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A Vocations Boom in France from

the Institute of Christ the King Order

by Losana Boyd of Regina Magazine

 

  One Family Under God:

  Archbishop Gomez Addresses Immigration Reform

  by The National Catholic Register

 

  10 Dead Giveaways You’re

  a Catholic College Student

  by Lucy East of Epic Pew

 

Rational Animal Sexuality – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis to Families: Teach Your Children Well the Word of God – The Register
Have Yourself an Adoring Little New Year – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand
Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Young Men Giving Up on Marriage: Ladies Not Ladylike – Hilary White, Life Site
Rethinking the Age for Confirmation – Richard Becker, Crisis Magazine
Protestant Fallacy Threatens to Undermine Christianity – Joe Heschmeyer, Shml Ppry
Colleges Today Make Activists Not Scholars – Thomas Addis, Aleteia∝
A One-Step Plan for the Unhappy Life (& How to Subvert It) – Ed Rogers, Psyched Cthlc
Child Gender I.D. Disorder: Will Jack Be Happier if We Pretend He’s Jill? – Fitzgibbons
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
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Why Smells and Bells Matter in Liturgy

by Birgit Jones

of Catholic Stand

 

  New Cardinal from New Zealand

  and His Disturbing Comments

  by Father John Zuhlsdorf

  of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

  Epic Giveaway: Verbum Basic

  by Shaun McAfee

  of Epic Pew

 

 

Is the Catholic Church Obsessed with Sex? – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Today
Michael Sean Winters Hysterics – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Pope Francis: Which Peripheries? – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Remnant Magazine vs. Mark Shea – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Why Jesus Asked to be Baptized – Marcellino D’Ambrosio PhD, The Intgrtd Cth Life™
The Potemkin Village of Georgetown – Mark Judge, The New Criterion
Europe’s Euthanasia Craze – Tom Wilson, First Things
Where Marriage & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Stand Today – Benjamin J. Vall, The Ct Wr Rp
Knowing an Ape from Adam – Ed Feser PhD, Strange Notions
Fighting Culture of Death & Planned Parenthood in California – Jim Graves, The CWR
Christendom and Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-12-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-13-15) click here.
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For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-14-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-19-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-20-15) click here.
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How Saint Ignatius Tells

Us to Avoid Satan

by Cynthia Buttjer

of The Dead Philosophers Society

of Holy Apostles College and Seminary

 

 

  Six Women Who Became

  Both Queens and Saints

  by Thomas Cole

  of Catholic Household

 

  The Holy Family as

  an Earthly Image of the Trinity

  by Brad Pitre

  of The Sacred Page

 

 

  Books Which Have Influenced Me

  by Robert Louis Stevenson

  of The Civilized Reader

 

Watch the Making of an Icon – Creative Minority Report
America’s Protestant Problem – Graham Glover, The Jagged Word
Where are the Catholic Street Evangelists? – Scott Woltze, UMotHoC
Catholic Wishes to Marry “Non-denominational Christian” – Fr. Z’s Blg
Thinking about Taking Medication? – Matt Breuninger, Psyched Cthlc
Quæritur: Catholic Funeral for Freemasons – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Do the Scriptures Mean by “the Flesh”? – Msgr. Charles Pope
Priest Invites People to Stand Around Altar During Consecration – Fr. Z
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
The Supreme Court, Marriage, and the Catholic Church – BigPulpit.com (1-21-15)
For the SUNDAY EVENING EDITION (1-18-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (1-19-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-19-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-20-15) click here.
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For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-21-15) click here.

Monogenism or Polygenism?:

The Question of Human Origins

by Edward Feser, PhD,

of Strange Notions

 

  Readings for

  the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

  by John Kincaid of The Sacred Page

 

  World’s Oldest Catholic Bishop

  Dies in France at 104

  by Tom McFeely

  of The National Catholic Register

 

What Do Mother Teresa, Sheen & Tolkien Have in Common? – Kosloski
Ruminating on Vocations – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
Reason #7 to Reject the Reformation: History – Joe Heschmeyer, ShP
Dear Ms. Walker: You Are Not a Priest – Kathy Schiffer, SofG
Top Religion Related Science News for 2014 – Dcn. Harbey Santiago
T. V. Review: The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns – Sr. Helena Burns FSP
Pro-Lifers Face Rough Landscape Under Obamacare – Peter J. Smith
Christmas Season & Gender Theory – Bill Maguire, The CWR Blog
Brushing Teeth & Stubborn Wills – Jenni Groft, Catholic Stand
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
For the SATURDAY EDITION (1-17-15) click here.
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For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-19-15) click here.

Raise Prudent Kids, Not Independent Kids

by Stacy Trasancos, PhD,

of Integrated Catholic Life™

 

  Great Saints Who Coached

  Your High School Teams

  by Matt Vander Vennet

  of Epic Pew

 

  Bishop Lynch Pushes Same-Sex ‘Marriage’

  in Spirit of the Synod

  by Brian Williams of One Peter 5

 

  Did the Second Vatican Council Endorse

  Separation of Church and State?

  by Joseph G. Trabbic of Crisis Magazine

 

  Criticizing Pope Francis

  by R. R. Reno

  of First Things

 

Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com
Balancing Culture & Christianity – Anna Rose Meeds, Catholic Stand
Judgement Comes to Us All – David Rummelhoff, Epic Pew
The Catholic Scholar’s Most Needed Tool – Shaun McAfee
Standard Bearers for N. F. P. – Edward Pentin, The Register
Vatican Theologians Recognize Romero Is a Martyr – Super Martyrio
New Year’s Dreams – Abigail C. Reimel, Ignitum Today
Sword & Serpent: An Interview w/ Dr. Taylor Marshall – Sam Guzman
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-13-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-13-15) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-14-15) click here.
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The West Already Lost Before Islam Won:

Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie

by David Warren

of The Catholic Thing

 

  After Charlie Hebdo,

  Could European Churches Be Next?

  by Philip Jenkins of Aleteia∝

 

  Prelates and Politicians Favor

  Cultural Suicide in Germany

  by William Kilpatrick of Crisis Magazine

 

Chesterton’s Islamic England – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine
Dante: Mohammed in Hell – Thomas L. McDonald, God & Machine
Pp. Benedict Showed Way Forward for Muslim World – Fr Lucie-Smith
In the Name of “Religion” – Ryan Mayer, Catholic Vote
“What Is Islam?” Revisited – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Cth Wor Rp
Forceful Response by Vatican to Paris Terrorist Attack – Edw. Pentin
This Is Just the Beginning – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Falwell Suing Hustler Same as Charlie Hebdo Massacre – Mt. Archbold
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
The Clash of Civilizations – BigPulpit.com (1-20-15)
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-9-15) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (1-10-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (1-11-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (1-12-15) click here.
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For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-14-15) click here.
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What are the Stigmata and

How Do We Know if They are Real?

by Father Henry Vargas Holguín

of Aleteia∝

 

  12 Things Chesterton

  Was Totally Right About

  by Ryan Mayer

  of Epic Pew

 

  Anglican Church Burning

  the Last Bridges to Unity

  by Father Dwight Longenecker

  of The National Catholic Register

 

  Angry, Irony-Challenged Feminist Mocks

  Cardinal Burke & Merely Proves His Point

  by Carl E. Olson of The CWR Blog

 

In Defense of My Apologetic on Mary – Nick Hardesty, Catholic Stand
Marriage & Fatherhood: Adventures in Humility – Ben Ewing, Cth Exc
Modern Culture has Declared War on Masculinity – Fr. R. McTeigue SJ
Guiding Our Children to Discover Their Vocation – Jessica Archuleta
Does Doctrine Matter? – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
Addressing Antinomianism Requires Recognizing It – Dr. Ed Peters
What Cardinal Pell Needs to Know – Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, Cthlc Hrld
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christmas, Twitter & a Really Big Bunny – O’Hare
France & Islam: Islamist Terror Strikes Paris – BigPulpit.com (1-7-15)
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-9-15) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (1-10-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (1-11-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-12-15) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (1-17-15) click here.
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Time for a Truly Catholic Renovation

  by Anthony Esolen

  of Crisis Magazine

 

  The Great Holy Days Surrender

  by Pastor Iuventus

  of Catholic Herald

 

  Atlanta’s Fire Chief Fired for

  Espousing Christian Beliefs

  by Matthew Archbold of The Register

 

  25 Things Only Homeschoolers Understand

  by Jessica McAfee

  of Epic Pew

 

11 Things Philosophy Majors are Tired of Hearing – Ryan Mayer, EP
Three Ways Families Can Serve Singles – Bob Waruszewski, Ign Tdy
Justice Is Far From Us: Will We Bring it Close? – Jennifer Hartline, CS
Concerning Bishop Rob. Lynch’s Column on Marriage – Dr. Ed Peters
Debating Catholic Social Teaching – Gerald Russello, The Cthlc Thing
Five Ways to Show Catholic Courage at Work – Randy Hain, In Ct Lf™
The Dynamics of Preaching NFP – Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur, Ct Ln
Saint of the Day: Saint Apollinaris – uCatholic
The Worst Religious Violence Is a Family Affair – Philip Jenkins, Alt∝XXXX
France & Islam: Islamist Terror Strikes Paris – BigPulpit.com (1-7-15)

“Do Blogs Change Lives?”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

  From “Hosannah” to “Crucify Him”

  Why the Secular Media Bias

  in Favor of Pope Francis?

  by Andrea Gagliarducci of Monday Vatican

 

  Passing On Motherhood

  by Amanda Sloan

  of Ignitum Today

 

 

  EpicQuiz: Which Apostle Are You?

  by Shaun McAfee

  of Epic Pew

 

The Papal Cheerleading Squad – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Fearing the Silence – Michael Lane, Catholic Stand
Crux Magazine & David Gibson Slam Crd. Burke – Fr. Z’s Blog
Some Notes on Diaconal Preaching & Homilies – Dr. Ed Peters, ItLotL
Pope Francis’s Pivot to Asia – Prashanth Parameswaran, ASEAN Bt
Indy Colts’ G.M. Speaks of Playoffs, Parenting & Padre Pio – T. Beattie
Help Stop the Execution of Richard Glossip – Sister Theresa A. Noble
Pope Francis & Political Illusion – Maureen Mullarkey, First Things
France & Islam: Islamist Terror Strikes Paris – BigPulpit.com (1-7-15)
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-8-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (1-12-15) click here.
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For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-13-15) click here.
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France Is Broken

by Thomas L. McDonald

of God and the Machine

(photo courtesy Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)

 

  Suggesting that Charlie Hebdo Had It Coming

  by Matthew Schmitz

  of First Things

 

  Vatican Condemns ‘Horrible Attack’

  on French Newspaper

  by Kevin J. Jones and Andrea Gagliarducci

  of The National Catholic Register

 

Expert: Islamist Attacks in the West Not Going to Stop – Brian Fraga
My Life With Charlie Hebdo – Eve-Alice Roustang, First Things
Is Islam Really a Peaceful Religion? – Taylor Marshall PhD
The Problems in France by Michel Houellebecq – Sylvain Bourmeau
The Blasphemy We Need – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Murder as Censorship – Donald R. McClarey JD, The Amrcn Catholic
Is the Practice of Beheading Justified in Islam? – Joseph F. McCabe
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (1-8-15) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-8-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (1-9-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-9-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (1-11-15) click here.

Break Out The Popcorn and Lembas:

A Middle Earth Movie Review

by Tatiana Federoff

of Epic Pew

 

  How the Transgender Lobby

  Is Using a Teen’s Death

  by Carl R. Trueman of First Things

 

  The Enslavement of Women by Liberation:

  Egg Freezing

  by Mitchell Kalpakgian, PhD,

  of Truth and Charity Forum

 

Crd. DiNardo at Groundbreaking of New TLM Parish in Houston – RCæli
15 New Voting Cardinals – Edward Pentin, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Philadelphia: An Oasis of Catholic Beauty – Matthew Plese, Regina
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus: A Question of Emphasis – Pat Archbold
The Mario Cuomo That Might Have Been – Robert P. George DPhil, PD
Beautifying Abortion Clinics: An Architect’s Folly – Thr. Bonopartis
Mario Cuomo at Notre Dame, Thirty Years On – Matthew J. Franck
Book Giveaway: The Kingdom of Patria – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Why Are Catholics Afraid to Talk About Jesus? – Fr. Thomas Berg
Theology of the Bawdy – Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine
France & Islam: Islamist Terror Strikes Paris – BigPulpit.com (1-7-15)
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-14-15) click here.

The Forgotten Corporal Work of Mercy

by Tammy Ruiz

of Catholic Stand

 

  Why Is Cardinal Dolan Even Considering

  Closing a Parish with Packed Sunday Masses,

  Long Confessional Lines, & Thriving

  by Joan Frawley Desmond of The Register

 

  Who are the Magi and

  are They “Three Kings”?

  by Brant Pitre of The Sacred Page

 

  What the Early Church Fathers

  Said About Fasting

  by an Epic Guest on Epic Pew

Curiosity, Wonder & Wisdom – J. C., Ignitum Today
Crd Burke on the Catholic Man-Crisis & What To Do about It – Christoff
The Fundamental Good of Complementarity in Marriage – J. P. Shimek
What Do Traditionalists Want? – William Bornhoft, Catholic Lane
Defending the Truth About Marriage – Tom Piatak, Crisis Magazine
‘I Am An Innocent Man Wrongly Convicted’ – David F. Pierre Jr., TMR
Mario Cuomo: A Mortal & Sinful Man – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
France & Islam: Islamist Terror Strikes Paris – BigPulpit.com (1-7-15)
The Tipping Point of Islam – BigPulpit.com (1-14-15)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (1-7-15) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-8-15) click here.
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