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VVEDNESDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION

Eastern Orthodox Chapel in Romania (Photo Credit: Shutterstock)

Eastern Europe Has Its Own Sistine Chapel

by Daniel Esparza

of Aleteia

Conversions Gradually Transform Orthodox Christianity – Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun
Cardinal Parolin: Papal Visit to Moscow Has ‘Positive Momentum’ – Edward Pentin, NC Rgstr
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church: Caught bt. the Vatican & Russian Orthodox – Rome Rprts
Draft Orthodox Catechism Defends Ecumenism – Catholic Herald
Mary’s Assumption in the Eastern Tradition – Fr. Deacon Daniel G. Dozier, Catholic Answers
Orthodox Holy Week on CBS, 1961 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Putin Takes an Orthodox Route to Cement Power – L. Todd Wood, Washington Times
With Our Meeting We Broke the Silence on Persecuted Christians – A. Tornielli, La Stampa
Russian Orthodox Church Preparing to Release an Official Catechism – Stefano Caprio, AN
Why Millions of Russians Lined Up to See Piece of Rib of St. Nicholas – David Filipov, WaPo
Mideast Patriarchs Call on Pope to Scold World Leaders Over Christian Exodus – CNS via CH
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Valerio Catoia

Meet the Boy with Down Syndrome Who Saved a Girl From Drowning

by Dolors Massot

of Aleteia

The City of St. Louis’s Unholy War on Religious Liberty – Nathanael Blake Ph.D., Public Dscrs
ESPN: Politically Correct Poltroons – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Paypal & Jihad Watch, Paypal Blinks – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Let Us Now Praise Muslim Apostates – Fred Siegel & Sol Stern, City Journal
We Should Never Forget the Nazis’ Sinister Occult Roots – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Vandals Destroying Monuments ‘cuz They’ve Been Taught to Hate America – J. Pullman, Fdrlst
Whoa, Bethsaida! Archaeologists May Have Found Peter’s Home Town – Eric Metaxas, Strm
Democracy in America, Part IV: The Long Shadow of the French Revolution – John Wilsey, Pb
Iconoclasm & Violence – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Understanding the Story of Indian Partition – Akhilesh Pillalamarri, The Diplomat
Culture, Not Culture Wars – Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
The Disturbing, Eugenics-like Reality Unfolding in Iceland – Bonnie Rochman, Quartz
Let’s Eliminate Suffering (& Those Who Suffer) – William M. Briggs Ph.D., The Stream
Woman Will Use Stem Cells f/ Her Baby’s Umbilical Cord to Save Her Brother – Mic. Bilger, LN
Parents’ Inalienable Rights Over Their Children’s Ed. & Rel. Instruction – Ben Johnson, Pb
Amid Nationwide Controversy, St. Junípero Serra Statue Vandalized in LA – CNA via NC Rgstr
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Fr. James Martin’s Interesting Interpretation of Jesus & the Canaanite Woman

via ChurchPop

“Oh, No! You Want to be a Nun?” – Anne Maloney, Crisis Magazine
Was There an Eclipse on Good Friday? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
The Revitalization of a Parish in Ultra-Secular San Francisco – Fr. Z’s Blog
10 Lessons on Wayward Children – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
The Convert Problem – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Peters on Nichols – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
“May I Watch Game of Thrones?” is the Wrong Question – Sophia Feingold, NC Register
Fr. Z Celebrating with FSSP at Mass in Kansas City – Fr. Z’s Blog
Archbishop Fernández Defends Amoris Lætitia From Its Critics – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Doctor Brings Natural Reproductive Health to New Hampshire – Anna Abbott, NC Register
Pope’s Medjugorje Investigator: First 7 Apparitions Might be Recognized – K. Hattrup, Aleteia
Unplug for God & Find Joy in Silence – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
From Strangers to Neighbors: Working with Refugees – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Truth, Charity & Social Media – Ramon Anton A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
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Is There Hope for a United Methodist Church?

by Rebekah Simon-Peter

A Disunited Methodist Church – Paul T. Stallsworth, First Things
But. . .What Is a Verger? – Saint Gregory the Great Church
Walsingham’s Quiet Beauty Makes It the Ideal Shrine for England – Fr. Matthew Pittam, CH
The Near Loss of English Benedictine Hood – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman O.S.B., Dom. . .
Please! A Simple Version of the Anglican Ord. Office for Lay People – David Clayton, Claritas
Bishop S. Lopes on Ordinariate’s Missal & Gift of English Catholic Patrimony – P.J. Smith, Reg
The Protomartyr of the English Reformation: St. John Houghton – Stephanie Mann, NC Rgstr
How the CDF Created the Anglican Ordinariate – Peter Jesserer Smith, NC Register
The Beauty of Ordinariate Liturgy can Help Anglicans Embrace Catholicism – Fr. J. Bradley, CH
6 Years on, the UK Ordinariate Continues to Go Forward in Faith – Joanna Bogle, The CWR
Why is Pentecost called Whitsunday? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
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Secularists Begin Their War on Catholic America

by Shane Schaetzel

of Catholic in the Ozarks

Secularists ‘Want Revenge’ – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Attacks in Barcelona are Part of a Growing Worldwide War – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., CWR
One Reason We Didn’t Have Unending Civil Wars – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Cthlc
Celebrating Racists – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
CNN Calls Boston Rally ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Despite Secularist Violence – Hrand Tookman, Fdrlst
Business as Usual for Secularists – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Charlottesville and the Fascist State of Mind – Joseph Mussomeli, The Imaginative. . .
Tech Censorship of White Supremacists Draws Criticism f/ within Industry – Yoree Koh, WSJ
Vatican Asked to Step Into Korean Cauldron for Authentic Peace Talks – Victor Gaetan, NCRg
History: How to Handle Controversial Public Monuments without Vandalism – Kv. Vogts, Fdrlst
June 8, 1918: The Great American Eclipse – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
If We Topple Every Statue of an Imperfect Person All Must Come Down – Kyle Sammin, Fdrlst
Enlightened Urbanites & the Violent Sport of Statue Tipping – Alan L. Anderson, via CWR
National Sovereignty & the Challenge of Immigration – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., Public Dscrs
Vatican Astronomer: Solar Eclipse Recalls Beauty, Truth of Creation – Catholic News Agency
Artificial Womb Helped Birth a Premature Lamb, Premature Babies Next? – Micaiah Bilger, LN
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Cardinal Sarah at a Prayer Breakfast (Photo Credit: CNS)

Cardinal Sarah:  People Once Again Need to Rise Up Like the Vendée Catholics & French Royalists

by Nick Hallett

of Catholic Herald

On Fr. Nichols’ Recent Remarks on the Papacy & Canon Law – E. Peters J.C.D. J.D., The CWR
The “Benedict Option” & Natural Law – Howard Kainz Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Divorced From Religious Life? – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Dispatch via The CWR
How to Read the ‘Rapture’ Verses – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers Magazine
Hell is for People Who are too Distracted to See the Face of God – Susanna Spencer, NC Reg
St. Perpetua’s Non-Silence – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Review of 2 of Father Rutler’s Books & Interview – Roseanne T. Sullivan, Hmltc & Pstrl Rvw
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Temporary Profession for the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer – Gregory DiPippo, NLM
4 Arguments for the Existence of God – Kevin Di Camillo, National Catholic Register
Why We Should Be Compassionate Toward Atheists – John Clark, NC Register
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Stewards of Education: How Schools Partner With Parents – Katie Warner, NC Register
Remembering Sister Ruth Pfau, the ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’ – Anto Akkara, NC Register
Lessons from the Public Ministry Learned in a Social Media World – Joannie Watson, ICL™
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(Photo Credit: Bohumil Petrik via CNA)

Pope Francis Shakes Up Syro-Malankara Church with Several New Appointments

from Catholic News Agency

via The Catholic World Report

Mary’s Assumption in the Eastern Tradition – Fr. Deacon Daniel G. Dozier, Catholic Answers
What an Academic Institute in Canada Means for Ukrainian Catholics – CNA via The CWR
Enthronement of New Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Eparchy of Chicago – Gregory DiPippo, NLM
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church: Caught between Vatican & Russian Orthodox – Rm Rprts
Attending Mass with the Maronites – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
Ukrainian Archeparchy in Philadelphia Gets a New Auxiliary Bishop – CNA via The CWR
Aleppo’s Melkite Archbishop Looks to Rebuild City from the Ashes – CNA via The CWR
Syriac Patriarch Says West has ‘Betrayed’ Middle East Christians – CNA via Catholic Herald
Rescuing Syriac Manuscripts in Iraq – Amir Harrak, The Ancient Near East Today
Mideast Patriarchs Call on Pope to Scold World Leaders Over Christian Exodus – CNS via CH
Pope Names New Bishop for Chaldean Eparchy of San Diego – CNA via The CWR
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How the Mainstream Media Gets Hate Wrong

by Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

of The Stream

Whoopi Goldberg Has No Idea What She’s Talking About – Nicole Russell, The Federalist
Chronicling the Suicide of Western Civilization – Richard Bastien, The Catholic World Report
YouTube Just Demonetized Hundreds of Our Videos – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
Joan of Arc, Ignorance & Hate – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Is Google Working w/Secular Gps to Snuff Out Sites of Those They Disagree? – P. Bolyard, PJM
Facebook Employees Felt Silenced after FB Shut Down Pro-Trump Gp – Eric Lieberman, Strm
St. Junípero Serra Statue Vandalized in Southern California – ChurchPop
The Recent Glorification of the Communism by The New York Times – Inez Feltscher, Fdrlst
A Litany of Horror at the UK’s 2nd-Largest Abortion Provider – Caroline Farrow, NC Register
Guam: We’re Told We’d have 14 Minutes from Launch to Hit – Grace Emily Stark, Aleteia
CBS Applauds Iceland for “Eliminating” Down Syndrome thru Abortion – Chuck Donovan, LN
New York Times is a Staunch Defender of Assisted Suicide – William Peace, LifeNews.com
Shunning the Disabled – J.D. Flynn, First Things
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(Photo Credit: Janez Volmajer at Shutterstock via Aleteia)

The Surprising Liturgical Coincidence of the Solar Eclipse

by Philip Kosloski

of Aleteia

Cardinal Ratzinger Interview: Vatican II Was Not Well Implemented – The Catholic Thing
August Apparition Brings a Little Taste of Hell to the Fatima Seers – Jos. Pronechen, NC Rgstr
Melancholic Temperaments, Desires vs. Temptations & Discerning God’s Will – D. Burke, CSD
Want to Pray Well? Study Well – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
Exposing the Enemy’s Plan – Ken Kneipmann, Catholic Stand
Church Fathers & the Sacrifice of the Mass, Thoroughly Catholic – Dave Armstrong, Biblic. . .
Is Jesus “Re-Sacrificed” at Every Mass? – Dave Armstrong, National Catholic Register
Answering the “Confusing Revelation” Objection to Christianity – Randal Rauser, Strng Ntns
What Does It Mean to be “Roman” Catholic? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Meaning Behind the Jerusalem Cross – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
GIRM 32 & the Roman Canon: The Power of Silence? – Matthew Hazell, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Are Metaphysical First Principles Universally True? – Dennis Bonnette, Strange Notions
The Creative Catholic: Joanna Bogle – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The CWR
On Fields of Praise – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Vatican II &  the Lectionary, Part III: 1st & 2nd Sessions of V2 (1962-’63) – Mat. Hazell, NLM
How the Pope’s Paraguay Trip Inspired a Children’s Charity – CNA via The CWR
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5 Myths About the Demonic that Too Many People Still Believe

from ChurchPop

The Assumption of . . . Moses? – Scott Smith, All Roads Lead to Rome
How to Go to Confession When You haven’t Gone in Years – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
William Penn the Papist? – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
The Inspiring Life of Ruth Pfau, Leprosy Doctor – Carolyn Moynihan, Mercatornet
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Re: New 4th Degree Uniform – Knights of Columbus
8 Inspiring Quotes from St. Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Charity – Chloe Langr, epicPew
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary by Cardinal Newman – Matthew, A Catholic Life
–75 years– Ad Orientem St. Benedicta: The Cross & the Sacrifice are in the East – Rorate Cæli
Theodoret (d. c. 458) vs. Sola Scriptura as the Rule of Faith – Dave Armstrong, Biblical. . .
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
The Good, The True & The Beautiful; On Beauty – Msgr. Charles Pope, Comm. in Mission
How Mary’s Assumption Is Rooted in Tradition & Scripture – Michael Ruszala, TGA
That Old, Royal Road of Our Fathers – Mrs. Darwin, DarwinCatholic
Musings on the Gift & Grace of Conversion – Carl E. Olson, The Dispatch via The CWR
Depicting Marian Dogma in Art – Deacon Lawrence, Claritas
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Google Deep-sixes Jihad Watch

by Robert Spencer

of Jihad Watch

The Islamic Trade in European Slaves – Emmet Scott, Gates of Vienna
The Allure of Eastern Religions – Ben Butera, Two Catholic Men and a Blog
Why Note-Taking by Hand Is Better for Your Brain – Joseph Pearce, The Imaginative. . .
Human Dignity: The Uniquely Defining Characteristic of the West – Josh Herring, Trnstlntc
The Golden Age of Natural Gas – Jamie Horgan & Agnia Grigas, The American Interest
WW2 Diaries Disclose Diverse Emotions Over Japan’s Surrender – Jim Steinberg, S. Brn. Sun
How World’s First Written Languages Spread Around the World (Vid.) – Dan. Esparza, Aleteia
Why Making a Profit Is Good Citizenship – Anne Bradley, Inst. for Faith, Work & Economics
Zuma Won, But ANC Will Never Be a United Party Again – Prince Mashele, Mail & Guardian
Decolonizing Western Sahara – Emhamed Khadad, Project Syndicate
Art & the Transfiguration of the World – James Patrick Reid, The Imaginative. . .
Brains & Brawn: Does Manual Labor Belong in the Modern Economy? – Joseph Sunde, Pwrblg
Can China be Taken at its ‘Word’ to Negotiate Disputed Territory? – Nma. Goswani, Dplmt
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Falsely accused by Philly DA Seth Williams: Catholic teacher Bernard Shero

Falsely Accused Catholic School Teacher Finally Released from Prison; Media Silent

by David F. Pierre, Jr.

TheMediaReport.com

Does Jesus Leave a Loophole for Divorce in Matthew 19:9? – Fr. Richard Heilman, RCMan
Five Proofs Is Out – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Fr. Aidan Nichols: ‘Amoris Lætitia’ has Led to an “Extremely Grave” Situation – Fr. Z’s Blog
Show Tune Priest Sings Eucharistic Prayer – Fr. Z’s Blog
Richmond’s Bishop DiLorenzo Passes Away at Age 75 – CNA via National Catholic Register
How About This? “Cradle Catholics Should Speak Less, Listen More” – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Is True Freedom? – Paul Kniaz, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: Priest Took Ill at Homily, Another Priest Took Over – Fr. Z’s Blog
Melbourne Archbishop: I’ll Go to Jail Before I Break the Seal of Confession – Chloe Langr, eP
Top 5 Must-Have School Supplies for Every Catholic Kid – Mary Jo Gerd, ChurchPop
Why Mary’s Queenship Matters – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand
No, Pope Francis Did Not Beatify Roberto Clemente – CNA via The Catholic World Report
My Flock at the Edge of the World – Abbot Hugh Allan, Catholic Herald
Let Christ Rip The Rug Up From Under You – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Video: Pius XII Declaring the Dogma of the Assumption – Fr. Z’s Blog
Claire’s House to Welcome Trafficking Victims – Jim Graves, OSV Newsweekly
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