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FRIDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

Evening in the Middle East (Credit: Pixabay via National Catholic Register)

Muslims Are Converting to Christianity in Record Numbers

by Patti Maguire Armstrong,

of the National Catholic Register

(Warning: Obscene) Openly Gay Deacon Under Review in S.F. Archd. – Hoffman, LSN
USCCB Meeting: Nothing Will Be As It Was!; Church’s “New Consciousness” – R. Palmo
Why Do Anti-Catholic Students Attend Catholic Univs.? – Daniel Payne, The College Fix
The Saint Who Founded a Movement in Response to Freemasonry – Francis Phillips, CH
Bishop Egan Criticises ‘Draconian’ Crackdown on Pro-Lifers – Catholic Herald
The Allure of the Catholic Church – Cameron Edman, Catholic Stand
Doctors & Hospitals are Placing Secret DNR Orders in Patient’s Files – LifeNews.com
How Stay-at-Home Mothers are Saving the World – Natalia Białobrzeska, Aleteia
USCCB Meeting Recap: Consensus Amid Challenges – Matthew E. Bunson, NC Register
How to Restore Christianity to Spain and the West – Rachel Lanz, NC Register
The “Jesuit Tea”: The History of Mate – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
57 Women Sign Letter Against Pro-Abort Story in ‘Catholic’ paper, The Tablet – LSN
Bishop Lucas Li Jingfeng, Semper Fidelis, Dies at 97 – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
The Story of an Underground Catholic Priest in China – ACI Prensa
Why is Vatican Still Negotiating w/China’s Orwellian State – Fr. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Euthanasia is Always Wrong, Pope Francis Tells Doctors – Cindy Wooden, Cthlc Herald

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Premie Cuddling Twin (Credit: Screenshot via LifeNews.com)

Miraculous Cuddle Helps Twins Survive Who Were Born 13 Weeks Premature

by Micaiah Bilger,

of LifeNews.com

Another Profession Closed to Christians? – Ann Widdecombe, Catholic Herald
NASCAR Driver Asks Prayers For All the Souls in Purgatory After Major Win – ChrchPp
Special Forces Weapons for Spiritual Warfare! – Fr. Rich. Heilman, Roman Catholic Man
Differences in Demon Possession, Mental Illness, Depression – Fr. J. Bartunek L.C., CSD
Six Impossible Liturgical Things before Breakfast – Bob Kurland Ph.D., The Amrcn Cthlc
College That Blocked Pro-Life Gp Ditches Policies to Settle Lawsuit – Greg Piper, TCF
3 Steps to Your Best Year-End Campaign Ever – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Quæritur: Marriage Licenses with “Spouse 1” & “Spouse 2” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Abortionists Vandalize Cross Display Recalling Killed Aborted Babies – Mic. Bilger, LN
Synod Preps Reveal Church, Young Adults at Crossroads – Peter Jesserer Smith, NCReg
Does “Climate Change” Cause Hunger? – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., Crisis Magazine
Life & Intelligibility vs. Death & Inanity: Scientism & Meaning – Bob Drury, Cthlc Stand
Faithfulness in the Little Things: 33rd Sun. in Ordinary Time – Jn. Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
Houses of Parliament to be Lit Up in Red for Persecuted Christians – John Pontifex, CH
CRS Bishop: We’re Serving Mideast Victims of Genocide – Peter Jesserer Smith, NCRgstr
Bishop Warduni Calls for New Constitution for Rebirth of Secular & United Iraq – AN

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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA LATE EXTRA

Nuns for Choice (Credit: Fr. Z’s Blog)

The Dying Out of Women Religious & the Crisis of Religious, Priestly Vocations, Wherein Fr. Z Rants

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Council Votes 33-1 to Ban Pro-Life Vigil Attended by Bishop – Catholic Herald
The Sexual Revolution Turns Ugly – Stephen Baskerville, Crisis Magazine
Resist “Prayer Shaming” This Thanksgiving – Clementi Lisi, The Catholic Thing
Transgenders Victorious, Detransitioners Tell a Different Story – W. Heyer, The Fdrlst
Humanity Itself Has To Become Fluid: Gender Dysphoria On The March – Rod Dreher
The Fighting Irish Aren’t Fighting Anymore – Sherry Antonetti, Nat’l Catholic Register
Married Priests & Missionary Failure – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Nat’l Catholic Register
A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment: Review – Greg Mockeridge, TACatholic
Only Totalitarian Nations Artists Forced to Create Art Against Beliefs – S. Klemond, Reg
“Hindu Radicals Want To Eliminate Us. Help Us,” Says the Bishop of Sagar – Asia News
Saudi Media on Card. Raï’s Visit: Fraternity & Peace in Shadow of Hariri Affair – AN
House Passes Tax Plan Admitting Unborn Children are Human Beings – S. Ertelt, LN
Solanus Casey, Humble Doorkeeper Priest Will Fill Football Stadium – L. Peterson, Al.
London’s Mayor Backs Ban on Pro-Life Vigils Outside Abortion Clinics – Catholic Herald
Modern Elites Have Forgotten the Christian Origins of Liberalism – Dys. Heydon, M-net
Foster Parenting: the Forgotten Piece in Adoption Debate – Fr. Mt. Schneider L.C., CS

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Christopher Tolkien (Credit: TheOneRing.net)

Goodbye Christopher Tolkien

by Dave Griffey,

of Daffey Thoughts

Filipino Exorcist Warns Against “Satanic Rosaries”, Should You Really Worry – ChrchPp
Warning about Ordaining Married Priests by a Married Priest – Fr. R.G. Cipolla, RCæli
Quæritur: Firearms at Mass, Laity & Priests – Updated – Fr. Z’s Blog
Criticizing the Critics of Amoris Lætitia, But Never Engaging Them – Geo. Weigel, CWR
Why Naumann’s Big Win Isn’t Necessarily All about Pope Francis – Jn. L. Allen Jr., Crux
Lady Explains How Her Mother Was Euthanized Without Consent – A. Schadenberg, LN
3 Steps to Your Best Year-End Campaign Ever – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
House Votes on Unborn Child Tax Credit, Included in Tax Code – J. Popik J.D., LN
Vandals Carry Out ‘Provocative’ Desecration of Philippines Chapel – Susan Byron, CH
Report: U.S. Bishops Choose Delegates for 2018 Synod – CNA via The CWR
UK Christian Teacher Suspended for Accidentally Calling Trans Kid Right Gender – CMR
FBI Requests Planned Parenthood Docs, Signaling Possible Investigation – CNA via NCRg
Quæritur: Scheduling a Specific Mass for a Profession: IT Professionals – Fr. Z’s Blog
I Know a Man: Gratitude and the God of Thanksgiving – Mark C. McCann, Catholic Stand
Cath. Lobby Gp Slams Scottish Govt’s Plan to Make Changing Gender Easier – CH
How to Connect with Pope Francis on Facebook & Submit Prayer Requests – uCatholic

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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo at the November 2017 USCCB Meeting (Credit: Claire Chretien of LifeSiteNews)

Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo Declines To Answer a Question on Amoris Lætitia

by Claire Chretien,

of Life Site

Why French Women are Quitting the Pill – Gerard Migeon, Mercatornet
Photos Of Pregnant Bethany Hamilton Teaching Son To Surf! – B. Payton, The Fdrlst
“What Are We Trying to Hide?” – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
The Cupich–Naumann Election Wasn’t a Referendum on Pope Francis – G. Weigel, NR
Kidnapped by the Vatican? – Kathy Schiffer, National Catholic Register
My Journey In Becoming a Carmelite – Alita Maria Covel Ngo O.C.D.S., Catholic Stand
3 Steps to Your Best Year-End Campaign Ever – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Black Elk Sainthood Cause Advances with U.S. Bishops’ Vote – CNA/EWTN News
Australia Votes Yes on ‘Gay Marriage’ Non-Binding Vote – M. Bowling, The Cthlc Leader
Doubting Thomas (Aquinas) on Private & Public Killing – Chr. O. Tollefsen Ph.D., PD
The Migrant Crisis & Hungary’s Tormented Past – Christopher Szabo, Mercatornet
Why Is Religion Reporting So Bad? – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion
Abortion Info Required at Pro-Life Ctrs? Sup. Court Takes Up Case – CNA via The CWR
Bishop Jaime Soto Leads Prayer After Northern California Shooting – CNA/EWTN News
Buddhist: Pope Francis Visit to Myanmar May Bring “Peace & Prosperity” – S. Digal, AN
Card. Ranjith Calls for Prayers & Action on World Day of the Poor – M.M. Perera, AN

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VVEDNESDAY ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION

Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, & Transgender Dysphoria

“Little Boys Should Be Allowed To Wear Tiaras!”

by Father  John Hunwicke,

of Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

Now Is the Time for a “Third Spring” in England – Jack Scarisbrick Ph.D., The CWR
Church of England Jumps on the Trans Bandwagon – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
The Vicar on Anglican Transgenderism – Fr. Humphrey Blytherington
Archbishop Tutus-For-Lads – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
A Very Short History of the English Language – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
More Medieval English Prayers to a Guardian Angel – Clerk of Oxford
GK Chesterton & Anglo-Catholicism, Before the Personal Ords. – D. Gyapong, ACSB
Parish Logo for Saint Anselm’s in Pembury, Diocese of Southwark – Fr. Ed’s Blog
News about St. Barnabas in Omaha – Deborah Gyapong, Anglicanorum Cœtibus. . .
Become A Benefactor – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Ministry & Facilitators & Barriers of Self-Care – J. Klausli Ph.D. & A. Pecoraro, H&PR

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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

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Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City (Credit: Scott Maentz from Flickr via Catholic News Agency)

Archbishop Naumann Elected U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Committee Chair

by Carl Bunderson,

of CNA/EWTN News

Catholic Schools Asked To Drop Words ‘Mother’ & ‘Father’ f/Admissions Forms – CH
Liturgy: I’ll Do It My Way! – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Card. Burke Addresses the Dubia One Year After Their Publication – E. Pentin, NCReg
A Harvest Of Witnesses: Victory Is Near – William P. Mumma, First Things
USCCB Fall Meeting Day One – Matthew E. Bunson D.Min., National Catholic Register
5 Ways to Celebrate Advent – Katie Prejean, epicPew
A Millennial Guy’s Guide to Holding the Door Open – J-P Mauro, Aleteia
Abortion & Catholic Politicians – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Physician-Assisted Suicide: A New Pascal’s Wager – Frs. C. Faller & J. Previtali, TCT
A World Without Christ Leads to the Atheist Gunman – Derya Little, NC Register
The Church Must Help Married Couples More, Says Pope Francis – Cindy Wooden, CH
The Armies of the Homeless – The TOF Spot
Devotees of Fr. Solanus Casey Will Flock to His Beatification – Pat. M. Armstrongs, Reg
You Too Can Make a Music Video — By Using Google Search – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
Pope to Mark World Day of the Poor, with Lunch for 1,500 – Asia News
How Christians Are Continuing To Help Hurricane-Devastated Puerto Rico – CNA
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Vatican II Inside St. Peters (Credit: CBCEW)

“Has It Worked?” The Question We Dare Not Ask; Regarding Vatican II

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis’s Reset Button – P.J. Smith, First Things
More About Photos During Mass & Pope Francis’ Admonishment – Fr. Z’s Blog
Bizarre Twist That Pulled St. Joseph Into Roy Moore’s Media Storm – T. Mattingly, GR
Doctor Euthanized Depressed Woman, Didn’t Tell Family Until Next Day – Life News
How to Influence the Way the Lord Will Judge Us – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
700-Year Jerusalem Christian Tattoo Shop Tattooing Pilgrims Since Crusades – B. Ryan
3 Steps to Your Best Year-End Campaign Ever – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
In France, Jesus is a Communist – Christophe Foltzenlogel, Transatlantic Blog
On Nuclear Weapons, Pope  Goes Beyond All Previous Papal Teaching – Phil Lawler, CC
Amazon Heralds New TV Show Based on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings – Ph. Kosloski, Al.
Huge Turnout Expected for Beatification of Solanus Casey Nov. 18 – P. Knap, NC Rgstr
Poll: More than 70% of Britons Oppose Decriminalising Abortion– Simon Caldwell, CH
Card. DiNardo: Amid Division, We Must Look to God Who Unites – CNA via The CWR
Seeing Faces: A Call to Have the Eyes of a Shepherd – Fr. Nich. Blackwell O. Carm., CS
The Miracle of Children, Mercy & Relationships – Emily Reshwan, Seton Magazine
Pope: Despite Naysayers, There’s Hope for a Nuke-Free World – CNA via The CWR
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MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

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Touchdown Jesus (Credit: Screenshot via The Federalist)

Turns Out the University of Notre Dame Isn’t That Interested In Catholicism Or Religious Liberty After All

by Rachel Lu, Ph.D.,

of The Federalist

Forced to Resign Pro-life Student President: Online Activists Called for Me To Die – CH
How Technology Cheapened Sex, Made Men Less Marriageable – Regnerus/O’Donnell
Goodbye, Good Families – Sophia Feingold, National Catholic Register
We Are Not Over the First World War – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald
It’s More To Difficult To Be a Christian Than To Be Gay – Joseph Sciambra
Pope Francis: Next Challenges of Pontificate – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Tale of 2 Collects: Dif’t Worldviews in Old & New Prayers – P. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
2 Catholic Heavyweights Debate Value & Limits of Free Market – D. Marcus, The Fdrlst
Is Anyone Sola Scriptura? – Lorelei Savaryn, Catholic Stand
The First Trappist Brewery in the “New World” – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Why Millennial Women are Rejecting the Pill – Calah Alexander, Aleteia
The Unusual Origins of “God Bless America” – Larry Peterson, Aleteia
Patron Saint of Immigrants Almost Sent Back to Home Country – Bro. Henderson S.D.S.
Our Children & the Cyber-Battlefield – Meryl Kaleida, The Dispatch via The CWR
A Devotional: Living With Rumours of War in So. Korea – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Abp. Jos. Arshad is New Pakistan Bishops’ Conf. Pres. – Kamran Chaudhry, Asia News
For the MONDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION (13 November AD 2017) click here.
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American Dime, Portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Credit: The American Catholic)

Not One Thin Dime to the Catholic Campaign of Human Development (CCHD)

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Will U.S. Catholic Bishops Choose Life? – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
‘Progressive’ Orders Passing Away, Future Belongs to the Faithful – Ann Carey, NC Reg
Cupich v. Naumann: Referendum on Pro-Life Policy, Papal Priorities – Ch. White, Crux
New York Times Op-Ed Calls on Facebook to Censor LifeNews – S. Ertelt, Life News
Is the Benedict Option the Only Option? – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
The Deadly Truth About Loneliness – Michelle H. Lim, Mercatornet
3 Steps to Your Best Year-End Campaign Ever – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Taking the Catholic Out of Catholic Universities – Anne Hendershott, City Journal
The Problem With Pro-Life ‘Lite’ – Stefano Gennarini, The Stream
Definitive Teaching on Capital Punishment? Response to Ed Feser – Rb. Fastiggi, CWR
Will There Be a Baby Boom When the Culture Wars are Over? – David Warren, EiI
Solanus Casey: An Example of Christian Rebuilding – Robert Klesko, NC Register
Fifteen Years of Yearning for Hope – Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand
Card. Zen: Holy See Seeks Compromise at All Costs w/Communist – Li Yuan, Asia News
Demand for Euthanasia Surges in Netherlands: Taboo Has Gone – M. Cook, Mrctrnt
Bishops & Tax Policy: Missing Big Picture & God’s Picture – Jef. A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
For the MONDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION (13 November AD 2017) click here.
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Andrea Erdman and Fr. Jonathan Erdman (Credit: Erdman Family)

From the Father’s Wife: A Perspective on Marriage and the Priesthood

by Andrea Erdman,

of Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society Blog

Ordinariate Head ‘Excluded from Reformation Events’ – Catholic Herald
Theses in Support of Marriage Pinned to Anglican Cathedral Doors – T. Gilson, Stream
While We’re on the Subject of Married Catholic Priests . . . – Deborah Gyapong, ACSB
Secret Lives of Elizabethan Heroes Who Risked Death to Remain Catholic – Fr. Rennier
On the Whole Married Priest’s Issue – Deborah Gyapong, Anglicanorum Cœtibus. . .
Lay-run Ordinariate Magazine from the U.K. – Deborah Gyapong, Anglicanorum. . .
We Should Be at the Ecumenical Table – Deborah Gyapong, Anglicanorum Cœtibus. . .
Thank God for “A Pledged Troth” – Deborah Gyapong, Anglicanorum Cœtibus. . .
Giles Fraser Debates on BBC & Religious Faith – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion
2019: Celebrating 10th Anniversary of Anglicanorum Cœtibus in Rome – D. Gyapong
A Delightful Way of Examining Anglican Musical Patrimony – Deborah Gyapong, ACSB
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MONDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION

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Eastern Orthodox Signing of the Cross (Credit: Simply Orthodox)

Why Do Eastern Christians Make Sign of the Cross “Backward”

by Valentin Fontan-Moret,

of Aleteia

100 Years On, Russ’n Orth. Church Still Hasn’t Overcome Brutal State Atheism – CH
The Russian Saint And His Mistress – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Weeping Madonnas & Myrrh-streaming Icons – Modern Medievalism
Found In The Cosmos – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s Former Cathedral, to Appoint Full-Time Imam – Catholic Herald
American Orthodoxy – Richard Barrett, Public Orthodoxy
Theophilus III: The Pope Stands with Us on the Status Quo – Gianni Valente, VI via LS
Greek Orthodox Church Protests Passing of New Transgender Law – Jsh. Gill, The Strm
Video: The Revival of the Russian Orthodox Church – Robert Duncan, CNS via YouTube
Considering the Charismatic Contribution of Orthodox Ecclesiology – G. McGeoch, PO
Greek Orthodox Patriarch: Christians are Not Strangers in the Middle East – CNA/CWR
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