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A False Dichotomy; Between a Child of God and an “LGBTQ”

by Monsignor Charles Cummings,

of Crisis Magazine

Ross Douthat’s Criticism of Lukewarmers is Neither Fair Nor Accurate – Wil. M. Briggs Ph.D.
These Haunting Photo Overlays Capture the Horrors of D-Day – Business Insider
London Jihadist Attack: Time to Stop Pretending Western Values are Universal – J.D. Davidson
Here’s The Real Case For Why Progressives Should Be Pro-Life – Andrew Quinn, The Fdrlst
The Universal Russian Soul – Nathan Nielson, First Thing
Catholics and the Revolutionary State – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis to Meet with Venezuelan Bishops in Attempt to End Crisis – Diane Montagna
A Filipino Bishop has Condemned the Desecration of a Cathedral in Marawi by Islamists – CH
Iraqi Muslims have Joined Christians in Rebuilding a Monastery in Mosul – Cthlc News Agency
Syrian Christians Help Kurds to Liberate ISIS Capital – Johannes De Jong, The Stream
After the Liberation of Mosul: Last Stand for Christian in Iraq – Lars Adaktusson, The J-Post
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Blessed Miguel Pro praying prior to being executed by firing squad.

Photos of This Priest’s Martyrdom were Meant to Dissuade Catholics; That’s Not What Happened

via Aleteia

A Devotional: Conquering Evil with Good Through Prayer – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
Melania Trump was Baptized Catholic, Confirms Card. Franc Rodé – I. Alvarez & M. Vombergar
I Object to Evil Profanation – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
We Took to Arms – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Miracles Happen All The Time and Part II – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
4 Reasons to Go Into Debt for Catholic College – Tom Hoopes, Aleteia
Does the Catholic Faith Permit Artificial Wombs? – Jennifer Fitz, NC Register
Putting My Foot on the Path of the Catholic Faith – Christopher Johnson, The Crpntr’s Brew
“The Latin Mass Has Made Me a Better Priest” – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Need Some Help Communicating? Take Cues f/ These Heroes of the Church – Colette M. Liddy
The Mystery of the Trinity (Sun. Mass Readings Explained Video) – Brant Pitre Ph.D., TSP
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Copy and Past: Boston Globe Again Hides the Truth and Misleads the Public about the Catholic Church Annual Abuse Audit

by David F. Pierre Jr.,

of TheMediaReport.com

The Storm Before The Storm – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
CNN Creates Fake News, Stages Pro-Muslim Demo After London Terrorist Attack – R. Alexander
Whoopi & Joy Behar: Christians Who Don’t Buy Other’s Birth Control are the Taliban – Hartline
Why Mark Zuckerberg’s “Universal Basic Income” is Flawed – Mark W. Hendrickson Ph.D.
Illinois Is Running Out of Money and Time – Douglas Belkin, The Wall Street Journal
How U.S. Universities Became Institutions That Close American Minds – Abraham Miller
Are the Western Balkans Being Re-Balkanized? – Paul McCarthy, The American Interest
How Supreme Court Decision on Pension Plans Affects Religious Hospitals – CNA via The CWR
3 Things on That BuzzFeed Takeout on Christian Health-Care Sharing – Bobby Ross Jr., Get Rel
May Jobs Report Leaves the U.S. Begging for Economic Reforms – Timothy Doescher
My Unborn Baby Saved My Life: Pregnancy Helps I.D. Mom’s Cancerous Tumor – Micaiah Bilger
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“Not All Is Well, Nor Should We Pretend That It Is — Even if This Means Abandoning the ‘New Pentecost’ Narrative of Vatican II”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

The Effect of Lay Participation on the Souls of Priests – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
“Husbands, Love Your Wives. . .: A Note on ‘Submission’ – Adfero, Rorate Cæli
You Lie! Said the Geocentrist to the Catholic Scientist* – Bob Kurland, Catholic Scientist
We Are Facing a Discipline Shortage Crisis – Patrick Coffin, National Catholic Register
What Makes Us Catholic? The Eucharist – Fr. Daniel Pattee, The Catholic Thing
Poll: When Is Last Time You Heard About Hell In Sermon/Homily? – William M. Briggs Ph.D.
The Alms Book is Your Definite Guide to Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
How to Have Supernatural Life – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers Magazine
Crisis in Family and Church Put Under Spotlight – Edward Pentin, NC Register
After Pentecost, was the Church Communist? – Jay Richards, The Stream
Book Review: A Beautiful Catholic ABC Book for Children – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Francis: Pius XII Risked His Neck to Save Jews from Deportation – Diane Montagna, Aleteia
Single but Full of Love – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Pope: Catholics Mistaken to be Christians of Right or Left, Instead of Side of Jesus – Asia News
Whit Monday: Lord and Liberator, Counselor and Comforter – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Pentecost and You – Fr. John Catoir J.C.D., Catholic Stand
Pentecost, Deism, and Secularism – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
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Why There Are Only Two Sexes

by John Skalko,

of Public Discourse

Another Foolish Idea We Should Challenge – Anthony Esolen Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Trans Athlete Beats Girls but Would’ve Placed Last Against Boys [Video] – Rob Shimshock
The Organization Every Parent Needs to Know About – Marcia Segelstein, NC Register
Is the College Business Model Unraveling? – Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
A Tale of Two Atrocities – Fr. Mark A. Pilon, The Catholic Thing
Hope Amid The Ruins: Best Book Review So Far – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
It’s Time To Stop Our Cold Civil War From Heating Up – Clifford Humphrey, The Federalist
Tried in the Court of Twitter: Margaret Court & So-Called Same-Sex Marriage – Michael Cook
Another Terror Attack Hits Britain, but What Happens Next? – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Terrorism, Islam, and Immigration – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Should Younger Kids Have Smartphones? Bill Gates Doesn’t Think So – Calah Alexander
Shocking Stats Show Abortions Increasingly Used to Kill Disabled Babies – SPUC via Life News
Miscarriage Management, What Planned Parenthood Calls Abortion When Illegal – K. Hawkins
Hong Kong Marks 28 Years Since Tiananmen Massacre – Kevin Chan, The Stream
How ISIS Genocide Victims Still Face Discrimination in Kurdistan – CNA via The Cth Wor Rep
President Trump Needs To Fulfill His Promise To Help Iraqi Christians – Ryan Mauro, The Fdrlst
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Italian Exorcist to Jesuit Leader: No, the Devil Isn’t Just a ‘Symbol’

from the Catholic News Agency

via The Catholic World Report

Satan Exists, No Matter What the Head of the Jesuits May Think – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
A New Breed of Archbishops – George J. Marlin and Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
Don’t Worry: The Black Pope is Just a Symbol of the Zeitgeist – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
What to Know About the New Netflix Show, “The Keepers” – Theresa Williams, epicPew
The Alms Book is Your Definite Guide to Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Announcing New Traditional Women’s Religious Order: Filiae Laboris Mariae – Kwasniewski
Abandoning Limbo Would Leave a Serious Gap in Church Teaching – Alan Fimister, Cthlc Hrld
No Politico Wants to Talk about Real Cause of Social Care Crisis, So We Must – Fr. Lucie-Smith
Breastfeeding Is Not Immodest – JoAnna Wahlund, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: First Mass of a New Priest – Requiem? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Portugal Pilgrimage: Walk in Footsteps of Fatima Seers During Centenary – Marion Laffey Fox
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Pope Francis Thumbs UpThe Curious Case of Pope Francis and the “New Natural Lawyers”

by Edward Feser Ph.D.

a Philosopher Blogger

“Comedian” Sarah Silverman Mocks Jesus, Pushes Abortion in Netflix Show – Mark Judge
Pro-Life Leader to Religious Leaders: ‘Your Silence is Killing Us’ – Pete Baklinski, Life St Nws
Kathy Griffin, Cheap Grace, and the Mechanisms of Evil – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Life in Communist Cuba is Nothing Like What Most Americans Have Heard – Arm. Simón
Bruckner’s Hope – Fr. Innocent Smith O.P., The Catholic World Report
Christian Harassment Is on the Rise; Can You Do Anything? – Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News
Diversity Is Our Weakness: University Edition Part CDXVII – William M. Briggs Ph.D.
There’s a Christian Alternative to Health Insurance – Laura Turner, BuzzFeed
Let Us Now Consider Maddi’s Baby – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Christ in Art: Caravaggio and the Noble Normalcy of the Risen Christ – Maureen Mullarkey
How Gender became Political, and the Political became Personal – Wayne J. Ottenbreit
Putin Takes an Orthodox Route to Cement Power – L. Todd Wood, Washington Times
On Not Heading For The Hills – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Largest Catacombs in Rome Soon Will be Opened to the Public – Daniel Esparza
Scientists in Controversial Attempt to Re-Animate “Brain Dead” Patients – Michael Cook
Millennials Want More From Love Than Hookups, Study Finds – Mariana Barillas, The Fdrlst
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Pope Pius XII Looking Not Amused.

10 September 1957 – Pius XII to Jesuits

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Jesus Christ is the Only Sure Way to Heaven – Rebecca Hamilton, National Catholic Register
A Priest’s Warning: You Can’t Ignore God & Still Expect His Blessings – Fr. Bill Peckman
Why is Pentecost called Whitsunday? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Are Things What You Think They Are? Denying Objective Truth – David Carlin Ph.D., TCT
Attention and the Distraction Addiction – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman
10 Quotes That Show Saint Jerome Seriously Hated Heresy – Justin McClain, epicPew
The Alms Book is Your Definite Guide to Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Nine More Fatima Facts – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
Why do Priests Wear Red on Pentecost? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
A Journey Toward Faith: Readers Conversion Stories – OSV Newsweekly
The Feast of Pentecost! Mass Readings Explained – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
The Faithful Witness of Coptic Christians – The Editors, National Catholic Register
Everything You Need to Know about Pentecost – CNA via The Catholic World Report
America and the Sons of St. Patrick – Michael Uhlmann, The Catholic Thing
God’s Grace Will Overcome Dysfunction – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
Justice Will Make You Happy: The Fourth Beatitude – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
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Bradley Cooper

5 Celebrities You May Not have Known are Catholic

by Philip Kosloski,

of Aleteia

The Pope’s Necessary Obedience to the Church – Fr. John Hunwicke
Dialogue with a Protestant: Authority of the Jerusalem Council – Dave Armstrong, Biblical. . .
Does the Christian Tradition Have a Problem w/ Smiling & Laughing? – P. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Flying on Sunday? Many Airport Chapels Offer Mass – CNA via The Catholic World Report
The Alms Book is Your Definite Guide to Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
The Elizabethan Martyr Who Shows Us How to Love Our Faith – Francis Phillips, CH
One Christ, One Christianity: Part II — Ianto Watt, Statistician to the Stars!
Veneration of Images, Iconoclasm, & Idolatry (An Exposition) – Dave Armstrong, Biblical. . .
Praying with Apparitions – Michael R. Heinlein, OSV Newsweekly
The Marian Character of Ad Orientem Worship, Part IV – Zachary Thomas, New Lit Mov
What Do the Alpha and Omega Represent in Christian Art? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
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Fr. David Jenuwine (Photo Credit: Dominic Figueroa/SPSE Napa via CNA)

Priest Plants Himself at Popular Music Festival, Goes Viral on Reddit

by Mary Rezac,

of the Catholic News Agency

Catholic Star Wars Fans: You Must Read This – Shaun McAfee O.P., National Catholic Register
I Don’t Want Your Good Juju – Kathy Schiffer, National Catholic Register
A Healing Word for the Scrupulous and Fearful – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Beautiful Photos of the Pontifical Mass at the Throne in Wisconsin – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Meaning of the Hidden Symbols of the Paschal Candle, in One Infographic – ChurchPop
What Would It Take to Convince You? – Two Catholic Men and a Blog
The Alms Book is Your Definite Guide to Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
The Political Consensus on Sex Education Flies in the Face of the Evidence – David Paton, CH
When Your Pilgrimage Ends in Giving Your Life to Christ as a Martyr – Peter Jesserer Smith, Rg
The Poor Shepherd Girl Who Held the Dying Teresa of Avila in Her Arms – Meg Hunter-Kilmer
The YOUCAT Bible: A Fresh Overview of the Word of God – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
Of Mountains, Deserts & Angels – Mother Angelica on Suffering, Burnout & Faith – K.V. Turley
The Great Good of Bona Fide Catholic Education – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., TaChF
Solitude Among Millions – Sean Morrisroe, Catholic Stand
Strange Gods Before Me: Do Catholics Worship Saints & Statues? – Cynthia Trainque, Cth Exch
Hoping for a Bigger Catch? Have a Priest Bless Your Fishing Boat! – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
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Forget the Paris Accords: Climate Is Socially Constructed, Like Sex

by John Zmirak, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

New U.S. Study: Same-Sex Attracted Not ‘Born That Way’, Sex Orientation Not Fixed – A. Flavio
Does This Study Signal the Death of the Stradivarius Violin? – Gracy Olmstead, The Federalist
Macron and the Uprooting of France – Matthew Del Santo, Lowy Institute
City: You Can’t Sell Blueberries Unless You Affirm “Gay Marriage” – Todd Starnes, The Stream
Who is the Real Vladimir Putin? A New Book Offers Interesting Answers – Francis Phillips, CH
How Kosovo Poisoned U.S.’s Relationship with Russia – Ted Galen Carpenter, Natl Interest
Saving Teens from the Brothels of Bangkok – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
The Right to Health – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal
How Mædieval Towns Paved the Way for Capitalism – Richard M. Ebeling, FEE
The Future of the Venezuelan Crisis – Allison Fedirka, Geopolitical Futures
Ukraine’s Independence Is Key to U.S. Security and Stability – Victor Rud, Forbes
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Pentecost Was Not An Occasion for “Enthusiasm”; Also about That “Speaking in Tongues”. . .

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

of Crisis Magazine

Superior-General of the Society of Jesus: The “Devil” Doesn’t Exist – Rorate Cæli
Only 7 Women in the World can Dress in White in Front of the Pope – Aleteia
LGBT Activist Intolerance on Display Again – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Evidence for. . .
Watching George Cardinal Pell – Philippa Martyr, First Things
Is It Immodest to Wear Deliberately Ripped Clothes? – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
5 Eastern Fathers You Need To Put On Your Reading Read – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
Book Review: The Roots of Pope Francis’s Social & Political Thought – Paul Seaton, Frst Thngs
Self-Denial Should be for Catholics, Too – Melanie McDonagh, Catholic Herald
How to Enthrone the Sacred Heart in Your Home (and Heart) – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
7 Things You can do to prepare for Pentecost – Sherry Antonetti, Aleteia
How to Encourage the Dreams of Your Children – John Clark, National Catholic Register
Feast Day of St. Justin Martyr: Apologist & Father of the Church – Jean Heimann, Catholic Fire
How Can Homebound Catholics Participate in the Sacraments? – Megan Dahle, Catholic Stand
Looking forward to 10 years of Summorum Pontificum – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Feast Day of Saint Angela de Merici, Virgin – Eddie Masters, Regina Magazine
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