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VVednesday Revolution, Not Reformation Edition

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Reformation Wall (Credit: Shameless Popery)

Reformation Day Ironies

by Joe Heschmeyer,

of Shameless Popery

Luther Left the Church; Today, Dissenters Stay – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Wiker on Reformation: Enlightening, Balanced Reflection on Past & Present – The CWR
The Errors of Martin Luther and his Disciples – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Why Multi-Denominationalism Doesn’t Work – Trent Beattie, Catholic Lane
Enemies of Christianity at the Time of the Reformation – Benj. D. Wiker Ph.D., Crisis
What Caused the ‘Reformation’? A Catholic Explainer – Mary Rezac, CNA/EWTN News
Counter-Reformation Art – Yonat Shimron, Crux
Lamenting Luther’s ‘Reformation’ – Charlotte Allen, The Catholic Thing
Podcazt 159: Catholics and Lutherans about Justification – Fr. Z’s Blog
Martin Luther: Prophet or Revolutionary? – Fr. Serafino M. Lanzetta, Rorate Cæli
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2017 All-Saints Day Edition

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The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs by Fra Angelico circa AD 1423-24 (Credit: Public Domain via Wikipedia)

The Feast of All Saints 2017

by Gregory DiPippo,

of the New Liturgical Movement

How Many Catholic Saints Are There? – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
The Saints and Shrines of England – A Clerk of Oxford
Litany of the Saints – Solemnity of All Saints – Liz Estler, Catholic Spiritual Direction
How the Church Exorcized a Roman Temple to Establish All Saints Day – P. Kosloski, Al.
What Does It Mean to Want to be a Saint? – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Saints and Statues – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Solutions from the Saints – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction
All Saints Day Means Holiness is For All – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Cthlc Exchange
Torches From God -Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Holy Compassion: Saints Show Us How ‘to Suffer With’ – Joseph Pronechen, NC Register
Pope: Saints Weren’t Perfect, But Allowed God to Touch Their Lives – E. Harris, CNA
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(Credit: Fr. Z’s Blog)

All Saints 2017, 1 November,  Holy Day of Obligation; Deliberately Fail? Grave Sin

by Father John Zuhsldorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Church Teaching and Sexuality: What “No Longer” Holds? – Thomas R. Ascik, The CWR
Facebook Bans Pro-Life Gp’s Ads: We Don’t Support Ads for Your Business Model – LN
Traditional Christians, Organize! – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
New Book Sheds More Light on Recent Approved Apparitions – Jos. Pronechen, NC Reg
When Parents are as Naïve as Teenagers about Sex – Veronika Winkels, Mercatornet
Dominican Sisters Climb Charts with New Christmas Album – CNA via The CWR
Exclusive: How to Follow Your Vocation (& Go on Holiday) – Brice Sokolowski, CF
Is it Cruel for Atheists to Have Kids? – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Halloween Terror – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
What is All Souls Day & How Is It Celebrated Around the World? – Kath. Ruddy, Aleteia
A Right to the Baby We Want – Wesley J. Smith, First Things
Cardinal Brandmüller: No Change to Humane Vitæ – Pete Baklinski, Life Site
Sistine Chapel Choir Releases New Album for Advent, Christmas – CNA via The CWR
Cardinal Dolan Calls New Yorkers to Unite ‘In Faith & Love’ After Attack – CNA
Vatican: Religious Freedom, Not Secularism, Key to Europe’s Future – CNA via CWR
Death Penalty Repeal a Growing Trend Among Republican Lawmakers – CNA via CWR
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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

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Dietrich von Hildebrand (Credit: The Famous People)

This Book Could Be the Perfect Antidote to Our Sex Scandal-ridden Age

by Francis Phillips,

of Catholic Herald

Cardinal Müller’s Latest on “Amoris Lætitia” – P.J. Smith, Semiduplex
What is Death Exactly? And What’s It Like? – Rick Becker, National Catholic Register
Islam: A Giant Step Backwards for Humanity – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
More Example of Coordination from the New Catholic Red Guards – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Are Campus Protesters Really Angry About? – Joan Frawley Desmond, NC Register
Is It Really Possible to “Sell Your Soul” to the Devil? – K.V. Turley, NC Register
Reprimand or Vatican Job Fair? – One Mad Mom
Proofs for the Existence of God – Edward Feser Ph.D., Strange Notions
Undocumented Jane Doe’s Abortion Is Bellwether to Larger Battle – P.J. Smith, NC Reg
Book Review: Roots of the Church & What Early Christianity Was Like – D. Burke, CSD
When Philosophers Abandon Truth-Seeking – Rod Dreher
Leisure: Rest & Virtue vs. Distraction & Dissipation – Elizabeth Jean Seah, Ignitum Tdy
Discovering Our Vocation In A Complex, Messy World – Melanie Jean Juneau, Cthlc Stnd
‘Bubble Zone’ Law Could End Ontario’s March for Life, Bishop Warns – CNA
Conflicting Statements Among Bishops in Catalan Province – CNS via The Catholic Spirit
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2017 All Hallows’ Eve Edition

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Bust of Padre Pio (Credit: Catholic Exchange)

Padre Pio, Purgatory, and Praying for Souls in the Cemetery

by Maura Roan McKeegan,

of Catholic Exchange

The Holy Souls in Purgatory Aren’t Celebrating Reformation Day – Sister T. Noble, Alet.
The Three Living and Three Dead – Fr. Z’s Blog
Top 10 Catholic Halloween Ideas! – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
The Demonologist: Montague Summers – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
A Halloween Tale: The Vatican ‘Curse’ – Claire Giangravé, Crux
All Saints & All Souls – Father Ed’s Blog
Praying for Souls Instead of Canonizing Them – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
Gruesome Deaths of Saints to Put You in Halloween Mood – Theresa Williams, epicPew
All Hallows’ Eve Historia Obscurum – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual. . .
Another Perspective: Why I Celebrate Halloween – Deacon Keith Fournier, The Strm
How the Dead Danced with the Living in Medieval Society – Ashby Kinch, A.P. via Crux
Tag Yourself: Masters of Horror Edition – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Debate: Has Halloween Become Too Commercial? – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
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Tuesday Revolution, Not Reformation Edition

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Jaume Huguet, “The Last Supper”, circa 1470 (Credit: National Catholic Register)

500 Years After Luther, a New Case for Catholicism

by Trent Horn,

of the National Catholic Register

Just How Many Protestant Denominations Are There? – Stephen Beale, NC Register
A Tad Arrogant, Eric Metaxas, and the ‘Reformation’ – David Warren, Essays in Idleness
Myths of the ‘Reformation’ – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
500 Years of the ‘Reformation’; What is There to Celebrate – Fr. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
More Students, Young Americans Turn to Paganism – John Paul Ferguson, The Cllg Fx
Sola Scriptura and the Secularization of America – Amir Azarvan, Crisis Magazine
Why Catholics Should Defend Indulgences – Peter D. Williams, Catholic Herald
Why Protestants Err in Claiming ‘Solus Christus’ – Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange
The ‘Reformation’ Reformed – Sandra Meisel, The Catholic World Report
A New Springtime of Ecumenism? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
A Poem for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

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Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin, & Eucharist (Credit: Life Site)

Catholic League: The Attack on Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin, is Scurrilous; Action Item!

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

A Christian Strategy – Adrian Vermeule, First Things
Theologians Must Set Example of Intellectual Honesty: Reply to Fastiggi – Feser, CWR
The Myth of Scientific Objectivity – William A. Wilson, First Things
Google Removes False Reviews Slandering Pro-life Centers – Jay Hobbs, LifeNews.com
Goal of Modern Philanthropy: Eliminating Disadvantages of Fertility – M. Pesarchick, CS
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Vampires – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Exclusive: How to Follow Your Vocation (& Go on Holiday) – Brice Sokolowski, CF
11 Reasons to Oppose Legalizing Assisted Suicide in Australia – Margaret Dore, Lf News
What Working at a Pregnancy Resource Center is Really Like – Virginia D. Madden, CV
H.L. Mencken (1923) on Liturgy Translation; Hilarious, Prophetic, Applicable Now – Z
What Happened when ‘The Exorcist’ Author Played w/Ouija Board – Z. Caldwell, Alet.
Amazing Photo Shows an Unborn Baby Carved Into a Pumpkin – Micaiah Bilger, Lif News
How can You Tell if Someone is Demon-possessed? – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
Uncle M.L.K. Stood Up for Human Dignity; Pro-lifers Must Do Same – A. King, CH
Dimensions Of Kevin Spacey – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Scotland: Corpus Christi Processions Under Threat after Police Ruling – Ian Dunn, CH
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TVESDAY CULTURÆ EDITION

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Liturgical Art from the 1970s (Credit: New Liturgical Movement)

“What Were They Smoking?”: On Liturgical Art from the 1970s

by Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.,

of the New Liturgical Movement

An Integrated Humanist – Russell Hittinger Ph.D., First Things
Studies: The Many Health Benefits of Listening to Classical Music – C. Chalk, The Fdrlst
Is Your Parish Beautiful? Does That Matter? – Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J., Aleteia
The TLM: A Remedy for Modern Man’s Spiritual Ills – L. Joseph Hebert, Crisis Magazine
Liturgiam Authenticam, Sacral Language & Vulgarity – Nathaniel Peters Ph.D., FTh
Liturgical Linens: Making Purificators, and Completed Projects – David Clayton, NLM
Mozart’s Requiem for All Souls’ Day at St. Agnes in St. Paul, MN – Greg.DiPippo, NLM
Four Basic Political Principles in Christian Philosophy – Felix de St. Vincent, The Josias
The Tradition of Sacred Choral Music Needs to be ‘Revived’ – CNA via The CWR
Composer-Doctors of the Church – Thomas V. Mirus, Catholic Culture
Ancient Sacramentaries in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Greg. DiPippo, NLM
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MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

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Young Catholics Protesting Reformation Service Inside Catholic Cathedral by Praying the Holy Rosary (Credit: Photo of YouTube screenshot via Catholic Herald)

Police Remove Young Catholics Praying the Rosary in Protest of the Reformation Service in a Catholic Cathedral

from Catholic Herald

Update: Massimo Faggioli Upset with Young Catholics Praying the Rosary – Fr. Z’s Blog
A Time Of Crisis – Dan Hitchens, First Things
Pope Francis: Transition Time – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Seven Souls To Pray For This November – Fr. Edward Looney, Catholic Exchange
I Love Harvard, But a Truly Catholic School Not to Be Passed Up – A. Griffin, NCRg
Bp. Philip Egan: Pray for Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Conversion’ – Nick Hallett, Catholic Herald
Communion to the Remarried, Müller: Can Be Mitigating Factors – Card. Müller, VI via LS
Dubia Cardinal: Footnote Cannot Overrule the Tradition of the Church – Catholic Herald
The St. Benedict Medal Prayer of Exorcism – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Card. Müller Supports Buttiglione, Distances f/Correctio Filialis – A. Tornielli, VI via LS
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Witchcraft – Foxfier, The American Catholic
How to Stop Abortion? Make the Other Choice Possible – Chris Brune, Catholic Stand
The Use & Abuse of the Internet & Social Media – Dom Mark Daniel Kirby, Vultus Christi
Response to Boudway’s Response on Canon Law, Marriage Norms – Peters J.C.D., CWR
Critique of Faggioli’s Interpretation of Early Ratzinger’s Work – E. Echeverria, The CWR
Pope to European Civil & Church Leaders: Men & Women are Different – CNA via CWR
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Monday Revolution, Not Reformation Edition

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Stanley Hauerwas, Ph.D. (Credit: The Work of the People)

Why Am I Not a Catholic?

by Stanley Hauerwas, Ph.D.,

of The Washington Post

Reformation, Revolution, and Beyond? – Mark Brumley, National Catholic Register
Who Was the Real Martin Luther? – Steve Weidenkopf, National Catholic Register
Luther a Revolutionary, Not a Reformer – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
How Sola Scriptura Actually Weakens the Authority of the Bible – Stephen Beale, NCRg
Protestant Revolution: Life & Errors of Luther – Bp. Wm. L. Adrian D.D., The Wanderer
How Protestants Still Get Justification Wrong – Stephen Beale, Crisis Magazine
Catholic Reform Began Before Martin Luther – Matthew E. Bunson, NC Register
Did Luther Rescue the Bible in German from Utter Obscurity? – Dave Armstrong, NCReg
Five Hundred Years – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
Luther Favored Death, Not Religious Freedom, For ‘Heretics’ – Dave Armstrong, NCReg
Martin Luther: Father of Modern Liberty or Political Absolutism? – R. Reilly, The CWR
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MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

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Andrea Grillo (Credit: Photo of Screenshot from Fr. Zs Blog)

Benedict & Sarah Hater Andrea Grillo Says: “Transubstantiation is Not a Dogma”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Dear Bishop Roche, On that ‘Ecumenical Mass’. . . – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke. . .
Cardinal Müller about Luther – Must Read! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Real but Dangerous: A Catholic Account of the 3 Kinds of Ghosts – ChurchPop
. . .Post Scriptum to Bishop Roche – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
5 Facts about Satan You May Not Know – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Demons – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Exclusive: How to Follow Your Vocation (& Go on Holiday) – Brice Sokolowski, Cth Fndrsr
2 November – All Souls, Indulgences, and You! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Canada: Doctors Report More Parents Wanting Assisted Suicide for Kids – Burger, Alet.
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Halloween – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Actually, You Can Fast from Technology – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Don’t Forget to Keep Praying for the Faithful Departed – Nicholas LaBanca, Cthlc Stand
University College Dublin Students Vote to Remove Pro-Life Pres. – Fr. M. Pittam, NCRg
Rescuing Vocations Through the Labouré Society – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
Pope Francis: In the Eucharist, We Receive the Grace to Love – CNA via The CWR
How to Contact an (Actual) Exorcist – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
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St. Pius X (Credit: The Catholic Thing)

The Fruits of Soft Discipline

by Father Mark A. Pilon,

of The Catholic Thing

Meet a Woman Who Was Killed Because She Loved the Rosary – K.V. Turley, NC Register
6 Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life, According to St. Ignatius of Loyola – ChurchPop
4 More Sisters Talk About Their Vocations – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
A Dominican In Ireland – Jennifer Stewart, Regina Magazine
Best Way to Combat Catholic Stereotypes – Joannie Watson, Integrated Catholic Life™
How Lupus Changed Flannery O’Connor’s Writing and Took Her Life – J. Desmond, NCRg
Meet Young American Woman Who Adopted 13 Kids by Age of 23 – S. Swinford, Alet.
Army Chaplain’s Cause for Canonization Ramps Up – Brian O’Neel, Natl Catholic Register
He Overcame Prison & Drug Addiction – Thanks to the Rosary – CNA via The CWR
Heroic Priest Who Found God’s Grace in the Gulag – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Roman Martyrology Shows What It Means to Die Like a Christian – Kev. Di Camillo, NCRg
Family Goes Back to Nature: Harvesting God’s Good Earth & Faith – Alex. Greeley, NCRg
On the Legacy of St. John Paul the Great – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
10 Reasons to Love and Honor Mary – Patti Maguire Armstrong, National Catholic Register
Did You Pray for Your Pastor Today? – Bevil Bramwell O.M.I., The Catholic Thing
On the Dignity and Vocation of Women – St. Pope John Paul II, The Catholic Thing
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