Big Pulpit

ASH VVED. LENT EXTRA I

  3 Comments
40 Hours Devotion (Credit: eucharistjesuswithus blog)

Eucharistic Adoration: The Development of a Devotion for Lent

If you are looking for thought-provoking meditations for Eucharistic Adoration this Lent, look no further! 

by Vicki Burbach,

of Pelican’s Breast

Daily Fasting & No Dairy: How Eastern Catholics Observe Lent – CNA via CH
20 Holy Hacks for Lent – Patti Maguire Armstrong, National Catholic Register
5 Things You Can Do If You Can’t Fast or Abstain from Meat – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
Lenten Fasting Biohacks – Kendall Vanderslice & Hal Koss, First Things
Pork Roll, Lent, & Catholic Identity – George Weigel, First Things
My Advice for Lent – Fr. Sebastian Bowden, The Amish Catholic
What I’m doing this Lent (Will You Join Me?) – T.J. Burdick
Ash Wednesday & St. Valentines Collide, Coincidence? – Fr. John Bartunek L.C., uCthlc
Larry & Ash Wednesday – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
How to Prepare for the Next 40 Days – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
Penance for the Sake of Heaven – Veronic Arntz, Rorate Cæli
Ash Wednesday: The Beauty of Ashes  – J0hn Paul Sonnen, Liturgical Arts Journal
The Fight Between St. Valentine’s Day & Lent – John Grondelski Ph.D., NC Register
The Saints Lead Our Lenten Steps in Virtue – Joseph Pronechen, Natl Catholic Register
Forgiveness Sunday in the Byzantine Rite – Philip Gilbert, New Liturgical Movement
Where Do Ash Wednesday Ashes Come From? – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
Note: A new post(s) is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA II (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA III (14 February, AD 2018) click here.

ASH VVED. LENT EXTRA I Read More »

ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION

  4 Comments
A Tired Uncle Sam (Credit: owlandbear.com)

Is America Running Out of Patience with LGBT Activism?

From surprisingly fast & unexpected victory can come great hubris & the desire to utterly crush one’s opponents. Perhaps GLAAD & its allies should learn to practice what they preach: tolerance of other people’s beliefs & practices, even if they don’t fully understand them.

by Glenn Stanton,

of Public Discourse

Biggest Catholic University in US Earns ‘Lifetime Censorship Award’ – Greg Piper, TCF
Cardinal Cupich & His Gordian Knot – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual. . .
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Q&A – Deacon Steven D. Greydanus, National Catholic Register
Why the Church is Right to Pursue a Deal with Communist China – Tom Plate, SCMP
Why Does the Government Keep Funding Planned Parenthood – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
4 Catholic Olympians to Keep Your Eye On – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Why Legacies are Brilliant for Charities & How to Get Them – Brice Sokolowski
Sex Ed & Stalinism at the Local School Board – Austin Ruse, The Stream
Walgreens Follows Target To Allow Men in Women’s Bathrooms – Fr. Mark Hodges, LSN
Could Preemptive Strike on North Korea Be Morally Justified? – R. Kennedy Ph.D., PD
In Celebration of St. Valentine, Saint of Legend & Love – Seton Magazine
The Beggar on the Bus – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Shine Your Light with Facebook Friends as a Spiritual Work of Mercy – P. Armstrong, CL
Hong Kong Catholics Hold Prayer Vigil to Oppose Deal with Beijing – Catholic Herald
LA Archbishop Calls for Compromise, Compassion in Immigration Debate – CNA/CWR
Amidst the Pyeongchang Games, Remembering Korea’s Martyrs – CNA/EWTN News
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EXTRA I (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA II (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA III (14 February, AD 2018) click here.

ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION Read More »

ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION

  4 Comments
Ash Wednesday (Credit: Community in Mission)

Five Meanings of the Ashes We Receive Today

What do ashes signify? Perhaps a brief tour of Scripture is in order

by Monsignor Charles Pope

of Community in Mission

6 Things You Should Do While You’re Waiting in Line for Confession – ChurchPop
Escaping the Cross: The Ugliest Temptation – Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine
5 Quotes of Consolation from St. Francis de Sales – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
Break “Concordats with Sin” This Lent, Chaput Says – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
Lent with a Medieval Wheel – Ben Butera, The American Catholic
Valentine’s Ash Wednesday: Death-to-Self for Love – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
How to Explain Those Ashes to Your Child – Michele Chronister, Catholic Exchange
Why You Should Go to Confession This Lent – Fr. William Casey, Catholic Exchange
Why Fix Your Hair, If You’re Wearing a Veil? – Birgit J., Designs by Birgit
If You Do Only One Thing This Lent, Remember Your Death – Sister The. A. Noble, Alet.
Preparing for a God Encounter This Lent – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Petulant Children of God Seeking Patience – Birgit J., Designs by Birgit
Lenten Prayers: Stay on Hold for God – Bob Kurland Ph.D., The American Catholic
Why Does Lent Last 40 Days? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Language of the Heaven-Bound – Fr. Nnamdi Moneme O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EXTRA I (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA II (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA III (14 February, AD 2018) click here.

ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION Read More »

ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION

  8 Comments
St. John Paul II & Andy Warhol (Credit: spezialefiesolano.it)

Andy Warhol Was a Practicing Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic, Celibate & Openly Gay; His Friends Blamed His Catholic Faith for Not Supporting the “Gay Rights” Movement

The Vatican Museums exhibition will be something of a homecoming for the artist

by Michael Davis,

of the Catholic Herald

“Equilibrium” & Ignominy: The Orthodox Doublespeak – George Weigel, The CWR
A Thriving Ukrainian Catholic Church in an American Ghost Town – O. Amos, BBC Nws
The Byzantine Rite of Ordination, Minor Orders & Subdiaconate – Gre. DiPippo, NLM
Syro-Malabar Church Regains All India Jurisdiction – The Hans India
Ukrainian Catholic Church Not Happy With Vatican-Russia Declaration – D.C. Lubov, Znt
Listen to the Byzantine Chant Terra Tremuit, The Earth Trembled – Dn. Esparza, Alet.
The Church in India: A Conversation with Fr. Franklin J. Pottananickal – J. McClain, CE
Oriental Churches: New Bishop Named – Zenit
Liturgy & Byzantinization in Jerusalem, Book Presentation by Dr. Dan. Galadza – NLM
Pope, Patriarch Say Mass for Persecuted Christians of Mid East – Jn. L. Allen Jr., Crux
I Am Close To You, Francis Tells Ukrainian Catholics in Rome – Hannah Brockhaus, CNA
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EXTRA I (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA II (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA III (14 February, AD 2018) click here.

ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION Read More »

SHROVE TVESDAY REGVLAR EDITION

  2 Comments
Nicolas Cage Acting as a Priest (Credit: storify.com)

If Only Anglican Priests Could Marry

If only Anglican priests could marry sex scandals certainly never would’ve happened. Oh wait. nvm

by Matthew Archbold,

of the Creative Minority Report

Jordan Peterson – David Warren, Essays in Idleness
Global Latinists – John Byron Kuhner, The New Criterion
Family-Breakdown Denialists – Kay S. Hymowitz, City Journal
Quæritur: When Should Babies Be Baptized? – Fr. Tim Ferguson, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Historically Black Catholic University Founded by a Saint – CNA via The CWR
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
Why Legacies are Brilliant for Charities & How to Get Them – Brice Sokolowski
Interview with Shaun McAfee, Author of “Reform Yourself!” – T.J. Burdick
Bishop Rhoades: Strongly Disagrees with U. of Notre Dame Condom Decision – CNA
The Good, the Beautiful, the True — & the Family – Brianna Heldt, NC Register
Exclusive Interview with the Marshal of The Counter-Revolution – S. Schaetzel, CitO
Don’t be Too Proud To Ask For Help When You Have Problems – M. Cretaro, Cthlc Stand
Canadian Govt Wants to Bully Catholics Into Promoting Abortion – Jsh. Gill, The Strm
China Church Unity at What Cost? – The Editors, National Catholic Register
Holy Matrimony, Sanctified Bodies, & Sacramental Grace – P.A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
Cardinal Zen Continues Criticism of Possible Vatican-China Deal – CNA via NC Register
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVE. ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE ED. (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY LENT EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EXTRA I (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA II (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA III (14 February, AD 2018) click here.

SHROVE TVESDAY REGVLAR EDITION Read More »

SHROVE TVESDAY LENT EDITION

  2 Comments
Breviary Scripture Verse Prayer Bible (Credit: epicPew)

5 Ways Praying the Liturgy of the Hours Will Change Your Life

“The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. . .is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer. . .

by Theresa Williams,

of epicPew

Sackcloth & Ashes on St. Valentine’s Day – Zac Alstin, Mercatornet
Prayer that Saves the Sick & Sinful – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
Quæritur: Can I Workout on Sunday? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Learn How to Beat Temptations with This Book – Theresa Williams, epicPew
The 3 Theological Virtues Every Catholic Should Know, In One Infographic – ChurchPop
What a Rule of Life Is & Why You Need One – T.J. Burdick, epicPew
How Can I Become a Better Catholic Husband & Father – Sister L. Gloriae O.C.D., ICL™
Add the Daily Examen to Your Prayer Life – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
How to Participate in the Eucharistic Prayer – Cha. McKinney, Cthlc Spiritual Direction
Why Did Jesus Fast for 40 Days & 40 Nights? & Should We? – J. Richards PhD, The Strm
For Your Lenten Reading: Lift Up Your Heart – Marge Fenelon, National Cthlc Register
A Pre-Lenten Preparation for Priests – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Voluntary Attachments – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Formulating a Plan of Life for Lent & Beyond – Fr. Roger Landry, National Cthlc Register
Lenten Advice from Robert Herrick, a Poem – Charles A. Coulombe, The Anglicano. . .
Pursuing Asceticism: St. Augustine & St. Anthony of Egypt – Ver. Arntz, Cthlc Exchange
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVES. ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE ED. (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EXTRA I (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA II (14 February, AD 2018) click here.

SHROVE TVESDAY LENT EDITION Read More »

SHROVE TVESDAY ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION

  3 Comments
Snake Handling (Credit: Fr. Dwight Longenecker)

Anglicans, Lutherans & Snake Handlers

The news came in over the weekend that the Episcopal Diocese of Washington had voted to request that their liturgy be re-written to stop calling God “Father”. This report gives the wording of the motion

by Father Dwight Longenecker

25 Long Years, Women Made Priests in the Church of England – Fr. Jn. Hunwicke, FHME
The Statistics of the Ordinariates – Simon Dennerly, The Anglicanorum Cœtibus Soci. . .
More On Life in Post-Christian Britain – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
England has Hundreds of Forgotten Martyrs; Let’s Bring Them Back – Ste. Bullivant, CH
Wallis Simpson’s Marriage to Edward VIII was Miserable – Pamela Gwyn Kripke, NY Post
C of E Facing 3,300 Sexual Abuse Claims, Figures Reveal – Har. Sherwood, The Grdn
Our Lady of the Southern Cross Ordinariate Endorses A.C. Society – The Anglica. . .
US Episcopal Diocese Votes to Stop Using Masculine Pronouns for God – Fr. Hodges, LSN
Poll: Majority Episcopalians, Methodists & Presbyterians Support Abortion – Bilger, LN
Pakistan Catholics Raising $ for Victims of Terror Attack at Methodist Church – UCA
Elsewhere: A New Blog on Christianity & Cricket – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY LENT EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.

SHROVE TVESDAY ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION Read More »

MONDAY EXTRA II

  2 Comments
The Crucifixion by Nicolas Tournier (Credit: The Catholic Thing)

The Apostasy of Our Times

For over fifty years, there has been a relentless campaign to reinterpret the Gospel in order to remove the Cross from Christian life. This has been done in the name of love, mercy, and realism – but it is none of these

by Father Timothy V. Vaverek,

of The Catholic Thing

Forty Ideas for Your Lent – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Integrated Catholic Life™
The Pope Has “Effectively, & Voluntarily, Tied His Own Hands” on Barros – J. Allen Jr.
Is the Vatican Flirting With Communism? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Imaginative. . .
“The Bolt From the Sky,” Five Years On, Benedict’s Abdication – R. Palmo, Whisper. . .
Five Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution, Part I – Mary Eberstadt, The Catholic Thing
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
Why Legacies are Brilliant for Charities & How to Get Them – Brice Sokolowski
Jordan B. Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life”, a Call to Clarity in Age of Chaos – D. McLean
Confession: Please Stay With Me & Hold My Hand – Sister Christina M. Neumann, CS
France’s Fertility Drop – Marcus Roberts, Mercatornet
Finding Grace & Happiness, The Powerful Story of Venerable Hermann Cohen – A. Low
Pascendi Dominici Gregis – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
In Praise of China’s Outspoken Cardinal – Fr. Raymond de Souza, Catholic Herald
Who Made Xi Jinping Pope – Mark Simon, The Wall Street Journal
Four Days of Fasting & Reparation in Response to Clerical Abuse – Australian Bishops
Rising Intolerance In India Is Causing Anxiety, Says Cardinal – Anto Akkara, Cthlc Hrld
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the MONDAY EDITION (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (12 February, AD 2018) click here.

MONDAY EXTRA II Read More »

MONDAY EXTRA I

  7 Comments
Jesus Christ Said “Go & Sin No More” (Credit: A Mystery via The American Catholic)

Go & Sin No More: DarwinCatholic & Mark Shea

Mark Shea wades into the recent controversy about Cardinal Marx’s suggestion that perhaps the Church may in certain individual cases come up with some sort of blessing to be applied to same-sex unions.

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

1968 at 50 – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Benedict XVI’s Final Magisterium – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Change Your Hearts, Not Your Laws: St. Valentines’ Day & #MeToo – C. Daru, Cth Stnd
A Spiritually Meaningful Lent After Mardi Gras – Mary Cuff, Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis Appoints Canon Paul Swarbrick as New Bishop of Lancaster – Cthlc Hrld
Do You Know the Literal, Catholic Meaning of the Word “Carnival”? – Zelda Caldwell
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
Democrat Party Chair Won’t Say If There’s Room for Pro-Life Democrats – M. Bilger, LN
Flu Season Prompts Dioceses to Take Measures at Mass – Judy Roberts, NC Register
Pope Francis & the Cardinal Mindszenty Treatment in China – Paul Kengor Ph.D., Crisis
The Vatican’s Communist China Whitewash: Sorondo’s Potemkin Village – D. Mark, FTh
What, Then, Does Cardinal Cupich Mean? – P.J. Smith, Semiduplex
Ross Douthat’s Book on Pope Francis – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Impact of Sin Upon Human Nature & Hence Upon Human Reason – Edu. Echeverria
Book: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture – Carrie Gress Ph.D., my favorit. . .
The Popcorn Cathedral Debuts on Breadbox Media – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the MONDAY EDITION (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY EASTERN RITE EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY LENT EXTRA I (14 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the ASH VVEDNESDAY REGVLAR EXTRA II (14 February, AD 2018) click here.

MONDAY EXTRA I Read More »

MONDAY EDITION

  6 Comments
Thomas Aquinas College (Credit: YouTube Screengrab via The College Fix)

This Tiny Catholic College Spurns Government Money & Ranks Near the Top of Best Values

When Kiplinger’s Personal Finance released its 300 Best College Values list last month, it wasn’t Georgetown University or Notre Dame that topped the list among Catholic institutions of higher education.

by Jeremiah Poff

Correcting Fr. Martin – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Cardinal Cupich the Super Slippery – Fr. John Hunwick, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual. . .
Aussie Priest Excommunicated for Breaching Seal of Confession – A. Pourbaix, Aleteia
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus on the Cult of Numbers – Brother John-Joseph, Ignitum Today
ACLU: Everyones’ Speech Must Be Curbed for Transgenders – M. Cleveland, The Fdrlst
Lying by Omission, Perils of Words, Advantages of Silence & BuzzFeed – Fr. Z’s Blog
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
Seamless Garment Catholics, Where Art Thou? – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Good Works or Once Saved, Always Saved? – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
Can I Really Make a Living at Sacred Art? Part I, Part II, & Part III – Daniel Mitsui, LAJ
Are Americans a Chosen People? – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing
This Former Warner Bros. Exec is Making Digital Media Work for the Church – J. Flood
Where’s the Social Justice in Our Largely unChristian World? – John Clark, Seton Mgzn
Guam’s Archbishop Apuron Breaks His Silence, Innocent – Salvatore Cernuzio, Vat Ins
Praise of China’s Adherence to Catholic Social Doctrine Flies in the Face of Facts – Reg
Elsewhere: A New Blog on Christianity & Cricket – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the MONDAY EXTRA I (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVE. ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE ED. (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY PRE-LENT EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.

MONDAY EDITION Read More »

SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

  2 Comments
Ecce Agnus Dei (Credit: God via Catholic Exchange)

How to Receive Holy Communion to the Fullest

To the victor I will give the right to eat from the
tree of life that is in the garden of God.

— The Revelation to Saint John 2:7

by Christopher Carstens,

of Catholic Exchange

How to Be a “Practicing Catholic”: The 5 Precepts of the Church – ChurchPop
‘Surf’s Up’ For These Argentine Priests – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Eucharistic Devotions & the Revival of the Processional Canopy – John P. Sonnen, LAJ
Quæritur: Could a Diocesan Priest Choose to Say Only the TLM? – Fr. Z’s Blog
How the Lord’s Prayer Led This North Korean Defector to Freedom – CNA via The CWR
Devotion: Lifting the Veil Onto My Head – Birgit J., Designs by Birgit
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
The Miracle of ‘Is’ – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., Catholic Answers Magazine
4 Saints of Impossible Causes & Prayers to Them – Phillip Kosloski, Aleteia
How Am I To Understand Suffering? – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Integrated Cthlc Life™
Making Use of Pre-Lent – Fr. Ed Tomlinson, Father Ed’s Blog
Persevering in Failures & Temptations – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Do Christians Still Practice “Mortification”? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Being “Gift” in a “Take” World – Lorelei Savaryn, Catholic Stand
What Is Lent? – Sean Morrisroe, Catholic Stand
Acts of the Disciples: Discipleship & Dependent Living – Deacon G. Lambert, Cthlc Stnd
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the SVNDAY MORNING EDITION (11 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA I (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.

SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION Read More »

SVNDAY MORNING EDITION

  2 Comments
Dead Sea Scrolls (Credit: AdobeStock via Catholic Answers)

The Ever-Deepening Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Perhaps you’ve noticed one of the many stories about the Dead Sea Scrolls that have appeared recently (like this one), trumpeting the decoding of one of the two remaining undeciphered Dead Sea Scrolls

by Cale Clarke,

of Catholic Answers Magazine

A Dramatic Biblical Moment That Nearly Everyone Missed – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
Fr. Landry Assesses Holy Habits for a Saintly Life – Edward Desmond, NC Register
Rich Kids on Benefits? The Difference Marriage Makes – Harry Benson, Mercatornet
Has This Man Really Been Given 50,000 Miracles? – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Hear the Lord’s Prayer Spoken in Jesus’ Original Language of Aramaic – ChurchPop
Properly Preparing for Lent – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
New RISE Program: Men, Be Who You Are – Carrie Gress Ph.D., NC Register
Contemporary Catholic Art Doesn’t Have To Be Ugly – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Ancient Incomprehensible Vernaculars – Claudio Salvucci, Liturgical Arts Journal
Lessons in Liturgical Arrangement Found in the Pantheon – Shawn R. Tribe, LAJ
How “New Existence” Implies God – Dennis Bonnette Ph.D., Strange Notions
The Island & Basilica of St. Julius – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Candelabra Magna – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal
Oswald Cardinal Gracias is the New President of the Indian Bishops’ Conference – MI
Carlo Acutis, Future Patron Saint of the Internet – Scott Smith, All Roads Lead to Rome
Profit & Charity Are Not Mutually Exclusive – Christopher Westley, Mises Institute
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
For the SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA I (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVE. ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE ED. (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY PRE-LENT EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the SHROVE TVESDAY REGVLAR EDITION (13 February, AD 2018) click here.

SVNDAY MORNING EDITION Read More »