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MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  This Means Everybody – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
2.  “Pray, Pray, Pray”: Exorcist Unmasks Satan’s Open Spiritual Warfare in America – ChurchPOP
3.  How Do We Know the Novus Ordo isn’t Evil? – Fr. Z’s Blog
4.  USCCB’s ‘Bowl of Mush’ Response to Attacks on Catholics – Complicit Clergy
5.  Disobeying a Pope – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
6.  Should a Hammer be Guilty for Not being a Screwdriver? – Nick Chui at Ignitum Today
7.  Bishop Vasa Pens a Christian Response to 2020 – Dave Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
8.  Goodbye Christian College, Hello Classical School? – Rod Dreher at The American. . .
9.  Why Do Young People Leave the Faith? – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
10.  Liars Go To Hell: Walter Duranty – Francis X. Maier at First Things

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Prelatial Dress of the Religious Orders: The Capuchins – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Ringwraiths, Hauntings, Possessions, & Exorcisms, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Wokeness As Bourgeois Bolshevism – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Romans 4 from the Catholic Perspective – Brianna Huddleston at Catholic Stand
NAACP Sues Education Dept. Over Virus Relief Funds for Catholic Schools – Cthlc News Agency
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
On Critics & Bullies – Robert P. George, Ph.D., at Mercatornet
Germany’s Catholic Bishops Divided Over Vatican Instruction on Parishes – Cthlc News Agency
The Latent Fascism Of Today’s Anti-Fascists – Aaron Kheriaty at Religion Unplugged

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
The Nantes Cathedral Fire is a Symptom of a Growing Problem across Europe – Ellen K. Fantini
Churches Burned, People Beheaded in Mozambique’s Escalating Extremist Violence – CNA/CWR
Islamic Extremist Militants in Nigeria Execute 5 Men as Warning to Christians – Morning Star. . .

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Worcester City Council Rejects Move to Take Down Christopher Columbus Statue – CNA via CWR
We Don’t Honor Secession, We Honor Reconciliation – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine

POLITICS:
Bullet Points On Islam – Susan Matthiesen at Les Femmes
Edmund Burke & the Last Polish King – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
New Vatican Library Website Aims to Serve Scholars, Entice Curious – Carol Glatz at CNS/Crux
Pakistan’s ‘Mother of the Forgotten’ Dies with Covid-19 – Devin Watkins at Vatican News
Encourage & Strengthen One Another – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
Hate is Not Your Friend, It Will Only Destroy You – Troy Kroening at Catholic365

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
The Virus Is Accelerating the Death of the Mainstream News Media – Damian Radcliffe at TNI

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  The Miracle at Saint Michael’s – Francis Lee at Crisis Magazine
2.  A Shocking Vatican Perspective on the Pandemic – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
3.  New Accusation Surfaces Against McCarrick – Rhina Guidos at Catholic News Service
4.  McCarrick Ran Sex Ring at N.J. Beach House – Stephen Rex Brown at New York Daily News
5.  US Bishops Call for Prayers with Greeks about Hagia Sophia; A Different Approach – Fr. Zed
6.  French Abbey of Notre-Dame d’Annonciation Flourishes with “Latin Mass” Nuns – J.P. Sonnen
7.  A Little Oasis of Orthodoxy, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
8.  The Old Cathedral of Brescia, Italy – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
9.  Bishop Hying on the ‘Crisis of Understanding’ on the Real Presence – Joseph M. Hanneman
10.  Solzhenitsyn Mourned Bastille Day, So Should All Christians – John Zmirak, Ph.D.

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Biden, McCarrick, & the Betrayal of Human Life – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae at These Stone Walls
Scars – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
Deviant Sex Ed LGBT Activists Want In Texas Public Schools – Jonathan Covey & James Wesolek
Man’s Innate Belief in the Resurrection – Maurice Williams at Catholic Stand
(David Bentley) Hart, Hell, & Heresy – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Joe Biden Remains Silent as Catholics are Attacked – Brian Burch at Catholic Vote
A Doubt About A Doubt – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
How the State Destroys Families – Jörg Guido Hülsmann at Mises Institute

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
‘Will They Stop at Burning an Empty Church?’: Anti-Christian Attacks Rise in Europe – CNA via CH
America is Seeing a Surge in Anti-Catholic Vandalism – Matthew Walther at The Week
Erdoğan Drops His Mask, & the Hammer, on Hagia Sophia: The Caliphate Is Back – Victor Gaetan
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 11 Christians in Attack in North-Central Nigeria – Morning Star. . .

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
McGoldrick Case: Memo Casts Doubt on Diocesan Response – Christopher Altieri at Cthlc Herald
How Will the Vatican Defend Its Saints? – Paul Kengor, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
Second Statue Of The Virgin Mary Found Desecrated In Dorchester – John Monahan at Boston 25

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Is the Next Pope on This List of Possibilities? – Daniel Blackman at National Catholic Register

PODCAST(S):
Why Does God Allow Suffering? – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest

POLITICS:
The Journalistic Malpractice of Touting ‘Devout’ Biden – Tim Graham at Townhall
The Next Pope & Vatican Diplomacy – George Weigel at Denver Catholic

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Spiritual Communion: The Real Thing? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Are All Elements of Catholic Social Teaching Equally Important? – Mark Brumley at Cth Answers
14 Felician Sisters Die of the Virus – Kathy Schiffer at National Catholic Register

OTHER LINK(S):
Report: Anti-Christian Attacks in Europe Rose 285% Since 2008 – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Twenty Years a Fool: My Long Journey Home from the Radical Left – Elizabeth Nickson at C2C. . .
Southern Mongolia, the Unknown Cultural Genocide – Massimo Introvigne at Bitter Winter

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Photo of Doctor Praying the Rosary in Covid Hospital Goes Viral – Aleteia
2.  What the Heck Happened to My Kid? – One Mad Mom
3.  What Happens to Animals When They Die? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
4.  4 of the Best Catholic Bible Studies to Do at Home This Summer – Theresa Civantos Barber
5.  A Jesuit Liturgist Says Liturgy Should Not Be Beautiful; I Respond – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
6.  Joe Biden Wishes Islam Was Taught More in Public Schools – Timothy Furnish at The Stream
7.  Bishop Solis of Salt Lake City Denies a Man Communion on the Tongue; Blocks Fr. Z – Fr. Zed
8.  Italian Priest Performs Same-Sex Civil Union Ceremony – CNA via The Catholic World Report
9.  Precedence For Repudiating Boneheaded Councils Like V2: 1493 Council of Florence – TAC
10.  30 Bible Verses for Spiritual Warfare: Jump Start Your Prayer Strategy – Scott Smith, J.D.

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
New Pallium for New Archbishop of Atlanta? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
What AP Left Out In Its Hit Job on the Catholic Church, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
So, Once More, When Are We Going to See the McCarrick Report from the Vatican? – M. Kreitzer
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Roman Catholics: The Original Abolitionists – Paul Kengor, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Does God Harden Human Hearts? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Baltimore’s Italian Americans Plans New Statue to Honour Columbus – Tim Swift at Cthlc Herald
Liturgical Traditions: Communion Rite II – Msgr. Marc Caron at Adoremus Bulletin
Blacks’ Lives Matter, But So Does the Truth – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Crisis Magazine

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Churches to Observe Day of Mourning for Hagia Sophia – CNA/CWR
Chinese Christians Told to Replace Christ with Mao or Lose Government Support – C Nws Agncy
AP Report Ignores Important Work Done by Catholic Church – Maureen Ferguson at via RCR
Democratic Party Aligns With the Growing Disregard for Religious Exemptions – Lauretta Brown

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Vatican Cardinal Suggest Covid Made in Lab, Condemns Bacteriological Wars – Inés San Martín
St. Junipero Serra Could Soon be Removed from California County Seal – Kevin J. Jones at CNA

LITURGY:
Triangulating Sanctity: How the Word of God in the Domestic Church Renews the Liturgy – Adrms

SACRED SCRIPTURE:
Blessed Joseph Barsabbas — An Almost-Apostle – Theresa Doyle-Nelson at National C. Register
New Free eBook on the New Testament – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

POLITICS:
Planned Parenthood Removes Racist Founder Margaret Sanger’s Name From Its HQ – Life News
Transgender Lawsuit Against Catholic Hospital Cites New US Supreme Court Precedent – CWR
Catholic Wins Right to ‘Last Rites’ in Hospital ICU – Matt Hadro at Catholic News Agency
Turkish Dictator Reportedly Invited Pope Francis to Hagia Sophia Mosque – Joan Lewis

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
8 Things to Know About the Hagia Sophia – Matthew Bunson at National Catholic Register
Media Fear Mongering, I Call Shenanigans – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
An Answer to Catholic Critics of the American Founding – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
5 Unique Customs from Sts. Zélie & Louis Martin’s Wedding Ceremony – Cerith Gardiner
Marxist Iconoclasm: Why Smashing Abe Lincoln Makes Sense, & MLK is Next – David Clayton
For These Parishioners, Their Gardens Grow to Stem Hunger Among the Needy – Zoey Maraist
D.C. Catholic Food Pantry: Months of Long Lines with No End in Sight – Car. Zimmerman at Crux
Sensus Fidei is Much More Than a Feeling – Auxiliary Bishop Umbers of Sydney at Cthlc Weekly
The Priest as Victim – Loreto Xavier at Catholic Stand
The Calix Society: How Catholics can Grow in Faith While Recovering from Addiction – CNA/CWR

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Vatican Says Pope Francis Did Not Intervene in Franco Exhumation in Spain – CNA via CWR

OTHER LINK(S):
The Vatican Once Had a Navy of Its Own – John Burger at Aleteia
Amazing Grace – Scott Davis at Catholic Stand

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Tucker Vs. The Times – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
China’s Three Gorges Dam At The Brink – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Google Blacklists Conservative Websites – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  How We Beat Church-Bashing Rioters in St. Louis – Louis Capet at The Stream
2.  How McCarrick Got a Pass from Other Bishops – Dorothy Cummings McLean at Cal Cth Daily
3.  No Shame? But Some Fame & Scandal! Jonathan Morris – Fr Peter MJ Stravinskas STD PhD
4.  A Bishop & Theologian Breaks the Silence Over the Banality of Viganò & Co. – San. Magister
5.  Bishop Sheen’s Prophecy Comes True – Ben Butera at The American Catholic
6.  The Experts have No One to Blame but Themselves – Edward Feser, Ph.D.
7.  Cromwell Smiles From Hell – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8.  Father Rothrock Is Right – Matt Rowe at Crisis Magazine
9.  Hauntings, Possessions, & Exorcisms – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
10.  Fr. Dan Horan & Heretics Flourishing Under This Pontificate – The American Catholic

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Cursed: Netflix’s Latest Anti-Christian Drama – Elise Ehrhard at Media Research Center
Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Brilliant – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
From Germany, Homosexual Abuse in the State Secretariat – Marco Tosatti a STILVM CVRIÆ
Quiet Amidst the Noise – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
A Paradox for the Next Pope – George Weigel at The Wall Street Journal via EPPCXXX
Pastoral Plan For Changing Parish Music Program, & More Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Homosexuality & the Father Wound: A Discussion with Michael Gasparro – Joseph Sciambra
Christ Loved the Church – We Should Too – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Fruits of the McCarrick Vatican-China Deal? – Leah Marie Ann Klett at The Christian Post
Attacks on Catholic Statues Continue Over Weekend – Christine Rousselle at Cthlc News Agency
The Long Shadow of the Chinese Dictatorship Over the Vatican & Italy – Marco Tosatti at SC
Churches Across the Country Attacked – Tony Perkins at The Stream
Texas Attorney General: Religious Schools Exempt from Local Chinese Virus Rules – CNA
Religious Liberty after Bostock & Our Lady of Guadalupe – John McCormack at National Review
The Uighurs: China’s Other Tibet – Christopher Lukas at Clarifying Catholicism

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
The Truth about the Recent Presidential Election in Poland – Filip Mazurczak at The CWR
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: A Stirring American Pilgrimage – J.P. Mauro at Aeteia
Christ Is the Cure for What Ails Us – Regis Nicoll at Crisis Magazine

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Now It’s Islamophobic to Use the Word ‘Jihadis’ – Sp!ked

LITURGY:
The Liturgy the Basis of Social Regeneration – The Editors at Adoremus Bulletin
The Minor Options of the Old Rite & How They Avoid “Optionitis” – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Weigel: My Book is an Agenda-for-the-Future Book, Not a Book about Personalities – C.E. Olson

ARCHITECTURE:
Slovenia Shines with the Bled Island Shrine of the Assumption – John Paul Sonnen at LAJ
The 800-Year-Old Cathedral that Inspired the Notre-Dame de Paris Spire – CNA via The CWR

POLITICS:
Black Lives Matter: What’s a Parent to Do? – Janet E. Smith at National Catholic Register

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
The Veil – Brad Miner at The Catholic Thing
Americanism & America – Christopher Shannon at Faith & Culture

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Vatican Publishes Instructions on Parish Reform & Diocesan Restructuring – Courtney Mares
Church in Germany Receives Highest Ever Church Tax Income Despite Record Exodus – CWR

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
Catholic University of American Mourns Student Slain in NJ Shooting – Catholic News Agency
At Least 9 Catholic Bishops have Died from the Chinese Virus – CNA via The Cthlc World Report

THE SAMIZDAT HERALD:
Why You Should Surround Yourself with More Books Than You’ll Ever Have Time to Read – FC
15 Solid Facts About the Rosetta Stone – Jeff Wells at Mental Floss
Kanye West Sobs, Regrets Wanting Daughter Aborted: Kim Kardashian Protected that Child – ChP

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Priests Face Crisis of Conscience as Bishops Differ Over Communion on Tongue – Nick Hallett
2.  It Appears the Vatican is the Place to Go for a Cheap, Quick Laicization – Fr. A.J. McDonald
3.  Fr. Z Offers Suggestions To Riots, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
4.  75 to 100 Years: Expiring Soon? – Scott Pauline at Catholic365
5.  The Only Solution to Racial Prejudice – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
6.  The Only Way Forward Now – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
7.  Probability of You Existing Almost Non-Existent, On a Recent Math Article – Msgr. Ch. Pope
8.  Virtual Tour Of Biggest Catholic Church In N. America & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
9.  Whether It Is Licit for a Catholic to Question Vatican II? – Marco Tosatti at STILVM CVRIÆ
10.  A Post-Pandemic Pastoral Plan for the Liturgy – Christopher Carstens at Adoremus Bulletin

Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
More Than a Hundred US Catholic Schools are Closing & It Could Get Worse – Thomas Caddick
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Pulpit Manners – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
When French Revolutionaries Sacked Rome & Kidnapped the Pope – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas
Pre-’62 General Rubrics of the Roman Missal – Notkerus Balbulus at Canticum Salomonis
Life Isn’t Fair: Here’s Why – William Deatherage at Clarifying Catholicism
Safe Spaces & Broken Childhoods – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
Polish President Entrusts Poland to Our Lady at Marian Shrine After Re-Election – ChurchPOP
Why We Still Need Catholic Schools – Nicole Stelle Garnett at City Journal

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Under Pressure to Conform, Catholic Schools Must Defend Church Teaching in Full – P. Gallagher
Hagia Sophia: Past & Future – Thomas F. Madden at First Things
After Nantes Cathedral Fire, Volunteer Detained But Not Called a Suspect – Cthlc News Agency

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
What Makes a Statue Worth Keeping? Two Historians Discuss – John Charmley & Paul Lay at CH
Liturgical Institute’s Online Program Reaches & Teaches the World About Liturgy – Jos. O’Brien

LITURGY:
A New English Translation of the General Rubrics of the Tridentine Missal – Gregory DiPippo
A New Digital Platform to Help Parishes Elevate the Liturgy – Adam Bartlett at Adoremus Bulletin

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Imaginary Popes: A Review of George Weigel’s ‘The Next Pope’ – Russel E. Saltzman at Aleteia
New Book Offers a Convergence of History & Theology on the Eucharist – Aaron Sanders at AB

POLITICS:
These Parishes Took PPP Loans, Here’s Why – Mary Farrow at Catholic News Agency

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
What is a Sacrarium? – The Editors at Adoremus Bulletin
Catholic Tools for Tolerance in a Time of Civil Unrest – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at NC Register
How the Catholic Church Preserved Croatia’s History, Tradition & Culture – Robin Harris at C. Hrld

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Deacon Nick Donnelly’s New Book: A Catholic Survival Guide For Times of Emergency – R. Cæli

OTHER LINK(S):
Aleppo St. Elijah Cathedral, Destroyed During Syrian War, Rises from the Ashes – Maria Lozano

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 LINKS:
1.  The Priest in Viral Photo Bringing Last Rites in Horrific Wreck – Peter Jesserer Smith
2.  The Unfailing Way to Get Out of Purgatory, Turn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Larry Peterson
3.  Overcome Evil with Good: The Temptations of Our Time & the Spirit of Christ – Sam Guzman
4.  My Journey From Muslim to Catholic – Zubair Simonson at The Catholic Gentleman
5.  How the First Native American Saint Led Me to the Priesthood – ChurchPOP
6.  Trusting God with Unshakable Confidence – Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Center
7.  St. Ignatius: When are Pious Thoughts Not from God? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Cth Culture
8.  How The Saints Faced Anxiety – Fr. Joseph M. Esper at Catholic Exchange
9.  7 Ways To Deepen Your Devotion To The Precious Blood This July – Erin Rebar at epicPew
10.  Why St. Thomas Becket Still Fascinates 850 Years After His Murder – William Cash at C. Hrld

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
7 Entertaining Comic Books for Kids that Pack a Spiritual Punch – Philip Kosloski at Voyage. . .
Called, Converted, & Chosen in Christ – Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, S.T.D., at The Coming Home Network. . .
Saints Who Were ‘Good’ & Then Found Holiness – Meg Hunter-Kilmer at Aleteia
This Cool Coloring Books Helps Kids (& Parents!) Learn About The Saints – Theresa Zoe Williams
The Martyr Primate of Ireland: St. Oliver Plunkett – Fr. Edward F. Carrigan, S.J., at DPM
The Life of St. Benedict – Faith & Culture
On Saint Benedict – Pope Benedict XVI at The Imaginative Conservative
St. Bonaventure is Exalted for Humility, Holiness, & Brilliance – Susan Klemond at NC Register
Finding Hope & Divine Mercy Amidst Terrible Tragedy – Matthew Leonard
Catholics Can Give Glory to God Through Their Labor – Russell Shaw at Simply Catholic
Learn More about the Spiritual Exercises – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
On Joy – Rick Yoder at The Amish Catholic
Seeds of Grace, & How We Receive Them – Matt Nelson at Word on Fire Blog

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  More Communion Disaster at Pax Christi Community Church; Updated – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  A Secular Prophecy of 1953 Revisited – Paul Escott at Catholic Stand
3.  Get to Know 10 American Minor Basilicas – Michael R. Heinlein at Our Sunday Visitor
4.  Legal Development Involving Suspended Priest, & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
5.  What Ted McCarrick’s ‘Social Networks’ Could Teach the Church – Ed Condon at CNA
6.  Interactive Map of Attacks on Catholics in North America – Complicit Clergy
7.  The Most Harrowing Paintings of Hell Inspired by Dante’s “Inferno” – V.M. Traverso
8.  Toronto Bans Catholic Churches From Administering Holy Communion – Shane Trejo
9.  The Catholic Church—Saying “No” to a World Screaming “Yes” – Larry Peterson at Cthlc Stand
10.  Bishop Solis of Salt Lake City Denies Man & Daughter Communion on the Tongue – Cmp Clrg

Your New Best Friend: The LWS, Little White Shirt (Catholic Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Be Prepared for the Supreme Court Nomination Battle of All Time – The American Catholic
Common Fundraising Problems. . . Debunked – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The French Revolution & the Carmelites of Compiègne – Stephanie Mann at NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Letter Alleges Culture of Sexual Misconduct at Pontifical North American College – Cmplct Clrgy
Catholic Colleges Facing A ‘Wicked Problem’ This Fall – Nick Mayrand at Crux
Plato Predicted Woke Tyranny – Edward Feser, Ph.D., at The American Mind
Just What Every Pilgrim Needs: A 607-Page Guide to Britain’s Sacred Places – William Cash
Actor Zac Efron Visits Lourdes in Netflix Series: Incredibly Special & Holy Place – ChurchPOP

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Hagia Sophia & the Goals of Islam & Persecution of Christians – Steve Ray at Defenders. . .
Florida Church’s Statue of Jesus Beheaded, Similar Attacks Occur Across U.S. – Caleb Parke
Statue Of Jesus Vandalized At Catholic Church In Calgary – Marlo Safe at Daily Caller
California Council Votes To Remove Statue Of St. Junipero Serra – Jocelyn Grzeszczak
The Second Islamic Conquest of Hagia Sophia – Cameron Hilditch at National Review

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Croatia: A Good Place to be a Young Catholic – Mihovil Katić at Catholic Herald

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
America, Post-Logic – Donald DeMarco at Crisis Magazine

LITURGY:
An Early 16th-Century Roman Missal – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Examples of Contemporary Liturgical Embroidery from Malta – Liturgical Arts Journal
Why We Do It: The Litany to the Precious Blood – Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P., at Catholic Herald

PODCAST(S):
‘Antifascist’ or Anti-Catholic? – Crisis Magazine

POLITICS:
Cancel Culture is Coward Culture – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
On Toppling Statues & Reading the Riot Act – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Integralism’s Biggest Fallacy – Leo Schlueter at Transatlantic Blog

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
On Forgiveness after Death – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine
Aristotle was the Father of Virtue Ethics, but Aquinas Transfigured the Field – Fr. Andrew Pinsent
How Does the Canonization Process Work? – Fr. Richard Gribble at Simply Catholic

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
Pope Francis Appoints Chicago Auxiliary Bishop to Diocese of Joliet – CNA via The CWR

OTHER LINK(S):
A Muslim John Courtney Murray? – Daniel Philpott, Ph.D., at Arc of the Universe
Until the 19th Century, July was a Month of Local Fairs – Francis Young at Catholic Herald

MORNING ISSUE:
1.  Adoration & Pizza: The Michigan Retreat House That Fosters 30 Vocations a Year – C. Watson
2.  When A Nation Becomes Possessed – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
3.  Ringwraiths – Fanny Jean Jones at Ignitum Today
4.  Bishop Strickland of Tyler Discovers the Traditional Latin Mass – Bree A. Dail at NC Register
5.  A Retort To Sandro Magister’s Vatican II ‘Fake News’ On Viganò – Roberto de Mattei at RCæli
6.  When They’re Going After the Virgin Mary, You Know Protest has Turned to Madness – NYPost
7.  ‘The West Wing’ had a Disastrous Influence on Catholics – Elizabeth Lev at Catholic Herald
8.  6 Things to Keep in Mind When (Not If) Church’s Human Element Lets You Down – S. Browder
9.  A Beautiful Outdoor Ordinariate Mass in North Carolina – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical. . .
10.  Not A Norwegian – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Back to School? ‘No Thanks’ Say Millions of New Homeschooling Parents – Kerry McDonald
In Devon, Vandals Attack a Saint Whose Popularity is Growing – Nick Hallett at Catholic Herald
A Priest Stands For The Truth, & More Great News Links Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Churches Burned Across the Country: Why Was This Not National News? – Jim Denison
The Lockdown & the God of Surprises – Daniel Mark at Catholic Stand
These Beautiful Catholic Statues Are Underwater – V.M. Traverso at Aleteia
Common Fundraising Problems. . . Debunked – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong, Homeschoolers Get Right about Reopening Schools – KMcDonald
Founding Parish of Knights of Columbus Vandalized with Satanic Symbols – Nicholas Rowan

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Bye-Bye, Blaine Amendments – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal Dolan: AP Report on Paycheck Loan Program ‘Misleading at Best’ – CNA via The CWR
Trump Must Act to Stop Turkish Expansionism, Attacks on Christians – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
Christians Under Attack as PM Pushes ‘Tolerant’ Pakistan – Kathy Gannon at AP via Crux

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Defund the CCHD – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Life Abundantly: Real NFP Stories – Emily at Total W(h)ine
Fights Over Columbus Statues Play Out in Court; Knights of Columbus Defend – Pat Eaton-Robb
Two Concepts of Europe: Remarks at the “Europe Uncensored” Conference – Viktor Orbán at TIC
Conservative Intellectuals Call for Tax Credit Expansion for Families Amid Pandemic – CNA

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
A Wave of Hate – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Left-Wing Protesters Turn Focus to Churches as Vandalism, Arson Escalate – Valerie Richardson
MP Receives Death Threat After Voting Pro-Life – Catholic Herald

LITURGY:
What Are ‘Mass Intentions’? – Fr. William Saunders at Catholic Exchange
July, A Month To Venerate The Precious Blood – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf at Catholic Herald

SACRED SCRIPTURE:
Why Does Jesus Speak in Parables? – Gayle Somers at Catholic Exchange

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Flannery O’Connor & the Terrors of American Sentimentality – Jerome C. Foss at Law & Liberty
Children’s Books & The Christian Story – Sally Thomas at First Things

ARCHITECTURE:
The Miraculous Image & Shrine of the Madonna of Youghal – De Processu Martyriali

PODCAST(S):
Communion In The Hand, Centering Prayer, & The Dark Night – Dan Burke at C. Spiritual Direction

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Mr. Jones Film: Fake News Is Historic Reality: The N.Y. Times & Walter Duranty – Jen Maffessanti
Catholics Hold Vigil at Virgin Mary Statue Torched by Vandals – Ashley Oliver at Breitbart
Peter & the Primacy in Scripture & the Early Church Discussion – Steve Ray at Defenders f. . .

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Sts. Louis & Zelie Martin’s Lessons for Pandemic Weddings – Michele Chronister at C. Exchange
Made for Mission – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

ANNOUNCEMENT(S):
German Archdiocese Plans to Cut Parishes from 1,000 to 40 – Cthlc News Agency via The CWR
Bishop Edward Malesic of Greensburg Named to Lead Cleveland Diocese – Hannah Brockhaus

OBITUARY(IES)/DEATH(S):
Archbishop Lipscomb Dies; was ‘Good Bishop’ Who ‘Loved Mobile, Its People’ – CNS via Crux

MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  Is a Re-Catholicization of Britain Underway? – Filip Mazurczak at The Catholic World Report
2.  McCarrick on Bergoglio’s Election: “We Did It!” – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
3.  Mapping Catholic Hierarchy Influence Scandal In Uncle Ted’s Social Network – Rod Dreher
4.  Priest Tells People to Hold Hosts in Their Hands While He Consecrates – Fr. Z’s Blog
5.  Searched “Catholic Face Mask” — Not Disappointed! – Laura Hensley at epicPew
6.  Jude 3 & Sola Scriptura: The Faith Once for All Delivered – Jimmy Akin at JimmyAkin.com
7.  The Once & Future Papacy – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
8.  How Many Catholics are Faithful? – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
9.  Criticism of Cardinal Dolan Letter ‘Silly,’ Weigel Publisher Says – J.D. Flynn at CNA via CWR
10.  How Many Good Priests Have Been Thrown Under the Bus? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les. . .

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
The Last Days of the Earth are Here! – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand
On Receiving the Eucharist After a Lengthy Lockdown – Nicholas Lee at Ignitum Today
The American Who Restored the Priceless Mosaics of Hagia Sophia – John Burger at Aleteia
Before & After Improvements Of A Parish, & More News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Common Fundraising Problems. . . Debunked – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Are Catholics Who Support Black Lives Matter Excommunicated? – David L. Gray
The Family that Theodore McCarrick Targeted Several Boys From – Elizabeth Bruenig at NY Times
Two Beautiful Offerings from Watts & Co. & Sacra Domus Aurea – Liturgical Arts Journal
Unless Your Faith Is Strong You Shall Not Be Strong – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in. . .

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Gavin Newsom Didn’t Just Close Churches, He Also Banned In-Home Fellowship Meetings – LN
Should the Church Continue to Kowtow to the State? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Why Should Catholics Care about the Hagia Sophia? – Adam A.J. DeVille, Ph.D., at The CWR
What is at Stake Regarding the Hagia Sophia? – Ines Angeli Murzaku at The Cthlc World Report
Hagia Sophia: Turkish Propaganda vs. Documented History – Raymond Ibrahim at American. . .
Chinese ‘Underground’ Bishop Presumed Dead 17 Years After Mysterious Disappearance – uCth

VATICAN FINANCIAL SCANDAL:
Police Seize Mincione’s Phones in Vatican Corruption Probe – Ed Condon at Cthlc News Agency

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Pope Francis Makes Mission Founded by St. Junipero Serra a Minor Basilica – CNA via The CWR
Texas Pro-Life Democrat Wins Run-Off Primary Election – CNA via The Catholic World Report

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Statue of Virgin Mary Beheaded at Tennessee Parish – Catholic News Agency
Understanding What Is Happening in America: A Christian Response – Larry Alex Taunton

POLITICS:
Justice Roberts’ Vote Against Louisiana Law Might Have Long-Term Pro-Life Benefits – R. Shaw
‘Scrambling’ Catholic Schools Push for ‘Equitable’ Coronavirus Relief Funding – Kevin J. Jones

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Jane Austen, Parents Yelling at Kids, & the Beatitudes – Paul Kniaz at Catholic Stand
We Need More Patriarchy, Not Less – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
The Next Pope & Vatican II – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
Why Don’t Catholics Believe in Reincarnation? – Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
Fr. Augustus Tolton, a Man for Our Times – Michael R. Heinlein at Simply Catholic
Catholicism & Economics – Christopher Dawson at Crisis Magazine

OTHER LINK(S):
The Catholic Press Association Awards, Why? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes

MORNING ISSUE:
1.  Orthodox Blogger Returns to Rome – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
2.  Dr. Scott Hahn on the TLM: An Assessment by Mr. Matthew Roth – Gregory DiPippo at NLM
3.  The ‘Respectable’ Sponsors of Anti-Catholic Violence – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture
4.  Mary Eberstadt on What Plagues the West – Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., & Mary Eberstadt at PD
5.  Bishops See Black When They Ought to See Red – William Kilpatrick, J.D., at Crisis Magazine
6.  St. Kateri Intercedes Again for Miracle Boy – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead To Rome
7.  Fr. Andre Metrejean Cancelled Over Homophobic & Racists Comments – David L. Gray
8.  It’s No Longer Newsworthy that Bishops Might Hide Uncomfortable Truths – Fr. R.J. de Souza
9.  Violence Erupts as More Catholic-Funded Groups Call for Defunding of Police – Rob Gasper
10.  Fake News Is Getting People Killed, The Story Behind St. Louis – John Gravino at New Wldn

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Malta Archdiocese Distances Itself from Controversial Lay Movement – Elise Ann Allen at Crux
When God Gives Us Dogs – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand
The Conversion of Sohrab Ahmari – Jeffrey Wald at Dappled Things
Unique Cathedral Of Christ The King In Iceland,  & More News! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
Abp. Kyrill: California Church Singing Ban Reminiscent of Soviet Persecutions – Fr. Ben Johnson
The Seed is the Word – Fr. Gerald Musa at Ignitum Today
Better Men Make Better Priests – Philippa Martyr, Ph.D., at The Catholic Weekly
Common Fundraising Problems. . . Debunked – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
David Bentley Hart’s Attack on Christian Tradition Fails to Convince – Edward Feser, Ph.D., at CH

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
The Tragedy of the San Gabriel Mission Fire – Matthew Walther at The Week
Missing the Point on the Little Sisters Case – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
SCOTUS’s School-Voucher Decision Could Benefit Many Minority Families – Wayne Laugesen
Christians Dying in Nigeria ‘In Vast Numbers’ – Crux
China-Vatican Accord, Part II – Mimi Lau at South China Morning Post
Religious Liberty Is Important, But It’s Not Enough – Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Yes, The Church Received Relief Funds, & That’s Fair – David Mills at Our Sunday Visitor

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
Pro-Lifers Paint Preborn Black Lives Matter in Front of NY Planned Parenthood – Micaiah Bilger
Priests Donates Kidney to Help Mom Lead Life She Imagines for Her Family – John Shaughnessy
This Can Be Changed Only By Prayer And Fasting, & More News! – The Best In Catholic Blogging

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
“Catholic” Univ. of San Diego Puts. St. Junipero Serra Statue In Storage – J.D. Flynn at CNA

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
Irreversible Damage: The Trans Threat To Girls – Julian Vigo at Sp!ked

MUSIC:
‘The Situation is Truly Dreadful’: Church Choirs Struggle to Survive Pandemic – CNA via The CWR

ARCHITECTURE:
Catholic Univ. Class Shows How Architectural Workspace Affects Mental Health – J.C. Ramirez

POLITICS:
Pro-Life Texas Democrat Says Racial Slurs Won’t Stop His Advocacy – CNA via The CWR
A Catholic Case for the Second Amendment – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Can’t Go To Europe? Take a Pilgrimage in America – Zelda Caldwell at Aleteia
Don Alfredo Maria Morselli & Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on Vatican II – Marco Tosatti at SC
The Truth about Worldly Security – Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez at Catholic Stand

OTHER LINK(S):
The 450th Anniversary of Quo Primum – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

THE MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  A Priest Stands for the Truth Against the Homosexual Lobby – Karlo Broussard at C. Answers
2.  My New Face Mask for the Extraordinary Form Mass! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern. . .
3.  Interesting Legal Development Involving Suspended Priest Fr. Eduard Perrone – Dale Price
4.  What AP Left Out In Its Hit Job on the Church – Msgr. Richard Antall at Angelus
5.  Typical Article on the Liturgy for 1970 – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
6.  The Irony of Rainbow Capitalism – Stephen G. Adubato at Crisis Magazine
7.  When Will We Get the Report on McCarrick from the Vatican? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les. . .
8.  Why Young Black Catholics are More Likely to Keep Practising the Faith – Sofía Abasolo at CH
9.  Will America Rise to Challenge the New Know Nothing Party? – Donald DeMarco at NCRegister
10.  A New Ciborium for the Basilica of Christ the King in Paola, Malta – Liturgical Arts Journal

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
Now Is Not the Time To Leave the Catholic Church – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand
Art of the Day: St. Michael, in Lucca, Italy – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Magdalen College
Made for Mission: Off the Shelf with Tim Glemkowski – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
On The Origins Of Specious Myths – Stephen M. Barr at First Things
Common Fundraising Problems. . . Debunked – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Prayer to the Saints Is More Biblical Than You Realize – Stephen Beale at Catholic Exchange
Politics Cannot Save Us – Michael Hanby at The Lamp Magazine
Retired Bishop Edward Kmiec, 13th Bishop of Buffalo, Dies – Catholic News Service via Crux
The Divorced Catholic’s Guide to Parenting – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Roundup on the CDF Decrees on New Saints & New Prefaces for the TLM – P. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Pilgrimage: Inside An Indian Village’s Devotion To St. Anthony – Lucy Gabriel at Religion Unplggd

THE MORNING ISSUE TOP-10 NEWS LINKS:
1.  What the Primitive Church Did at Communion Time – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s. . .
2.  Steve Skojec, Catholic Cults, & Homosexuality in the Church – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of. . .
3.  It Won’t Stop With Statues – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Stream
4.  When It Appears, the McCarrick Report is Likely to Have Some Major Omissions – Chr. Altieri
5.  What Father Martin Gets Wrong About ‘White Jesus’ – Jesse B. Russell at Crisis Magazine
6.  Discerning a Priests Orthodoxy – Dan Habshi at Catholic Stand
7.  Diocesan Review Board Chairman Resigns in Disgust Following Bishop Weldon Report – ML
8.  Fisherman Stumbles Upon 14th Cent. Madonna Statue & More! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
9.  Re-Opening The Schools – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
10.  We Are All Karens Now – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament – EWTN Poland
St. Paul/Mnpls Archdiocese Drops Music, Prohibits Concerts, by David Haas – Cth News Agency
The Boy Scouts Succumb to Liberal Ideology – Patty Knap at Catholic Stand
The Inexplicable Handling of the Bishop Zanchetta Case – Christopher Altieri at Catholic Herald
Common Fundraising Problems. . . Debunked – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Black Lives Matter: A Privileged Religion – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
No Coverage Of Attacks From Any Major News Outlet – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Trump’s Catholic Tweets – George Neumayr at The American Spectator
How Antifa & Black Lives Matter Compare to Satan – Jeffrey Folks at American Thinker
Statues of Mary Vandalized in Weekend of Church Attacks – CNA via The Catholic World Report

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Uyghurs: Yes, It Is a Genocide; A New Report – Marco Respinti at Bitter Winter
Hagia Sophia Goes Full Mosque – Dave Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Catholic Bishops Defend Federal Paycheck Loan Participation – CNA via The Cthlc World Report
No “Wall Of Separation” – Vincent Phillip Muñoz at First Things

FOR GOD & COUNTRY:
What’s Main Street without a Steeple? Responding to the Associated Press – Kyle J. Rosser
Catholic Pilgrimage to Venerable Augustus Tolton Grave, 1st African American Priest – CNA

ANARCHY & CHAOS:
Florida Man Lights Catholic Church on Fire with Parishioners Inside – CNA via The C. World Rprt
Why Some Churches in England are Struggling to Resume Public Masses – CNA via The CWR
Patrick Coffin on Censorship & Media Bias – Clarifying Catholicism
Arrest Made in Florida Catholic Church Burning – Catholic News Agency
California: San Gabriel Mission Burned Down – Deacon Greg Kandra at The Deacon’s Bench
‘It’s Heartbreaking’: Historic 249-Year-Old San Gabriel Mission Damaged in Fire – Jonathan Lloyd

LITURGY:
Kneeling For Reception Of Holy Communion Is The Most Important Ritual – Fr. John Hunwicke

LITERATURE & BOOK REVIEW(S):
A Witness to Catholic (Under)Groundwork for Czechoslavakia’s Freedom – J.M. Grondelski, Ph.D.

THEATER/FILM/STREAMING/TV:
Flannery O’Connor Documentary Opening in Mid-July at Virtual Theaters – Carol Zimmerman
Virtual Catholic Conferences Lead to Outstanding Participation – Michelle Martin at OSV

POLITICS:
Systemic Racism – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
To My Black Brothers & Sisters – Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla at The Catholic Thing
Responding to a Fundamental Crisis Within Islam Itself – Yahya Cholil Staquf at Public Discourse
Catholic Integralism Should Not Be Dismissed – Daniel Strand at Providence Magazine

BONUS NEWS LINKS:
Here’s What Early Christian Families Ate For Dinner – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
Finding The Masculine Genius, & More Great News Links! – The Best In Catholic Blogging
The One Most Worthy of Our Adoration – David Kilby at Catholic Stand