Robert Edwards

Pope Francis’ Real Reform Is Not That of the Curia

by Andrea Gagliarducci

Vatican Denies Pope Told Scalfari All Divorced Admitted to Communion – Edward Pentin
New St. Maria Goretti Book Shows How to Live the Beatitudes – Joseph Pronechen
Vatican Scandal: Two Arrests Made After Leak of Confidential Docs – Ann Schneible
Every Christian Believes in Purgatory – Shane Kapler, Epic Pew
Fr. Z Fisks Ross Douthat’s Response to the Catholic Academy – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Suspicion of Heresy’ – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., In the Light of the Law
The Genius of Pope Francis and Evangelization – Steffani Jacobs, Catholic Stand
The Gift of Encouragement – Lianna Mueller, Ignitum Today
Catholic Academic Left’s Latest Act of Desperation – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
U.S. Christian Gps. Prioritizing Muslim Refugees over Christians – Big Pulpit (Nov. 17, 2015)
The War in Europe and Islam – Big Pulpit (November 19, 2015)
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The Question the Media Won’t Ask about Persecuted Christians, Even at G. O. P. Debates

by Jason Scott Jones

of The Stream

The Perfect Partial Birth Abortion, ‘Something to Strive For’ – John Zmirak Ph. D.
Human Trafficking, Portugal and Prayer – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
The Decline of the Catholic Church in Germany & Why – M. Schneider-Flagmeyer  M. D.
Called to Serve The Least Among Us – Annie Deddens, Catholic Stand
Marriage Is Not a Prerequisite for Happiness – Stephanie Pacheco, Truth & Charity Frm
Holy Scripture: ‘It’s True, All Of It’ – Guy McClund, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: Is It Okay Now to Go to S. S. P. X. Chapels? – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Sts. Louis and Zelie Teach Us About Soulmates – Anabelle Hazard, Catholic Stand
Heaven on Earth for Catholics: An Interview with Dr. John Rao – Jim Bryant, Regina
Taking Upon Us the Mystery of Things – Mary Proffit Kimmel, Ignitum Today
Does Science Make God Irrelevant? – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
Europe and Islam After the Muslim Paris Attacks – Big Pulpit (November 16, 2015)
U.S. Christian Gps. Prioritizing Muslim Refugees over Christians – Big Pulpit (Nov. 17, 2015)
The War in Europe and Islam – Big Pulpit (November 19, 2015)
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Ukrainians React to Papal Calls for ‘Decentralization’

by Alexander R. Sich, Ph. D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Why a Syrian Melkite Archbishop Was on the Verge of Tears in Parliament (U. K.) – Ed West
Bishop Killed for Refusing to Convert to Islam to be Beatified – Jo-Anne Rowney, C. H.
Greeks are Voting No to the Orthodox Church, Too – Father Mark Drew, Catholic Herald
Ukraine Between the Maidan & W. Europe – Alexander R. Sich Ph. D., The CWR Blog
An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Laudato Si’ – John Chryssavgis, First Things
A Debate Over the Religious Identity of Ukrainian Catholic Univ. – Fr. B. Prach & A. Sich
Of Marriage and Orthodox Priests (and Catholics Too!) – Wesley J. Smith, First Things
Secularism at the Ukrainian Catholic Univ. – Alexander R. Sich Ph. D., Crisis Magazine
Thoughts on the Abandonment & Recovery of Church Slavonic – Peter Kwasniewski Ph. D.
Ukraine Faces Mass Starvation & the Exodus of Millions, Says Bp. Jan Sobilo – Jn. Luxmoore
New Armenian Catholic Patriarch Pulled from Retirement to Take the Reins – Elise Harris
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
Saturday Extra: The Muslim Attack in Paris – Big Pulpit (November 14, 2015)
Europe and Islam After the Muslim Paris Attacks – Big Pulpit (November 16, 2015)
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Letter by Ross Douthat to the Catholic Academy

by  Ross Douthat

of The New York Times

Making & Winning an Argument Is Better Than Silencing an Opponent – Bishop Rb. Barron
Douthat’s Critics Rely on Censorship, Then There’s a Problem w/Their Ideas – R. Hamilton
Bishop Robert Barron to Academics: Debate Ross Douthat, Don’t Dodge Him – C. N. A.
Two Years Among the Heterodox Theologians – Dorothy Cummings McLean, The CWR
Having a Riot – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
To the Critics of Douthat: Yes, We Want (Your) Credentials – The Cardinal Newman Soc.
The Blatantly Illiberal Snobbery of the Liberal Catholics – Damon Linker, The Week
An E-Mail Going Around Catholic Theological Circles – Donald R. McClarey Not-a-Th. D.
You Want Civil War? Bring It – Rod Dreher
Saturday Extra: The Muslim Attack in Paris – Big Pulpit (November 14, 2015)
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Just Say These Words and Walk on into Heaven

by Guy McClung, J.D. Ph.D.,

of Catholic Lane

All Saints, All Souls, All Strivers – Richard G. Evans, Catholic Stand
Is Praying to the Saints Idolatrous? – Joe Heschmeyer, Catholic Lane
Talkin’ Marriage Online: The Trouble with T. M. I. – Mary Kochan, Catholic Lane
Roadside Memorials – Patty Knap, The National Catholic Register
Eyewitness Report from the Exorcism House – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on. . .
Pastoral Discernment and the Synod on the Family: A Medical Analogy – Ryan Kraeger, IT
Pontifical Mass at St. John Cantius Before the Relics of St. Maria Goretti – Ben Yanke, NLM
Faith, Hope and Love, as Acronyms – Dan Bryon, Catholic Stand
On a New Saint and Negative Press – Dale Ahlquist, The Dispatch
PopeWatch: Futbol – Donald R. McClarey J. D., The American Catholic
Giving God Deadlines – Barb Lishko, Catholic Lane
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
Saturday Extra: The Muslim Attack in Paris – Big Pulpit (November 14, 2015)
Europe and Islam After the Muslim Paris Attacks – Big Pulpit (November 16, 2015)
U.S. Christian Gps. Prioritizing Muslim Refugees over Christians – Big Pulpit (Nov. 17, 2015)
The War in Europe and Islam – Big Pulpit (November 19, 2015)
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Father Martin Meet Father Martin

by Donald R. McClarey, J. D.,

of The American Catholic

The Long, Twisted Story of All Hallows Eve – Mark P. Shea, OSV Newsweekly
Five Controversial Saints in the Making – Fr. Martin Pittam, Catholic Herald
A Stern Warning for Catholic Leaders From the Book of Esther – Msgr. Charles A. Pope
What a Properly Formed Conscience Is – Teresa Tomeo, OSV Newsweekly
Paul Ryan’s Role as House Speaker Puts Brings Back Catholic Inspired Agenda – J. F. D.
On the 50th anniversary of Vatican II’s Gravissimum Educationis – Pt. Kwasniewski Ph. D.
Secularist Group Goes Full on Burgermeister Meisterburger – Matthew Archbold, The Reg
Why Do Catholics Venerate Relics? – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Four Meatless Recipes for Fall and Winter Fridays – Zoe Romanowsky, Aleteia
Interview With Ruth Logan Herne: ‘Refuge of the Heart’ – Melanie Jean Juneau, Cth Std
‘Coming Out Day’ at Catholic Univs. Risks Hurting Faith, Harming Students – A. Cassandra
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
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Rendering Dorothy Day Safe for Today’s Consumption Only Distort Her Reality

by Jessica Keating

of Aleteia

Think Carefully Before Calling Someone a Narcissist: St. Narcissus – Mary O’Regan, C. H.
On the Struggle Between Good and Evil – Fr. James V. Schall S. J., Crisis Magazine
Michel Houellebecq and the Islamist Future of Europe – Robert Carle, Public Discourse
Book Review: Church of Spies by Mark Riebling – Donald R. McClarey J. D., TheAmCthlc
10 Reasons Why ‘The Trouble with Angels’ Still Holds Up – Aleteia
Is Your Thermostat Registering? – Autumn Jone, Catholic Stand
L. A. Dodgers’ Pitcher Assesses Mets-Royals World Series Matchup – Trent Beattie
Interview With Myra Johnson: ‘The Sweetest Rain’ – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand
Making a House Into a Home, or a Domestic Church – Gretchen R. Crowe, OSV
Between a Crown of Thorns and a Crown of Glory – Travis C. Headley, Forty Somethi. . .
Why Catholics Should Avoid Dabbling in the Occult – Mark P. Shea, OSV Newsweekly
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
Saturday Extra: The Muslim Attack in Paris – Big Pulpit (November 14, 2015)
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Pope Francis to Write Apostolic Exhortation Following the Synod on the Family Soon

by Jo Anne Rowney

of Catholic Herald Magazine

The Great Party Politics Trap – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza – Catholic Herald Magazine
The Indomitable Cardinal Pell – Donald. R. McClarey J. D., The American Catholic
The Cracks Widen at the Family Synod – Fr. Mark Drew, Catholic Herald Magazine
What Benedict XVI Said About the Synod, 30 Years Ago – Edward Condon, Cthlc Herald
From the Fury of Heterodox Theologians, Good Lord Deliver Us – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Canon Law has Never Been the Frame of Reference for the Church – E. Peters J.C.D. J.D
Synod 2015: The Language Event That Keeps on Giving – Elliot Bougis, One Peter 5
Final Report Ambiguity Has 2 Sides Claiming Victory & the Faithful Unsure – G. Erlandson
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
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Political Correctness Reigns: Half of College Students Hide Beliefs From Profs: Many Cannot Identify the Amendment that Guarantees Free Speech

by John Burger

of Aleteia

To Hell With Halloween: David Arias’ Experiences With the Occult – Trent Beattie
When Health Care Plans Cover Abortion, What’s a Catholic to Do? – John Burger, Aleteia
Gay Activists Demand Secular Non-Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Matthew Hennessey
A Saint’s Bones Recovered, An Anti-Catholic Plot Remembered – Thomas L. McDonald
Catholic Nursing Programs on Frontline of Pro-Life Battle – Justin Petrisek, Cth Ed. Daily
A God Bigger Than Science – Felix Whelan, Catholic Stand
The World Is a Noisy Place; Cultivating Interior Silence Can Help – Heather King, Aleteia
10 Amazing Pro-Life Quotes – Doug Johnson, Epic Pew
Being Father of a Large Family -Taylor Marshall Ph. D.
Learning from the Moms – Fr. Edward Looney, Ignitum Today
Getting ‘Oriented’: Facing God, Not Man – Mark Cyprian Chapman Obl.S.B. Ph.D.
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
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A Very Curious Legend of Saint Raphael the Archangel

by Gregory DiPippo

of New Liturgical Movement

Does Scripture Teach Us to Pray for the Departed & to Pray to the Saints? – J. Heschmeyer
Nostra Ætate Fifty Years On – Jonathan Sacks, First Things
Suicidal ‘Dignity’ – Ken Connor, Catholic Lane
Diversity in the Christian University – Elizabeth Corey, Public Discourse
The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary – Paul Senz, Catholic Stand
Christians Should Not Forget the Past: Historical Is Not Enough – Carl R. Trueman, F. T.
Reassessing Plantinga’s Ontological Argument for God – Edward Fester Ph. D., Strg Ntns
The Hypostatic Union as a Marriage – Peter Kwasniewski Ph. D., New Liturgical Mvmnt
Catholic Men are Destroying Themselves by Their Own Free-Willed Choices – The C. W. R.
Does Quantum Mechanics Speak to Catholic Teaching? – Bob Kurland Ph. D., RoaCS
Maureen O’Hara, Catholic and Star of Hollywood, Dies Aged 95 – Catholic Herald
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
Europe and Islam After the Muslim Paris Attacks – Big Pulpit (November 16, 2015)
U.S. Christian Gps. Prioritizing Muslim Refugees over Christians – Big Pulpit (Nov. 17, 2015)
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The Seeds of Change Were Sowed at the Synod on the Family Final Relatio

by David Carlin

of The Catholic Thing

Synod Ends Without Disaster . . . Mostly – Joseph Meaney, Crisis Magazine
Cupich, Kasper, and Martin Oh My! – Donald R. McClarey J. D., The American Catholic
The Most Authentically Catholic Analysis of the Synod. . . – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Fisking the Synod on the Family – Fr. Z’s Blog
Road to Abuse of Final Report Is Going to Happen – Patrick Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
Fisking the Final Relatio – Fr. Z’s Blog
Calling Names Without Naming Names: What I Like Least About Pope Francis – Mirus Ph.D.
The Hermeneutic of Continuity Applied to #Synod15 – Fr. Tim Finigan, THoC
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
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At Age 26, She Left Everything to Enter the Convent: A Folly in the Eyes of Men, But Not to God

by Arthur Herlin

of Aleteia

America After Francis: Eight Ways to Keep the Francis Effect Going – Meg Hunter-Kilmer
Three Steps to Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage – Caitlin Bootsma, Aleteia
The Remarkable Blind Spots of Fr. James Martin – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing. . .
L.G.B.T.’s Riled by 3,000 Pro-Family Advocates Meeting in Utah – Austin Ruse, Big Gov’t
Crd. Burke: Only Sound Catholic Education Can Transform Our Culture – Adam Cassandra
The Rationale for the Liturgical Provision of the Anglican Ordinariates – Abp. di Noia, NLM
Ross Douthat’s ‘Crisis of Conservative Catholicism’ – Peter Wolfgang
Community Effort: Infant & Miscarriage Burial Programs – Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, Cth Stnd
Centering Prayer’s Misunderstanding of Contemplation – Connie Rossini, Cth Sprtl Drctn
10 Easy Exercises to Get Mass-Bod Ready – Mel West, Epic Pew
The Heterodox Catholics Are Losing Their Marbles – Fr. Z’s Blog
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2105)
Saturday Extra: The Muslim Attack in Paris – Big Pulpit (November 14, 2015)
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