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St. Anthony of Padua (Credit: Public Domain via Aleteia)

This Prayer to St. Anthony is Said to Have “Never Been Known to Fail”

. . .provided it is said in faith & for a particular spiritual benefit. . .

by Philip Kosloski

of Aleteia

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
More Shallow, Cliché Feminist Rubbish from the National “Catholic” Reporter – Fr. Zed
Essential Oils: The Good, the Bad, & the Occult – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Cthlc Lane
On Islam Is on Target; Book – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Where a Supreme Court Nominee Kneels Matters in DC Life – Terry Mattingly, Get Rlgn
Indiana Jones Isn’t Wrong, Nazis’ Fascination with the Occult was Real – The Fdrlst
Crusader Feasts in Spain: The Triumph of the Holy Cross – Canticum Salomonis
Sweden: Card. Arborelius Received Personal Threat Over Immigration – C White, Crux
Population Control Decimated China So Bad, May Pay Couples to Have Children – Lf Ns
Sell Everything – Nicholas Lye, Ignitum Today
Dialogue or Disassociation: What to Do with Public Sinners – Eric Sammons, 1P5
Fr. Donald Calloway Endorses Rosary Coast to Coast – Fr. Richard Heilmann, RCM
5 Things to Stop Saying When You’re Out Shopping – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Difference Between Penance & Punishment – Msgr. Charles Pope, Cmmnty in Mssn
Some want to Run the Church Like a Business, Bad Idea – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
On the Battlefield, Some Heroes Wear Clerical Collars; Book – J. Pronechen, NC Rgstr
Science & Education – Joseph Pearce, Newman Society
What is a Sacramental? – Joannie Watson, Integrated Catholic Life™
Your Fundraising Mid-Year Review – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Does the Bible Teach that Property Rights Are Relative? – Art Lindsley, IfFW&E
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‘Alleluia’ Exhibited A.D. 1896 by Thomas Cooper Gotch (Credit: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N01590 via Crisis Magazine)

Novus Quodlibet: The New Whatever Liturgy

. . .I have attended the Novus Ordo Mass all my life.  I do not believe it was necessarily a mistake to have the Mass translated into the vernacular so that people could more readily understand the words & the action.  Yet I have great sympathy for people who flock to, or flee to, the traditional rite, & have wondered why, if language alone were the point, that old rite had not simply been translated & otherwise left as it was. . .

by Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Cardinal McCarrick & His Protectors – Rod Dreher, The American. . .
The Demographics of Church Participation are Shifting – Fr. Z’s Blog
This is Why Satan Hates the Brown Scapular – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The 20 Things Guardian Angels Do for Us – Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin’s Legacy of Eugenics, Racism Can’t be Ignored – J. Slattery
World War I Army Mass Kit – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement
Why Don’t Catholics Read The Bible? – uCatholic
Intolerance – Tom Collingwood, Catholic Stand
How to Evangelize at Walt Disney World or Any Theme Park – The. Williams, epicPew
Swearing & Sharing the Faith Don’t Mix Very Well! – Dave Armstrong, NC Register
Bastille Day & Its Offspring – Jerry Slayer, The Catholic World Report
How Do You Know There’s a God? – Nathalie Fernandez, Ignitum Today
Desanitizing Christianity After St. Benedict & After Virtue – G.P. Floyd PhD, Ch Life Jrnl
Inside the 15-hour Siege by Nicaraguan Paramilitaries on a Church – J. Partlow, WaPo
How Politics Becomes Religion – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., The Catholic World Report
Why We Need Loome Theological Booksellers – Jake Meador, First Things
Why Is the Pope Called “the Pope”? – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Integralism & Catholic Doctrine – Robert T. Miller J.D., Public Discourse
Rebuilding with US funds, Iraq’s Minority Christians Still Await Security – Jack Jenkins
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SVNDAY EDITION

Hell (Credit: Public Domain via ChurchPOP)

10 Quotes About Hell from the Saints that Just Might Scare You Into Heaven

. . .all of us will eventually die & face judgment before God.  If we die in Christ, we’ll go to heaven (with perhaps a temporary period of cleansing in Purgatory first).  If we die in mortal or Original sin, then we go straight away to hell for all eternity, with no hope for redemption. . .

from ChurchPOP

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Vocation Stories from Elysburg, Pennsylvania & Arlington, Virginia – Rorate Cæli
Here’s What To Do When Tempted to Sin, According to St. Francis de Sales – P. Kosloski
What Happened to the “True Cross” That Christ Was Crucified On? – Billy Ryan, uCthlc
Magnanimity is a Virtue that is Missing in Most People’s Lives – S. Jacobs, Cthlc Stand
6 Amazing Facts About the St. Augustine that All Catholics Should Know – ChurchPOP
Institute of Christ the King – 2018 Ordinations – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Prayer Begins in Pointlessness & Stupidity – Brother Edmund Waldstein O. Cist., ChLJ
A Nun’s 10 Tips for Social Media Sanity – Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, Aleteia
New Vestment Work from Paramentica: The St. Philip Neri Chasuble – Ltrgcl Arts Jnl.
Solemn Vows in Norcia – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
The Charm & Churches of the Isle of Capri – Carrie Gress Ph.D., Our Fvrt Catholic Thngs
7 Things That Every Saint Had in Common – T.J. Burdick
Your Children Will Love These 3 Books About Jesus & the Faith – Sh. McAfee O.P., eP
Holy Communion Nourishes Your Supernatural Life – Ch. McKinney, Cthlc Spiritual Drctn

Faith Roused Through Sacred Art & Architecture – Trent Beattie, Legatus Magazine
The Rich Tradition of Ecclesiastical Heraldry in the Liturgical Arts
Artworks Restored in Italy (Part 1) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
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SATVRDAY EDITION

Our Lady of the Pillar (Credit: Public Domain via Aleteia)

This is the First Known Apparition of Our Lady after the Assumption

. . .France’s love for Our Lady dates many centuries before Lourdes & La Salette. . .

by Larry Peterson,

of Aleteia

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Here’s what Satan’s Voice Sounds Like, According to St. Ignatius Loyola – Aleteia
Rebuilding Western Civilization: A Tale of Two Monasteries – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Catholics Have a Problem; But Is It Celibacy? – Peter Wolfgang, The Stream
How the Stages of Starvation Describe the Decaying West – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
What Will the Future Hold for St. Junípero Serra at Stanford Univ.? – Chr. Clifford, CE
Bayeux Tapestry to Return to the UK After Nearly 1,000 Years – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia
In The Garden of Charlemagne – Traditius, The Tradition Order
Catholic Priest Spat on at Protestant March in Scotland – D. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
How God Can Know & Cause a Universe of Things – D. Bonnette Ph.D., Strange Notions
FSSP Elects Polish Priest as Superior General – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Mvmnt
Vatican Withdraws Charges Against Former Auditor General – Edw. Pentin, NC Register
Cardinal Tauran, “Habemus Papam” Man, Dies – Mark de Vires, In Caelo et in Terra
Father & Son on a Mountain Trail – Marcus Allen Steele
Pope Names Baltazar Card. Cardozo as Apostolic Administrator of Caracas – Rome Rpts
It’s Almost Here! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! – Meghan Ashley Styling
It’s Becoming Harder to Ignore the Genocide of Christians in Nigeria – M. Brown Ph.D.
Pope Francis Confirms Panama Visit for World Youth Day 2019 – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Why Email is the Hottest Trend in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
New Bishop Appointed for British Armed Forces – Catholic Herald
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FRIDAY EDITION

Silhouette of Man Standing (Credit: Boudewijn Berends CC-BY 2.0 via Aleteia)

This Might be the Best Trick the Devil has Up His Sleeve

. . .do you remember this proverb?  “Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop.”  What about an idle mind?  What kind of mischief can the Devil stir up in a mind that is “idle,” that is, one that is not guided by virtues & grace & busy with what is True, Good & Beautiful?  Such an unoccupied mind will soon find itself occupied with what is dark, despairing, &, at the worst—damning. . .

by Father Robert McTeigue, S.J.,

of Aleteia

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
7 Incredible Incorrupt Saints – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Massimo Faggioli’s War on Humanæ Vitæ – Fr. Z’s Blog
Towards a “Christ-Free” Church – Riccardo Cascioli, One Peter 5
Study Affirms Earth Is Uncommon & Perhaps Even Unique – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
Bob Marley’s Messianic Theology & Conversion to Ethiopian Orthodoxy – Tay. Marshall
A Comedy of Errors & the Amazon Synod – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, The CWR
A Challenge to the Vatican from America’s Consecrated Virgins – Jf. A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
If God can Build a Wall, Why Can’t We? – Robert Kurland Ph.D., The American Catholic
Dying in the Prime of Life – Rob Marco, Catholic Stand
Churchspotting: St. Lawrence, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Pagan Piety: A New Book on Roman Paganism – Kyle Harper, First Things
The Time Jesus Boarded a Spaceship. . . – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
What Is it You Want to Change? – Nathalie Fernandez, Ignitum Today
Can Political Freedom Exist Without Virtue? America’s Founders Didn’t Think So – FEE
Bishop’s Familia, Ecclesial Cursus Honorum: Development of 7 Holy Orders – Canti. . .
It’s Almost Here! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Creatio ex Nihilo: Why We Believe* – Robert Kurland Ph.D., Catholic Stand
Why Email is the Hottest Trend in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Corporations: Moral, Immoral, or Amoral? – Canaan Harris, Acton Blog
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Holy Bible (Credit: Adobe Stock via Catholic Answers)

The Curious Case of the Protestant Bible

. . .perhaps no area in Catholic-Protestant apologetics involves as many outright falsehoods as the history of the Bible.  To be sure, there are lots of theological topics on which Catholics and Protestants disagree, but for the sheer number of popular Protestant arguments that are explicitly & undeniably false, nothing tops the question of where the Bible comes from & how many books it has. . .

by Joe Heschmeyer,

of Catholic Answers Magazine

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Why Is the Priest Telling Me Not to Talk to a Canon Lawyer? – C. Caridi J.C.L., CLME
The Mystery of Liberal Church Decline – Mark Tooley, The Stream
This is what God’s Voice Sounds Like, According to St. Ignatius Loyola – Aleteia
Don’t Let the Scandals of the Hierarchy Lead You to Despair – Con. T. Hull, Cth Exchng
SSPX Election: Fellay Toppled, Side Opposed to Deal with Rome Now in Charge – RCæli
Persecution of the Traditional Latin Mass – Shane Schaetzel, Catholics Are Christian
German Dioceses Respond to Give Protestants Communion Guidelines, Not Good – 1P5
SSPX – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Card. Arinze: If Protestants Want to Receive Communion, They Should Convert – CH
Liturgy & Laity; New Book on Changes After Vatican II – Alcuin Reid, First Things
Judge Kavanaugh & the Left’s Anti-Catholicism – James S. Robbins, IndyStar
After Voting for Abortion, Why is Ireland Snapping Up Tickets for Papal Visit? – C. Hrld
The Trouble with Catholic Politicians – Dan Hitchens, Catholic Herald
Bp. Jos. Perry: Youth Hunger for Mystery & Liturgy; Need Tradition & History – CWR
Pope to Migrants: Respect Laws, Culture & Religious Traditions – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Will Brett Kavanaugh Defend Religious Liberty? – Marcos Mullin, Acton Blog
Learning to Love – Eugene Chan, Ignitum Today
Supreme Court Nominee Dishes Out Mac & Cheese to Homeless – C. Lucey, AP via RNS
Terrorism, Restlessness, & Bastille Day – Jerry Salyer, The Catholic World Report
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New Book by George Weigel, The Fragility of Order (Credit: The Catholic World Report)

Discouragement is Not an Option: Weigel on the Fragility of Order

. . .I’ve just finished reading a fine collection of essays by George Weigel entitled The Fragility of Order which covers a number of fascinating topics from the late nineteenth century to the present with the author’s usual combination of broad knowledge, meticulous research, & sound judgment.  Of course, even Catholic friends like to criticize Weigel on occasion; when somebody is so obviously a leading Catholic thinker, the rest of us have to distinguish ourselves somehow—& we all have dogmatic personalities, after all. . .

by Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Culture

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Why Do Woke Activists on Cultural Left Know Little, Nothing about Religion? – Gt Rlgn
Faced with a World in Chaos, What Did St. Benedict Do? – Fr. Jef. F. Kirby S.T.D., Crux
Why Can’t Women Become Catholic Priests? – uCatholic

Ubuntu – Eugene Tan, Ignitum Today
Are Theories on Decline of Religion in America Crumbling?  – Ric. Ostling, Get Religion
The Witness of a Young Catholic in Love with Traditional Liturgy – New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Is Original Sin Nonsensical? – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers Magazine
Trans Bathrooms are About Discrimination, Against Women & Children – The Federalist
Secular Materialism Can’t Make Sense of Reality – Justin Dyer Ph.D., Public Discourse
Don’t Concede Ground to Cultural Marxists, Beauty Does Have Utility! – New Lit Mov
Liturgical Objects Restored in Italy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Irish Govt Pushing Free Abortions, Banning Pro-Life Free Speech – C. Sherlock, Lf Nws
High-placed Shadows & the Summer of 2018 – Peter D. Beaulieu Ph.D., The CWR

Priest Prayed Against Abortion at Canadian Parliament for 30 Years – C. Vazquez, Lf Ns
Education & the Formation of Culture – R. Jared Staudt Ph.D., Newman Society
It’s Almost Here! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Film & the Art of Evangelizing – Edward P. Shikles, One Peter 5

Why Email is the Hottest Trend in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Understanding Marion Maréchal: Outlining a Future for the French Right – First Things

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Dr. Peter Kreeft
Peter Kreeft, Ph.D.

Acton University: Ecumenism 101 with Peter Kreeft

. . .four practical rules for anyone in an ecumenical setting . . . “Don’t idolize anything (even reunion). . .

by Kate Poortenga,

of the Acton Institute Blog

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Bishop Fellay Unseated: SSPX Elects New Superior General – Fr. Z’s Blog
Priests Apologize for Wearing Clerical Attire at Trump Rally – CNS via Catholic Herald
Why Russian Orthodox Chief Left His Chair Empty at Pope’s Summit – John Allen, Crux
Pedophiles Put Themselves Under the LGBT Umbrella in Rebranding Effort – Life Site
A New Explanation for the Rise of LGBT Leads to a New Strategic Response – The Strm
Exclusive Photos: The Last Hermit of Ireland – Stephen Mc Elligott, Aleteia
Time to Say “No Thanks” to Liturgical Deviations – Monika Rheinschmitt, Die Tagespost
Quæritur: Should a Priest have a Day Off? – Fr. Z’s Blog
5 Surprising Facts About Satan – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Truscum, Tucutes, & Kelpselves: New Transgender Vocabulary – Rod Dreher, The A. . .
Bishops Attacked by Mob While Defending Church, Tweets Pics of Wounds – ChurchPOP
The Vatican to Draft Guidelines on Proper Use for Redundant Churches – C. Glatz, CH
Kavanaugh, Anti-Catholic Bigotry, & the Catholic Vote – Stephen Herreid, Catholic Vote
Pope Calls Divine Wrath Upon Sandinista Thugs – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower
Democrats Will Impose a Religious Test on Kavanaugh – Jn. D.  Davidson, The Federalist
Sacramental Realism: The Intercommunion Debate – R.R. Reno, First Things
Iraqi Refugees in France are Helping to Revive a Marian Apparition Site – Aleteia
The Last Shall Be First – Noel Ethan Tan, Ignitum Today
Why There’s Still Time to Stop Euthanasia – Kathleen N. Hattrup, Aleteia
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A Priest Celebrating a Wedding Mass Exhibiting the Eucharist (Credit: Unsplash via NCRegister.com)

Priests & Marriage Preparation

. . .rather than being an insurmountable handicap, my priesthood is actually an asset. . .

by Father Roger Landry,

of the National Catholic Register

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Michael Sean Winters Spiteful Post Backfires, Schadenfreude Ensues – Fr. Z’s Blog
CNN’s Deep Thought: Why Do Catholics Have a Strong Majority In SCOTUS – Hot Air
CUA Pres Wrong in Comparing Humanæ Vitæ Rejection to Pp. Francis – Fr Cipolla DPhil
Christianity As National Suicide Pact – Rod Dreher
Teaching Children about the Glories of Perversion – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Priests Shouldn’t Engage in Partisan Politics—Except? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
The Democratic Party’s Christian Problem – David Limbaugh, The Stream
“All God’s Children Go to Heaven” Derek & the Jar Baby – Daniel Demers, Cthlc Stand
Seen Polls Claiming Americans Support Roe v. Wade? They’re False, Here’s Why – LN
Fr. Perrone: The Greatest Weapon is the Keeping of a Well-Ordered Soul – Fr. Z’s Blog
Socialism is Not Built on Compassion, It’s Built on Dehumanizing Others – B Brownstein
The Mounting Italian Influence in the Roman Curia – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Poll: Majority of Voters Want Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed – Mallory Quigley, Life News
Philippine Bishops Declare 3 Days of Penance for President’s Blasphemy – NC Register
Pier Giorgio Frassati’s Life of Grace – Lauren Winter, Ignitum Today
It’s Almost Here! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Vatican Cricket Team Makes Goodwill Visit to the Birthplace of the Sport – NC Register
Why Email is the Hottest Trend in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
How to Approach the Problem of Evil – Dennis Bonnette Ph.D., Strange Notions
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Masculine & Strong Catholic Priests (Credit: Catholic Candy)

. . .our Catholic identity was devastated after the Council, particularly due to a loss of the sense of the transcendent in our worship & our church buildings.  In well-intentioned attempts to undo of the damage, some have thought to appropriate elements of Eastern Christianity, which did not undergo such a dramatic loss of the transcendent.  They started to “byzantinize” our Latin churches. . . No.  We have our own Latin traditions which ought to be recovered. . .

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast

On Happiness, Freedom, & Spiritual Formation –  F.X. Maier, T. Reichert & D. Pahman

Happiness, Freedom & Spiritual Formation: Response to Reichert & Maier – D. Pahman
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Nuns with Guns (Credit: The Catholic World Report)

An Idiosyncratic Guide to Papally-Minimalist, Free-Market Catholicism

. . .John Zmirak’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism is a witty, acerbic, & clear book that shows up the ongoing crisis in contemporary Catholicism. . .

by Leroy Huizenga, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic World Report

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
A Monk & Theologian Breaks Silence on Church’s Metamorphosis – Sandro Magister, SC
UK Doctor Sacked for Being Christian – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Are the Dominicans Bringing Orthodoxy Back to the Academy? – Jos. Pearce, Nwmn Sc
Bad Christian! On Immigration, No Thinking’s Allowed – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Fr. Pfleger: Right Cause, Wrong Target – Rafael Mangual, City Journal
Unfashionable Thoughts on the Proliferation of Bibles – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic

Politicizing God – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
New Website: An Early Christian’s Perspective on the Mysteries of the Rosary – MotCh
Sanctifying Socialized Medicine: The National Health Service – Theodore Dalrymple, CJ

Nostra Hominum Vita – Ben Butera, The American Catholic
Museum of the Bible Highlights Universities’ Abandoned Religious Roots – J. Kabbany
10 Facts about St. Junípero Serra Every Catholic Needs to Know – C. Clifford, ChrchPP
Archeology Digs Into the Bible – Rob Schwarzwalder, The Stream
Five Things Francesca Fiorentini Gets Wrong About Socialism – Dav. Marshall, The Strm

Millenial Poll: Only 57% Know Roe v. Wade is About Abortion – Chr. Vazquez, Life News
It’s Almost Here! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! – Meghan Ashley Styling
Catholic Ed.: 5 Ways “Vocation” Needs to Be Interwoven Into Everything – Luke Burgis

Why Email is the Hottest Trend in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Mending Walls: Why Good Fences Make Good Neighbors – John Horvat II, The Imagi. . .

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