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MONDAY’S UPCOMING HEADLINE:
Kobe Bryant Dead at 41: How Scandal Turned Him to Catholic Faith & Divine Mercy – CNA
Bishop Says Nigeria’s Government Giving Boko Haram a ‘Confidence Boost’ – Crux
Cardinal Re Elected New Dean of the College of Cardinals – C. Mares at Catholic News Agency

SVNDAY’S ISSUE:
Tips for Remembering Your Sins During Confession – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Meet Daniel Mitsui, Modern Artist With a Medieval Gothic Heart – Jay Copp at Ntnl Cthlc Register
Does It Matter What You Wear To Mass? – Will Wright at Catholic Link
Why Are “Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion” Called “Extraordinary”? – Adoremus
How Mary’s Belgian Apparition Speaks to Us Today – Fr. Edward Looney at Catholic Exchange
Mediation, Mindfulness, & Teresa Of Avila, Part I, Part II, & Part III – Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Power of Eucharistic Adoration – Brian Fraga at Our Sunday Visitor
3 Ways To Show Appreciation To Your Priest Today – William Hemsworth at epicPew
Prayer for the Conversion of a Loved One – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Cistercians are Flourishing in Vietnam – Bernardo Cervellera at Asia News
The Narrow Path & Surrender – Birgit Jones at Catholic Stand
Meet Bartolo Longo, the Former Satanic Priest Turned Catholic Saint – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Pondering Diligence: A Lenten Preparation – Fr. Nicholas Blackwell, O. Carm., at Catholic Stand
On the Necessity of Struggle – Sam Guzman at The Catholic Gentleman
Steps On The Stairway To Heaven – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Healing From the Inside Out – Mark Danis at Integrated Catholic Life™
Learning To Pray Takes Time & Practice – David Torkington at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Walsingham: Place of Pilgrimage Is Catholic & Ecumenical – K.V. Turley at Ntnl Cthlc Register
St. Thérèse’s Way of Surrendering Prayer to God – Fr. Joel Guibert at Catholic Exchange
A Summery Green Vestment Set from Venice (ca. A.D. 1740-1760) – Liturgical Arts Journal
Discernment Continues in the Seminary – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at Through Catholic. . .
To Evangelize In Love & Truth – Devin Rose at Catholic Answers Magazine
Some More Thoughts on Prayer – Deborah Gyapong at Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society Blog
The Dignity & Sacred Role of the Priesthood – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange

Why the Catholic Church is Deliberately Creating a New Generation of Victims – Jos. Sciambra
Archbishop Ch. Chaput: America’s Least Conservative Bishop – Fr. R. de Souza at NC Register
The Prophetic Saint Who Foretold What the End of the World Will Be Like – Ntnl Cthlc Register
Covington Catholic Nick Sandmann Attends March for Life: I Won’t Ever Be Bullied – ChurchPOP
Lawsuit Charges USCCB Misled Catholics about Peter’s Pence Collection – CNS via Crux
“Women” Bishops: Canon Law & Catholic Common Sense – Ed Peters, J.C.D., J.D., at First Things
All You Need is Love: The Gospel of The Beatles – Cynthia Millen at Catholic Stand
Boston ArchD.: Closed Churches Become Condos, Dollar Tree, Hockey Rinks – Boston Herald
President Trump at March for Life: ‘I Am Truly Proud to Stand with You’ – JD Flynn at CNA
Amazing Time-Lapse Video Shows Hundreds of Thousands of Pro-Lifers Marching – Life News
The Hourglass Shape: Buckle Up, Curves Ahead! (Cthlc Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Reality of Sex & the Lie of “Gender Self-Identity” – Amy Welborn at The Catholic World Report
The Power of Love – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Spanish Byzantine Monastery Unearthed, the First of Its Kind – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
CBS Skips Trump’s March for Life Speech, Interviews Planned Parenthood CEO – Life News
Where To Find Donors? . . . Try Here –  Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Supreme Court Should End Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments – The Editors at NC Register
The First Biblemas Ever! Readings for Feast of the Word of God Explained – The Sacred Page
Trump to Pro-Lifers: “Together, We Are the Voice of the Voiceless” – K. Schiffer at NC Register
The Secret Behind the Success of the March for Life – Ch. C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald
Pro-Life Is Pro-Woman: March for Life Witnesses to Dignity of the Unborn – CNA via NC Register
CNN, MSNBC Ignore Trump’s March for Life Speech, Air Adam Schiff Instead – Life News
What Being Pro-Life Means, & Why I’m Pro-Life – Vincent Weaver at National Catholic Register
The Long March—& Its Victories – Michael Novak at Crisis Magazine
Catholics Reflect on 10 Years of the Good, Bad, & Ugly of Social Media – Peter Jesserer Smith
Watch Trump’s Historic March for Life Address: “Every Person is Worth Protecting” – ChurchPOP

Pope Francis Continues Shift In U.S. Church –  Jason Horowitz & Elizabeth Dias at The NY Times
Where To Find Donors? . . . Try Here –  Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Church of England Affirms Sex is Only for Heterosexual Marriage – Catholic News Agency
The Dictionary the Politically Correct Don’t Want You to Read – K. Donnelly at The Cthlc Weekly
Abp. Chaput Says Successor is ‘Exactly the Man Our Church Needs’ – Catholic News Service
St. John the Baptist Confusing Words of Knowing Or Not-Knowing Who Jesus Was – Msgr. Pope
The Early Church – Reclaiming Catholic History – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
Two Crises, One Thing Necessary – Dan Burke at Crisis Magazine
A Mob in the Agora, But Prayer in the Square – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
The Limits of Papal Infallibility – Grady Stuckman at Clarifying Catholicism
For Goodness’ Sake, Let’s Learn to Reverence the Name of God – R. MacLennan at Cthlc Herald
Will the Blaine Amendments Fall at Last? – Michael C. Gilleran, J.D., at Crisis Magazine
Retconning the Reformation: Harmonizing Anglo-Catholic Patrimony with the Latin Rite – TCT
Following the Winding Path: The Surrender Novena – Birgit Jones at Ignitum Today
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Cth Fashion Blg) – Meghan Ashley Styl. . .
Aiming for Pastoral Presence, Bishop Nelson Perez Says He Learned from Chaput – NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
“The Rubrics Are Our Friends!” A Review of Ceremonies Explained for Servers – The CWR
School Choice Law Rooted in Anti-Catholicism, Supreme Court Hears – Mt. Hadro at NC Rgstr
New Technology Helps Archaeologists Identify Bible Scribes – Gil Zohar at Religion Unplugged
Will Supreme Court Support State Scholarships for Religious Schools? – National Cthlc Register
Fingerprint Scan & Facial Recognition to Enter a Catholic Church in Red China – Fr. Schneider
Suspension Revoked for Vatican’s Financial Watchdog Authority – CNA via The Cthlc World Rprt
Catholic High School Welcomes Students with Special Needs into New Program – Crux
Communist China’s Second Cultural Revolution: Eliminating Religion – Th. F. Farr at First Things
Parish in Rome Opens Doors to the Poor, 24 Hours a Day – Inés San Martín at Crux
New Education Center in Hawaii Honors the Saints of Molokai – Jim Graves at Our Sunday Visitor
Priest Won’t Let Pro-Abort Politico Hold Meeting at Church – Life Nws from Friday Pro-Life Ed.
For the Friday Pro-Life Edition click here.

Quick Link(s):
Israeli Police Bar French President From Entering St. Anne’s Church – The Eponymous Flower
Sooo. . .Things Are Going Well For Chinese Catholics – Mt. Archbold at Creative Minority Report

Podcast(s):
Aleteia is Now on Spotify! Here’s Our Visigothic Chant Playlist – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia

Catholic Priest Won’t Let Pro-Abort Politicians Hold Meeting at Church – M. Bilger at Life News
Planned Parenthood is Worried, & It Should be – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald
New Film Unveils the Truth about the Sex Trafficking Industry – Patty Knap at Aleteia
How to Vote Catholic in America – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
What Has Abortion Done to the Democratic Party? – Patti J. Smith at National Catholic Register
Governor Slams California for Banning Travel to Pro-Life Oklahoma – Micaiah Bilger at Life News
David Against the Goliath of Abortion – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Shameless Popery
Obama Attended Planned Parenthood Rally, But Trump Will Attend March for Life – Life News
The “No-choice” Choice: The Cultural Dissonance Surrounding Abortion – Greving at Cthlc Stand
If You’ve had an Abortion, a Message to You from John Paul II – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia
Bargain Kept: Pres. Trump Kept His Pro-Life Promises – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Catholic
Abortion: The Trade of Killing the Innocent – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pro-Life Organizations Roll Up Their Sleeves to Help Women in Need – M.G. Eidemiller at OSV
Wanted: Moderate Democrats on Abortion – Carl Anderson at The Wall Street Journal
Abortion & Preaching to the Choir – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
New Marist Poll: Significant ‘Pro-Choice’ Support for Abortion Regulations – CNA via NC Rgstr
What the Church Brings to Politics – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
On ‘Roe’ Anniversary, Bishops Announce Parish Initiative to Help Pregnant Women – The CWR
Pro-Life Activism Extends To Issues Beyond Abortion – Terry Mattingly at Religion Unplugged
Euthanasia Increases Organ Donations in Canada Amid Ethical Concerns – Rousselle at NC Reg
Walk for Life West Coast 2020 to be Held Saturday, January 25th, in San Francisco – The CWR
For the FRIDAY EDITION click here.

FRIDAY’S UPCOMING HEADLINES:
Pope Francis Continues Shift In U.S. Church –  Jason Horowitz & Elizabeth Dias at The NY Times
Church of England Affirms Sex is Only for Heterosexual Marriage – CNA via Ntnl Cthlc Register
Will Supreme Court Support State Scholarships for Religious Schools? – National Cthlc Register

MORNING ISSUE:
The Next Archbishop of Philadelphia Will be Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland – Rocco Palmo
The Case for Suppressing the Legion of Christ – Christopher R. Altieri at Catholic Herald
Pres. Trump Will Attend March for Life in Person, 1st President Ever – Steven Ertelt at Life News
Pp. Francis’s Mens & Logic Aren’t The Mind & Logic Of The Church – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D.
Ask Father: I Discovered The Hosts Used are from Flour of Variety of Grains, What to Do? – Fr. Z
Holy Face of Jesus Allegedly Appears on Eucharistic Host in India – ChurchPOP
The Infant of Prague – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
Top 12 Incontrovertible Truths about the March for Life – Mt. Archbold at Creative Minority Rprt
Encouraging Whitefield Christian School Through The Gay-Hate Storm – Rod Dreher
These Catholic Colleges Are Pro-Life, Pro-Woman – Kelly Salomon at Crisis Magazine
Dissents From Roe v. Wade – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Church Historian Discusses the Papacy, Past, & Present – Edward Pentin at Ntnl Cthlc Register
A Pilgrimage to the World’s Oldest House Church . . . in Connecticut – R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D.
Virginia Parish to Hold Holy Hour Against Planned Black Mass – CNA via National Cthlc Register
The Double Effect Principle & Abortion: A Primer for Catholic Legislators* – Robert Kurland, Ph.D.
Reconsidering Roe v. Wade: Louisiana Leads Way to Supreme Court – Editors at NC Register
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear;  Cthlc Fashion Blg – Meghan Ashley Styl. . .
Perform Euthanasia or Lose Government Funding, Canadian Hospice Told – CNA via NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Legionaries of Christ to Discuss Handling of Abuse at Rome Meeting – CNA via NC Register
What ‘Dignity’ Really Means – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald
Taiwan President Appeals to Pp Francis Over Red China’s Abuse of Power – C. Mares at NC Rgstr
3 Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
2020 March for Life Events & Activities for Catholics – Peter Jesserer Smith at NC Register
10 Things Pope Francis Has Said About Abortion – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia
Opposition to Death Penalty Growing Among Republicans, Activists Say – CNA via NC Register
Earlier Feminist Leaders Like Susan B. Anthony Opposed Abortion – Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D.

Tweet(s):
Protestants Welcomed to Receive the Eucharist During Mass in Geneva – Deacon Nick Donnelly
Will Cardinal Tagle Continue Covering Up Sex Abuse Scandal In Caritas? – Damian Thompson

Video(s):
Sodom: Hard Hitting Russian Documentary on LGBT-P – The Eponymous Flower

Quick Link(s): 
How to Get Tickets for Papal Events, An Update – Joan Lewis at Joan’s Rome

THURSDAY’S UPCOMING HEADLINES:
The Next Archbishop of Philadelphia Will be Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland – Rocco Palmo
Pres. Trump Will Attend March for Life in Person, 1st President Ever – Steven Ertelt at Life News
The Case for Suppressing the Legion of Christ – Christopher R. Altieri at Catholic Herald

MORNING ISSUE:
Rome Will Have to Choose – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
The Billionaires Behind the LGBT Movement – Jennifer Bilek at First Things
Bishop Strickland Says He Asked Pope Francis about McCarrick Report – Cindy Wooden at Crux
Year Ago, Media Mangled Covington Catholic Story, What Happened Next Was Worse – Reason
Hate Doesn’t Win, But It Scores – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
All This Useless Beauty – Jessica Hooten Wilson, Ph.D., at Church Life Journal
How a Recent Article on the “Gift” of the Liturgical Reform Gets So Much Wrong – Liturgy Guy
With the Wolfhounds – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Ask Father: Glass Chalices. . . Again? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Lighting Candles in a Very Dark World – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand
Pro-Life New England Patriots Player Is Making an Abortion Documentary – The Stream
The Jewish Roots of the Papacy: Part One – Briana Huddleston at Catholic Stand
Romanesque Revival: St. John the Evangelist in Plachemine, Louisiana – Liturgical Arts Journal
Church to Mark Celebration of Sacred Scripture for First Time in History This Sunday – NC Rgstr
Faith of Others – Noel Ethan Tran at Ignitum Today
A Plea For Pakistan’s Christians – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., at First Things
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Cath. Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styl. . .
Boko Haram Beheads Christian as Violence Continues in Nigeria – Shannon Levitt at Crux
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
White House Declares January 22 ‘National Sanctity of Human Life Day’ – CNA via The CWR
Three Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
U.S. Bishops Say Death Row Inmate Likely Innocent, Call for New Trial – CNA via NC Register
More Pro-Lifers Will March for Life, 50 Times More Than the Pro-Abort Women’s March – Life Nws
Pro-Life Dem Katrina Jackson Marches for Life, Writes Louisiana Legislation – NC Register
Red Chinese Reportedly “Seized Over 100 Catholic Meeting Venues” in Fuzhou Archdiocese – BW
Planned Parenthood Announces Highest Election Spending in its History – CNA via NC Register
Red China Enforcing Tough New Rules on Religious Activities on February 1 – Union of Catholic. . .

Video(s):
Mont Saint Michel – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Quick Link(s):
NSFW: The Planned Parenthood Agenda for L.A. Schools Same-Sex Emphasis in Videos – CalCD

A Diocese Starts Planning for Decline of the Novus Ordo & Growth of the TLM – Fr. Z’s Blog
Shutting Down Jason Evert May Have Backfired on Ireland’s Progressives – Catholic Herald
Big News from Prefecture of Papal Household – Joan Lewis at Joan’s Rome
In Europe’s Least Catholic Nation, the Church Grows Amid Financial Hardship – The CWR
10 Years After Vatican Reform, the Legion of Christ is In a New Abuse Crisis – AP via Crux
Cussing, Social Class, & the Culture of Contempt – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand
There Will Be a “Strategic Review” After Departure of Cathedral’s Master of Music – Westminster
The Priests We Need to Save the Church – Micah Snell at The Imaginative Conservative
The Warhol Effect – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
How Bad Philosophy Destroyed Good Music – Sir Roger Scruton, Ph.D., at The Imaginative. . .
Pro-Abort Prof Once Said Unborn Babies Can’t Feel Pain, Now Admits He Was Wrong – Life News
8 Concrete Ways Parishes can Support Persecuted Christians – Defenders of the Catholic Faith
1 of 4 Kidnapped Nigerian Seminarians Released After Suffering Serious Injuries – Cath. Herald
Only Black-Led Pro-Life March in America This Friday in Oakland – California Catholic Daily
Called to Be Holy – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Becoming Holy, One Virtue at a Time: Off the Shelf with Sara Estabrooks – P. Socks at Cath. Stand
Sir Roger Scruton, Good, & Faithful – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Cath. Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Belgium’s Death Doctors – Wesley J. Smith, J.D., at First Things
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Why is St. Sebastian Patron Saint of Athletes? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Three Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
New Book Offers Primer on What the Church Teaches & Why about End-of-Life Care – Brian Fraga
Justices May Make It Easier to Fund Religious Schools – Mark Sherman at Altoona Mirror
The Right to Life of Unborn Children is the Biggest Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time – Life News
Ordinariate Parishes as Schools of Prayer – Deb. Gyapong at Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society Blog
New NLM Series: Interviews with Catholic Composers: Nicholas Lemme – P. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

Video(s):
Distinguished Protestant Pastor Discovers the Eucharist of the Early Church! – Steve Ray

Quick Link(s):
More Than 67,000 Austrians Left the Church Last Year, According to Official Statistics – SIR

97 Year Old Atheist Philosopher Rethinks His Position Prior To Death – The American Catholic
Fr. Z is Moved to Pray to Newly Discovered Martyred Nuns – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Catholic College In Canada Faculty Blast Campus Showing Of “Unplanned” – The Amrcn Catholic
The Powerful Spiritual Moment This Priest Saw Jesus in the Eucharist – Fr. Gabriel Lickteig
Remember Unite The Clans? Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
Sarah’s Last Hurrah? 2020 Could See Major Vatican Shakeups – Elise Harris at Crux
Latest tête à tête Between Pp. Francis & Eugenio Scalfari – Fr. Rob. P. Imbelli at The Catholic Thing
How Matthew Kelly Became One of the Bestselling Catholic Authors – H. Schlumpf at NC Reporter
Munich Protest Requests Clarity & Coherence From Pp. Francis, German Bishops – Ed Pentin
The Case of Trump v. Rainbow Mafia – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
The Impulses Driving Transgender ‘Vandals’ – Annie Holmquist at Intellectual Takeout
The Methodists May Soon Split Up — Will Some Become Catholic? – Peter Jesserer Smith
Researchers Pay Women to Get Pregnant & Kill Their Babies in Abortions – Life News
Jesus, Wine, & the Temperance Movement – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand
Baby Abandoned in Dumpster Now a Successful Millionaire – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Cath. Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Cardinal Dolan Conducting ‘Vos Estis’ Investigation into Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio – NC Register
God Helps the Outcast: St. Damien of Molokai – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand
Developments in the Church’s Sacred Liturgy: Highlights of the Last Decade – Ntnl Cthlc Register
3 Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
‘Bookgate’: A Week On, There Are Still Unanswered Questions – Ch. R. Altieri at Catholic Herald
“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”: The Eucharist & The “Our Father” – Scott Smith, J.D.
Lila Rose of Live Action: ‘The Pro-Life Movement Is Growing’ – Ma. Rose Short at NC Register
King Philip’s Pride: The Fervent Catholicism Of The Philippines – Fr. N. Gregoris at Crisis Magazine
‘Christians are Being Targeted & Attacked’: Religious Persecution on the Rise – The Stream
9 Saints to Inspire All the Aspects of the Pro-Life Movement – Meg Hunter-Kilmer at Aleteia

Quick Link(s):
Pain & the Unborn – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Sydney Pilgrims Head for March for Life – The Catholic Weekly

10 Reasons Why the Rosary Is So Powerful – Fr. Dw. Longenecker at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Orders Growing So Fast That They Are Running Out Of Room – Jim Graves at Catholic Herald
Behold, The Millennial Nuns – Eve Fairbanks at Huff Post
St. John Of The Cross, Suffering, Comfort, & Taking Up Your Cross – Catholic Spiritual Direction
Did This Saint Really “Sell His Soul to the Devil”? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
The Saints Can Teach Us How to Control Our Anger – Fr. Joseph M. Esper at Catholic Exchange
Why We Use Special Texts for Sacred Reading – Msgr. Charles Pope at Our Sunday Visitor
Why Does Our Lady of Fatima Call Us to the Daily Rosary? – Jos. Pronechen at Catholic Exchange
The Evolution of the Appareled Amice: The Cappino, Collarin, & Colletin – Liturgical Arts Journal
Adoration Undoes the Sentimentality of Advertising (& Weak Religion) – Catholic Exchange
What Is the Purpose of a Catholic Homily? – Fr. Roger Landry at National Catholic Register
Let Sorrow For Sin Help You Overcome Your Sins – Ch. McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction
My Family, Your Family, Holy Family – Deacon John Bacon at Catholic Stand
10 Ways to Prepare Your Heart for Holy Communion – Fr. E. Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
Toby Cook Explains How Baseball Led Him to Catholicism – The Coming Home Network Intrntnl
Five Ways to Cultivate Joy in Hardships – Gregory Popcak, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
What Were the Last Words of Christ on the Cross? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Sin Is Like A Virus – Joseph Hollcraft at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Creating Art as an Act of Prayer, Featuring Artist Timothy P. Schmalz – Catholic Exchange
How St. Irenaeus Helped the Pope & Bishops in the Early Church – National Catholic Register
Worshiping God Means Sacrifice – Michele Chronister at Catholic Exchange
Sacraments & Our Moral Responsibility – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
Understanding Excommunication Through Scripture – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Exchange
A Steadfast Spirit – Debra Black at Catholic Spiritual Direction

How are Cardinal Cupich & Bishop McElroy Going to Spin This? – One Mad Mom
How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Cath. Fashion Blg) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Rainbow Cake Girl: The True Story – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Bishop Knestout Sad That a Lady Won’t Be “Consecrated” as “Bishop” In His Diocese – NC Register
Three Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
Card. Sarah Met B16 as Haters Stir “Incessant, Nauseating, Dishonest Controversy” – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Double Effect Principle: A Primer for Confused Catholic Democrats* – Robert Kurland, Ph.D.
“Let the Jesuits Come to Me, With Hands in the Air. . .”; Fr. Z: Let the Jesuits Go To Red China – Z
LA Aux. Bishop (Not Barron) Joins Protest at Proposed Baldwin Park Arbotuary – Cal Cath. Daily
Nursing Student Banned From Hospital Position Just Because She’s Pro-Life – Life News
This is Malicious: Satanic Graffiti on St. Therese Statue, Grotto at Louisiana Church – ChurchPOP
Marxism Died in the East Because It Realized Itself in the West – Augusto Del Noce, Ph.D., at ChLJ
Sir Roger Scruton on Connection Between Modern Art & Loss of the Sacred – E. Pentin at NC Reg
Luminous Tale of Franz Jagerstatter, the Martyr Who Defied Hitler – The Catholic Weekly
Spanish Cardinal: ‘Marxist Communism . . . Has Been Reborn’ In The Country – CNS via Crux
Protesters Have Disrupted the Installation Mass of the New Archbishop of Santiago, Chile – CNA
Exorcists Warn Against Children’s Book Teaching Kids How to Summon Evil Spirits – ChurchPOP
Book Notice: John Henry Newman – On Worship, Reverence & Ritual – Liturgical Arts Journal
Two Kidnapped Syrian Bishops Were Killed in 2016, Investigators Have Concluded – Agenzia Fides
The End of Iraqi Christianity? – John Pontifex at Catholic Herald
Mary is the Antidote to Our Anti-Life Culture – Ava Lalor at Our Sunday Visitor
True Liberty – Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger at The Catholic Thing
Chinese Bishop & Priests Evicted Over ‘Fire Safety’ – CNA via National Catholic Register
Gregorian Univ. to Review Scotland’s Bishop S. Robson’s Allegedly Plagiarized Dissertation – CWR
Pro-Lifers Criticize Study Claiming Most Women Don’t Regret Their Abortions – NC Register
Retired Popes are a Rare Thing; That’s Why It’s Hard to Make Rules for Them – Ch. Collins at Crux

MORNING UPDATE:
Four Exorcists Update – Bree A. Dail at The American Catholic
Bill Barr & the Ersatz Papal Octopus: Anti-Catholicism Back in American Mainstream – Marlo Safi
A Prophet for Our Time: Robert Cardinal Sarah – D. Gyapong at Anglicanorum Cœtibus Soc. Blog
How to Start & End Each Day, According to St. Anthony of Egypt – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Our (Not My) Father – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
Fight Anxiety by Drawing Strength from this Icon of St. Anthony – Hattrup/McPortland at Aleteia
La Civiltà Cattolica Exhumes Deceased Chinese Bishop to Attack Cardinal Zen – S. Magister
Staying True to the Church in the Midst of Scandal – Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez at Catholic Stand
The Mystery of the Magi – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Vatican Picks Hong Kong Bishop, Delays Announcement – E. Condon at National Cthlc Register
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Catholic
White House Announces New Rules to ‘Protect Religious Freedom’ – Matt Hadro at NC Register
St. Anthony of the Desert – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
US Bishops Warn Federal ‘Fairness for All’ Bill Takes Wrong Approach – L. Brown at NC Register
Life of St. Anthony the Abbot in Sienese Altarpiece – G. DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

MORNING ISSUE:
Ask Father: Use of Catholic Church for “Ordination” of Lady Episcopalian “Bishop” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Three Tips on How to Ask for a Donation (My Best 3 Tips) – Brice Sokolowski at Cath. Fundraiser
School Threatens Suspension for Student’s ‘Virginity Rocks’ Sweatshirt – Catholic World Report
Thoughts on the Methodist Split – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Michelle Williams Doesn’t Speak for Me – Michaelyn Hein at Crisis Magazine
US Bishops Approve Hymn Translations for Liturgy of the Hours – Editors at Adoremus Bulletin
Msgr. Rossi Investigation Still ‘Underway,’ 4 Months After It Began – J.D. Flynn at NC Register
More Noble Simplicity, Beauty of Latin Rite Traditional Sanctuary Arrangements – Ltrgcl Arts Jrnl
Get Ready to March – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
Bishop Knestout Defends Parish Hosting Episcopalian Consecration – Catholic Herald
‘The Two Popes’ Is Pure Propaganda – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
Marching Bosco’s “Pillars For Life” Around the Wisconsin State Capitol – Fr. Richard Heilman
Finding Christ in the Waiting – Mary Newman at Catholic Stand
Open Doors Report: The 4 Biggest Trends In Christian Persecution Globally – Religion Unplugged
Short Devotionals for Your Lenten Journey – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
The Late Hour: On Cardinal Sarah’s Call to Light & Truth in a Time of Darkness – The CWR
Fruitful Baptism – Fr. Joseph Gill  at Ignitum Today
Pp. Francis Condemns Abortion: The Right to Life is “The Most Fundamental Right” – Life News
How This Catholic School Welcomes Children with Down Syndrome – P. Reilly at NC Register
White House Stands Up for Pro-Life Student Gps, Must Be Same Rights as Secular Gps – Lf Nws
Committee to Recommend Australian Bishops Give Laity Certain Controls – M. Sainsbury at Crux
Why We Need to Have a Debate Over Nuclear Weapons & Nuclear Deterrence – R. Shaw at CWR
The Afterglow of the Baptism: 2nd Sun. of Ordinary Time, Readings Explained – The Sacred Page
Tennessee Governor to Sign Bill Protecting Faith-Based Adoption Agencies – CNA via NC Register
India Christian Activist Says Protests Against Proposed Jesus Statue ‘Unjustified’ – Crux

Bishop Barron is Wrong Regarding World War I History – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Cthlc
Unpacking the Benedict XVI-Cardinal Sarah Book Fiasco – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Poor Clares’ Monastery in Tennessee Quietly Closes; Last 4 Nuns Move On – K.P. Focht at Crux
Before & After: St. Joseph’s Church in Shanghai, China – Sh. R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Pp. Francis, B16 & the ‘Secret Magisterium’ – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Register
Brooklyn Diocese Releases Video of Man ‘Desecrating’ Altar During Mass – Catholic Herald
Founder of a Prominent Protestant Movement Returns to Catholic Church in India – The CWR
The Massive Persecution of Christians – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
The Two Popes: Baloney, Brilliantly Acted – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report
Sex, Celibacy, & the Latest Curiosity from Rome – Francis X. Maier at First Things
Summary of Facts about the Controversial New Book by Both Cardinal Sarah & B16 – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wave of Female Monastery Closures Hits Italy – Solène Tadié at National Catholic Register
How the Legion of Mary Taught Me to be Catholic – Laura DeMaria at Catholic Stand
To Save the World, We Have to Save the Liturgy, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
New Ebook: Mysteries–Quantum & Theological – Rob. Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
Analysis: After Investigation, When Will Pp. Francis Act on Bishop Hoeppner? – The CWR
More About #Bookgate & a Litany Against Modernists – Fr. Z’s Blog
Venice Patriarch Criticizes HBO’s New Pope Over Offensive Nuns in Nighties – E. Harris at Crux
Are Bushfires God’s Punishment? – Fr. John Flader at The Catholic Weekly
Commentary on Pope’s Amazon Synod Document – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Scotland’s Bishop Robson Responds to Allegation of Plagiarism – The Catholic World Report
There’s Nothing ‘Compassionate’ About Open Borders – Ch. Williamson, Jr., at Crisis Magazine
Card. Hummes: Pope’s Pan-Amazon Apostolic Exhortation to Be Published Soon – Edward Pentin
Massachusetts Judge Rejects Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide – Cath. News Service via Crux
What Role Can the Church Play in Mediating between U.S. & Iran? – Brian Fraga at Our Sndy Vstr

Video(s):
15 Annoying Things That Need to Stop Happening During Mass – Cath. Talk Show via ChrchPOP

Quick Link(s):
Kentucky Student Expelled for Rainbow Cake from Christian School, Mom Has an Agenda – TEF
San Francisco’s Mercy High School to Close – California Catholic Daily
Christians Persecuted in Nigeria Amid Deafening Silence – Linda Bordoni at Vatican News