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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Pope Francis’s “Humanum” Conference:

An Interview with Dr. Helen Alvaré

by Brandon Vogt

 

 Brittany Maynard Suffer with Dignity:

  Our Journey to the Finish Line

  via Catholic Sistas

 

  Fr. Richard RohrCan I Trust Fr. Richard Rohr?

  Book Review of Everything Belongs

  by Dan Burke of Catholic Spiritual Direction

 

Personalism Is Key to Understanding Pope Francis – Katie V. Schaijik
Mercy & Social Justice: Vatican Fires 500 Italians – Sandro Magister
SSPX ‘Excommunications’ Illegal -Una Voce International Federation
Post-Birth Abortions Gaining Ground: “Infanticide” – Gene Tarne
Three Catholic Thinkers on ‘The Rules’ of Art – Thomas Van, Cth Cltr
Special Delivery from Padre Pio in the Philippines – One Billion Stories
‘They Were Not Human Voices’ – Donna Sue Berry, Regina Magazine
Walking Mysteries – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
Antonin Scalia, A Catholic Life Worth Living – Big Pulpit (February 21, 2016)
Pope Francis and Papal Approval of Contraception in Congo – Big Pulpit (February 21, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Sunday Update – Big Pulpit (April 10, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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2014 Synod Analysis

Synod’s Final Report: Same-Sex Unions Not in God’s Plan for Marriage and Family  Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/synods-final-report-same-sex-unions-not-in-gods-plan-for-marriage-and-famil#ixzz3I9NXQXNUSynod’s Final Report: Same-Sex Unions

Not in God’s Plan for Marriage and Family

by Elise Harris

of the National Catholic Register


Holy Eucharist
  The Final Synod Report Presents

  an Unworkable Solution to

  the Communion Question

  by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith

  of The Catholic Herald


Father Barron v. Bart Ehrman: No Contest 
Rebuttal to Father Barron’s Using

  Blessed Newman to Defend Kasper

  by Father Richard G. Cipolla

 

Crd. Newman, the Synod & the “Kasper Proposal” – Fr. Juan R. Vélez
Why Is Cardinal Danneels Part of the Synod? – YoreChildren.com
The Synod & the Single Catholic – Ross Douthat, The N. Y. Times
German Crd. Marx Wants to Change Dogma ASAP – Patrick Archbold
A Church, Not a Party – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Notice It Is All About Sex Part One – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
Standing ‘Gradualism’ on Its Head – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Another Revealing Error in a Vatican Translation – Fr. Rob. P. Imbelli
Full Text: Official Translation of Final Synod Report – The Cthlc Hrld
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
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WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

If a person commits suicide, is he automatically lost?If a Person Commits Suicide,

Is He Automatically Lost?

by Jimmy Akin

of Catholic Answers

 

Eucharist Elevation  Is the Eucharist Your

  Deal-Breaker for Dating?

  by Laura McAlister of Catholic Cravings

 

fb icon  13 Ways to Love Your Neighbor

  in a Socially-Isolated &

  Technologically-Overloaded Culture

  by Colleen Duggan

  of Integrated Catholic Life™

 

Anglicanorum Coetibus, Five Years Later – Msgr. Andrew Burnham
The Concordant Analogy: Gay ‘Marriage’ & The Church – R. R. Reno
Anglican Ords. Mark 5 Years of B16’s Unitive Doc. – Charlotte Hays
Purgatory: The Purifying Fire of God’s Love – Steve Skojec, 1P5
Episcopal Action on SSPX: Basic Strategy for Unity – Dr. Jeff Mirus, CC
The Spirit of St. Charles Borromeo – Deacon Edward Looney, Ig Td
Virtue: How the Human Person Achieves Max. Potential – S Trasancos
Oppression Versus Service
– Leticia Adams, Catholic Stand
Canon Law Briefing on Episcopal Action on the SSPX – Latin Mass Soc
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL

Four Races for Catholics to Watch on Election DayFour Races for Catholics to

Watch on Election Day

by Mark Stricherz

of Aleteia∝

When Good People Don’t Vote – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
The One-Issue Voter – John Kirkwood, Catholic Lane
Obama’s Disregard for Stay-At-Home Moms – Caitlin Bootsma, Crisis
Bishops Active at State & National Level – Brian Fraga, The Reg
What is the Church’s Political Role? – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
Politics Needs Faith to Survive – Matthew Sewell, ChurchPOP
The Moral Strains of Election Day – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing
Elections and Eternity – Denise J. Hunnel MD, Catholic Stand
Liveblog Election Night 2014 – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Advocating for the Unborn: Dr. Alveda King – Michelle Fritz, Ct Sistas
Mary Landrieu’s Poor Attempt To Sound Pro-Life – Matthew Archbold
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TUESDAY MORNING EDITION

ALS and a Rosary MiracleA. L. S. and a Rosary Miracle

by J. Bolton

of Augustines Alley

 

A Seventh-day Adventist’s Long Way Home  A Seventh-day Adventist’s Long Way Home:

  The Story of Kevin Wynn

  The Coming Home Network International

 

Anti Pope Felix V  Popes and Antipopes

  by Shane Schaetzel

  of Fully Christian

 

Evolution & The Big Bang are Consistent w/Christianity – W. M. Briggs
When Being Right Is Wrong: The Deadly Sin of Pride – Fr Longenecker
Zoophilia? Zoophiliacs? Woofies? – William M. Briggs
Not Just New Sins, but New Categories of Sins! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Ten Things That Are Killing the Family – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Missing the Forest for the Trees: What’s Really Killing the Family
Top 10 Reasons Why St. JP2 Loved Princess Bride – Tom Hoopes
A Planner Plans Everything . . . Except Surrender – Abigail Reimel
DisParents Beg Doctors To End Her Life – Greg Daly, Aleteia∝
U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL – BigPulpit.com (11-4-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Far from being an heroic deed, it is a most cowardly actThe Assisted Suicide in Oregon of

Brittany Maynard, an Unheroic Act

by Brian Williams

of One Peter 5

 

Anise Parker  The Rhetoric of the Houston Ordinance

  by Mark Bauerlein

  of First Things

 

A Reader with Jitters About Pope Francis writes Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/mark-shea/a-reader-with-jitters-about-pope-francis-writes#ixzz32qDyJX00  Pope Francis, a Romanticized Papacy?

  by Andrea Gagliarducci

  of Monday Vatican

 

What to Say to Those Who Wants to Leave Church? – M. De La Torre
Catholic Capitulation on Marriage – R. R. Reno, First Things
Pope Francis Reaches Out to Old Catholic Church – Adelaide Mena
What Is a Sacrifice? – Two Catholic Men and a Blog
Theology from the Floor: Humility & Toddlers – Luke Arredondo, IT
When Randomness Becomes Superstition – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Saint Thomas Aquinas on Purgatory – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACth
A Simulated Universe Worshiping a Pimply Teen? – S. Trasancos PhD
Playing with a Ouija Board Is Stupid & Dangerous – Francis Phillips
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Catholic VeilYour Wife Is Wearing What? Men, Veils,

and the Mystery of Femininity

by Tyler Blanski of The Catholic Gentleman

 

Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard Square Pic  In Belgium, Two Types of Bishops

  by Filip Mazurczak

  of First Things

 

Cardinal Burke  Cardinal Burke’s Respectful

  Criticism of Pope Francis

  via Fr. Z’s Blog

 

The Crisis in Maiduguri – Philip Jenkins, Aleteia∝
The West Has Lost Its Moral Vocabulary – H. H. Ambrose, St Ptrs Lst
Men, Honor Your WivesRandy Hain, the National Catholic Register
Is Wagner the Great Destroyer of Beauty in Music? – David Clayton
Fear of Children – Julia Yost, First Things
The Suffering of Christians in SyriaMichael Coren, The Ct Wr Rp
Church of Germany, Church of Simony – Simone Varisco
Crd. Pell on Pope Francis: One of the More Unusual Popes – Crd. Pell
Curbing Cultural Amnesia & Appreciating U.S. Church History – K. W.
U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL – BigPulpit.com (11-4-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

 The Sistine Chapel: Before and After

via Jean M. Heimann

of Catholic Fire

 

Medieval Lifestyle Tips Square Pic  19 Bizarre Lifestyle Tips

  from the Medieval Period

  via ChurchPOP

 

Purgatory by Caracci  Four Ways You Can Help

  the Souls in Purgatory

  by Susanna Spencer of Truth & Charity

 

Blood on the Red Star: The Martyrdom of Grand Duchess Elizabeth  Blood on the Red Star:

  The Martyrdom of

  Grand Duchess Elizabeth

  by K. V. Turley of The Standard Bearers

 

Saving the 21st Century? – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture
The Color of Vestments – Fr. William Saunders, Catholic Exchange
Becoming a Committed Catholic Man – The New eMangelization
Ecumenism, Rightly Understood – Eduardo Echeverria, Crisis Mgzn
St. John Cantius: The Professor Saint – Paul Radzilowski
The Bible You Don’t Know: The Story of the Septuagint – Stp. Beale
Biretta Woes! Wherein Fr. Z Offers Wisdom – Fr. Z’s Blog
When Textbooks Upheld the Ideals of Our Ancestors – Anthony Esolen
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
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SUNDAY MORNING EDITION

  One of Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Best

Proofs for God’s Existence, Explained

via ChurchPOP

 

Daughters of Saint Paul  Why the Daughters of St. Paul are Awesome

  by Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble

  of Pursued by Truth

 

Dorothy Day  Dorothy Day Turned Me Into a Film Director

  by Mary O’Regan

  of The Path Less Taken

 

Balancing Love & the Correction by St. Gregory – Msgr. Charles Pope
How St. JP2 Led Dr. Taylor Marshall to The Church – Will Edmonson
How Your Homeschool Child Can Access Any Workplace – Gn. Seuffert
The Importance of a Manly & Christian Friendship – Michael Lane, CL
A Millenial’s Perspective on Pope Francis & The Church – Chr. White
Ruthenian Renaissance – Victor Gaetan, NCRegister.com
The Future of Christianity Is Filipino – Philip Jenkins
The Boy with the Front Door Key to Heaven – Joseph Pronechen
How St. Augustine Can Teach You Temperance – Karee Santos, Ct Ln
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Surrogacy: A Knot That Can’t Be UntangledSurrogacy: A Knot That Can’t Be Untangled

by Elise Hilton

of Acton Institute’s PowerBlog

 

Shroud of Turin  Expert Dismisses Historian’s Claim

  that Turin Shroud was Medieval

  by David V. Barrett of The Catholic Herald

 

Traditional Latin Mass TLM EF Form Tridentine Mass Gregorian Rite Usus Antiquor  Quæritur: How to Support Young Priest

  Whose Pastor Doesn’t Want the TLM

  via Fr. Z’s Blog

 

The Joyful Pains of Purgatory – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Reg
On God’s Responsibility for Atheism – Joseph G. Trabbic, Crisis Mgzn
Fontgombault Sermon on All Saints: Fire Upon the Earth – Fr. Forgeot
The Church Should Shush On ‘Science’ – Patrick Archbold, The Reg
Ecclesial Purpose of All Saints in Martyrologies – Peter Kwasniewski
Pope Francis on Evolution, Church Teaching for Longest Time
For All the Saints – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
The Darkness of Sin & the Light of Love – Susan Anne, Cthlc Stand
All Saints: Striving to Imitate Our Lord, the True Man In Full – AoA
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
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SATURDAY MORNING EDITION

Monkey touch Hand TransparentReligion News Service Monkeys Around

with Pope Francis Evolution Speech

by Dawn Eden

of Get Religion

 

The Catholic Herald Newspaper Now Magazine  Why The Catholic Herald

  Is Becoming a Magazine

  by Luke Coppen of The Catholic Herald

 

Caution Tall Pic  The Idol of Safety

  by Tammy Ruiz

  of Catholic Stand

 

Crd Parolin: Without Christianity, Europe Is Helpless – A. Gagliarducci
Explaining Burke Derangement Syndrome – Fr. Z’s Blog
Prophetic Interpretation of Reality f/Book of Wisdom – Msgr. C. Pope
Sorrow at Anothers Good: The Deadly Sin of Envy – Fr. D Longenecker
Did a Doctor of the Church Prescribe Abortifacients? – Medical Matins
Benedict XVI: Dialogue Cannot Substitute for Mission – Carl E. Olson
A Silent Priest is a Dead Priest – Msgr. Charles Pope
Religious Liberty and the Bullies – Jim Tonkowich, Juicy Ecumenism
The Destruction Of Masculinity In A Pornified Culture – Octavia Ratiu
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL – BigPulpit.com (11-4-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
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