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15 October AD 2015 4 Comments

Same-Sex Attraction: Read This Before You Risk Your Credibility

by Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D.,

of Catholic Culture

Sin & Boredom: Playboy & Hugh Hefner – Donald R. McClarey J. D., The Amrcn Catholic
Epic Stories of the Rosary – Laura Hensley, Epic Pew
Chesterton: The War of the Gods and Demons – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand
The Cult of Christopher Hitchens – Sean Haylock, Crisis Magazine
The Annual Violent Assault of a Cathedral in Argentina – Gualberto Garcia Jones J. D.
Chastity: The Crucial Message of a Canonization of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parents – Philon
A Toddler’s Wake-Up Calls & Persistence in Prayer – Michele Chronister, Ignitum Today
Is There a Wall of Separation Between Church and State? – Bruce Frohnen, Crisis Mgzn
For the Feast of St. Theresa of Avila: A Film of Mass in the Ancient Carmelite Rite – NLM
Woodlawn (Film), A Message for Today – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic Lane
Giveaway: Mystic Monk Coffee & Wyoming Catholic Mug – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
Pope Asks Forgiveness for Scandals; Questions Raised About Crd. Danneels – Edw. Pentin
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)|
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2105)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
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WEDNESDAY EDITION

14 October AD 2015 3 Comments

Nine More Things You’re Doing Wrong at Mass

by David Rummelhoff

of Epic Pew

Abp Longley Rejects Synod Proposal on Communion for Anglican Spouses – Simon Caldwell
Beginning the Benedict Option Today – Leah Libresco, Unequally Yoked
Humanitarian Aid to Middle-East Refugees Is Fully Mobilized – Victor Gaetan, The Reg
A Highly Recommended Catholic Fiction Novel: Macabre, Yet Clean – Taylor Marshall PhD
Vatican Aiming for Child-Protection Norms Custom-Fitted Per Culture – And. Gagliarducci
The Stumbling Block of False Apparitions – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Cth News & Insprt
Columbus, Clemson, and the Perpetually Offended (Updated) – Kathy Schiffer, SoG
The More the Merrier: Fatherhood in an Anti-Kid World – Sam Guzman, The Cth Gntlmn
David Cameron Deplores ‘Systematic’ Persecution of Christians – Catholic Herald
Be Hopeful, Despite Everything – Steve Greene, Crisis Magazine
Finding Beauty Amid Pain: Divorce in the Church – Jessica Trygstad, The Catholic Spirit
Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 13, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
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Synod Update for Tuesday

13 October AD 2015 6 Comments

Is the Ambiguity in Synod Documents Intentional?

by Robert L. Kinney II, Ph. D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Diverse Synod Groups United in Concern Over ‘Gender Ideology’ – Andrea Gagliarducci
What the Synod Is Really About – Father Raymond de Souza, Catholic Herald Magazine
Pope Benedict Already Settled the Question of Communion for the Divorced – Lisa Duffy
Cardinal Sarah: ISIS & Gender Ideology Are Like ‘Apocalyptic Beasts’ – Edward Pentin
At Synod, Cardinals’ Letter Controversy & Doctrinal Issues Take Spotlight – Edward Pentin
How the ‘Shadow Council’ Is Trying to Influence the Synod – Andrea Gagliarducci
Method of Teaching On Family Can Alienate People, Synod Members Say – Cindy Wooden
It’s Vital That Canon Lawyers Do Not Repeat the Mistakes Past – Kurt Martens, Cthlc Hrld
Married Couples Have Their Say at the Synod – Edward Pentin, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
How Is the Marriage of Joseph & Mary a True Marriage? – Peter Kwasniewski Ph. D., NLM
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)
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TUESDAY EDITION

13 October AD 2015 6 Comments

The Bitter Fruit of Brittany Maynard’s ‘Private’ Choice

by Chelsea Zimmerman

of Reflections of a Paralytic

The S. S. P. X. and the Catholic Church: A House Divided – Peter Lyons, Catholic Stand
Sometimes, It’s Best Not to Innovate – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers
Loving the Elderly Requires the Blessing of Presence – Susan Klemond, The Register
Pray For Me: Understanding Pope Francis – H. L. Duncan, Catholic Stand
Yard Statues Offer Reminders of Mary – Tom Wetzel, The National Catholic Register
Holy Tunic of Argenteuil, Reputed Relic of Christ’s Passion, To Be Displayed in 2016 – Alt
The Myth of the War Between Science & Religion – Bishop Robert Barron, Strng Notions
The Golden Rule In The Workplace – John C. Connell, Catholic Stand
Unpink Cancer Support: A Decade of Gratitude – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
What Is Custody of the Senses? – Fr. John Bartunek L. C., Catholic Spiritual Direction
What Is a Charism? – Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, CSD
Faith as a Scientist; Faith as a Catholic – Bob Kurland Ph. D., A Catholic Scientist
The Story of a Family, of St. Thérèse Lisieux (Tan Books) – Stuart Dunn, Stuart’s Study
The Order of a Synod in the Traditional Pontifical – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 12, 2015)
Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 13, 2015)
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
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Synod Update for Monday

12 October AD 2015 11 Comments

Letter by a Group of Bishops Sent to Pope Francis at the Start of the Synod Concerned on Makeup of Synod Draft Committee Full of Questionable Prelates Not Adhering to Church Teachings

by Ann Schneible

of The National Catholic Register

Fr. Federico Lombardi Not Quite Sure How to Handle the Various Modifications – R. Royal
Fr. Z Fisks the Synod News of Today – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Inside Baseball of the Synod – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald Magazine
Crd. Burke: Synods Originally to Preserve & Strengthen Doctrine & Discipline – E. Pentin
Highlights from the First Week of the Synod on the Family – Michael Lofton, One Peter 5
Bishops are Using the Web to Get Their Message Out – Inés San Martín, Crux
Abp. Chaput Warns On Dangers of Devolution to National Bishops’ Conferences – The Reg
Why Did Pope Francis Appoint Near-Heretic Cardinal Daneels to the Synod? – Steve Skojec
Phila.’s Abp. Chaput: We Need Clearer Translations of Synod Documents – The Register
Polish Bps. Explain Why ‘Remarried’ Divorcees Unable to Licitly Receive Communion – R.C.
German Bishops Moving One Step Closer to Schism – Thomas L. McDonald, The Register
Crd. Napier Reaffirms Pope’s Desire to Change Pastoral Approach, Not Doctrine – Zenit
Fool’s Gold and the German Bishops – Rebecca Hamilton, The National Cthlc Register
Suspended Between Pastoral Despair or the Decision to Hope – Andrea Gagliarducci, MV
Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 13, 2015)
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MONDAY EDITION

12 October AD 2015 7 Comments

**Five Rites You Have Never Heard of**

by Dominic Cassella

of Epic Pew

Why Pope Francis Cannot Win on Sexual Abuse – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D., Cthlc Culture
Fordham Law Professor Urges End to ‘Religious, Gendered’ Marriage – K. Scharfenberger
Migration and the Islamization of Europe – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine
In Google We Trust – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Today
Pope Francis Challenges Us to Live The Joy of the Gospel – Melanie Jean Juneau
Sex and Tradition – Peter J. Leithart, First Things
The Legal Argument that Should Prevail at SCOTUS On Religious Freedom – Mat. J. Franck
Work: Suffering or Sustenance? – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand
Columbus & Crew Sang Salve Regina by Hermann the Cripple – Donald R. McClarey J. D.
Paulist Fathers Call for ‘Broad’ Definition of Family – Brian Williams, One Peter 5
Physician-Assisted Suicide Advances in California – The National Cthlc Bioethics Center
Euthanasia Is Always Wrong; You Do Not Kill Innocent People – Rebecca Hamilton
Will Judiciary’s Cynicism Prevail? – Gerald J. Russello, The National Catholic Register
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 12, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2105)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
The Catholic Academy Brouhaha Over Ross Douthat – Big Pulpit (November 1, 2015)
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SUNDAY EDITION

11 October AD 2015

Former Atheist, Kirsten Powers, Converts to the Catholic Church

by Bob Smietana

of Christianity Today

The Impractical Catholic’s Guide to Infallibility – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
10 Most Theologically Accurate AltRock Songs – Brooke Gregory, Epic Pew
Truth Can Be Dangerous – Charlotte Ostermann, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Great Men and Losers – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing
Proving the First Cause Is Real. . .and Still Exists Today – Michael Augros Ph. D., SN
The Greek Mass of Saint Denys of Paris – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Tidbits from St. Therese: Anecdotes, Books, and Prayer – Kasia I., Ignitum Today
Denis McNamara on the Theology of Sacred Architecture – David Clayton, New Lit Mov
The Household of God: The Church Imaged As Family – Steven Meyer S. T. D., TaCF
St. Maria Goretti’s ‘Pilgrimage of Mercy’ – Joseph Pronechen, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Taking B. Y. O. G. Beyond the Gridiron – Justin Bell, The National Catholic Register
Priest-Friend of St. Maximilian Kolbe: ‘You Wanted to Imitate Him’ – Jim Graves, The Reg
40 Days for Life Is ‘Witnessing to Hope’ – Edward Pentin, The National Catholic Register
Questions and a Poll About How You Recite the Holy Rosary – Fr. Z’s Blog
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 12, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2105)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
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Synod Update for Saturday

10 October AD 2015 9 Comments

A Possible Third Way: Bring Back the Penitential Discipline, i.e., the Path of the Ordo Pænitentium

by Father Thomas Michelet, O. P.,

of Nova & Vetera

The Church Deserves Better, and May Get It – Robert Royal Ph. D., The Catholic Thing
The Scariest Quote Of the Synod – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report
They Manipulate & Then They Mock & Then They Manipulate Again – Maicke Hickson
What Does Cardinal Marx Know That We Don’t? – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Cardinal Napier Corrects Father Thomas Rosica – Fr. Z’s Blog
Great Analysis of Some Synod Issues by My Friend Father Gerald Murray – Fr. Z’s Blog
Children Subjected to Same-Sex Unions; Instrumentum laboris §130 – Fr. George D. Byers
Synod Interventions of Archbishops Kurtz and Chaput – Edward Pentin, The Register
Archbishop Gadecki: Reducing Theology to Sociology Has No Future – Edward Pentin
Vatican II Showed Control of Procedures Big Factor, Synod Is No Different – Sdo. Magister
Subsidiarity? Proposal that Nat’l Confs. Take Precedent on Remarriage – Xavier Rynne II
Doctrine Determines Discipline – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
All Reports of the Language Groups (Full texts) – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 12, 2015)
Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 13, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
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SATURDAY EDITION

10 October AD 2015 1 Comment

Thinking Twice about Hell

by Dusty Gates

of Crisis Magazine

Countering the West’s Growing Death Wish – Fr. C. John McCloskey, The Catholic Thing
Revelation Chapter 19 Eucharist as Apocalypse – Taylor Marshall Ph. D.
The Importance of Latin in the Life of the Church – Andrew Meszaros, New Lit Mov
Embracing Demands of Priesthood & Demanding the Embrace of Priests – Leah Libresco
Ultrasounds and Ultimate Moral Choices – Mark S. Latkovic, Public Discourse
Brian Williams, Chris Matthews & Letting the Fly Out of the Fly Bottle – Bp. Robert Barron
Gerard Manley Hopkins’ ‘As Kingfishers Catch Fire’ – Mitchell Kalpakgian, The Cvlzd Rdr
Fifth Spiritual Work of Mercy: To Forgive Offenses Willingly – Philip Kosloski, The Reg
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
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FRIDAY EDITION

9 October AD 2015 2 Comments

A Saint Whose Capacity to Forgive Shames Most Christians

by Mary O’Regan

of Catholic Herald Magazine

Scientists Explain the Origins of Religion – Russell E. Saltzman, First Things
Saint Teresa of Avila: Sleep Is Good – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Bible Study: Seven Essential Principles for Catholic Biblical Interpretation – H. H. Ambrose
T. V. Review: Doctor Who Is Feeling Like a Dull Video Game – Tim Stanley, Cthlc Herald
Who Was at the Helm in the Book of Acts? Peter? James? – Tim Staples, Cthlc Answers
The Heart of the Covenant – Cynthia Buttjer, Dead Philosophers Society
The Silly Condemnation of ‘Columbus Day’ – Donald R. McClarey, J. D., Catholic Stand
Planned Parenthood Admits To Past Harvesting of Fetal Tissue in Michigan – Kathy Schiffer
How Can I Live Forever? Sunday Readings Analysis – John Bergsma Ph. D., The Scrd Pg
Roger Scruton: ‘My Tribal Religion’ – Michael Duggan, Catholic Herald Magazine
Natural Family Planning in Service to the Family – Anna Abbott, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Absurdifying Don Giovanni – Stephen Mirarchi, Crisis Magazine
Whatever Happened to the Univ. of Notre Dame Stadium? – Kevin Di Camillo, The Reg
Dorothy Day’s Long Coziness with the Radical Left (Part 2 of 2) – John Zmirak, The Strm
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 12, 2015)
Synod Wrap-Up for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 26, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2105)
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Synod Update for Thursday

8 October AD 2015 6 Comments

A Secret Plot to Control the Synod? No; It’s Not Secret at All

by Phil Lawler

of Catholic Culture

Francis & the Cardinal, at the Synod, Disgraced in Sex Abuse Scandal – Damian Thompson
Archbishop Chaput: Synod’s Working Text Risks ‘Compromise’ with Sin – Patrick B. Craine
The Dirty Little Secret About Media Coverage – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Pope Unable to Soothe Unease of Unexpected Synod Rule Changes; Plus More – E. Pentin
The Vatican Underreporting or Not Reporting the Synod Discussions – Edward Pentin
Synod Speeches Can Now Be Made Public; What You Need To Know – Michelle Bauman
What About Catholic Affirmation for Those in False Marriages? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D.
African Bishops Pull No Punches Striking Back at ‘Ideological Colonization’ – Elise Harris
What Is the Instrumentum Laboris Anyhow? – John Paul Shimek, The Ntnl Cth Register
Abp. Coleridge: Synod 65/35 against Communion for Divorced & Remarried – John Allen Jr.
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
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THURSDAY EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates

8 October AD 2015 3 Comments

For Many Catholics Following the Synod Too Closely Is a Path to Sorrow

by Francis Phillips

of Catholic Herald Magazine

Concerning Charlie Johnston and His Private Revelations – Kevin J. Symonds, CNaI
Who Is the Whore of Babylon? – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Syria Christians ‘Begging’ West to Help Refugees – Dan Meloy, Catholic San Francisco
Synod: Finding Inoffensive Language While Remaining Faithful to Gospel – Robert Royal
ISIS Keeps Killing Christians: Why Is This Merely ‘Conservative News’? – Terry Mattingly
Do We Really Want Pope Francis To Win the Nobel Peace Prize? – Ed West, Cthlc Herald
Religious Leaders, Scholars Ask Obama to Declare I. S. I. S. Violence a Genocide – The Reg
An Unexploded Bomb in the Instrumentum Laboris? – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald
New Movement Seeks to Share the Reality of Marriage – Kevin Jones, The N. C. Register
Synod Problems: A Scandalized Bishop, Over-Represented Lib Bishops – Dam. Thompson
Looking Back: Gay ‘marriage’ Advocate Gregory Baum Lauded by Fr. T. Rosica – JH Westen
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Tuesday Morning – Big Pulpit (October 20, 2015)
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