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MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Why the Silence of Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans – Rod Dreher at The AC
2.  Judge Orders University Pay Florida Man Removed for Catholic Messages – Mt. Hadro at CNA
3.  Church in NY Won’t be Shuttered: Bishops Stand Up to Gov’t Bigotry – Kathryn J. Lopez at NRO
4.  The Greatest Example of Muslim Deceit in Western History – Raymond Ibrahim at PJ Media
5.  Lawyer says New Orleans Priest Groomed Kids, Abp Aymond 2X Down on Defense – The CWR
6.  The Great Unraveling of Christianity in America – Damian Thompson at The Spectator|America
7.  More on Fratelli Tutti: Who Wrote the English Version – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrchmnt
8.  Insensitive Exorcists – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
9.  Rad Trads & Rigid Bullies Go To Heaven – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at The American Catholic
10.  Exposing the Truth in the Persecution of Cardinal Pell – Michael Quinlan at Mercatornet

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
China-Vatican Pact, Card. Zen: Parolin Knows He is Lying, He Knows that I know He is a Liar – RC
What About the ‘Root Causes’ of Abortion? – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Simplicity Without Iconoclasm: Unintended Repercussions of Liturgical Movement – LAJ
The Exorcist is a Catholic Movie of Demonic Possession – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
Excerpt from Theology of Home II – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., & Noelle Mering at Off the Cuff
Pray the Rosary: Featuring the Finest Rosary Rings – Meghan Ashley Styling
St. Denis Had His Head Chopped Off, Picked It Up, & Continued Preaching – New Lit Mov
3 New Ways Catholic Apostolates Should Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
If You Sup with the Devil: The China-Vatican Pact – Francis X. Maier at First Things

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Conflict of Interest? Mincione Invested Vatican in Torzi Bond before London Sale – E Condon/Reg

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
China Expert: Right Now Things are Very, Very Grim for Our Fellow Believers in China – NC Rgstr
The Assault on Religious Liberty – Clarifying Catholicism
Armenia Blames Azerbaijan for Shelling of Cathedral – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Christian Aid Groups Call for Response after Armenian Orthodox Cathedral Shelled – CNA

POLITICS:
Be Sure to Show This to Millennials! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Don’t Bet Against America – The American Catholic
Frontrunner? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pelosi’s 25th Amendment Stunt is a Dry Run at Replacing Biden with Harris – The Amrcn Catholic
Five Rules for Catholic Politicians – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
A New World is Born – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pro-Bomb? No, Morality Entails Sacrifice & Trust in God – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Cthlc Culture
12 Things to Know About the Knights of Columbus – Alyssa Murphy at National Catholic Register
Bishop Algermissen of Fulda: Pope Deeply Concerned about Church in Germany – Cthlc Herald
All Genuine Roads Must Lead to the Tradition of the Church – Fr. Richard Cipolla at Rorate Cæli

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: Happy Columbus Day!
1.  Well, Steve Scully’s I Was Hacked Defense for Trump Tweet Just Got Shredded – M. Vespa/TH
2.  The American Socialist Who Justifies Murdering Children – David Mills at The Stream
3.  Confessions of Secret Suburban Trump Moms: Arizona – Anonymous at The Spectator|’Merica
4.  White Kids To Back Of School Bus – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  How the Russian Empire was Formed – Georgy Manaev at Russia Beyond
6.  Follow the Science: Health Pros Say Lockdowns Were Massive Mistake – R. Spaulding, IV, M.D.
7.  Thanks to Trump, Communist China’s Huawei Is Dying – Gordon G. Chang at IPC
8.  Five Charts that Show Sweden’s Strategy Worked, the Lockdowns Failed – J. Miltimore at FEE
9.  It’s Time to Ban Puberty Blockers for Children – Julie Bindel at Spectator|Australia
10.  America Is Having a Moral Convulsion – David Brooks at The Atlantic

CIVILIZATION WATCH TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  History Lesson: The Falklands War Warns What Could Happen to Taiwan – J. Holmes at TNI
2.  A Fifth War with Greece Won’t Do Turkey Any Good – Burak Bekdil at Middle East Forum
3.  Conquistador! Hernán Cortés in the Movies – Murray Dahm at Medievalists.net
4.  The Trouble in the South Caucasus Extends Far Beyond One Small Enclave – N.Y. Times
5.  Why have Chinese Shown Support for Xi During Pandemic – Sungmin Cho at The|Diplomat
6.  Kyrgyzstan: Politico’s Mob Rampage Draws Army onto Streets – Peter Leonard at EurasiaNet
7.  Between a Rock & Hard Place: Iran’s Dilemma in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict – A. Hashem/A-M
8.  Democracies Should Delink From Communist China – Shaomin Li at The American Spectator
9.  Armenians Feel They are Facing Their Fight Alone – Ani Mejlumyan at EurasiaNet
10.  Shelling Mars Start of ‘Humanitarian’ Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh – The National

THE ANGLO-SPHERE — The English-Speaking World | TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  A Final Tribute to Eddie & the Rock Group Van Halen – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
2.  Could the 2020 Election Be Decided in Congress? – Donald Brand at The National Interest
3.  Duty of Care: The Trouble with America’s Nursing Homes – B. Sixsmith/The Spectator|’Merica
4.  Yelp’s Crude Social Credit System – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  Two Types of Terror in Michigan – James Bovard at AIER
6.  ‘Lockdown is a Terrible Experiment’ – Sp!ked
7.  Yelp Pledges to Blacklist Companies Accused of Racism – Lib. Emmons at The Post Millennial.
8.  Don’t Defend Columbus—Celebrate Him – Dave Seminara at City Journal
9.  The “Borking” of Supreme Court Nominees – Matthew J. Franck at Public Discourse
10.  The Renewable Fuel Mandate is a Failed Policy – Andrew F. Quinlan at [Inside Sources]

THEOPOLITICS TOP LINKS:
1.  Why the Silence of Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans – Rod Dreher at The AC
2.  The Greatest Example of Muslim Deceit in Western History – Raymond Ibrahim at PJ Media
3.  The Great Unraveling of Christianity in America – Damian Thompson at The Spectator|America
4.  Faith & Government: Christians Need Not Apply? – Jerry Newcombe at The Stream
5.  The Season of Our Discontent – R.R. Reno at First Things
6.  ACB Hearing May Pressure Feinstein & Harris to Subdue Political Insticts – J. Haberkorn/LAT
7.  90+ Folk Religion Temples Destroyed in Henan’s Linzhou City – Li Guang at Bitter Winter

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  “To Whom Shall I Go?”: My Conversion Story – Douglas Beaumont at The CHN International
2.  On Mark Galli & Why Evangelicals become Catholic – Matt Nelson at Word on Fire Blog
3.  Among the 188 Martyrs of the September Massacres: St. Salomone Leclerq – Larry Peterson
4.  Three Virtues We can Learn from Praying the Rosary – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
5.  The Spiritual Benefits of Sacred Art in the Home – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
6.  50 Things You Ever Wanted To Know About Confession & More – The Best In Catholic Blogging
7.  How to Accept Criticism without Letting It Get to You – Aleteia
8.  7 Essential Manners During the Election Period – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
9.  Altar Serving is Meaningful, Not Menial – Loreto Xavier at Catholic Stand
10.  Taking Care of Your Responsibilities. . . Did You Call Mom? – Troy Kroening at Catholic365

Saintly Lessons We Need Now – John Kubasak at Catholic Stand
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Live Out Your Baptism – William Hemsworth at Catholic Stand
Perseverance – Debra Black at Catholic Spiritual Direction

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Remembering Patrick Peyton, the Rosary Priest, With a New Film – RT Sullivan at Dppld Thngs
2.  Biden: Threatens Religious Freedom, Trad Christians are Dregs of Society – T O’Neil at PJM
3.  Fr. Altman Unmakes Biden’s Claim that He is a ‘Faithful Catholic’ in 60 Seconds – Com Clrgy
4.  Priest Caught in Sex Act in Church, Three Arrested – Catholic News Agency
5.  A Brief History of Kamala Harris & the Knights of Columbus – Alexandra DeSanctis at NR
6.  A New Seamless Garment? – Crisis Magazine
7.  Brooklyn Vicar Challenges Cuomo’s Lock Down Orders – Melissa Enaje at The Tablet
8.  A Theologian’s Perspective on the Coming Presidential Election – Roman Catholic Man
9.  Pray the Rosary: Featuring the Finest Rosary Rings – Meghan Ashley Styling
10.  The Season of Our Discontent – R.R. Reno at First Things

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The Best Books On Early Christianity By Experts, & More Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Are We a Church of Comfort, or a Church of Pilgrims – Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.
Catholic Social Teaching & Your Vote, Part II – Scott Davis at Catholic Stand
Biden Is Bad on Everything – Declan Leary at Crisis Magazine
Millennial & Gen Z Catholics Love Carlo Acutis, Here’s Why – CNA via The Catholic World Report
ACB Hearing May Pressure Feinstein & Harris to Subdue Political Instincts – J. Haberkorn at LAT
Decline of Religion Continues: Nones Gain 3% in One Year – Paul A. Djupe & Ryan P. Burge at RiP
3 New Ways Catholic Apostolates Should Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
“Did This Saint Really have a Unicorn?” & Other Questions about Religious Art – L. Ricketts at eP

POLITICS:
Some People Did See It Coming – Chilton Williamson, Jr., at The Catholic World Report
Is the Supreme Court Too Catholic? (Paywall) – Matthew J. Franck at The Wall Street Journal

BONUS NEWS LINK(S):
MLB All-Star Mike Sweeney Talks Family, Playoffs & New Pray Documentary – T. Beattie at Reg

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  After Ratings Plunged, NBA Retreats from Pushing Woke Agendas – J. Davidson at The Fdrlst
2.  Trump’s Path to Victory (With a Nod to Washington State) – Sean Trende at RealClearPolitics
3.  Best Survival Knives to Get You Thru Any Adventure or Disaster – J. Lynch & A. Donica at PM
4.  Systemic Racism At Wells Fargo & Microsoft – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  Mexico: Thousands Disappear, Leaving Family Members Grasping for Answers – The SDU-T
6.  2 of Gretchen Whitmer’s Kidnapping Conspirators Seem to be Anti-Trumpers – V. Taft at PJM
7.  Soccer is Better without the Crowds – Roger Alton at The Spectator|America
8.  Speaker Pelosi Revs Up, Yes, the 25th Amendment – Andrew C. McCarthy at National Review
9.  Will Dems Get Away With the Russian Collusion Hoax? – Greg Jones at The Amrcn Spectator
10.  Biden’s Pseudoscientific Masquerade – David Catron at The American Spectator

CIVILIZATION WATCH TOP NEWS LINKS:
1.  Communist China Knows It Is Gaining, Fast – Frederick Kempe at Atlantic Council
2.  The Caucasus Burns While Europe Struggles – Thomas de Waal at Carnegie
3.  Lebanon Given away for Nothing? – Habib C. Malik at Providence Magazine
4.  Is Turkey’s Military Overstretched? – Allison Meakem at Foreign Policy
5.  Nagorno-Karabakh: What Is Peace? – Marina Nagai & Sophia Pugsley at EurasiaNet
6.  Cotton: US Should Make Explicit Commitment to Defend Taiwan from China – J. Breyer at WFB

THE ANGLO-SPHERE — The English-Speaking World TOP NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Democratic Art of Magical Thinking – Roger Kimball at The Spectator|America
2.  Calif. Using “Public Health” as Rationale to Push Progressive Political Goals – Ch.F. Rufo at CJ
3.  Censorship is More Dangerous than Conspiracy Theories – Sp!ked
4.  Why Price Controls Will Result in Fewer Life-Saving Drugs – Daniel J. Mitchell at FEE

THEOPOLITICS TOP NEWS LINKS:
1.  Biden: Threatens Religious Freedom, Trad Christians are Dregs of Society – T O’Neil at PJM
2.  Brooklyn Vicar Challenges Cuomo’s Lock Down Orders – Melissa Enaje at The Tablet
3.  A Brief History of Kamala Harris & the Knights of Columbus – Alexandra DeSanctis at NR
4.  Illiberal Protestants – Ramona Tausz at First Things
5.  Hillary Clinton: BLM a Theological Statement, Youth Leave Faith b/c Too Judgmental – The DW
6.  CCP Sinicizes Mosques to Weaken Muslim Faith – Li Mingxuan at Bitter Winter

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Renovation of the Chapel of a Carmelite Monastery in Michigan – Liturgical Arts Journal
2.  Weigel’s Terrible Arguments – Edward Feser, Ph.D., ,at Catholic Herald
3.  Oh Goodie! Another Vatican Appointment – One Mad Mom
4.  Is Pope Francis’s Vatican turning into Richard Nixon’s White House? – Damian Thompson
5.  Pope’s New Encyclical Ignores Previous Social Teaching – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
6.  Homosexuality & the Catholic Church: With Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler – Jos. Sciambra
7.  Kamala Harris Mangles History – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8.  Persecution? Bring It On – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
9.  A Terrible Choice Indeed – John Keown at First Things
10.  Fratelli Tutti Summarized & Translated from the Original BOMFOG – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

3 New Ways Catholic Apostolates Should Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Zeal of St. Francis to Convert the Sultan of Babylon – Catholic Restoration
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Life After Divorce With Rose Sweet – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
Archbishop Th. Wenski of Miami Blasts Handmaiden Criticism of Amy Coney Barrett – CNA/CWR
Change of Mind – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
Book Restoration is a Recovered Art for Italian Monks – Shaun McAfee at Our Sunday Visitor
The Spider Who Saved Christmas – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Oldest Christian Mosaics in Milan Restored – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movemen

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Cardinal Becciu Claims ‘Absolute Falseness’ of Allegations Against Him – CNA via The CWR

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Armenian Cathedral is Severely Damaged in Conflict with Azerbaijan – John Burger at Aleteia
Vatican Moves to Extend Secret Deal with Red China – Jos. Brouwer at China Digital Times

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Today’s Youth Need Veritatis Splendor – Vaclav Rajlich & Michael O. Kenney at Catholic Stand
An Encyclical Filled with Tensions & Omissions – Paolo Fucili at The Catholic World Report

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Kamala Harris’s Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln – Dan McLaughlin at National Review
2.  The Conflict That Could Spark a War – Tim Ogden at Spectator|Australia
3.  How Totalitarianism Can Happen Here – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
4.  Why French Winemakers are Welcoming Bats to Their Vineyards – Kirk Miller at Inside Hook
5.  Murders in Medieval London – Medievalists.net
6.  Review: We May Have Found Our Favorite Scotch of 2020 – Kirk Miller at Inside Hook
7.  The State of American Trade Schools – Chuck Thompson at Popular Mechanics
8.  Better Than Amnesty: An Immigration Plan for Americans – Zygmunt Mazanowski at The Strm
9.  Don’t ‘Decolonise’ My English Degree – Rob Lownie at Sp!ked
10.  Macron’s Not Worried About Islam, He’s Worried About Le Pen – H.A. Hellyer at Carnegie

Civilization Watch Top-10 News Links:
1.  Armenian Cathedral is Severely Damaged in Conflict with Azerbaijan – John Burger at Aleteia
2.  Shock & Awe, What Should We Make of Our Viking Ancestors – J. Elwes at Spectator|Australia
3.  Which Countries are For or Against China’s Xinjiang Policies – Catherine Putz at The|Diplomat
4.  Iran’s Declining Regional Influence – William Gourlay, Shahram Akbarzadeh, & Zahid Sh. Ahmed
5.  Red China’s Vision of Sovereignty for the Next World Order – Bill Hayton at The Interpreter
6.  New Armenian-Azerbaijani War Forces Russia to Make Tough Choices – L. Broers at Eursnt
7.  America Must Stop Turkey’s Rogue Adventurism In The South Caucasus – A. Clark at TNI
8.  The Balkan Wars: 100 Years Later, a History of Violence – Ishaan Tharoor at Time
9.  Russia’s Siberian Waters See Record Ship Traffic as Ice Melt Accelerates (Paywall) – The WSJ
10.  Putin’s Fear of Democracy is Fueling the Crisis in Belarus – Pet. Dickinson at Atlantic Council

The English-Speaking World Top-10 News Links:
1.  Interrupting Is Not Evidence of Sexism – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
2.  4 Best Webcams to Improve Your Work-from-Home Setup – Gabrielle Hondorp at Pop Mech
3.  An American Coup Attempt (Paywall) – Ron Johnson at The Wall Street Journal
4.  Why Canada is Now Debating a Basic Income Model – Aaron Burnett at New Statesman
5.  Lockdown has Caused a Mental-Health Crisis – Dave Clements at Sp!ked
6.  Reddit’s Censorship of The Great Barrington Declaration – Ethan Yank at AIER
7.  The Great Barrington Declaration Is Not Saying ‘Lock Up Grandma’ – Amelia Janaskie at AIER
8.  Six Lessons on the History & Economics of Taxation – Lawrence W. Reed at FEE
9.  The International Space Station Finally Got It’s New Space Toilet – Dan Robitzski at Futurism
10.  California’s New Task Force on Reparations is a Dangerous Exercise in Virtue-signaling – CJ

Theopolitics Top Links:
1.  Is Pope Francis’s Vatican turning into Richard Nixon’s White House? – Damian Thompson
2.  Cuomo, de Blasio Scapegoat Brooklyn’s Jews for China Virus Rise – Armin Rosen at Tablet
3.  Is the Supreme Court Too Catholic? (Paywall) – Matthew J. Franck at The Wall Street Journal
4.  The Shia are a Black Hole for US Policy in the Middle East – Andrew Peek at Atlantic Council

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: (I apologize for the hour delay in posting, it was a long day)
1.  New Church on Univ. of Virginia Campus Evangelizes with Beauty – Zelda Caldwell at Aleteia
2.  Exposing the Truth in the Persecution of Cardinal Pell – The Australian Catholic Weekly
3.  Medieval African Monastery Reconstructed Virtually – Medievalists.net
4.  An Incredible Resurgence of Catholicism in Milwaukee – Cream City Catholic
5.  Flatten the Curve – Not a Covid Post – One Mad Mom
6.  The Sinister Vatican Plot Against Cardinal Pell (Paywall) – Damian Thompson at The Spectator
7.  Acedia: The Lost Name for the Emotion We’re All Feeling Right Now – Jonathan L. Zecher
8.  Now Is the Time for War – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
9.  BLM Exposed: Tied to International Communism, Palestinian Terrorists. . . – Fr. Z’s Blog
10.  Is Catholicism Failing in the Philippines? – Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez at Catholic Stand

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
As an Unreconstructed Ossified Manualist, This is the Best Thing I’ve Seen in “Tutti” – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Utopian Vision of Pope Francis – Rob Crisell at The American Spectator
Before & After (& Before): Santa Maria in Cosmedin – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Religious Freedom: Did Vatican II Change Church Doctrine? – Rory Fox at Catholic Stand
The Toxic Waste of Roe v. Wade – George Weigel at First Things
Being Misjudged – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
Catholic Books for Halloween: Catholic Horror, Ghosts, & Exorcism Stories – Scott Smith, J.D.
How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Victory of Lepanto & the Most Holy Rosary – Fr. J.A. Rooney, O.P., at Catholic Restoration

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Cardinal Zen Challenges Cardinal Parolin Over Red China Deal Claims – CNA via NC Register
‘Xi Jinping’s Religious Persecution Harsher than Mao Zedong’s’ – Tang Feng at Bitter Winter
Catholicism in Nigeria: Church Stays Strong while Facing Terrorism, Persecution – R. Cavanaugh
Protecting Religious Freedom in the Middle East – Abigail R. Esman at The Algemeiner
Catholic Hong Kong Activist Jimmy Lai: ‘The Lord is Suffering with Me’ – Catholic News Agency

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Ordinariate Daily Office Commonwealth Edition: Advent 2021 – P. Jesserer Smith & J. Perry

POLITICS:
The Unreality of Joe Biden – Auguste Meyrat at Crisis Magazine
On the Washington Post’s People of Praise Confusion – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
Senators Reject Claim Amy Coney Barrett Too Christian for Supreme Court – CNA via NC Rgstr
Armenia: An Unwelcome Conflict & a Call to Prayer – Lela Gilbert at Hudson Institute 

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Artsakh: The Lonely Christian Mountain – Alberto M. Fernandez at Providence Magazine
17 Things Every Catholic Should Know About Carlo Acutis – Alyssa Murphy at NCRegister
Towards a ‘Beautiful Polyhedral Reality’ – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
Our Lady of Victory & the Power of Prayer – Casey Chalk at The Catholic World Report

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
U. of St Thomas (Houston) Prof Uses 21st Century Tech to Teach Classics Amid Pandemic – CBS

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Mike Pence was the Unlikely Winner of Vice Presidential Debate – Mt. Walther at The Week
2.  The Demographic Wipe-Out Facing Australia – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet
3.  The Bizarre History of St. Matthew, U.S.’s Most Remote Island – Tanner Garrity at Inside Hook
4.  NBA Caves! No ‘Black Lives Matter’ on Courts & Jerseys Next Year – Th. Lifson at Am Thinker
5.  The Myth of Mike Pence’s Appeal – Matthew Walther at The Week
6.  A Failed Experiment: The Lockdowns Must End – John Tierney at City Journal
7.  Why People Are Building Bunkers for the Apocalypse – Art of Manliness
8.  The Racist Democrat Mayors & Teachers – Melissa Mackenzie at The Amrcn Spectator
9.  Macron is Right about Islamist Separatism – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
10.  Inconvenient Truths 60 Minutes Forgot Regarding Calif. Wildfires & Climate Change – FEE

Civilization Watch Top-10 News Links:
1.  The Demographic Wipe-Out Facing Australia – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet
2.  Artsakh: The Lonely Christian Mountain – Alberto M. Fernandez at Providence Magazine
3.  Macron is Right about Islamist Separatism – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
4.  Another Vindication of Sweden – Sp!ked
5.  Ending Communist China’s Choke Hold on Rare-earth Minerals – Kori Schake at AEI
6.  Why the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s Legacy of Liberty is Worthy of Appreciation – FEE
7.  It’s Time China Got Over the Opium War – Bill Hayton at UnHerd
8.  Communist China’s Public Relations Efforts are Not Working – Elisabeth Braw at AEI
9.  Pompeo to Fortify Indo-Pacific Quad Coalition, China Fears as ‘mini-NATO’ – J. Gehrke at WE
10.  The Stakes in Nagorno-Karabakh War are Higher This Time Round – The Moscow Times

The Anglosphere Top-10 News Links:
1.  Wokeness Comes To Halliburton – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
2.  The Election is Joe Biden’s to Lose – Daniel DePetris at The Spectator|USA
3.  Did the V.P. Debate Change a Single Mind? – Charles Lipson at The Spectator|USA
4.  The Narrative of White Supremacism in Math Results in Delusional Policy – Rob. Cherry at CJ
5.  Dueling Polls – Karlyn Bowman at American Enterprise Institute
6.  Lessons Learned from Those Who Stay & Defend Their Properties from Wildfires – S.M. Joyce
7.  Newsom’s Car-Ban Publicity Stunt – Steven Greenhut at The American Spectator
8.  The Constitutional Reckoning of State Lockdown Orders – Ethan Yang at AIER
9.  The Uses of Revolutionary Violence – F.H. Buckley at Law & Liberty
10.  Don’t Blur the Line between Science & Politics – Rob Sutton at Sp!ked

Theopolitics Top-10 News Links:
1.  Medieval African Monastery Reconstructed Virtually – Medievalists.net 88
2.  The Sinister Vatican Plot Against Cardinal Pell (Paywall) – Damian Thompson at The Spectator
3.  Acedia: The Lost Name for the Emotion We’re All Feeling Right Now – Jonathan L. Zecher
4.  The Utopian Vision of Pope Francis – Rob Crisell at The American Spectator
5.  Artsakh: The Lonely Christian Mountain – Alberto M. Fernandez at Providence Magazine
6.  Biden Threatens Religious Freedom, Suggests Trad’l Christians are Dregs of Society – PJM
7.  On the Washington Post’s People of Praise Confusion – Alexandra DeSanctis at Ntnl Review
8.  Macron is Right about Islamist Separatism – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
9.  ‘Xi Jinping’s Religious Persecution Harsher than Mao Zedong’s’ – Tang Feng at Bitter Winter
10.  Archaeologists Unearth Foundations of One of Nation’s Oldest Black Churches – N McGreevy

Etc. Top News Links:
1.  Medieval African Monastery Reconstructed Virtually – Medievalists.net
2.  Acedia: The Lost Name for the Emotion We’re All Feeling Right Now – Jonathan L. Zecher
3.  Prince Harry is Royal Kryptonite – Mary Harrington at UnHerd
4.  The Bizarre History of St. Matthew, America’s Most Remote Island – Tanner Garrity at Inside Hook
5.  Why People Are Building Bunkers for the Apocalypse – Art of Manliness
6.  Tribute to ‘Formidable, Irreplaceable’ Eddie Van Halen – Joe Trohman at Variety
7.  A Colossal Statue Of Atlas Will Rise Again – Isis Davis-Marks at Smithsonian Magazine
8  Archaeologists Unearth Foundations of One of Nation’s Oldest Black Churches – N. McGreevy

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  A Curious Feature of Fratelli Tutti, Self-Referential; Read the Metadata – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  Complete Horror Show of Public Schools in Milwaukee, Truly Frightening – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  New Report Details 44 Accounts of Alleged Abuse by David Haas – S. Vodvarka at NC Reporter
4.  Where’s The McCarrick Report? – Complicit Clergy
5.  Pope Meets with Aussie Nuncio, Amid €700K Transfer Allegation – Ed Pentin at NC Register
6.  Andrew Cuomo Threatens to Shut Down Churches, Synagogues – Mary Margaret Olohan
7.  Reports say Woman Working for Becciu Received €600K f/ Vatican Secretariat of State – CWR
8.  How Do You Spell Garish? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
9.  Cardinal Müller on the American Presidential Election – D. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic
10.  Amy Coney Barrett’s Dad’s Journey – Deacon Mike Coney at St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Who Lost the Culture? – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
Glass Canvas Launches Tilma Platform to Move Dioceses from Maintenance to Mission – CK
Pope Francis’ New Rap on Capitalism, Borders, & Politics – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Beliefs, Faith, & American Citizenship – Deacon Greg Lambert at Catholic Stand
Defending Christian Armenia – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Is Carlo Acutis Body Incorrupt, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Is the Neo-Gothic Style Back in Fashion? – Elisabeth Bonnefoi at Aleteia
How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Carthusian Rosary – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Texas Grand Jury Indicts Netflix for ‘Cuties’ – Catholic News Agency
Abortion Is Slavery: Pregnancy Things As Property – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at TACatholic

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
As for Me & My Household, I Prefer the Gothic Chasuble – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Sthrn Orders
Maria Hilf Chapel at Church of St. Agnes (Ecclesia Sanctæ Agnetis) – Liturgical Arts Journal
The Sherborne Missal & the Medieval Artist Who Suffered for His Art – David Clayton at NLM

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
VidAngel CEO on Filtering Content for Faith-Based Streaming, Creating The Chosen – J. Holmes

POLITICS:
Catholic Church Gains Stature in Belarus: What US Christians Should Know – K. Lee at Prvdnc
There Is No Catholic Case For Biden – Jennifer Hartline at The Stream
Biden Doubles Down on Abortion Law Pledge – Catholic News Agency
Two Good Topics for the Dinner Table: Religion & Politics – Joseph Pearce at NC Register

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Fratelli Tutti, the Death Penalty, & Infallibility – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
What Drives Us to the Confessional? – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
St. Paul on Respect for Authority – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
Drive-Thu Confession: The Care of Souls at the Time of the Pandemic – Daniela Tarantino at CF
With Our Hope Well-Anchored in Heaven – Pamela Mandela at Catholic Stand
ACB’s Confirmation Would be Major Victory for Christian Legal Movement – D. Bennett at R&P

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Ordinariate Mass Added to St. Anne’s ‘Martha & Mary Chapel’ in Richmond Hill – Fr. A. McDonald
Grace Makes the Fruits Grow – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Man Wanted to Open an Ice Cream Shop, Unfortunately He was in San Francisco – Jn. Sexton
2.  V.P. Debate: Kamala Harris has a Weak Spot Mike Pence could Exploit – Rac. Bucchino at TNI
3.  2020 Is Tumbling Toward 1917 – Helen Andrews at The American Conservative
4.  The Self-Immolation Of Sports Television – Jack Capizzi at Human Events.
5.  Secession Is No Californian Dream – Marshall Auerback at UnHerd
6.  Why Wind Won’t Work – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
7.  Boris Johnson Keeps Defying Gravity – Tom MacTague at The Atlantic
8.  Pulitzer Board Must Revoke Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Prize – P. Wood at Ntnl Assoc. of Scholars
9.  One Nation, Under Woke – Richard M. Reinsch, II, at Law & Liberty
10.  Reimagining Britain – Oliver Wiseman at City Journal

Civilization Watch:
What You Need to Know about the “Quad,” in Charts – Tanvi Madan at Brookings
Nationalism, Eastern European Style – James Ramon Felak at Law & Liberty
Meet The Promising New Leader Of The Italian Right – Francesco Giubilei at The American. . .
Can Anyone Stop the Caucasus Clash? – Walter Russell Mead at Hudson Institute
A Clash with Turkey Is Becoming Inevitable – Michael Rubin at The National Interest
What Happens when Red China becomes a Super Power – Michael Schuman at The Atlantic
Turkey’s Mercenarization of War – Seth Frantzman at Jerusalem Post via Middle East Forum
The UN’s Existential Crisis – Shashi Tharoor at Project Syndicate
Armenia-Azerbaijan War: Military Dimensions of the Conflict – Michael Kofman at Russia Matters
Swiss City Geneva Votes for World-Record $25 Hourly Minimum Wage – Brad Polumbo at FEE
Modi’s Himalayan Dilemma – Sushant Singh at Foreign Affairs
Conflict in the Caucasus & the New American Strategy – George Friedman at Geopolitical Futures
US-China Cold War Creates Fresh Need for Peaceful Coexistence – Hanns W. Maull at Nikkei Asia

The Anglosphere:
It’s Time to Lift the Veil on George Soros – Frank Wright, Ph.D., at The Stream
Time to Stop Devaluing Manual Work – Gareth Sturdy at Sp!ked
Get to Know Workspace, Google’s Biggest Threat to Microsoft Office Yet – Kirk Miller at InsdHk
To Beat Red China, Uncle Sam Needs STEM – M. Madon & K. Westwood at The National Interest
Taxpayers Should Stop Funding Liberal Univs. Undermining The Common Good – The Federalist

Theopolitics:
Andrew Cuomo Threatens to Shut Down Churches, Synagogues – Mary Margaret Olohan
Defending Christian Armenia – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Catholic Church Gains Stature in Belarus: What US Christians Should Know – K. Lee at Prvdnc
VidAngel CEO on Filtering Content for Faith-Based Streaming, Creating The Chosen – J. Holmes
ACB’s Confirmation Would be Major Victory for Christian Legal Movement – D. Bennett at R&P

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  What We Don’t Know about the Becciu-Pell Allegations, Yet – Ed Condon at Cth News Agency
2.  St. Augustine of Hippo in Fratelli Tutti – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Fratelli Tutti: Familiar Mixture of Dubious Claims, Straw Men, Genuine Insights – S Gregg DPhil
4.  Did Fired Vatican Cardinal Bribe Witnesses Against Pell? – Kenneth Garger at New York Post
5.  Fra. Tut.: Mountains of Repetition, Conceptual Vagueness & Utopian Aspirations – R Royal PhD
6.  Supreme Court Justices Say Obergefell a ‘Problem’ for Religious Liberty – Mt Hadro via NCReg
7.  Vatican-Sino Pact: Msgr. Guo Xijin Resigns from Public Office & Retires to Life of Prayer – AN
8.  Fra. T.: A Political Document, Long, Self-Referential, Religious Pluralism Reigns – E Sammons
9.  The Extraordinary Actions of the Devil – Kathleen Beckman at Catholic Exchange
10.  Curses are Real! – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Pope Issues Shock Letter On St. Jerome, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Fratelli Tutti: Pope Cites & Quotes Himself in Justifying Banning Life Imprisonment – Dale Price
Fratelli Tutti: Let The Penitential Slog Begin – Restore-DC-Catholicism
Ungrateful Tenants – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
What Is the “Sin of Human Respect”? – Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
Catholic Social Teaching & Your Vote – Scott Davis at Catholic Stand
What Happened to the Minor Order of Exorcist – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
It can’t Happen Here: A Review of Live Not By Lies – Francis X. Maier at The Catholic World Report

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Cardinal Pell Accuser Denies Cardinal Becciu Bribery Allegations – Catholic News Agency
Cardinal Becciu is Accused of Setting Up Cardinal Pell, but Facts are Few – J.D. Flynn via CWR
Pope Francis Fills Committee to Monitor Internal Vatican Financial Decisions – NC Register

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Anti-Catholicism in America: Where We are Today – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
Deep in the Red, the Disappointing Balance Two Years into the Accord with China – S. Magister
Church Closures: Assessing the Christian Legal Movement’s Response – A. Lewis & D. Bennett

CULTURE OF LIFE:
They Inspire Us Every Day: Carmelite Sisters Serve Women with Disabilities in New Home – CWR

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Photos & Descriptions of a Recent Armenian Liturgy in California – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
God’s Saboteurs – Mark Bauerlein at First Things
Fatherhood, Fathers, & Sons with Joseph Sciambra – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info

ECONOMICS:
The Candidates & Economics: Whose Plan Is ‘More Catholic’? – Jonathan Liedl at NC Register

POLITICS:
Christian Armenia Under Attack – Mark Movsesian at First Things
Why Pro-Lifers Shouldn’t Give Up on the Supreme Court – Trent Horn at The Cthlc World Report
Previewing the Supreme Court’s Landscape Ahead of Confirmation Battle – L. Brown at NC Rgstr

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Sourdough Bread Oven Discovery Offers Insight Into Medieval Cistercian Monastery – JP Mauro
The Problem of Animal Suffering – John DeRosa at Catholic Answers Magazine
Five Myths About Columbus, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Bishop Burbidge of Arlington Preaches on Human Dignity & Natural Law at Red Mass – The CWR
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos: America’s ‘Happy Saint’ – Michael O’Neill at Ntnl Cthlc Register

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
US Catholic Bishops Announce Candidates for Committee Chairs – Catholic News Agency
Meet Catholic Herbalist Katherine Adams – Alexandra Greeley at National Catholic Register

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Maria Wittner’s Warning – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
2.  Chrissy Teigen & the Death of Privacy – Frank Furedi at Sp!ked
3.  Pope Just Called Private Property a ‘Secondary Right’; Couldn’t Be More Wrong – B. Polumbo
4.  The Woke Cult Kills Everything, Even Science Fiction – Mark Judge at The Stream
5.  Socialist-Themed Vegan Meat Co. learns Marxism works better in Theory than Practice – FEE
6.  Why did Joseph Stalin take the Name ‘Stalin’? – Yekaterina Sinelschikova at Russia Beyond
7.  What October Surprise from North Korea Might Look Like – Markus Garlauskas & Bruce Perry
8.  War in the Caucasus Will Spread to Russia & Turkey – James Stavridis at The Japan Times
9.  The Unwelcome Success of Charter Schools – Ian Rowe at Law & Liberty
10.  Schooling For Totalitarianism – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative

Why Armenia & Azerbaijan Are on the Brink of War – Jeffrey Mankoff at Foreign Affairs
Armenia Needs to Sue for Peace Now: The Alternative is Even Worse – Damjan Krnjevic-Miskovic
Philippines vs. Facebook Brawl Exposes Communist China’s Sharp Power – Richard Heydarian

Civilization Watch:
Lebanon-Israel Talks Will Mark Another Win for Donald Trump – Raghida Dergham at The Ntnl
30 Years on from Reunification, Contours of New Germany Still Emerging – Jeremy Cliffe at NS
Can America Stop a Wider War Between Armenia & Azerbaijan? – Svante E. Cornell at Ntnl Intrst
New Caledonia Turns Down Independence Again – Political Geography Now
Chinese Anxiety Over Tibet Fuels Rising Tensions with India – Brahma Chellaney at Nikkei Asia
The Threat to Life & Liberty from the United Nations’ Abuse of Human Rights – Grace Melton
The Death & Life of Terrorist Networks – C Blair, E Chenoweth, M Horowitz, E Perkoski & P Potter
Nigeria’s History May Support Federalism in Lebanon – Shannon Walsh at Providence Magazine
The Formula for a Richer World? Equality, Liberty, Justice – Deirdre Nansen McCloskey at AIER
ASEAN Stress-Tested by America & Communist China – Editorial Board at East Asia Forum
Saving Uighur Culture From Genocide – Yasmeen Serhan at The Atlantic

The Anglosphere:
We Cannot Ignore the Harms of Lock Down – Sp!ked
Care Workers are Not Saints – Madeleine Bunting at UnHerd
Electric Cars: A Hill to Die On? – Mike Watson at Hudson Institute
Where George Floyd Died, Immigrant Businesses Are Suffering – Adam Minter at Bloomberg
Creative Destruction Works Unless Undermined by Crony Capitalism – James Pethokoukis at AEI
Upcoming Religious Liberty Cases – Anna Brynner at Public Square Magazine

Theopolitics:
Christian Armenia Under Attack – Mark Movsesian at First Things

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  18 New Postulants, Michigan Dominican Sisters See Vocations Boom – Reb. W. Martin at OSV
2.  Pride Goes Before the Fall – One Mad Mom
3.  Of the SSPX & Schism & The Bitter Pill – Fr. Z’s Blog
4.  Dossier To Vatican Alleges Cardinal Becciu Covertly Channeled Money to Australia – Ed Pentin
5.  Card. Becciu Stole Vatican Funds to Bribe Witnesses in Card. Pell Case (Paywall) – The Times
6.  Aquinas on How to Ensure Your Prayer Is Answered in 4 Easy Steps! – Eamonn Clark at ChRM
7.  Satanic Attacks Erupt after News that Trump was Sick from “The Wuhan Devil” – Fr. Z’s Blog
8.  My Sister’s Guardian Angel Saved Her Life & Years Later, Led Her Home – Fr. Dw. Longenecker
9.  A Tale of Two Catholics – George Neumayr at The Stream
10.  America’s Problems Go Even Deeper than This Grim Election – Christopher Altieri at C. Herald

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Carlo Acutis Raises Question: What Does It Mean if a Saint’s Body is ‘Incorrupt’? – CNA via CWR
Fratelli Tutti – The American Catholic
The Mystical Life of Guardian Angels, Revealed by the Saints – ChurchPOP
Alfonso’s Never Ending Death – Arthur Pahl at Catholic Stand
Overcoming Liberal Individualism thru a Vision for Rebuilding Culture – L. Jared Staudt, Ph.D.
Who Will Be The Next Pope, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Could Car Seat Laws Really be Lowering Birthrates? – Matt Hadro at CNA via The CWR
How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Columbus Day: Should We Celebrate or Mourn? – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Edith Stein & the Experience of God – Dermot Moran at The Immanent Frame

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Connection Between Vatican & Australia During Pell’s Prosecution? – Philip F. Lawler via Twitter
The Cardinal, The Vatican Scandal & the Lawyer who Posed in Skimpy Swimsuit – Law Fuel
Analysis: Vatican Financial Report Stops Short of Questions on Peter’s Pence – Han. Brockhaus

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Abduction, Rape, & Forced Conversion of Christian Girls in Egypt – Raymond Ibrahim at MEF
What Assyrians Can Teach Us About God’s Grace – Dante Hosseini at The Stream
The Secular Left, Dems can’t Impose a Religious Test on ACB – Mary Vought at USA Today
Cardinal Zen on Communist China: ‘There is Nothing More to Do Other Than Prayer’ – Bree A. Dail

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Abortion Is Slavery: Pregnancy Things As Property – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand

SCRIPTURE:
7 Ways St. Jerome’s Vulgate Helped to Shape the Church – Stephen Beale at Catholic Exchange

ARCHITECTURE:
Excavation Reveals 1,600-Year-Old Mosaic, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging

POLITICS:
Watch: Lay Catholics Confront Biden’s Bishop Over His Silence – Complicit Clergy
China’s Communist Christ – Cameron Hilditch at National Review
What the NBA Should Never Forget – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
“The Impact of Coronavirus on Public Funding of Religious Organizations” – Adelaide Madera
What the Catholic Legal Tradition has to Offer America – Mary Farrow at Catholic News Agency

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
More Goop from Fishwrap about Ordaining Women – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Look Like, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
My Thoughts Are Not Your Thoughts – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand
The Legal & Moral Obligation of Catholic Judges – F.P. Sampino at Dappled Things

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  A Tale of Two Catholics – George Neumayr at The Stream
2.  The Coming Pandemonium – Michael Warren Davis at The Imaginative Conservative
3.  Media Continue to Cover Up Joe Biden’s Mental Decline – Howie Carr at Boston Herald
4.  Abduction, Rape, & Forced Conversion of Christian Girls in Egypt – Raymond Ibrahim at MEF
5.  Russia Moves LGBT Children’s Programming from Netflix to Adult Section – The Epnyms Flwr
6.  Why Democrats Might Take It Easy On Amy Coney Barrett – David Marcus at The Federalist
7.  Biden’s Catholic Con Job Continues – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
8.  California Is a Cautionary Tale for America – Steve Greenhut at Reason Magazine
9.  The NBA’s Finger-Wagging, Self-Righteous Moralizing – Jason Whitlock at Outkick
10.  Triple America’s Population to Save It – Kay S. Hymowitz at City Journal

Civilization Watch:
The Autocrats of the World are Uniting – Christopher Rhodes at UnHerd
What is Socialism?  What is Communism? – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
Is Peace Possible Between Armenia & Azerbaijan? – Judy Dempsey at Carnegie Europe
Nagorno-Karabakh: A Flare-Up, or All-Out War? – Sergei Markedonov at The Moscow Times

The West:
The Crypto State: Technological Developments & News Systems of Governance – Bruno Maçães

The Anglosphere:
Child Regicide & Jacobin Magazine – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Religion of Apocalyptic Environmentalism – Sean McDowell at The Stream
Michigan Again has a Republican Form of Government – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
The Secular Left, Dems can’t Impose a Religious Test on ACB – Mary Vought at USA Today
Why the Young Hate the Tories – Ed West at UnHerd
Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Whitmer’s Pandemic Powers – Rick Moran at PJ Media
Biden Lead Over Trump Cut To 3 Points After Prez Debate: IBD/TIPP Poll — Jed Graham at IBD
U.S.: Is the Official China Virus Death Toll Accurate? – James D. Agresti at Issues & Insights
Senate Democrats Unlikely to Abolish the Filibuster – Chris Pope at City Journal

Theopolitics:
Neither Southern Nor Baptist – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
China Virus, Compelling State Interest in Health & Religious Autonomy – W.C. Durham, Jr.

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  What Is Hedonism? More Than You Think – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Cthlc Spiritual Direction
2.  50 Things You Ever Wanted to Know About Confession – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Cth Exchange
3.  The Inspiring Holiness of St. Padre Pio, In One Awesome Infographic – ChurchPOP
4.  Harnessing the Awesome Power of Catholic Mysticism & Deep Prayer – Matthew Leonard
5.  Why Every Catholic Must Engage in Mental Prayer – Peter McGregor at The Catholic Weekly
6.  Benedictine Spirituality: The Master’s Instructions – Fr. B. Hicks, O.S.B., at C. Spiritual Direction
7.  More than Words are Needed: A Faith Disconnected from Life – Deacon M. Bickerstaff at ICL™
8.  From Agnostic to Baptist to Catholic: The ABCs of Conversion – Dr. Ian Murphy at The CHNI
9.  Why It’s Important To Bless your New Home – Noémie Bertin at Aleteia
10.  The Forgotten Prayer of the Father – Tyler Blanski at The Catholic Gentleman

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
Prepare to Receive Communion with St. Therese’s Childlike Prayer – Kathleen N. Hattrup
The Goal in Raising Children – John Cuddeback at Life Craft
Living the Obstacles of Being a Catholic – Daniel Mark at Catholic Stand
“Pray”: The Story of Father Patrick Peyton – Andrew Petiprin at Word on Fire Blog
Spiritual Training: A Workout For Your Soul – Drew & Katie Taylor at Catholic Link
How To Deal With Gossip Like A Saint – Laura Ricketts at epicPew
St. Francis & Answering God’s Call – Sarah Metts at Catholic Exchange

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Interview: George Weigel on The Future of the Church – R.J. Carr at Ethics & Public Policy Cntr
2.  Analysis: Two Years After McCarrick Investigation Began, Report Not Yet in Sight – J.D. Flynn
3.  Papal Contempt – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4.  The Thinness of the New Atheism – Theodore Dalrymple at The Catholic Thing
5.  What the Devil & Karl Marx have to do with America Now – Paul Kengor, Ph.D., at Respect. . .
6.  The Vatican Betrays China’s Catholics—Again – Crisis Magazine
7.  Four Things Your Guardian Angel Does For You – Joseph I. Elizondo at Catholic Exchange
8.  The Francis Option – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
9.  Science, Starlight, & the Age of the Universe (Creationism, Creation Science) – Jimmy Akin
10.  Does Naming a Baby ‘Michael’ Save Him from Abortion? – Mary O’Regan at The Path Less. . .

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
Supreme Court Rulings Already Impacting Catholic Schools – Patrick Reilly at Newman Society
The Theology of the Body – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Spanish Bishops Decry Government Plan to Redesign National Memorial – Jon. Luxmoore at CH
Hurry Up: The World Needs Your Talents! – Barbara Padolina at Catholic Stand
Five Books About Angels Catholics Should Read – Catholic Link
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Diocese in Communist Vietnam Builds New Seminary Amid Rising Vocations – C.  Mares at CNA
How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
People are Chestertonian without Realising It: 46 years of Chesterton Review – Christopher Altieri

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Zoom Dialog with a Protestant Pastor about Baptism & being Born Again – Steve Ray at DotCF

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Book Review: The New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke – Dappled Things

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Celestial Intercession of the Holy Archangels – Word on Fire Blog
Why Do Catholics Venerate Mary? A Comprehensive Overview – Rachel Hamilton at Clarifying. . .
Choosing All (The Little Flower) – Jim Anderson at Catholic Answers Magazine
The 150th Anniversary of Vatican I & the Church Today – Peter D. Beaulieu at The CWR
Experience between the Secular & the Divine – Edward Baring, Ph.D., at The Immanent Frame
New Research Shows Religious Liberty Drives Human Flourishing – Christos A. Makridis at RCR
Space Creatures & the Catholic Church – Kathy Schiffer at National Catholic Register
The World in a Village, Pacem in Terris? – Glenn Slaby at Catholic Stand

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  America’s Chris Wallace Problem – Robert Stacy McCain at The American Spectator
2.  Went Undercover w/ Looters Expected to Find Racists, Found Anarchists Instead – K. Greenlee
3.  Why Did Many Cohabiting Mums have Relationship Problems in Lockdown – Harry Benson
4.  ‘The Right Book At The Right Time’ – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  Yet More Footage of Great Barrier Dying Reef Not Dying – JoNova
6.  Victorian Pagans – Graham McAleer at Law & Liberty
7.  List of Dems Who Attacked Amy Coney Barrett for Her Faith – Mary Margaret Olohan at DC
8.  Did the CIA, FBI, & Hillary Launch a Silent Coup against Trump? – Editorial Board at I & I
9.  The Revolt Against Lockdown – Tom Slater at Sp!ked
10.  Sandmann’s Lawyer to Sue Biden for Calling Rittenhouse a White Supremacist – T. O’Neil

Civilization Watch:
A Gandhi in Our Midst – Kelsang D. Aukatsang at The Indian Express
Armenia in Dire Straits as Karabakh Conflict Reignites – Pavel Felgenhauer at The Jamestown. . .
How Egypt is Developing Its Golden Triangle – Rasha Mahmoud at Al-Monitor
America’s Unsung Success in Syria – Seth Frantzman at Middle East Forum
Zoroastrians Make a Comeback in No. Iraq, Still Face Stigma – Charlotte Bruneau & Kawa Omar
The New Great Game in the Eastern Mediterranean – Omid Shokri Kalehsar at The Jamestown. . .
Beijing Amps Up Rhetoric & Military Exercises Amid Taiwan Tensions – Nicole Hao at TET

The Anglosphere:
Soft Totalitarianism, Coming or Going? – James M. Patterson at Law & Liberty
Trump is Winning the Voter Registration Battle against Biden in Key States – David Wasserman
Ways “Systematic Racism” Might Happen, Hospital Edition – Jennifer Fitz at Sticking the Corners
President Trump has the China Virus, What Happens Now? – Matthew Walther at The Week
Population Panic Still Alive & Well – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet
Barrett Nomination Revives Obamascare Tactics – David Catron at The American Spectator
Entrepreneurship Is Skyrocketing During the Pandemic – Kerry McDonald at FEE
An “Ecotopian” Future: Can California’s Green Extremism Go National? – Joel Kotkin at RCE

Theopolitics:
Thousands Kneel on National Mall in Repentance to God, More Elsewhere – Aliya Kuykendall
Experience between the Secular & the Divine – Edward Baring, Ph.D., at The Immanent Frame
New Research Shows Religious Liberty Drives Human Flourishing – Christos A. Makridis at RCR

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Bishop Barron at His Best & a Lament of a Growing Rift – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at CiM
2.  Is Carlo Acutis Body Incorrupt? – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia
3.  An Ugly Shrine Basilica for the Beautiful Little Flower – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Sthrn Orders
4.  The Rich Pope in a Church That Is Ever Poorer – Marco Tosatti at STILVM CVRIÆ
5.  “Growing Hostility” Towards Catholics – Jacob Jarvis at Newsweek
6.  Who was Carlo Acutis? A CNA Explainer – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
7.  Beautiful Vestments Created by St. Thérèse of Lisieux – Kathy Schiffer at NC Register
8.  A New Sculpture at Clear Creek Abbey – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
9.  The Incomparable Codex Vaticanus – Peter Darcy at Catholic Stand
10.  Christianity: White Supremacists At Prayer? – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative

How to Write Better Catholic Appeal Letters – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The True Meaning of Vatican II – Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap., at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
Q & A with Ratzinger Prize Winner Dr. Tracey Rowland – Peter Rosengren at The Catholic Weekly
Longing for Eternal Love – Anja Renkes at Ignitum Today
Sister Mary of the Rosary, O.P.: The Little Flower of Alabama – Paige Courtney Barnes at NC Rgstr
Whither the WASP? – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
12 of the most Striking Insights from Therese’s Autobiography – Maria P. Daud & Katherine Ruddy
Russia’s Catholic Church Warns against Proposed Curbs on Clergy – Jonathan Luxmoore at OSV
Gosnell’s Victims & the Story behind “American Antigone” – Matthew Archbold at Crtv Mnrty Rprt
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Islamic Takeover of Europe – Fr. Mario Alexis Portella at The European Conservative

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Mincione Used Former Vatican Fund to Invest in Mafia-Linked Bond Managed by Torzi – CNA
European Financial-Crime Evaluators Make On-Site Visit to Vatican – C. Wooden via The Pilot

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Byzantine Music of the Italo-Albanian Tradition – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

SCRIPTURE:
Creation Ex Nihilo is in the Bible – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
How Atheist Richard Dawkins’ Recent Book Misleads Young Adults – Nathan Farrar at H&PR
Poetry: “Dante, Dante!” – Dappled Things
The Trump I Know: Off the Shelf with Joe Knopp & Daryl Lefever – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

POLITICS:
Anti-Religious Crusaders Are Feeling Bold These Days – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at NC Register

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
French Soldiers tell how St. Thérèse Helped & Protected Them in World War I – Jos. Pronechen
Ecclesia Supplet: Making Invalid Sacraments Valid – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made. . .
Amy Coney Barrett: Handmaid of the Lord, Not the State – Fr. Ben Johnson at Powerblog
Aquinas Contra Sedition & Factional Tyranny – Edward Feser, Ph.D.

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
The Little Flower’s Lisieux – Mary Hansen at National Catholic Register

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Why I’m Leaving California – Ben Shapiro at The Daily Signal
2.  Christianity: White Supremacists At Prayer? – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
3.  Who Are the Proud Boys? – Anastasia Beaverhausen at The Stream
4.  The Explosive Story of How Shrapnel Got Its Name – The National Interest
5.  Whither the WASP? – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
6.  Smart Locks—CCP’s New Tool to Control Population – Tang Wanming at Bitter Winter
7.  The Islamic Takeover of Europe – Fr. Mario Alexis Portella at The European Conservative
8.  Drudge Report, a Trump Ally in 2016, Stops Boosting Him for 2020 – Tiffany Hsu at N.Y. Times
9.  Trans Totalitarianism & Your Children – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
10.  One Planet, One Child: A New Ghastly Push Against Family, Children & Love – Marija Stajić

Civilization Watch:
Turkey Is Killing Armenians, Again (& Why It Matters to US) – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Is India Gearing Up for War With Communist China? – Peter Suciu at The National Interest
A Second Armenian Genocide – Siobhan Nash-Marshall at The Imaginative Conservative
Ripple Effects from the TikTok saga: Crony Capitalism & the Splintering Internet – Claude Barfield
Former Renmin Professor calls for Xi’s Retirement, Federal Model – Samuel Wade at ChDT

The West:
Can Nuclear Fusion Fuel an Innovation Nation? – James Pethokoukis at Am Enterprise Institute
Bonapartism & the Populist Empire – Dylan Stevenson at The Imaginative Conservative

The Anglosphere:
Cuomo’s Vaccine Overreach – Joel Zinberg at City Journal
The Press’s Strange Fascination with the Proud Boys – The Spectator|USA
AP Issues New Guidance for Reporters to Cover Up Leftist Violence – Bronson Stocking at TH
Why Would YouTube Suppress Our New Video on Disney, Chinese Genocide, & Mulan? – FEE
Why It’s Fashionable to Hate Your Own Country – Patrick West at Sp!ked
Nominating Amy Coney Barrett is the Best Thing Trump has Done in Office – Matthew Walther
The War on Critical Race Theory Indoctrination is Worth Winning – Barbara Kay at The Post Mllnnl
Different Demographic Groups Excelling Does Not Prove Discrimination – Rav Arora at City Jrnl
The Wealth Gap Shrinks – Mark J. Perry at American Enterprise Institute

Etc. . .:
The Grand Jury: The Medieval & the Modern – The Medievalists.net

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Confessions of a Former Prolapsed Catholic – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
2.  Cardinal Pell Returns to Rome, Legal Proceedings Against Card. Becciu Organized – Ed Pentin
3.  Pope Issues Shock Letter on St. Jerome & Scripture Study – M Barber PhD at The Sacred Page
4.  The New Manichæism – Rob Marco at Catholic Stand
5.  Yes, Biden Is Catholic; That’s the Problem – Declan Leary at Crisis Magazine
6.  Why is Australia’s Cardinal Pell Returning to Rome? – Gerard O’Connell at America Magazine
7.  New Eucharistic Adoration Chapel at St Catharines Church in Columbus, Ohio – Ltrgcl Arts Jrnl
8.  A Roman Mystery: The Lost Tomb of St. Jerome – Fr. Z’s Blog
9.  Cardinal Guixot Defends New Encyclical in Advance – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
10.  Norway’s Newest Catholic Bishop is a Cistercian Monk – Hannah Brockhaus at C News Agncy

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
It Is Not the Fault of Voltaire or Vatican II – Deacon Göran Fäldt at National Catholic Register
Ambition & Kenosis – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Catholic Florida State Student Ousted from Student Govt Alleges Religious Discrimination – CNA
Two Cheers For Archbishop Cordileone, & More Great Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Whatever Happened to ‘Mainline’ Protestantism in America’s Public Square? – Richard Ostling
St. Jerome & Caravaggio – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
A House Divided: Political Chaos, Churchly Conflict, & the Spirit of Christ – Sam Guzman at TCG
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Who Are the ‘People of Praise’? – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Moneyval Evaluation Begins at Vatican – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via NC Register

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Pompeo: Nowhere is Religious Freedom More Under Assault than in Red China – CNA via CWR

SCRIPTURE:
St. Jerome & ‘Spiritus Paraclitus’ Are More Relevant Than Ever – John Bergsma, Ph.D., at NCRgstr

ARCHITECTURE:
Carpenters Show Medieval Skills To Fix Notre Dame, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging

POLITICS:
In Fiery Debate, Trump & Biden Clash Over Barrett Nomination & Abortion – CNA via The CWR

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Christians in Uniform – Paul Dixon at Catholic Answers Magazine
God’s Angels Defend Us in Battle – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Chris Wallace’s Bias for Biden Was Appalling – Patricia McCarthy at American Thinker
2.  After the First Presidential Debate, Do We Really Need Any Others? – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
3.  The Worst Presidential Debate of All Time – Matthew Walther at The Week
4.  Suicide of the Liberals – Gary Saul Morson at First Things
5.  Sweden has Destroyed the Case for Lock-Down – Christopher Snowdon at Sp!ked
6.  Ivy League Rioters – Peter Wood at The American Mind
7.  Presidential Debate Number One: A Biden Fact-Check – Celine Ryan at Human Events.
8.  The Howard Zinn Riots – Mary Grabar at The American Mind
9.  The Presidential Debate Was a Snapshot of America – Michael Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream
10.  Is Critical Race Theory Racist? – Gary W. Houchens, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

Civilization Watch:
Armenian Turks becoming ‘Target’ as Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict Escalates – Andrew Wilks
The Unfinished Chinese Civil War – John Culver at The Interpreter
President Xi to Manipulate Archæology to Push Han Chinese Imperialism – Bitter Winter
The Progressive Case for Empire – Ed West at UnHerd
Turkey is Normalizing Militant Jihadism –  Armen V. Sahakyan & Erik Khzmalyan at Providence

The Anglosphere:
Traditionalist Originalism – Marc O. DeGirolami at Law & Liberty
Reclaiming American History – The Editors at The American Mind
Should Americans Worry About Amy Coney Barrett & ‘People of Praise’? – David French
American Families Want More School Choice – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review

Metaphysics:
Light & Life for Christians in the Midst of Iran’s Darkness – Lela Gilbert at Hudson Institute