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SAINT PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD MONDAY EDITION

23 May AD 2016 16 Comments

Iraqi Christian Girl — Note: This is not the girl mentioned in the article, but this is an actual Christian refugee from Iraq. (Photo: Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah)

With Final Words, Christian Girl Begs Forgiveness for I.S.I.S. for Killing Her

by Matthew Archbold

of the National Catholic Register

Five (5) Great Places of Islamic History in the U.S. – Furqan Shaikh, Patheos
The Crusades Were a Reasonable Response to Unchecked Islamic Aggression – Ang. Stagnaro
Why Are Millions of Muslims Becoming Christian? – Sherry Weddell, National Cthlc Register
Pope Francis Hails Election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London – Staff Reporter, Catholic Herald
Priest Tortured by Muslim Terrorists Tells Story of Christian Genocide – Angelo Stagnaro
How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for I.S.I.S. – Carlotta Gall, The New York Times
Why Pope Francis’ Visit Matters to Armenians – Mary Rezac and Elise Harris, Cth Nws Agncy
Islam: Reform & Other Options – Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing
Nigerian Bishops Ask Their President for Action on Christians’ Rights – Catholic Lane
The Suffering of Syria’s Christians Taught Him How to be a Priest – Catholic News Agency
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23 May AD 2016 8 Comments

(Photo: Gage Skidmore)

The Catholic Left Makes a Sneaky Case for Voting Hillary

by John Zmirak, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

Zero Catholics, Two Protestants, One Difficult Choice – Gene Van Son, Catholic Stand
China’s Coming Revolution – Gordon G. Chang, The National Interest
Should America Want to be Like Europe? – Bruce P. Frohnen J.D.
The Suicide of Venezuela – Joel D. Hirst’s Blog
New Study Warns The Poor are Paying More & More for Everyday Purchases – Max Ehrenfreund
Univision Promotes ‘Make America Mexico Again’ – Daniel Garza, News Busters
SCOTUS Ruling on HHS Mandate Impacts Catholic Colleges – Justin Petrisek, Catholic Lane
Trump and the Mob – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Decapitated Churches in China’s Christian Heartland – Ian Johnson, The New York Times
The Promises and Perils of Christian Politics – Russell Kirk
Why Not All Pledge to be Respectful This Election Season? – Gretchen R. Crowe, OSV
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MONDAY EDITION

23 May AD 2016 6 Comments

What Pope Francis and Medical Experts Say About the Bathroom Agenda

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

of the National Catholic Register

Bear Growls: Father Rosica – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
This Pontificate Is “Fast Becoming the Most Centralising” in Recent Vatican History – Rrt Cæli
Philosopher Peter Kreeft Offers Advice on Holiness, Saintliness – Jean M. Heimann, The Rgstr
Benedict XVI: Never Told Anyone Publication of 3rd Secret of Fatima was Incomplete – Fr. Z
10 Things No Theology Teacher Ever Misses During Summer Break, Ever – Sara Spitt, epicPew
Europe Starts Their Own ‘Get Religion’ Website – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion
Thoughts on Captain America: Civil War – Kasia I., Ignitum Today
Want to Learn How to Navigate Science in the Light of Faith? – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D.
Serving the World Through Our Children – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
Deaconesses: a Reasoned Approach – James Griffin, One Peter 5
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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22 May AD 2016

Why Even Faithful Catholics Suffer From Mental Illness

by Melanie Jean Juneau

of Catholic Stand

How to Respond to Obama’s Bathroom Law to Public Schools – Th. Farnan & Mary R. Hasson
The Man Behind Catholic U’s Largest Donation Ever – Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report
First Traditional Personal Parish in New England: Nashua, New Hampshire – Rorate Cæli
Synodality? Collegiality? Not So Much – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
A New and Improved God: A Response to Liberals/Modernists – David Carlin, The Cthlc Thing
Reason #74 for Summorum Pontificum – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Cardinal Sarah: Utopia Without God Will Always Fail – Charlotte Hays, National Cthlc Register
Founding Organization of ‘Baby Boxes’ Saves First Life – Eddie O’Neill, OSV Newsweekly
A Return to Female Deacons in the Church? – Michael Heinlein, OSV Newsweekly
Cardinal Says Italian Gov’t Has Effectively Legalised Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Catholic Herald
The Moral Wrong of Physician-Assisted Suicide – Alexander Schimpf, Crisis Magazine
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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SUNDAY MORNING EDITION

22 May AD 2016

The Fluid Magisterium of Pope Francis

by Sandro Magister

of Chiesa

Transgenderism and The Emperor’s New Clothes – Marcia Segelstein, Natl Cthlc Register
She Went to One of Most Pro-Abortion Univs. But Became Pro-Life – Micaiah Bilger, Lif Nws
A Subjective Definition of “Death” Would Unleash Great Evil – Wesley J. Smith, First Things
Self-Sorting and Living in a Silo? Well, the Stakes Have Been Raised – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
Saintly Defiance On Stage – Alexi Sargeant, First Things
Don’t Let Our Cathedrals Become Museums! – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Growing Older: Live Life to the Fullest Through Prayer and Service to Others – Bill Dodds
Forms of Lay Spirituality – Howard Kainz Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Strong Daughters Need Strong Fathers – Patty Knap, National Catholic Register
Early Female Mystics and Martyrs: Perpetua and Felicity [Podcast] – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
Rerum Novarum: One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Later – Jack Quirk, The Distributist Review
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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21 May AD 2016

Another Unhappy Feminist Turns on Francis

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

New Portable Altar In Action! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
I Woke Up Today and Decided That I Am a Mermaid, Affirm Me! – Paul McCusker, N.C. Register
Feminism and the War on Masculinity – Benedict Augustine, Maccabee Society
An Intellectually Robust Case for Christianity – Jack Carrigan, Catholic Herald
An Inexpensive Pilgrimage? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
In One Way the Church Really Is the Successor of the Roman Empire – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
Chants from the Recent Mozarabic Mass in Rome – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Mvmnt
Africa Could Teach England a Lot about Building a Culture of Life – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Hrld
Distributism: An Awkward, Accurate Name – David J. McGinty, The Distributist Review
The Old Man and the New Man – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
Audio: Samuel Gregg on God, Profit, and the Common Good – Marc Vander Maas, PowerBlog
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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21 May AD 2016

Jan van Helmont 1650-1714 Portrait of the Black Canon Augustinian Nuns in Antwerp

Why This Sister Started Wearing a Traditional Habit Again

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

of the National Catholic Register

Come Out Virginia, Don’t Let ‘Em Wait (Catholic Girls Start Much Too Late) – Kelly Thomas
Pro-Life Doctor Purchased an Abortion Clinic and Kicked Out the Abortion Doctor – Jay Hobbs
Hook-Up Culture Is Making Women Miserable, Study Finds – Catholic News Agency
What to Look for in a Catholic University? – Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller, OSV Newsweekly
The Top Five Ways Catholics Evangelize Today – Nick Alexander
Descended Into Hell & Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise: How This Fits? – Marshall Ph.D.
Mary O’Regan: Why I Wouldn’t Want to be a Female Deacon – Mary O’Regan, Catholic Herald
Wives of Priests Reveal Their Unique Vocation as Spiritual Mothers – Peter Jesserer Smith
The Most Holy Rosary: Our Simple Breviary (Part 5) – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
The Solemnity of the Holy Trinity – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
‘To Ignore the Poor Is to Despise God,’ Pope Francis Says – Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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GOD & CAESAR FRIDAY EDITION

20 May AD 2016 6 Comments

Hillary Clinton Blasts Donald Trump’s Supreme Court List: I Want Judges Who Love Abortion

by Steven Ertelt

of LifeNews.com

Dear Mr. Trump: Want to Make America Great Again? Start w/ Marriage – La Ruffa & Towers
The Dying of the Third-Party Dream – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Beware the Populist Leader Promising a New Dawn, Disaster Will Follow – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
A Christian Response to Europe’s Crisis – Joseph Pearce, Catholic Herald
As Venezuela Crumbles, Will America’s New ‘Socialists’ Pay Attention? – Joseph Sunde, P.B.
Transgender Controversy Engulfs Religious-Freedom Bills – Peter Jesserer Smith, N.C. Rgstr
Atheists Against Freedom – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Marxism: The Most Destructive Superstition – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
When Engaging in Politics, Keep the Four (4) C’s: Civility, Compassi. . . – Abp. Joseph E. Kurtz
Donald Trump Names His 11 Top Picks to Replace Antonin Scalia – Peter Jesserer Smith
How Authoritarian Socialism Caused Venezuela’s Collapse – Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, The Wk
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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FRIDAY EDITION

20 May AD 2016

My Realistic Solution to the Problems in Amoris Laetitia: Possibly Withdraw the Document or Revise It

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Flanders Diocese Demands Priestesses Now! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Facebook Criticized for Changing Patricia Heaton’s Pro-Life Post to Anti-Abortion – M. Bilger
That Time Jesus Appeared in the Sky of Mexico – Catholic News Agency
Gender Ideology: Personal Disorder & Personal Sin – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Marianist Priest Suspended after Sex Abuse Allegations at Long Island School – N.C. Register
Doctors are Calling Patients Like Her “Brain Dead,” But It Turns Out That’s False – D. Andrusko
Restoring a Christian Culture Depends on How You Live, Not Where You Live – Brianna Heldt
How One Small Community Lived the Works of Mercy – Gretchen R. Crowe, OSV Newsweekly
Learning to Appreciate Church Documents – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
Why Is the Vatican Audit Still on Hold? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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19 May AD 2016 3 Comments

Blessed are the Bloggers

by Stephen Bullivant

of Catholic Herald

New Baby? Chicago Archd. Has Working Moms & Dads w/ 12 Week Paid Leave – N.C. Register
Living for Likes: The Danger of Living to Please Others – Sam Guzman, The Cthlc Gentleman
O Joyful Catholics, Where Are You? – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life
In Praise of Carl E. Olson – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Four Hooks On Which Pope Francis Hangs His Thought – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Insurance Refuses to Pay for Lifesaving Surgery for Baby Born w/ Trisomy 18 – Micaiah Bilger
Church Officials Criticise Mexican Prez Proposal to Legalise Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Cthlc Herald
Abortion Activist Assaults Pro-Life Advocate, Screams “This Is Not Violence” – Micaiah Bilger
Biblical Preaching and Healing the Culture – George Weigel, The Dispatch
A Christian Response to Europe’s Crisis – Joseph Pearce, Catholic Herald
Newspapers Sift Rumors of a Brewing United Methodist Church Split – Jim Davis, Get Religion
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19

19 May AD 2016 13 Comments

No Power to Redefine Marriage

by Fr. Gerald E. Murray

of The Catholic Thing

Francis: “I Can Say: Yes, Period” – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Professor Thomas Stark Interviews Cardinal Burke on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
Love, Mercy, Justice: Communion for the Divorced & Remarried – Fr. Noah Carter, One Ptr 5
Cardinal Müller’s Remarks on Amoris Lætitia, Some Analysis – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
On Exhortation, Müller Resists and Fernández Reveals – Maike Hickson, One Peter 5
Does Amoris Laetitia Retreat from Absolute Moral Norms? – Richard A. Spinello, Crisis Mgzn
The “Amoris Laetitia” of Cardinal Müller – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Podcazt 146: Spinello: Does Amoris Laetitia Retreat from Absolute Moral Norms? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Amoris Laetitia, Beyond the Controversy – Luke Arredondo, Ignitum Today
Bp. Paul Hinder: Amoris Laetitia Unlikely To Have a Big Impact in the Muslim World – Asia News
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19 May AD 2016

Fr. Z Rants About the Church Losing Her Moorings

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Compares Islam’s Inherent Drive for Conquest to Christ’s Great Commission – Cr. E. Olson
Fr. Thomas Rosica: Catholics Have Filled the Internet with Venom and Vitriol – Catholic Herald
The Fact-Free Universe of Transgender Activism – Kevin Clark, Crisis Magazine
‘Judge Not’ Doesn’t Mean Don’t Make Judgments – David Carlin, Catholic Answers
Cardinal Sarah Rebukes ‘Demonic’ Attacks on Family at Washington Breakfast – Claire Chretien
Full text: Cardinal Sarah at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Catherine Harmon
Video: Clarity f/ Card. Burke on Marriage, Indissolubility & the Challenges We Face – Fr. Z’s Blg
To Acknowledge the Existence of Sin Is to Claim We Understand – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Our Lady Said “Yes!” – Marissa Standage, Ignitum Today
Video: S.S.P.X.’s Bishop Fellay Speaks Exclusively to the Register – Edward Pentin, N.C. Rgstr
Amazing Promise of Adult Stem Cells & How the Church Supports It – Eli. Harris & Kv. J. Jones
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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