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CIVILIZATION THURSDAY EDITION

Nigel Farage beerBrexit and the Moral Vision of Nationhood:  Cosmopolitans vs. Nationalists (A Highly Recommended & Profound Read)

by Alastair Roberts

of Mere Orthodoxy

Brexit Is “Directly Related to the Reconfiguration of the Catholic Church” – Massimo Faggioli
Apostasy in England and Europe – Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine
Europe’s Free Speech Problem: A Cautionary Tale – Paul Coleman, Public Discourse
Cultured Hicks: Christiane Amanpour Breaks – Rod Dreher, TAC (link repaired)
Free Markets Are Necessary But Not Sufficient – Joe Carter, PowerBlog
The Forgotten Story of the German Economic ‘Miracle’ – Samuel Gregg, Acton Commentary
When Islamists and Secularists Agree – Tom Hoopes, Crisis Magazine
The East Berlin Uprising, June 16-17, 1953 – Karl F. Mautner, Moments in U.S. Dplmtc Hstry
Deng Xiaoping’s Bloody Power Play on June 4, 1989 – Samuel Chi, The Berlin Zoo
Hath Melted Like Snow in the Glance of the Lord – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Cthlc
Propaganda Pictures of Occupied France Under German Rule – Becky Evans, The Daily Mail

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4th of July 1819 Philadelphia John Lewis KrimmelNatural Rights and Social Duties

by Mimi Teixeira

of the PowerBlog

via the Acton Institute

William B. Allen on the Common Foundation of Christianity & Modern Politics – Marc V. Maas
A Pledge Betrayed: Obama Nullifies Conscience Rights – Richard M. Doerflinger, Public Dscrs
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and Natural Law Jurisprudence – Joe Kral, TaChF
If the Right to Life Is Unalienable, Assisted Suicide Is Unconstitutional – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
Racism and Homophobia – Zac Alstin, Mercatornet
Brexit: A Short Guide for Perplexed Americans – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Cthlc
Majority of Economists Surveyed Are against the Universal Basic Income – Veronique De Rugy
New Mexico Supreme Ct. Unanimously Rules There’s No Right to Assisted Suicide – Dv. Andrus
New A.P. History Curriculum Drops Religious Influences of Western Civilization – Mat. Archbold
Neutered by Neutrality: The Abiding Influence of John Rawls, Part Two – Randall Smith, Pb Ds
United Way Sent $3 Million to Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz in 2015 – Steven Ertelt, Lf Nws

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THURSDAY EDITION

Rhoda Wise stigmataRhoda Wise: Intercessor Behind Mother Angelica’s Healing

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

of Catholic News & Inspiration

To Save Religious Liberty, Focus on Media Ecology – Pete Spiliakos, First Things
Distributist Experiment That Worked: Flandria Village, Until State Stepped In – Karl Schmude
I Quit My High Tech Job to be a Fundraiser for the Church, I Did Well – Brice Sokolowski, C.H.
Free Trade and Catholic Social Teaching – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine
Summer Books for a Billionaire – K.E. Colombini, Crisis Magazine
Heythrop College Principal Resigns – Catholic Herald
In Vibrantly Catholic Poland, Growing Secularism Produces New Challenges – Filip Mazurczak
African Bishop Blasts the Black Genocide of Abortions of U.S. Black Babies – Steven Ertelt, LN
A Pastor Reflects on Cardinal Sarah’s Call to Face East Together – Msgr. Charles Pope, The Reg
What Polynesian Languages Teach Us about the Ad Orientem Liturgy – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
More Nuns Called to Rome! Sisters of Mercy – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

Cardinal Sarah Addresses UK Sacred Liturgy Conference 2016Robert Cardinal Sarah: Priests Should Start Saying Mass ‘Ad Orientem’ at Advent

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

10 Great Books About Priests – Kevin Di Camillo, National Catholic Register
Six Challenging Novels the Popes Want You to Tackle – Stephen Mirarchi, epicPew
The Washington Post “Explains” Pope Francis to Us – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Dispatch
English Transcript of Archbishop Gänswein’s EWTN Germany Interview – Edward Pentin
A Comparison Between Church and Military Symbols – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Sarah’s Inaugural Address at Sacra Liturgia UK – Matthew Hazell, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Shows Why Science Can’t Build a Utopia – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers
Quebec Orders Palliative Care Doctors to Kill Patients in Euthanasia – Wesley J. Smith J.D., LN
Quæritur: Would Using Birth Control to Delay Children Invalidate Marriage? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Steubenville Receives “Reconsecration” to Blessed Virgin Mary – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
10 Things Michael Cook Gets Wrong in His Criticism of Papal Critics – Carl E. Olson

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TUESDAY EDITION

Azmans Market Practical DistributismA Visit to Azman’s Market a Traditional Mom and Pop Business, an Example of Practical Distributism

by John M. DeJak

of The Distributist Review

Cistercians Return to the Ruins of an Abbey Destroyed by Henry VIII – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Hopelessness and Hope: the End of Roe vs. Wade – Jesse Johnson, The Aquila Report
The Latin Conference Every Priest Needs to Know About – Liturgy Guy
Hilarious Catholic Jokes That Everyone Should Memorize – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
19 Amazing Quotes from the Last Month of St. Therese of Lisieux’s Life – Theresa Williams
How to Talk to LGBTQ Supporters – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, Catholic Stand
Catholic Care Home in Belgium Fined for Refusing Euthanasia – Simon Caldwell, Cthlc Herald
Can an Outdoor Catholic Wedding Be a Powerful Evangelization Tool? – Peter Jesserer Smith
Man Isn’t Meat – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Archbishop Deals Potentially Fatal Blow to Rising Vocation Numbers – Jan Bentz, Life Site
Fr. Lombardi: Reports of Vatican Administrator for Medjugorje ‘Premature’ – Edward Pentin

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CIVILIZATION MONDAY EDITION

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - FEBRUARY 17: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Parliament on February 17, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Putin is in Budapest on a one-day visit, his first visit to an EU-member country since he attended ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France in June, 2014. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The European Union & the Fate of the West

by Viktor Orbán

Why a Nexit Would be Good for the Netherlands – Chhay Lin Lim, Notes on Liberty
A Christian Renewal? What Brexit Means for Traditionalists – Stephen Turley, TIC
All Not Quiet on NATO’s Eastern Front – Andrew Michta
What Does the Rise of Europe’s New Right Mean for Christians? – Joseph Pearce, TIC
The Age of Disintegration – Patrick Cockburn, TomDispatch.com
Beyond Radical Secularism – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
Lies and Modern Journalism: How the Media Reported Brexit – Joseph Pearce, TIC
Brexit: Why Britain Voted Leave – Nathan Pinkoski, Public Discourse
The Dark World of Fyodor Dostoevsky – George Panichas, TIC
A Crash Course in Capitalism and Socialism – Joe Carter, PowerBlog
How Equality Destroyed the Carnegie Family – Ted McAllister, TIC

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GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION

Father Thomas Reese Sophist Near Heretic Dishonest Deceptive Snake WormOrwellian Obama and the Jesuit

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Catholic, Clarence Thomas’ Seven Incisive Quotes From 25 Years In Office – Ramona Tausz
The Court Has Completely Destroyed Its Own Legitimacy – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
With My Hand Over My Heart . . . – Lawrence P. Grayson, National Catholic Register
God Bless America, Even You Kuntzman – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Brexit the Movie – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Supreme Court vs. Women’s Health – Deirdre Cooper, Public Discourse
The Star of David Is Also Christian – Frank Rega, The Shield of Faith
Bill Clinton Meets the Attorney General in Private Meeting – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACthlc
Benghazi Report Released – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Trump v. Clinton: Pass the Popcorn – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
James Dobson Reports: Trump Has Found Jesus – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

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MONDAY EDITION

St Junipero Serra Angelus News Archdiocese of Los AngeleseLos Angeles Archdiocese Moves ‘Always Forward’ With Launch of Catholic News Platform

by Peter Jesserer Smith

of the National Catholic Register

Pope Francis: Toward Which Pontificate? – Andrea Gagliarducci, MondayVatican
If We Can Keep It – Serena Sigillito, Public Discourse
A Role Model for Bishops – Fr. C. John McCloskey III, The Catholic Thing
Saving the Shrine of the North American Martyrs – Peter Jesserer Smith, Natl Cthlc Register
Fr. Emil Kapaun, Shepherd in Combat Boots, One Step Closer to Canonization – Kathy Schiffer
There was No Music on Calvary – Christian Renaissance Movement
10 Things You Should Know about Catholics and the American Founding – Bradley J. Birzer
New Novel, ‘The Missionaries’, Mocks Secularist Attempts to Mimic Christianity – F.S. Lerner
10 Saints and Future Saints Born in America – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Blessing of the Beer: Benedictio Cerevisiæ Included in 17th-century Roman Rite – D. Esparza
On California College Bill Controversy, Media Drift Toward One-Sided Reporting – Jim Davis

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SATURDAY EDITION

Pretty FlowerThe Chastity, Mercy, and Love of Saint Maria Goretti

by Birgit Jones

of Catholic Stand

Leadership 101 for Dads – Patrick Simons, Practical Ponderings
Most Precious Blood of Our Lord: Liberty f/ Sin, Peace & Tenderness of Hearts – S. Huntzinger
Fortnight For Freedom: Archbishop John Ireland on Patriotism – Donald R. McClarey J.D.
The Visitor – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Six Catholic Books for Your Summer Reading – Shaun McAfee O.P., National Cthlc Register
35 Sometimes Hilarious Things Popes Have Signed or Autographed – Ryan Mayer, epicPew
Abortion Doc Quits When Baby Keeps Breathing After Abortion – Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
Hospitals are Quick to Declare Patients Brain Dead to Harvest Their Organs; Why? – Bra. Mattes
Doesn’t Joseph Merrick, “the Elephant Man,” Deserve a Christian Burial? – Daniel Esparza, Alt
“The Innocents” Is a Gripping Saga of Triumph Over Tragedy – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grc
A Cinematic Lesson in Hope – George Weigel, The Dispatch

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FRIDAY EDITION

Catholic EnlightenmentRevisiting the The Catholic Enlightenment

by Leroy Huizenga, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic World Report

He Escaped Communist Vietnam on a Fishing Boat & Now He’s a Bishop – Antonio A. Gonsalves
Book Review: “Invited” & Interview With Author Stephanie Calis – Anabelle Hazard, Cth Stnd
Study Shows Catholic Church has Highest Retention Rate – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
The Trouble With Secularist Witch Hunts – Mary Eberstadt, National Catholic Register
Chinese Church Conundrum: Why Did Bishop Ma Recant? – Brian Fraga, Natl Cthlc Register
The Vanishing United States – James Day, Crisis Magazine
Zika and Foetal Abnormalities – Reverend Patrick G. Burke, Paddy
Pro-Lifers Discover Again the Perils of Indirection – Hadley Arkes Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
New York Daily News Apparently Thinks Benedict XVI Is a “Quitter” – Shaun McAfee O.P., eP
Death Penalty Fosters Revenge, Not Justice, Says Pope Francis – Catholic Herald
Woman’s Guilt After Abortions – Sarah Terzo, LifeNews.com

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THURSDAY EDITION

(Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek, Cod. St. Peter perg. 92, fol. 1v. Manuscript, reproduced in "An illustrated history of the Knights Templar", James Wasserman. Via Wikimedia Commons)
(Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek, Cod. St. Peter perg. 92, fol. 1v. Manuscript, reproduced in “An illustrated history of the Knights Templar”, James Wasserman. Via Wikimedia Commons)

Blessed Raymond Lull and the World’s First Computer

by Angelo Stagnaro

of the National Catholic Register

The Young, Dying Nun Whose Smile Touched the World – National Catholic Register
The Mysterious 70 (or 72?) Disciples: Mass Readings Explained for 14th Sun in O.T. – Brant Pitre
Ordinariate Liturgy et al. at Sacra Liturgia 2016 – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement
SSPX Issues Statement Clarifying Its Position With Rome – Edward Pentin, Natl Cthlc Register
Fr. Z Fisks SSPX Statement – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
On the Pope’s Remarks While Returning from Armenia – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Dsptch
Pope Francis on Apologizing to the Same-Sex Attracted (and More) – Jimmy Akin, N.C. Rgstr
Seven Years Behind These Stone Walls – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, These Stone Walls
The Data on Children in Same-Sex Households Get More Depressing – Mark Regnerus, Pub Dis
Why Did the Vatican Reverse the Ruling on Marian Apparition in Lipa? – Shaun McAfee O.P., eP
Breaking Down Whole Woman’s Health: A Critical Abortion Ruling – Stephanie H. To, Cth Std
For the Brexit Aftermath post (June 24, 2016) click here.
For the Orlando Jihadist Massacre Post-Mortem post (June 24, 2016) click here.

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

Francis ThompsonWas a Famous Catholic Poet Jack the Ripper? The Case Against Francis Thompson; Updated

by Thomas L. McDonald

of the National Catholic Register

Is This Cave in Turkey the Place Where Saint Peter Celebrated Mass? – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
As Abortion Industry Loses, Here’s 5 Ways It’s Attacking Pro-Life Pregnancy Ctrs – Jay Hobbs
Why Did Medieval Knights Fight Snails? – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Saving Marriages by Healing Old Wounds and Selfishness – Richard Fitzgibbons, Mercatornet
How Did This Mythical Animal Make Its Way Into a 5th-Century Church? – Daniel Esparza, Alt
Afterlife Insurance: Planning For the Judgment of Your Soul – Angelo Stagnaro, N.C. Register
Heartwarming TJ Maxx Commercial Features 6th Grade Girl w/ Down Syndrome – Emily DeRois
On the Relationship Between Catholicism and Science – Brian Jones, Crisis Magazine
Students for Life Groups Now Outnumber Planned Parenthood Campus Groups 4-1 – Life News
Icons of Mercy: Paying the Ultimate Price for Mercy St. Maximilian Kolbe – David Werning
Cooperative Education – Jack Quirk, The Distributist Review
For the Brexit Aftermath post (June 24, 2016) click here.
For the Orlando Jihadist Massacre Post-Mortem post (June 24, 2016) click here.

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