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MONDAY EDITION

Woman “Pastor”: Our Culture of Purity Celebrates the Virgin Mary, As a Rape Victim, that Hurts Me

by Matthew Archbold,

of the Creative Minority Report

How The Left Overreached In Court – Rod Dreher
It’s Time to get Into a Good Argument about the Catholic Faith – Dale Ahlquist, The CWR
Did Canadian Bishops “Sacramentalize” Direct Killing, Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide? – Fr. Z’s Blg
Vatican Doc. on Same-Sex Attracted Priests Doesn’t Mean All Barred – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
The Prophet Who Stole Christmas – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Can the Catholic Church Help an Addicted Generation? – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
Why Moral Absolutes Matter – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., The Catholic World Report
Courage to Host Event (2017 January) on Pastoral Approach to Sexual Identity – CNA via NCRg
The Death Penalty is Christian Because It’s Biblical – Joseph D’Hippilito, The Stream
Unconscionable: Threats to Religious Freedom, Conscience in Abortion Debate – Tim Bradley
Fundraiser Planning with God in Mind – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraising.net

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SUNDAY EDITION

The Day Thomas Jefferson’s Daughter Told Him She Wanted to Be a Nun

by Thomas J. Craughwell,

of the National Catholic Register

Another Study: Why Orthodox Churches Grow, Heterodox Churches Shrink – Dallas Morn. Nws
Blessed Bartolo Longo, the Ex-Satanist Who Was Freed Through the Rosary – Angelo Stagnaro
Why (and How) of Daily Prayer & A Guide to Living the Catholic Basics – N.C. Register
“This is Impossible!” A Testimony of Healing – Bart Schuchts, Catholic Stand
‘Judge Not’ Doesn’t Mean Ignore Evil – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers
Cardinal Baldisseri Praises Synodality But Concept is Causing Concern – Edward Pentin, NC Reg
There are Far More Disabled Saints Than You Think – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
The Treasury of the Holy House of Loreto – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
The Domestic Church and the Cross of Christ – Veronica Antz, Truth and Charity Forum
A Remembrance of Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932-2016) – Fr. Francis Hoffman, The Reg
Running to Bethlehem – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today

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SATURDAY EDITION

Religious Freedom, Meaningless Without Truth

by Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Culture

I Was Wrong About Francis (But It’s Not What You Think) – Shaun McAfee O.P., N.C. Register
Quæritur: Baptizing with the Name “Lucifer” – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Too Many Rules’ Usually Means ‘A Rule Against What I Want’ – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers
N.Y. Times: We Just Don’t Get (a) Religion, (b) the Alt-Right or (c) Whatever – Terry Mattingly
Juneau Bishop to Head Dallas Diocese – Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency
Letting God In: The 4th Sunday of Advent – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Granted Pontifical Recognition – Catholic News Agency
Can Small-Scale Illumination Be Adapted for Large-Scale Liturgical Art? – David Clayton, BofC
The Prayers of the Saints – Allison Low, Catholic Stand
Love, Henri: A Wonderful Collection of Letters from Henri Nouwen – Bethanie Ryan, Ign Tdy
In Indonesia, Christian Governor Rejects Blasphemy Charge – Catholic News Agency

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FRIDAY LATE EDITION

Resist This Compromise That Would Crush Catholics

by Patrick Reilly,

of the National Catholic Register

The Supreme Court Case That Could Bankrupt Religious Schools and Hospitals – Emma Green
Diminishing Two Signs of Faith: The Eucharist, the Crèche – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Cthlc Cltr
Did Catholic Spring Groups Undermine Bishops? – Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency
Why Pro-Lifers are Calling This Rule a Gift to Planned Parenthood – Catholic News Agency
So N.Y. Times Editor Said, We Don’t Get Religion; So What? Now What? – Terry Mattingly
New Biloxi Bishop Humbled, Joyed by Appointment – Han. Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency
Vatican: Religion in Public has Never Been More at Risk – Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency
To Be Catholic at College – Kathryn Mihaliak, National Catholic Register
The Generosity Factor: How Giving is Fastest Way to More Donors – Brice Sokolowski, CF
U.K. Pro-Life Groups Express Alarm Over Three-Parent Baby Plans – Madeleine Teahan, CH
The Crisis of Christians in Egypt – Gabriel Said Reynolds, First Things

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THURSDAY EXTRA

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The Esolen Affair: Esteemed Providence College Professor Attacked Over ‘Diversity’

by Brian Fraga,

of the National Catholic Register

Chaplains of Death: An Appalling Document by Canadian Bishops – R.R. Reno, First Things
When is a Heartbeat Not a Heartbeat? When NPR Calls It ‘Sounds from the Fetus’ – T. Mattingly
Charges Dropped Against Founder of the Franciscan of the Immaculate – Marco Tosatti, RCæli
Quæritur: Should I be a Permanent Deacon? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
French Court Rules Down Syndrome Children Disallowed to Smile on TV – Mar. Orlandi Ph.D.
Italy: Priest Cancels Nativity Display to Avoid Offending People – Catholic News Agency
A Reading List for the 22nd Century and Beyond – Daniel Blackman, Natl Catholic Register
Religious Leaders: Sexual Orientation Laws Threaten Freedom – Catholic News Agency
So Catholics Worship Statues, Right? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
D.C. United Defender Too Blessed to Be Stressed – Trent Beattie, National Catholic Register
Moral Hazard: Drones & the Risks of Risk-Free War – Alan Dowd, Providence
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THURSDAY EDITION

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It is as if the Church Simply Caved in Before the World and Its Prince

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Uni. of Notre Dame Community Reacts to Fr. Jenkins’ Trump Commencement Non-Invite – CNS
The Inside Story of the St. Mary’s University Revival – Amy-Jo Crowley, Catholic Herald
Canadian Bishops Baptize Euthanasia – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Thoughts on Letter by Canadian Bishops on Assisted Suicide – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D.
Why I Converted to the Catholic Faith – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
Reading Silence for the First Time – Amy Welborn, The Catholic World Report
How a UK Scribe’s Study of Islam Helped Explain Pakistani Immigrant Gangs’ Sex Crimes – GR
Pier Giorgio Frassati, the Saint Whose Sorrows Never Made Him Sad – Francis Phillips, CH
The Natural Law: A Guide for How to Be Human – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
Major Religious Freedom Law Might Get Christmas Upgrade – M. Hadro, Catholic News Agency
Ohio Governor Kasich Signs 20-Week Abortion Ban but Vetoes Heartbeat Measure – CNA
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

The Persecution of Professor Esolen by His Own Catholic College

by George Weigel,

of First Things

Ad Orientem – How It’s Going – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Note to Pollsters: What “Practicing Catholic” Really Means – Richard Becker, Crisis Magazine
Liberal Churches in Decline While Orthodox Ones Grow, Says Study in Canada – CH
For Years Pius XII Smeared, BBC Retraction Shows the Tide is Turning – William Doino Jr.
Safe Spaces and Special Little Snowflakes – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Our Profound Ignorance of the Crimes of Communism – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., The Dispatch
Our Rich Traditions of Ember Wednesday of Advent – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Common Core & Catholic Education Are Incompatible – R.L. Flynn & Ma. Ann Glendon
Mission, Synodality Key Themes in Latest Round of Cardinal Meetings – Elise Harris, CNA
We Can’t Contracept Our Way to Maternal & Child Health – Rebecca Oas Ph.D., Catholic Lane
Parables And Pericopes For Christian Life – Deacon Greg Lambert, Catholic Stand

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

Quæritur: Holy Ice! Holy Water Freezing in the Stoop

by John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

A Haunting Glimpse of What We Lost: Virgin & Child Returns to England after 600 Years – CH
Christians Who Pray to ‘St. Marx’ are Building the Next Gulag – Fr. Hans Jacobse, The Stream
New Christian Thriller Takes on Proof of Soul in DNA – Perry West, Catholic News Agency
Laïcité and Secularism, There is a Difference – Mark Movsesian, First Things
Free to Create: Why Two Christian Filmmakers are Challenging the Government – Jos. Sunde
How Did a Jewish-American Businessman Become Pius XII’s Greatest Champion? – D. Blackman
Catholic Coloring – Sarah Reinhard, National Catholic Register
How India’s ‘Unreached’ Tribal Areas are Being Evangelized – E. Harris, Catholic News Agency
The Holy House of Loreto – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Better Off, Not Better – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Is Your Doctor Pro-Life? It Matters to the Unborn – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand

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TUESDAY ADVENT EDITION

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Advent at the Oklahoma High Mass Benedictines of Clear Creek Monastery

by Sam Guzman,

of The Catholic Gentleman

Wow, This Christmas Commercial about World War I is Simply Beautiful – Shaun McAfee O.P.
A Parish Turns Toward the Lord for Advent – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
At Last, Jingle Bells in Latin – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Ember Days of Advent – Louis J. Tofari, Romanitas Press
Yes, Advent is a Penitential Season – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
4th Sunday in Advent: Born of the Virgin Mary (Mass Readings Explained) – Brant Pitre Ph.D.
The Amazing Advent(ure) – Ken Kniepmann, Catholic Stand
Advent Sermons of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux-Part III – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Listen to This Beautiful Advent Vid “Prepare Him Room” f/ The Vigil Project – Sh. McAfee O.P.
This Advent, Be Like Joseph: User’s Guide to Sunday, Dec. 18 – Tom Hoopes, N.C. Register
Toting Christ – God-Haunted Lunatic
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TUESDAY EXTRA

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Catholic and Correct: Zmirak’s “PIG Catholicism”

by Brad Miner,

of The Catholic Thing

The Prophecies of Charlie Johnston and His Angel – Howard Kainz Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Redefining Marriage Doesn’t Redefine Birth Certificates, Court Says – Catholic News Agency
Are We about to See the Extinction of Christianity in Egypt – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Quæritur: Rose Vestment on Weekdays after Gaudete Sunday? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Islamic Blasphemy Trial of Jakarta’s Christian Governor Begins – Associated Press via Cth Hrld
The Troubled Lives of Egypt’s Coptic Christians – Erasmus, The Economist
Aborted Children Deserve a Proper Burial – John M. Grondelski, National Catholic Register
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TUESDAY EDITION

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Breaking Bad! Why Missalette Music is Destroying the Faith

by David Clayton,

of Beauty of Catholicism

Rather Than Global Warming, Worry about Wormwood – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture
Looking for Spiritual Reading? Here Are 8 Great Books Worth Checking Out – Erin Cain, Ig Td
Donald Trump and the Canary in the LGBT Coal Mine – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
The Transgender Movement Targets Autistic Children – Elise Ehrhard, Crisis Magazine
The ‘Sindr’ app May Sound Silly, but It’s a Godsend for Young Catholics – Stephen Bullivant
Are Millennials Leading Way in Rejecting Gideon Bibles? Los Angeles Times Says Yes – Julia Duin
Norcia 2017 Calendar Available for Free Download – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Lit Mov
10-Point Biblical Refutation of Sola Scriptura – Dave Armstrong, National Catholic Register
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Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe Edition

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Our Lady of Guadalupe: Miracles, Facts and Fancy

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Ten Amazing Facts About the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Brother Bar. John
Mysterious Marian Painting Highlights West Coast Church – Melanie Radzicki McManus, NCReg
The Fascinating Link Between Lepanto & Our Lady of Guadalupe – Carrie Gress Ph.D., NCReg
Texas Parish Builds a Home for Massive 30-Foot Guadalupe Statue – Associated Press via Crux
Messianic Prophecies: Jeremiah 31: 31-34 – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Why We Should All Try to Be Like Saint Juan Diego – Alex R. Hey, epicPew
Mary’s Surprise Pregnancy and Filters of Grace – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Declaration – Liz Estler, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Queen of Mexico, Our Lady of the Americas – David Pence, Anthropology of Accord
A Fitting Tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
“The Spirit of the Liturgy in the Words and Actions of Our Lady” – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
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