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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

The Lesson of Anglicanism: Liberalism Will Tear You Apart

by Father Ed Tomlinson

of Catholic Herald

For Goodness’ Sake, Own Your Faith, Fr. Martin! Analysis of Jesuit’s Activism – Fr. Z’s Blog
Quæritur: Can an Ex-Woman, a Trans “Man”, be Ordained? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Does the Catholic Church Need to be Reformed? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on. . .
Peter Kwasniewski’s New Book; Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness: Why the Modern. . . – Z
Fierce Catholic Bride – Beverly Stevens, Regina Magazine
Communion Would Be the Same as the Holy Eucharist, If It Wasn’t Different – Dan Byron, CS
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Bp. Paprocki Reiterates Catholic Teaching: Repentance Is for All Grave Sin – CNA via NC Rgstr
L’Osservatore Romano’s Latest Gambit: Preferring Culture to Truth? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
The Tablet’s New Editor & Fr. Baldovin’s Doctrinaire Claim – Fr. Somerville-Knapman O.S.B.
Prenatal Memories and Ancient Hebrew Wisdom – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Land O’Lakes (1967-2017): What have We Learned on Falsely Framed Freedom? – J. Garvey
Looking to the Future: A Balanced Vision – Sarah Greydanus, Catholic Stand
lit: Catholicism for Young Adults – T.J. Burdick O.P., Dominican Institute
St. Thomas the Apostle: A Saint For Our Times – Tom Collingwood, Catholic Stand
Annual Lake Garda Symposium Aims to Offer Catholics Fullness of the Faith – Edward Pentin

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THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Transgender Suicides: What to Do About Them

by Chad Felix Greene

of Public Discourse

I was Once Transgender, Why I Think Trump Made Right Decision – Walt Heyer, The Stream
Fact Check: Are 15,000 Trans People Serving in the U.S. Military? – Holmes Lybrand
Our Cultural Waterloo – Carl R. Trueman, First Things
Reasons Transgender Accommodations Not Compatible w/Military Realities – Anderson Ph.D.
L’Osservatore Romano’s Latest Gambit: Preferring Culture to Truth? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
Scientists Discover How Brain Controls Ageing, Manage to Slow It Down – Richard Faragher
Why Some People are Poorer than Others – Henry Hazlitt, Mises Institute
Another Charlie Gard? Father of Daughter Says Doctors are Leaving Her to Die – Micaiah Bilger
Black Pastor Slams Abortion: 1,800 Black Babies Killed in Abortion Each Day – Micaiah Bilger
Russia and the Rebirth of History – Glenn Davis Ph.D., The Imaginative. . .
Berkeley Ditches Richard Dawkins for Criticizing Islam, But Not Christianity – Benjamin Wiker
Reflections of a Conservative Democrat – Peter S. Rieth, The Imaginative. . .
Charlie Gard’s Mom Upset After Judge Says Charlie Will Die in Hospice – Steven Ertelt, Lf Nws
Trump to Nominate Sam Brownback to Religious Freedom Post – John Burger, Aleteia
When the ‘Right to Die’ Becomes the ‘Duty to Die’ – Fr. Michael Orsi, NC Register
UK and the Fight Over Legalized Assisted Suicide – Nancy Flory, The Stream
Families of Iran’s Prisoners Beg Congress to Advocate for Their Release – Matt Hadro, CNA
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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

When Bishops Refuse to Ask the Right Questions on Why Seminaries are Empty

by Daniel Attard

of Regina Magazine

HIV, Gay Marriage, and the Crisis in Male Homosexuality – Joseph Sciambra
Quotes Suitable for Framing: Anthony Esolen – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Catholic
Are There Animals in Heaven? – Nada Mazzei, Catholic Stand
When the Ghost of Gene Roddenberry Designs a Church – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
“Game of Thrones“ – Sister Helena Burns F.S.P., Hell Burns
Fr. de Souza Responds to Responses about Reconciliation Both Forms of Latin Rite – Fr. Z’s Blg
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Busting the Myth of the Tridentine Mass – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
On the Temptation and Fallacy of “On-Going Revelation” – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The CWR
Why Do Monks Have Strange Haircuts? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Anglican Patrimony Groups – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Spadaro’s American Christian Straw Man – Stefano Gennarini, The Stream
How a College Mission Trip Inspired a Coffee Business – Catholic News Service via The CWR
The Idea of a Catholic University 50 Years After Land O’Lakes – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis
lit: Catholicism for Young Adults – T.J. Burdick O.P., Dominican Institute
A Filipina Who Promoted the Feminine Genius before John Paul II Did – Simone Lorenzo

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The Day the Music Died in the Muslim World

by William Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

of Crisis Magazine

Researchers Want Kindergarten Teachers to Train Kids in Perversion – Wil. M. Briggs Ph.D.
Charlie Gard is Dying, Like the West – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Neurologist Says Videos of Teenager Declared Brain Dead Show She is Still Alive – Mic. Bilger
Does UK Have World’s Best Health System? Only If You Ignore Outcomes – George Pickering
Italy Looms On The Eurozone’s Horizon – Adriano Bosoni, Stratfor via Forbes
Black Education Leaders Slam Teachers Union for Historic Racist Comparison – Amber Randall
Victims of the Affordable Care Act Have a Warning for Senate GOP – Fred Lucas, The Stream
How Much Money Each State Saves Thanks to Homeschooling – Annie Holmquist, Intllctl Tkt
So-Called Fact Checkers Keep Butchering Facts on Affordable Care Act – David Harsanyi
Secularists Still Deny Importance of Matrimony to Escape Poverty – W. Bradford Wilcox, CJ
Hospital Refuses to Allow Charlie Gard to Go Home – Dave Andrusko, LifeNews.com
To Get Science Agencies Back to Science We Need to Cut Their Funding – John Droz Jr.
Charlie Gard and Exercises in Medical Futility – Mary Pesarchick, Catholic Stand
Learning From Old China – Tanner Greer, The Scholar’s Stage
Media Covers Baby Orca’s Death More Than Fight to Save Charlie Gard’s Life – Katie Yoder, LN
As Senate Health Care Vote Nears, Will Pro-Life Provisions be Included? – CNA via The CWR

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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

When the Church Defames Her Priests

by Joseph R. Maher & David A. Shaneyfelt, J.D.

of Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Could Cardinal Sarah Bring an End to the Liturgy Wars? – Kathy Schiffer, NC Register
Striking Phenomena During This Centennial Year of Fatima – Fr. Richard Heilman, RCM
Dear Catholic Bloggers Who Defend Game of Thrones – One Mad Mom
Former Anglican Bishop Finds a Home in the Catholic Church – Jim Graves, The CWR
What Do We Know about the Regensburg Scandal? – Lucandrea Massaro, Aleteia
lit: Catholicism for Young Adults – T.J. Burdick O.P., Dominican Institute
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Quæritur: Can I Wear a Rosary Like Warriors Wear Weapons? – Fr. Z’s Blog
A World War Being Waged, Not with Weapons, but Ideas – Fr. Roger J. Landry, ICL™
In Communion Debate, Cogent Arguments All On One Side – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, CH
Chaplains to the Zeitgeist – Tom Piatak, Crisis Magazine
A New Catholic Moment in the U.S.: Recap of the Catholic Convocation – Matthew E. Bunson
From Reversion to Reversion: How a Deist Became a Theist, Part I – Alex Wolke, Cthlc Stand
Helping the Children Victims of Divorce – Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski, NC Register
Is It Time for a New Land O’Lakes Statement for Higher Education? – Tom Hoopes, Aleteia
The Myth of Autonomy: Catholic Univs. Needed, Now More Than Ever – The Editors, NCReg

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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

CNN Offers Lyrical View of Islamic Spain, But are Crucial Details Missing From This Image?

by Julia Duin

of Get Religion

How the LGBT Movement Used Fake Science to Push Gay Marriage – Austin Ruse, The Stream
Richard Dawkins Banned; Not Ok to Criticize Islam, But Ok to Criticize Christianity – M. Brown
China Will Never Westernize, Ever, at Our Peril – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Unspeakable Evil of the Tennessee Eugenics Program – Matthew Walther, The Week
Is American English Replacing British English in the UK? – The Economist
How Would Christopher Dawson Redeem the West? – F. Russell Hittinger Ph.D., The Ima. . .
Why Demanding Equality In All Things Makes Us Narcissists – D.C. McAllister, The Federalist
NFP: It’s Not Just a Catholic Thing Anymore – Catholic News Agency via The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
Voter Fraud Database Tops 1,000 Proven Cases – Jason Snead and Emily Hall, The Stream
Current Arguments in Favor of Eugenics Seem Oddly Familiar – Matthew Archbold, NC Rgstr
UK Government ‘On the Verge of Dropping Catholic Schools Promise’ – Nick Hallett, CH
The Most Effective Way to Reduce Child Poverty – Rev. Ben Johnson, Acton Institute
To Fix Our Societal Ills, We Need To Focus On More Than Handouts – Gracy Olmstead
Charlie Gard’s Parents End Fight to Save Terminally Ill Baby’s Life – Catholic Herald
Charlie Gard’s Parents: Hospital Delay Made It Too Late for Experimental Treatment – Bilger
Official: China Crackdown on Catholic Church Will Go On – Catholic News Service via CH

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MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Eamon Duffy’s “Reformation Divided” Revises Assumptions, Offers Historical Insights

by Michael B. Kelly, Ph.D.

of The Catholic World Report

Can Catholics Still Create Great Art? One Man is Showing the Way – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Atheist Anthony Toohey Defends His Deconversion (Pt. 1) – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Evi. . .
Our Elders are Lonely – Do We Care? – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
Why the Son sits on the Father’s ‘Right Hand’, According to St. Augustine – Stephen Bullivant
Divorce and the Duties of Catholic Lawyers – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., The Dispatch
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Even if a Million Deaths is a Statistic, a Single Death is a Tragedy – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D.
How to Fix the “Annulment Mentality” – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Contraception and the Standard Bearer’s Battle Hymn – Rebecca Frech, NC Register
Anti-American Projections & Trendy Scapegoating – Adam A.J. DeVille Ph.D., The Dispatch
Is it Too Easy to become a Saint? – Michael Davis, Catholic Herald
Greed: A Meditation on an Underreported Sin – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Bishop Conley: 50 Years after Land O’Lakes, Catholic Education Needs Renewal – CNA
Free Will, Fulfillment and Excommunication – Hudson Byblow, Crisis Magazine
Black Catholic Congress Emphasizes Unity, Action – Catholic News Agency via The CWR
Recognizing Neighbor in Today’s World – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
The Creative Catholic: Vivian Dudro – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Report
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Game of Thrones is Bad — and Bad for You

by Matthew Walther

of The Week

Shocking New Study Suggests Disagreeing w/ Gays Not Same as Hating Them – Babylon Bee
U.K. Minister: Benedict XVI was Right about Relativism – Catholic Herald
Could a California Bill Make Catholic Conduct Codes Illegal? – Cthlc News Agncy via The CWR
Healthcare and Natural Rights – Howard Kainz Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
De Blasio’s Homeless Hypocrisy: NY’s Mayor Sneers at Struggling Street Dwellers – Seth Barron
Were Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain Atheists? – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Evidence for. . .
Professionals and Managers: You’re Jobs Will Be Replaced with Automation – Mark P. Mills, CJ
Public Ed. Establishment Tried to Destroy a Distinguished Charter School in NJ – Ch. U. Sahm
Anencephalic Children and Zombies – Maureen L. Condic M.D., Public Discourse
Brawn in an Age of Brains: Does Physical Labor have a Future? – Victor Davis Hanson, CJ
Why are More Women Choosing to Put Fertility “On Ice”? – Anne Hendershott, The Dispatch
Betsy DeVos Should End Campus Kangaroo-Court Rules on Sexual-Assault Charges – K. Johnson
Wealth & Work: Our Aim Should Continue to be an Economy that Produces Both – R. Muirhead
Capitalism and the Quest for Community – Brian Jones, Public Discourse
Bishops to Trump: Don’t Abandon Young People to Deportation – CNA via The CWR
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SVNDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

“Liturgical Obedience, the Imitation of Christ, and the Seductions of Autonomy”: Audio of Dr. Kwasniewski’s Lecture at Silverstream Priory

by Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

of New Liturgical Movement

Is This the Best Video Tour Ever Made of a Cathedral? – ChurchPop
Brick by Brick in San Francisco – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Harrowing Untold Story of the Priests in Dachau – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Discernment, Action & What Does God Want Me To Do (WDGWMTD) – Deacon Greg Lambert
Did the Church “Steal” Christmas From Pagan Rome? – Angelo Stagnaro, NC Register
Quæritur: Can a Priest with Little Latin Say Mass Validly? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
New Art from Daniel Mitsui: Jesse Tree and St. Philip Neri – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The 7 Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice & Sin; Podcast – Dan Burke, CSD
Who is the Patron Saint of Altar Servers? – John Clark, National Catholic Register
Why Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Daughter is Now Called a Servant of God – CNA via The CWR
Coat of Arms of a Priest – Fr. Guy Selvester, Exarandorum
Collects – Fr. John Hunwick, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Antepreparatory & Preparatory Documents of Vatican II (1959-1962) – Matthew Hazell, NLM
100 Descendants and Counting: The Remarkable Story of Pat Klingbeil – CNA via The CWR
Sts. Vladimir & Olga: Unlikely Converts & “Equal to the Apostles” – Thomas Craughwell, Reg
Special Catechesis: Passing on the Faith to Those with Disabilities – Nicholas Wolfram Smith
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SATVRDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Wherein Fr. Z Rants: Cardinal Sarah’s Proposals for “Mutual Enrichment”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Five Hard Truths That Will Set You Free – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Who’s Behind Spadaro, et al? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Orthophobia and the Marginalized QTBGL Catholic – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Vatican II Interpretation & Connection w/Current Church Crisis – Bp. Athanasius Schneider
This is Not How Saint Sebastian Was Martyred: the Astonishing True Story – ChurchPop
A Reply to Cardinal Sarah on ‘Liturgical Reconciliation’ – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
In Latest Appointments, Pope Names New Members of Roman Rota – CNA via The CWR
Pray the Rosary Especially This Year on the 100th Anniversary of Fatima – Dom Cingoranelli
Sacred Liturgy Conf. in Oregon Highlights the Beauty, Truth of Church’s Worship – Paul Senz
When Can Mutual Enrichment Begin? – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
The True Ecumenism Spadaro and Figueroa Missed – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Catholics Talking Past One Another – Timothy Kirchoff, Ethika Politika
Muslim Good Samaritans in War-Torn Marawi – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
Do Not Be Afraid To Speak Up for Freedom – Christine Roe, Catholic Stand
With Him in Heaven, in All His Glory – Wendy McMahon, Catholic Stand

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From a Lutheran Playground to a Path Through Anti-Catholic Bigotry

by Russell Shaw

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Chick-fil-A is Rolling Out Family Style Meals and KFC Should be Terrified – Hayley Peterson
Richard Dawkins: “Any Fetus is Less Human Than an Adult Pig” – Paul Stark, LifeNews.com
Muslims for Same-Sex “Marriage”? – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Atheists Can’t Trust Reason — Or Anything – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to the. . .
How Union Spies Saved Washington, D.C. from Becoming a Confederate City – David Axe, TNI
In Search of the Lost Art of Ancient Roman Concrete – J-P Mauro, Aleteia
Fathers of Aborted Children Feel Effects of the Crime – Patty Knap, Natl Catholic Register
Armenia: Can the Government Reverse Demographic Decline? – Joshua Kucera, Eurasianet
Why Did Indonesia Just Rename Its Part of the South China Sea? – Prashanth Parameswaran
Liberal Muslim Leaders Fear for Their Safety for Protesting Terrorism – Gabrielle Okun
How China’s Navy Is Preparing to Fight in the Far Seas – Rn. Martinson & Katsuya Yamamoto
Immunity for Prosecutors Encourages Fraud – William L. Anderson, Mises Institute
Why It’s Incoherent to Support Euthanasia and Oppose Suicide – Zachary D. Schmoll
Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really) – Mihir A. Desai, Harvard Business Review
Turkey’s Black Sea Policy: Navigating Between Russia and the West – Selim Koru, Eurasianet
Why Religious Leaders Might be Best at Fighting Extremism – Cthlc News Agncy via The CWR

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FRIDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

The Cathedral of Córdoba, officially titled the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and also commonly known as the Mosque-Cathedral (Photo Credit: Shutterstock)

Spanish Cathedral Targeted for Reversing the Reconquista

by Matthew E. Bunson

of the National Catholic Register

Msgr. Swetland’s Confusions – Edward Feser Ph.D.
The Media’s Pope Francis Problem – Matthew Walther, The Week
Is Etiquette More Important Than the Good of Souls? – Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Cthlc Thing
How My Branch of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Family Converted to Catholicism – Lindsay Kuniyuki
The Growing Secular Totalitarianism & Our Catholic Response – Alan L. Anderson, The CWR
How to Ask for Gifts and Receive Donations – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Black Theology, The Catholic Church in America, and Communion Ecclesiology – Cary Dabney
Brutal Regensburg Report Hailed as Step in the Right Direction – Cth Nws Agcy via The CWR
Has the Church Repealed the Law of Non-Contradiction? – Jim Russell, The CWR
The Natural Law is Written and Engraved on Your Soul – Patrick Coffin, NC Register
Eastern Worship vs. Western? Fair and Unfair Comparisons – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Former U.S. Head of Opus Dei Dies at 71 – Catholic News Agency via The Cthlc World Rprt
Hypocrites in the Church: Readings for 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D.
Heaven, Evangelization, and Bumper Sticker Christianity – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
The God Confirmation – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Why Support Catholic Media? – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register

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