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The “Gold Standard” Returns; Amid Abuse Mess, Pope Francis Restores Archbishop Charles Scicluna to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)

. . .especially as yesterday’s Vatican move to nix the US bishops’ votes on several crisis-spurred reforms had the effect of detonating an ecclesial bomb of confusion & outrage, this Tuesday’s latest salvo from Rome is all the more significant: six years since “The Most Dangerous Man in the Vatican” was quietly slipped out of town, Archbishop Charles Scicluna is coming home to the “Holy Office”. . .

by Rocco Palmo

of Whispers in the Loggia

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
A Foolish Dreamer Awakens in the Church at Last – Richard G. Evans, Catholic Stand
The Vatican Strikes Again: No Sanity for You! – One Mad Mom
Solipsistic, Self-Aggrandizing Fr. Rosica Dares to Vet Catholic News Sources – Fr. Z’s Blog
On Being a Militant Catholic Today – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Double Standards: Benedict & Francis – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Bestiality Is A Sexual Orientation – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to the Stars!
The Eucharist & Altar Servers – Joel Arzaga, Ignitum Today
USCCB Fall Meeting: Day One; Sackcloth, Ashes & a Major Shock – Mt. E. Bunson, NC Register
Why Divinize the Pope? – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
Catholic Entrepreneur Uses Skills to Fight Global Poverty – Paulina Guzik, Crux
Painting Created by Artifical Intelligence Sells for $432K, is This Art? – New Liturgical Mvmnt
A Prayer for Each Day of the Week to Save Suffering Souls in Purgatory – P.E. Cator, Aleteia
Seven Ways Devotion to Saints Makes a Difference – Pet. Kreeft Ph.D., Integrated Cthlc Life™
From Fear of Death to Abounding Hope in Christ – Allison Low, Catholic Stand
Catholic Art Saved the Faith, Here’s Why & How – Laura Hensley, epicPew
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini: “Not to the East, But to the West” – C. Dwyer, C. Spiritual Direction
As California Fires Continue to Burn, Catholic Charities Aids Victims – J. McKeown, NC Rgstr
American Eugenics is Targeting Down Syndrome Kids – Christopher M. Reilly, Mercatornet
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About Those ‘Gay Clergy Networks’

. . .Church leadership won’t solve this current crisis unless it confronts homosexual practice among the clergy & especially the networks of homosexually oriented clergy operating to protect each other. . .

by Jennifer Roback Morse,

of the National Catholic Register

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Top 5 Most Anti-Christian & Anti-Life Insurance & Financial Companies – Scott Smith J.D., ARLtR
Quæritur: I’mDoubting That the Catholic Church is the Church It has Always Claimed – Fr. Z’s Blog
USCCB Meeting Day I: What Happened, What Might Happen Next? – E Condon JCL & JD Flynn JCL
Cardinal O’Malley & Boston. Aux. Bishop Fail to Correct Transgender-Advocating Pastor – BCI
Not One Thin Dime to the CCHD – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Sins of Priests – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Thomas Pink on “Official Theology” (Updated) – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Snopes Caught Misleading, Defends Candidate Who Supports Abortion Up to Birth – S. Ertelt
Pope Francis Makes Appointments to Roman Rota, Vatican Court of Appeal – CNA via The CWR
Cardinal DiNardo: Vatican Directive Came From Congregation for Bishops – CNA via NC Register
Quæritur: Some Say Advent is Not a Penitential Season – Fr. Z’s Blog
Previewing the New Constitution for the Roman Curia – James Hardley, Rome Reports
Advent Activities to Build Family Traditions & Faith – Mary Ellen Barrett, Seton Magazine
Come What May, the Catholic Church is Our Home – Brianna Heldt, National Catholic Register
Chinese Priests “Disappeared” & State Indoctrination – M. Lambert, De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.
Communist China’s Fraught Bids Hide Genocide That Drives Its Transplant Industry – T. Trey
Indian Christians Demand Justice for Dalit Christians – Robin Gomes, Vatican News
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Facing an Avalanche of Hostility, Cal-Berkely Christian Student Senator Stands by Her Faith

. . .targeted by LGBT group, students, newspaper, online critics. . .

by Ema Gavrilovic,

of The College Fix

Run Hillary! Run! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
10 Things You Won’t See Republicans Doing After Losing The House – Inez Feltscher Stepman
Bartleby The Bigot at Cal-Berkely – Rod Dreher
Why Marxism Shifted from Economics to Culture – Brian Balfour, Mises Wire
How the GOP Gave Up on Pornography – Tim Alberta, Politico Magazine
IVF is Getting a Major Media Boost from Michelle Obama – Dustin Siggins, National Cthlc Register
Preachers, Activists Demanding Southern Baptist Confront ‘White Privilege’ – Matthew Garnett
Religious Freedom vs. Religious Feelings – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine
Giving Food to the Homeless Shouldn’t Be a Crime – Carey Wedler, Foundation for Economic. . .
Democratic as Adjective – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
More Reasons Why Christians Should Support Economic Freedom – Anne Bradley, IfFWaE
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At Long Last, The Floor Is Open; The Circus Fortress USCCB Meeting

. . .& now, five months since the storm broke, what’s arguably the climactic moment of the Catholic Church in America’s response is now upon us. . .

by Rocco Palmo,

of Whispers in the Loggia

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Another Really Bad Idea: Communion Pills – Fr. Z’s Blog
From Martini to Bergoglio, Toward a Vatican Council III – Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo
Pope Francis is Preparing to “Radically Re-Shape” the Roman Curia – La Croix International
The Effects of Childlessness on the Elderly – Shannon Roberts, Mercatornet
Two Modest Proposals for Improving the Prayerfulness of Low Mass – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Poor Old Thing, Stephen Hawking’s Quest for Immortality – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s. . .
Anxious? Here’s St. Francis de Sales’ Calming Advice – Blake Robinson, Aleteia
What Scupoli’s Spiritual Combat is Really About – Jason Craig, Catholic Exchange
Homilies on Hot Topics –  Howard Kainz Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
What Do Catholics Expect of the USCCB This Week? – Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency
How Do I Love Me? – Alyssa Morrisroe, Catholic Stand
The Internet: How Much is Too Much? – Rachael Johnson, Ignitum Today
The Importance of Cultivating Silence During Advent – Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange
Cardinal Zen Presents a Letter to Pope Francis Warning Him on Communist China – UCA News
Guiding Youth Through Society’s Traps; Off the Shelf with Leila Miller – Pete Socks, Cthlc Stand
A War On Fake News Mustn’t Be Used to Shut Down All News – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
The Development of Love – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Longing for Eternal Presence – Matthew Nickel, Crisis Magazine
Warning: A proliferation of EDITION’s imminent. . .
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Fr. James Martin Shovels Scandalous Rubbish to Justify Sin

. . .Here is yet another example of scandalous Jesuit homosexualist activist James Martin, LGBTSJ committing scandal & undermining the morals of Catholics. . .

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
The Francis Effect: A beautiful Apology to Traditional Catholics – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Another Group of Women Destroyed by the Vatican Congregation for Religious – Fr. Z’s Blog
Diocese Urges Parishes to Cuts Ties with the Scandal-Ridden Lay Group – Claire Giangravè, Crux
Confessions of a Former Freemason Turned Catholic Convert – David L. Gray, DavidLGray.info
Did a Giant Virgin Mary Statue Float Down a Flooded Street in Viral Video? – ChurchPOP
The Final Conversations of a Dying Priest – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Breaking Law Once Hardly Justifies Breaking It Twice – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., In the. . .
3 Eye-Opening Lessons for Catholics Under Common Core – Patrick Reilly, National Cthlc Register
How Netflix’s “Sabrina” Mocks Christianity, Glorifies Witchcraft & The Demonic – ChurchPOP
The Barque of Peter Will Reach Its Destination – Richard Van Dirk, Catholic Stand
How to Sanctify Your Daily Work – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Real & Fake “Good News” in Religion – Howard Kainz Ph.D., Catholic Stand
Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Catholicism – Laurel Whitworth, Catholic Lane
With U.S. Adoption Needs High, Kansas Looks to Restrict Religious Agencies – CNA via The CWR
Kavanaugh Could Be Deciding Vote in Supreme Court Death Penalty Case – C. Zimmerman, Crux
In Defense of Holy Marriage – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic Life™
On the Prudence of Borders – Robert F. Gorman, Crisis Magazine
White House Working Closely w/Church Anti-Trafficking Groups – Christopher White, Crux
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Father Willie Doyle: World War I’s Forgotten ‘Martyr of Charity’

. . .looking back at the legacy of a military chaplain. . .

by Rachel Lenz,

of the National Catholic Register

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Have Children? Here, Have Some Rural Land! – Marcus Roberts, Mercatornet
The Byzantine Jesuit Who Stood Up To Moscow – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Catholic Herald
Innovative New Lighting for Michelangelo’s Pietà – Gregory DiPippo, Catholic Herald
Seeing Yourself: How Sin Affects Us – Joy Joseph, Catholic Stand
Churches Worth Driving To – California Catholic Daily
Did You Know? How The Original “Dunce” Was Actually a Catholic Genius – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Religious Vocations Aren’t Dead, and Here Are 12 Tweets That Prove It – Chloe Langr, epicPew
How Father Willie Doyle Saved Souls on the Battlefield – J. Pronechen, National Catholic Register
Catholic Women Veiling 101: Explaining The Devotion To Children – Birgit Jones, Catholic Life. . .
A Battle for Something Beautiful – Anthony Lilles, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Memento Mori — Remember You Will Die – Angelo Stagnaro, National Catholic Register
Saints Suffering Scrupulosity, Catholic Resources, & God Presence During Frustration – D. Burke
An Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Set – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal
Encouragement for the Isolated Catholic Homeschooler – Christina Baker, Seton Magazine
Family Dinner Hour, the Secret Ingredient of Healthier Families – Cheryl Hernandez, Seton Mgzn
Brother James Miller, Wisconsin Native and Guatemalan Martyr, to Be Beatified – NC Register
A Troped Epistle for the Dedication of a Church – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Catholic Relief Services Helps Improve Public Health in Togo – Crux
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This Rapidly Growing Order Of Priests Just Launched An Incredible Digital Library

. . .Fr. Ambrose, Director of the Norbertine Father’s Novices, has witnessed several young men hear & answer the call to a priestly vocation with the Norbertines.  Currently, there are thirty-eight seminarians living at St. Michael’s Abbey with two more on the waiting list. . .

from Catholic Link

To the Bishops, Before Their General Assembly – Jayd Henricks, First Things
Vatican: Bishop Has to Abdicate as Co-Prince of Andorra if Nation Legalizes Abortion – C. Herald
Whom Do We Let In? – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Why I’m doing the Eastern Nativity Fast – Paul Nizinskyj, Catholic Herald
Ancient or Modern: Atomists Are Atomists, Martyrs Are Martyrs – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Elvis Sings “The Miracle of the Rosary” – Ryan Scheel, uCatholic
Catholic Teaching on the Truth of Scripture – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Jesus Mythicism – Tim O’Neill, History for Atheists
What Does the Catholic Church Teach About Immigration? – A. Garofolo, Those Catholic Men
Cardinal Zen: The Vatican Is Badly Mishandling China Situation – CNA via NC Register
A New Comic About St. Finnian of Clonard – Shaun McAfee O.P., National Catholic Register
The Official Prayer to Pope Saint John Paul II – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Catholic Social Teaching is Still Neglected, Our Univ. is Trying to Change That – Fr. Ashley Black
A Review of A Transnational Feminist View of Surrogacy Biomarkets in India – K. Blaine
The Paradox of Holiness: Hidden Yet Radiant – Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange
South Korea Grants Refugee Status to Iranian Student Who Became Catholic – CNS via Crux
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The Virgin Mary Appears to a Jewish Harvard Professor

. . .stressed & distressed — wandering one morning through the peacefulness of nature — he received, without warning, “the most spectacular Grace,” as he puts it.  “The ‘curtain’ between earth & Heaven disappeared, & I found myself in the Presence of God & like a very intimate conversation with God: seeing my life & experiencing my life as I would see it after I died & looked back over it in the Presence of God.  & I saw instantaneously how I would feel about everything after I died”. . .

via Signs & Wonders for Out Times

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Send Smoke of Satan to Tour Bishop, Really, Do It – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
“Welcoming” the LGBT? Do You Know Where Your Bishop & Pastor Stand? – Fr Scanlon OFM Cap
Coitus, But Not Other Kinds of Sexual Activity, Promotes Health – Christopher Kaczor Ph.D., TPD
Recognition for a Much-Neglected English Catholic Artist – K.V. Turley, Crisis Magazine
Before & After: Adoration Chapel at Prince of Peace Church, Greenville, SC – Liturgical Arts Jrnl
Did Anti-Catholicism Increase First World War Casualties? – Allan Mallinson, Catholic Herald
In Rome Tradition Is Doing Good Business – Matthew Schmitz, Catholic Herald
The Enduring Attraction of the End Times – Russell Shaw, The Catholic World Report
How This Missionary Found a Muslim Lady’s Secret Love for Jesus in Saudi Arabia – ChurchPOP
If Christ’s Sacrifice is “Once-For-All,” Does the Mass Re-Sacrifice Him? – Shameless Popery
Pope Francis Authorizes Decrees on the Causes of Saints – Vatican News
Catholicism in Belize: The Church in a Troubled Paradise – Ray Cavanaugh, The C. World Report
Catholic Schools Not Improving Under Common Core – Denise Donohue Ed.D., Newman Society
The Canadian Euthanasia Express Rolls On – Margaret Somerville, Mercatornet
Essential Catholic Event Planning Tips – Catholic Link
Integrating Catholic Social Teaching With Economics & Natural Science – J.W. Richards O.P. Ph.D.
How to Fundraise, Without the Heavy Lifting – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
The Home is Also a Business – Antonio Argandoña, Mercatornet
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Does This Ancient Prayer Release 1,000 Souls from Purgatory? Here’s the Astonishing Truth

. . .St. Gertrude the Great, a German mystic, theologian, & nun, said that Jesus told her that the following prayer releases “a vast number of souls from purgatory” each time it is said. . .

from ChurchPOP

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Jesuits Against Focolarini, Beatification of Chiara Lubich in Doubt – Sandro Magister, Settimo. . .
Are You a Schismatic If You Disagree with the Pope (e.g., Cardinal Burke)? – Steve Ray, DofCF
Asia Bibi: Pakistan’s Test Case – John Pontifex, Catholic Herald
Is Celibacy Really Superior to Marriage? – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Exchange
The Prodigal Daughter – Kat Larson, Ignitum Today
Red China: Nothing Changes, 4 Catholic Priests Arrested – Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter
Who’s In Charge of a Diocese When There’s No Bishop? – Cathy Caridi J.C.L., Canon Law Made. . .
In Red China, the Price for Faith: Beaten, Homeless, & Penniless – Jiang Tao, Bitter Winter
Difficult Moral Questions: May I Invest in Cannabis? – E. Christian Brugger Ph.D., NC Register
Catholic Mother Asia Bibi Moved From Prison to Islamabad Amid Death Threats – NC Register
What Are Gregorian Masses for the Dead? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Everyday Costs of Discipleship – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
The Thanksgiving Turkey Theory of Education – Edvard Lorkovic, Crisis Magazine
2018 Midterms: Catholic Vote Split, Pro-Life Amendments Adopted – Ch. Rousselle, NC Register
Promises Worth Sharing; A Book Review – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand
White House Announces New Conscience Exemptions for Contraceptive Mandate – Cthlc Herald
How to Fundraise, Without the Heavy Lifting – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Know Thyself Part IV: Love One Another – Christian Daru, Catholic Stand
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Are the Wheels Falling Off the Transgender Juggernaut?

. . .in a surprising move, ‘The Economist’ expresses grave reservations. . .

by Michael Cook,

of Mercatornet

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
A Note on the Other Kind of Schism – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., In the Light of the Law
Two Kinds of Jesuits – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Every Red State Democratic Who Voted Against Justice Kavanaugh Was Defeated – Chris White
Against Moralistic Therapeutic Totalitarianism – Rod Dreher
The Lourdes Miracle That Brought a Nobel Prize-winning Doctor to Faith – Lin. Rudegeair, Aleteia
The Bishop Who Reaped a Hundred-Fold – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
A Reaction to a First Traditional Latin Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
Mitre & Gloves of Bishop Karol Józef Wojtyła – J.P. Sonnen, Liturgical Arts Journal
6 Practical Steps Every Catholic Can Take for Spiritual Perfection – Laura Hensley, epicPew
What is an Annulment, Really? – María Álvarez de las Asturias, Aleteia
What Mary Can Teach Us About Death – Jeannie Ewing, Catholic Exchange
Food, Sex, God, & Nature – Marty Dybicz, Catholic Stand
My Resurrection: Coming Forward as a Survivor of Sexual Abuse – Maria Sage, Catholic Link
African Fertility is Right Where It Should Be – Lyman Stone, Mercatornet
What Good Is It? – Carol Monaco, Catholic Stand
The Truth of What It Is to Be Human – Sofia Abasolo, Catholic Stand
How To Style Yourself When Your Size Is Changing – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
Human Rights Advocates: The U.N. Must Address Chinese Internment Camps – CNA via The CWR
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