Beware the Fundamentalist, My Brothers! . . . & Shun the Fractious Fomenters – Hamlon Ph.D.
Silence Can Be A Sinful Form of Bullying – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
‘Pope Francis Has Urged Us to Have Fewer Children,’ Claims Vatican Academy Member – Bentz
Quæritur: Removing Holy Water During Lent – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Time to Work Up Those Walkups to the Supreme Court’s Big Transgender Moment – Ric. Ostling
Structural Flaws in Contemporary Education — The Home – Brian Jones, The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
Catholic Pharmacists are Threatened by New Proposals; Here’s How We Can Help – Mic. Wee
Why Is Gendercide Wrong & Screening for Down Syndrome Okay, Advocates Ask – C.N.A.
MPs to Debate Bill That Would Decriminalise Abortion – Catholic Herald

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SUNDAY EDITION

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Could a Pope be in Schism?

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D.,

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Pope Francis: Vernacular Stirred Up Problems in Music “Mediocre, Superficial & Banal” – Z
Ordinary Heroes, Martyrs for the Eucharist – Nicholas W. Smith, National Catholic Register
On the Role of the Holy Spirit in Papal Elections – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Finding My Way Back Home to the Catholic Church – Benny Seah, Ignitum Today
Time, Progressivism, Death, and the Liturgical Calendar – Patrick Malone, Catholic Stand
Why Use Sacred English? – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
The Varieties of Crosses – Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing
Concerned About the Boy Scouts? There Are Catholic Alternatives – Kathy Schiffer, The Reg
Should God See to It That All Our Needs Are Met? – Rachel Lu, National Catholic Register
Pro Soccer Player’s Sense of Purpose and Community Confirmed – Trent Beattie, The Reg
Autonomy and Interconnectedness – Don DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum

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SATURDAY EDITION

Brother Ass: On the Holiness of Our Body

by Jim Dougherty,

of Catholic Stand

Silverstream Priory Canonically Established as a Monastery: Update – Gregory DiPippo, N.L.M.
Europe Will Be ‘Adrift’ If It Loses Christian Roots, Faith Leaders Warn – Catholic News Agency
The Apocalypse Art Prize 2017 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
On-Screen Prayers That Were Answered in Real Life – K.V. Turley, National Catholic Register
When We Try to Touch God – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
My First March for Life Showed Why Catholics Need to March – Strahlen Smith, Cthlc Stand
Watch Monet, Renoir and Rodin, Working in Their Workshops – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
The Narratio of Sacred Liturgy in Genesis 1 and 2 – Veronica Arntz, Truth & Charity Forum
When the Church Thrives, Cultures Thrive – Michael J. Ortiz, Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis’ Latest Prayer Video Spotlights Christian Persecution – Han. Brockhaus, C.N.A.
Hexaemeron.org & Pontifex Univ.: Earn Credit for Masters in Sacred Arts – David Clayton, BoC

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FRIDAY EDITION

Girl Scouts USA Continues Its Ideological Game

by Ann Saladin,

of the National Catholic Register

France in the Face of Decline – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., The American Spectator
Fashion Giants are Making Italy’s Holy Sites Sparkle Again – Miguel Cullen, Catholic Herald
Hollywood’s Forgiveness of Mel Gibson is No Substitute for Divine Mercy – Susie Lloyd, N.C.Rg
Why Are Addicts & Outcasts So Often Strongly Religious? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Egypt’s Christians are Being Driven Out Will the World Notice? – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.
In Defense of Plato’s Republic – Joseph G. Trabbic Ph.D., Public Discourse
Vladimir Soloviev, the Mystic Admired by Popes – Joseph Pronechen, Natl Catholic Register
Vatican 101: Your Guide to How the Vatican Works – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
Notre Dame Picks Mike Pence as Commencement Speaker – Catholic News Agency via N.C.Rg
The Creative Catholic: Fiorella De Maria – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
How to Set Up a Sacred Space (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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THURSDAY EXTRA

La La Land: One Reason Secular Relationships Fail

by Julie Machado,

of Catholic Stand

Mainstream Media Dominance Is Ending, Christians Face a New Culture War – Maggie Gallagher
We Can No Longer Pretend Vatican Getting to Grips with Abuse Crisis – Fr. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
To a Priest Who Learned the Traditional Latin Mass & Then Quit Because It was Hard – Fr. Z
If Child Sex Is More Common Among Gay Men, Are We Okay With That? – Daniel Payne, Fdrlst
Atheists Bring Down a Historic Cross in Santa Clara, CA – Roseanne Sullivan, Cth Pndt Wnnb
Catholic Work Ethic: The Idea That Protestants Invented Capitalism Is A Myth – Rodney Stark
Do Voucher Programs Help or Hurt Catholic Schools? – Charlotte Hays, Natl Catholic Register
U.N. Tries to Fast-Track LGBT Acceptance & Abortion Access, Again – Stefano Gennarini J.D.
Jesus the New Adam: Readings for the 1st Sunday of Lent – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Scrd Pg
Euthanasia Laws Neglect Mental Health Problems – Cullen Herout, Crisis Magazine
Hurry Up, Easter! – Nathaniel Lauer, Catholic Stand

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THURSDAY EDITION

Make Church Great Again! “Free Our Churches From the Ugly and Stupid”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Church History: The Four Horsemen of Apologetics – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Coccopalmerio Explains His Positions on Catholics in Irregular Unions – Edward Pentin
Does Matthew 12:32 Suggest or Disprove Purgatory? – Dave Armstrong, N.C. Register
Dorothy Day, as Seen by Her Granddaughter – Perry West, Catholic News Agency
You Are Made of Dust, Which is Forged by God in the Stars – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., The Reg
Mystical Lent: Sowing Seeds of Silence – Eddie O’Neill, National Catholic Register
Latin Contest Announcement: Prize €20,000 – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Congress Can Do More for Religious Liberty Abroad, Scorecard Finds – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.
Regnative Prudence & Pro-Life Legislation Part I: The Heartbeat Bill & Abortion Bans – Joe Kral
How Assisted Suicide Discriminates Against the Poor & Disabled – Matt Hadro, Cth Nws Agncy
Chinese Communists Intensify Religious Persecution, According to New Report – Sarah Stanley

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ASH WEDNESDAY EXTRA

SSPX Progress; Fr. Z Opines on SSPX Invite and What It Means

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Here’s a Sturdy Rosary for Catholic Men – Angelo Stagnaro, National Catholic Register
USCCB: Explain Why Your Bishops Are Hurting Mid-Eastern Bishops – Stephen Herreid, Cth Vot
A Lent to Remember – George Weigel, First Things
Giving Up Facebook for Lent? Please Reconsider. . . – Kathy Schiffer, Natl Catholic Register
Remember that You are Dust – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
Larry and Ash Wednesday – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Learning About the Sacraments – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Abuse Survivor Resigns From Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors – CNA via Reg
5 Ways to Go Deeper and Deeper Into Lent – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
These 17th Century Monks Did a Beer Fast for Lent – Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency
Thousands Pray for Teresa Johnston, 13-Year-Old Struck by Falling Tree in California – Chaplin
Blessed John Henry Newman and Lent, by Bishop James Conley – David Clayton, BoC
While Only God Is Good, Everyone Can Be Perfect – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine
A Joyful Heart is More Easily Made Perfect Than a Downcast One – Marge Fenelon, NC Rgstr
Lenten Thoughts From Kipling – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

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Town Hall Explodes at Name of Jesus

by Matthew Archbold,

of the Creative Minority Report

Exorcists Warn About Dangers of Wiccan ‘Spell to Bind Trump’ – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Rg
Throw Off Your Rubber Chains! F/Contraception to Transgenderism via Abortion – Moody Ph.D.
News Reports Show Impotence of Papal Sex-Abuse Commission – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Population-Control Advocates’ Vatican Appearance Draws Criticism – Edward Pentin, The Reg
The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday Brant Pitre Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Get Clean This Lent With Soul Wow! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
God Can Even Overcome Our Imperfect Parenting – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
Brick By Brick: Star of the Sea Parish in San Francisco Goes ‘Ad Orientem’! – Fr. Z’s Blog
What has Mary Magdalene To Do With Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal, S.J.? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
Nashville Dioc. Under Canonical Impediment, as Bp. Choby Remains Hospitalized – Kat. Schiffer
From Awful to Fantastic: 3 Lessons in NPR’s Coverage of Religious Freedom – Bobby Ross Jr.
The Day the Architect of a Church Tricked the Devil – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Journey Through Scripture This Lent – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
Ecumenism Can’t Be Based on Wishful Thinking about the Past – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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SHROVE TUESDAY EXTRA

Fearing Backlash for Inviting Eugenicists, Vatican Disinvites Press to Bioextinction Workshop; Nonetheless My First Report

by Robert Royal, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

Breaking News: Burke Wins Papacy After Conclave Mix-Up – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Anti-Catholic Who Sought to Undermine the Church, Now Hired by WaPo – Matthew Archbold
A.P. Report; Pope Francis Is Showing Mercy to a Few Pedophile Priests – Terry Mattingly, GR
Gospel of Thomas Accidently Included in Bible Canon at Council of Carthage – D. McClarey J.D.
The First Beatitude: Poverty of Spirit – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
The Narrow Path Through Reality – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Christophobia and the Ideologues of Liberal Democracy – Tracey Rowland, The Dispatch
The Decline of Classical Education & Loss of Rhetoric, Among Others – Nicholas Senz, Crisis
St. Thomas Aquinas on the Devil, Temptation, and Sin – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Washington Florist Feels the Bite of Gender Ideology – Gerald J. Russello, N.C. Register
Your Lenten Journey – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand
Sacred Art Gallery Opens in Scottsdale, Arizona – Deacon Lawrence, Beauty of Catholicism
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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Ecce Ascendimus Ierosolymam: Lent Is Coming. . .

by Father Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire O.P. J.D.,

of Rorate Cæli

What G.K. Chesterton and a Dear Friend Taught Me About Confession – Tod Worner, The Reg
Try a Fatima-Focused Lent – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
Is This Building Both the Tomb of King David & Where Jesus’ Last Supper Took Place? – Esparza
The Hidden Stories Behind 5 of Your Favorite Prayers – Thomas Craughwell, N.C. Register
Do You Love Me? – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Give It Up (for Lent) – Russell Shaw, The Catholic Thing
A Pro-life Attitude Towards Fasting and Food – Fr. Basil Cole O.P., Truth and Charity Forum
Freemasonry and the Order of Malta are “Not Compatible” – Andrea Gagliarducci, Vtcn Insdr
In Partial Praise of Pharisees – David Warren, Crisis Magazine
Loving God Is the Key to a Lasting, Loving Marriage – Teresa Tomeo, The Dispatch
Leaving Procrastination For Later – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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MONDAY EXTRA

The Top Jesuit and Some Scholars Have Been Undermining the Gospels for Decades

by Father Thomas Petri, O.P.,

of Catholic Herald

Reading Amoris Lætitia in Light of The Council of Trent – Fr. Matthew Schneider L.C., CS
Fulton Sheen on the Signs of Our Time – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Welcoming Those Who “Prefer” Fornication to Marriage – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Georgetown, Slavery, and the Riots in Sweden – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Where the Stars Go to Pray: The Churches of Hollywood – Angelo Stagnaro, NC Register
Top Jesuit Hollows Out Jesus’ Words, to Fill in Caesar’s Meaning – John Zmirak Ph.D.
The Subjective Church – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic World Report
7 Groups Offer Resources to Help You Pray Better During Lent – Susanna Spencer, NC Rgstr
If You Can’t Sleep, Pray the Gradual Psalms – Kevin Di Camillo, National Catholic Register
Is the Benedict Option the Only Option? – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
The Three Temptations of Jesus (The Mass Readings Explained) – Brant Pitre Ph.D., TSP
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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MONDAY EDITION

Hermit of Loreto’s 1980s Premonition About President Trump

by Father Richard Heilman,

of Roman Catholic Man

Now That Everyone Cares About Pederasty; Homosexuality Unveiled – Austin Ruse, Crisis
These U.S. Catholic Bishops Promise to ‘Disrupt’ Trump – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
How to be a Pervert – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Theological Orthodoxy, Church Growth & Church Decline: Observations from Canada – K. Flatt
A Small But Important Point Is at Risk; Sinners, Distribution of Communion – Peters J.C.D. J.D.
I am a Lawyer, Not a Mind-Reader; Regarding Amoris Lætitia – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D.
Did Our Lord Have a Sense of Humor? – H.L. Duncan, Catholic Stand
Sorry, Fr. Sosa, But We Must Take Jesus Literally on Marriage – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Are Trump Advisor & Catholic Gorka’s Views on Islam Too Extreme? – Julia Duin, Get Religion
Malta: Matrimony, Adultery, Luminous Mysteries, and St. George Preca – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
Amoris Lætitia and Thomas Aquinas, Part 1 – Franklin Sibelius Lerner, Maccabee Society
What Were Pontifical Academies Thinking When Inviting P. Erhlich & J. Bongaarts? – M. Pakaluk
Can Same-Sex Marriage Really Reduce Teen Suicide? – Mark Regnerus Ph.D., Pblc Discourse
Physician Assisted Suicide and a Culture of Compassion – Joseph Arias S.T.L., Principles
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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