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QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY EDITION

Loony-tune “Witches” to Hex President Trump; Wherein Fr. Z Has an Idea!

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

My Journey Away from Perfectionism: Scrupulosity – Alaine DeSantis, Catholic Stand
No, Pope Francis Did Not Say It’s Better to Be an Atheist Than a Bad Catholic – ChurchPop
Lessons from a New Age Devotee Who Became a Catholic – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Keep Your Sacrifices Secret; And Plaster Ashes All Over Your Face – Kathy Schiffer, SoG
A Beautiful Church for the Poor – Matthew Schmitz, Catholic Herald
Understanding Our Dustiness – Larabeth Miller, Ignitum Today
Overcome Fear and Make Confession Part of Your Life – Kevin Di Camillo, Natl Cthlc Register
A Pastoral Revolution? – R.J.T., The Five Beasts
Maturity: The Foundation of All Relationships – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., Trth & Chrty Frm
Make Peace With Your Brother – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
It Isn’t Easy Being a Stay-at-Home Mom – Amanda Evinger, National Catholic Register
Lent: A Season of Conversion – Nada Mazzei, Catholic Stand
3 Ways Philosophy Can Give Power to Evangelization – Alexander Schimpf, N.C. Register
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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SATURDAY EDITION

Theologian Opponent of ‘Humanae Vitæ’ Reveals Himself as an “Active Homosexual”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Answers to “Dubia” from Vatican! About the T.L.M. & Overly Restrictive Bishops – Fr. Z’s Blog
An Ancient Law Written on the Heart – R.J.T., The Five Beasts
The Catholic Journalist Who Embraced the Cross – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
It Is Sometimes Necessary to Risk Giving Offense – Msgr. Charle Pope, Community in Mission
3 Reasons Why Lent Determines Your Happiness Year Round – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
A Primer on the Manly Tradition of Tea – The Art of Manliness
How Steve Bannon Thinks about Capitalism & Christianity – Joseph Sunde, Acton Inst. PB
Democratic Republic of Congo: Upsurge of Violence Against the Church – Cthlc News Agency
Sodalits Provide Information on Abuse of Minors to Peruvian Prosecutors – Cthlc News Agency
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Neil Gorsuch’s Proven Track Record of Protecting Religious Liberty – Travis Weber, TDS

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FRIDAY EDITION

Doctors “Discover” an Organ That Had Already Been Discovered by Leonardo di ser da Vinci

by Daniel Esparza

of Aleteia

What’s the Deal between America’s Episcopal Church & the Church of England? – Ric. Ostling
Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Anglicanism is Still a Mystery That Journalists Need to Solve – Julia Duin
Making a Manly Retreat: A Catholic Among the Separated Brothers – Mark C. McCann, Cth Std
On Giussani Milestone, Communion and Liberation Still Going Strong – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
The End of the Catholic State? – Joseph G. Trabbic Ph.D., The Catholic World Report
“Bitter Harvest” Is a Flawed But Important Reminder of the Holodomor – Nicholas D. Olszyk
Why Christ Fell – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
The Battle for the Homefront – Suellen Brewster, Catholic Stand
Venezuelan Catholics Face Backlash for Opposing Government – Cthlc News Agency via Reg
How the Possible Vatican-China Agreement Could Be Problematic – Matt Hadro, CNA
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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THURSDAY EXTRA

Perfect Lenten Reading

by K.E. Colombini,

of Crisis Magazine

Head of the Jesuits: “Doctrine Is a Word That I Don’t Like Very Much” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Four Questions for Cardinal Coccopalmerio – Fr. Raymond de Souza, Catholic Herald
The Benedict Option in Practice: Living the Rural Life Is Surprisingly Normal – Jason Craig
Cardinal Coccopalmerio: My Communion Guidance Wouldn’t Apply to Same-Sex Couples – C.H.
The Rise of Dystopian Nonfiction – K.E. Colombini, First Things
Pope Francis: A Corrupt Creation, Christian Hope, and Rebirth – Melanie Jean Juneau, C.S.
Why Does God Allow Horrible Evil? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
Restraint & Caritas in Public Discourse; Amoris Lætitia Debate – Ryan Hunter, Ethika Politika
A Catholic Gun Control Agenda – Patrick Toner, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
This 110-year-old Nun Got Birthday Greetings from Pope Francis – Catholic News Agency
When the Church Thrives, Cultures Thrive – Michael J. Ortiz, Crisis Magazine
The Economic Evil of Eugenics – Matthew McCaffrey Ph.D., Mises Institute
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Catholics Shouldn’t Totally Reject Human Gene Editing, But It Still Has Ethical Problems – A.M.

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THURSDAY EDITION

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Does Science Support Bans on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Gender-Identity Issues?

by Joan Frawley Desmond,

of the National Catholic Register

Has the Head of the Jesuits Jettisoned Doctrine and the Words of the Lord in Scripture? – Fr. Z
Let’s Call Heterodox Catholics What They Really Are: Mainline Protestants – Jhn. Zmirak Ph.D.
Are You a Glutton for Catholic Books? – Shaun McAfee O.P., National Catholic Register
Is Peter’s Historical Chair inside the Vatican? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
The Horror of Sin – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
The True Story Behind the Marie Stopes Eugenics Trial of 1923 – Mark H. Sutherland
Belgium: Bishops Release Pastoral Letter “Updating” Populorum Progressio – Mark de Vries
89 Practical Recommendations for the Spiritual Works of Mercy – Angelo Stagnaro, NC Rgstr
Drawing the Faith — and Politics: Recent College Graduate Is Budding Cartoonist – Jim Graves
Trusting God for All We Need: Readings for 8th Sun. in Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D.
This 200 Year-old Black Catholic School Is a ‘Gem’ in Baltimore’s Inner City – Adelaide Mena
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

A Journey Home: From the Occult and Back, A Conversion Story

by Louis Felix Figueroa,

of Ignitum Today

Marriage & Divorce; The General of the Jesuits: “Jesus Too Must Be Reinterpreted” – Magister
Ad Orientem in Cologne’s Great Cathedral – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Treating Everyone Equally Is a Problem – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
What We Talk About When We Talk About The Young Pope – Tyler Blanski, Crisis Magazine
Mystical Marriage – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Judge Gorsuch and the Senate Sausage Factory – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch via The CWR
Be Ashamed When Tempted to Use Church for Power Struggles, Says Pope Francis – Carol Glatz
Trump Right to Protect U.S. with Travel Ban – Bishop Baw. Soro (U.S.), S.D. Union-Tribune
Brief Primer on Catholic Faith and Conscience – Fr. Mark A. Pilon Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
The First Woman to Earn a Doctorate in Computer Science Was a Nun – Angelo Stagnaro, Reg
Battle Begins to Defund Planned Parenthood – Peter Jesserer Smith, Natl Catholic Register
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

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Iceland Knows the Secret to Stopping Teen Substance Abuse, Is Anyone Paying Attention?

by Zoe Romanowsky

of Aleteia

A Burke-Bannon Conspiracy Against Pope Francis? Nonsense! – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
How Catholic is Your Stance on Immigration? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Natl Catholic Register
How Worse Than Murder, Inc. Sells Abortion – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Did a Planned Parenthood Throw Pizza Parties if Abortion Quotas were Met? – M. Hadro, CNA
Finland’s Patron Saint, Rediscovered – Alberto Carosa, The Dispatch via The Cth Wrld Rprt
What the Bishops, the Catechism & Aquinas Say About Immigration – Kathy Schiffer, The Reg
7 Reasons Christians Should Consider Supporting School Vouchers – Joe Carter, Powerblog
François Fillon Brings Faith Back to the Public Debate in Secular France – Devin Ryan
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Church’s Voice at the Capitol – Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register
Is a Meeting between Pope Francis and Donald Trump on the Horizon? – Catholic News Agency

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TUESDAY EXTRA

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‘Horrible Picture’: Dutch Woman Restrained by Family While Being Euthanized

by Celeste McGovern

of the National Catholic Register

Repeal the Johnson Amendment to Free Religious Speech – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis
Can We Afford New Art? Yes! Beauty & Superabundance in a Small Appalachian Parish – Clayton
What the Saints Would Say About ‘Mindfulness’ – Dan Burke, National Catholic Register
See the Beauty Through the Storm and Say Thank You – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
The 14th-Century ‘Golden Haggadah’ is Now Online – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Is Liberal Democracy Closer to Communism or Catholicism? – Jerry Salyer Ph.D., The CWR
Harry Connick Jr. on Faith, Family, Hosting a TV Show – Carl Kozlowski, Cthlc News Agency
Senate Bill Would Move Funding from Planned Parenthood to Women’s Health – CNA via NCReg
Social Respectability as Religion in Flannery O’Connor’s “Revelation” – Mit. Kalpakgian Ph.D.
Meeting with Men of God: A Catholic Men’s Conference on the Year of Mercy – Mark C. McCann

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TUESDAY EDITION

Influential German Bishops’ Official Discusses State of His Country’s Church

by Edward Pentin

of the National Catholic Register

Sermon on the Mount: Anger, Lust, Divorce, Swearing (Mass Readings Explained) – Pitre Ph.D.
Real Humility – Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand
6 More Beautiful Churches in California – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
On “Mutual Enrichment” & “Universae Ecclesiae”; Re: Fr. Stravinskas – Fr. Alb. P. Marcello III
Order – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
On Race and Identity Politics – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
(Natural) Law Matters – Adam J. MacLeod, Public Discourse
Australian Bishops Apologize for Church’s Failure in Sex Abuse Crisis – Elise Harris, CNA
The Role of Gregorian Chant in Ministry & Religious Education – Paul Senz, The Cthlc Wor Rep
This Proposed Law Would Protect Doctors Who Object to Abortion – Matt Hadro, CNA

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MONDAY EXTRA

Pope Francis: A Church Progressively Under Attack?

by Andrea Gagliarducci,

of Monday Vatican

A Turning Point in the Culture War? – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
The Great Forgetting; Losing the Culture War With Poor Catechesis – Rod Dreher, TAC
Liturgical Rollercoaster: Recent Proposal for 14 “Improvements” to TLM – Kwasniewski Ph.D.
The Truth is Not Up for Negotiation; Regarding Amoris Lætitia – The Catholic World Report
Ugliness and Faux Outrage at the D.C. Women’s March – Peter Maurice, Crisis Magazine
SNAP Founder & Pres. Barbara Blaine Resigns as Pressure Mounts from Multiple Lawsuits – DFP
What Does Vulgarity, Anger & Hatred Really Say? – Allison Ricciardi, Natl Catholic Register
Who Will Protect Nigeria’s Northern Christians? – Douglas Murray, The Spectator
Celebrating Ordinary Time Extraordinarily – Deacon Greg Lambert, Catholic Stand
US Bishops Launch Campaign Urging Trump to Protect Religious Freedom – Cth Nws Srv via CH
The Moral Case for States to Pass Partial Birth Abortion Bans – Joe Kral, Truth & Charity Frm

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MONDAY EDITION

Rome Wakes Up to Find City Full of Anti-Pope Francis Posters

by Inés San Martín,

of Crux

A Bannon Apologia – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Iraqi Bp on Refugee Exec Order: Where Were Protesters When Christians Killed – McClarey J.D.
Maltese Church Once Defied Secularisation, Now Bishops Surrendered – William Oddie Ph.D.
Once Euthanasia Voluntary, It’ll Become Irresistible, Ask the Dutch – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Vetting the Executive Order – Robert P. George D.Phil. & Angela Wu Howard, First Things
Podcast: Is Secularism Losing Its Grip on France? – Madeleine Teahan, Catholic Herald
Fake News, Executive Orders, and Immigration – Caleb A. Verbois, The Dispatch
The Religious Liberty Front Line Today – Rod Dreher, TAC
A ‘Marshall Plan’ for Iraq: Rebuilding Christian Villages on the Nineveh Plains – Maria Lozano
Immoral Uses of Biotechnology, Even With Good Intentions, Nevertheless Evil – Rebecca Taylor
Catholics Bring Light to the Darkness of Opioid Addiction – Nicholas W. Smith, NC Register
Protecting Society w/o the Death Penalty – Cassandra Hackstock, Truth & Charity Forum

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

No Music Is Good Music

by Kevin Aldrich,

of Catholic Stand

The Ozarks: A Good Place for Catholics – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
On Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees, Look to Pope St. John XXIII – Omar Gutiérrez, NCRg
5 of the Most Beautiful Churches in California – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
A Surprising Choice for Krakow – Catholic News Agency via the National Catholic Register
Healing the Father Wound – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
Fostering Young Vocations (Part 5) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Pope Emeritus Benedict’s Favorite Music – R. Jared Staudt Ph.D., National Catholic Register
Learning to Accept God’s Will – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
SSPX Bishop Fellay: Personal Prelature Offer Under Consideration – Elise Harris, CNA via Reg
Actual Apocrypha in the Liturgy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
A Catholic Populism? – James Kalb J.D., The Catholic World Report
God’s Quiet Miracles – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
How One Woman is Sewing the Sacred – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Why was Mary Purified at the Temple & Did She Receive Sacraments? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
If You Love, You Change – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
African-American Sainthood Causes Illustrate the Beauty of Everyday Holiness – Brian O’Neel

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