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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Parish Starts ‘Ad Orientem’, Parishioner Whines, Pastor Responds

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis: The Struggle Behind the Curtains – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
You Went to the Wedding, Now What? – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
3 Powerful Sacramentals to have in Your Home – Phillip Kosloski, Aleteia
Gloria Purvis on What the Church is Doing Right & Where Parishes can Improve – Fr. Guilbeau
Bishop Pat. McGrath’s Lacking Letter on Sacramental Service – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D.
Why Traditional Priestly Cassocks are Making a Comeback – Msgr. Charles Pope, NC Register
Do We Still Care for the Well Being of Priests? – Fr. Ray Blake, Fr Ray Blake’s Blog
Beautiful Video from a Drone Flying Over Lourdes – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Fifty Years of Friendship with Cardinal Pell – George Weigel, The Dispatch via The CWR
Anti-Christian Persecution Gaining Strength in Ireland & Britain – Dónal O’Sullivan-Latchford
Annulments: A Concession to Human Weakness – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Doctors Boycott British Medical Assoc. Over Abortion Vote – Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald
Roman Concrete, the Roman Rite, and You – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Our Large Family is a Sign of God’s Blessing – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
Rise in Priest Suicides Prompts Call for Helpline in Ireland – Catholic News Agency
The Falling Away of Humanity from Experiencing God Through Nature – Thomas Clements, IT

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THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Cakes and Consciences: The Case of Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop

by Nathanael Blake, Ph.D.

of Public Discourse

I’m a Pediatrician: How Transgender Ideology has Infiltrated My Field – Michelle A. Cretella
After Media Mockery, Poll Finds Americans Agree w/Pence’s Rules on Women – M. Hemingway
Google Censors Popular Pro-Life Page with Extensive Abortion Information – Cheryl Sullenger
Bishop M. Scheuer Resigns from Pax Christi Over Antisemitism Charges – Benjamin Weinthal
College Trustees are Largely to Blame for Today’s Campus Madness – Walter Williams
Charlie Gard’s Parents, Supporters Say Facebook, Twitter Censoring Their Accounts – M. Bilger
German Intel Says Hundreds of Jihadis Arrived Among Refugees – Jacob Bojesson, The Strm
The Opioid Crisis: No One’s Fault and Everyone’s Fault – Salena Zito, The Stream
Study: 431 People Involuntarily Euthanized in Netherlands in 2015 – Alex Schadenberg, LN
In Charlie Gard’s Case, a Basic Moral Principle: Should the State Decide? – Phil Lawler, CC
35 Years Ago: When Reagan & JP2 Met to Defeat an Evil Empire – Paul Kengor, The Stream
Lethal Police Hatred: The War on Cops Claims Another Life in New York City – Seth Barron, CJ
British Prime Minister Theresa May Refuses to Intervene to Save Charlie Gard – Micaiah Bilger
Hospital Refuses to Transfer Charlie Gard to Vatican Hospital Offering Help – Steven Ertelt, LN
Drawing From the Past, Putin Plans His Future – Lauren Goodrich, Stratfor via Forbes
Proportion of Labor Force Working from Home Continues to Grow – Joel Kotkin, City Journal

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VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

The Great Muslim Civil War — and Us

by Charles Krauthammer

of The Stream

Whose Baby Is Charlie Gard, Anyway? – Wesley J. Smith J.D., First Things
Al Qaeda Publishes a Video Featuring Abducted Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez – Rome Reports
Boston Library Has Blasphemous Drag Queen “Nuns” Read to Children for “Pride Month” – ChP
Three Patriotic Books to Read This Summer – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
For CNN & Everyone Else, There’s Danger in Seeing Only What We Want to See – J. Tonkowich
Getting Taxpayer-Funded Free Stuff Is Not “Religious Liberty” – Ryan McMaken, Mises Inst.
The Drug Crisis is Pushing Nearly Half a Million Kids Into Foster Care – Steve Birr, The Stream
How Paddington Bear Found a Happy Home on the World’s Bookshelves – Veronica Barnsley
Was America Founded to Be Secular? – The Stream
Enforcing Gender Ideology On Foster Families Only Hurts Needy Kids – Joseph Turner
Is the Declaration of Independence a ‘Christian’ Document? – Joe Carter, Acton Institute
Literature & the Foundations of the West – Jeffrey Hart Ph.D., The Imaginative. . .
Tens of Thousands Join Rally for Life in Ireland – Corinna Turner, Catholic Herald
Women Will Thrive — Not Die — Without Planned Parenthood – Jennifer Hartline, The Stream
The Patriotism We Need: Principled and Spirited – Carson Holloway Ph.D., Public Discourse
Globalists, Nationalists and Patriots – Reva Goujon, Stratfor via Forbes

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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

George Cardinal Pell (Photo Credit: First Things)

The Case Against Cardinal Pell

by Julia Yost

of First Things

Should Catholics Stop Opposing Homosexual Behavior? – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
Worship Worthy of God; Wherein Fr. Z “Fisks” – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Quæritur: Holding Hands or the “Orans” Position During the Our Father – Fr. Z’s Blog
This Man Met Padre Pio—After the Saint’s Death – Patty Knap, National Catholic Register
James Martin or Bishop Paprocki: Who is Truly Compassionate & Sensitive? – Joseph Sciambra
Devil Admits to Exorcist: “I’m afraid of the Madonna” – Gelsomino Del Guercio, Aleteia
Prof. Robert George Says New CDF Replacement Is Faithful, Concerns Unfounded – ChurchPop
Winning the Anxiety Battle with God’s Help – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
What’s Next for Cardinal Müller after Puzzling Dismissal from CDF? – Filip Mazurczak
Will Fr. Charles Engelhardt’s Prosecutor Take a Plea Deal? – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, TSW
A Catholic Identity Movement – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Conservative Catholics Lose Another Voice in Rome – Nicholas Frankovich, The Corner
Martin Luther: True Reformer or Defender of Erroneous Conscience? – R. Jared Staudt Ph.D.
What’s Behind the Turkish “Seizure” of Church Properties? – John Burger, Aleteia
Four Reasons Why This Consistory was an Unusual One – Catholic News Agency via The CWR
Witness to Love; Book Review – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today

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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

(Photo Credit: Denis Kuvaev of Shutterstock via Rod Dreher)

The West Hates Children, Doesn’t It? (Warning: Graphic Language)

by Rod Dreher

Time Magazine Reinvents the Priesthood – William Doino Jr., First Things
Progressives Eat Their Own in California – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Putting a Child’s Needs Over an Adult’s Desires is Not Discrimination – Patti M. Armstrong, Rg
Maine Raised Min. Wage for Restaurant Workers, They Begged to have It Lowered – B. Kristian
Why Millennials Aren’t Patriotic – Gabrielle Bosche, The Stream
State Law Allowing Gov Officials to Refuse to Perform Gay “Marriages” Wins in Fed Court – Gill
Cosmopolitan Blames A Violent Rape On The Pro-Life Movement – Jay Hobbs, The Federalist
Scientists Criticize Stephen Hawking’s Bizarre Claim Trump Will Destroy Earth – M. Bastasch
Europe’s Immigration Crisis & the Vindication of Edmund Burke – Steven Kessler, TIC
Trans Activists Don’t Want Compassion; They Want Science Denial & Heresy – Mar. Cleveland
The Witch-Hunt of Cardinal George Pell – Nancy Flory, The Stream
70,000 March in Ireland to Support the 8th Amendment Banning Abortions – SPUC, Life News
The Paradox that Freedom Can Only Exist Within Limits – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
Facebook as Church – Mark Bauerlein, First Things
New Research Reverses Negative Findings on Biggest School Voucher Pgms – Roth & Flanders
Living Catholic, Celebrating Freedom: The Joy of Virtue – Sarah Huntzinger, Catholic Stand

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Pray for Charlie Gard and His Parents

Eucharistic Adoration for Charlie Gard Church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli. (Photo Credit Edward Pentin)

Prayer Vigils Across Europe Planned for Charlie Gard

by Edward Pentin

of the National Catholic Register

Protesters Flood the Streets Demanding to “Save Charlie Gard” – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
What If You’re Charlie Gard’s Parents? – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Pope Francis Supports Charlie Gard and His Parents – Elise Harris, CNA via Natl Cth Register
Vatican Hospital Says It is Available for Little Charlie Gard – Catholic News Agency
The Charlie Gard Case Shows how the State is Destroying Parents’ Rights – Ed Condon, CH
Yanking Life Support from Baby Charlie Shows Dangers of Socialized Medicine – Nicole Russell
Charlie Gard’s Mom Won’t Give Up: “If He’s Still Fighting, We’re Still Fighting” – Steven Ertelt

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MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Farewell to Catholic Answers

by Karl Keating

of Catholic Answers Magazine

The Pope’s Power – Marco Tosatti, First Things
New Prefect for CDF: Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Our Church is in Decline – Fr. Bill Peckman, Roman Catholic Man
Reactions to the Change of Prefect at CDF – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Cardinal Müller Reacts to Dismissal in Interview with German Newspaper – Rorate Cæli
When Liberal Churches Have to Close – Peter Wolfgang, The Stream
Protestants Yearning for Jesus in the Eucharist – Peter J. Leithart, First Things
Card. Cupich & Tho. Rosica Host Pro-Gay Journalist at Chicago Theology on Tap – J. Sciambra
Fr. James Martin’s LGBT Book: Where It’s Strong, Where It Falls Short – Adelaide Mena, CNA
A Syllabus of Errors: An Update In Ninety-Five Sentences – James Soriano, Crisis Magazine
Catholic Bookstores in the Era of Amazon – Paul Senz, The Catholic World Report
Of Mice and Men, SHEEFs and Chimeras – Mary Pesarchick, Catholic Stand
The Jesus Option – Jeffrey Miller, The Curt Jester
Legatus at 30: Forming Catholic Leaders to Be Ambassadors for Christ – Patti M. Armstrong
Applying Six Offline Models to Online Evangelization – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider L.C., H&PR
Peter’s Pence: The Pope’s Official Charity, with Eighth Century Roots – Rome Reports

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MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Now This: The Media’s Cardinal Pell Disinformation Campaign

by David F. Pierre Jr.

of TheMediaReport.com

Refusing An American Childhood – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Research Is In: Fathers are Not Replaceable – Lucandrea Massaro, Aleteia
Why Gen Y isn’t Following the Marriage-Parenting ‘Success Sequence’ – Liberty McArtor
Growing Pile of Data Shows That Voter Fraud is a Real and Vast Problem – Jason Snead
Pro-Life Dems Meet w/ Party Chair, Told, “Sorry, We’re Pro-Abortion – Micaiah Bilger, Life Nws
Don’t Sell Your Soul Defending the Words of President Trump – Michael Brown Ph.D.
Why Do the Mainstream Media Ignore Scandals on the Left? – Rob Schwarzwalder, The Stream
Netherlands Considers Euthanasia for Healthy People – Emma Elliott Freire, The Federalist
Ramming the Ten Commandments: A Prophetic Picture of America – Michael Brown Ph.D.
The Catholic Saint behind the Jägermeister Logo – J-P Mauro, Aleteia
The New York Times Corrects Story Claiming 17 Intel Agencies ‘Agree’ on Russia – H. Lybrand
Why Has GOP Not Replace Obamacare Yet? Because They are Big-Govt Party Too – Mona Charen
Plans, Trans & Auto-Repeals: Pentagon Must Roll Back Obama’s Radical Military Agenda – Perkins
Despite Hype & Billions Spent, Embryonic Stem Cells Still Not Cured a Single Patient – Prentice
That Vital Analogy of Being – Fr. Mark A. Pilon, The Catholic Thing
The Humility that Jerusalem Brings – Robert Nicholson, First Things

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SVNDAY AFTERNOON CATHOLICA EDITION

The Most Straightforward Verse About the Eucharist in the Bible

by Tim Staples

of Catholic Answers Magazine

Father Scalia’s Primer on Handing Down the Faith Whole and Entire – Fr. C. John McCloskey
A Kicking and Screaming Conversion Story – Sarah Reinhard, National Catholic Register
The Poets Who Unexpectedly Lead Us to God – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Taking Aquinas Seriously – Edward Feser Ph.D., First Things
The Young Girl & the Sea: St. Thérèse of Lisieux – Brother Joseph M. Hagan O.P., Dmncn
The Fifth Beatitude: Mercy – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Corpus Christi 2017 Photopost Part II & Part III – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Why You Should Make a Retreat – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register
The Power in a Penance – John Buri Ph.D., Homiletic & Pastoral Review
The 16th Century’s Saintly Six – Susan Klemond, National Catholic Register
Love and Joy are Found in the Sacred Heart, Not in Sin – Deacon Jonathan Howell, NC Rgstr
St. Benedict and the Spirit of Community – Jessica Archuleta, Catholic Exchange
What Kind of Thing is Authority? – John Paul Meenan, Crisis Magazine

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SVNDAY MORNING CATHOLICA EDITION

1,600-year-old Basilica Found Underwater in What was Ancient Nicaea

by Zelda Caldwell

of Aleteia

Why are “Ad Orientem” and Communion on the Tongue Preferable? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Catholicism is True and Denominationalism is Anti-Biblical – Dave Armstrong, NC Register
How This Pagan Philosopher Became a Saint – Laura Ricketts, epicPew
St. Teresa of Avila’s Demonic Experience that Proved the Power of Holy Water – ChurchPop
Catholic Parenting and the Protestant Reformation – Casey Chalk, The Catholic Thing
St. Oliver Plunkett: The Last Priest Martyred at Tyburn – Stephanie Mann, Natl Cth Register
Considering Culpability – Ralph Martin Ph.D. S.T.D., Homiletica & Pastoral Review
Summary Against Modern Thought: The Soul Begins At Conception, Part I – W.M. Briggs Ph.D.
St. Junípero Serra is a Great American Hero – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
Developing a Canon, Schema for Art for Roman Rite, Part II, Pt. III, Pt. IV, Pt. V, & Pt. VI – BoC
Always Be Prepared to Defend Your Faith – Celeste Behe, National Catholic Register
Sweden’s First Cardinal Speaks With the Register – Edward Pentin, NC Register
William Webster’s Misunderstanding of Development of Doctrine – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
The Mature Witness of Child Saints – Brian O’Neel, National Catholic Register
Prayer, Theological Virtues & Spiritual Aridity – Part I – Dan Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Direction
The Tradition Behind Dressing Your Baby in White at Baptism – Amélie Hillairet, Aleteia

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Pray for Charlie Gard

The Vatican’s Statement On UK Baby Condemned To Die Is Frightening

by Daniel Payne

of The Federalist

Who’s Killing Charlie Gard? And Why Won’t the Vatican Help Him? – John Zmirak Ph.D.
Archbishop Paglia’s Statement on the Charlie Gard Case Is a Disgrace – Michael B. Dougherty
Vatican Criticized for “Cowardly” Statement After Court Says Hospital Can Kill Charlie – LN
UK Baby Charlie Gard Not Yet Pulled Off Hospital Life-Support – Kathy Ostrowski, Kansan. . .
Terri Schiavo’s Brother: Why Do Judges & Bureaucrats Decide if He Lives or Dies – S. Ertelt, LN
When the “Right to Die” Becomes a Death Sentence – Matthew Archbold, NC Register
Parents: We are Utterly Heartbroken, We Can’t Even Take Our Son Home to Die – C. Rousselle

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