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MONDAY EDITION

Reihnhard Cardinal Marx GermanyThe Church in Germany Is Crashing and Burning

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Film on Miracles Intends to Explain the Inexplicable – Tonia Borsellino, Catholic News Agency
Why the Church Can’t Change Teaching on Capital Punishment – Feser Ph.D. & Bessette Ph.D.
Arkansas Bishop Expects, But Doesn’t Command, that Mass be said Facing the People – Fr. Z
The New Challenges of the Francis Papacy – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
St. Maria Goretti and the Demise of the Catholic Blogosphere – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Fr. Hunwicke Weighs In on the Ad Orientem Controversy – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
Pope Francis and His Unofficial Spokespeople – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Civilization Edition; Your Input, Comments, Ideas & Suggestions – Chief Editor, Big Pulpit
Reports Emerge of Teens Convulsing from ‘Charlie Charlie’ Demonic Game – Cthlc News Agncy
Same Sex Parenting Increases Depression in Children – Susan Yoshihara Ph.D., Catholic Lane
The Three (3) Types of Friendship According to Aristotle – Saint Peter’s List

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SUNDAY EDITION

Vatican Press Office Greg Burke Pope FrancisThe Vatican Has a New Spokesman from the U.S., and it Means Big Things

by Sara Spitt

of epicPew

On the State of the Church: Misusing St. JP2 to Alter Doctrine – Frs. G.E. Murray & M.A. Pilon
Come Study What Jesus Didn’t Do (Even if the Bible Says He Did) – Randall Smith Ph.D., TCT
8 Big Ways Women’s Healthcare Has Failed Women – Jessica McAfee, epicPew  (linked fixed)
The Unchanging God Will Be Nice to Me – Guy McClung Ph.D. J.D., Catholic Stand
Re-Turning Towards the Lord – Jacob Gruber, Christian Renaissance Movement
Keeping Up With The Joneses – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Abp. Chaput’s Guidelines for Amoris Laetitia Serves as Model for Church – Joan F. Desmond
I Shouldn’t Worship a God I Can Understand – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Rflctns of a Cth Scientist
Cannons and Canons – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Pilgrimage to Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish in Cincinnati – Kasia I., Ignitum Today
Revisiting Subsidiarity: Temptations and Limits – Hadley Arkes Ph.D., The Catholic Thing

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SATURDAY EDITION

Saint Maria GorettiThe Moral Theology of St. Maria Goretti

by Debbie

of Saints 365

Caught Not Simply Taught, Then Swept Into The Heart of The Church – Melanie Jean Juneau
Catholicism Without Apologies: Introduction – Maolsheachlann, Irish Papist
10 Inspirations & Facts About the First Martyrs of the Church in Rome – Justin McClain, epcPw
Societies Driven by Scientism Continue to be a Foul Idea – Robert P. Lockwood, OSV Nwswkly
St. Thomas Aquinas Is Right: The Crucifixion Should Disturb You – Shaun McAfee O.P.
A Moratorium on the Word Love: A Bit Half Serious Proposal – Bo Bonner, Catholic Beer Club
Climb a Tree to See Christ – Travis C. Headley, Forty Something Faith
Who Is God? – Francis J. Beckwith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
10 Amazing Facts about the Power of the Eucharist – Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, Aleteia
Physics Explains the World but Faith Gives It Meaning – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., N.C. Register
Fatima Visionary Predicted ‘Final Battle’ Would be Over Marriage, Family – Cthlc News Agency

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FRIDAY EDITION

Lego Rosary10 Special Catholic Gifts For Those Who are “Difficult to Buy For”

by Laura Hensley

of epicPew

The Staircase St. Joseph Built in New Mexico – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP on Photography and Beauty – Fr. Ray Blake, Fr. Ray Blake’s Blog
Fanatical Ideas and Reasonable Convictions – Mitchell Kalpakgian, The Civilized Reader
The Uses of Disgust – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine
Universal Call to Detachment – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Lane
Stewarding Retirement: Why a Christian’s Work Never Ends – Joseph Sunde, PowerBlog
Dogs In Church: A Good Idea? – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
Scholasticum Institute: Advancing Scholastic Theology in the Modern World – Rorate Cæli
Why My Child Is Being Baptized by a Priest I Seriously Disagree With – Shaun McAfee O.P.
God’s Not Mean So Hell’s Not Possible – Allison Ricciardi, Catholic Spiritual Direction
A Crucifix Without the “INRI” Seems Incomplete – Kevin Di Camillo, National Cthlc Register

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THURSDAY EDITION

Fr George William RutlerThe Fearless Wit and Wisdom of Fr. George William Rutler

by K.V. Turley

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Finding the Way of Beauty – Carrie Gress Ph.D., The Catholic World Report
How the Early Church Incorporated the Shroud & Sudarium in the Mass – Edward Pentin
8 Essential Terms to Have a Successful Catholic-Protestant Conversation – Matt Swaim, epcPw
3 Latin Eucharistic Hymns Every Catholic has Once (Maybe?) Heard – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Why the Universe Can’t Be Merely a Brute Fact – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
Everything Wrong with the Catholic Dating Scene – Alex R. Hey, epicPew
Spiritual Direction from a Mediocre Homilist – Russell Brewer, Ignitum Today
Rogue Priest, Mexico’s George Washington – Beverly Stevens, Regina Magazine
Discovering the Transformational Love of Christ – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
It’s Time for a Nobel Prize for Mothers – Amanda Evinger, National Catholic Register
An Apologia for Deviancy? – John Paul Meenan, Crisis Magazine

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

Jesus Carrying the CrossOne Rule To Follow To Grow In Holiness

by Thomas Clements

of Ignitum Today

The Grace of Christian Marriage Is a Fruit of Christ’s Cross – Susanna Spencer, N.C. Register
Evelyn Waugh’s Forgotten Battle to Preserve the Latin Mass – Clare Bowskill, Catholic Herald
The Earliest Known Marian Prayer from A.D. 250 – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Showdown in the Philippines: President Duarte vs. Cardinal Tagle – Luke Coppen, Cthlc Hrld
New Texas Rules: Provide Funerals for Aborted Babies Instead of Selling Baby Parts – M. Bilger
The Consequences of 50 Years of Poor Catechesis: 2 – Gene Von Son, Catholic Stand
The Lesson of Chilcot: We Need Just War Theory More than Ever – Aaron Taylor, Cthlc Hrld
Dioceses Struggle to Pay Priests’ Pensions – Brian Fraga, OSV Newsweekly
Times Eye of the Tiber’s Satire Wasn’t Satirical Enough to Obviously be Satire – Shaun McAfee
Taking Another Look at Pascal’s Wager – Susanna Spencer, National Catholic Register

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TUESDAY EDITION

Catholic Merchandising Selling TruncatedHave Catholic Merchandise You Want to Sell? Someone Just Made It Ridiculously Easy

by Shaun McAfee, O.P.,

of epicPew

Fr. Paul Scalia’s Funeral Homily for Lizz Lovett (Requiescat in Pace) – Carrie Gress Ph.D.
The Consequences of 50 Years of Poor Catechesis: 1 – Gene Von Son, Catholic Stand
Wherein Pope Francis and Cardinal Burke Agree about ‘Amoris Lætitia’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
Religious Liberty on Tenuous Ground – Editorial Board, OSV Newsweekly
A Jesuit Reacts to Cardinal Sarah’s Request that Priests Celebrate Ad Orientem – Fr. Z’s Blog
What’s Wrong w/ the Financial System? A Social Credit Perspective – M. Oliver Heydorn Ph.D.
The Liquidation of Christianity – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing
Why It’s Wrong to Force ChristianMingle.com to Offer Gay Dating Services – Trent Horn, Ct An
Any Religion Ghosts? Massive San Francisco Homelessness Project Comes Up Short – Julia Duin
Government Fees That Perpetuate Poverty – Anthony Bradley, PowerBlog
The Problem of the Unofficial Papacy – Nicholas Senz, Crisis Magazine Crisis Magazine

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TECHNOLOGY MONDAY EDITION

Twitter Logo Holy See Vatican City Flag Catholic Church14 Catholics Who are Winning Twitter

by Fr. Matthew Schneider, L.C.,

of Aleteia

The Smartphone and The Virgin – Mark Movsesian, First Things
Coming Soon in Virtual Reality: “The Story of Christ” – Benjamin Wiker, Natl Cthlc Register
Facebook Is Creating an Ever More Silent Majority – Madeleine Teahan, Catholic Herald
The Vatican Digital Library Is Now Online, Here’s What You Need to Know – Shaun McAfee, eP
The Peculiar Endurance of the Physical Signature – Josephine Wolff, Slate
Gamer Mat. Patrick: Why He Gave Pp. Francis Free Access to His Game Undertale – Carol Glatz
EWTN Has a Neat Game That Teaches Kids the Mass, Church & the Catholic Life – Daphne Vega
Teleology in the Digital Age – Jordan Zajac, First Things
Stop Virtue Signaling On Social Media And Help Someone – Mitch Hall, The Federalist
Cyberwarfare Comes of Age: The Internet Is Now Officially a Battlefield – Steve Ranger, ZDNt
Slack, the Facebook Slayer – Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic

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MONDAY EDITION

New Pocket New Testament RSV CE by Scepter Publishing 2016The New Pocket Revised Standard Version-Catholic Edition New Testament, by Scepter Publishers, Is Now Available!

by Stuart Dunn

of Stuart’s Study

Wealth and the Spirituality of Social Solidarity – Dawn Carpenter, Catholic Stand
For the Restoration of Reason and Reality – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
A Sex Ed Success Story – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register
Seven Saints Who Called Out the Scandalous “Hook-Up” Culture – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew
Was Noah’s Ark Shaped Like a Pyramid? – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
ACLU Uses Abortion as Lever to Shut Down Catholic Agencies’ Work w/ Minors – Peter J. Smith
American Catholicism: Mediocre By Design – Mattias A. Caro, Ethika Politika
A Final Headache in My Spotlight Oscar Hangover – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, These Stone Walls
10 Ways to Pray Unceasingly and Still Get All of Your Work Done – Laura Hensley, epicPew
Grand Public Architecture: Why Is This No Longer the Operative Model? – P. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
After a Stranger Raped Me, I Refused an Abortion, Now I Have No Regrets – Libbie Peters, LN

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SUNDAY EDITION

Dark Dim Lights Movie TheaterThis 400 Year-Old Saint’s Story Won Big at a Rome Film Festival

by Maggie Maslak

of the Catholic News Agency

Seven Disappointed Saints, and How They Dealt With It – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Fr. Vincent Capodanno’s Story of Heroism Being Filmed for TV – Joseph Pronechen, N.C. Reg
Nine Mesmerizing Videos of Churches Filmed by Drone – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Serve Outcasts in New Doc. Film – Jacqueline Burkepile
Confession: A Pain that Ends in Joy – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers
Our Lady of Guadalupe and the New Evangelization – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
A New Institute for the Study of Scholastic Theology and Philosophy – Gregory DiPippo, N.L.M.
Love Your Enemies and Pray for Them – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Filipinos are in Love with the Mary & the Baclaran Shrine Is Proof – Antonio Anup Gonsalves
10 Ways Listening to Gossip Can Hurt Your Soul – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Natl Cth Register
Pope Chosen “Low-Profile Pastor” as Next “Primate of the Americas” – Austen Ivereigh, Crux

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SATURDAY EDITION

HellThe Sexual Rhythm of Rock Music

by Peter Kwasniewski, Ph.D.,

of Views from the Choir Loft

You’ll Never Guess what These Popes are Eating, but You’ll Want Some, Too! – Chloe Mooradian
The St. Benedict Medal: When the Church Is No Longer Messing Around – Angelo Stagnaro
Pocket RSV New Testament (Scepter Publishers) – Stuart Dunn, Stuart’s Study
On the Future – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
The Great Books vs. The Great Conversation – Joseph Pearce
Jean-Paul Sartre: ‘Bathroom Bill’ Philosopher Extraordinaire – Brother André Marie
Try Not To Obsess – Kasia I., Ignitum Today
What Abortion, Domestic Violence & Sex Trafficking All Have in Common – Laurel Shaler Ph.D.
Are We in the Womb of Mary, or the Womb of Deception? – Lilla Marie Lottinger, Cthlc Stand
When Should We Ignore Tradition? – James Kalb, The Catholic World Report
Author Says a New Religion Persecutes Christians – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

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FRIDAY EDITION

World Youth Day WYD Krakow pilgrim pack Poland 2016On the Eve of World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland

by Gretchen R. Crowe

of OSV Newsweekly

Abstinence Education Works, Condoms Don’t: New Teen Pregnancy Data – Rebecca Oas Ph.D.
The Story Behind 54 American Cities Named After Catholic Saints – Matt Vander Vennet, eP
Community and Economic Development: Transforming Our Cities Through Love – Liz Crandell
How to Survive Summer if You’re a Lonely Catholic – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
The Long Unmarked Grave of Henry VIII – Reverend Patrick G. Burke, Paddy
Whither Britain After ‘Brexit’? – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Planned Parenthood Videos Haunted Me–Still Do – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand
Supreme Court Decisions Show Dogmas of Sexual Revolution Trump All Rights – Abp. W.E. Lori
California Dreams Up Nightmare for Catholic Education – Patrick Reilly, Natl Cthlc Register
Spielberg’s Enchanting Take on Dahl’s Endearing BFG – Lauren Enk Mann, The Dispatch
Pope Francis Names Archbishop Cupich of Chicago to Congregation for Bishops – Elise Harris

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