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This is How North Korea Would Start a War (and How Bad It Could Get)

by Robert Farley

of The National Interest

Pope Reportedly Confirmed Holy See’s Opposition to Catalan Independence, Privately – RR
Eastern Resentment of Germany Spells Trouble for Berlin & Brussels – Seb. Dullien, ECoFR
The Chinese Dream in Peril: Xi Jinping and the Korean Crisis – Anthony Miller, The Diplomat
What’s in the New China Military Aid to the Philippines? – Prs. Parameswaran, The Dplmt
A Stronger Australia in Southeast Asia? – Luke Hunt, The Diplomat
Korean Reunification Seems More Quixotic Than Ever; Now What – Zach Montague, WPR
Russian Studies is Thriving, Not Dying – Timothy Frye, The National Interest
Competitive Federalism in Southern India – T.S. Maini & M.S. Lingala, The Diplmat
A Visit to Russia: Can Relations Be Improved? – Pual J. Sanders, The National Interest
China Plays Up ASEAN Confucius Inst. Presence w/Laos Project – P. Parameswaran, Dplmt
U.S. Doubts Viability of 1-Country/2-Systems’ Model in Hong Kong – Charlotte Gao, The Dplmt
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The State of Catholics in France A.D. 2017: Millennial Catholics Strong and Assertive, Older Catholics Anxious

by Rod Dreher

This Columbus Day, Trigger a Snowflake – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Is This YouTube Video Really Unsuitable for Viewers Under 18 – Mch. L. Brown Ph.D., Strm
The Church Of Harvey Weinstein’s Casting Couch – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Truth About Columbus – Jarrett Stepman, The Stream
HIV Now No Big Deal In California – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Pigs of Liberalism: Harvey Weinstein – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Violation of Rights in Australian Same-sex ‘Marriage’  – J. Kelly, The Austrln via Il Ssmgrf
VP Pence Leaves NFL Game in Disgust When 49ers Kneel During Anthem – R. Pickrell, Strm
California Can Now Jail People for “Misusing” Gender Pronouns – A. Hagstrom, The Strm
When Transgender Kids Harmed by People Who Intended to Help Them – A. Hall, The Strm
Why the Debate about Aborting Down Syndrome Babies Matters – Fr. Mt. Schneider L.C., CS
The Heartbreak of Making End of Life Decisions – Wendy McMahon, Catholic Stand
Filipino Bishops Deny Trying to Undermine Duterte’s Government – Cthlc Nws Serv. via CH
Eliminating Any Difference between Sexes ‘Is Not Right,’ Pope Says – Cth Nws Serv. via OSV
Leading Genital Reconstructive Surgeon: Patients Regret Sex Change Rising – N. Flory, Strm
Burmese Cardinal Defends Aung San Suu Kyi – John Newton, Catholic Herald
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Mystic Maria Esperanza (Photo Credit: Catherine Ball via YouTube)

Meet a Modern-day Mystic Who’s Been Compared to Padre Pio

by Philip Kosloski,

of Aleteia

Why Adoration is More Complete than Meditation – Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson, Aleteia
Why is the Gospel Read from the Left Side of the Altar? – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
The Benefits of Living in a Small House With a Family – Susanna Spencer, NC Register
St. Michael in the Apocrypha – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Indefectibility: Does God Protect His Church from Doctrinal Error? – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Who Were the First 4 Doctors of the Catholic Church? – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
Eucharistic Sacrifice: The Witness of the Church Fathers – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Is Using a Hymn & Antiphon Together, at Entrance, etc., Appropriate – Adam Bartlett, AM
5 Birds and Their Symbolism in Christian Art – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Creative Catholic: Robert R. Reilly – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The CWR
Blessed Maria of the Angels: Joyful Martyr of the Spanish Civil War – Sarah Metts, CE
20 Years Armigerous! – Fr. Guy Selvester, Exarandorum
Encountering Christ’s Love in the Sacraments – Douglas G. Bushman S.T.L., H&PR
Extending Mercy in Forgiveness – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Catholic Exchange
Persecution: The Eighth Beatitude – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
The Purpose & Place of Poetry Today: An Interview with Dana Gioia – Carl E. Olson, The CWR
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National Catholic Reporter on Jesuit Boston College Conference on Amoris Lætitia

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

What Actually Were the Crusades? 6 Things You Might Be Getting Wrong – ChurchPop
Rediscovering Hilarie Belloc’s ‘The Great Heresies’: Islam – David Warren, The Cthlc Thing
The Real Diet of Augsburg (1530) vs. the Protestant Myth – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Word “Protestant” Stemmed from Intolerance of Catholic Worship – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Ann Mattingly: Hard and Rough As a Nutmeg Grater – Daniel Demers, Catholic Stand
The Science of Angels – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., Catholic Answers Magazine
How to Perfect Your ‘Thank You’ in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Study Finds Wearing Mantilla Increases Confession Time by 2,500% (Warning: Satire) – EotT
A Sobering Reminder on the Liturgy from the Book of Leviticus – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
The Correctio Filialis: A Tangential Observation – Fr. H. Somerville-Knapman O.S.B., Dma
A Discussion on Liturgical Reform in 1980 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Sola Scriptura and Private Judgment are Logically Circular – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
The Latin Mass, Thriving in Southeastern Nigeria – Matthew Schmitz, The New York Times
New Tucson Bishop Played Key Role in Rother Beatification Cause – Rocco Palmo, Whispers
Striving to Live Worthy of His Call – Christine Roe, Catholic Stand
Why ‘Good Pope John’ Fits as Patron Saint of Italian Army – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
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From left to right: Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, Hess, (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

How Nazi Secularism Crushed the Souls of Ordinary Germans

by Francis Phillips,

of Catholic Herald

Who were the Vikings? – Clare Downham, Mercatornet
Why Catalonia Will Fail Where Crimea Succeeded – Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Catalonia Civil War Warning as Independence Declaration Fears Grow – Strange, et al, Tlgrph
Operation Unthinkable: Britain’s Secret Plan to Invade Russia in 1945 – Michael Peck, TNI
Misremembering the Russian Revolution: Romanticism Not Reality – Joseph Pearce, TIC
When Burma Was Still Part of British India – Akhilesh Pillalamarri, The Diplomat
S-400, New Cruise Missiles & More: How Russia’s Military Is Back in a Big Way – N. Myers, TNI
What was the Warsaw Uprising? – Deutsche Welle
China’s Next Pres.: Reading Tea Leaves of Chinese Politics – Andrei Lungu, The Diplomat
Why Spain Needs a Constitutional Overhaul – Camino Mortera-Martinez, Centre for Euro. . .

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Mother & Baby (Photo Credit: LifeNews.com)

After Two Abortions, Muslim Woman Becomes Pro-Life and Turns to Christ

by Micaiah Bilger,

of LifeNews.com

The Playboy Lifestyle & Death of Sexual Complementarity – A. Menchaca-Bagnulo Ph.D., PD
Murder Inside N.Y. City H.S. Reflects Broader Problems Across the System – B. McManus, CJ
The Messy History of Tacos – Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian
The Power of Names – Glenn Arbery, The Imaginative. . .
What is the Story Behind Halloween & Why Do Children Trick or Treat? – I. Fraser, Tlgrph
N.Y. Courts Rule Against “Aid in Dying” & Warn of Its Dangers – Richard M. Doerflinger, PD
Thomas Jefferson & the American “Provincial” Mind – David Hoeveler, The Imagine. . .
Has Catholicism Influenced South Korea’s President? – Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs
Click Bait Archaeology: Santa is Dead or Tomb of St. Nicholas Found – Terry Mattingly, GR
How Do You Know If Prices Are Fair? – Anne Bradley, Institute for Faith, Work & Economics
What Does Sir Walter Scott Say About Love of Country? – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
More Spending Does Not Drive More Employment – Per Bylund, Mises Institute
Publishing Poetry Today: A Renewal of the Spirit in Language – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, TIC
Is Development Aid the New Colonialism? – Matt Warner, FEE

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Jesus and the doctors of the Faith, a painting by a follower of Giuseppe Ribera (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

Fr. James Martin on Marriage, Sexual Morality, and the Church’s Teachings: A Solution to the Puzzle

by Robert P. George, D.Phil., J.D.,

of Public Discourse

Benedict XVI: Obscuring God in the Liturgy Is Root Cause of Crisis – Edward Pentin, NC Rgstr
B16 is Right to Worry about the Liturgy – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald
Who Divided The Bible Into Chapters And Verses? – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
The Pope, the Bishops, Muhammad, and Migration – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., The CWR
Reflections on the Fatima Centenary – Fr. Robert A. Sirico, Crisis Magazine
Medjugorje & Migration: Sometimes It’s Best the Church Stays Silent – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith, CH
10 Things You May Not Know about St. Faustina and Divine Mercy – Chloe Langr, epicPew
What’s an “Alt-Right” Catholic? – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
On England’s South Coast, an Oratory Flourishes – Joanna Bogle, The Dispatch via The CWR
An Avant-garde Bishop Raises an English Church to New Life – Fr. Z’s Blog
New Series Explains How Mary Really is the Queen of Heaven – Kathy Schiffer, NC Register
Brothers of Charity Euthanasia Scandal may have Far-reaching Implications – CNA via CWR
This is a Crucial Moment for Iraqi Christians; We Cannot Forget Them – Cardinal Nichols, CH
Faith Formation Classes: Can You Afford to Not Send Your Children to CCD – Str. Smith, CS
Homeschooling in Response to Communism – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
New Hampshire & Rome’s Child Safety Summit: We Can Do Something! – John L. Allen Jr., Crx
How to Perfect Your ‘Thank You’ in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
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North Korean Military Parade (Photo Credit: Tribunist)

How Do the Socialists Explain Away North Korea?

Kristian Niemietz,

of CapX

On Australia’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ (On-Going) Vote — Dover Beach, Statistician to the. . .
Why Small States Are Better – Philipp Bagus, Mises Institute
I was Imprisoned for Burma’s Freedom; I Fear The West Threatening that Freedom – Fr. M, CH
ISIS Genocide Survivor Begs U.S. to Help Yazidis – Before It’s Too Late – CNA via The CWR
Could Spain Go the Way of Yugoslavia? – Svante E. Cornell, The National Interest
Spain’s Catalonia Crisis Will Only Get Worse – Stan Veuger, The National Interest
From No. Ireland to Barcelona, We Say No to Separatism – Francesca Lozito, La Stampa
Passion and Pain: Why Secessionist Movements Rarely Succeed – Damien Kingsbury, Mrctrnt
A Spanish Libertarian on Catalonia – Daniel Lacalle & Jeff Deist, Mises Institute
Danger Zone: Will North Korea Take the Highway to Nuclear War? – Edward Chang, TNI
Catalan Vote Inspires Brazil’s Southern Separatist – Simone Preissler Iglesias, Blmbrg
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Taylor Benge on CNN about Las Vegas Massacre (Photo Credit: Michael Opelka from YouTube via ChurchPop)

Las Vegas Survivor Says Ordeal Turned Him from Agnostic to Believer in God

from ChurchPop

‘Love Is Love’—Or Is It? – Michael Cook, Mercatornet
Microsoft Rep Calls Catholic Church a Key Ally in Protecting Kids Online – CNA via The CWR
Why Late Night Hosts Like Jimmy Kimmel are Political – Robert Tracinski, The Federalist
The Tories Want to Nationalise Your Bodily Organs – Peter D. Williams, Catholic Herald
Gun Control & Deep-Rooted Societal Causes of Massacres – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
What a Chinese Economist Learned from American Churches – Joseph Sunde, Powerblog
Networks Ignore House Passing Abortion Ban, Cover Fashion Deals, Puppies – K. Yoder, LN
Poll: Americans Tell Dems Won’t Vote for You if Support Late-Term Abortions – M. Quigley, LN
The Devils Diction and Our Political Discourse – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal
N.Y. City: Crime Down, but Mayor de Blasio Deserves Little Credit – Heather MacDonald, CJ
Sixty Years After Sputnik – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
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Well-prepared Catholics Raise Questions: Responses? Zip It!, They Explain

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Card. Müller Speaks Out on Amoris Lætitia, the Dubia & the Vatican – Edward Pentin, NC Reg
How Online Propaganda is Tearing the Church Apart – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Catholic Writers on Why They haven’t Signed the Filial Correction – Catholic Herald
Of Filial Corrections & Divisive Rhetoric – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Natl Catholic Register
Father Bosco and the Monsters – Julia Meloni, Crisis Magazine
Correctio: a Challenge for Fastiggi and Goldstein – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
Podcazt 156 – Josef Seifert on The Persecution of Orthodoxy – Fr. Z’s Blog
A.L. Critics Ignore B16’s Rules for Discourse – R. Fastiggi Ph.D. & D. Goldstein S.T.D., VI

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Retired Bishop Gerald Kicanas of the Diocese of Tucson (Photo Credit: Catholic News Agency)

Why the Church Still Operates Under a Cloud on the Abuse Issue

by Phil Lawler,

of Catholic Culture

Why I Believe in Islam – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., Crisis Magazine
Quæritur: Considering Moving to a Ukrainian Catholic Parish – Fr. Z’s Blog
More Dreck at the National Catholic Reporter – Fr. Z’s Blog
Critics of Filial Correction of Pope Francis Weigh In – Edward Pentin, Natl Catholic Register
A Great Example of an Expurgated Reading in New Lectionary – P. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
Weird Sedevacantist Group Apparently Still Waiting for Messiah (Warning: Satire) – Eye of. . .
Last Crusade Heretics and Heathens – John C. Wright, SciFi Wright
Ten Things that Make the Liturgy the Loveliest Thing on Earth – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
On Filial Correction and Muddy Shoes – Matthew Sewell, National Catholic Register
Spiffy New Christmas Music Disc from the Dominican Sisters of Mary – Fr. Z’s Blog
Christian Beauty & Encounter, An Author’s Proposal to Heal Wounded Culture – CNA via CWR
Living by the Sword – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
Contemporary Tyranny and Catholic Social Doctrine – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
From Fatima to the Eucharist: The Science of Miracles – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Aleteia
The Only “Core” of Catholic Education Is Truth – Mary Pesarchick, Catholic Stand
What to Say (and Not Say) When Asking for Donations – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser

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Leah Libresco Devastates Gun Control Talking Points

by Dave Griffey,

of Daffey Thoughts

“Pro-Life” Congressman Cheated on Wife Asked Mistress to Get Abortion – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Asia Study: Millions of Women Will Die f/Breast Cancer ‘cuz of Abortions – J. Brind Ph.D., LN
The Catalonian Jigsaw: Where to Now? – Alvaro Morales, Atlantic Council
Stephen Paddock was a Gambling Addict, a Fact That Shouldn’t be Overlooked – S. Barron, CJ
Life’s Milestones are Changing for Millennials – Shannon Roberts, Mercatornet
Short History of Catalonia, Never Quite ‘Independent’ Ever – Dv. Warren, Essays in Idleness
White House to Dems: Quit Trashing Nominees Over Their Catholic Faith – Fred Lucas, Lf Nws
Internet Pornography is the Neon Colosseum of Digital Age, Expert Says – Elise Harris, CNA
Why Is Qatar Building a Massive Air Force? – Zachary Keck, The National Interest
We’ll Never Find Satisfying Explanations for Stephen Paddock’s Evil – Thd. Dalrymple, CJ
Will Bougainville Hold Its Independence Referendum? – Grant Wyeth, The Diplomat
The Physics Nobel Prize–All about Wrinkles in Space – Bob Kurland Ph.D., The Amrcn Cthlc
Pro-Life Groups ask President Trump to Appoint a Pro-Life HHS Secretary – Steven Ertelt, LN
Can the House of Sharif Survive in Pakistan? – Umair Jamal, The Diplomat
Pakistan’s Counter-extremism Narrative Called Into Question – Farooq Yousaf, E. Asia Forum
A Way Forward for Devolving Local Power in Libya? – Elissa Miller & Andrea Taylor, Atln Cncl

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