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TUESDAY EDITION

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Dont Tread on Me Yellow Snake Flag Freedom Liberty AmericanOn Resistance: What are the Options?

by James Kalb

of Crisis Magazine

 

Oops! Watch M.S.N.B.C.’s Pro-Abortion Hit Job Backfire on Live T.V. – Joan F. Desmond
To Whom Do Children Belong? How Gay ‘Marriage’ Threatens Parental Rights – Moschella
The Repercussions of Divorce on a Child – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing
What Path Is God Calling Me To? – Fr. John Bartunek L. C., Catholic Spiritual Direction
Catholic Fantasy Football Draft – Tristan Rios, Epic Pew
The Grocery Line Love Story – Judith Costello, Catholic Stand
Two Keys to Understanding Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage – Fr. Anthony Gerber, PbT
The Duty of Parents – Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, The Catholic Gentleman
Personhood and Monkey Business – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers
Mexican Exorcist Among Sainthood Causes Advanced by Pope – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Striving for a Better Understanding of ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Why Outreach to the Divorced Is the Catholic Way – Susie Lloyd, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Embrace God’s Mercy, Today! – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
Marriage and Family – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph. D., Catholic Lane
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
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Synod Update for Monday

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Cardinal Peter ErdoGood News from the Synod, Nine Things to Know and Share

by Jimmy Akin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Cardinal Kasper Resorts to the ‘F’ Word in Addressing Critics – Mark Brumley
It’s the Adultery, Stupid – Todd Aglialoro, Catholic Answers
I’m Already Sick of the Synod, Synod Fatigue™ – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Do They not fear God?’ – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Words of Encouragement From Our Contemporary Athanasius – Steve Skojec, One Ptr 5
10 Things To Do Instead Of Reading About The Synod – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy
Thomas More: The Saint for the Synod – Samuel Gregg, The Catholic World Report
The Synod on the Family: A Guide to the Opening Day – John Paul Shimek, The Dispatch
Review: Christ’s New Homeland, Africa; Re: Synod by African Pastors – Msgr. I. Barreiro
Pope Opens Synod of Bishops with Call to Blend Tradition with Mercy – Inés San Martín
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.

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MONDAY EXTRA

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Pope Francis waving to crowd smiling outside sunnyWe’ve Been Warned; Pope Francis

by Molly Oshatz

of First Things

 

Squaring the Circle: The Synod’s Most Likely Outcome, Barring a Miracle – Rorate Cæli
The Battle Over Sexuality In The Catholic Church Begins – William M. Briggs, SttS
Mark Wahlberg and the Catholic Conscience – Susie Lloyd, The National Cthlc Register
Archbishop Gänswein’s Thinly Veiled Critique of the German Bishops – Rorate Cæli
Five Guiding Principles for the Synod – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
The Importance of Showing Up – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Abortion Is the Primary Preventable Risk Factor for Breast Cancer – Patty Knap, The Reg
U. S. States Will Be Able to Defund Planned Parenthood – Catholic Herald Magazine
Full Text: Pope Francis’s Address to Opening Session of Synod – Catholic Herald Magazine
All Those Moves, and Still Home – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Syrian Town of Christian Martyrs Licks its Wounds – Arthur Herlin, Aleteia
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 27, 2015) click here.
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MONDAY EDITION

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Pope Francis Celebrates Opening Synod 2015 MassPope Francis and Synod 2015: A ‘Humanae Vitae Effect’ in the Offing?

by Andrea Gagliarducci

of Monday Vatican

 

Scorsese’s Adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s Book about Jesuit Missionaries – Matthew Becklo
Time to Knock the Supremes Down a Peg or Three – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
End Your Day With the Examen – Lianna Mueller, Ignitum Today
Pope Francis’ Teachings Defy Labeling – Michael Barber Ph. D., The S. D. Union-Trib
The Church and the ‘Marriage Business’ – Fr. Mark Cyprian Chapman Obl. S. B.
An Interview with Governor Bobby Jindal – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Answers
Talk, Talk: Why Catholics Should Debate on the Internet – John McNichol, Catholic Stand
As Synod Starts, Pope Affirms Marriage Between Man & Woman – Elise Harris, The Reg
Pope Francis’s Homily at the Family Synod’s Opening Mass: Full Text – Edward Pentin
10 Things All Churches Should Understand About Their LGBT Neighbors – Glenn Stanton
You Have The Rite To Remain Silent – Kevin DiCamillo, The National Catholic Register
Fourth Spiritual Work of Mercy: To Bear Wrongs Patiently – Philip Kosloski, The Register
A Catholic Doctor’s Perspective on Addyi, the ‘Female Viagra’ – Patrick Beeman, The Reg
Last Minute Changes to the Synod are ‘Unacceptable’ – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the LATE THURSDAY EDITION (October 15, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.

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Synod Update for Sunday

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Pope Francis Synod 2014‘The Pope Has the Final Word’; An Assessment of the New Synod Rules

by Edward Pentin

of The National Catholic Register

 

What’s the Likely Outcome of the Synod? Predictions Prove Complicated – Robert Royal
What a Divorced & Remarried Catholic Wants from the Synod – Luma Simms, First Thngs
Same-Sex Attracted Persons Focus Importance of Dogma for Synod – Edward Pentin
Interview with Edward Pentin, Author of ‘The Rigging of the Synod’ – Beverly Stevens
Eight Reasons To Believe The Synod Will Be Manipulated – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
If Church Legitimizes Putting Away a Spouse for Another, It’s Blasphemy – R. Smith Ph.D.
Marriage Is Good, True & Beautiful, Synod Needs to Show This – Francis Phillips, Cth Hrld
Snapshots of the Bishops Who Will Represent the U. S. at the Synod – The N. C. Register
Vatican Outlines Family Synod Process – Elise Harris, The National Catholic Register
Ahead of the Synod, LGBT Activists Lobby Bishops and Here’s Their Wish List – K. J. Jones
Nearly 800,000 Sign Appeal Calling on Pope to Clarify Church Doctrine – Edward Pentin
Crd. Sarah: Fidelity to God & Family Is Africa’s Most Precious Treasure – Joan F. Desmond
Pope Francis’s Address at Family Synod Prayer Vigil: Full Text – Catholic Herald Magazine
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
For the LATE SUNDAY EDITION (October 4, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.

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LATE SUNDAY EDITION

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Pope Francis American US Flag Holy See Flag VaticanIf Your Political Leaning Causes You to Sin, Cut It Off!

by Father Anthony Gerber

Pursued by Truth

 

Down the Sociological Road to Nihilism – Clifford Staples, Crisis Magazine
The Sad Attempts by Those to Use Medicine as a Political Weapon – Carlos D. Flores, PD
Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls (Neumann Press) – Stuart Dunn, Stuart’s Study
Sisters of Life Praise Faithful, Pro-Life Catholic Colleges for Nourishing Vocations – C.E.D.
That You May be One as I and the Father are One – Mary Proffit Kimmel, Ignitum Today
On Obedience to ‘the Law’ – Robert Struble Jr., Catholic Lane
Of Tax Collectors and Tolerance – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
Euthanasia, Celebrating the Destruction of God’s Greatest Gift: Life – Larry Peterson
Vatican Dismisses CDF Official After Admitting to Being Actively Homosexual – E. Pentin
The Alternative to Annulment – Hilary Towers, The National Catholic Register
Where Are the Catholic Kim Davises? – Benjamin Harnwell, The National Cthlc Register
Vatican Is Now Horrified of Ever Meeting Kim Davis – Donald R. McClarey J. D., TACthlc
Let’s Hand it to the Hoffmans: Dancing to Promote a Message of Family – Jac. Burkepile
Defining Diversity – Michael Bradley, Public Discourse
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.

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Pope Francis, Aftershock

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Pope Francis Smiling and Waving Wide PicPope Francis: A Crusader for Hope and the Common Good

by Todd Nolan

of Catholic Stand

 

Pope Francis Always Brings Mary Flowers, but Why? – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
On Religious Freedom, the Pope & President Speak Different Languages – Brian Fraga
Pope Francis Is ‘Not Really a Theological Liberal’ – Ross Douthat, Evaluations Blog
Pope Francis & His ‘Reckless’ Encounter with Kim Davis – David Warren, The Cthlc Thing
Servant of the Servants of God: Reflections on Pope Francis’s Visit to N. Y. C. – Erin Cain
Aftershock: Four Minute Video Looks Back at the Papal Visit – Aleteia
Francis Hittinger, an American Scholar Close to Pope Francis – Rudolph Bush, D. M. N.
Crd. Sarah: When Francis Speaks on Climate, etc. It’s Opinion, Not Dogma – D. Montagne
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
For the LATE SUNDAY EDITION (October 4, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (October 8, 2015) click here.
For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 27, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (October 27, 2015) click here.

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LATE SATURDAY EDITION

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Homeschooled Homeschooling ChildrenHomeschooling’s Liberalism

by David Mills

of First Things

 

A Call to Catholic Men: Step Into the Breach – Bishop Thomas Olmsted, The Register
The Two Shall Become One Flesh: Sunday Readings – Michael Barber, The Sacred Page
Vatican Has Surprise for Pilgrims Venerating St. Maria Goretti in U. S. – Joseph Pronechen
The Essence of Rome: A Tale of Three Cities – Christopher Morrissey, The Imgntv. . .
Confessions of a ‘Say the Black, Do the Red’ Catholic – Daniel Burke, The N. C. Register
What the Roman Empire Can Teach Us About American Politics – Steven Smith, Pub Dis
This Is Arianism All Over Again, and We Must Fight It – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Reg
What Has Athens To Do With You? – Eva Bran, The Imaginative Conservative
‘Ideological Colonization’: An Apt Description of Modern Imperialism – Msgr. Charles Pope
Revelation Ch. 18 Fallen Is Babylon the Great (Catholic Apocalypse) – Taylor Marshall PhD
Catholics Look Beyond BSA for the Formation of Youth in the Outdoors – R. Jared Staudt
Reflections on Intelligent Design: Good, Bad or Indifferent Science? – Robert Kurland PhD
The New Testament Authors You Rarely Hear About – Jimmy Akin, The N. C. Register
A Contradictory Man: The Legacy of Daniel Patrick Moynihan – Gabriel Schoenfeld, Pb Ds
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Wrap-Up for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 26, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
For the LATE SUNDAY EDITION (October 4, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the LATE MONDAY EDITION (October 26, 2015) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (October 29, 2015) click here.
For the THURSDAY EXTRA (October 29,2015) click here.

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FRIDAY EDITION

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Pope Francis Smiling and WavingThe Power of a Positive Pope: Pope Francis Shows the Best Way to Overcome Evil Is to Build Up All That Is Beautiful, Good, and True

by Father Dwight Longenecker

of Aleteia

 

Why You Should Love Your Guardian Angel (& Not Name Him) – Marge Fenelon, The Reg
Is Pope Francis Too Popular with Liberals? – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic Stand
Judging Pope Francis – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Epic Pew
The Catholic Landscape: The Trouble with Low-Proof Faith – David Rummelhoff, Ct St
Book Review: Mysteries of Salvation History – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Disquisitions on the Synod for October 2 – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald Magazine
Exclusive Interview w/Fr. J. Fessio: The Rigging of a Synod, by Edward Pentin – M. Hickson
Pope Francis: 80,000 Modestly Dressed Swarm Central Park – Jamey Brown, Cthlc Stand
The Discrepancies Prior to the Opening of the Synod – Fr. Mark A. Pilon, The Cthlc Thing
A Survivor’s Guide to the Synod – Deacon Nick Donnelly, The National Catholic Register
Kim Davis and Pope Francis’s Grand Strategy – Ross Douthat, Evaluations Blog
Imitating Judas: The Kasper Position – Michael Lofton, One Peter 5
Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 13, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 14, 2015) click here.
For the LATE THURSDAY EDITION (October 15, 2015) click here.

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THURSDAY EDITION

 

Pope Francis Kim DavisDissidents, Father James Martin, and Other ‘c’atholics Go Catatonic Over Pope Francis’ Meeting With Kim Davis

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

The Atrocious Script for the ‘Ordinary’ Synod – Father D. Vincent Twomey S. V. D.
The Curious Case of the Intercepted Book – Edward Pentin, The Catholic World Report
Planned Parenthood: Fathers’ Right to Stand and Defend – Stephanie H. To, Cthlc Stand
The Lamest Defense of Planned Parenthood Ever – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic
Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice: I Still Forgive You – Michelle Fritz, Catholic Stand
Getting Things Done by Saint Teresa of Avila – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Sin and the Reception of the Eucharist – David Deane, Crisis Magazine
Married Love: Meant to Last (Holy Gospel of Saint Mark 10:1-16) – Fr. John Bartunek L. C.
Priestly Confraternity Issues Hopeful Paper Ahead of the Synod – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Homosexuality on the Threshold of the Synod: Two Conferences in Rome – Sdo. Magister
What Pope Francis Taught Me – Graham Glover, The Jagged Word
Seven Websites Every Catholic Should Visit – Molly Milroy, Ignitum Today
As Synod Approaches, Nigerian Bishops Speak Up for the Family – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Abp. Kurtz on the Synod: Renewal of Culture Must Come Through Families – Jim Graves

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EXTRA: Pope Francis Met With Kim Davis at Vatican Request

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Pope Francis and Kim Davis Getty ImagesPope Francis Met With Kim Davis at the Request of the Vatican

by Donald R. McClarey, J. D.

of The American Catholic

 

True Liberty and Unjust Civil Laws – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Four Reasons to Pray with Marge Fenelon’s Newest Novena Book – Father Edward Looney
How Choice Replaced Human Nature – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
More Saints Who Just Can’t Even Right Now, EpicPew! – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Does the ‘Judicial Path’ for Annulments Avoid ‘Catholic Divorce’? – Edward Pentin
Will Russia’s ‘Holy War’ Save Syria’s Christians? – Ed West, Catholic Herald Magazine
12 Fatal Flaws in the Instrumentum Laboris, Synod Guide for Bishops – Dgl. Farrow Ph. D.
Notre Dame’s Candida Moss Attacks Pope Francis w/Outrageous Claim – K. Scharfenberger
Time Will Tell If Pope Francis’ Visit Has Truly Changed America – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
What Is the Theme of Pope Francis’ Pontificate? It’s the Family – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D.
What Saint Jerome Can Teach Internet Trolls – Mary O’Regan, Catholic Herald Magazine

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

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Pope Francis Saint PatrickDid Pope Francis Really Say Jesus Was a Failure?

by Jimmy Akin

of Catholic Answers

 

Synod Rule Changes to be Announced on Friday, Hold On To Your Socks – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Unacceptable’, The Base Document of the Synod ‘Compromises the Truth’ – Sd. Magister
Critics Sound Alarm Over Possible Changes to Synod Process – Edward Pentin, The Reg
The Depravity of Planned Parenthood – Donald R. McClarey J. D., The Amrcn Catholic
How Richard Dawkins Helps Prove Biblical Inspiration – Joe Heschmeyer, Strng Notions
Dissenters Express High Hopes for Synod – Edward Pentin, The National Cthlc Register
Conspiracies and Catholicism: Devil’s Advocate – Foxfier, Catholic Stand
No Rest for the Watchful, Synod Prep Begins Now – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Doctrine, Discipline and the ‘Kasper Proposal’; Synod Stagecraft – Joseph Arias, Crisis
Dear Woman Suffering After An Abortion – Cullen Herout, Catholic Stand
Synod Studies 101: A Crash Course on Marriage and Family – Kathy Schiffer, The Register
Relics of Saint Maria Goretti in Chicago on October 12 – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Will Christianity Find a Place in Corbyn’s Labour Party? – Jon Anderson, Catholic Herald
Pope Francis and Evangelizing with Questions – Carrie Gress Ph. D., The Dispatch
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
For the WED. EXTRA: Pope Francis Met With Kim Davis (Sept. 30, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
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