Robert Edwards

Living a Catholic life.

THURSDAY MORNING EDITION

Father Michael Pfleger Removed and Suspended – The American Catholic

. . .Lisa Graas comments here. . .

. . .Chicago Tribune reports here. . .Chicago’s WBEZ reports here. . .

. . .Father Zuhlsdorf fisks the Chicago Tribune story here. . .

The John Paul II Generation Grows Up – Colleen Carroll Campbell, The Daily Register

The Eucharistic Theology of Early Church Fathers – Michael Barber, The Sacred Page

Why is JP2 on Trial in the Media Today? – Phil Lawler, CatholicCulture.org/On the News

Supply Side Confession: The Economics of Mercy – Pat Archbold, National Cthlc Register

On the Poetic in Theology – Peter Kwansniewski, Cowboys-Philosophers-And-Poets

New (Ethical) Stem-Cell Therapy – Maureen Pratt, Catholic News Service

Faculty Kills Resolution Citing U. of Notre Dame to Culture of Life – The CNS Blog

Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Has Created Many Martyrs – Nasir Saeed, Catholic Herald

Marxist Pine Curtain in Collegeville – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

“A Rude and Crude Message” – California Catholic Daily

Christian Arrested for Reading Bible in Public – Lisa Graas

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

On Being Catholic and Infertile – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

In Defense of Pseudonymous Blogging – Reginaldus, The New Theological Movement

Examining Newt Gingrich’s Conversion – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Bryan Kemper: Why I’m Returning to the Cthlc Church – Bryan Kemper, The Daily Rgstr

Resurrection: The Rock Video – Christopher Blosser, The American Catholic

Ordination of the Apostles Recorded in the Bible? – Devman, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

The Holy Pope Who Lived on Vegetable Broth & Crayfish, Saint Pius V – Catholic Herald

Pope Apparently Not Initiator of Assisi III – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

Remembering Pope John Paul II – George Weigel, First Things/On The Square

Heroic Underground Chinese Bishop Dies While Praying Easter Mass – Jian Mei, AsNws

Sacrilege: Motorcycle Mass Switzerland – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

Gay “Rights” Bullying – Phil Lawler, CatholicCulture.org/On the News

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WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

Extinction, Accepted In ‘The Jesuit Tradition’ – Phil Lawler, CC/OTN

The 7 Habits of People Who Place Radical Trust in God – Jennifer Fulwiler, Cnvrsn Dry

Philadelphia and the Dallas Charter – Joan Frawley Desmond, The Daily Register

To Hell With Hell? – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Why I Became a Sister – Emily Lahr, Catholic News Service

Call-To-Action’s Vigils for Father Roy Bourgeois was a Failure – LarryD, Acts of the Apstsy

Nellie Organ: Little Nellie of Holy God – Mystics of the Church

The Holy Spirit is at Work in the Ordinariate – William Johnstone, Catholic Herald

The Future of Catholic Schools – DarwinCatholic, The American Catholic

Book of Acts: Part 2, Acts of Jesus & Acts of the Apostles – Michael Barber, The Scrd Pg

A Review of Ethics & the National Economy – Doctor Peter Chojnowski, The Dist Rev

The Pope Renews his Encouragement for Spoken Latin – Patrick Owens, CP&P

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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TUESDAY MORNING EDITION

Tending the New Catholic Subculture – Russell Shaw, InsideCatholic

News of This World and the Next – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

Why Catholic? – F. Douglas Kneibert, The Daily Register

Dying and Rising (But Mostly Dying) – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

First Communion Denied Child with Cerebral Palsy – Father John Zuhlsdorf

The Homeschool & the Church School Should be Friends – Matt Bowman, Cthlc Vote

New Translation of the Roman Missal: The Greeting – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Origins of the Easter Egg: The Resurrection, St. M?. Magdalene, & Lenten Fast – Reg.

Breaking News: Our Understanding of God Influences Our Actions! – Carl Olson

Immemorial Rite Canceled by Diocese of Treviso – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

Ancient Marches in Damascus – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

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EASTER MON. AFTERNOON EDITION

Batman Tried to Save Jesus – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

Does the Word Easter Have Pagan Origins? – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

What If Jesus Had Not Risen from the Dead? – Eric Sammons, The Divine Life

Speaking of Crazy Marxists and Randians – Mark P. Shea, Catholic and Enjoying It!

Catholics Can Overcome America’s Kulturkampf – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, Cth Tms

Jesus Goes Mainstream (Music) – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part Four – David W. Cooney, The Distributist Review

Professor Edward A. Scott (1829-1898 AD): Irish, Catholic, Confederate – Pat McNamara

Everyone Walks on the Wild Side – David Mills, First Things/On The Square

Thoughts on “Main Currents of Marxism” – Lisa Graas, The American Catholic

Hosanna-Tabor Case to Test Our Church-State Divide – Rick Garnett, USA Today

Coming to Appreciate The Life That The Risen Christ Offers – Monsignor Charles Pop

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EASTER MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Easter Googling – Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Get Religion

?wi?cone: Blessing of Easter Food – Father Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

The People’s Supermarket – Doctor Piers Hugill, The Distributist Review

Bishop Paprocki Authorizes Saint Michael Prayer after Masses – Father Daren J. Zehnle

Christian Charity vs. Muslim Charity – Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO

Gregorian Chant vs. Folk Music, A parish in Toronto, Fr. Z Rants – Father John Zuhlsdorf

God’s Supreme Work – Father James V. Schall S.J., InsideCatholic

Sola Scriptura: Preacher’s Authority – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

How to Defend Life Without Using Cute Babies – Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Psalm 142, Part 4: Towards Victory! – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Jesus Didn’t Just “Die for Our Salvation”: Why He Rose from the Dead – Michael Barber

 

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EASTER SUNDAY EDITION

A Resurrection, of Sorts, for Iraqi Christian Refugees – John Burger, Nat’l Cth Register

Because Christ Is Still Living Among Us – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Full Text of Pope’s Urbi et Orbi Message – Luke Coppen, Catholic Herald

A Triduum Reflection on Social Justice – Father Robert John Araujo S.J., MOJ

Benedict XVI’s Sermon for the Easter Vigil – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

What’s that Definition of Insanity Again? – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

Pope Plans on Using Assisi to Attack Relativism, Says Protestant Theologian – Tancred

Coronation Day 1661 A.D. – Once I Was A Clever Boy

Who Saw Christ Rising from the Dead? – Reginaldus, The New Theological Movement

Jesus is Real to Me, A Reflection on the Gospel For Easter Sunday – Msgr. Charles Pope

Saint Mary Magdalen & Saint Peter: Pattern for the Ages – Taylor Marshall, Cntrbry Tls

Can It Be? – Mary Kochan, Catholic Lane

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HOLY SATURDAY EDITION

There is a Great Silence Over the Earth – Eric Sammons, The Divine Life

Voice of God: Gregorian Chants are Preferable to Folk Music – Charles Lewis

Mysterium Paschale – Holy Saturday – Jake Tawney, The American Catholic

Why Did Jesus Have to Die? – Brett Salkeld

The Easter Vigil Mass – Mother Catherine Marie C.P., In the Shadow of His Wings

Jewish Convert: Tom Leopold – Why I’m Catholic

William Shakespeare, RIP and the Feast of Saint George – Stephanie A. Mann, S&S:TER

The Greatest Protest Song Ever – Robert P. George, Mirror of Justice

“Perfect Cheadle” – Brother Lawrence Lew O.P., New Liturgical Movement

For Three Days, God was a Dead Body & a Corpse was God – Reginaldus, NTM

Warner Brothers, Cecil B. DeMille Led Countless People to Christ – John A. Murray

The Disappointed Have Spoken, The Vatican Responds – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

jjjjjjjert: Tom Leopold

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GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

The Empty Tabernacle – David G. Bonagura Jr., The Catholic Thing

Four Myths about the Crusades – Paul F. Crawford, First Principles

Cohabitation & the Abuse of America’s Children – W. Bradford Wilcox, Pblc Dscrs

Meditation on the Crucifix for Single Catholics – Anthony Buono, 6 Stone Jars

Good Friday in Pre-Reformation England – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy & Survival

How Does the Weakness of the Cross Make Us Strong? – Doctor Peter Kreeft, TICL™

When French Fundamentalists Attack – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

Mount Adams at Midnight, Praying the “Steps” – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

The Hallel Psalms and the Last Supper – John Bergsma, The Sacred Page

Measure Twice, Post Once. . . – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Catholic

Church Burning Was “Deliberate” – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Where Will You Have Us Prepare for You to Eat the Passover? – Anna Arco, Cth Hrld

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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

The Crucifixion: Wednesday or Friday? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

The Face of God – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Oh, Now I Understand – Joseph Knippenberg, First Things/First Thoughts

Passion and Pathology – Mike Aquilina, The Ways of the Fathers

New Urbanism and Virtue – Jake Tawney, The American Catholic

Crying with Saint Francis (Consecrated Nun Saving Animals?) – Doctor Jeff Mirus

Faith & the Badge: A Conversation with Martin Browne – Brian Saint-Paul, InsdCthlc

Many Anglicans Will Become Catholic This Easter – Simon Caldwell, Cthlc Nws Srvc

Disaster at Hereford – Once I Was A Clever Boy

Raymundus Locutus, Causa Finita (Wearing Veils in Mass) – Doctor Ed Peters, ITLOTL

. . . Father Zuhlsdorf comments here . . .

Same-Sex Attraction: A Therapist’s View – Philip Sutton, MercatorNet

I’ll Bet You Thought Jesus Died for Our Sins, Hah!, NCR Has a New Angle – Fr. Zuhlsdorf

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MAUNDY THURS. EVENING EDITION

Will We Know Our Loved Ones in Heaven? – Sister Marie Morgan O.S.F., TICL™

Triduum Reflection: Eucharist and Sacrifice, Who is Being Changed? – Jeffrey Steel

“The Supper Your Son Gave Us” – Father Bevil Bramwell O.M.I., The Catholic Thing

Why Catholics Care About the Cross – Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald

Catholic Philippines Postpones Earth Day – Agence France-Presse

Sacrificing One’s Rights: Solidarity Then, Now – David Lantigua, School of Salamanca

Fantasy Bishball – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

Psalm 129, Part II: Introduction Continued – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Thousands of Priests ‘In Illicit Relationships with Men & Women’ – Nick Squires, Tel.

“Divisive and Exclusionary” – California Catholic Daily

“Kill the Cathlics – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

The Pope’s “Dies Irae“, And the Mystery of Evil – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

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