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THURSDAY EXTRA

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`Francis and the Deaconesses

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Alice Von Hildebrand Sheds New Light on Fatima – One Peter 5
Katie Couric on the Catholic Church: “Progressive” to Understand Science – Sha. McAfee O.P.
Lady Gaga Clashes with Catholic Blogger Over Criticism of Her Lifestyle – Madeleine Teahan
Pope to Set Up Commission to Study Possibility of Women Deacons – Edward Pentin, The Rgstr
Why Bishops Love the European Union – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Mystery Pen Pal Converted After Writing to Flannery O’Connor – Nic. Köhler, The New Yorker
New Philippines President ‘To Visit Pope Francis To Say Sorry For Insult’ – Catholic Herald
Is Weeping Mary Statue in California a Miracle? – National Catholic Register
May 12, 1935: First Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Cth
Christian Projects: A Drop in the Ocean of Negativity – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
Why Is the Vatican Cosying Up to Communist China? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Cthlc Hrld
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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Pretend Woman Pretend CatIt May Be Real For You, But Not For Me (The World of Pretend)

by Karlo Broussard

of Catholic Answers

The Non-Profit Law Firm on the Front Lines of the Religious Liberty Fight – Jim Graves
Heard the Claim That 1 in 3 Women Will Have an Abortion? It’s False, Here’s Why – Mat. Clark
Is “Contemporary” Church Music a Good Example of Inculturation? – Peter Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Proof-Texting Jesus, Post Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal Style – Frank Weathers, YIMCatholic
Explaining the Authority of the Pope on Infallibility via Sensus Fidei – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky
Quæritur: Blessing of Olive Oil and Incense – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Italian Parliament Backs Same-Sex Union Bill – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Univ. of Notre Dame to Honor Joe Biden & John Boehner: At What Cost? – Fr. Ray. J. De Souza
The Gift of the Spirit: Readings for Pentecost – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Open Your Eyes to Creation – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Gathering the Human Family: The Readings for the Vigil of Pentecost – John Bergsma Ph.D.
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

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Funny Meme by epicPew Chlore Mooradian10 Sassy Icons Who Literally Can’t Even Right Now

by Chloe Mooradian

of epicPew

Dutch Medics Euthanise Sex Abuse Victim – Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald
Christians Flee Muslim Persecution and Find. . .Persecution – Matthew Archbold, Crt Min Rep
Giving Preference to Christian Migrants – Filip Mazurczak, Crisis Magazine
Martyr Executed by French Revolutionaries Set for Sainthood – David V. Barrett, Cthlc Herald
Why Does the Media Ignore the Criminal Past of Communism? – Christopher Szabo, Mrctrnt
The Wounded Healer – Diane McKelva, Catholic Stand
Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Pentecost Illumines the Night – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, T.S.W.
Catholic Univ. of America’s B-School Integrates Virtue, Vocation & Work – Peter Jesserer Smith
Pro-Life Leaders Decry Scandals, Urge Catholic Colleges to Reject Culture of Death – C.E.D.
Religious Schools Are Fundamental to Liberty – Gene Van Son, Catholic Stand
Beijing, Taipei, and the Future of Vatican-Chinese Relations – Andrea Gagliarducci, C.N.A.
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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GOD & CAESAR WEDNESDAY EDITION

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Loretta Lynch Bully Evil HatePresident Obama’s Lawsuit Against North Carolina Is Not About Civil Rights, It Is About Crushing Dissent

by David Harsanyi

of The Federalist

A Confession of Liberal Intolerance – Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
The Pessimist’s Case Against Trump – Ross Douthat, Evaluations
Catholics Grapple With a Trump Candidacy – Brian Fraga, National Catholic Register
Angry Blue-Collar Catholics – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
Progressivism’s Fragile Gender Realism – Aaron Closson, First Things
Five Reasons Donald Trump Could Do Better Than Predicted – Mollie Hemingway, The Fdrlst
We Are Losing Our Minds Because the Left Is Holding Them Hostage – Patti M. Armstrong
How Local Churches Anger The gods Of Government – Douglas E. Baker, The Federalist
President Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy: Chaos and L.G.B.T. – Wendy Wright, Catholic Lane
Thank You, Ted Cruz & Please Stick Around; We Will Need You – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Strm
When the Left Liked Conscientious Objection – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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WEDNESDAY EDITION

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Rodney Stark Bearing False Witness Book CoverWhy Is This Non-Catholic Scholar Debunking “Centuries of Anti-Catholic History”?

by Carl E. Olson

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Anti-Catholic Catholic Journalism: Today’s False Prophets – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Cthlc Cltr
The Unholy Trinity of Evil in the Book of Revelation – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
The History, Enemies, and Importance of Natural Law – The Catholic World Report
“The Latin Mass of Years Gone by Is Becoming More Popular Again” – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Quæritur: Going to Another Diocese of First Communion and Confirmation – Fr. Z’s Blog
Culture, Anti-Culture, and Nostalgia – Carl R. Trueman, First Things
Holy Beer! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
In What Sense Is Health a Universal Right? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
The Spiritedness of Slow West, A Cautionary Tale in our Progressive Era – Shane Tucker, M.S.
Sam Gregg of Acton: Medieval Distinctions on Usury & Legitimate Forms of Money-Lending – Z
The Hippocratic Oath: Quaint Relic or Solemn Vow? – Philip Hawley Jr., Mercatornet
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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TUESDAY EXTRA

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Flag of North CarolinaReckless and Ruthless Bullying of North Carolina May Destroy The Country

by Matthew Archbold

of the National Catholic Register

Why This One Subject Is the Most Important Thing You Can Study – Shaun McAfee, epicPew
Confessionals are No Longer Torture Chambers & the Pope Must Know It – Francis Phillips
Pope Francis and the Joy of Judging – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Spirit of Vatican II Results: From Catholic to Pentecostal to Orthodox Judaism – G. Mochkofsky
Continuing St. Damien & St. Marianne’s Legacy of Mercy – Jim Graves, National Cthlc Register
Angela’s Orderliness – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Catholic Planner: A Review – Chris Lee, Maccabee Society
What We Can Learn from Average Americans Who Were Great – Vicki Burbach, Cthlc Spir Dir
Discussion vs. Ear-Piercing Debate Online – Fr. Matthew Schneider L.C., Catholic Stand
New Master’s Degree in ‘Ratzinger Studies’ in the Works – Anian Christoph Wimmer, epicPew
What We Can Learn from the Guilds – Russell Sparkes, The Distributist Review
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
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SAINT PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD TUESDAY EDITION

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Crusades Window PaneShould Christians Apologize for the Crusades?

by Bruce P. Frohnen, J.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Good Islam vs. Bad Islam – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Why Iraq Wasn’t What I Thought – Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency
Tortured by Islamists, Strengthened by Christ – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Answers
Does Turkish President Erdogan Want His Own Islamic State? – Mustafa Akyol, Al Monitor
Medieval Order of Mercy Continues to Assist Suffering Christians – Susan Klemond, The Rgstr
Where Is the Outrage? UN Event Highlights ISIS’ ‘Genocide’ Against Christians – Ang. Stagnaro
Melkite Archbishop of Aleppo: Canada Accepting Refugees Won’t Help Syria – Phi. Vaillancourt
Rome’s Trevi Fountain Illuminated Red to Remember Persecuted Christians – Edward Pentin
Aleppo Archbishop: The Ancient Faith in Syria Needs Your Support Now – Natl Cthlc Register
How Christians in Syria Keep the Faith Amid a Civil War – Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency
Witnesses Tell U.N. of Genocide of Christians in Middle East – Rebecca Oas Ph.D., Cthlc Lane
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
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Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen

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Robert.SpaemannGerman Theologian Robert Spaemann on Amoris Laetitia: Chaos and Schism, God Forbid!

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

How Many Sacrilegious Communions Will Now Occur? – Frank Rega, The Shield of Faith
Bishop Fellay Makes His Statement on Amoris Laetitia – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
JP2 Adviser on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ Confusion: Church Teaching Must Be Upheld – N.C. Register
Abp. B. Forte: Pope Did Not Want to Speak Plainly Of Communion for Remarried – Ste. Skojec
Intentionally Vaguely Written,  Exhortation Allows Two Opposite Ways Out – Sandro Magister
Cheap Grace Won’t Suffice in Any Age, Including Ours – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch
Crd. Müller: Magisterium on Remarried Divorcees Unchanged by Amoris Laetitia – Edw. Pentin
A.L. Footnote Contradicts Church’s Tradition, Says Leading German Philosopher – Cthlc Herald
Amoris Laetitia Unveiled – James Larson, War Against Being
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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Pope Francis Holding CrossInfallibility: Pope Francis Is Acting as an Absolute Monarch?

by Sandro Magister

of Chiesa

What the Bathroom Wars are Really All About – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
In My Wildest Imagination, It Never Looked Like This – Rebecca Frech, Natl Cthlc Register
Farewell, Social Media – Leroy Huizenga Ph.D., The Catholic World Report
A New Devastating Critique of the Global Sexual Revolution – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Non-Liturgical Churches Urged by Other Non-Lits to Add Liturgy – Jeff K. Clarke, Chrstn Week
Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. 1921-2016: Underground in America – Roger Kimball, The Ct Wr Rp
As Cardinal Kasper Continues to Counsel the Pope, What Is the Cost? – Maike Hickson, 1P5
Is It Appropriate for Pope Francis to Accept the Charlemagne Prize? – Ed West, Cthlc Herald
Scientists Conduct Experiments on Living Unborn Children, Brag About It – Wes. J. Smith J.D.
Not Just A Father But A Dad – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
England’s Sixth Oratory To Be Set Up in Bournemouth – Staff Reporter, Catholic Herald
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
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GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION

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Little Sisters of the Poor Obamacare HHS Mandate Contraception Religious Freedom Liberty Catholic ChristianHarvard Law Professor Mark Tushnet Says Treat Christians Like Nazis

by Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.,

of The Daily Signal

Ann Coulter’s Embarrassing Failure to Grasp Basics of Christianity – Stephen Beale, The Rgstr
N.Y. Times Tries to Explain Texas to America: Oh My God They Just Don’t Get It – Tr. Mattingly
China Will Probably Implode – Peter Navarro, The National Interest
How John Roberts Begat Donald Trump – Ilya Shapiro, The Federalist
Is Facebook Censoring Conservative News? Social Media & Control – Kalev Leetaru, Forbes
Donald Trump and the Catholic Vote – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
The Meaninglessness of Our Political Discourse: A Lesson from George Orwell – R. Smith Ph.D.
Donald J. Trump: No Rules – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
America’s Thinning Cohesion – James E. Miller, Taki’s Magazine
Title IX: From Common Sense to Coercion – The Editors, National Catholic Register
Why Christian Colleges Should Be Allowed to Be Christian – Adam J. MacLeod, Public Dscrs
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
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MONDAY EDITION

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A banner referencing "Humanae Vitae," the 1968 encyclical of Blessed Paul VI, is seen in the crowd at the conclusion of the beatification Mass of Blessed Paul celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 19. The Mass also concluded the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family. Blessed Paul, who served as pope from 1963-1978, is most remembered for "Humanae Vitae," which affirmed the church's teaching against artificial contraception. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See BEATIFICATION-MASS Oct. 19, 2014.The Catholic Church Consistently Is Proven To Be Correct on Issues of Faith and Morals

the Editorial Board

of OSV Newsweekly

The Swiss Guard and the “Combat Rosary” – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
When Catholicism Shaped Culture – Jude P. Dougherty, The Catholic Thing
Before Calling Someone a ‘Heretic’, You Might Want To Check Canon Law – Ed Condon, C.H.
Three (3) Steps to Keeping Your Kids Catholic – Patrick Madrid, Catholic Answers
Review: Happiness! D.V.D. Series by Ignatius Press – Jessica McAfee, epicPew
What Catholics Should Know About the National Spike in Suicides – Joan Frawley Desmond
Secular Groups Decry Pornography’s Harmful Effects – Brian Fraga, OSV Newsweekly
We’ll Never Tell Them Review, Interview w/ Award Winning Author Fiorella De Maria – Hazard
What Is A Good Catholic Science Curriculum? – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., Science in the. . .
Baroque Landscape: Chinese Baroque! – David Clayton, The Way of Beauty
Valuing Full-Time Motherhood – S. Adam Seagrave, Public Discourse
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
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SUNDAY EDITION

Jesus Ascends Into Heaven Cartoon Pic

The Real Reason Ascension was Moved to Sunday

by Micah Murphy

of epicPew

Gestures at Mass, Why Do We Do What We Do? – Dennis Emmons, OSV Newsweekly
Growing ‘o’rthodox Churches and Spirit of Vatican II Laments from Germany – Fr. Z’s Blog
Feels Every Christian Has Had While Praying – Alex R. Hey, epicPew
Mary: Woman, Why Not “Mom?” – Guy McClung J.D. Ph.D., Catholic Lane
Where Are You, God? – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
Pregnant With Cancer: A Miracle – Erika Vandiver, Catholic Stand
Prescriptive and Descriptive Laws of Physics – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., S.I.T.L.O.F.
Countdown to W.Y.D.: Meeting the Queen of Poland at Częstochowa – Carrie Gress, N.C. Reg
Campus Speakers: Why They Matter – CNS Staff, Catholic Education Daily
Syrian Christians are Strong in Faith, Amid Violent Civil War – epicPew
Spirituality May Help H.I.V. Patients Survive Longer – Emma Green, The Atlantic
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