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Saint John Bosco Catholic School Children LearningChoosing Classical Education Over Common Core

by Anthony S. Layne

of Outside the Asylum

Tradition: Its Necessity and Its Discontents – James Kalb J.D., The Catholic World Report
The Suffering and Faith of Saint Damien of Molokai – Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report
Relativism, Authority, Scripture, and the Culture of Death – Joe Kral, Truth & Charity Forum
The New Dark Ages – G.K. Chesterton, The Distributist Review
Josef Stalin, the Prototype of 21st Century Atheists – Matthew Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
Arguing About Modernism – Joseph Pearce
Virtue, Courage, & Moderation in Plato’s “Statesman” – Peter Kalkavage
Socrates on the Offspring of the Good – Eva Brann
The Pieta: A Lesson About Unexpected Grace – Debi Vinnedge, Catholic Stand
Poland’s Christian Heritage a ‘Strong Foundation for the Future’ – Catholic News Agency
Personalist and Sacramental Meaning of “Paying the Debt” – Peter Kwasniewski Ph.D., T.A.C.F.
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FRIDAY EDITION

Dad Child Father Reading to Little Baby BoyHow To Give Your Children A Great Catholic Education

by Theresa Thomas

of Dynamic Women of Faith

Popes’ Prayer in May Is for Women, That’s Not Enough for L’Osservatore Romano – Kt. Schiffer
Hope, Despite Loss After Loss After Loss – Vicki Burbach, Pelican’s Breast
Indiana Becomes First State With Baby Drop Off Boxes to Save Babies From Infanticide – Bilger
Scientists Grow Human Embryos for 2 Weeks to Conduct Experiments on Them – Steven Ertelt
Are You A Manchild of Pop Culture? – John Ferdinand, Maccabee Society
One Way To Honor God: Stop Gossiping – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
The Left Has It Wrong When It Comes to Sex Ed – Jonathan Abbamonte, Crisis Magazine
How Jesus Draws Out Our True Identity – Charlie Johnson, Catholic Stand
Christianity and the Rise of Capital – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., Acton Commentary
New Civil Society Coalition Formed to Protect the Family – Stefano Gennarini J.D., Cth Lane
U.N. To Target Ireland for Anti-Abortion Laws – Cora Sherlock, LifeNews.com
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Why Catholics Thrive in the C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency)

by Robert Wargas

of the Catholic Herald

Ascension Thursday Feet – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Venezuela Is Wrecked, Pope Must Be Blunt In His Message to Its President – Fr. Lucie-Smith
Nine Wonderful Reasons to be Catholic – Francis Philips, Catholic Herald
More Signs of Hope for the U.K. Anglican Ordinariate – Joanna Bogle, The Dispatch
Should the Solemnity of the Ascension Be Moved? – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
Modern Education and Catholic Schools – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, Catholic Stand
Amazing Video Shows 39-Week-Old Unborn Baby Wiggling Around in Mommy’s Tummy – Bilger
Courage Apostolate: ‘Our Success Is Lives of Members Who Testify to Greater Peace’ – The Reg
Review: My Catholic Bible and A Missal for Children – Shaun McAfee, epicPew
The Inescapable Lover – Theresa Williams, Ignitum Today
Worse Than Eugenics: Killing Down’s Syndrome Children in the Womb – Dennis Sewell, Ct Hd
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Woman in PainReclaiming My Faith After a Difficult Encounter with the Catholic Church

by Diane McKelva

of Catholic Stand

A Catholic Husband’s Worst Fear – Micah Murphy, epicPew
Drop in Vocations to the Priesthood: Those Numbers Didn’t Just Happen by Themselves – Fr. Z
Guess That Catholic Face! – Shaun McAfee, epicPew
Christians Are Demanding This Alternative to Health Insurance – Matt Hadro, epicPew
In So-Called News Story on #BoycottTarget, Associated Press Shows Its Bias – Bobby Ross Jr.
Chinese Artist Converts Through Study of Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts – David Clayton
All The Best Parts of Being Catholic! (By Age) – Sara Spitt, epicPew
Can You Name These Basilicas? – Shaun McAfee, epicPew
How Medieval Christians Celebrated the Rogation Days (with a Dragon) – Gregory DiPippo
E.W.T.N. Asks Federal Court to Reconsider Its H.H.S. Mandate Case – National Cthlc Register
King of Heaven and Earth: Ascension Day! – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
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(Link Repaired)

Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Why Aren’t We Having a National Conversation About Leftist Violence? – David Harsanyi
50 Families Sue Over Illinois High School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy – Kelsey Harkness
A Guide for the Perplexed – Hadley Arkes Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
You Don’t Need “Meternity” Leave to Be Happy – Serena Sigillito, Public Discourse
Excellent Analysis from a Liberal and a Feminist on Today’s Youth Culture – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Crime of Nations: The Underappreciated Role of Family Factors – Robert VerBruggen
The Rise of the Anti-Culture and Losing the Culture War – Carl R. Trueman, First Things
Why Did Cruz Lose? From a Patriarchal Perspective – F.S. Lerner, Maccabee Society
E.S.P.N. Goes Full Stalin & “Disappears” Curt Schilling from Documentary – Matthew Archbold
What Would Life Be Like Without Capitalism? – Joe Carter, Power Blog
Ted & Carly, McCain & Palin Why the G.O.P. Establishment Lost the Culture War – David Pence
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Donald Cardinal Wuerl Official PicThe Pending Outrage at the University of Notre Dame; The Moral Challenge to Cardinal Wuerl

by Phil Lawler

of Catholic Culture

15 More Errors That Catholics Should Avoid Like the Plague – Angelo Stagnaro, N.C. Register
Athanasius and the Myth of the “Great Apostasy” – Rod Bennett, Catholic Answers
I Hate N.F.P. (But Need It Anyway) – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman
Receiving Sacraments in Mortal Sin, What Happens? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
As I Tell My Daughters, a Fallen World Isn’t Fair: Young Women & Misogyny – David Mills, Alt.
How to be Happy – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
The Military and the Catholic Faith: Tradition – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Hedge Schools and Classical Education in Ireland – Tom Jay, Crisis Magazine
You Can Help a Single Mom This Mother’s Day – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom: Faith Persecution Increased Worldwide in 2015 – Rgstr
Against Choice as the Supreme Good – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
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TUESDAY EDITION

Loyola Marymount University Jesuit CampusBelieving in Two Genders Is a ‘Hate Crime’ at (Jesuit) Loyola Marymount University

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Vatican Continues Slide. . . Rock ‘n Roll in the Sistine Chapel – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
What You Need to Know About the Antichrist (According to Bl. J.H. Newman) – Jos. Pronechen
Why Aren’t Other Dioceses Looking to Lincoln? – Liturgy Guy
The World Thinks Sex Is Boring: These People Need Help – David Mills, Aleteia
Three Counterfeits of Mercy – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., The Catholic World Report
The Law of Liturgical Entropy – Peter Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement
How To Listen at Mass – Randall Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Tactical Pause: The Need for Rest – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Coming Home: An Invitation to Life, Mercy & Living in Plenty – Sarah Huntziger, Cthlc Stand
Newly Republished: Cantus Mariales, Rare 1903 Book of Marian Chants – P. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Home Rule – Phillip Campbell, The Distributist Review
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Stack of NewspapersThe Biggest News Story Never Told

by William Kilpatrick, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Eight (8) Things You Should Know about the Armenian Genocide (Graphic Images) – Ruth Baker
Stories of I.S.I.S. Victims are Emerging, and They’re Unbelievably Brutal – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.
The Fallacy of Focusing on Islamic Radicalization – Daniel Greenfield, Catholic Lane
Islam and the “Sexual Ethics” of Jihad Slavery – Baron Bodissey, Gates of Vienna
Mideast’s Ancient Bible Christians: We Are a People on the Brink of Extinction – Peter J. Smith
The Christian Militia Fighting Islamic State – Owen Bennett-Jones, BBC News Magazine
King Abdullah II of Jordan Funds Holy Sepulchre Restoration Work – Giorgio Bernardelli, Vt In
Carl Anderson: ‘We Know I.S.I.S. Has Killed Thousands of Christians’ – National Cthlc Register
A Human Picture of Assyria – Juliana Taimoorazy, Providence Magazine
Calling All Christians: The Responsibility to Protect – Matt Gobush, Providence Magazine
Supporting Sisi: Coptic Advice on U.S. Aid – Jayson Casper, Providence Magazine
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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Joe Biden Square PicCrazy Joe, Spare Me Your Praise of the Pope

by Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Culture

Colorado Baker Faces ‘Re-Education’ Training After State Court Refuses To Take Case – C.N.A.
The Consequences of Campus ‘Victimhood’ Culture – The Catholic World Report
The Smug Style in American Liberalism – Emmett Rensin, Vox
It’s Time to Rename Capitalism – James Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute
Bernie Sanders: I’ll Use D.O.J. to Go After States That Defund Planned Parenthood – Mic. Bilger
The Road to Serfdom, a 1945 Radio Dramatization – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Cthlc
The Best Form of Government – Russell Kirk
Restraining Order Temporarily Stops Hospital f/ Killing 2-Year-Old – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
Pro-Life Governor Mike Pence to Endorse Ted Cruz Ahead of Indiana Primary Steven Ertelt
Did President Obama Save the World from a Great Depression? Probably Not – Sarah Stanley
Why There’s No Freedom Without Religious Liberty – Catholic News Agency
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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Cary SolomonFaith Is Not Dead In Hollywood

by Dave Hartline

of The American Catholic

On the Inclusion of 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 in the Ordinary Form – Matthew Hazell, Nw Lt Mv
A Reason for Lukewarm Catholics – David Roney, Catholic Stand
S.S.P.X. Priest Advocates Unity With The Holy See – Fr. Franz Schmidberger, Rorate Cæli
The Ghent Altarpiece, What Makes It So Suited for the Liturgy? – David Clayton, New Lit Mov
Four Lessons from the Mystical Saints – Jeannie Ewing, Catholic Exchange
Tradition: A Guide for Better Living – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
The Mass and the Recovery of Transcendence – Jonathan B. Coe, Crisis Magazine
Ancient Christian Artifacts at the Louvre – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Freedom in Fiction: Mansfield Park – Kathryn Hickok, Cascade Policy Institute
Despite Hopes of Being a Nun, St. Frances of Rome Became a Model of Piety – David Werning
Could Adam Smith Have Loved Distributism? – Alexander Salter
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Why Is May the Month of Mary? – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register
Giving Up This One Simple Thing Got My Whole Life in Order – Shaun McAfee, N.C. Register
Victims of Communism Day: Year of Miracles – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Remembrance and Peace – Fr. Paul Scalia, The Catholic Thing
Resilience of the Church, from Martyrs to Monks – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
Mutability Implies an Immutable Goal – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Are You an Alpha Male? What Is an Alpha Male? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D., Maccabee Society
Anne de Gaulle – Donald R. McClarey J.D., Catholic Stand
The Memory Garden – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
Middle-Earth and the Middle Ages – Joseph Pearce
Ancient Churches in Northern Italy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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SATURDAY EDITION

Vocations Priest Clergy SistersSeedbed for Vocations

by Sister M. Jean Louise Schafer, O.S.F.,

of Our Franciscan Fiat

In Praise of Gentleness – Liz Estler, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Rekindling a Romance with Reading – Vicki Burbach, Pelican’s Breast
She Shall Crush Thy Head: 6 Examples of Women “Crushing” Heads of Men in Scripture – S.P.L.
Worlds Without End: The Conformal Cyclic Cosmology of Roger Penrose – Bob Kurland Ph.D.
The Journey to Emmaus: A Model for Educators – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
On the Strength of the Latin Mass – The Saints’ Pub
The History of the Patron Saints of Great Britain and Ireland (pictograph) – HolyArt.co.uk
How Mother Angelica Saved the Register – Patti Maguire Armstrong, National Cthlc Register
Of Jeeves, Thomas à Kempis, and the Imitation of Mary – G0d-Haunted Lunatic
Will More Catholic Schools Pivot From Common Core to Classical Education? – Peter J. Smith
Bishop Kung Was Tricky That Way – Roseanne Sullivan, Catholic Pundit Wannabe
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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