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MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  What Does the Glory Be mean by ‘World Without End’? – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at OSV News
2.  Ask Father: Giving Money to Peter’s Pence; I Cannot See Myself Contributing – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Good & Faithful Priests Persecuted By Their Bishops – Complicit Clergy
4.  Nuncio Told Card. Tobin Last Year about Satanic Broadcast Under His Authority – M. Hichborn
5.  Cardinal Becciu’s Lawyer Resigns Over Social Media Photos – Catholic News Agency
6.  The Return of Baal & the Jezebel Spirit in America – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Cthlc Man
7.  Michaelmas & the Rise of Satanism in America – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
8.  Why Cardinal Pell is Vindicated by Cardinal Becciu’s Firing – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NCRg
9.  Top Angel Expert Explains Amazing Facts Catholics Should Know About Angels – Solène Tadié
10.  Becciu’s Ousting May Be Just the Tip of the Iceberg – Complicit Clergy

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
“Steve, What Do You Think of the Latin Mass?” – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
How Counterfeit Churches Devalue Christianity: Part II – Nat Guyear at Catholic Stand
Spiritual Bouquet for ACB: Priest’s Call for Prayer, Fasting for Protection of Barrett Family – ChP
Sister Gerard & Prisoners on Death Row – Bryne Moses Salvator at Ignitum Today
Dad, Deacon, Lawyer: Amy Coney Barrett’s Father Shares His Testimony of Faith – CNA via CWR
On Prophets & Pearl-Clutchers, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Inculturation at its Best! The Samurai Version of St. Michael the Archangel – Fr. A.J. McDonald
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Disappearing Catholic Girls In Pakistan – Ewelina U. Ochab at Religion Unplugged
Abortion Is Slavery III: Each Human Being Is Unique – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at TACatholic
St. Jerome & Protestantism – Casey Chalk at The Catholic World Report

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Cardinal Becciu Allegations Mount as Vatican Appoints New Prosecutor – CNA via The CWR

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Vatican Official Hails ‘Positive’ Results of Communist China– CNA via The Catholic World Report
Vatican Silent as Tibetans Forced into Concentration Camps – Michael Sainsbury at UCA News
Sec. Pompeo: Vatican Has Moral Authority to Speak on Red China – J.D. Flynn via NC Register
Catholics Increasingly Harassed Ahead Vatican-China Deal Renewal – Tang Zhe at Bitter Winter

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Choosing Color: Should We Reject Modern Chemically-Created Pigments? – Dav. Clayton at NLM
The Rose Coloured Vesture of Cardinals for Lætare & Gaudete Sundays – Liturgical Arts Journal

ARCHITECTURE:
How St. Michael Helped Build Sacra di San Michele – Philip Kosloski at Voyage Blog

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Never Back Down to the Mob – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Meet Jordan Pacheco, Glad to be Trad – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Not Too Early To Start Gathering String On Cardinals On The Rise – Richard Ostling at Rel Unp

POLITICS:
Amy Coney Barrett & the ‘Dual Loyalty’ Canard – Michael P. Moreland at National Review
People of Praise website Hacked before Amy Coney Barrett Nomination – J.D. Flynn at CNA
Reality is a Heckuva Drug – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
St. Michael in the Apocrypha – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Mr. Mark Galli, a VIP Evangelical Becomes Catholic – Alicia Connolly-Lohr at Catholic Stand
The Myth That Catholics Are Opposed to Science Revolves Around Copernicus – Ang. Stagnaro

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Biden Staffer Wants Catholic Views on Homosexuality to be Disqualifiers – Mary M. Olohan
2.  ‘Live Not By Lies’: America’s No. 1 Book – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
3.  Ibram X. Kendi: When Wokes & White Supremacists Agree – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
4.  All Eyes Might be on the Temple Mount after the UAE-Israel Deal – Douglas Altabef at J-Post
5.  The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Explained – Zia Weise, Jan Cienski, & David M. Herszenhorn
6.  The European Union Isn’t Built to Lead – Walter Russell Mead at Hudson Institute
7.  Forget the F-22 or F-35: Is Communist China Building a 6th Generation Fighter? – Peter Suciu
8.  Can a Rifle, Shotgun, Revolver, or Semi-automatic Best Protect Your Family – Richard Douglas
9.  No Coup For You – The Editors at The American Mind
10.  I Fled Socialism, I Cast My Ballot for Trump, & I’ll Do It Again – Yuri Pérez at NBC News

Civilization Watch:
Inner Mongolia: 5000 Arrested, C.C.P. Offers Bogus “Compromise” – M. Introvigne at Bitter Winter
How was the U.S.S.R. Formed? – Georgy Manaev at Russia Beyond
Turkey Moves Beyond Lausanne – Michaël Tanchun at Insight Turkey
October May Bring Pro-Life Revolutions to Both the U.S. & Communist China – William Huang

The West:
Rethinking the Liberal World Order – Rebeccah L. Heinrichs at Hudson Institute
Freedom, Barbarism, & Triremes – Bernard J. Dobski at Law & Liberty
What Is a Nation? – Samuel Stone at The Imaginative Conservative

The Anglosphere:
A Primal Struggle for Dominance – Robert Henderson at City Journal
Breaking the Chinese Communist Space Addiction – Richard Weitz at Hudson Institute

Metaphysics:
Surveillance Devices Planted in Believers’ Homes – Lu Xiu at Bitter Winter

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  If what Cardinal Pell believes is True, then the Mafia is Written All Over This – Fr. A. McDonald
2.  Excavation of Ancient Church Reveals Breathtaking 1,600-year-old Floor Mosaic – J.P. Mauro
3.  Cardinal Zen Comes to Rome to Meet the Pope, Who Has No Time for Him – Marco Tosatti
4.  When the Dogma Lives Loudly – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., at First Things
5.  Mammon’s Grip on the Catholic Church – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Crisis Magazine
6.  Boycott Peter’s Pence Collection This Weekend, October 4 – Complicit Clergy
7.  Is Judge Barrett too Catholic for Pope Francis? – Glenn K. Beaton at The Aspen Beat
8.  All the No’s of Pp Francis to Progressives, the Last & Toughest Is on the End of Life – Magister
9.  L.A.: Fr. Adrian San Juan Mourned after Sudden Passing: Died Doing what He Loved – CNA
10.  The Ten Commandments of Secular Progressivism – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Cth Man

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland (link repaired)
Cursed Objects. . . How to Properly Dispose Of – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
How Counterfeit Churches Devalue Christianity – Nate Guyear at Catholic Stand
The Nominee: Judge Amy Coney Barrett – Elena Maria Vidal at Ignitum Today
Healing from Homosexuality with A.J. Benjamin – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
On the Sacredness of Food – Jacquelyn Lee at Public Discourse
The Devil Wants a Civil War – R.C. VanLandingham at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal Woelki Issues Stark Warning about ‘Synodal Way’ – Catholic News Agency
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Preaching & the Election: How Not to Get in Trouble but Still Be Effective – Janet E. Smith at Reg

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Black or White? Two Design Ideas – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
The Beauty of the Liturgy – Paul Senz at The Catholic World Report
Greater Accessibility? To Whom, To What, & Why? – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Lit Mov

MUSIC:
What Does the Sacred Music Review Mean for Westminster Cathedral Choir? – G. Clarke at CH

POLITICS:
Matthew Franck: The Future of Roe vs. Wade is Up for Grabs – Respect Life Radio
America isn’t America without Black People – Ralph Ellison at The Catholic Thing

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Suffering & the Problem with Evil – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
Thy Kingdom Come: Living the Lord’s Prayer in Everyday Life – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Seafarers Charity Apostleship of the Sea is Renamed Stella Maris – CNA via NC Register

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Pope Appoints U.S. Archbishop Charles Brown Nuncio to the Philippines – CNS via Crux

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Tens of Thousands of Christians Converged on DC & Trashed the City – Michael Brown, Ph.D.
2.  Wokeness Comes For Richard Dawkins – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
3.  Something is Rotten in the State of Victoria – Andrew Mullins at Mercatornet
4.  People Of Praise: A Benedict Option – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  The Problem with ‘Canonizing’ Ginsburg while Ignoring Her many Victims – Joseph Pearce
6.  Japan is Facing a Demographics Disaster, What Will New PM Suga Do about It? – Milton Ezrati
7.  Why Left-Wing Feminists Hate Amy Coney Barrett – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
8.  Democrats Are Trying To Engineer An Electoral Crisis In America – Kevin Portteus at the Fdrlst
9.  Dems Overlook Ilhan Omar’s Ignorance & Hate ‘cuz She’s a Black Muslim Immigrant – J. Tobin
10.  Project Veritas Uncovers Ballot Harvesting Fraud in Minnesota – Miranda Devine at N.Y. Post

Civilization Watch:
Iran: From the Great Civilization to Islamic Civilization – Saeid Golkar & Asha Sawhney at MEI
Trump Move on Jerusalem Embassy Led to Peace – Debra Saunders at RealClearPolitics
Detention Facilities in Xinjiang: There are More, Not Less – Ruth Ingram at Bitter Winter
China’s Fear: U.S. Troops Deployed to Taiwan (But It Likely Won’t Happen) – Kris Osborn at TNI
Can Trump’s ‘Transactional’ Diplomacy Get More Wins in the Middle East? – Seth Frantzman
Beijing Tightens Control Over Hong Kong Broadcast Media – John Chan at China Digital Times

The Anglosphere:
Prof. Kendi, This Is Not How to Be an Antiracist – Michael Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream
The False Link between Amy Coney Barrett & The Handmaid’s Tale, Explained – Constance Grady
Amy Coney Barrett: A New Feminist Icon – Erika Bachioci at Politico
Trump’s Long Week – Matthew Walther at The Week
Common-Good Constitutionalism & the Ius Constitutionale Commune in Latin America – I & I

Religio:
Nearly 120 Church of Almighty God Members Arrested – Wan Zixin at Bitter Winter

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Two Cheers for Archbishop Cordileone – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
2.  Is Pp. Francis Trying to Clean Up His Messes Before His Papacy Concludes? – Fr. A. McDonald
3.  ‘Seer’-Priest Father Rodrigue Responds To Bishops – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
4.  Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Family: Five Things You Should to Know – Steve Ray at DotCF
5.  Stop Apologizing for Being Pregnant – Julie Machado at Catholic Stand
6.  ACB Caught Attention of Trump Defending Her Catholic Faith – Z. Miller, C. Long & M. Balsamo
7.  Cardinal Pell to Return to Rome This Week – Courtney Mares at Catholic News Agency
8.  Cardinal Becciu Departs, Only After Ousting Would-Be Reformers – Philip F. Lawler at CC
9.  Linden Cameron Shooting ‘Devastating,’ Catholic Disability Group Says – J.D. Flynn at CNA
10.  Thoughts on Pp. Francis’s Great Defenestration of Cardinal Becciu – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Body of St. Agatha of Sicily Desecrated – Lloyd M’bwana at The Maravi Post
Wherein Fr. Z is Proud of You Readers Who Helped This Monastic Vocation – Fr. Z’s Blog
Shallow Atheist, Shallow Answers – David Mills at The Stream
“The Gray Is Shrinking”, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Breaking Form, Pope Decapitates Cardinal; Becciu’s Exile, Monster Vatican Precedent – R. Palmo
Nine Lives – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Black Pentecostal Leaders: Amy Coney Barrett Persecuted for Charismatic Faith – CNA via CWR
Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Holy Smoke! – Fr. Z’s Blog

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
One More Priest Tortured to Force Him into Official Church – An Xin at Bitter Winter
Vatican Set to Double Down on Deal with Beijing – Michael Sainsbury at UCA News

CULTURE OF LIFE:
Women & Humanæ Vitæ – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register

SCRIPTURE:
Does Bible Teach We Are Living On Young Earth, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
In New Documentary, Watch Hair-Raising Fight to Save Notre Dame from Flames – Ch. Jacobs
The Contradictions of Socialism – Mark Bauerlein at First Things

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Another Five Star Review for “American Antigone”! – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Rprt

CANON LAW:
What’s the Role of Canon Law in the Ordinariates? – Jackson Perry at ACS Blog

POLITICS:
The People of Praise Community: What It Actually Is – Judy Roberts at National Catholic Register
Supreme Level Trolling – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Desperate & Dystopian Attacks on Amy Coney Barrett – Noelle Mering at The C. World Report

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Catholic Claims & the Witness of Fr. Mankowski – David Deavel at The Imaginative Conservative
Pope Francis & the Institutional Issue – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
It Is High-Time to Ditch The “Hippie Jesus” Image, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Alice von Hildebrand on the Lost Sense of the Supernatural & Feminism – Jim Graves at NC Rgstr
Science Not a Threat to Faith – Fr. Paul Robinson at Rorate Cæli
Abortion Is Slavery: Each Human Being Is Unique – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
What Makes a School Catholic? – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  The Amy Coney Barrett Apocalypse – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
2.  The Left’s Battle Plan to Fight SCOTUS Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Gets Leaked – Al Perrotta
3.  To Mask or Not to Mask – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
4.  Whatfinger Gives Drudge Report a Run for Their Money as It Surges — Yahoo Finance
5.  Lexis-Nexis has some News for you about Amy Coney Barrett – Dale Price at Dyspeptic. . .
6.  David Horowitz: Civil War Started when Dems Seceded from Union in 2016 – Megan Fox
7.  Is the China Virus Really a Chinese Bioweapon – JW Richards PhD, D Axed, & WM Briggs PhD
8.  The Meaning of Amy Coney Barrett – Ross Douthat at The New York Times
9.  These Five Glocks can Defend Any Home or Business – Richard Douglas at The National Intrst
10.  The Satanic Temple is in Fact Emblematic of the Leftist Worldview – Kylee Zempel at Fdrlst

Civilization Watch:
This Fuzzy Picture Is the Soviet Union’s Flying Aircraft Carrier – Sebastian Roblin at TNI
Infidel: A Compelling Pro-Christian Thriller – Mark Judge at The Stream
The Message Of Iran’s Execution Of A Wrestling Champion – Ali Safavi at Issues & Insights
CCP Continues to Destroy Uyghur Families: The Story of Mirehmet – Martyna Kokotkiewicz at BW
Toward a Transformational Peace in the Middle East – Guy Millière at International Policy Council

The Anglosphere:
How Democrats Plan to Make Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Radioactive – Abigail Tracy at Vanity Fair
The Atlantic Issues Correction Undermining Entire Piece Promoting Tri-Parenting – T. Justice
A “Culture of Lawlessness” in D.A. Offices – Jason C. Johnson at City Journal
Life As A Social-Credit Untouchable – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative

TODAY’S TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  Every Catholic Needs to Know about this Little-Known Eucharistic Doctrine – Fr Jn P Cush STD
2.  How To Deal With Gossip Like A Saint – Laura Ricketts at epicPew
3.  Encounter w/Mary Led Protestant Pastor to Catholicism & More – The Best In Cthlc Blogging
4.  If You Wish to Serve the Lord Prepare Yourself for Trials – Nicholas Vance at Catholic Stand
5.  Sanctifying the Day with the Angelus – L. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., at Those Catholic Men
6.  A Family Guide To Spiritual Warfare – Charlie McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction
7.  How to Join a Catholic Religious Order – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
8.  On Honor & Its Pitfalls – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
9.  I Had Seen Heaven Standing at My In-Law’s Death Bed & More – The Best In Catholic Blogging
10.  Perseverance & Confidence – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Why We Must Struggle in the Spiritual Life – Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Praying with the Holy Spirit – Steve Greco at Catholic Stand
Talk Less, Pray More: The Often Sneaky Sin Of Gossip – Laura Ricketts at epicPew
You Deserve God’s Love – Kendra Von Esh at Catholic Stand
A Life Lived from Faith Transforms the World with Beauty – Aleteia

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Get Ready to Hear a Lot about People of Praise – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
2.  Living a Lie – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
3.  ABCNews Pushes False Story on ACB’s Catholic Group Inspiring The Handmaid’s Tale – P. Bois
4.  Jesuits Hosting Pro-LGBTQSJ Retreat – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph
5.  Temptation: The Ordinary Ways the Devil Attacks Us – Kathleen Beckman at C Exch (link fixed)
6.  Analysis: The Becciu Resignation, a Beginning Not an End – Ed Condon at Cthlc News Agency
7.  What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Look Like? – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
8.  Pagan gods as Demons – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
9.  A (Pre-1955) All Hallows Eve Devotional Booklet from Ancilla Press – Liturgical Arts Journal
10.  The Cloisters (Met Museum) Reopens in New York City – Medievalists.net

Fall Trends: Mad for Plaid, Reinventing a Classic (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Angels’ Voices in Our Head – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
Nominate Dem State Senator of Louisiana Katrina Jackson to Supreme Court – J. Morgan, Ph.D.
Cardinal Becciu, Top Vatican Hatchet Man, Has Unexpectedly Resigned – Steve Skojec at 1P5
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Biden’s Long History of Voting Against Catholic Values – Tom McClusky at RealClearReligion
The Prayer of Faith, From Meditation to Contemplation – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
The Late Bloomer – Denise Trull at Dappled Things
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
What Does It Mean for Becciu to Lose His Rights as a Cardinal? – Courtney Mares via Cth Herald

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Details Emerge about Cardinal Becciu’s Management of Vatican Finances – H. Brockhaus at CNA

CULTURE OF LIFE:
Will Ethical China Virus Vaccines Arrive at Warp Speed? – Peter Jesserer Smith at NC Register
Archbishop Naumann Emphasizes Preeminence of Right to Life – Matt Hadro at C. News Agency

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Columbus & the Crisis of the West – Emily Rowes at The Catholic Thing

POLITICS:
A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment – Aidan McIntosh at Clarifying Catholicism
A Defense of Single-Issue Voting – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
The Church as a Political Force – Peter J. Leithart at First Things

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Without God, Everything is Permitted – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
Restore the Guilds – Gary Dorrien at Plough Quarterly
The Sparkling Story of Dom Pérignon, Benedictine Monk – Solène Tadié at National Cthlc Register

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Let’s Be Real: Dark Age Ahead – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
2.  Tucker Carlson Names CEOs Funding Supplies, Bail for Louisville Rioters – Jordan Davidson
3.  Joe Biden, the Father of ‘Borking’ – George Neumayr at The Hill
4.  Joe Biden’s Lid Must be Shifting His Circadian Rhythms to Overcome Sundowning – Th. Lifson
5.  How Britain & America Narrowly Avoided War In 1921 – Robert Farley at The National Interest
6.  Military Ballots Found in the Trash in Pennsylvania, All Were Trump Votes – Matt Margolis
7.  The Future of College Sports – Jonathan Clarke at City Journal
8.  Do All the Trump Lawn Signs Mean a Landslide? – David Mills at The Stream
9.  The Myth of the ‘Stolen Country’ – Jeff Fynn-Paul at The Spectator|USA
10.  For Ninth Time this Month, Joe Biden takes a Full Day Off Campaigning – Jordan Davidson

Civilization Watch:
Organ Harvesting: A Blind Eye to Mass Atrocity – Mal Mitchell at Bitter Winter
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Trump’s Middle East – Michael Doran at Tablet Magazine
Mongolia Might be Xi’s Next Target – Paul Lin at Taipei Times
Desperate Gambles of Dictators: The Taiwan Strait – Captain Sam J. Tangredi at U.S. Naval Inst.
China’s Sadistic ‘One-Child Policy’ Inflicted Billions With Unspeakable Suffering – Helen Raleigh
Nigeria: How to Create New States for Equity – Robert Audu at The Insight

The Anglosphere:
California’s Planned Ban on Gas-Powered Auto Sales Won’t Help the Environment – Jon Miltimore
California Ban on Gas Cars a Preview of What Liberals Want Nationally – Washington Examiner
Why are Hurricanes Moving Slower & Why is This so Difficult to Forecast? – Kim. Wood at TNI

God-Fearers:
Biblical Literacy Enriches Constitutional Literacy – Daniel L. Dreisbach at Canopy Forum

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Why Cardinal Becciu’s Resignation Wasn’t Surprising – Edward Pentin at NC Register
2.  Father Altman: On Fire Or Fired? – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
3.  Holy Smoke! The Crisis We Face – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman, O.S.B., at Dominus Mihi Adjtr
4.  ‘c’atholic Pelosi with Sister Simone Trashes National Catholic Prayer Breakfast & AG Barr – Z
5.  A New Era Begins in the Diocese of Savannah – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
6.  On Restoring a Truer Vision of the Biblical Jesus – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in. . .
7.  The Prince of This World – Maurice Williams at Catholic Stand
8.  Massimo Faggioli Hearts The Han Reich – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
9.  Anti-Catholic Bigotry At Texas A&M, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
10.  What I Learned from Amy Coney Barrett – Laura Wolk at First Things

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Dems Say: The Only Good Catholic is a Lapsed Catholic – Sh. Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Naïve, Corrupt—or Both? The Vatican-Sino Pact – Elizabeth Yore at Crisis Magazine
China Rewriting The Bible: Jesus Actually “Killed” Woman Taken in Adultery – Bitter Winter
Has China Virus Caused Us to Become Complacent in Our Faith? – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu Resigns from Office & ‘Rights’ of Cardinals – Cthlc News Agency
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Archbishop John Myers, Retired Newark Archbishop, Dead at 79 – CNA via The Cth World Report
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Ember Days – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Red China: Unregistered Catholics Told to Obey Party or Face Consequences – Wang Yong at BW
Cardinals & Political Leaders Address Conf., Highlighting Forgotten Persecuted Christians – Reg

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Recovering the Traditions of the Requiem: Crosses & Candlesticks – Liturgical Arts Journal
Why We Need the Traditional Latin Mass with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski – The Catholic Gentleman

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Mel Gibson Working On Sequel to ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ Says Jim Caviezel – Edward Pentin
Catholic Response to the Black Liberal Ideology – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Chronicle of a Dream Offers Both a History & Spiritual ‘Autobiography’ – J. Baresel at The CWR
Book Review: New “Red Book” for Use at the Traditional Latin Mass? – Fr. Z’s Blog

POLITICS:
Experts Push Back on Criticism of Amy Coney Barrett’s Covenant Agreement – Cth News Agency
‘A Different Kind of Lawyer’: Amy Coney Barrett on Christian Vocation – Joseph Sunde at Pwrblg
Integralism As Liberal Despair – Richard Greenhorn at Statistician to the Stars!
Mexico Investigating Alleged ICE Hysterectomies of Detainees – CNA via NC Register

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Waiting for the “Spring” in Church Life – Stephen P. White at Ethics & Public Policy Center
Help Me Explain Why My Son Should Learn a Foreign Language – Mary Kay Clark, Ph.D., at Seton
Charismatic Catholic Parishes Have Lots Of Vocations, More – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Black Catholic Leader says BLM Organization ‘Ill-Equipped to Lead’ – CNA via NC Register
Christians Coerced into Removing Crosses from Churches – Zhao Mingzhe at Bitter Winter
Iraqi Christians, Bearing Witness – Stephen M. Rasche at Plough Quarterly

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Cancel Culture College Administrators Put on Notice – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer at NC Register
Uyghur Detention Centers in Xinjiang Expanding, Researchers Find – Catholic News Agency

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  The Next Frontier in the Sexual Revolution – Scott Yenor at First Things
2.  Why Isn’t Biden Running Harder? – J.T. Young at Issues & Insights
3.  Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Canonizing Cain – Joseph Pearce at The Imaginative Conservative
4.  Joe Rogan World vs. NPR World – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  Charismatic Christians Are Normies – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
6.  Rare World War II Maps Reveal Japan’s Pearl Harbor Strategy – N Kagan & S Hyslop at Nat Geo
7.  Justice In Breonna Taylor Case – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
8.  Politico’s Pretentious, Error-Filled Hit Against Amy Coney Barrett – Sohrab Ahmari at N.Y. Post
9.  Red China Is Paying a High Price for Provoking India – Brahma Chellaney at Project Syndicate
10.  Amy Coney Barrett, SCOTUS, & the Thelma & Louise Election – Jn Zmirak PhD at The Stream

Civilization Watch:
These Five Guns Changed History (& Warfare) Forever – Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest
Bougainville: A New Captain at the Helm – Leanne Jorari at The Interpreter
Lebanon, Both Free & Hostage – Habib C. Malik at Providence Magazine
Militarized Labor Training & Indoctrination: Xinjiang Schemes Exported to Tibet – Bitter Winter
Colonialism & Cultural Erasure in Xinjiang – Michael Clarke at The Interpreter

The West:
The Atlantic Botches Basic Facts on American Families & Two-Parent Households – T. Justice
Germany’s Road to Socialism – Rainer Zitelmann at The National Interest
The Crisis of Education – Mark Blitz at the American Mind
Five Questions for Matthew Yglesias on Why America Needs More People – J. Pethokoukis at AEI
The Danger of Relying on Immigration for Population Growth – Marcus Roberts at Mercatornet

The Anglosphere:
These Are The Civil War’s Best & Worst Generals – The National Interest
Kyle Rittenhouse Did No Wrong – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Pros & Cons For Three Top Contenders To Replace Ginsburg On Court – Mollie Hemingway
Pouring on the Gasoline – Steven F. Hayward at City Journal

God-Fearers:
Nearly 550 Protestant Venues Shut Down in Jiangsu Province – Lu An at Bitter Winter

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Does the Bible Teach We’re Living on a Young Earth? – Jimmy Akin at JimmyAkin.com
2.  Democrats’ Anti-Catholic Bigotry Is All about Abortion – Alexandra DeSanctis at National. . .
3.  The New Godless Religions: An Interview with Tara Isabella Burton – Ken. E. Frantz at R & P
4.  Ukrainian Orthodox Priest Cleanse City Square w/Holy Water after LGBT March – Ortho Chrstn
5.  Two ‘Forms’ of the Roman Rite: Liturgical Fact or Canonical Fiat?|Kwasniewski’s Lecture – RC
6.  Six Degrees of the “Influential Italian Gentleman”? – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
7.  The Death & Resurrection of Sacramental Signs – Christopher Carstens at Adoremus
8.  On Becoming a Catholic: A Letter to a Protestant – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand
9.  A Glimpse of St. Thomas Becket’s Elusive Intellectual World – Francis Young at Cthlc Herald
10.  A Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies – Robert Klesko at National Catholic Register

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The Irreplaceable Role Grandparents Play in the Lives of Their Grandchildren – Aleteia
The Catholic Baby Book All Parents Will Love – Genevieve Perkins at Catholic Link
Aziz Ansari on Visiting Parents – Paul Kniaz at Catholic Stand
Palladianism, Late Stuart Anglicanism, & Jacobitism? – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
Spera in Deo – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
Resuscitating the Mystical Body Theology as Key to a Mystical Liturgy – Denis R. McNamara
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Providential Demise of the Papal States – George Weigel at First Things
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Should the Southern Baptist Convention Change It’s Name? – Bruce Riley Ashford at First Things

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD: ∧
History Proves John Kerry Wrong . . . Again – A.J. Caschetta at Middle East Forum
California: The Golden State in Utter Decay – P.F. Whalen at American Thinker
Is Progressive Insurance Hostile Toward the Unborn? – Justin Danhof at Inside Sources
Democrats Shoot Down Talk of Expanding Supreme Court – Jordain Carney at The Hill
Will Anyone Ever be able to Build again in San Francisco? – Christian Britschgi at Reason
A Thousand-Year-Old Tibetan Buddhist Temple Destroyed in Shanxi – Wang Yong at Bitter Winter

Civilization Watch:
Tibetan Buddhism ‘Sinicized’ Across Inland China – Zhang Feng at Bitter Winter
Turkey’s Foreign Policy becoming Alarmingly Militarized – Metin Gurcan at Al-Monitor
Erdoğan’s Soft Spot for Hamas – Burak Bekdil at International Policy Council

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Heroic & Influential Black Solder-Saint You’ve Never Heard Of – Mario Valdes at WoF Blog
2.  On Prophets & Pearl-Clutchers from the Episcopacy in La Crosse – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
3.  The Knights of Columbus: An Extremist Organization? – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
4.  If Vatican II Meant to Help Church, Based on Empirical Evidence It’s a Failure – Fr. A. McDonald
5.  Vatican Doctrine Czar: We’ve Done Everything Possible to Dialogue w/Bad Priest – CNA/CWR
6.  Kroger Employees Allege Religious Discrimination Over ‘Rainbow’ Apron – CNA via The CWR
7.  Conjugal Rights: Defined & Applied – Rachel Gehring at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
8.  The Holes in Simone Campbell’s Seamless Garment – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
9.  Vatican Cardinal: Pope Francis ‘Concerned’ About Church in Germany – CNA via NC Register
10.  Jim Caviezel’s ‘Infidel’ Role & His Faith – John Loftus at National Review

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The See of Peter in a Dark & Troubled Age – Timothy D. Lusch at The Catholic World Report
Fathers, Don’t Tap Out – Tyler Blanski at The Catholic Gentleman
The Lamp: Why these Catholics are Creating a Print Magazine in a Digital Age – Mary Farrow
Life is Christ – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Byzantine Ressourcement: How Did They Reform Liturgy & Avoid Ugliness, Rancor? – Dv. Clayton
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Who is Potential Supreme Court Nominee Amy Barrett? What You Need to Know – Ch. Rousselle
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Just How Common are Invalid Baptisms? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Under a Renewed Sino-Vatican Agreement, the Catholic Church in China Will Wither – Nina Shea
Official Catholic Church: State-Approved, Hounded Nonetheless – Yang Xiangwen at Bitter Winter
China Restates ‘One China’ Policy on Taiwan in Question on Vatican Talks – Cthlc News Agency

CULTURE OF LIFE:
Samaritanus Bonus: On the Care of Persons in Critical or Terminal Phases of Life – Rorate Cæli
Palliative Care is Not Enough, Catholics Must Share Christ’s Hope, Says Vatican – H. Brockhaus

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
The Martyrs of the Theban Legion – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Pray the Rosary with JP2: Guide Using the Book for Daily Rosary/Rosary Retreat – S. Smith, J.D.
The Way of Beauty in Dante – Dappled Things

POLITICS:
St. Matthew & the Separation of Church & State – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
A Sermon for a Season of Violence – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at Chronicles Magazine
Vatican Says Those Who Choose Euthanasia Cannot Receive Sacraments – Elise A. Allen at Crux

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Look at the Debates & Feast Days! – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  After Ginsburg’s Death, a Coup is a Realistic Possibility – Ian Huyett at The Stream
2.  First English-Speaking Totalitarian State? Victoria, Australia – Bruce Dunn at The Stream
3.  Bad News for a Big Corporation; Awww. . . – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mutterings
4.  How Environmentalists Destroyed California’s Forests – Blake Clarkson at Spectator USA
5.  ACB & Anti-Christian Bigotry – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
6.  France vs. Turkey: A Showdown in the Mediterranean Is Brewing – Henri J. Barkey at CoFR
7.  Republicans Shouldn’t Tolerate Political Hostage-Taking from the Left – Alexandra DeSanctis
8.  Becerrillo: The Terrifying War Dog of the Spanish Conquistadors – Joanna Gillan at AO
9.  What If the Franks had Lost the Battle of Tours? – Justin Marozzi at UnHerd
10.  The Case for Amy Coney Barrett – Bruce Riley Ashford at First Things

Civilization Watch:
The Failure of France’s Greens – John Lichfield at UnHerd
Communist China Ends ‘Median Line’ in the Taiwan Strait: The Start of a Crisis? – J. Michael Cole
More Demolitions of Temples & Religious Statues in Hubei – Li Wensheng at Bitter Winter
Book Review: Is China Ready for Democracy? – Teng Biao at Law & Liberty

The Anglosphere:
Book Review: America’s Choice: Devolve or Dissolve? – F.H. Buckley at Law & Liberty

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Carpenters Show Medieval Techniques for Building Notre Dame’s New Roof – John Burger
2.  The End of Christianity in the Netherlands – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L’Espresso
3.  Catholics at the Back of the Line – Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at First Things
4.  Why I Left the Catholic Church: Kipp & Stephanie McIntyre – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. . .
5.  Notorious RBG & the Cool Factor – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report
6.  It’s High-Time to Ditch the “Hippie Jesus” Image – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
7.  There are Only Two Types of Catholics: Practicing & Lapsed – Shane Schaetzel at Complete. . .
8.  Vatican’s Doctrinal Office Critiques German Theologians’ Intercommunion Call – CNA
9.  Ask Father: Can a Catafalque be Used in an Ordinary Form Mass? – Fr. Z’s Blog
10.  America in the Eighth Circle – Ben Rienhard at Crisis Magazine

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Google Earth Takes Satellite Pic of Moses Crossing Red Sea, More – The Best In Cthlc Blogging
The Bog is Alive – Anja Renkes at Ignitum Today
America’s Point of No Return – Mark Bauerlein at First Things
Who Will It Be? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Rare Shakespeare Edition Found in Scots College Seminary – Thomas Caddick at Catholic Herald
Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Thy Kingdom Come: Off the Shelf with Father Jeffrey Kirby – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
How Incense at Mass Can Reduce Airborne Diseases – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Cardinal Zen: Church is Losing ‘Credibility’ to Evangelize Communist China – CNA via The CWR

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Just the Way You Are – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
Memento Mori: Not For Vestments Alone – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

SCRIPTURE:
Why Confess Sins to a Priest? The Biblical Evidence for the Sacrament of Reconciliation – ChPOP

POLITICS:
Catholic Judge Barbara Lagoa on Shortlist of Supreme Court Nominees – Catholic News Agency
Amy Barrett & the Relationship between Religion & Politics – Brian Jones at The Cth World Report

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Earth is Not Our Mother – Angelo Stagnaro at National Catholic Register
Untold Stories of Vietnam’s Converts to Catholicism – Union of Catholic Asia News via La Croix
Aquinas Contra Globalism – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
How Biblical Illiteracy is Ruining the Humanities – Luther Ray Abel at National Review

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Why Trump Will Win – Matthew Goodwin, Ph.D., at UnHerd
2.  Who’s Afraid of Amy Coney Barrett? – David Catron at The American Spectator
3.  Robin Hood: The Man, The Myth, & The History – Medievalists.net
4.  Why Amy Coney Barrett is Hands-down Best Pick to Replace Ginsburg – Sohrab Ahmari
5.  The Antifa/BLM Industrial Complex – Alberto M. Fernandez at the American Mind
6.  Did Justice Ginsberg Endorse Eugenics? Was She a Racist? – David Mills at The Stream
7.  The N.Y. Times Deceptively Edits False Claim at the Center of 1619 Project – Jordan Davidson
8.  Trump’s Rural Base in Pennsylvania – Charles F. McElwee at City Journal
9.  The Road to a War Within NATO – Thomas Trask & Jonathan Ruhe at The National Interest
10.  Why Biden Won’t Release a List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees – Alexandra DeSanctis

Civilization Watch:
Forget Miles & Inches, You Need ‘Sazhens’ – Irina Baranova at Russia Beyond
The South China Sea Map That Wasn’t – Khang Vu at The Interpreter
Who Will Sign the Next Peace Deal with Israel? – Seth Frantzman at Middle East Forum
Chinese Domination Over the South China Sea: Already a Done Deal? – Kris Osborn at TNI

The Anglosphere:
American ‘Intelligents’ – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Audacious Case for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett – Matthew Walther at The Wk
The Nemeses of Cities – Edward L. Glaeser at City Journal
Forest Fires Aren’t at Historic Highs in the U.S., Not Even Close – Jon Miltimore at FEE
In Defense of the Electoral College – Matt Mayer at Spectator USA
Book Review: The Great Conservative Crackup – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil., at Law & Liberty

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Best Books about Early Christianity, According to Experts – John Burger at Aleteia
2.  Ask Father: Some Say Taylor Marshall, Tim Gordon, Viganó are Schismatic; True? – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Leading Cardinal Supports Biden – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
4.  What Every Catholic Needs to Know about “Black Lives Matter” – Dave Durand via Steve Ray
5.  Catholic School Principal Fired for Reporting Abuse – Associated Press via Crux
6.  The Fatuities of Professor Faggioli – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
7.  “The Gray Is Shrinking” – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
8.  Amy Barrett’s Charismatic Catholicism, Who are the People of Praise? – Ch. Rousselle at CNA
9.  Is the USCCB Just a Tool of Democrat Party? – Michael Hichborn at Lepanto Inst via Cmp Clrgy
10.  ‘Fake Catholic’: Trump Ambassador to Catholics Blasts Biden – Nicholas Rowan at Wsh Exmr

Catholic Gifting: Pillar & Pearl (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
An Update on the Possible Mass Sterilization of Migrants Case – Dale Price at Dyspeptic Mttrngs
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Catholic Amy Coney Barrett Front-runner as Trump Signals SCOTUS Nomination Plans – CNA
We Are Losing Souls Because We Choose Not To Fight, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Love Satan? – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti at Catholic Exorcism
Wavicles & The Light Of The World – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
China Virus, & Liturgical Contention, Rising Again in Italy – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
A Thomist’s Guide to the 2020 Election – Daniel Waldow at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Communist China’s Catholics & the Church’s Moral Witness – Michael R. Pompeo at First Things
Report: Chinese Communist Government Imprisoning More Priests, Bishops – CNA via The CWR
Defend Religious Freedom in the U.S. & Abroad – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer & Fr. Benedict Kieley
Persecution of Christians, August 2020 – International Policy Council

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Netflix Sees Cancellations Spike after ‘Cuties’ Controversy – CNA via The Catholic World Report

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Breaking Free of Same-Sex Attraction – Crisis Magazine

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
New Book Answers a Century of Questions About Fatima – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register
Saint Michael the Archangel – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

POLITICS:
Arguing, but Never Quarreling: The Odd Couple of Scalia & Ginsburg – Tod J. Worner, M.D.
The Demise of the Papal States Was a Gift to the Church – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Rgstr

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Learning the Mathematics of the Kingdom is important for Salvation – Msgr. Cha. E. Pope at CiM
Pope Francis, What To Expect – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
Dogma Lives Loudly in You, Amy Coney Barrett’s 2017 Confirmation Hearing – Mt. Hadro via CWR
Archbishop Cordileone: San Francisco Mass Restrictions ‘Mocking God’ – Catholic News Agency
Let Mary Be Your Mother – Diana Ragsdale at Catholic Stand

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
The Church in San Francisco – Mark Bauerlein at First Things
Communist China & the Vatican: What if the U.S. Recognizes Taiwan? – Ed Condon at CNA
Carpentry: God’s Occupation – Robert B. Greving at Catholic Stand

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  Biden Cancels Debates, Soon – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician to the Stars!
2.  Betsy DeVos Calls Princeton’s Bluff – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
3.  What the World Forgets about Angela Merkel – Matthew Walther at The Week
4.  Not So Fast, Nikole Hannah-Jones – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
5.  Sweden has Exposed the Cruel Folly of Lock-Down – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
6.  Amy Barrett — Immediately, If Not Sooner – Scott McKay at The American Spectator
7.  Democrats’ Armageddon Option – Mike Allen at Axios
8.  The Election Results will Not be Apocalyptic – Matthew Walther at The Week
9.  Senate’s Rural Skew Makes It Hard for Dems to Win SCOTUS – Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight
10.  The Case for One Billion Americans by Matthew Yglesias – James Pethokoukis at AEI

Civilization Watch:
Operation Barbarossa: How Hitler Betrayed Stalin (& Lost WWII) – The National Interest
Medieval Scandinavia: The Rise & Fall of the Icelandic Commonwealth – Beñat Elortza Larrea
Sexual Abuse of Uyghur Women by CCP Cadres in Xinjiang: A Victim Speaks Out – Ruth Ingram
Communist China: Teachers Denied Freedom of Speech & Religion – Han Sheng at Bitter Winter
Partition Is the Only Solution to Lebanon’s Woes – Joseph A. Kéchichian at Foreign Policy
The Wolves of Peace: Iran, Turkey & a Strategic Revolution in Mid-East – L. Libby & H. Fradkin

The Anglosphere:
RBG Dead: Open Discussion – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician to the Stars!
Down the 1619 Project’s Memory Hole – Phillip W. Magness at Quillette
Google Pushes Conservative News Sites Far Down Search Lists – Maxim Lott at RealClearPolitics
A Recess Appointment for the Ginsburg Seat? – James Piereson at The New Criterion

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  Standing at My Mother-in-Law’s Death Bed, I had a Glimpse of Heaven – Katie Pyles at Aleteia
2.  Ten Practical Steps to a Sanctified Life – Fr. Wade L.J. Menezes, C.P.M., at Catholic Exchange
3.  Bite Your Tongue! Common Sins of Speech – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission
4.  Mother Teresa Deemed These Spiritual Bugs Hard To Cure, More – The Best In Cthlc Blogging
5.  If I Marry, What Kind of Love am I Promising? – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Undrgrnd Thomist
6.  Solanus Casey’s Great Love of Mary of Agreda – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
7.  Young Catholic who Greeted Benedict XVI in Britain becomes a Priest – CNA via The CWR
8.  Church Hopper Finds Her True Home – Kira Cuipek at The Coming Home Network International
9.  Pray the 7 Sorrows Rosary & Our Lady’s Miraculous Promises, According to Visionary – ChP
10.  The Secret of Life: Doing the Will of God – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
A Monastic Profession in France – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Forgiving Others is Crucial & Maybe Easier than You Think – Fr. Victor Feltes at Parishable Items
A Father’s Priestly Duty: Lead the Family in Prayer – Terry Rumore at Sword & Spade
Forgiveness – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
How can I Keep from Hating? – Will Deatherage at Clarifying Catholicism
A Special Power of Loving: Mother Teresa’s Letter on Women – Claire Dwyer at Even the Sparrow
Humility & High Ideals – Claire Dwyer at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Fruits Of The Holy Spirit: Kindness – Jordan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Venerable Mother Angeline: ‘Be Kinder Than Kindness Itself’ – Michael O’Neill at NC Register
True Happiness Does Not Come from a Perfect Life – Edifa at Aleteia

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  The Most Popular Baby Names By State, Mapped – Digg
2.  80-Yr-Old Hiker Missing for 3 Days  Shows Up at Press Event for His Disappearance – USA Tdy
3.  How Trump Changed the World – Matthew Continetti at The Washington Free Beacon
4.  The Old Assumptions about Middle East Peace Shattered – M. Fegelman at The Globe & Mail
5.  Why ‘Civilization’ (the Computer Game) is a Political Masterpiece – Sam Leith at UnHerd
6.  First Ever Preserved Grown Up Cave Bear Unearthed – Anna Liewsowska at The Siberian Times
7.  Electrician Helps 72-Yr-Old Repair Her Entire Home for Free – Steve Hartman at CBS News
8.  Tomorrow’s Middle East is Emerging Today – Will Wechsler at The National Interest
9.  How the Hispanic Vote Is Growing in Power – Myra Adams at RealClearPolitics
10.  Paralyzed Adventurer Designed Mountain Bike for People w/ Disabilities – A. Elassar at CNN

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Not All is Dark in the Church, Tradition is Flooding Back! – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  Open Letter to Bishop William Callahan about his Treatment of Fr. James Altman – Cmp Clrgy
3.  The Flying Monk? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
4.  Redemptorist Priest Refuses Submission to Vatican’s Doctrinal Propositions – CNA via TCWR
5.  Actor Jim Caviezel Goes Off on Milquetoast Christian Leaders & Cancel Culture — J. Hoft at GP
6.  No More Platitudes: It’s Time to Take Hard Look at the Crisis of Catholicism – S. Skojec at 1P5
7.  Cardinal Tobin Doesn’t Help When He Criticizes Voting for Trump – Kathryn J. Lopez at NR
8.  Will We Soon Live in a World Without Mormons & Southern Baptists? – Bobby Ross, Jr., at RU
9.  Pro-Homosexual Bishop John Stowe Supports Pro-Abortion Biden & Harris – One Mad Mom
10.  The Month of the Rosary is Coming: Make the Most of it with This Book – Jas. Craig at ThCM

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Fair Number of Bishops Morally Inferior to Some Convicted Felons – D. McClarey, J.D., at TACthlc
Why Marxism is the Opium of the Intellectuals – Christopher O. Blum at Faith & Culture
U.S. Catholics Pen Open Letter About Systemic Racism – Briana Huddleston at Catholic Stand
The Incredible Possibility That A Covid Vaccine Will Be Immoral – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily
Caritas in Veritate – Fr. Christopher Pietraszko at Ignitum Today
The Return of the Knee High Boot (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Prophetic Pulse: Reconsidering LaSalette – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Advice to Rookie Fundraisers – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Problem With Prophets – Dale Ahlquist at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Red China Breaks Vatican Pact by Placing Priests Under House Arrest – Apple Daily
China Virus Pandemic Increasing Discrimination Against Egypt’s Christians – Crux
Abp. Cordileone of San Fran.: Worshippers should be Treated Equally during Pandemic – CWR

CULTURE OF DEATH:
Italian Bishops Defend Child Pornography – Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register

LITURGY & RUBRICS:
The Phoenix Cope from Watts & Co. of London – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
What is a Corporal? – The Editors at Adoremus

POLITICS:
Why Abortion Is Different From Other Issues – Michael Warsaw at National Catholic Register
Expedited Investigation Ordered Over Alleged ICE Detainee Hysterectomies – Matt Hadro at CNA

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Mormon isn’t Their Name, Why are Some Still Using It? – Christopher D. Cunningham at Public Sqr
International Buy a Priest a Beer Day is Almost Here – Sam Guzman at The Catholic Gentleman
Bishop Bätzing Dismisses Cardinal Woelki’s Fear that Synodal Way could Lead to Split – CNA

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
Requiescat In Pace: Jonathan Cupp – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

OTHER NEWS LINK(S):
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Bevard of U.S. Virgin Islands – Cou. Mares at CNA
Nota Bene! New Pro-Life Film Released Today: Divided Hearts of America – Fr. Z’s Blog

∧ THE SAMIZDAT HERALD TOP-10 NEWS LINKS: ∧
1.  In a Week We’re Going to Learn a More of Biden’s Unfitness for Office – Craig Gilbert at MJS
2.  The China Virus Story That Sports Media Won’t Tell – Steven Malanga at City Journal
3.  The Truth Is Out, We Don’t Need The Public School System – Matt Walsh at The Daily Wire
4.  Why Can’t the U.S. Be More Like Europe? This Is Why – Rick Moran at PJ Media
5.  Yes, Republicans Would Ram Through Court Nominee This Year – Ed Kilgore ta NY Magazine
6.  Democrats on Edge as Biden Readies to Go after Trump at Debate – Amie Barnes at The Hill
7.  The ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Lie Gets A Thorough, Well-Earned Debunking – Issues & Insights
8.  McConnell: Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee Will Receive Vote on Senate Floor – B. Singman at FN
9.  20% of Millennials & Gen Z in NY Believe Jews Caused the Holocaust – Eliz. Rosner at NYPost
10.  The 1620 Project – Mark David Hall at Chronicles

Civilization Watch:
How Russia Took Finland Away from Sweden – Boris Egorov at Russia Beyond
Normalization Deals Rattle Israeli Left – Mazal Mualem at Al-Monitor
More Questions Than Answers: Whither Ethiopia’s Transition? – T. Lemma at African Arguments
The Kurds Have Paid Dearly from the U.S. Withdrawal from Syria – Eli Lake at Bloomberg

The Anglosphere:
Facebook Censors Tucker Carlson & Science – Jeffrey Lord at The American Spectator
How America Came Apart – Douglas Murray at UnHerd
Get David Hume Out of Edinburgh University – Scott Yenor at the American Mind
The BBC Needs to Sack the Suits – Ian Birrell at UnHerd
Justice Ginsburg, Pioneer on High Court, Dies at 87 (Paywall) – Jess Bravin at The WSJ
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87 – Bill Mears at Fox News

God-fearers:
The Anti-Romantic: Éric Rohmer – Matthew Schmitz at First Things
Should Jews Still Be Democrats? – Moment Magazine