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REGULAR THURSDAY LATE EDITION

Why You Can’t Meet The Health Professionals Who Object To Transing Kids

by Liz Harrison,

of The Federalist

Fake Catholic News Website Shuts Down – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Declining Order Leads to Katharine Drexel’s Shrine to Close at Year’s End – Jim Graves, OSV
Adapting the Liturgy to Our Decadence – Robert Cardinal Sarah, The Catholic Thing
“The Godless Gestapo” Demands Football Coach Cease All That God Talk – Matthew Archbold
Cath. Univ., Duquesne, May Ban Chick-fil-A ‘cuz They Support Real Marriage – One Mad Mom
Forsaking The Family, Surrendering Civilization – Rod Dreher, TAC
Blessed Karl and the Resurgence of Christian Hungary – Suzanne Pearson, The Remnant
Politics Disguised as Science: When to Doubt a Scientific ‘Consensus’ – Jay Richards
On Misreading The Benedict Option – Rod Dreher, TAC
The Secularist’s New Response to Mental Illness: Killing People – Wesley J. Smith J.D., LSN
Empirical Science and the Transcendentals – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Pro-Life Group Endorses Karen Handel in Georgia Congressional Runoff – Life News
Can Government Withhold Benefits from Churches? Supreme Court Will Decide – Lisa Bourne
How to Get People to Click Your Donate Button – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
New Study Finds Preborn Babies May Feel Pain in the First Trimester – Cassey Fiano, LSN
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REGULAR WEDNESDAY EDITION

Robert Mickens Is Exactly Wrong About Priestly Vocations; Here’s Why

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Why Are So Many Lesbians Getting Pregnant? – Glenn Stanton, Public Discourse
Vatican Orders Matthew Festing Not to Travel to Rome for Order of Malta Election – E. Pentin
Video Shows Just How Out of Control Irish Media Bias is on Abortion – Cora Sherlock, LN
Planned Parenthood Killed Girl in Botched Abortion That Left Part of Her Baby Inside Her – LN
How to Accompany Catholics With Same-Sex Attractions – Judy Roberts, NC Register
This Beautiful New Catholic Journal Book for Girls Is Taking Pre-Orders! – ChurchPop
Man Kills 3 at Catholic Relief Servs., Shouts ‘God is Great’ in Arabic As He’s Arrested – S. Smith
Video: Abortionist Nearly Runs Over Priest after Stealing Pro-Life Signs – Lisa Bourne, LSN
The March for Science is Really a March for Conformity – Jonathan Wells, The Stream
Texas Making It Difficult for Women to Get Abortions & Politico Can’t Hide Its Concern – GR
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack Near Egypt’s St. Catherine’s Monastery – Maggie Michael
Family of Facebook Murder Victim: We Forgive the Killer – Catholic News Agency
Missouri: Religious Groups Now Eligible for Certain State Grants – M. Hadro, CNA via NCReg
Catholic Leaders Praise Rulings Granting Stays to Arkansas Death-Row Inmates – CNA via NCRg
Czech Bishop Demands Asylum for Chinese Christians – Catholic News Service via Cthlc Hrld
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REGULAR TUESDAY EXTRA

A Handbook for Faithfully Interpreting Amoris Lætitia

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Black Men Speaking Latin – William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal
College Student Goes Ballistic in Attack on Pro-Life Display – Steve Weatherbe, LSN
Erdogan’s Victory Is Bad News for Turkey’s Christian Minority – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Does History Repeat With Amoris Lætitia Confusion? – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Why Read Great Books? – David Randall, First Things
Abortion Activist: Yes, You Should be Forced to Pay for Abortions – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
Who are the Coptic Christians? – Paul Rowe Ph.D., The Conversation
Late-Term Abort Clinic Shoots Babies Thru the Heart With Poison to Kill Them – Ch. Sullenger
Can Subsidiarity Restore American Self-Government? Bruce Frohnen, TIC
Syrian Christians Need Guns – Johannes De Jong, The Stream
Protecting Religious Liberty Safeguards All Children on the Playground Equally – Nth. Bruno
Turkey, Secularism, and Religion – George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
For Iraqi Christians After Islamic State, Hope Amid the Ruins – Lauren Ashburn, The WSJ
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EASTER TUESDAY EDITION

Excellent BBC (Surprise) Documentary on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

from the BBC

via YouTube

Quæritur: “Private Mass”. . . Mass “Without People” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Pentecostals Come Home to Rome — Eastern (Catholic) Rome, That Is – Nicholas W. Smith
Why We Worship On Sunday – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Did Jesus Descend to Hell, Sheol, or Paradise After His Death? – Dave Armstrong, NC Register
Catholicism Has No Teaching on the Earth’s Age – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
Baruch Is There, Just Sometimes As Part of Jeremiah – Tom Nash, Catholic Answers
Was Jesus Inconsistent with His Use of Metaphors? – David Rummelhoff, Catholic Answers
Bach’s St. John Passion: A Living Masterpiece of Christian Heritage – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Grabbing the Lion of Judah’s Tail – Ken Kniepmann, Catholic Stand
The Alpha and the Omega – Pamela Hedrick Ph.D., Saint Joseph’s College Theology
The Origins of Confession (The Mass Readings Explained); Video – Brant Pitre Ph.D., TSP
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REGULAR TUESDAY EDITION

Urgent: Benedict XVI’s new text about Sacred Liturgy – The Russian Preface™

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Questions about Pope Francis’ Easter Mass in St. Peter’s – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Abortion Activists are Moving From Choice to Forcing People to Promote Abortions – S. Ertelt
The Carthusian Option – Stev Hep, Catholic Scot
The Phony Diversity of the ‘March for Science’ – John West, The Stream
Yuval Noah Harari’s Dystopia – Rod Dreher, TAC
By Their Fruits (and Their Names) You Shall Know Them – Fr. Shenan Boquet, Life Site News
Nervous Communist China Ramp Up Religious Persecution – Doug Bandow, The Japan Times
How UN Implements China’s 2-Child Policy & What Should be Done – N. McGovern & O. Enos
Planned Parenthood Received $553.7 M In Tax Dollars to Push Abortion – Ran. O’Bannon Ph.D.
Beatification Cause Begun for French Priest Slain at Altar – Mélinée Le Priol & Clr. Lesegretain
War, Terrorism & the Christian Exodus from the Middle East – Robin Wright, The New Yorker
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EASTER MONDAY LATE EDITION

‘Our Catholic Faith Defines Us,’ Says Family with 18 Kids

by Katie Warner,

of the National Catholic Register

Six Things People Get Wrong About the Resurrection – Carl E. Olson, Natl Catholic Register
Quæritur: I’m 80 and I Can’t Kneel for Communion at a Traditional Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
50 Catholic Converts: Notable New Church Members Over the Last Century – Matthew Bunson
Do We Know the Exact Date of Christ’s Resurrection? Here’s Intriguing Evidence – ChurchPop
But What Exactly Is Easter? – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic World Report
And With Whose “Spirit” ? – Guy McClung, Catholic Stand
The Resurrection of Christ in Art – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Mary Magdalene: The Beloved of The Beloved – Stev Hep, Catholic Scot
Easter Chocolates, Slavery & Our Responsibility as Christians – Lorelei Savaryn, Cthlc Stand
Pope Francis’ 2017 Urbi et Orbi Easter Message – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
How Psalm 23 Prefigures the Sacraments of Initiation – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., NC Register
Celebrating Easter in ‘the East’; Eastern Rite Catholic – Amanda Evinger, NC Register
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Beauty and the Beast’s Obeisance to the Big Gay Machine

by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Fascinating Exchanges Over the Meaning of Amoris Lætitia; Is Some Clarity Emerging? – Fr. Z
A Catholic Cry from the Wilderness: Save Our American Protestants! – Ross Douthat, The NYT
Benedict XVI: The Crisis that has Subverted the Church Is a Crisis of Liturgy Above All – RCæli
I’m Not Ashamed of My Faith: Air Force Officer Punished for Being Christian – Fr. Mark Hodges
The Turmoil In France – Rod Dreher, TAC
Facebook Continues to Censure Christian Voices on Hot Cultural Topics – Rod Dreher, TAC
Free Speech For Me, But Not For Thee – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Ideology Is Poisoning Storytelling and Rattling Readers – Thomas M. Doran, The Dispatch
People Praying Outside Planned Parenthood Hit by Vehicle – N. Manna, Lincoln Journal Star
Czech Bishop Demands Asylum for Chinese Christians – Jonathan Luxmoore, Cthlc News Serv.
Easter and Syrian Genocide: What Americans Can Learn – Nancy Flory, The Stream
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HOLY SATURDAY EDITION

When Jesus Stormed the Gates of Hell: The Forgotten Events of Holy Saturday

from ChurchPop

Only a Good Catholic Will Get a Perfect Score on This Quiz. . .Just Kidding – Chloe Mooradian
Did Jesus Rise? The Extreme Apostle Says Yes, the More Extreme Atheist Says No – David Mills
“The Case for Christ” and a Stubbornly Historical Religion – Bishop Robert Barron S.T.D.
Four Reasons to Believe Jesus Was Really Crucified – Matt Nelson, Catholic Answers
Scripture and Science: Historical Day of Christ’s Death in AD 33 – Taylor Marshal Ph.D.
A Complete Course in Biblical Theology: Readings for the Vigil – John Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
What Happened to the Phrase “Soldier of Christ?” – Fr. Basil Cole O.P., Truth & Charity Frm
How Much Do You Know about the Catacombs? – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew
Cardinal Rob. Sarah Calls Abortion the “Greatest Tragedy of Our Time” – Steven Ertelt, LN
Catholicism in the East, in Print & Onscreen – John M. Grondelski, National Catholic Register
LifeSite Is Hiring for Vatican Correspondent, Journalist, etc. . . – Life Site News
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GOOD FRIDAY EDITION

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, “Christ Crucified”, c. 1677

9 Things You Need to Know About Good Friday

by Jimmy Akin,

of the National Catholic Register

Have a Bleak and Blessed Good Friday – John Zmirak Ph.D., the Stream
Love Devotion to Mary? Want to Defend Her? Get. This. Book! – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
5 Lenten Sacrifices You Still Have Time to Make – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Priest Hit with Car at Pro-Life Vigil Forgives Pro-Abortion Attacker – Lisa Bourne, LSN
The Real Purpose of Temptation Might Surprise You (and It’s Not for Sinning!) – Laura Hensley
Living With Only a Thin Veil Between Earth & Heaven – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
The Often-Overlooked Saints of Good Friday – Thomas Craughwell, Natl Catholic Register
Thinking It Through: The Consequences of Polygamy – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
A Benedictine Nun of the Melkite Order on the Other Side of The Wall – Claire Bastier, LCI
Help for Mothers of Young Children During Mass – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Easter Explained: ‘Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?’ – Fr. C. John McCloskey III, NC Reg
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FRIDAY NEWS EDITION

Why the Vatican Sounds Increasingly Anglican
by Father Dwight Longenecker,
Standing on my Head

Fr. James Martin Appointed to Handle Pope’s Twitter, Vatican Radio, Website & TV – Cal-Cthlc
Fr. James Martin’s Vatican Appointment Will Only Embolden Gay Activists – Doug Mainwaring
Pinkshirts On The Move: Any Opposition Officially Labeled “Hate Group” – Rod Dreher, TAC
Official Rips Critics of Bill that Allows Gov’t to Seize Children f/ Christian Homes – L. Laurence
How Shall We Respond to an Increasingly Hostile, Secular Culture? – Russell Shaw, The CWR
Canada’s Main Catholic Charity has a Dirty Little Secret about Abortion – Pete Baklinski, LSN
How the Hail Mary Pass Got That Name – Angelo Stagnaro, National Catholic Register
N. Carolina Bill: SCOTUS Overstepped Constitution in Legalizing Gay ‘Marriage’ – Fr. M. Hodges
2 Lies the Planned Parenthood Abortion Business Wants You to Believe – Ran. O’Bannon Ph.D.
President Trump-Signed Law Gives States Right to Defund Planned Parenthood – CNA via NCRg
Why Don’t We Care About the Slaughter of Christians? – Michael Brown, The Stream
Are Babies Left to Die When They Survive Abortion? The Horrifying True Stories – Car. Novielli
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THURSDAY NEWS EXTRA

Tucker Carlson and Piers Morgan Discuss the Silence over Muslims War on the Cross

by Matthew Archbold

of the Creative Minority Report

The Silent Suffering of Same-Sex Attracted Men: An Unspoken Epidemic – John Stonestreet
A Bleeding Host in Argentina? Bishop Investigates Alleged Eucharistic Miracle – CNA
Father Samir: Egypt’s Palm Sunday Terror Reflects a Sickness Within Islam – Edward Pentin
Mom Furious after Daughter Implanted w/ Dangerous Contraception on School Trip – LSN
The Cross ISIS Couldn’t Destroy – Fr. Benedict Kiely, Catholic Herald
The Decay of Political Culture in the West – Pierre Manent, First Things
Teens are Becoming Transgender Because It’s Trendy, Expert Says – Fr. Mark Hodges, LSN
The Case for Christ – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
A Planned Gift to Build the Temple – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
10 Babies Born Alive After Botched Abortions in 2015. . .in Just 3 States – Carole Novielli, LN
Doctors Call for More Organ Harvesting from Euthanasia Victims – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
Mormon Blog Opens New Chapter, Will Become a Nonprofit Book Publisher – Peggy F. Stack
Faith Motivates Kickstarter for Newspaper to Print Hopeful Headlines – Emily McFarlan Miller
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MAUNDY THURSDAY EXTRA

9 Fact You May Not Know About Holy (Maundy) Thursday

by Chloe Mooradian,

of epicPew

If It’s Holy Thursday, it Must Be Time to Discuss Foot Washing – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy
The Easter Triduum: Entering Into the Heart of Our Faith – Jean Heimann
The Ten Commandments – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Book that Captures the Drama of Christ’s Final Days on Earth – Francis Phillips, CH
The Three Crosses: Snapshots of Our Journey – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
The Reconciliation of the Public Penitents on Holy Thursday at Sarum – Gregory DiPippo, NLM
Whatever You Did for the Least of These. . . – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Last Minute Encouragement For Your Holy Week – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
How My Ash Wednesday Cross Went Viral – Carol Monaghan, Catholic Herald
Good Friday Reminder: Fasting, Abstaining, and You – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Is Easter a Pagan Celebration? – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
What was Mass Like for the Early Christians? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Stripping of the Altars – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
The Chalice: Simili Modo, Postquam Coenatum Est. . . – Paul Claudel, Rorate Cæli
There’s Some Peter, Thomas and John in All of Us – Travis C. Headley, Forty Something Faith
Pope Francis’ Chrism Mass Homily – Full Text – National Catholic Register
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