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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Screen Shot of Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk, Archbishop of Utrecht (Credit: YouTube via NCRegister.com)

Cardinal Eijk: Pope Francis Needed to Give Clarity on Intercommunion

. . .failure to give German bishops proper directives, based on the clear doctrine & practice of the Church, points to a drift towards apostasy from the truth. . .

by Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk,

of the National Catholic Register

The Traditional Latin Mass in Hieratic Liturgical English – Cla. Salvucci, Lit Arts Jour.
5 Reasons the Southern Poverty Law Center Is a Hate-Mongering Scam – Joy Pullmann
Why Mass-Going is Falling in Poland – Fr. Alfred Marek Wierzbicki, Vatican Insider
What 19 in 20 Americans Don’t Know about World Poverty – Chelsea Follett, FEE
Check Out These Vintage Photos of Beloved Priest, St. John Bosco – Ph. Kosloski, Alet.
Immigrant Christians: ‘Just Better Than Us’ – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Biggest Legal Flaw In California’s Sexual Orientation Therapy Ban – Gle. T. Stanton
The German Church Divided – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Jesus as Warrior – Tom Collingwood, Catholic Stand
How Boy Scouts of America are Succumbing to Transgenderism – And. T. Walker Ph.D.
A Stroll through Vienna’s Catholic Architectural Flourishes – Michelle Gress, MFCT
Amazon: Christian Group Barred & Anti-Semitic Groups Remain – Pt. Hasson, The Strm
The Latin Liturgy Appeals to Catholic Youth – Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine
On Holy Friendship & “Accompaniment” – Alan L. Anderson, The Catholic World Report
The Powerful Headwinds Confronting Religious Freedom – Mark L. Movsesian, LaL
For the Housebound, Internet Masses can be a Great Comfort – Fr. Matthew Pittam, CH
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The Course of Empire: Destruction by Thomas Cole (Credit: Catholic Herald)

How can We Rebuild Western Civilization? This Priest has an Answer

. . .Fr. William J. Slattery calls for Catholics to do again what they did during the dark ages. . .

by Francis Phillips,

of Catholic Herald

Nooo! Not a New English Mass Translation! – Deborah Gyapong, The Anglicanorum. . .
Animals Do Go to Heaven – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
Remarkable Photos of St. Bernadette & Her Miraculous Beauty – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
How to Endure & Overcome Liturgical Difficulties – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual. . .
Card. Müller on Intercommunion Meeting: More Clarity & Courage Needed – E. Pentin
Brick by Brick in St. Louis, Lesson in Commonsense, Prayer, & Elbow Grease – Fr. Z
A Changed Notion of Authenticity Does Not Bode Well for the Church – Steffani Jacobs
The Radical Assault on Marriage & Family, from Karl Marx to Just. Kennedy – C. Olson
Amazon Kicks Pro-Life Organization Out of AmazonSmile Program – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Sorry, Nerds: Video Games are Not a Sport – Matthew Walther, The Week
Kansas & Oklahoma Defend Religious Adoption Against LGBT Litigation – Joshua Gill
My Problem With Expanding Pro-life Definitions – Ben Butera, The American Catholic
Does California’s Anti-Conversion Therapy Bill Take Aim at the Bible? – The Editors, Rg
But I Don’t Work at an Office! – Meghan Ashley Sabo, Meghan Ashley
Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles – Brice Sokolowski
Oxford Professors: ‘Strong Argument’ for New Law After Alfie Case – Dan Hitchens, CH
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SVNDAY EDITION

Nuns Adoring Jesus at the Sacred Heart Basilica in Paris (Credit: Alderosaz from Shutterstock via Aleteia)

133 Years of Perpetual Adoration

. . .a group of nuns pray in Adoration at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Cœur) in Paris, France.  Since 1885 (before construction of the basilica had been completed) the Blessed Sacrament has been continually on display in a monstrance above the high altar.  Perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has continued uninterrupted in the basilica since 1885. . .

from Aleteia

4 Simple Ways to Increase Your Devotion at Every Mass – Chloe Langr, epicPew
5 Reasons Why You Should Pray a Daily Rosary – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
The First Thing You Should Know About the Four Last Things – Fr. John P. Cush S.T.D.
Humility is Hard – A Meditation on Some Aspects of Humility – Msgr. Charles Pope
A Journey Thru the Charismatic Renewal, from Evangelical to Catholic – J. Shepherd
10 Ways to Open Up to the Holy Spirit – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
St. Laurence O’Toole’s Heart Found in Dublin Park – Michael Kelly, Catholic Herald
Warmth in the World of Religious Sisters – Sarah Greydanus, Catholic Stand
The Story of the True Cross, by Piero della Francesca – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
8 Bishops Reveal How God Called Them to Be His Priests – Jim Graves, NC Register
The Saints Slay the Dragons & Adore the Lamb – Fr. George W. Rutler S.T.D. Th.D.
Participation in the Mass – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
What You Need to Know about the Order of St. Augustine – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Life of a Gardener: Prayer & St. Teresa of Avila – Fr. Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
Patience—A Beautiful Fruit – Sister Marie Estelle O.C.D., Integrated Catholic Life™
Peace Be With You – Carol Monaco, Catholic Stand
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FRIDAY EDITION

Paolo Veronese “The Vision of St. Helena” circa A.D. 1580 (Credit: Screenshot via NCRegister.com)

A Powerful Evangelical Force is Right Under Our Noses

. . .as Catholic women, we are not reminded enough that we have the capacity to change the world. . .

by Carrie Gress, Ph.D.,

of the National Catholic Register

Amazon Boots Christian Nonprofit off Donations Prog. ‘cuz of SPLC’s Hate List – Fdrlst
Pope Wants Germans to Find Unanimous Solution on Intercommunion – Jn. Allen, Crux
Google Censoring Christian Ads – Rachel Alexander, The Stream
In Praise of True Evangelizers; Re: National Catholic Reporter – Abp Chaput OFM Cap
‘After The Ball’, Before The Next Campaign – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
In Les Mis, the Revolutionaries are (Also) the Villains – James Walpole, Mercatornet
Quotes Suitable for Framing: Alfred the Great – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
16 Strong Confirmation Names for Today’s Teen Boys – Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia
Karl Marx vs. Jesus – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
King Solomon, The False Mother, & Alfie Evans – Devorah Goldman, Public Discourse
House Chaplain Fr. Pat Conroy Rescinds His Resignation – Daniella Diaz & Lauren Fox
Catholic School Lets Students Fundraise for Pro-Abort’s; Canada – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Frank Duff: Founder of the Legion of Mary & Champion of the Rosary – Fr Calloway MIC
But I Don’t Work at an Office! – Meghan Ashley Sabo, Meghan Ashley
Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles – Brice Sokolowski
The Almost Lost Art of Florentine Mosaics – Sofia Infante, My Favorite Catholic Things
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THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Michelle Wolf (Credit: Screenshot of NBC News/YouTube Pic via ChurchPop)

“At a Loss for Words”: Bishop Barron Slams Michelle Wolf’s White House Correspondents Dinner Abortion Joke

. . .the other night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Michelle Wolf, who I’m told is a comedian, regaled the black-tie & sequin-gowned crowd with her “jokes.”  Almost all were in extremely bad taste and/or wildly offensive, but one has become accustomed to that sort of coarseness in the comedy clubs & even on mainstream television. . .

from ChurchPop

Toxic Effeminacy Kills The Boy Scouts – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to the. . .
NY Times: Caregivers Should be Forced to Euthanize Dementia Patients – W. Smith JD
12 Apostles: Meaning Behind Names, How They Died, Where Their Remains Are – uCth
What We Know About Evil, Hell, & Final Damnation – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., Crisis
Being Honest About When NFP is a Cross – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Gavin McInnes: the ‘Gay Marriage’ Trap & the War Against Thinking – Stephen Herreid
Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles – Brice Sokolowski
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: The Newman Option – David Warren, Essays in. . .
Is Confession Valid, If Priest Changes Words of Absolution? – Cathy Caridi J.C.L., CLME
Gender Studies Started at Marquette Univ.; No Longer a Catholic School – T. Smith
Will GK Chesterton be Canonised as a Saint? – Fr. Ian Boyd, Catholic Herald
It Also Took a Fiat From Joseph, Not Just From Mary – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand
Religious Orders Use Social Media to Draw Millennials to Vocations – Stephen Beale
Posture as Liturgical Art: The Canonical Digits – J.P. Sonnen, Liturgical Arts Journal
6 Rules for Facebook (Derived from Jesus’ Direct Commands) – David Mills, Aleteia
Cult Cultivates Cultures: Culling Life’s Mysteries from the Liturgy – Chr. Carstens, CSD
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Dr EM Tweet (Credit: Screenshot from Rod Dreher)

Transgender Movement to Use “Pedophile Manifesto” to Push Pederasty (NSFW)

. . .I want to share with you the most disturbing thing I have read in a very long time.  You need to know about it. . .

by Rod Dreher

German Bishops’ Worldly Priorities – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Natl Catholic Register
As Local Elections Loom, London Isn’t What It Used To Be – Joanna Bogle, The CWR
Cohabitation Is Not Marriage Prep – J. Budziszewski Ph.D., The Underground Thomist
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Savage Defense of St. Damien of Molokai – Alex R. Hey, eP
Support for ‘Sexual Minorities’: Comes from Hostility Toward Christianity – G. Yancey
Pope Francis Tells Sex Abuse Survivors, ‘I was Part of the Problem’ – Inés San Martín
The Death of Embryos & “The Conception Problem” – Stacy A. Trasancos Ph.D., CWR
You Need a Silent Retreat – Kim Heilman, Catholic Lane
But I Don’t Work at an Office! – Meghan Ashley Sabo, Meghan Ashley
The Catholic Church, the State, & Liberalism – Joseph G. Trabbic Ph.D., Public Dscrs
What’s the Secret to Human Flourishing? Following God’s Law – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith PhD
The Four Causes of Holy Mother Church – Steven J. Rummelsburg, Intgrtd Cthlc Life™
When Worlds of Faith & Science Collide – Matthew E. Bunson, Natl Catholic Register
Virtue at Work: Promoting Justice in the Workplace – Karel Sovak Ph.D., Cthlc Exchng
Mother Teresa and the Art of the Ask – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Look To Children For Inspiration – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
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VVEDNESDAY EXTRA

Archbishop Alexander K. Sample (Credit: Catholic Herald)

Video: Archbishop’s Sermon Praising Old Rite Goes Viral

. . .Archbishop Alexander K. Sample noted the popularity of the Traditional Latin Mass among young people. . .

by Nick Hallet,

of Catholic Herald

Baby With No Brain Who Wouldn’t Survive Birth, Now He’s Healthy – Micaiah Bilger, LN
German Cardinal Marx Praises Father-of-Communism Karl Marx – Maike Hickson, LS
The Masculine Genius – Sister Helena Burns F.S.P., Hell Burns
Praying the Divine Office at Home in the Domestic Church – Shawn R. Tribe, LAJ
Will ‘Love Win’ at the Supreme Court in 2018? – Ronald J. Colombo, Acton Institute
Artificial Intelligence Is Cracking Open the Vatican’s Secret Archives – Sam Kean
Islam & The West – Pierre Manent, Rémi Brague, Daniel J. Mahoney, & Paul Seaton
Pronouns, Prefixes, & the Cult of the Self – R.M. Strangler Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
What is a Mary Garden? – Rose Harrington
Planned Parenthood is Putting Your Kids at Risk – Patti Maguire Smith, NC Register
Ancient Christian Ruins Discovered Under Former ISIS-Held Territory – Hollie Mckay
Be Like Christ – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
The Theology of Foreign Policy – Michael Doran, First Things
6 Simple & Fun Ways to Keep Homeschool Burnout at Bay – Hea. Hryniewiecki, Seton
Mother Teresa and the Art of the Ask – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Media Covered Royal Baby 10X More Than Alfie Evans – Katie Yoder, Life News
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Austrian Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Peter Stefan Zurbriggen (Credit: Screengrab from NCReigster.com)

Video: Nuncio Castigates Cardinal Marx for His Opposition to Crosses in State Buildings

. . .the apostolic nuncio to Austria also criticizes bishops who visit the Holy Land & cover their pectoral crosses, saying “that shames me, too”. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Canadian Parliament Passes Motion Demanding Apology from Pp. Francis – D. Gyapong
The Redistribution of Sex – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Same-Sex Parenting: The Child Maltreatment No One Mentions – Ste. M. Krason Ph.D.
Priests Appeal to World’s Bishops to Address Pastoral Crisis in the Church – E. Pentin
Ancient Heresies Back from the Dead – Michael Cook, Mercatornet
Cardinal Nichols Slammed for Defending the Murder of Alfie Evans – Steven Ertelt, LN
But I Don’t Work at an Office! – Meghan Ashley Sabo, Meghan Ashley
The Temptation to Latitudin-Arianism – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
8 Saints Who Were Depressed, But Never Gave Up – Aleteia
Giacomo Dalla Torre Elected Grand Master of the Order of Malta – Cindy Wooden, CH
Decimo Anno – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
An Unusual Popular Festival in Italy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Making a Diverse College of Cardinals Work – George Weigel, First Things
John Senior: A Guide for Fathers & Educators – R. Jared Staudt, Catholic Exchange
Terri Schiavo & the “Perverse Mercy” of Death by Starvation – Ma Pesarchick, Cth Stnd
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St. Gregory Palamas (Credit: Screenshot from Fr. Dwight Longenecker)

Evangelization & the Genius of the Early Church

. . .the genius of the Christian Church is that her theologians in the first few centuries were confident enough to be positively influenced by the various religions while using them to formulate a clear, orthodox doctrinal position which was backed eventually by creed, Scripture & a church hierarchy. . .

by Father Dwight Longenecker

What Progressive Liturgists Threw Away Was Wrong – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
Are German Catholic Bishops Trying to Export Their Model for Failure? – Ph. Lawler, CC
Christians Scared Away From California – Update – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
A Lego Catechism! – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
The ‘New Paradigm’: Old Errors, Same Tactics – Fr. Timothy Vaverek, Catholic Culture
Alfie Evans’ Family Rebuts News Alfie Given Secret Drugs Just Before Dying – S. Ertelt
Pittsburgh Bans Pro-Lifers from Speaking Out on Public Sidewalk – Tom Ciesielka, LN
Has Archaeological Evidence of King David’s Kingdom Been Found? – N. Flory, The Strm
Former Carl’s Jr. CEO Andy Puzder & Catholic Talks Capitalism. . . – The Federalist
Archbishop Paglia Fails Alfie Evans – Judie Brown, Life Site
The Catholic Faith & the Beauty of Science & Reason – Justin McClain, NC Register
Boredom Nurtures Authentic Spirituality – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
UK Buffer Zone Abortion Facility Criticized by Coroner – K.V. Turley, NC Register
Conforming to Good or Evil: Moral Lessons in Shadow of the Holocaust – R. Smith Ph.D.
All You Need is Love! 6th Sun. of Easter Readings Explained – John Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
Alfie Evans: Born 2016, Eliminated by England Death Courts in 2018 – C. Caso-Rosendi
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TVESDAY EXTRA

All Saints Catholic Church with St. Joseph’s Statue in St. Peters, Missouri (Credit: Catholic Exchange)

The Perennial Truth About St. Joseph

. . .he is easily overlooked so little does he appear in the Gospels.  Even then he says nothing.  For many, the saint is elusive.  He comes into the story of the Infancy Narrative & then he’s gone.  When & how, there is no hint; we are left wondering.  Yes, it is true: St. Joseph is mysterious but, maybe, even more than many Catholics realize. . .

by K.V. Turley,

of Catholic Exchange

Was This Famous Iron Maiden Song About Abortion? – Shaun McAfee O.P., NC Register
Ross Douthat on Pope Francis, The Catholic Church, & Fantasy Novels – The Federalist
The Truth Tends to Be Offensive – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
10 Patron Saints of Random Causes, in One Infographic – ChurchPop
The 7 Deadly Sins as Jane Austen Characters – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
How to Start a Mary Garden in 7 Easy Steps – Stephanie, real life at home
Catholic Answers Signs Me to Write My Conversion Memoir – Dawn E. Goldstein S.T.D.
God & Suffering: The Problem of Pain – Brian Holdsworth, uCatholic
What is Humility? What are Its Limits? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Hate, Love, & False Love – Marty Dybicz, Catholic Stand
Teaching Desire: Mimetic Pedagogy in Catholic Schools – Ethan Tyler Graham, H&PR
Hospital That Killed Alfie Evans’ Was Once Caught Selling Children’s Organs – S. Ertelt
White House to Investigate Hawaii for Forcing Pregnancy Ctrs to Push Abortions – LN
2018 Spring Trends You Already Own (Without Even Knowing!) – Meghan Ashley
Mother Teresa and the Art of the Ask – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
The Treasure in the Field – Kimri Thetadig, Ignitum Today
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Cardinal Reinhard Marx

Cardinal Marx Condemns Decision to Hang Crosses in Public Buildings

. . .another Bavarian bishop has praised the move, however. . .

by Nick Hallett,

of Catholic Herald

American Atheists Gone Wild – Angelo Stagnaro, National Catholic Register
Summit of German Shepherds, Vatican Heavyweights Captures 3 Ironies – John Allen
Is it Right to Take Your Clothes Off for the Sake of Art? – David Clayton, New Ltrgcl Mov
Catholic University Plans to Cut Full-Time Faculty by 9% – Nick Anderson, WaPo
The Most Beautiful Representations of the Virgin Mary – Fr. Mic. Rennier & Mar. Devoud
More on the College of the Holy Cross – Mark Bauerlein, First Things
The Pitfalls of Church Renewal – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Purgatory: Answering Protestants With Biblical Evidence – Karlo Broussard, Cth Answrs
A Catholic Convert’s Case for Religion Over Mere Spirituality – Stephen Beale, Crisis
Ten Ways to Celebrate May, the Month of Mary – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Cthlc Exchange
Pornography & Education: Closing Windows of Wonder – Sean Fitzpatrick, TCG
St. Joseph, Model of the Hidden & Interior Life – Fr. Maurice Meschler, Cthlc Exchange
Farnborough is England’s National Shrine to St. Joseph – K.V. Turley, Natl Cthlc Register
In Barring Alfie from a Roman Hospital, Courts Overstepped Their Rights – Ed Condon
4 Saints Who Were Holy Doctors – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Acts of the Disciples: Discipleship & Assisted Living – Deacon Greg Lambert, Cthlc Stnd
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Christians Scared Away From California

. . .Summit Ministries has relocated a summer program from Biola University to another state. . .  Why? . . .

by Rod Dreher

Pro-Transgenderism Priest Slams Church Militant – Trey Elmore, Church Militant
Comedian Michelle Wolf’s Jokes on Abortion Foul, Even Liberal Media Booed – G Bauer
The New York Times on This Papacy: Confused Yet Revealing – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
Are Exorcists Biblical? & if So, Why Don’t Protestants Have Them? – Joe Heschmeyer
Card. Pell to Stand Trial on Sex Abuse, but Some Charges Dismissed – John Allen, Crux
Fraudulent 19th Century Embryology Still Taught, While Ultrasounds Hidden – CMR
Pictures: Thousands of Catholics Pray Rosary Around the Coast of Britain – Nic. Hallett
Youth, Liturgy, & the Need for True Worship – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, The CWR
Pope Faces ‘Delicate Task’ Over German Intercommunion Proposal – Edward Pentin
Five Ways Your Family Can Honor Mary in May – Sarah Reinhard, Catholic Exchange
Down Under, The Reckoning – Pope’s CFO To Stand Trial for Abuse – Rocco Palmo
St. Joseph the Worker – J.B. Pauley, St. Benet Biscop Chapter of St. John’s Oblates
Card. Nichols Says Alfie Evans Case Used for Political Aims – Nick Hallett, Cthlc Hrld
UK: Catholic Education Service Appoints Anti-Life & Anti-Family Rep. – SPUC
Moral Education in the Shadow of the Holocaust – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., Public Dscrs
Bishop Murry of Youngstown Diagnosed with Leukemia – CNA via The CWR
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