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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

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Quæritur: If the Catechism Changes, Do I have to Believe It?

. . .at the very least Francis seems to have cut the legs out from under the authority of the Catechism, if not the Catholic Faith, by introducing something into that Catechism which seems to contradict the Church’s perennial teaching. . .

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
The New Catechism – P.J. Smith, Semiduplex
Pope Francis Has Exceeded His Authority on the Death Penalty – John Zmirak Ph.D.
The Dangerous Gay Hermeneutics of Eve Tushnet – Joseph Sciambra
A Popular Atheist Meme Gets Owned – Mike Flynn, The TOF Spot
The Heresy of “Don’t Judge” – Shane Schaetzel, Catholics Are Christian
USA: The “Great Decline” of Catholic Schools – Paul De Maeyer, Aleteia
Bp. Rn. Gainer Orders Names of Former Bishops Removed from Church Buildings – eP
Tho. Aquinas Col. Grad Pretty Normal, New Acquaintances Agree – (Satire) EOTT
10 Ways You Might Be Letting the Devil Slip In – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
How Will Faithful Catholics Thrive Under Secularism? – Fr. Armand De Malleray,
‘I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice’ – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
What a Catholic Economy Looks Like – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
Google is Giving $10,000 a Month to Catholic Non-Profits – Brice Sokolowski
The Ongoing Campaign Against Northern Ireland’s Pro-Lifers – K.V. Turley, NC Register
U.K. Supreme Ct. on Withdrawing Hydration Morally Wrong, Bishop Says – Cthlc Herald
The Saint Who Understood the Importance of Fashion! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Using Man’s Laws to “Serve Others in God’s Love” – Mary Pesarchick, Catholic Stand
March for Family Draws 200,000 Participants in Ecuador – The Eponymous Flower
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THVRSDAY LATE EDITION

A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment by Edward Feser, Ph.D., & Joseph M. Bessette (Pic Credit: Fr. Z’s Blog)

Pope Francis Changed the Catechism on the Death Penalty; What Next? Wherein Fr. Z Opines

. . .letter from the Prefect of the CDF Cardinal Ladaria, states that this is an authentic development of doctrine.  The Rescript provides the changes in major modern languages but has, inexplicably, excluded Latin. . .

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
See of Cupich: Chair of Catholic Gay Ministry to Wed Same-Sex Partner – J. Sciambra
Lincoln Diocese Attacks Whistleblower of Sex Abuse by Vocations Director – S. Skojec
Pope Changes Catechism to Say Death Penalty ‘Inadmissible’ – E. Pentin, NC Register
What is True About “Kids” (Regarding NY Times Article)? – Fr. Jam. V. Schall S.J., Crisis
Harrisburg Bishop Releases Names of 71 Accused Priests, Deacons, Seminarians – Reg
Fr. Peter Stravinskas Suggestions to Correct Our Catholic Identity – Fr. Z’s Blog
2 August Until Midnight: “Portiuncula” Plenary (or Partial) Indulgence – Fr. Z’s Blog
The “Padre Pio” of Brazil Who’s Younger Sister is St. Gianna Molla – Ph. Kosloski, Alet.
The Universal Church: Obscure Rule Puts This Bishop in Charge of the Moon – uCthlc
More Catholic Magazine Attacks on Salvini – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower
Google is Giving $10,000 a Month to Catholic Non-Profits – Brice Sokolowski
The Bread of Life Gives You Strength – St. Peter Julian Eymard, Catholic Exchange
Full Text of Letter of Epidemic of Homosexuality in Honduran Seminary – E. Pentin, Rg
Who is England’s Next Saint? – K.V. Turley, Catholic Herald
Facebook Censors Pro-lifers Exposing Company Hauling Away Baby Parts – S. Ertelt, LN
St. Alphonsus on the Need for Reverence in the Liturgy – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
The Importance of Liturgical Beauty – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal
Will Fr. Kapaun’s Remains be Among Those Returned from No. Korea? – NC Register
Every Architectural Decision in the Church is a Theological Decision as Well – The CWR
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McCarrick Watch: Thursday Edition

Archbishop McCarrick (Pic Credit: Screen Shot from NCRegister.com)

It Never Was About Anything Else

by Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D.,

of Newman Society

Michael Sean Winters Covered Up for McCarrick – Julia Duin, Get Religion
None So Blind. . . Bishop Kicanas – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Why ‘Uncle Ted’ Didn’t Want to be Called a Father – Matthew Schmitz, Catholic Herald
McCarrick & His Proteges, The Miraculous Career of Card. Farrell – Sandro Magister, SC
Clergy Sexual Abuse: The Solution is Now Obvious – Fr. Regis Scanlon O.F.M. Cap.
What About the Rest of It? – Anthony M. Esolen Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Dear Troubled Catholics, a Letter About the Current Crisis – Ral. Martin Th.D., NCRgstr
What Would a Brother Bishop Say to McCarrick? – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza, NC Register
Bishops Likely Will Need More to Regain Trust on McCarrick Case – John Allen, Crux
9 Practical Ways Lay People Can Help in These Scandals – Jennifer Fitz, NC Register
Judas Wolves – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
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VVEDNESDAY EDITION

Child Crying (Pic Credit: Roman Catholic Man)

We Have a Bad Parenting Problem in the Church

. . .I’ve always contended that the “poor catechism” problem reflects a more serious problem in our Church:  “The ‘bad parenting’ of Church leadership has left few who are inspired or, better yet, ‘hungry’ to learn about their faith.”  When faith was alive & fervent (let’s say, prior to 1965), Sunday school was only a primer to all the ways the faithful gobbled up everything they could to know God more.  Not so much, in most of the baptized today. . .

by Father Richard Heilmann,

of Roman Catholic Man

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
The Evelyn Waugh Fanatics – Matthew Walther, The Week
Theology, Not Politics, Will Shape the Future of the Church – Nathaniel Peters, Ph.D.
Is Being a “Good Person” Enough to Get Into Heaven? – J. Heschmeyer, Shmlss Popery
20 Perfect Catholic Pick-Up Lines You Should Try – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
7 Essential Steps to Make the Most of Your Holy Hour Every Catholic Can Do! – ChPOP
Ora et Labora: Christians Don’t Need Leisure – Paul J. Griffiths Ph.D., Church Life Jrnl
DOJ’s New Religious Liberty Arm Set to Investigate the SPLC? – Tyler O’Neil, PJ Media
The Story of the Murderer Who Became a Monk – Angelo Stagnaro, NC Register
Beautiful Sacred Linens for Churches, Work-from-Home Opportunities – Rorate Cæli
50 Years Have Proved the Catholic Church Right on Dangers of Contraception – FDRLST
Ortega’s Attack of the Church Worsening Amid Growing Student Protests – The Stream
Contraception ‘Makes Men Egoists’ & Fuels Sexual Violence – C. Sheehan, Cthlc Herald
Carrying on Catholic & Football Traditions in Chicago – Trent Beattie, NC Register
She Escaped Human Trafficking, Now She Helps Others – Rachel Lenz, NC Register
Confirming Jesus’ Healing Miracles – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
The Saint Who Understood the Importance of Fashion! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Modern Russian Relief Icons – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement
The Shortcut to Finding Your Next 1,000 Donors – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Details in Design: Affordable, High-Quality Traditional Linens – Liturgical Arts Journal
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TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Lorenzo Cardinal Baldiserri at the General Synod of Bishops (Pic Credit: Vox Cantor Blog)

In Light of Perverted Priest Problem, Cardinal Baldiserri’s “LGBT” Language is Terrible Timing

. . .the very day the news about Cardinal McCarrick broke, the Vatican released the working document for the upcoming Synod on Youth.  It used the “LGBT” acronym, the first such use in a Vatican document.  This shows that high-ranking prelates are running interference for people like McCarrick. . .

by Jennifer Roback Morse

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Fr. Z Fisks Fr. Hunwicke’s Rant, ROFL Ensues – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Happened to the Ark of the Covenant? – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Here are St. Ignatius’ 8 Rules for the Discernment of Spirits – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Priestly Hunger Years – Rob Marco, Catholic Stand
The Consequences of Losing Catholic Culture – Msgr. Robert Batule, Crisis Magazine
Former Chilean Nuns Speak Out on Sex Abuse – David Nussman, Church Militant
What To Do With 1 Million Frozen Embryos in the United States? – J. Stonestreet, LN
31 July – St. Ignatius of Loyola: Concerning Jesuits & Heretics – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Eucharistic Jesus Is a Mighty Force Against the Devil – V. Oforka, Cthlc Exchange
Video Series Catholicism 10th Anniversary, Free Online Viewing – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia
Rome Opens Cause for Sainthood of Chiara Corbella Petrillo – Th. Williams, epicPew
This is What Changed St. Ignatius’ Life Forever – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Card. Mueller: To Lead in Europe, Germany Must Recover Moral Strength – NC Register
The Tyranny of Reproductive “Justice” – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Scriptural Journey – Fr. Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
The Real Reason Crisis Pregnancy Ctrs. Must Always Be Free – P. Knapp, NC Register
The Importance of Silence in Christianity – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Making Sense of Suffering – Sarah Coffey, Ignitum Today
“Detached” My Latest Book is Available for Pre-Order! – T.J. Burdick
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McCarrick Watch: Tuesday Edition

Marjorie Murphy Campbell (Pic Credit: Screen Shot from EWTN’s The World Over with Raymond Arroyo)

Canon Lawyer Marjorie Murphy Campbell: Those Cardinals That Knew Must Resign

. . .Marjorie Murphy Campbell Is Not Taking That Awful Nonsense from American Bishops. . .

by Rod Dreher

Abp. Gomez of L.A. Archdiocese Promotes “Born Gay” Documentary – Jos. Sciambra
U.S. Bishop Calls for McCarrick to be Laicized – Mark Pattison, Catholic Herald
From the Pulpit, Priests Address Allegations Against Archbishop McCarrick – CNS
Albany Priest Describes a Culture of Harassment Under McCarrick – Michael O’Loughlin
How the Church Hoodwinked Its Anti-Abuse Experts – Sohrab Ahmari, Commentary
Why ‘Policies & Procedures’ Won’t Resolve the Bishops’ Problems – P. Lawler, C. Cult.
The Catholic University of America Withdraws Honorary Degree – The CUA
Priest: Laity Must Help Put Out Sex Abuse Crisis Destroying the Church – L. Bourne, LS
The Tragic but Necessary #CatholicMeToo Movement – Sh. Schaetzel, Catholcis Are. . .
McCarrick Case is a Slur Against the Holy Chastity of the Priesthood – Msgr. O. Campion
Hope in the Face of Crisis – Fr. Charles Fox, The Catholic World Report
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TVESDAY MORNING EDITION

Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, Rome (Pic Credit: Vatican News)

Rome’s St. Paul’s Basilica Gives a Rare Peep into Medieval Rome

. . .new archeological finds at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, shed new light on its medieval past. . .

from Vatican News

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Fr. Thomas Rosica a No-Show at Mass for a Homosexualist Group – Lia. Laurence, LS
Watch King Solomon’s Temple Being Rebuilt in 3D – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Twitter Suspends Pro-Lifer, Allows Profane Tweets at Her – Steven Ertelt, Life News
Virtue Signaling Is Now a Cheap, Prolific Substitute for Actual Virtue – Noelle Mering
Living the Marian Option in an Age of Anti-Mary – Paul Senz, The Catholic World Report
Memories of a Bad Education – Joseph Pearce, Newman Society
The Ninefold Kyrie: An Example of “Useless Repetition”? – P. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
The Eucharist in John’s Gospel – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic Life™
Declinism & The Benedict Option – Rod Dreher, The American. . .
A “Catholic Signal Corps” & Thinking about a Catholic Digital Future – Fr. Z’s Blog
Understanding Our Secular Era – Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing
Core Beliefs in Addiction Recovery – Peter Kleponis Ph.D., Those Catholic Men
The Saint Who Understood the Importance of Fashion! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Will Catholic Religious Education Survive in the UK? – Andy Lewis, Catholic Herald
It’s a Long Race – Nobody Finishes it Alone – Tim Bennett, Those Catholic Men
Science Versus Scientism – Joseph Pearce, National Catholic Register
The Shortcut to Finding Your Next 1,000 Donors – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
In Turkey, Suspicion of US Clouds Case of Pastor Andrew Brunson – Umar Farooq, RNS
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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

(Pic Credit: The Stream via iStock)

Honduran Bishops’ Conference Replies to Accusations of a Homosexual Network at Major Seminary

. . .the statement, which asserts that the seminary follows the norms & morals of the Catholic Church, criticizes the Register’s reporting on the seminary for causing “pain & scandal.” The Register, however, stands by the story. . .

by Edward Pentin

of the National Catholic Register

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Losing Their Religion – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Fr. Spitzer to Launch of Catechetical Website – Maureen Pratt, CNS Top Stories
10 Reasons Why the Feeding of the 5000 Was Not All About Sharing – Fr. Longenecker
U.S. Church’s First “Exam” By Francis, Bench’s Ad Limina On Tap – Rocco Palmo
They Were Prostitutes, Now They’re Seamstresses, Thanks to Ursuline Sisters – Alet.
Italy Receives Second Personal Parish for Immemorial Mass of All Ages – Epnyms Flower
It’s Irresponsible for a Catholic Paper to Liken Salvini to Satan – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith, CH
Pope Accepts Resignation of Aussie Prelate Convicted of Not Reporting Abuse – NC Reg
Distributism vs. Free Market Globalism – Joseph Pearce, The Imaginative. . .
What FiveThirtyEight Gets Wrong about Catholic Hospitals – S. Slade, America Mgzn
10½ Rules for Forming Christian Community – Douglas D. Dewy, The Catholic Thing
A Christian Argument for Abortion? – Charles K. Bellinger, Public Discourse
The Saint Who Understood the Importance of Fashion! – Meghan Ashley Styling
U.S. Threat in Effort to Free Imprisoned Pastor Sparks Warning from Turkey – Ch. Ross
Irish Bishops Reiterate that Catholic Hospitals Can’t Perform Abortions – Cthlc Herald
The Pleasantly Surprising Rise in Support for Internat’l Religious Freedom – D. Philpott
The Excellence of Charity – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Shortcut to Finding Your Next 1,000 Donors – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Effective Pro-Life Strategies for a Post-Roe World – Nicholas Senz, Crisis Magazine
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McCarrick Watch: Monday Second Edition

Bishop Howard Hubbard & Fr. James Martin (Pic Credit: Fr. James Martin via Radical Catholic)

Who Is Bishop James Hubbard & Why Does Fr. James Martin Consider Hubbard a Personal ‘Hero’?

Tweet by Radical Catholic

My Experiences of Homosexuality in the Seminary – Fr. John Hollowell, On This Rock
It Can’t Happen, It Can’t Happen, It Happened – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Why I Wrote My Bishop That I Will No Longer Support His Mission – Chr. Tollefsen Ph.D.
This Scandal is the Last Straw, Why Stay in the Catholic Church? – Dan Burke, NC Rgstr
McCarrick: Frank Keating Blew the Whistle a Long Time Ago – Rebecca Hamilton, PC
The Bureaucratic Blather of Cardinal O’Malley – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Cthlc Thng
McCarrick & Those Who Covered for Him Betrayed Their Priestly Vocation – A. Esolen
Sooner or Later God’ll Cut You Down – Eric Sammons, Swimming Upstream
For the “Sake of the Church” – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
Do We Need to Label People as “Gay”? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Collegiality, Collusion, Collectivity & Clericalism – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman O.S.B.
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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Archbishop McCarrick proteges Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Cardinal Farrell, & Cardinal Cupich.

The Proclamations of Cardinal Cupich: Preservation is Bad

. . .“we are not a Church of preservation, but rather a Church of proclamation.”  So sayeth Cardinal Cupich in 2017. . .

by John B. Manos, Esq.,

of the Bellarmine Forum

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Pennsylvania Catholic Nuclear Bomb – Rod Dreher, The American. . .
They Prey, You Pray & Pay Dearly from Seattle to Montana – Rod Dreher, The Ameri. . .
Why Dismiss a Catholic Priest for Being Catholic? (Gay Pride Scandal) – Mary Wakefield
Another Wreckovated Church Gets Un-wrecked – Gr. DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
State Prosecutor Charges Card. Erzzati With Covering Up Abuse – The Eponymous Flwr
The Scientific Possibility of Adam & Eve – Dennis Bonnette Ph.D., Strange Notions
Did USCCB Inclusive Language Cause Androgynous Mess at Hum Vit’s 50 Yr Anniv? – BF
3 Simple Reasons Why Veiling Is Making a Comeback with Young Women – ChurchPOP
In What Year Did Herod Die? St. Luke was Right After All – The Eponymous Flower
A Superb New Website: Introducing Aquinas.Design – Michael Egnor, Evolution News
Elderly Woman Resisted Being Euthanized, Her Family Held Her Down – Life News
When Can a Church be Used for Non-Liturgical Events – Canon Law Made Easy
Is a Catholic Mother’s Place Really in the Home? – Joanna Bullivant, Catholic Herald
What is a “Just Wage”? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
Raymond Cardinal Burke Endorses Rosary Coast to Coast – Fr. Richard Heilmann, RCM
How NFP Healed My Infertility – Linde Declercq, Aleteia
Poetry’s Place in Education – Diane Coene, Newman Society
Christian Genocide in Nigeria – Church Militant
How CRS is Changing Life for Disabled Children in Vietnam – CNA via The CWR
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McCarrick Watch: Monday Edition

Joseph Cardinal Joseph of Newark (Pic Credit: Screen Shot from Alan Katana via YouTube)

No Mentally Functioning Adult Believes Cardinal Joseph Tobin’s “Nighty-Night Baby I Love You” Tweet

. . .a priest well-informed about episcopal matters writes to speculate about how the US bishops are going to spin to get out ahead of this burgeoning scandal. . .

by Rod Dreher

Rage Over Cardinal McCarrick & Total War – Fr. Z’s Blog
The “Explainer” Fr. James Martin – William M. Briggs, The Stream
Bishop Scharfenberger Get’s It Right on McCarrick – Diocese of Albany
Abp. John Myers Protected McCarrick, Retires in Luxury – Christine Niles J.D., ChM
Bishop M. Olson of Fort Worth: Hold McCarrick & His Enablers Accountable – The CWR
Catholic Heavyweights Demand Bishop Accountability – Christine Niles J.D., ChM
Archbishop Sheen’s Warning of a Crisis in Christendom – Joseph Pronechen, NC Register
The Harsh Punishment They Used to Mete Out to Bad Priests Goes Viral – ChurchPOP
No Question, Pope Francis Made History Saturday on McCarrick – John Allen, Crux
Rite of Degradation of a Bishop (or Archbishop) – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Emergent #MeToo Clerical Movement – Aquæ Regiæ, The Catholic World Report
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SVNDAY EDITION

The Weeping Madonna (Pic Credit: Fr. Dwight Longenecker)

The Sign of the Weeping Madonna

. . .last week there was news of a bronze statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in New Mexico that was weeping chrism oil. . .

by Father Dwight Longenecker

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
A Masterpiece of Catholic Art is Unveiled in Malta – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Catholic Items You See, But Probably Don’t Know The Names Of – A. O’Connell, epcPw
A Prayer for Those Who Have Loved Ones with Anxiety &/or Depression – Laura Durant
Fight Sin & Evil With a Holy Hatred – Susan Skinner, Cath0lic Stand
The Sunday Obligation – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
What Is It Actually Like To Be Ordained a Priest? – Fr. Michael Ward, Catholic Herald
Catholic Masculinity: How Men Can Grow in Holiness – Will Wright, Catholic Link
How Can I Discern God’s Will? – E. Christian Brugger, National Catholic Register
Praying with the Church: the Liturgy of the Hours – Dan Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Direction
Modesty Is More Than What We Wear – Jeannie Ewing, Catholic Exchange
13 God-Centered Reasons to Go to Church Every Weekend – Fr. Edward Looney, CE
Is Humanae Vitae Infallible Teaching? – Tom Nash, Catholic Answers Magazine
Put Your Faith in Christ, Not in Feelings – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Are You Just a Sunday-Morning Catholic? – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Arranging the EF Breviary for the Rest of the Liturgical Year 2018 – G. DiPippo, NLM
The Biography of Dr. Warren Carroll – Alan L. Anderson, The Catholic World Report
Talking to God in Prayer – Edith Alarcon, Ignitum Today
Is Inspiration Immediately Evident in Every Biblical Book? – D. Armstrong, NC Register
Man Thanks Australian Saint for Miracle Parkinson’s Cure – Catherine Sheehan, CH
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