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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

10 Hilarious Twitter Reactions to the Knights of Columbus Regalia Change

by Katie Prejean

of epicPew

Abortion Activists Desecrate Altar Inside a Catholic Church – LifeNews.com
Want Enemies? Write About These Ten Things – Patrick Coffin, National Catholic Register
English Catholicism Is Roman Catholicism – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Natl Catholic Register
Vatican Official Researches Miraculous Apparitions in Texas – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Venn Diagram Ideology for Catholics! – Darwin, DarwinCatholic
Win 5 Copies of The Apostles and Their Times! – Justin McClain, epicPew
Rethinking How You Fundraise – The Catholic Approach – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Vatican Clarifies: Gay Couple Received Std. Letter f/Pope, Not Endorsement – CNA via CWR
LCWR Assembly Begins! “Shifting from I to We” – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Mysterious Church on the Edge of the World – Bishop Robert Barron, The Cth Wrld Rprt
Brick by Brick in Montana! Priests Making the TLM Happen! – Fr. Z’s Blog
How to Approach Holy Communion Like a Child – Sherry Antonetti, Natl Catholic Register
How Spadaro & Figueroa Misunderstand the Motto “In God We Trust” – C.R. Altieri, The CWR
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
In Predominantly Catholic Guam, Clergy Sex Abuse Lawsuits Near 100-mark – Cth Nws Agncy
Murdered Florida Priest Wanted His Killer’s Life Spared – Chloe Langr, epicPew
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Google Is Being Evil After All

by Rod Dreher

A TAC Blogger

Here are All Media Outlets Blatantly Lying about the Google Memo – Bre Payton, The Fdrlst
Dangerous Implications of Southern Policy Law Ctr’s Influence in America – Dus. Siggins, Reg
Beware a Second Korean War – Donald Manzullo, The National Interest
Court: Residents Can’t Mention “Islam” at Public Hearing on Mosque Construction – T.M.L.C.
Stop Comparing LGBT Movement to History of Black Americans – M. Brown Ph.D., The Strm
The Left & Weaponizing ‘Truth’ – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
As Appetite for Soccer in U.S. Grows, So Does M.L.S. – Ken Belson, The New York Times
What is the Shia-Sunni Divide? – Ken Chitwood, Mercatornet
Fired Google Engineer Damore’s Diversity Suggestion List – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Death of an Indian Minority – Marcus Roberts, Mercatornet
When Britain and France Almost Merged Into One Country – Dominic Tierney, The Atlantic
What Is Capitalism and Where Did It Start? – Joseph Pearce, The Imaginative. . .
The Universal Basic Income is an Idea Based on Dubious Social and Moral Logic – A. Renn, CJ
Don Quixote: Saintly Knight – Brittany Guzman, The Imaginative. . .
Dear Fellow Journos: Stop Calling Maduro ‘President’, He’s a Dictator – A. Oppenheimer, MH
Enchantment, Realism, and the Imagination – Glenn Arbery Ph.D., The Imaginative. . .

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Cardinal Burke’s 10 Ways to Overcome Crisis of Confusion, Division in the Church

by Edward Pentin

of National Catholic Register

Hey American Spectator Mag., Yep! It’s Still Pornography; Re Game of Thr. . . – One Mad Mom
Let’s Show High Church Anglicans They’re Welcome in the Ordinariate – Francis Phillips, CH
Five Ways the Devil Attacks Marriage – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
On Being a Lapsed Catholic – Anthony Burgess, First Things
In Defense of The Right Type of Rigidity – Christian Daru, Catholic Stand
Thank God for Evangelicals! – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
How to Tell the Difference between a Monsignor, a Bishop & a Cardinal – Ph. Kosloski, Aleteia
Why Feast of St. Dominic Not Actually Dominicans’ Biggest Feast Day – Han. Brockhaus, CNA
Edith Stein’s Journey to Sainthood – Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, Catholic Exchange
Dante’s Tribute to Saint Dominic – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
5 Flowers & Their Spiritual Symbolism – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Review of “Christian Dating Simplified” – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Excavation Sheds Light on Importance of Ancient City Near Rome – CNA via The CWR
Ministries Struggle to Recruit Men to Help Bring Christ to the Youth – CNS via OSV Nwswkly
On Technically Enhanced Man – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
Turning Points – Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand
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Google Fires Engineer For Noticing Men & Women are Different

by Inez Feltscher

The Federalist

Sexual Liberation and the Emergence of Transhumanism – Sean Haylock, Crisis Magazine
Doctors Accuse Oz Med. Assoc. of Misleading Public on ‘Marriage Equality’ – M. Cook, Mrctrnt
What’s Wrong With Millennials? Partly, Their Parents’ Divorces – Joshua Charles, The Stream
On Hearing Sir James Macmillan’s “A European Requiem” – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Demographic Crisis in Australia – Leah Ruppanner, The Conversation via Mercatornet
Deforming Teens’ Moral Imagination – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Asian Students Hide Race to Avoid Rejection Due to Race Based Adm. – H. Raleigh, The Fdrlst
Time to Repeal 17th Amendment & End Direct Election of Senators – Connor Mighell, Fdrlst
Has China’s Rise Topped Out? – Michael Shuman, Bloomberg View
A Coming Crisis Over Taiwan? – Andrew Tan, East Asia Forum
Parents, Not Schools, are Key to Our Children’s Knowledge Gap – Toby Young, The Spectator
Could the Soviet Union Have Survived into the 21st Century? – Samuel Bendett, TNI
4 Reasons to Pick a College That Won’t Destroy Your Principles – Chandler Lasch, The Fdrlst
The Only Solid Foundation for Human Rights is Natural Law – John Lawrence Hill, Mrctrnt
Like Charlie Gard, A Hospital Gave Up on Baby Dezmen – Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews.com
Why the Culture Matters for Economic Flourishing – Joseph Sunde, Powerblog
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One Way to Debunk Transgender Philosophy

by Karlo Broussard

of Catholic Answers Magazine

Wherein Homsexualist Activist Jesuit Fr James Martin is Schooled – Fr. Z’s Blog
Our Bishops & Priests Need Direct Support & Protection, Can We Help? – J. Mirus Ph.D., CC
Gorgeous Traditional Catholic Images from Poland: Ars Celebrandi – Rorate Cæli
A Word That Every Catholic Needs to Know: Theosis – Carl E. Olson, Catholic Answers
Benedict XV, Rudyard Kipling, John Bunyan & G.K. Chesterton – D.R. McClarey J.D., TACthlc
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Rethinking How You Fundraise – The Catholic Approach – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
From Privilege to Ragpicker: The Life of Servant of God Satoko Kitahara – Brn. O’Neel, NCReg
Luther & His Progeny Addresses Legacy, Influence f/Catholic Perspective – J. Slayer, The CWR
If You Don’t Teach Your Kids About Sex, Guess Who Will? – Leila Miller, Catholic Answers
“Hounds of the Lord”: The Little-Known Meaning of the Dominican Dog – ChurchPop
August 1, 1917: The Pope’s Peace Plan – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
NFP is a Low-Profile But Best-For-You Method – Patty Knap, National Catholic Register
Is Suffering Really the Greatest Evil? – Robert Barbry II, epicPew
Video: Kishore Jayabalan on Anti-Americanism at the Vatican – Caroline Roberts, Powerblog
Assisted Suicide for Mental Health Issues? A Catholic Response – CNA via The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
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Google Engineer Wrote Astute Workplace Diversity Memo, PC Mob Erupts

by David Harsanyi

The Federalist

There is a Reason that Athens Survived & Sparta Did Not – Chiara Bertoglio, Mercatornet
Antiracism Backfires – Dennis Saffran, City Journal
Heads Up: Time to Say Goodbye to Football – Craig Klugman, Mercatornet
Rainbow Seat Belt Ad Backfires on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
France: Churches Vanish, Mosques Spring Up – Giulio Meotti, Gatestone Institute
Quotes Suitable for Framing: Paul Zummo – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
India Unveils Its Robot Tank: Could It Be a Game Changer? – Michael Peck, The Ntnl Interest
Want China to Press No. Korea Harder? Put Japan into the Mix – Wm. Pesek, The Strght Tms
Education and Civilization – James Kalb J.D., The Catholic World Report
The Case for Kurdistan – Shlomo Ben-Ami, Project Syndicate
The Long Shadow of Parental Divorce – Nicole M. King, Mercatornet
America’s Ukraine Hypocrisy – Ted Galen Carpenter, The National Interest
How Sun Tzu Would Understand the China-India Doklam Standoff – Jin Kai, The Diplomat
Is Economic Liberty Necessary for Human Flourishing? – Joe Carter, Powerblog
Inside Beijing’s New Strategy to Win African Hearts & Minds – Jonathan Kaiman, L.A. Times
Parenting, Not Preschool, has Greatest Effect on School Readiness – Jane Waldfogel, Mrctrnt
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MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

Advice to a Young Priest

by Father George W. Rutler, S.T.D., Th.D.

of Crisis Magazine

“Sensus Fidei” & Fr. James Martin – Gregory Martin, First Things
David Hume and the Shroud of Turin – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Urgent: For Priests & God’s Plan For Life – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wherein a Popular Beer is Renamed to Honor Priests – Fr. Z’s Blog
5 Amazing Facts About the House of Loreto – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Who Are the Barbarians? – Don DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
What Makes Vivaldi Unique Among Composers? He was a Priest – CNA via The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
There Is Power In The Act of Contrition – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
Resurrection & Reversion: How a Deist Became a Theist, Part II – Alex Woke, Catholic Stand
My Catholic Conversion (Radio Interview w/ Al Kresta) – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Eviden. . .
The Dwelling of Faith, Hope, and Love – Deacon Greg Lambert, Catholic Stand
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Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne, 1650

Was Saint Augustine Black?

by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Ph.D.

of Catholic Herald

Why Are Lesbian Teens Having 7 Times More Babies as Hetero Peers? – G. Stanton, The Fdrlst
We All Need to Admit that America has a Tattoo Problem – Mark Hemingway, The Federalist
What’s the Difference Between Socialism and Communism? – Jay Richards, The Stream
The Theory of Diversity Explained – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to the Stars!
Stalin: How Many Divisions Does the Pope Have? – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Catholic
Sen. to ABC: Concern on Hate Gp Designation of Christian Legal Org – D. Siggins, The Strm
DNA Clue to Origins of Early Greek Civilization – BBC News
A Coastal Party – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Why Hasn’t US Thrown Support Behind India in Doklam Standoff? – Robert Farley, The Dplmt
Assisted Suicide Doc Killed Patient, Should Been Treated for Depression – W. Smith J.D., LN
Federalism as an Antidote to Authoritarianism – Dav. L. Tubbs Ph.D. & Dan. J. Hay J.D., PD
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Sexual Pollution is a Scientific—and Destructive—Fact

by Benjamin Wiker, Ph.D.

of The Catholic World Report

From Scotland to Rome – A Story of Conversion – Mike Carlton, Integrated Catholic Life™
Dressing-Down the Knights of Columbus’ New Uniform – Joshua Bowman, Catholic Vote
Myth of ‘Happy Divorce’ – Patti Maguire Armstrong, OSV Newsweekly
Jesuit Apostasy? – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Quæritur: Validity of Absolution of Accomplices in Sexual Sins – Fr. Z’s Blog
Even in Death, Clasping Baby Blue Beads – Nathaniel Lauer, Catholic Stand
Rethinking How You Fundraise – The Catholic Approach – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Quæritur: Lay People Using the Rituale Romanum to Bless Things – Fr. Z’s Blog
Should Catholics Support the Anti-Islamophobia Campaign? – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., TCT
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Creating Good YouTube Content for the New Evangelization – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Biblical Evidence for Salvation as a Process – Dave Armstrong, National Catholic Register
The Vocation of Motherhood – Rebekah Andrews, Ignitum Today
Fine Arts Form Fine People at Chesterton Academy – Elizabeth Yeh, Acton Institute
Designer Babies vs. Catholic Teaching – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Aleteia
Assisted Suicide for Mental Health Issues? A Catholic Response – Joe Slama, Cthlc Nws Agncy
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Make Europe One Again

by Gerald J. Russello

of First Things

New Short Film Promotes Youth Homosexual Relationship – Esther O’Reilly, The Stream
Unlike BBC, Netflix Doesn’t Ram Its Politics Down Your Throat – Jam. Delingpole, The Spcttr
Fathers – Love Your Sons, or Some Other Man Will – Joseph Sciambra
What was Lunch Like 4,000 Years Ago? – J-P Mauro, Aleteia
DNA Showing Canaanites Not Wiped Out Actually Confirms Bible – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
Bartleby The Bigots – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Is the Quran Superior Because It Is “Incorrupt”? – Ali ibn Hassan, Catholic Answers Mgzn
When It Comes to Islam, Logic Is Put in Reverse – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
The Netherlands Shows Us the Full Horror of ‘Assisted Dying’ – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Catholics Reject Freedom at Their Own Peril – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
In Its Haste to Bury Religion, Europe Itself will Fall Into the Grave – Elz. Scalia, Aleteia
Wisconsin: Victory for Free Speech vs. Gender Ideology – Fr. Z’s Blog
When High Schools Shaped America’s Destiny – Paul Beston, City Journal
CMD.EXE Gets First Makeover in 20 Years in New Windows 10 – Simon Sharwood, The Rgstr
The Yazidis’ Desperate Struggle is Far from Over – Gareth Browne, The Spectator
Stewardship of Creation or Worship of Gaia – Timothy M. Jackson, The Stream
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Splinters, Beams, and Clear Sight

by Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.

of The Catholic Thing

Simplicity in Devotion – Sam Guzman, Catholic Exchange
Resisting Temptations – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Five Ways to Approach Jesus Through Mary – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
A Kneeling Theology – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Reading Scripture Daily Will Change Your Life – Katie Prejean, epicPew
The Color of Vestments – Fr. William Saunders Ph.D., Catholic Exchange
Why the Drafting of ‘Humanae Vitae’ Matters, 50 Years Later – Andrea Gagliarducci, CNA
The Holy Name of Jesus – Fr. William Saunders Ph.D., Catholic Exchange
Chasubles with Changeable Appliques for Feast Days – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Pax Domini Sit Semper Vobiscum – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
On the Importance of Doing God’s Will (Contra Mundum) – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Cthlc Cltr
Vatican II & the Lectionary, Part II: Preparatory Period (1960-62) – Matthew Hazell, Nw Lt Mv
Not Impossibilities but Perfection – Brother Damian Day O.P., Dominicana
Bury The Dead: A Pro-Life Corporal Work of Mercy – Amy Salazar, epicPew
Purity of Heart – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Peter on the Water: An Example of Seeking the Lord – Stephanie H. To, Catholic Stand
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SATVRDAY CATHOLICA AFTERNOON EDITION

Three Characteristics of the Diabolic That Are Widely Evident Today

by Monsignor Charles Pope

Community in Mission

What No One Wants To Tell You About NFP – Laura Ricketts, epicPew
Parish Life Has become Insufferably Middle-Class – Matthew Walther, Catholic Herald
Two Important Things We Learn from the Terrifying Vision of Hell at Fatima – ChurchPop
Atheist Blogs Delete & Block Insulters Too! – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Evidence for. . .
What Protestantism & the New Atheism Have in Common – Karlo Broussard, Cthlc Answers
Why I Don’t Use Contraception: A Man’s Perspective – Patrick Padley, A Couple of Catholics
Precious Blood Chasuble – Fr. Lawrence Lew O.P., New Liturgical Movement
Listen For the Spirit in Your Prayer – Mark C. McCann, Catholic Stand
In Anxiety, Little Girl Get Up and Trust Like Mary Did – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand
8 Even More Surprising Facts About Our Lady of Fatima – Joseph Pronechen, NC Rgstr
Apostolic Pardon Brings Total Forgiveness Before Death – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Reg
Just War in the Modern Age – Russell Shaw, OSV Newsweekly
What To Say to Victims of Spiritual Abuse – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
The Counter-Reformation: Ignatius and the Jesuits – Charles P. Connor, The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
How to Provide for Your Family Without Depriving Your Family – Jason Craig, NC Register
The Scandal and Allure of the Priesthood – Philip Tartaglia, First Things
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