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Pope Francis preaching this morning in the chapel of Santa Marta (Photo Credit: CTV/EWTN)

Pope Francis’ May 8 Homily — A Response to the Dubia Cardinals?

by Edward Pentin

of the National Catholic Register

The Poprocki Affair – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
The War of the Pews—the Other Battle of New Orleans – Thomas Craughwell, NC Register
Man With “Only God Can Judge Me” Tattoo Most Likely Going To Hell – Eye of the Tiber
Quæritur: Sunday Obligation and Sick Child at Home – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Pope’s Cardinals: A New Era for Red Hats – The Editors, National Catholic Register
At 25, Ireland’s Youngest Priest is Ordained in County Kildare – Patsy McGarry, Irish Times
National Catholic Register Named ‘Newspaper of the Year’ – National Catholic Register
A Cassock: Work Clothes, Not a Dress Uniform – Michael Lubowicki, Aleteia
The Most Spectacular 360-Degree Views of the Cathedral of Milan – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Is Doctrine Divisive? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Vatican: Vocations to the Priesthood Continue to Decline Since 2012 – Pete Baklinski, LSN
Who Am I Not to Judge? Correcting the Sinner is an Essential Work of Charity – Msgr. Ch. Pope
How to Be a Successful College Graduate – Sarah Greydanus, Catholic Stand
Kids Need to Spend Time with Their Grandparents . . . for Humanity’s Sake – Calah Alexander
5 Simple Tips on How to Make Every Day Holy – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

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‘They’re Not Fine:’ Why Surgery Doesn’t Help People With Gender Dysphoria

by Liberty McArtor

of The Stream

Waving a Rainbow Flag is Not a Neutral Act – Thomas Peters, Catholic Vote
Dissolve Illinois! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Raising Lion Cubs for the Caliphate – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Good vs. Bad Media Coverage of Supreme Court Bite into Same-Sex Wedding Cake Dispute – GR
Canada Judge Says Doctors Can Euthanize Woman With Osteoarthritis – Alex Schadenberg, LN
Religious Intolerance Alive in British Politics – Matthew Allen, Providence Magazine
Podcast: The Slow Death of European Culture, Politics, and Identity – The Federalist
How Can Women’s Movement be about Abortion When Majority of Women are Pro-Life? – LN
New Clashes Likely between Turkey, Europe – Cengiz Çandar, Al Monitor
Will Christianity Survive in the Middle East? – Kent R. Hill, Providence Magazine
Deposing Assad Could Hurt Syria’s Christians – Nicholas Frankovich, The Corner

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A Bridge to Nowhere: Fr. James Martin and the Catholic/LGBT Divide

by R.J. Snell, Ph.D.

of Public Discourse

Catholic Comedian Jim Gaffigan Tweets Apparent Support of NYC Pride Parade – Chloe Langr
James Martin Blasts Bishop Thomas Paprocki – Joseph Sciambra
The Top Ten Must-See Catholic Sites – Diana von Glahn, OSV Newsweekly
Is Communion Now “We Get the White Thing in Our Hands & Then We Sing the Song”? – Fr. Z
Quæritur: When Do Traditional Catholics Throw in the Towel? – Fr. Z’s Blog
To Understand Pope Francis, You Have to Understand the Jesuits – CNA via The CWR
Not the Man of My Dreams – Rebekah Andrews, Ignitum Today
This Beautiful Church was a Gift from Slovakia to Icelandic Catholics – CNA via The CWR
Forward-Thinking Traditionalist To Allow Wife To Wear Pants – Eye of the Tiber
The Church and the Dissidents – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Video: Edward Pentin and Fr. Murray on the Five Dubia of the Four Cardinals – Fr. Z’s Blog
Divine Worship: The Ordinariate Form of the Roman Rite – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic Ozarks
Artist Jonathan Byrne and The Face of Christ – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Orestes Brownson Was a Uniquely American Voice in the Church – Gerald Russello, NC Rgstr
Sometimes We’re All a Little “Surprised By Life” – Laura Hensley, epicPew
Saint Pelagius of Cordova, Martyr – Harry Stevens, Regina Magazine
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Prideful Left Eats Itself

by Rod Dreher

A TAC Blogger

Supreme Court Ruling Protects Children—and Religious Liberty – Joe Carter, Acton Institute
Up to 5.7 Million Noncitizens Voted in Past Presidential Elections, Study Finds – Fred Lucas
The Insidious Influence of the SPLC – Jeryl Bier, The Wall Street Journal
“The “Glory of God is Man Fully Alive”: The Madness of Transhumanism – M. Kalpakgian Ph.D.
The Arab World Is A Political Problem Because It Has A Religious Problem – Luma Simms
The Danger of “Public” Education – Murray N. Rothbard, Mises Institute
Nonbelievers: You Need Religious Freedom, Too – Tom Gilson, The Stream
Catholic Georgetown University Refuses to Say If It Profits From Abortion – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Disabled Prof: Nazi Euthanasia Pgm No Different Than Push to Euthanize Today – Schadenberg
Why You Should Consider Foster Care If You’re Infertile – Brittany Cover, The Federalist
New Poll Shows Americans Do Not Want the Debt Ceiling to Be Raised – Christine Roe
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Bishop Thomas Paprocki

Canonist Ed Peters Destroys a Clueless Critic of Bishop Paprocki

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

The Shroud of Turin and the Facts – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
The Problem of Catholic Pretenders – K.E. Colombini, Crisis Magazine
Trans-Canada – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
Guidestar Joins the Targeting of Christian Groups – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
34 Common Errors About the Spanish Inquisition – Angelo Stagnaro, Natl Catholic Register
“La La Land” and the Liberating of Traditions – Susanna Spencer, National Catholic Register
How to Fundraise for Your Pro-Life Charity – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Cardinal Parolin Says ‘In All Probability’ He Will Visit Moscow in August – Edward Pentin
Dating Apps and the Death of Romance – What’s a Catholic To Do? – CNA via The CWR
How Catholic Culture can Thrive on the Internet – Catholic News Agency via The CWR
The First Viking Invasion of England—This Month in Catholic History – Thomas Craughwell
The Creative Catholic: John C. Wright – K.V. Turley, The Catholic World Report
Conflicts, Campuses, and the Return to Catholic Commitments – Adam A.J. DeVille Ph.D.
The “Jesus Fish”: It’s All Greek to Me – Fr. Jeff Loseke, Pelican’s Breast
Judge Halts Deportations of Chaldean Christians to Iraq for Now – CNA via The CWR
Can Sports bring Kids Closer to God? – Marta Klimek, Aleteia
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How Peasants in the Middle Ages had More Vacation Time Than We Do

by Zelda Caldwell

of Aleteia

The Poisoning of Robert Spencer – Mark Steyn
Many Corporations Taking Pride in Sodomy – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to the. . .
Why Do Intellectuals Fall in Love with Dictators and Totalitarians? – Theodore Dalrymple, CJ
These are the 5 Most Fearsome Russian Weapons of War America Should Fear – Dave Majumdar
Why Russia Gave up Alaska, America’s Gateway to the Arctic – William L. Iggiagruk Hensley
How to Stop Your Dog Getting Heatstroke – According to Science – Anne Carter & Emily Hall
How to Build the Perfect Sandcastle – According to Science – Matthew Robert Bennett
Prisoners Save Guard’s Life, Get Sentences Cut by 25% – Eric Lieberman, The Stream
I Checked out Tesla Autopilot & There’s No Way It Can Drive a Car by Itself – Mat. DeBord
Marvel Cancels Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Lives Matter Comic Due to Poor Sales – Ian M. Cheong
Growing Family Culture Locally: The Church – Patrick F. Fagan Ph.D., Mercatornet
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The Devil Preys on Idle Souls

by Todd Nolan

of Catholic Stand

Quæritur: Priest Puts too Much Water into the Chalice, Valid? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Cleveland’s ‘Avilas’ Quietly Nurture Vocations – Jerri Donohue, National Catholic Register
Must a Latin Church Catholic Going to an Eastern Church Still Obey Latin Laws? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Are Most Christians Clueless About Their True Identity? – Melanie Jean Juneau, Cthlc Stand
The Lost Virtue of Christian Hospitality – Nada Mazzei, Catholic Stand
Infielder Has Major Reasons to Be Better Man and Baseball Player – Trent Beattie, NC Register
The 16th Century’s Saintly Six – Susan Klemond, National Catholic Register
The Gift of Priestly Celibacy – Fr. Brian Mullady O.P., National Catholic Register
Practice Makes Perfect in Life and Prayer – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Saint of Lofty Goals – Emily Stimpson Chapman, NC Register
Tradition is for the Young (Part VII) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Of Mountains and Molehills – Rebekah Andrews, Ignitum Today
Inspiring Faith Amid Trial – Nick Manetto, National Catholic Register
Sacred Music from the Land of Fátima – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Mvmnt
The Abundant Life – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
The Mature Witness of Child Saints – Brian O’Neel, National Catholic Register
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The Secret to Protecting Yourself from the Antichrist’s Deception

by Karlo Broussard

of Catholic Answers Magazine

Quæritur: In Confession, Instead of Act of Contrition, Father Asked Questions – Fr. Z’s Blog
Fr. James Martin, “Bridges” & the Triumph of the Therapeutic Mentality – Eduardo Echeverria
Why Do Priests Wear a Chasuble at Mass? And What’s a Chasuble? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Have the People Recline – Suellen Brewster, Catholic Stand
How to Help Our Elder Brothers the Jews – Cale Clarke, Catholic Answers Magazine
Churches Worth Driving To – California Catholic Daily
An Update on the Drowned Toddler Who Made a Miraculously Recovery – Lori Hadacek Chaplin
Here’s Why There are Dolphins in the Christian Catacombs – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Three Reasons Why Catholic Classical Education is a Tough Sell – Mark Langley, Lion & Ox
What is Sacred Music? The History Is More Complex Than You Might Think – Msgr. Charles Pope
Only 3 Birthdays Celebrated on the Liturgical Calendar? (1 Is Coming Up!) – Aleteia
Corpus Christ 2017 Photopost (Part I) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Depicting the Stars & Planets, St. Alban’s Style – Alison Hudson, Medieval manuscripts blog
The Stories Behind the Bell Names in the Cathedral of Notre Dame – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
What is a Monstrance? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Videos of the Ambrosian Rite at Sacra Liturgia 2017 – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
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Robert Cardinal Sarah

Robert Cardinal Sarah, Terror of Modernists

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Why Do Protestants Reject the Notion of “One True Church”? – Dave Armstrong, NC Register
Quæritur: Priest Says “For All” in Consecration; Invalid? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Quæritur: Is There an Archangel Uriel? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Pack Your Bags, Are You Prepared to Leave Your Affairs in Order? – Matthew Hennessey, FT
The Bible, the Reformation, and G.K. Chesterton – Dale Ahlquist, The Catholic World Report
St. Thomas More and London Bridge – K.V. Turley, Crisis Magazine
How to Fundraise for Your Pro-Life Charity – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Why I Learned the Traditional Latin Mass – Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man
A “One Flesh” Sacramental Union – Eduardo J. Echeverria, The Catholic Thing
The Catholic Church and Science – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
FSSP Ordinations in England – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
St. John Fisher, Cardinal-Martyr of England – Stephanie Mann, National Catholic Register
‘A Saint for Our Times’ – the Inspiring Story of Chiara Corbella Petrillo – CNA via The CWR
Memory: Human and Divine – Fr. Paul Scalia, The Catholic Thing
Matins Readings During the Octave of Corpus Christi – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
El Salvador’s First Cardinal a Friend of Blessed Óscar Romero – Cthlc Nws Agncy via The CWR
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Pro Life Activist Stephanie Gray Talks at Google April 20, 2017. (Photo Credit: The Catholic World Report)

This Pro-Life Talk at Google’s Headquarters was a Hit

from the Catholic News Agency

via The Catholic World Report

5 Weapons Russia Would Not Want to Face in a War with America – Zachary Keck, TNI
Statehood for Puerto Rico? Lessons from Last Time U.S. Added a State – David Stebenne
Too Many Young People Think Life is a Reality Show – Barbara Lilley, Mercatornet
From Gay-Phobic to Gay-Friendly Evangelicals; NY Times Repeats Familiar Narrative – Julia Duin
Report: New Treatment for Children With Gender Issues Not Supported by Science – Desmond
The Cold War Is Over, but the Fight Against Communism Is Not – Charlotte Downing
The Party of the Poor? – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Reviving Plutarch’s “Lives” – Steve Donoghue, The Imaginative. . .
Trump’s Problematic Gender Policy in Schools – Matthew Archbold, Natl Catholic Register
Euthanasia Mindset Looms Over Disabled Baby’s Legal Fight, Ethicist Warns – CNA via The CWR
One China, Dual Recognition: A Solution to the Taiwan Impasse – Edward A. McCord
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On the Island of Guam, Is the Eighth Commandment Discarded?

by Father Gordon J. MacRae

These Stone Walls

The Spiritual Womb: Thomas Aquinas on Parent and Child – Gregory Brown, Public Discourse
Leo and Luther—The Real Story of the Pope and the Heretic – Steve Weidenkopf, CA
Extraordinary Form Ordinations Take Place in England for ‘First Time in Decades’ – Cthlc Hrld
Another Huge Reason for Summorum Pontificum! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
No Mention of Catholic Schools Promise in Queen’s Speech – Nick Hallett, Catholic Herald
Announcing Our Next Book: The Lord by Romano Guardini – Catholic Exchange
Peru Fights Back Against Gender Ideology – Victor Gaetan, National Catholic Register
New Book: Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness: Why the Modern Age Needs the Mass. . . – RC
China’s Catholics: Perseverance Under Peter – Anthony E. Clark Ph.D., The Cthlc World Rprt
Ancient Christian Manuscripts Saved from Muslim Terrorists, Exhibited in Rome – A. Herlin
5 Must-See Missions on the California Mission Trail – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Do Not Fear Those Who Can Kill You (Sun. Mass Readings Explained Video) – Brant Pitre, TSP
Four Years of Grace – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand
‘The Cardinal Muller Report’ Expands on Christian Hope – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Can Relics Unite Catholics and Orthodox? Pope Francis Thinks So – CNA via The CWR
Meeting with NFL Hall-of-Famers, Pope Francis Promotes Teamwork – Catholic News Agency
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Hospital Holding Boy Hostage, Won’t Let Parents Seek Treatment Elsewhere

by Kathy Ostrowski

of LifeNews.com

Court Dismisses Charges Against David Daleiden for Exposing Planned Parenthood – S. Ertelt
Nike Close to Amazon Deal That Should Terrify Dick’s, Foot Locker & Under Armour – D. Green
The Little-Known Final Interview of Ted Bundy: Adult Films Motivated Me – Cthlc News Agency
America & the Geopolitics of Upheaval – Hal Brands & Eric Edelman, The National Interest
Open Marriages Happier? Not So Fast, Family Research Expert Says – Liberty McArtor
iPhone Happened because Steve Jobs Hated a Microsoft Worker – Matt Weinberger, BI
The Reason for Human Reason – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture
Outdoor Clothing Company Patagonia Funds Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz – Micaiah Bilger
ls Large Scale Immigration the Only Answer to Population Decline? – Marcus Roberts, Mrctrnt
Dynastic Demolition in Singapore? – Michael D. Barr, East Asia Forum
How Elon Musk Will Recoup $1 Billion SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets – Dave Mosher, Bsnss Insdr
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