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Pope Francis Appoints Bishop in Pedophile Scandal

by Elizabeth Scalia

of The Anchoress

 

  To Judge or Not to Judge? And Pope Francis

  by Katie Van Schaikik

  of The National Catholic Register

 

 

  From the Archives : Liturgical Colors for Lent

  in the Ambrosian Tradition

  by Gregory DiPippo of New Liturgical Movement

 

Give Praise to the Lord – Lisa Shefferly-Gillay, Catholic Stand
Archbishop Luigi Negri: Western Civilization Is at an End – Augustinus, of Rorate Cæli
Book Review: Tomeo’s Pint-Sized Devotional – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Epic Pew
Lent on the Menu – Celeste Behe, The National Catholic Register
What My Confessor Taught Me about Parenting My “Bad Sleeper” – Michele Chronister
Has Confession Been a Part of Your Lenten Journey? – Joseph Pronechen, The Register
U. S. Bishops’ Lenten Campaign Raises Profile of Unauthorized Immigrants – P. J. Smith
Catholic Seminarian w/Cancer Opposes Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill – J. F. Desmond
Getting it Wrong About the Death Penalty – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Giveaway: Filling Our Father’s House – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends April 10)
Synod on the Family 2015: The Latest Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-20-15)
Lynch Mobs, Moral Bullies, and Homosexuals  – BigPulpit.com (4-6-15)
For the FRIDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the MONDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (4-6-15) click here.
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For the WEDNESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (4-8-15) click here.

The New Pharisees: Who Today Is Putting Up Obstacles to Evangelization?

by Eric Sammons

of One Peter 5

 

  Finding Peace After Traumatic Events

  by Matt O’Connell

  of Restless Press

 

 

  Created for Good Works

  by Jason Theobald

  of Ignitum Today

 

 

Father Belitz: New Age Exponent or Faithfully Catholic? – Brian Fraga, The Register
The Venerable Abp. Fulton Sheen on Those Mysterious Creatures: Angels – ChurchPOP
On the Number of Sins – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Silence on Three-Parent Embryos Is Deafening – Rebecca Taylor, Catholic Lane
Quæritur: Stole-less Confession Okay? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Some Hard Truths about the 1965 Missal & the Liturgical Reform – Rorate Cæli
Love and the Skeptic – Carl Olson, Strange Notions
CRS Implemented Prophylactic-Promoting Video Series – Lepanto Institute
“Gay” Catholics & an Adequate Anthropology – Bill Maguire, The Catholic World Report
Giveaway: Filling Our Father’s House – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends April 10)
Synod on the Family 2015: The Latest Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-20-15)
Lynch Mobs, Moral Bullies, and Homosexuals  – BigPulpit.com (4-6-15)
For the FRIDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the MONDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (4-6-15) click here.
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For the WEDNESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (4-8-15) click here.

Six of the Oldest Images of Our Lord Jesus Christ

via ChurchPOP

 

  Addressing the Problem of Evil with Hope

  by Anna Rose Meeds

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

  John Paul the Great Catholic University

  Is Now Accredited!

  by Derry Connolly PhD

 

 

Lead Coffin Found Near Richard III Is Opened – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine
The Investigation of Catholic Relief Service – Media Factsheet
Interview: David Domet (Vox Cantoris) Stood Up to Fr. Thomas Rosica – Bro. A. Bugnolo
The 21st Century Secular Inquisition – Sam Entile, The Catholic Voyager
The Other Side of Pilgrimage – Sean Connolly, Ignitum Today
‘The Sound of Music’: A Memorable Movie Full of Catholic Milieu – Brian Caulfield
Infographic: Good Habits (Distinct Garment) – Vocation Boom!
Baseball’s Kansas City Royals’ V. P. Grateful to Serve Christ the King – Trent Beattie
Tobacco and Joy – Ross, The Briare Shoppe
Giveaway: Filling Our Father’s House – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends April 10)
Synod on the Family 2015: The Latest Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-20-15)
Tolerance, Religious Liberty, and Indiana – BigPulpit.com (4-4-15)
Lynch Mobs, Moral Bullies, and Homosexuals  – BigPulpit.com (4-6-15)
For the FRIDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EASTER EDITION (4-4-15) click here.
For the EASTER MONDAY EDITION (4-6-15) click here.
For the MONDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (4-6-15) click here.
For the EASTER MONDAY EXTRA (4-6-15) click here.

We Are ‘Synthetic Children’ And We Agree With

Dolce & Gabbana

by Hattie Hart & Alana Newman

of The Federalists

 

Great Political Ideas are Sustained by Great Religious Ideas – Dale Ahlquist, Crisis Mgzn
Nature vs. Synthetics: What’s at Stake in the Dolce & Gabbana Controversy – Mainwaring
Morality, Facts, and Opinions – Randall Smith PhD, The Catholic Thing
Why Doesn’t Tolerance Extend to Faithful Catholics? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Aleteia∝
Why ‘Progressives’ Favor the State Over Society – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
The City of San Francisco vs. The Catholic Church: Abp. Cordileone – Gre. R. Crowe
How to Destroy a Church in Eight Easy Steps – John Zmirak, The Stream
What Is the Profile of Today’s Catholic Voter? – Russell Shaw, OSV Newsweekly
The Left Begins to Notice That the Catholic Vote is Slipping Away – Don. R. McClarey JD
Italian Senate Passes ‘Speedy Divorce’ Bill – Edward Pentin, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Jeb Bush Is a Catholic Convert, Did He Switch for Religion, Politics, or Both? – Stricherz
Giveaway: “Dear God” 2-Book Set – Epic Pew (Ends March 21)
Synod on the Family 2015: The Latest Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-20-15)
Synod on the Family 2015 March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
Indiana, Same-Sex ‘Marriage’, and the End of Tolerance – BigPulpit.com (4-2-15)
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MAUNDY THURSDAY EDITION (4-2-15) click here.

Is the Synod Secretariat Stacking the Deck Again?

by Edward Pentin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Abp. Kurtz Calls for Unity bt. Catholic Beliefs & Pastoral Practice – J. Frawley Desmond
Does Cardinal Kasper Believe in Friendly Ghosts? – Father Dwight Longenecker, SomH
Crd Napier: African Bishops Have Higher Priorities Than Boutique Issues – The Register
Cardinal Baldiserri’s Stealing Books Is Worse than a Crime, It’s a Blunder – Dr. Ed Peters
‘It’s a Mistake to See Francis as Wanting Kasper’s Proposals’ – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Cardinal Marx Doubles Down – Fr. Z’s Blog
Pro-Marriage, Pro-Family Voices Lodge Pre-Synod Appeals – Edward Pentin, The  Reg
Can a Pope Be a Heretic? – Jacob W. Wood, Crisis Magazine
Cardinal Burke: ‘It Is Always My Sacred Duty to Defend Church Teaching’ – The Register
Is Catholic Teaching on Marriage an Ideal or a Norm? – Russell Shaw, The CWR Blog
Book Review: The Big Guns Line Up for the Family Synod – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith
Synod 2015: Cardinal Kasper, Germans & Cardinal Nichols – BigPulpit.com (3-26-15)
Synod on the Family 2015: March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (3-22-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-30-15) click here.

Can Human Free Will and Divine Predestination

Both be True?

by Dr. Peter Kreeft

of The Integrated Catholic Life™

 

  New Hampshire Priest Continues the Long Road

  to Clear His Name: Father Gordon MacRae

  by Brian Fraga

  of The National Catholic Register

 

  Canonical Status for the S. S. P. X. Should be

  Desired by All, Including Bishops

  by Father John Hunwicke

  of Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment Blog

 

  Let’s Rethink the Economics of Raising a Family Today

  by Barry Hudock

  of OSV Newsweekly

 

 

  Noticeable Differences Between Catholics

  and Non-Catholics

  by Doug Johnson

  of Epic Pew

 

John Allen on the S. S. P. X., Not His Best Work – Fr. Z’s Blog
No, Christianity’s Not Eurocentric (But You Kind Of Are) – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic
Michael Sean Winters Attacks Father John Zuhlsdorf – Fr. Z’s Blog
When You Fall Off The Wagon – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Michael Sean Winters Doesn’t Like the Term ‘Church Militant’ – Donald R. McClarey JD
The Last Things: What’s Hell Like & What Will Happen to Us & Our Pets? – R E Saltzman
Hesburgh and Rice: A Dichotomy of Catholics at the Univ. of Notre Dame – Richard Maggi
Giveaway: “Dear God” 2-Book Set – Epic Pew (Ends March 21)
Synod on the Family 2015: The Latest Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-20-15)
For the FRIDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-20-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-20-15) click here.

15 Amazing Quotes from Saint Padre Pio

by Christina Mead

of Aleteia∝

 

  Praise & Worship Music: Garbage In, Garbage Out

  Andrew R. Motyka

  of Views from the Choir Loft

 

 

  Marin Mersenne: A Priest at the Heart

  of the Scientific Revolution

  by Andrew Kassebaum

  of Catholic Stand

 

Three Secrets of Fatherhood – Sam Guzman, Aleteia∝
Improve Your Parish Liturgy . . . Instantly! – Jeff Ostrowski, Views from the Choir Loft
Autonomy Misunderstood – Nicholas Senz, Catholic Stand
4 Reasons Aquinas on Rights & Modern Individual Rights are Different – H. H. Ambrose
Is the World Overpopulated? – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
Does Windsor Strengthen or Weaken Religious Pluralism? A Debate – Greg Forster, FT
Sex Orientation & Gender ID Aren’t Like Race: Why ENDA Is Bad Policy – R. T. Anderson
The World Doesn’t Need Christian Movies – Theresa Williams, Ignitum Today
71 Year Old Nun Forgives Her Attackers for Gang Rape – Anto Akkara, Catholic Herald
Synod 2015: Cardinal Kasper, Germans & Cardinal Nichols – BigPulpit.com (3-26-15)
Synod on the Family 2015: March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (3-30-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-30-15) click here.

The Two Masks of Catholic Relief Services

by Stephen Phelan

of Crisis Magazine

 

  Seven Epic Saint Stories

  by Alex R. Hey

  of Epic Pew

 

 

  Mother Teresa’s Appearance in Controversial

  Painting Stirs Concern

  by Joseph Pronechen

  of The National Catholic Register

 

Pope Francis Recognizes to Declare Parents of St. Thérèse Saints – Cindy Wooden, CH
As It Was in the Beginning Is Now, and Ever – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Intgr Cthlc Life™
You Can’t Have Jesus Without the Church – Victor Ajluni MD, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Tagle Has Problems with the ‘Hard Sayings’ of Jesus – Patrick Archbold
Elizabeth Stoker-Breunig; With Converts Like These, Who Needs Apostates? – Jn. Zmirak
My Book Is Finally Here! – Shaun McAfee
Does God Still Speak to Us? – Michelle Fritz, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis: Welcome & Treasure Children Who Bring Life, Joy & Hope – The Register
Why Elton John Is Wrong About Dolce & Gabbana: Synthetic Children – Robert O. Lopez
Giveaway: “Dear God” 2-Book Set – Epic Pew (Ends March 21)
Catholic-Owned Company Wins Permanent Injunction Against H.H.S. Mandate – The Reg

Concerns about Cremation: Strange Practices are Emerging

by Monsignor Charles Pope

 

  Fight All Error: An Open Letter to All Catholic Bloggers

  and Publishers

  by John McNichol

  of Catholic Stand

 

  How Can Daily Mass Attendance Become A Reality

  Beyond Lent?

  by John M. Grondelski

  of The National Catholic Register

 

Demystifying the Pope Francis Enigma – Msgr. Hans Feichtinger, Crisis Magazine
Untying the Pope Francis “Knot”, Some Analysis – Fr. Z’s Blog
Who Are Pope Francis’s Critics? – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Natural Law & the Unity & Truth of Sexual Ethics, Attn: Gary Gutting – Finnis & George
Untangling the Mystery of the Bird & the Cross in a Masterpiece – Philip Jenkins, Alt∝
What’s the Difference Between Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials? – Jonathan Teixeira
Liturgical PSA: Only Men for the Holy Thursday Mandatum – Ben Yanke, New Lit Mov
On “The Paradox Of Abundance” – Father James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic Thing
Compassion Always, Compromise Never: Why Spokane’s New Bishop Will Be Great – MC
Synod on the Family 2015 March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
Indiana, Same-Sex ‘Marriage’, and the End of Tolerance – BigPulpit.com (4-2-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MAUNDY THURSDAY EDITION (4-2-15) click here.

A Most Fitting Response to the Redefinition of Marriage

courtesy Robert Barbry II

of Epic Pew

Pope Francis: Teachers Should Be Paid More – Carol Glatz, Catholic Herald Magazine
How Did Your Family React When You Chose a Cloistered Convent? – Beverly Stevens
Quæritur: Will the Traditional Latin Mass Outlast the Novus Ordo? – Fr. Z’s Blog
If God so Loves the World, Why Is There a Hell? – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Catholic Lane
Jesus Offers You Living Water – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, The Intgrtd Cthlc Life™
Making a Powerful, Deep Examination – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Lane
Indiana Hopes to Strengthen Existing Safe-Haven Laws With Baby Boxes – Lori H. Chaplin
The Depiction of Motion in Scripture and in Science – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
The Temptations of Christ-Part Four – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Pull Your Weight – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Pakistan Is a Failing State & Christians are Paying the Ultimate Price – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith
The Crisis of Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-24-15)
Synod 2015: Cardinal Kasper, Germans & Cardinal Nichols – BigPulpit.com (3-26-15)
Synod on the Family 2015: March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (3-30-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-30-15) click here.

A Fortnight’s Best in Catholic Apologetics

by David L. Gray

of Epic Pew

 

The Fifth Commandment: The Slippery Slope of Euthanasia – Bob Kurland, Cthlc Stand
The Glamorization of Forbidden Pleasures – Mitchell Kalpakgian PhD, Trth & Chrty Frm
Rescuing Hymnody from Stupidity – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis on the Role of Grandparents – Kevin M. Tierney, Catholic Lane
A Note on Participation: What Can We Learn from the Word Actuosa? – Pt. Kwasniewski
Literary Taste: How to Form It – Enoch Arnold Bennett, The Civilized Reader
Pope Francis: A Voice for Voiceless Christians – Joe Heschmeyer
Small Things With Great Love: An Interview with James Rosenbloom – Jordan Haddad
The “Pernicious Habit of Charity” – Elaine Krewer, The American Catholic
Rockwell and Modernism: The Case of “The Art Critic” – Patrick Toner, Crisis Magazine
Archbishop: Pakistan PM Must Take Blame for Failing to Protecting Christians – J Pontifex
The Crisis of Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-24-15)
Synod 2015: Cardinal Kasper, Germans & Cardinal Nichols – BigPulpit.com (3-26-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (3-29-15) click here.