Robert Edwards

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s

Russian Orthodox Jihad

via The XX Committee

 

  Uprooted Syriac Catholics: ‘The Biggest Island of

  Christianity in the Islamic Ocean’

  by Doreen Abi Raad

  of The National Catholic Register

 

  Eastern-Catholic Married Priesthood

  Authorized in North America

  by Peter Jesserer Smith

  of The National Catholic Register

 

Catholics in Ukraine’s War Zones Face ‘Catastrophic Situation’ – Reinhard Backes
Do the Eastern Orthodox Have a Doctrine of Development? – Taylor Marshall PhD
In Ukraine, Unity Must Begin with the Orthodox, Says Catholic Archbishop – Mch. J. Miller
Pope Francis Creates a New Sui Juris Church in Eritrea – Gregory DiPippo, The NLM
Russian Orthodox Slam U.N. Children’s Fund for Promoting Homosexuality – S. Gennarini
Art Review: The Abstract Revolution Inspired by Orthodox Icons – Will Gore, Cthlc Hrld
Why Recent Papal-Patriarch Statements Won’t Bring Reunion – Rorate Cæli
Russian Orthodox Fighting ‘Holy War’ in Ukraine – Tim Whewell, BBC News
Pope Francis Establishes Eastern Catholic Church for Eritrea – Catholic World News
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Why the Church Is Ahead of Mathematicians

on Ecumenical Dialogue

by Stacy Trasancos, PhD,

of Strange Notions

 

  Pope Francis Surprised by Misunderstanding

  of His Words on Family

  via Catholic News Agency

 

 

  Then-Cardinal Bergoglio: Interviews are Not My Forte

  by Phil Lawler

  of Catholic Culture

 

  Archbishop Cupich: Don’t Want to Attend Mass?

  Come and Work with the Poor

  by Augustinus

  of Rorate Cæli

 

Epic Software Giveaway: Verbum Foundations – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends Feb 14)
Pope Francis: Faith a Criterion in Investigating a Marriage’s Validity – And. Gagliarducci
Catholic Schools Week, 2015: Can Catholic Schools Become Catholic Again? – Bob Baker
Who Invented the Horrible Idea of Women as Breeders? – Ulrich L. Lehner, First Things
Women in the Liturgy; Women in the Church – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café
Motherhood’s Trials: A Means of Redemption – Suzan Sammons, One Peter 5
Weapons for Battling Lucifer in Lent – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
A Proven Way to Defeat Abortion – Joseph Pronechen, The National Catholic Register
How Will History Remember You? – Thomas Whittaker, Catholic Stand
A Fundamental Right to “Personal Recreationism”? – Wesley J. Smith, First Things
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Software – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends Feb 14)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
Synod 2015: Spirit of Vatican II vs. The Word – BigPulpit.com (2-9-15)
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Catholicism Before and After 1963

by Gerald J. Russello

of First Things

 

  Is the Angel of the Lord the Pre-Incarnate Christ?

  by Taylor Marshall, PhD

 

 

 

  Usury and Feneration

  by David Warren

  of The Catholic Thing

 

 

Saint Paul and the Liar’s Paradox – Jimmy Akin, The National Catholic Register
Openness to Life, Tech. & Role of Virtue: Contraception vs. NFP – Mk. S. Latkovic STD
The Extraordinary Form and China – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
Holocaust Survivor Honors Bridgettine Nun Who Saved His Life – Chiara Santomiero
What Is Apologetics? – Dean Mischewski, Restless Press
My Favorite Children’s Picture Books – Maura Roan McKeegan, The Civilized Reader
The Inner Prayer Life of Jesus – David Torkington
Becoming a Culture of Life – Nicole, Children of The Church
Catholic Books of the Bible Resources for Kids: Song, Free Printables. . . – Catholic Icing
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
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From The 1400s • Communion Kneeling

by Jeff Ostrowski

of Views from the Choir Loft

(to view the entire painting click on the image)

 

  How the Church’s Teaching on Contraception

  Led These Evangelicals to Convert

  by Anamaria Scaperlanda Biddick

  of OSV Newsweekly

 

  Teaching Our Children To Discern a Vocation

  by Jeannie Ewing

  of Catholic Exchange

 

 

  Why the Devil Hates the Blessed Virgin So Much

  by Sam Guzman

  of The Catholic Gentleman

 

 

  Heaven & Earth: Pope Francis and

  The Doctrine of Environment

  by John Clark

  of Seton Magazine

 

Evangelizing Through Beauty – Father Robert Barron, ChurchPOP
The Necessary Virtue of Hope – Abigail Reimel, Catholic Stand
Edgar Allan Poe’s Hymn to Our Lady – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace
Drop What You’re Doing & Come Now! Readings for 3rd Sun. in O. T. – John Bergsma
What Is Authentic Detachment from the World? – Marcellino D’Ambrosio PhD, ICL™
Invisible Illness: Caring for Those w/ Mental Disorder in the Church – Ed Rogers, PsyCt
Joe Lombardi’s Super Bowl and Super Faith Stories – Trent Beattie, The Register
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
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Six Reasons Every Christian Should Exercise Regularly

by Rachel Lu

of ChurchPOP

 

  Free Pro-Life Activist Mary Wagner

  by Teófilo de Jesús

 

 

 

Epic Giveaway: Verbum Software – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends Feb 14)
How Chris Stefanick Answers the Challenge of Atheism – ChurchPOP
“Avoid Immortality”?! – David F. Pierre Jr., The CWR Blog
The Real War on Science – Edward Dougherty, Strange Notions
A Non-Religious Law Professor’s Humane Case for Religious Exemptions – Crs. Holloway
When Science Is Betrayed and What Lessons We Should Learn – Msgr. Charles Pope
The Kirby Vacuum Salesman Who Became a Star – Elizabeth Scalia, The Anchoress
On the Strange Squid Near at Hand – Bernardo Aparicio García, Dappled Things
Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Consul” – Daniel J. Heisey, Saint Austin Review
Orality, Literacy & the Memorized Poem – Mike Chasar, Poetry Foundation
Religious Notebooking For Kids – Lacy, Catholic Icing
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
Synod 2015: Spirit of Vatican II vs. The Word – BigPulpit.com (2-9-15)
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For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-25-15) click here.
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Pope Francis Shocks Secularists

on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’

by Paul Kengor, PhD,

of Crisis Magazine

 

  Cardinal O’Malley, March for Life,

  and Cognitive Dissonance

  by Donald R. McClarey, JD,

  of The American Catholic

 

  How To Handle Those Mixed Feelings

  about the Pope’s Remarks

  by Anabelle Hazard

  of Catholic Stand

 

  Thousands Sign Petition Calling for Richard III

  to have a Catholic Burial

  by Mark Greaves

  of Catholic Herald

 

  Could Louisiana Priest Face Jail for

  Refusing to Break Confession Seal?

  of The National Catholic Register

 

 

Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Pope Francis Completes New Vatican Office to Address Clergy Abuse – And. Gagliarducci
Methodist Leader of “Human Rights” Mocks Pro-life Marchers – Matthew Schmitz, Fs Th
Cardinal Burke Is Right, The Church has become Feminized – Matthew James Christoff
Against Those Who Call Religious Art Idolatry – Matthew Heinrich, Ignitum Today
Let’s Pretend Pro-Lifers Don’t Exist – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Green Chili – Theresa Earleywine, Ignitum Today
Ask Yourself: Would Jesus Abort a Child? – Mt. J. Christoff, The New eMangelization
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
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The Next Pope: Twelve Cardinals to Watch

by Father Dwight Longenecker

of Standing on my Head

 

  The Didache Bible Is Here

  by Doctor Jeff Mirus

  of Catholic Culture

 

 

Polite Fascism in New Jersey: The Logic of State ‘License’ to Have Kids – Mat. J. Franck
Many Have Reduced Love to Kindness & Kindness to Affirmation – Msgr. Charles Pope
Salt of the Earth: Did Jesus Mean to Lay Waste to the Land? – Peter J. Leithart, Frt Ths
Will a Future Pope Be Forced to Flee Rome? – William Kilpatrick, The Cthlc World Rprt
Pope to Canonize ‘Evangelizer of the West’ – James Graves, OSV Newsweekly
Religious Freedom, Slavery & Usury: Challenges to Hermeneutic of Continuity – Newton
How a Decadent Culture Makes Me Think Like Sorokin – Robert Benne, First Things
Love as Passion and Virtue – Randall Smith PhD, The Catholic Thing
Earliest Known Piece of Polyphonic Music Discovered – Gregory DiPippo, The NLM
Jewish Exorcisms at the Time of Christ – Joe Heschmeyer
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
Islam vs. Secularism vs. Christianity – BigPulpit.com (1-28-15)
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20 Cool Things About Nuns in Habits

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

of Epic Pew

 

  Down the Rabbit Hole: On the Virtue

  of Prudent Speech

  by Mark Nowakowski

  of One Peter 5

 

  The Church Can’t Flourish Without Fathers

  by Tim Stanley

  of Catholic Herald

 

 

  Raising Family and Tiny Homes

  by J. Q. Tomanek

  of Ignitum Today

 

 

  How to Deal with Setbacks

  by Autumn Jones

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

The Future of Catholic Schools & the Future of America – Peter M. J. Stravinskas, FThs
Three Keys for Couples – Gabriel Somarriba, Catholic Lane
In Praise of Catholic Motherhood – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
Bp. Ricken Highlights Contradiction of Gloria Steinem’s St. Norbert Invite – Jon. Liedl
Blessed Sacrament Profaned in Manila: Abp. Villegas Responds – Steve Skojec, One Pt 5
‘Chaste, Gay Couples’ and Other Same-Sex Unions – Deacon Jim Russell, Catholic Vote
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
The Blessings of Secularism – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
March for Life 2015: We Shall Not Weary, We Shall Not Rest – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
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We Shall Not Weary, We Shall Not Rest

by Father Richard John Neuhaus

of First Things

 

  Why We March for Life

  by Todd Nolan

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

  Let Us Not Forget the Spiritual Battle Behind Abortion

  by Philip Kosloski

 

 

 

  10 Reasons the Unborn Is Not Part of a Woman’s Body

  by Ryan Mayer

  of Epic Pew

 

 

  New Poll: Most Americans

  Support Abortion Restrictions

  of The National Catholic Register

 

 

How Old Do You Have to be to Rationalize Abortion? – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Whose Life Should We Respect? – Michelle Fritz, Catholic Stand
The Funeral March for Life – Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine
Our Ongoing Holocaust – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine
12 Need-to-Know Facts About Abortion – ChurchPOP
#WhyWeMarch: Top Tweets & Instagrams from the 2015 March for Life – St. Peter’s List
We’re Live-Tweeting the March for Life! Follow Us Here – ChurchPOP
Can’t Make It to the March for Life? Here’s What You Can Do Instead – Rachel Lu, ChPOP
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (1-22-15) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-22-15) click here.

Troubling Developments in the ‘Divorce Debate’

by Monsignor Charles Pope

of the Archdiocese of Washington City

 

  Raymond Cardinal Burke Urges Catholics

  to be Proactive Running Up to and During

  the Synod on the Family in October

  via Fr. Z’s Blog

 

  German Bishops Support Cardinal Kasper’s

  Proposals on Remarried Catholics

  by Marie Meaney

  of Crisis Magazine

 

The Real Synod vs. The Spirit of the Synod – Robert Royal, The National Cthlc Register
Africa’s Catholic Moment – George Weigel, Denver Catholic Register
The Synod’s Shocking Omissions – Matthew James Christoff, Catholic Stand
Stalking Horses and the Next Synod – Bill Maguire, The CWR Blog
Eighteenth Century Roots of the Cardinal Kasper Proposal – Ulrich L. Lehner, Frst Thns
The Synod Saw an “Outbreak of Very Un-Roman Behavior” – George Weigel, First Things
George Weigel’s Essential Essay on Synod 2014 and Synod 2015 – Carl E. Olson
Charles Peguy Haunts Cardinal Kasper – Elizabeth Yore, YoreChildren.com
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Hard Cases Make Bad Doctrine & Cardinal Kasper – Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Cth Thng
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Software – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends Feb 14)
Islam vs. Secularism vs. Christianity – BigPulpit.com (1-28-15)
Synod 2015: Spirit of Vatican II vs. The Word – BigPulpit.com (2-9-15)
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (1-22-15) click here.
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Beauty Does Not Lie In The Eyes of the Beholder

by Isabel Nolan

of The Dead Philosophers Society

 

  Epic Book Review: The Catholic Family Handbook

  by Shaun McAfee

  of Epic Pew

 

 

  The Art of Gratitude

  by Adele Findlay

  Restless Press

 

 

Integrating Faith w/Psychology, Directing Souls to Christ & Healing – Patti M. Armstrong
Breed Like Rabbits – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
Junky Journalism on Celibacy by Reuters – Doctor Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law
What Does Jesus Mean When He Says to Some, “I Do Not Know You”? – Msgr. Cha. Pope
My Q & A on Continence, Celibacy & Chastity – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law
Alex Malarkey & Colton Burpo Claimed to Visit Heaven, Only One Story True – K Schiffer
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Catholic Primer on Cognitive-Behavioral Model of Psychological Distress – Mt. Breuninger
Sri Lanka-Philippine Recap: Pope Francis Accomplishes His Mission – Edward Pentin
The E. L. C. A. and Abortion – JoAnna Wahlund, Catholic Stand
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
March for Life 2015: We Shall Not Weary, We Shall Not Rest – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
Islam vs. Secularism vs. Christianity – BigPulpit.com (1-28-15)
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-22-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (1-23-15) click here.
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To Parents: Keep Reading Out Loud

to Your Growing Children

by Mark Bauerlein

of First Things

 

  12 Reasons Why Catholic School

  Was Actually Pretty Awesome

  by Alex R. Hey

  of Epic Pew

 

  Does Your Mind Wander When You Pray?

  by Stacy Trasancos, PhD,

  of The Integrated Catholic Life™

 

 

  Aim Higher Than Purgatory

  by Patti Maguire Armstrong

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

  Awestruck.tv: Not Just Another “Catholic Facebook”

  by Eugene Gan

  of Aleteia∝

 

 

Full Text of Pope Francis’s In-Flight Interview f/Manila to Rome – Alan Holdren et al
My Thoughts on Pope Francis and Breeding Like Rabbits – Taylor Marshall PhD
A Religious Order for Women With and Without Downs Syndrome – Donna Sue Berry
The Baby Promise – Patrick Archbold, The National Catholic Register
The Case for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – Joe Kral, Trth & Chrt Frm
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
The Franklin and Father O’Callahan – Donald R. McClarey JD, Catholic Stand
The Latest Debate Over Catholic Social Thought – Gerald J. Russello, Crisis Magazine
Epic Book Giveaway: Overcoming Sinful Anger – Epic Pew (ends January 29)
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
Last Things on Synod 2014, Looking Ahead to Synod 2015 – BigPulpit.com (1-22-15)
Islam vs. Secularism vs. Christianity – BigPulpit.com (1-28-15)
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (1-26-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-27-15) click here.
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