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Kentucky Clerk Not Issuing So-Called Same-Marriage Licenses Causes Uproar, North Carolina Shows Better Way

by Ryan T. Anderson, Ph. D.

of The Daily Signal

The Upcoming Synod on the Family Is a Rigged Game – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACthlc
Workplaces Make Terrible Monasteries – Leah Libresco, Unequally Yoked
Why We in FNE Choose to Receive Communion on the Tongue – North Amrcn Explorers
Why Religious Freedom at Risk? Three Historical Developments Explain It – Anderson PhD
The Haunted Kirk – Jonathan McDonald, Dappled Things
Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Negates Both Reason and Reality – Donald DeMarco Ph. D., The Reg
Quantum Mechanics & the Real Presence, What Reality Should We Believe? – Bob Kurland
Why Bother Attending Mass? Because Of Its Power – Michelle Fritz, Catholic Stand
Is Catholicism Compatible with the American Experiment? – Samuel Gregg, The Stream
I am Catholic because I am Jesuit Educated – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
What The Question Isn’t: Can A Catholic Be A Libertarian? – John D. Pierce, Traditium
Are You Too Busy? – Lianna Mueller,  Ignitum Today
Do You Not Yet Have Faith? – John C. Connoll, Catholic Stand
Resisting Calvary – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Mary, Mother  of the Bread of Life – Rosemarie, Spirit Singing
The World; Yesterday and Today, The Bible Covers It All – Larry Peterson, IMStM
Reflecting on ‘Living Like Paul’ – Kevin Symmonds, Catholic Stand
The Paradox of Summer – Karen Ullo, Dappled Things
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Kim Davis’s Conscientious Decision

by R. R. Reno, Ph. D.

of First Things

Open Borders Catholics Falsify Church Teaching & Profit from It – John Zmirak, Big Gov’t
Another Modern Family Mess – Christopher White, Catholic Lane
Does Pope Francis Think Cardinal Kasper Is Right? – Fr. Raymond de Souza, Cthlc Herald
Lego Mass Set Brick (Yes. . . Legos for Mass!) – Fr. Z’s Blog
Facebook and Calling Priests ‘Father’ – Nathan O’Halloran, First Things
A Jeb Bush Victory Wouldn’t Thrill the Vatican – Tim Stanley, Catholic Herald Magazine
Fact-Checking Certain Claims About the S. S. P. X. – P. F. Hawkins, One Peter 5
Popularity and the Pope – Russell Shaw, The Catholic World Report
The Deeper Issue at the Synod – George Weigel, First Things
The Necessary Faculty Priests Must Have Licitly and Validly to Absolve Sins – Fr. Z’s Blog
Planned Parenthood: The Price of Justice – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
Acadian Legacy Is Rooted in Faith – Stephanie R. Martin, The National Cthlc Register
Pastoral Observations On Marriage from an African Perspective – John Cardinal Onaiyekan
What Keeps Us from Praying? – Daniel Burke, The National Catholic Register
Why I Love The Song of Songs – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
How to Solve Social Problems – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Book Review: Catholic Family Fun – Jake Frost, Catholic Lane
Giveaway: The Man Who Founded California – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
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Cardinal Ottaviani on the Third Secret of Fatima

by Kevin Symonds

of Catholic Stand

This Room Will Destroy Your Prejudices about the Medieval World – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith
Pope Francis’ Year of Mercy Indulgence Raises Canonical Questions – Benedict Nguyen
Oldest Fragments of Koran May Pre-Date Prophet Mohammed – Abraham Rabinovich
How Painting of St. Gregory the Great Shows Supernatural End of Education – Dv. Clayton
The Times on Pope Francis: The Worst Piece of Religious Reporting Ever? – D. Thompson
Priests in U. S. & Canada can Already Absolve Women Who Had Abortions – N. F. O’Brien
The Tragedy of the Malformed Conscience – Michael Liccione, Catholic Exchange
Revelation: Seven Chalices of Wrath (Catholic Apocalypse) – Taylor Marshall Ph. D.
Did the Fall of Man Really Occur? – Steven Rummelsburg, Strange Notions
When Conscience Trumps Faith and God – Father Mark A. Pilon, The Catholic Thing
International Buy a Priest a Beer Day Is Coming Soon! – Sam Guzman, The Cthlc Gntlmn
Book Review: How Rome Lost Its Virtue – Ed West, Catholic Herald Magazine
Henry David Thoreau’s Walden – Mitchell Kalpakgian, The Civilized Reader
Understanding the Place of Gregorian Chant in the Mass – Peter Kwasniewski Ph. D., 1P5
Medieval Allegories of the Divine Office – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Constructing Heaven on Earth – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Abortion & Absolution: Addressing the Confusion – Catherine Harmon, The Cth Wor Rep
Giveaway: The Man Who Founded California – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew

The Rigging of a Vatican Synod?

by Edward Pentin

of The Catholic World Report

Eucharistic Profanation and the Philadelphia Papal Mass – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Must-Know Details about Pope Francis’ U. S. Trip – Matthew Bunson, OSV Newsweekly
10 Reasons to Date a Good Catholic Boy – Laura Manfredi, Epic Pew
Parochial School Girl Meets Public School World – Karee Santos, Catholic Lane
Margaret Sanger Made the Marquis de Sade’s Gnostic Vision a Grim Reality – John Zmirak
Notes on the Death of Culture – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
Could Pope Francis Eliminate 2/3 Rule at Upcoming Synod? – John Rao Ph. D., Rrt Cæli
Is Lying Ever Justified? – Christopher Kaczor Ph. D., Public Discourse
Synod: Swiss Bishops Floats Idea, Confessor Should Ignore Teaching on Morals – Rrt Cæli
How to Outrun Armageddon (Or Five Ways to Stay in Spiritual Shape) – Anabelle Hazard
Five Ways to Imitate Christ – Father Edward Looney, Ignitum Today
Hero Priest of Guam During World War II – Donald R. McClarey J. D., The Amrcn Cthlc
Popularity of Pope Francis: His Message, Impact Go Far Beyond Numbers – Russell Shaw
The Synod: A Point of Departure for the Family – Thomas R. Ackik, The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
World Meeting of Families (Pope Francis) May Renew Philly Church – Abp. Ch. J. Chaput
Pope Francis’ Visit One of the ‘More Sensitive. . .of the Pontificate’ – John Paul Shimek
Amid Threat of Violence, Catholic Charity Provides Sense of Stability in Mali – Kevin Jones
Papal Visit Comes Amid Time of Transition – Austen Ivereigh, OSV Newsweekly
Giveaway: The Man Who Founded California – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
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The Real Reason Christianity Is Declining in America

by Felix Whelan

of Catholic Stand

Hollywood Insiders Shocked as Christian Film Opens 2nd at Box Office – Kirsten Andersen
Ed Peters on the Sin of Abortion, the Crime of Abortion & Excommunication – Fr. Z’s Blog
Scalia Resigns Patheos to Take Helm at Aleteia (U. S.) – Elizabeth Scalia, The Anchoress
St. Francis de Sales’s Guide to Starting Our Day Right – Fr. Thomas F. Dailey, Cth Exchg
Compelling New Book Shreds S.C.O.T.U.S. Marriage Decision – Paul E. Gottfried, Crisis
Have You Been Missing Out on a Centuries-Old Catholic Musical Tradition? – Hilary Cesare
What Is Wrong With Latin? – H. L. Duncan, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis Gives Priests Authority to Absolve Sin of Abortion – Elise Harris, The Reg
Pope Francis Validates S. S. P. X. Confessions in the Jubilee Year for Mercy – Steve Skojec
Amazon: Friend of the Christian Family? – Stephen Schmalhofer, First Things
Ashley Madison, Adultery, And So-Called Same-Sex Marriage – Ryan T. Anderson
March for Life Wins Against H.H.S. Mandate – Donald R. McClarey J. D., TheAmCatholic
Bp. Paprocki: Papal U.S. Visit Will Focus on the True Meaning of Family Life – Armstrong
Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times & the Racism of Low Expectations – Cynthia Millen
Trust, History, and the Synod on the Family – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Lives of the Saints Through Disney Princesses – Theresa Williams, Epic Pew
Open the Door – Bob Waruszewski, Ignitum Today
Will Catholic Hospitals be the Next Target? – Fr. James V. Schall S. J., Crisis Magazine
Giveaway: The Man Who Founded California – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
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A Brief Note to Pope Francis on America

by Robert Royal

of The Catholic Thing

When Catholics Leave the Church, How to Get Them Back – Taylor Marshall Ph. D.
Traditionalism and Being ‘Pastoral’ – Kevin M. Tierney, Catholic Lane
Pope Benedict XVI: The Hidden Legacy – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
What Is Spiritual Gluttony? – Father John Bartunek L. C., Catholic Spiritual Direction
Claude, Death Row and the Miraculous Medal – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
The Silence of Detachment – Connie Rossini, Catholic Spiritual Direction
We Must Shun Group-Think Politics & Have the Mind of Christ – Rebecca Hamilton
Rome Correspondent Edward Pentin Joins Register Staff Full-Time – Jeanette DeMelo
The Love Story God Intended – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph. D., Truth and Charity Forum
Running with God – Liesl Doe, Ignitum Today
A Bishop’s Job Is Hardly Ordinary: At 92, Bishop René Henry Gracida – Jim Graves
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First Five, Now Seventeen Anti-Kasper Cardinals

by Sandro Magister

of Chiesa

Why Yes, I Do Think Reforms of Annulment Process Are Needed – Elizabeth Scalia
14 Ways to Help Your Child Maintain Catholic Faith in College – Strahlen Smith, Cth Stnd
Is the Church Prepared to Confront the Secular Culture? – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis
Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Every Cake You Bake – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, Cth Stnd
When Should You Give Up on Prayer? – Daniel Burke, The National Catholic Register
Social Engineering of Un-Natural Law, the Synod & Instrumentum Laboris – Fr. Byers STD
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s Education Renewal In San Francisco – The Reg Editors
The Presence of a Mother & Father in a Home – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph. D., TaCF
Book Review, Ryan T. Anderson’s Truth Overruled – Campbell Markham, Svng Marriage
The Choice of the Family: A Book Review – Luke Arredondo, Ignitum Today
Everyday Sanctity – Samuel Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman
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The Amazon Smear of Pro-Marriage Advocates

by Mark Bauerlein

of First Things

Even For the National ‘Catholic’ Reporter, This Is a New Low – Fr. Z’s Blog
Interesting Statistics about Pope Francis’ General Audiences – Fr. Z’s Blog
Will ‘Basically Good People’ Be Saved? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
Abp. Cupich Shameless Garment Agenda & Consistent Ethic of Life – Fr. Rmd. J. De Souza
A. D. 2067: the end of British Christianity – Damian Thompson, The Spectator
Michel Houellebecq’s Stark Warning to Europe’s Catholics – Andrew M. Brown, Cthlc Hrld
Time to Tell the Truth About Islam – William Kilpatrick, The National Catholic Register
Threats to Catholicism on College Campuses – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
The Catholic Side of Disney – Anna Rose Meeds, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Kasper Debates Saint John the Baptist – Donald R. McClarey J. D., TACatholic
Full-Time Mother: My Decision Of Vocation – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
Fishers of Men: Seven Ways Priests Can Help Men Grow in Faith – Matthew Jms. Christoff
The Catholic Church Is Right on Infant Baptism – Felix Whelan, Catholic Stand
Ashley Madison, the Devil, and You – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic News & Info
When Jealousy Threatens Joy – Morgan McFarlin, Ignitum Today
The Relationship Between Planned Parenthood & Redefining Marriage – R. Anderson PhD
Love, Honor and Obey: Married Life – Nancy Murray, The National Catholic Register
News Posturing: How the Dramatis Personae Use Each Other – Jeff Mirus Ph. D., Cth Cltr
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The Only App You Really Need

by Father Jerry J. Pokorsky,

of The Catholic Thing

Another Good Pre-Synod Resource in Defense of the Family – Fr. Z’s Blog
Holy Communion for the Remarried May Become a Big Divisive Issue Later – Ross Douthat
It Is Business As Usual For the L. C. W. R. – Ann Carey, The National Catholic Register
The Deeper Issue at the Synod – George Weigel, The CWR Blog
Vatican: Pope Francis Did Not Endorse Homosexual Penguin Book – Andrea Gagliarducci
Why Won’t Catholic Church Get w/ the Times & Ordain Women Priests? – Kathy Schiffer
Edith Stein on Becoming the Best Version of Yourself – Jeffrey McLeod Ph. D., Cth Stnd
Should I Give the Dollar? – Brother Patrick Mary Briscoe O. P., Dominicana
The Christian Environmentalism that the Media Choose to Ignore – David Clayton, NLM
The Intractable Practical Problems with the Kasper Proposal – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Culture
Of Chastity, Dating, and Faith – Jacqueline Burkepile & Bridget Weisenburger, The Reg
Pope Francis: Lack of Faith the Cause of Misunderstanding Jesus’ Words – Ann Schneible
Of Sunday Obligation, Harry Stovall, and Catholic Spleen – Rick Becker, The Register
Obedience from the Heart: The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – John Kincaid Ph. D.
St. Augustine: What Has Been Injured Shall Be Renewed – Scott Eric Alt, Catholic Stand
Living at the Ends of the Earth – Emma King, Ignitum Today
Post-Obergefell Mississippi Remains Only State to Ban Homosexual Adoptions – Brian Fraga
Pope Francis’s Visit Focuses on The One Who Needs Me Most – Cat. Mendenhall-Baugh
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The College Orientation Talk You Will Never Hear

by Daniel McInerny

of The Catholic Thing

Hell, Will Lots of People Go There? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Conspiracies and Catholicism: Lucifer – Foxfier, Catholic Stand
Is the Truth About Islam in Vogue? – William Kilpatrick, The CWR Blog
Same-Sex ‘Marriages’, and Then Polygamy, and Then – Fr. Z’s Blog
Culture Wars: To Whom Shall We Go? – Paul Senz, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis’s Visit May Bring Out the Best, or Worst, in Washingtonians – John Burger
Planned Parenthood Video Wars: Abortion Empire Strikes Back – Peter Jesserer Smith
Five Things I Learned as a Youth Leader – John Paul Manfredi, Epic Pew
What is the Evidential Argument from Evil? – Trent Horn, Strange Notions
Communion of Saints – J. Q. Tomanek, Ignitum Today
Pursuing True Happiness in a World Without Truth – Clifford Staples, Crisis Magazine
Giveaway: The Man Who Founded California – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
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This Is Precisely Why Islam Hates Us

by Elizabeth Anderson

of Catholic Stand

Catholic Priest’s Forgotten Flock: Catholic Men – Matthew James Christoff, Cthlc Stand
Planned Parenthood Admits Altering Procedures to Get Better Fetal Samples – Jhn. Burger
Living the Liturgical Year Without Mass – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
A. C. L. U. Legally Forces Catholic Hospital to Sterilize – Jeff Mirus Ph. D.
Dr. Ben Carson: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
Did a Catholic Diocese Pay For Abortions? – Matt C. Abbott, One Peter 5
A Synod Is Not a Council & Other Canonical Facts – David Salvato, The Cthlc World Rprt
Planned Parenthood and Pontius Pilate – Edward Peters J. D., In the Light of the Law
One Child More – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Kentucky County Clerk Holding Out on Gay ‘Marriage’ Licenses – John Burger, Aleteia∝
Exclusive Review of Pre-Synod Book 11 Cardinals Speak on Marriage & the Family – RC
A Tech Company May Have Received Whole Fetuses for Tissue Harvesting – Matt Hadro
Conscience, Legislation, and the Culture of Death – Joe Kral, Truth and Charity Forum
To Win the War Against Abortion, We Must Fight a Battle Against Apathy – Philip Kosloski
Giveaway: The Man Who Founded California – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
Pope Francis In America and Cuba: Sunday Special – Big Pulpit (September 20, 2015)
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Here’s What Would Really Happen if Planned Parenthood Were Defunded: Students for Life Use Lancaster, PA, as an Example

Courtesy Team Aleteia∝

Archbishop Chaput Tangles With Michael Voris and Michael Hichborn – Matt C. Abbott
Bishop-Elect Barron, Stephen Colbert & Abortion – Donald R. McClarey J. D., TACatholic
Number of Pilgrims to Medjugorje Falls by Half after Pope Francis’ Comments – JA Rowney
The Pointless Campaign to ‘Save Marriage’ – Stephen Baskerville, Crisis Magazine
Why Do We Still Expect Marital Fidelity? – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
15 Recipes Inspired By Your Favorite Saints – Tatiana Federoff, Epic Pew
Learning to Let Go With Saint Monica – Michele Chronister, Ignitum Today
Six Practical Steps to Catholic Joy – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
Abortion Leads to War – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Kullervo: J. R. R. Tolkien’s Fascination with Finland – Hannah Sander, BBC Magazine
What Science Doesn’t Know – S. Adam Seagrave, Public Discourse
Ashley Madison Scandal Reminds Us that the Rules are There for a Reason – Kir. Andersen
Here’s Where You’ll Have a Chance to See Pope Francis in the U. S. – John Burger, Alt∝
Argentine Mother Asks Pope Francis to Free Her Son f/ U. S. Death Row – J. A. Rowney
A Time to Kill – Tyler Blanski, Crisis Magazine
Conference on Same-Sex Attraction Starts Needed Dialogue – Gretchen R. Crowe, OSV
Adoption, Abortion, and a Message of Hope – J. D. Flynn, First Things
Pope Francis May Pass Thru Central Park During New York Visit – Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Giveaway: The Man Who Founded California – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
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