Robert Edwards

American Churches 20 Years from Now

by Zachary Gappa

of Catholic Lane

 

Facebook Locks Out Catholic Priest Msgr. Charles Pope for Being a “Monsignor” – Fr Zs Blg
Experiments on Intact Whole Live Fetuses; Connection to Infant Formula – Trasancos PhD
The Italian Church Must Stop Carrying Out Mafia Funerals – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith
Archdiocese of San Francisco & Teachers Reach Contract Agreement – The Cth Wor Rep
Planned Parenthood Protest: Educating One Heart At A Time – Leila Miller, Cthlc Stand
U.S. Assisted Suicide Law Has Been a Disaster, Says Senior Oregon Doctor – Sim. Caldwell
ISIS Desecrates Saint’s Remains, Bulldozes Monastery, Priest Still Missing – Tom McDonald
Reflections Inspired by the Courage Conference in Detroit – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
New Book Released to Battle Kasperites at Synod 2015 – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACthlc
Tomorrow Maybe I Will Be Human: When Is A Baby a Baby? – Laura Hensley, Epic Pew
This Light, Momentary Affliction – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Pope Francis & Political Ecumenism w/ Technocrats & Anti-Globalists – Sandro Magister
Ways and Means: Planned Parenthood Videos a Salvific Good – Erin Brownback
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When the Secular Media Meets Reality, Pope Francis Will Carry His Cross

by Andrea Gagliarducci

of Monday Vatican

 

No, There Were No Ashley Madison Clients From the Vatican! – Kathy Schiffer, SoG
16 Practical Tips for Creating & Maintaining Your Daily Prayer Habit – Saint Peter’s List
Overcoming Lust: How Do I Do That? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Is Catholicism Biblical? That Question Is Backwards! – Jeff Mirus Ph. D., Catholic Culture
Corporate & State Financial Fallout Hits Planned Parenthood – Peter Jesserer Smith
Eight Times the Bible was More Vulgar than Television – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
What Lies Beneath? Contraception – Howard Kainz Ph. D., The Catholic Thing
Four Lessons from Mark Twain’s Little-Known Book on St. Joan of Arc – Matthew Sewell
The Radical Assault on Marriage & Family, f/ Karl Marx to Justice Kennedy – Carl E. Olson
Why Research on Aborted Babies Is Wrong – Jo Anna Wahlund, Catholic Stand
The Worship of Relevance – Sean Connolly, Ignitum Today
Convincing the World: St. John Paul II’s Encyclical on the Holy Spirit – Thomas Van, CC
Is Abortion Moral? – Donald R. McClarey J. D., The American Catholic
On Praying for All Vocations: Priestly, Consecrated, Lay – Russell Shaw, The CWR Blog
For the MONDAY EXTRA (August 24, 2015) click here.
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Is the Antichrist One World Government About to Appear?

by Father Dwight Longenecker

of Standing on my Head

 

Did Mary Really Die? The Assumption Presumption & Dormition Tradition – Kathy Schiffer
A Patron for Statesmen: 24 Quotes on Thomas More’s Sainthood – Saint Peter’s List
Eight Signs Someone Is a Closet Catholic – Alex R. Hey, Epic Pew
Catholic Philosopher Challenges Modern Spiritual Wasteland – Sean Haylock, Crisis
U.N. Dev’t Goals for Reproductive Health Would Increase Abortions Globally – Matt Hadro
Five Reasons Why Every Catholic Man Should Join the Knights of Columbus – Tom Perna
Fire of Love: Lessons from St. Maximilian Kolbe – Sam Guzman, The Cathlc Gentleman
Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
We Are All Sadists Now – Carl R. Trueman, First Things
How Does Science Back Up a Theological Dogma? – Elizabeth Scalia, The Anchoress
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (August 25, 2015) click here.
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Should Women Be Lectors at Mass?

by Matthew Hazell

of New Liturgical Movement

 

Diocese of Fort Worth: New Extraordinary Form Parish Erected! – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Countercultural Practice of Virtue – Daniel McInerny, The Catholic Thing
Battles and Battlefields: Choose, But Choose Wisely – Nic Davidson, Ignitum Today
Four Responses to the ‘What About Infertility?’ Argument – Ryan T. Anderson, The CWR
Book Review: Something Greater Is Here – Shane Kapler, Epic Pew
The Assumption of Mary in History – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers
The Smartphone Revolution: Could There be a Religious Benefit? – Fr. Dwt. Longenecker
Holy Days of Obligation: A Defense – Christian Browne, Crisis Magazine
An Art Lesson: Looking for Clues in Portraits of the Madonna and Child – William Newton
Papal Cheerleaders in 1976, How History Repeats Itself – Neil McCaffrey Rorate Cæli
Quæritur: Can I Send My Children to an S. S. P. X. School? – Fr. Z’s Blog
How Suppression of Truth about God Led to Depravity of Marriage & Family – Fr. P. Leone
Cardinal Sarah: Jesus Speaks to Us Through the Liturgy – Rorate Cæli
Blessed Louis Someyon Did Not Waver in the Face of Vicious Persecution – Mary O’Regan
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The ‘Seamless Garment’ May Wear Thin in the Age of the Laity

by Phil Lawler

of Catholic Culture

 

Our Cultures Willful Misunderstanding of Human Nature – Fr. James V. Schall SJ
Eggsploitation: The Dirty Secrets of the 3rd-Party Reproductive Industry – Kathleen Sloan
Blessed Bartolo Longo: From Satanist to Saint – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Modesty: More Than Meets The Eye – Gracie Hincapie, Ignitum Today
Speaking the Truth in Love, Synod 2015 – Mark S. Latkovic STD, Truth & Charity Forum
John Rhys-Davies: The West’s Lost Moral Compass – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Update on the L. C. W. R. Assembly of the Great Swirly – Fr. Z’s Blog
How to Deal with Social Media Outrage Fatigue – Constance T. Hull, Epic Pew
What People in the Pews Deserve?: Integrally Catholic Worship – Peter Kwasniewski PhD
A Voice Missing f/  the Synod: Faithful Catholics w/ Same-Sex Attraction – Matt Hadro
Mandatory Conciliarism: The Tragic Case of Msgr. Manns – H. P. Bianchi, One Peter 5
Indianapolis Colts Have the Reitz Stuff in the NFL – Trent Beattie, The Register
Discovering Natural Family Planning (N. F. P.) – Fiorella Nash, The CWR Blog
Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner – Fr. Basil Cole O. P., Truth and Charity Forum
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A New Pope in 2016?

by Karl Keating

of Catholic Answers

 

The Confused Atheism of N. F. L. Star Arian Foster – Brandon Vogt, Strange Notions
The Grace of Those 1980s Hymns – Michele Chronister, Ignitum Today
Ashley Madison, the Adultery Website, Proves People Doing Marriage Wrong – Cul. Herout
Pope Francis Remakes the Vatican? – Abigail Reimel, Ignitum Today
Catholic Liturgical Music Is Terrible, Here Is How to Fix It – Joel Morehouse, First Things
Washington Post Atheists Mad Over Religion Makes People Happy Article – D. McClarey JD
Do Catholics Still Do That? – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Epic Pew
Are the Divorced & Remarried Excommunicated? What Pope Francis Meant – Karee Santos
Were Planned Parenthood Videos Produced Unethically? – Monica Migliorino Miller, Crisis
Justice Kennedy Creates Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Ex Nihilo – Tom Venzor, Crisis Magazine
What Keeps Me from Loving Others as Christ Does? – Fr. John Bartunek LC, Sprtl Drctn
Churches in the West Trying to Throw Lifeline to Iraqi & Syrian Christians – John Burger
Pro-Life Movement Gains a New App-titude – Peter Jesserer Smith, The Register
Arkansas Becomes 4th State to Cut Ties with Planned Parenthood – Zoe Romanowsky
For the THURSDAY EXTRA (August 27, 2015) click here.
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Today the Episcopalians, Tomorrow the Catholics!

by Donald R. McClarey J. D.

of The American Catholic

 

Pope Francis: The Need for New Keys of Interpretation – Andrea Gagliarducci, Mon Vat
Archbishop Cupich’s Seamless Bulletproof Vest for Pro-Choice Politicians – Jason S. Jones
Silence and the Eucharist – Kasia I. Ignitum Today
A ‘Progressive’ Swiss Abbot on Marriage and Homosexuality – Rorate Cæli
Pope Francis and Vatican II – Father C. John McCloskey S. T. D., The Catholic Thing
The Latest on the Kasper Proposal – Father Gerald E. Murray, The Catholic Thing
Gothic Vestments: The Real Thing – Fr. Timothy Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Cntnty
Why German Bishops Wrong on Abstinence for ‘Remarried’ Catholics – Sph. Kampowski
Monks and Beer: 13 Paintings by Eduard von Grützner – Saint Peter’s List
Are You In The Habit Of Comparing Yourself With Others? – Christina Weber, Cthlc Stand
Can Anger Be Getting the Best of Your Marriage? – Kate Veik, The Register
‘Blessed are the Pure of Heart’ – Peter Howard S. T. D., Catholic Spiritual Direction
Book Review-Home Brewed Evangelism – Laura Hensley, Epic Pew
The Ethics of Fetal Tissue Donation – Denise Hunnell MD, Truth and Charity Forum
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The Devil Is Out of the Closet and Is a Progressive

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

of Catholic Stand

 

Planned Parenthood Took Baby Organs w/o Consent, Former Technician Says – The Reg
The 2015 Synod: The Real Issue at Stake – Fr. Regis Scanlon OFM Cap, Crisis Magazine
Where’s the Welcome Mat for Young Families? – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Stand
The Limits of Governmental Interference w/ Religious Freedom – Michael S. Paulsen PD
How Are Contemplation and Meditation Linked? – Daniel Burke, The Register
Materialistic Dogmas & Bad Conclusions: Professor Yuval Noah Harari  – FJ Beckwith PhD
What Are You Reading This Summer? Excellent Drivel – Sean Fitzpatrick, The Cvlzd Rdr
Five Ways to Escape from Apathy-ville – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
Can Natl Pro-Life Health Ctrs Be the Cure for Planned Parenthood? – Peter Jesserer Smith
Embracing the Divorced & Remarried With a Mother’s Heart – Denise J. Hunnell MD, CS
Images That Prove Why Satan Is Terrified of Mary – Brooke Gregory, Epic Pew
St. John Vianney and the Necessary – Julie Machado, Ignitum Today
Closed-Door Discussions are Published & Synod Storm Gathers – Mary Jo Anderson
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How America’s Original Sin Still Haunts Us in the 14th Amendment

by Brother Dominic Bouck, O. P.

of First Things

 

Is Your Parish Like a Convenience Store? – Fr. Robert McTeigue SJ
7 Holy Maccabees & St. Peter in Chains: Wherein There Is Cool Catholic Stuff – Fr. Z’s Blg
Mosques and Massacres – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine
China’s Hideous Persecution of Christians Shouldn’t Be Unchecked – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith
Defeating the Tempter by Trust in Divine Mercy – Kathleen Beckman, Cthlc Exchange
Quæritur: Priest’s Cassocks with Shoulder Capes – Father John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Irony of Feminism and the Reasonableness of Marriage – Peter Kwasniewski PhD
Quæritur: Gregorian Masses – Father John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Filling Up My Nearly Empty Gas Tank – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Lane
Pilgrimage in York, England: Martyr St. Margaret Clitherow, Wife & Mother – M. Durnan
Planets, Dr. Seuss & Snowflakes: Combined Proof That There Is a Creator – L. Peterson
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Catholic Indifference to the Liturgy

by Peter Kwasniewski, Ph. D.

of the New Liturgical Movement

 

Poland Then, Britain Now – Joanna Bogle, The CWR Blog
Science Contra Hubris – Edward R. Dougherty, Public Discourse
Three Easy Steps to Show that Absolute Truth Exists – Joe Heschmeyer, Strng Ntns
Modern Myths About The Crusades: The Massacre of Jerusalem – Steve Weidenkopf
On Confession: The Way to Peace – Michael Lane, Catholic Lane
Top Nine Things I Get Out of Catholicism – Stephanie Pacheco, Truth & Charity Frm
Anton Bruckner and God – R. J. Stove, The Catholic World Report
How Technology in Schools Harms Our Kids – Jim Schroeder, Aleteia∝
Woman, Know Your Power – Barb Lishko, Catholic Lane
Empire and Its Discontents: The Rise of a Global Government – James Kalb
Are We an Evil Empire? – Father C. J. McCloskey, The Catholic Thing
Why Thomas More is the Patron Saint of Statesmen – Travis Curtright, Crisis Mgzn
Six Reasons Why Giving Away Your Money Makes You Prosperous – Fr. D. Longenecker
Martyrdom Then and Now – Randall Smith PhD, The Catholic Thing
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12 Lame Pro-Choice Signs

by Doug Johnson

of Epic Pew

 

The Fear of Marriage – Mitchell Kalpakgian PhD, Truth and Charity Forum
Living in the Noise – Liesl, Ignitum Today
Tech(nical) Difficulties: Children Glued to Screens Is a Modern Phenomenon – Liz Beller
Billionaire Builds ‘The Cloisters on the Platte’ – Anthony Flott, The Register
‘Wherever There Is Animal Worship There Is Human Sacrifice’ – Nicholas Frankovich
Planned Parenthood’s Public Relations Problem – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Reductionism: The Stripping Bare of Sacred Mystery – Kevin J. Symonds, One Peter 5
A Drinking Song in Honor of Saint Germanus, by Hilaire Belloc – Gregory DiPippo
Can We Evangelize Muslims? – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers
Real Men Love Babies – Tyler Blanski, The Catholic Gentleman
Can We Actually Know Anything About God? – Joe Heschmeyer, Strange Notions
Can a Christian be a Social Liberal? – Amir Azarvan, Crisis Magazine
Can a Catholic be a Collectivist? – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
Catholic Social Work and the Right to Religious Freedom – Frances Robinson, Frst Thngs

Kneeling Ban: Good Liturgy or Loss of Religious Freedom?

by Father Regis Scanlon, O. F. M. Capuchin

of Crisis Magazine

 

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Is Planned Parenthood Altering Abortion Procedures to Obtain Intact Body Parts?

by Matt Hadro of The Reg

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Seven Things I Love About Natural Family Planning (N. F. P.)

by Jessica McAfee

of Epic Pew

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Organic Changes and Violent Revolutions

by Mit. Kalpakgian, PhD

of Truth & Charity Forum

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Introducing Bernard Lonergan’s Philosophical Proof for God

by Father Robert Spitzer

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Why Does God Allow People to Commit Evil Acts?

by Father Mike Schmitz

of Aleteia∝

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Deny Yourself: A Practical Guide to Fasting

by Bob Waruszewski

of The Catholic Gentleman

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Has Rome Tipped Its Hand on Medjugorje? – Kevin Symonds, Catholic Stand
The Struggle To Bring Beauty Back To Catholic Churches – Jim Bryant, Regina Magazine
Life as a Catholic Dad – Bob Waruszewski, Ignitum Today
Yes, You Can Raise Faithful Kids! – Dr. Gregory Popcak, The National Catholic Register
Why the Effort to Make Gay ‘Marriage’ Sacramental Won’t Work – Kevin J. Jones, C. N. A.
Meet the ‘Church’s Media Saint’ – Joseph Pronechen, The National Catholic Register
Should Catholics Attend a Wedding When a Baptized Catholic Marries Outside the Church?
Is Sex Meaningless? The Reply of Catholic Teaching – Patrick Lee, The Cthlc World Rprt