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MONDAY EXTRA

The Trump Melt Down and The Catholic Church

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Teen Vogue’s Pro-Abortion Assault on Underage Girls – Stephen Herreid, The Stream
An Unholy Trinity of Bad Liturgical Hygiene – Kevin T. DiCamillo, Crisis Magazine
Ad Orientem News, A Bishop Opines – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Green Light on the Confessional – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
Fifty Shades of Darker Double Standards – Teresa Tomeo, The Dispatch via The Cth Wor Rep
The Brewing Philippine War Between Duterte & The Church – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, CS
The Archived Life: On Scrapbooking, Catholic Liturgy & Transitional Justice – Melvyn Foo, IT
How Does Catholic Identity Affect Hookup Culture? – Jason King, First Things
Why I Decided to be a Stay-at-Home-Wife – Chloe Mooradian, Old Fashioned Girl
The Need for a Catholic Ministry to Transgendered Persons – Mary Rezac, Cthlc News Agency
Why Do Catholic Priests Wear Fancy Robes? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Natl Catholic Register
Abortion Widens the Gender Gap and Exploits Women – Brian E. Fisher, Public Discourse
The Necessity for Interior Purification – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
SNAP in the Spotlight – Wayne Laugesen, National Catholic Register
Can We End the Need for Abortion? One Organization Aims to Find Out – Cthlc News Agency

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MONDAY EDITION

Are President Trump and Steve Bannon Conspiring with Cardinal Burke to Thwart Pope Francis?

by John Zmirak, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

Losing My Religion: How Church Music Causes Unbelief – Nick Chui, Ignitum Today
“Po Si Jiu!” Red Guards Arise! Crush the Reactionaries!; Cardinal Burke Et Al– Fr. Z’s Blog
Fr. Peter West Under Fire For Being Pro-Life – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
A Clear and Present Danger to Catholic Doctrine, Practice, Identity – Fr. Z’s Blog
The PostPersons: Part II; Playing Pretend Gender & Marriage – Guy McClung Ph.D. J.D., CS
Facebook: Facts or Fury? – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Rprt
Girl Boy Scouts . . . and 71 Other “Gender” Options – Paul Kengor, Crisis Magazine
Amoris Lætitia & The Scourge of Subjectivism – Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek, The Catholic Thing
Most Dems Think Christians in Muslim World Treated Better Than US Muslims – Mat. Archbold
La Civiltà Cattolica and the “Spirit of the Age” – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum
Securing True Religious Freedom – The Editors, National Catholic Register
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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SATURDAY EDITION

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How to Survive the Collapse of Western Civilization, Like a Catholic!

by Rod Dreher

An Apology – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Coverage on Syria is Biggest Media Lie of All Time: Interview w/Priest in Syria – Père Dan. Maes
Do You Believe This? – Charles Johnston, Now That I’m Catholic
The Liturgical Creeps – Eamonn Clark, Christian Renaissance Movement
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls – Owen Jarus, Live Science
Our Dying (Secular and Catholic) Universities – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
The Story of Salvation; Importance of Old Testament – Charles Johnston, Now That I’m Cthlc
Welcoming the Stranger Then and Now – Susanna Spencer, National Catholic Register
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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FRIDAY EDITION

What is the Sword That Pierced Mary’s Soul?

by Taylor Marshall, Ph.D.

The War on Fat and the Dumb Ox – Michael Accad M.D., Crisis Magazine
The Sacred English Form of the Roman Rite – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
The Death of Unconditional Love – Doug Mainwaring, Public Discourse
What Do We Know About St. Cornelius the Centurion? – Kevin Di Camillo, NC Register
The Dignity of Work; JP2: The Worker Always More Important Than Profits, Machines – The Reg
Was St. Simeon in Luke 2 also the Son of Hillel the Rabbi? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
Why are the Vatican Archives “Secret”? – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
How to 10x Your Number of Major Gifts in One Weekend – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
How To Say Bye to Someone You Love, When the Heart Won’t? – Esparza & L.I. Ream-Spain
Samuel Gregg on Secularism in France – Devin Ryan, Powerblog
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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THURSDAY EDITION

The Church of God in Christ Responds to Catholic Scholars

by Charles E. Blake,

of First Things

Pope Francis, Steve Bannon, and the Neopelagian Crisis – Shaun Kenney, Ethika Politika
David Clohessy Resigns SNAP in Alleged Kickback Scheme; My Part in This – Fr. Gor. J. MacRae
Glasgow Priest Attributes ‘Miraculous’ Recovery to Venerable Margaret Sinclair – CNA via Reg
Can I Really Trust a Shepherd? – Allison Gingras, Catholic Stand
Sirico: Betsy DeVos Confirmation Best Choice for Education Crisis – Fr. Robert Sirico, Pwrblg
Conscience & Disagreements on Social Teachings – Fr. Mark A. Pilon Ph.D., The Catholic Thng
Should the Mass Reflect a Pope’s Personality? – Nicholas Senz, The Dispatch via The CWR
Paul Ehrlich Brings His Bad Economics to Vatican – Devin Ryan, Powerblog
Catholicism Still Emerges in Europe’s Political Races, but at the Margins – The Economist
Hope For Catholic Healthcare – David Clayton, Beauty of Catholicism
This Surfing School in Chile was Created for Kids With Down Syndrome – Giselle Vargas, CNA
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

Reexamining Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Faltering Prediction of Muslim Conversions Through Our Lady of Fatima

by William Kilpatrick Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Synod-Talk, Again: All-In Catholicism vs. Catholic Lite – George Weigel, First Things
Freemasons & Their Craft: What Catholics Should Know – Sandra Miesel, The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
Pope Francis’s Traditionalists: The SSPX – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Bishop Zubik Asks Twitter Followers How Best to “Change” the Mass – B. Williams, Ltrgy Guy
The Comforts of the Betsy DeVos War – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Adultery Always Present, Normalising It a Very Modern Mistake – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
17th-Century Catholic Samurai-Martyr Beatified – Catholic News Agency/EWTN via The Reg
Can You Sin Simply Via Your Own Thoughts? – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
Christ Sometimes Calls Men to the Priesthood in Dramatic Ways – Patti Maguire Armstrong
Concerning Some Bad Ideas About How to “Enrich” the Traditional, Extraordinary Form – Fr. Z
Martin Scorsese and Mel Gibson Have “a Kind of Theological Kinship” – Ross Douthat, NRO
‘Integration Tsar’ Defends Remarks on Catholic Schools – Staff Reporter, Catholic Herald
On Immigration, Winning Cheap Grace – Jason Scott Jones, The Stream
Septuagesima, Shrovetide and Pancakes – Stephanie Mann, National Catholic Register
St. Josephine Bakhita, Former Slave, Is Patron Saint of Trafficking Victims – H. Brockhaus, CNA

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

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Iceland Knows the Secret to Stopping Teen Substance Abuse, Is Anyone Paying Attention?

by Zoe Romanowsky

of Aleteia

A Burke-Bannon Conspiracy Against Pope Francis? Nonsense! – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
How Catholic is Your Stance on Immigration? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Natl Catholic Register
How Worse Than Murder, Inc. Sells Abortion – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Did a Planned Parenthood Throw Pizza Parties if Abortion Quotas were Met? – M. Hadro, CNA
Finland’s Patron Saint, Rediscovered – Alberto Carosa, The Dispatch via The Cth Wrld Rprt
What the Bishops, the Catechism & Aquinas Say About Immigration – Kathy Schiffer, The Reg
7 Reasons Christians Should Consider Supporting School Vouchers – Joe Carter, Powerblog
François Fillon Brings Faith Back to the Public Debate in Secular France – Devin Ryan
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Church’s Voice at the Capitol – Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register
Is a Meeting between Pope Francis and Donald Trump on the Horizon? – Catholic News Agency

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TUESDAY EXTRA

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‘Horrible Picture’: Dutch Woman Restrained by Family While Being Euthanized

by Celeste McGovern

of the National Catholic Register

Repeal the Johnson Amendment to Free Religious Speech – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis
Can We Afford New Art? Yes! Beauty & Superabundance in a Small Appalachian Parish – Clayton
What the Saints Would Say About ‘Mindfulness’ – Dan Burke, National Catholic Register
See the Beauty Through the Storm and Say Thank You – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
The 14th-Century ‘Golden Haggadah’ is Now Online – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Is Liberal Democracy Closer to Communism or Catholicism? – Jerry Salyer Ph.D., The CWR
Harry Connick Jr. on Faith, Family, Hosting a TV Show – Carl Kozlowski, Cthlc News Agency
Senate Bill Would Move Funding from Planned Parenthood to Women’s Health – CNA via NCReg
Social Respectability as Religion in Flannery O’Connor’s “Revelation” – Mit. Kalpakgian Ph.D.
Meeting with Men of God: A Catholic Men’s Conference on the Year of Mercy – Mark C. McCann

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TUESDAY EDITION

Influential German Bishops’ Official Discusses State of His Country’s Church

by Edward Pentin

of the National Catholic Register

Sermon on the Mount: Anger, Lust, Divorce, Swearing (Mass Readings Explained) – Pitre Ph.D.
Real Humility – Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand
6 More Beautiful Churches in California – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
On “Mutual Enrichment” & “Universae Ecclesiae”; Re: Fr. Stravinskas – Fr. Alb. P. Marcello III
Order – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
On Race and Identity Politics – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
(Natural) Law Matters – Adam J. MacLeod, Public Discourse
Australian Bishops Apologize for Church’s Failure in Sex Abuse Crisis – Elise Harris, CNA
The Role of Gregorian Chant in Ministry & Religious Education – Paul Senz, The Cthlc Wor Rep
This Proposed Law Would Protect Doctors Who Object to Abortion – Matt Hadro, CNA

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MONDAY EXTRA

Pope Francis: A Church Progressively Under Attack?

by Andrea Gagliarducci,

of Monday Vatican

A Turning Point in the Culture War? – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
The Great Forgetting; Losing the Culture War With Poor Catechesis – Rod Dreher, TAC
Liturgical Rollercoaster: Recent Proposal for 14 “Improvements” to TLM – Kwasniewski Ph.D.
The Truth is Not Up for Negotiation; Regarding Amoris Lætitia – The Catholic World Report
Ugliness and Faux Outrage at the D.C. Women’s March – Peter Maurice, Crisis Magazine
SNAP Founder & Pres. Barbara Blaine Resigns as Pressure Mounts from Multiple Lawsuits – DFP
What Does Vulgarity, Anger & Hatred Really Say? – Allison Ricciardi, Natl Catholic Register
Who Will Protect Nigeria’s Northern Christians? – Douglas Murray, The Spectator
Celebrating Ordinary Time Extraordinarily – Deacon Greg Lambert, Catholic Stand
US Bishops Launch Campaign Urging Trump to Protect Religious Freedom – Cth Nws Srv via CH
The Moral Case for States to Pass Partial Birth Abortion Bans – Joe Kral, Truth & Charity Frm

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MONDAY EDITION

Rome Wakes Up to Find City Full of Anti-Pope Francis Posters

by Inés San Martín,

of Crux

A Bannon Apologia – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Iraqi Bp on Refugee Exec Order: Where Were Protesters When Christians Killed – McClarey J.D.
Maltese Church Once Defied Secularisation, Now Bishops Surrendered – William Oddie Ph.D.
Once Euthanasia Voluntary, It’ll Become Irresistible, Ask the Dutch – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Vetting the Executive Order – Robert P. George D.Phil. & Angela Wu Howard, First Things
Podcast: Is Secularism Losing Its Grip on France? – Madeleine Teahan, Catholic Herald
Fake News, Executive Orders, and Immigration – Caleb A. Verbois, The Dispatch
The Religious Liberty Front Line Today – Rod Dreher, TAC
A ‘Marshall Plan’ for Iraq: Rebuilding Christian Villages on the Nineveh Plains – Maria Lozano
Immoral Uses of Biotechnology, Even With Good Intentions, Nevertheless Evil – Rebecca Taylor
Catholics Bring Light to the Darkness of Opioid Addiction – Nicholas W. Smith, NC Register
Protecting Society w/o the Death Penalty – Cassandra Hackstock, Truth & Charity Forum

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

No Music Is Good Music

by Kevin Aldrich,

of Catholic Stand

The Ozarks: A Good Place for Catholics – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
On Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees, Look to Pope St. John XXIII – Omar Gutiérrez, NCRg
5 of the Most Beautiful Churches in California – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
A Surprising Choice for Krakow – Catholic News Agency via the National Catholic Register
Healing the Father Wound – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
Fostering Young Vocations (Part 5) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Pope Emeritus Benedict’s Favorite Music – R. Jared Staudt Ph.D., National Catholic Register
Learning to Accept God’s Will – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
SSPX Bishop Fellay: Personal Prelature Offer Under Consideration – Elise Harris, CNA via Reg
Actual Apocrypha in the Liturgy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
A Catholic Populism? – James Kalb J.D., The Catholic World Report
God’s Quiet Miracles – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
How One Woman is Sewing the Sacred – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Why was Mary Purified at the Temple & Did She Receive Sacraments? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
If You Love, You Change – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
African-American Sainthood Causes Illustrate the Beauty of Everyday Holiness – Brian O’Neel

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