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The Southern Poverty Law Center is the Most Dangerous Hate Group in America

by Michael Brown, Ph.D.

of The Stream

NFL Player Ben Watson Slams Margaret Sanger as the “Ultimate” Racist – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Polymary, Open Marriage & Throuples; The New American Mainstream – Maria Wiering, OSV
Gender Ideology’s Kindergarten Commissars – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Face of White Supremacy – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Vogue Tells Teens to Include Sex Toys on Their Back to School Shopping List – Mic. Bilger, LN
Sorry, George Clooney, the Southern Poverty Law Center Can’t be Trusted – J. Desmond, Reg
Historical Evidence Proves Existence of 23 Figures in New Testament – Z. Caldwell, Aleteia
Read Ivan Ilyin to Understand Modern Russia – Jerry D. Slayer, Crisis Magazine
Limited Ruling: Court Sides w/ Wisc. Photographer Who Declines ‘Same-sex Weddings’ – CNA
Wales Plans to “Eliminate” Down Syndrome by Aborting Babies Who Have It – S. Ertelt, LN
A Pox on Both the Racist Right & the Violent Antifa Left – Carl E. Olson, The CWR
The Rise of the ‘Alt-right’ – How Should the Church Respond? – CNA via The CWR
Suicide and the Logic of Utility: Wrong Worldview, Disastrous Result – Jn. Stonestreet, Strm
In Kiev, Mattis Says Moscow Wants to Redraw Borders by Force – Robert Burns, The Stream
US Bishops Establish Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism – Matt Hadro, CNA via NC Register
Strides in the Struggle for an Independent Kurdistan – Lawrence A. Franklin, Gatestone Inst.
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The Vocations Crisis, New Coke & What Works

by Father Donald L. Kloster

via Liturgy Guy

Fr. Manners & Fr. James Martin, S.J. – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
EWTN To Launch New End Times Drama, “The World Is Over” – Eye of the Tiber
Fr. Nichols is Right about the Doctrinal Crisis; But There’s a Better Answer – Fr. Harrison, CH
Abp. Fernández’s Apparent Confusion Over Excommunication, Canon Law – Peters J.C.D. J.D.
Amoris Lætitia & Auschwitz – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Why Would a Catholic Join the Ku Klux Klan? – Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
50 Years Later – The Influence of Benedictine Monks & Nuns – Dom Cingoranelli, Cthlc Stand
What’s Missing in the New Evangelization – Deacon John Beagan, Crisis Magazine
An InfoGraphic on the Great Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) InfoGraphic – ChurchPop
An Order of Causes & Effects – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., Catholic Answers Magazine
Five Reasons You Should Be Friends with Religious Sisters – Katie Prejean, epicPew
Evil & Reversion: How a Deist Became a Theist, Part III – Alex Wolke, Catholic Stand
400th Anniversary of St. Rose of Lima, First Saint of the Americas – Tho. Craughwell, NC Reg
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
What’s the Biblical Model of Church Leadership? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
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Think It Will End With Confederates?

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

of The American Catholic

My ‘Sex Change’ Was a Myth; Why Trying to Change One’s Sex Will Always Fail – Heyer, Strm
About Tearing Down Statues of Those of Whom You Disapprove – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why the Vatican has Set Its Sights on Moscow & Beijing – Michael Davis, Catholic Herald
Would A Secret Society Lie? The Freemasons Part II – Ianto Watt, Statistician to the Stars!
The Physiophobe: Modern Man Against Reality – Anthony M. Esolen Ph.D., Public Discourse
Harvard Prof Calls Out Antifa for Trying to ‘Tear Down America’ – Nick Givas, The Stream
The Removal of Controversial Statues – Msgr. Charles Pope, National Catholic Register
Target of the SPLC’s Notorious ‘Hate List’ Speaks Out – Jennifer Roback Morse, The Stream
We Know a War w/ No. Korea May be WW3, but Fear what Happens Next – Mike Scrafton, TNI
The Secular Media’s Dangerous & Divisive Lie – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
Cardinal Napier: BBC is Determined to Undermine Christian Values – Catholic Herald
Communism, the New York Times & “Reproductive Rights” – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., The CWR
Artificial Wombs could Radically Change the Abortion Debate – Michael Wee, Catholic Herald
Claim: Papal Nuncio was Involved in ‘Secret Deal’ to End Holocaust – CNS via Catholic Herald
A Brief History of the Catholic Church’s Fight Against Racism – CNA via The Cthlc World Rprt
Hollywood is Seeking More Generous Giveaways from Local Government – S. Malanga, CJ
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These Priests were Martyred for Refusing to Violate the Seal of Confession

from Catholic News Agency

via The Catholic World Report

Fornicating in Self-Defense – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Arlington Priest Reveals Former KKK Membership, Voluntary Leaves – CNA via The CWR
Blue Vestment Sighting – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Pope Is Not an Oracle & the Church Is Not a Party – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Great Story of a Humble Man Who Saw the Blessed Virgin – Fr. Z’s Blog
Oz, Ireland, UN & Others in a New Series of Attacks Against the Church – A. Gagliarducci, MV
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Someday, the Truth of Your Relationship with God Will be Laid Bare – Shaun McAfee, NC Reg
Why We Shouldn’t “Gloss Over” Marian Devotion – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
Learning to Read Chesterton – Russell Shaw, Catholic Exchange
Your Marriage is Worth Saving  – Gregory K. Popcak Ph.D., OSV Newsweekly
My Enemy is My Neighbor: Becoming a Good Samaritan – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
The Catholic Conscience: Learning to Obey God in Thought, Word & Deed – Dv. Werning, OSV
Why Parents Should Help Enforce School Dress Codes – Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
The Advantages of Having Children Close in Age – Claire de Campeau, Aleteia
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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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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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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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