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If a Person Commits Suicide,

Is He Automatically Lost?

by Jimmy Akin

of Catholic Answers

 

  Is the Eucharist Your

  Deal-Breaker for Dating?

  by Laura McAlister of Catholic Cravings

 

  13 Ways to Love Your Neighbor

  in a Socially-Isolated &

  Technologically-Overloaded Culture

  by Colleen Duggan

  of Integrated Catholic Life™

 

Anglicanorum Coetibus, Five Years Later – Msgr. Andrew Burnham
The Concordant Analogy: Gay ‘Marriage’ & The Church – R. R. Reno
Anglican Ords. Mark 5 Years of B16’s Unitive Doc. – Charlotte Hays
Purgatory: The Purifying Fire of God’s Love – Steve Skojec, 1P5
Episcopal Action on SSPX: Basic Strategy for Unity – Dr. Jeff Mirus, CC
The Spirit of St. Charles Borromeo – Deacon Edward Looney, Ig Td
Virtue: How the Human Person Achieves Max. Potential – S Trasancos
Oppression Versus Service – Leticia Adams, Catholic Stand
Canon Law Briefing on Episcopal Action on the SSPX – Latin Mass Soc
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-5-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (11-6-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (11-7-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (11-12-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-12-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-13-14) click here.

Is Pope Francis Purging the Vatican of

Traditional and Orthodox Bishops?

via Fr. Z’s Blog

Prince Charles Condemns Persecution of Christians – The Cthlc Hrld
Pope Francis: Self-Absorption Makes It Hard to Hear God – E Harris
Surprising Evidence of Souls Returning from Purgatory – S. E. Wills
Brittany Maynard’s Suicide Prompts Christian Response – Mary Rezac
Behind the New York Church Closings – John Burger, Aleteia∝
Were the Crusades Just Wars? – Steve Weidenkopf, Cthlc Answers
Clarification on Creation & Big Bang Theory – Omnia Vincit Veritas
Crd Müller: Church & Theology Exist to Enlighten, Evangelize – A Mena
Houston’s Sermon Subpoenas Represent Legal Opportunities – L. Loftis
Authentic Catholic Lit: It’s Not About Us, It’s About God – D. Flaherty
“Shock Value”: A New Sci-Fi Fantasy With Catholic Roots – Eug. Gan
U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL – BigPulpit.com
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-5-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (11-12-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-12-14) click here.

Four Races for Catholics to

Watch on Election Day

by Mark Stricherz

of Aleteia∝

When Good People Don’t Vote – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
The One-Issue Voter – John Kirkwood, Catholic Lane
Obama’s Disregard for Stay-At-Home Moms – Caitlin Bootsma, Crisis
Bishops Active at State & National Level – Brian Fraga, The Reg
What is the Church’s Political Role? – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
Politics Needs Faith to Survive – Matthew Sewell, ChurchPOP
The Moral Strains of Election Day – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing
Elections and Eternity – Denise J. Hunnel MD, Catholic Stand
Liveblog Election Night 2014 – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Advocating for the Unborn: Dr. Alveda King – Michelle Fritz, Ct Sistas
Mary Landrieu’s Poor Attempt To Sound Pro-Life – Matthew Archbold
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-4-14) click here.

A. L. S. and a Rosary Miracle

by J. Bolton

of Augustines Alley

 

  A Seventh-day Adventist’s Long Way Home:

  The Story of Kevin Wynn

  The Coming Home Network International

 

  Popes and Antipopes

  by Shane Schaetzel

  of Fully Christian

 

Evolution & The Big Bang are Consistent w/Christianity – W. M. Briggs
When Being Right Is Wrong: The Deadly Sin of Pride – Fr Longenecker
Zoophilia? Zoophiliacs? Woofies? – William M. Briggs
Not Just New Sins, but New Categories of Sins! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Ten Things That Are Killing the Family – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Missing the Forest for the Trees: What’s Really Killing the Family
Top 10 Reasons Why St. JP2 Loved Princess Bride – Tom Hoopes
A Planner Plans Everything . . . Except Surrender – Abigail Reimel
DisParents Beg Doctors To End Her Life – Greg Daly, Aleteia∝
U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL – BigPulpit.com (11-4-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-4-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-13-14) click here.

The Assisted Suicide in Oregon of

Brittany Maynard, an Unheroic Act

by Brian Williams

of One Peter 5

 

  The Rhetoric of the Houston Ordinance

  by Mark Bauerlein

  of First Things

 

  Pope Francis, a Romanticized Papacy?

  by Andrea Gagliarducci

  of Monday Vatican

 

What to Say to Those Who Wants to Leave Church? – M. De La Torre
Catholic Capitulation on Marriage – R. R. Reno, First Things
Pope Francis Reaches Out to Old Catholic Church – Adelaide Mena
What Is a Sacrifice? – Two Catholic Men and a Blog
Theology from the Floor: Humility & Toddlers – Luke Arredondo, IT
When Randomness Becomes Superstition – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Saint Thomas Aquinas on Purgatory – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACth
A Simulated Universe Worshiping a Pimply Teen? – S. Trasancos PhD
Playing with a Ouija Board Is Stupid & Dangerous – Francis Phillips
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (11-12-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-12-14) click here.

Your Wife Is Wearing What? Men, Veils,

and the Mystery of Femininity

by Tyler Blanski of The Catholic Gentleman

 

  In Belgium, Two Types of Bishops

  by Filip Mazurczak

  of First Things

 

  Cardinal Burke’s Respectful

  Criticism of Pope Francis

  via Fr. Z’s Blog

 

The Crisis in Maiduguri – Philip Jenkins, Aleteia∝
The West Has Lost Its Moral Vocabulary – H. H. Ambrose, St Ptrs Lst
Men, Honor Your Wives – Randy Hain, the National Catholic Register
Is Wagner the Great Destroyer of Beauty in Music? – David Clayton
Fear of Children – Julia Yost, First Things
The Suffering of Christians in Syria – Michael Coren, The Ct Wr Rp
Church of Germany, Church of Simony – Simone Varisco
Crd. Pell on Pope Francis: One of the More Unusual Popes – Crd. Pell
Curbing Cultural Amnesia & Appreciating U.S. Church History – K. W.
U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL – BigPulpit.com (11-4-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
The Real Synod & the Synod of the Media – BigPulpit.com (11-10-14)
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-3-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (11-4-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-4-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (11-5-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-5-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (11-6-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (11-10-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-10-14) click here.

 The Sistine Chapel: Before and After

via Jean M. Heimann

of Catholic Fire

 

  19 Bizarre Lifestyle Tips

  from the Medieval Period

  via ChurchPOP

 

  Four Ways You Can Help

  the Souls in Purgatory

  by Susanna Spencer of Truth & Charity

 

  Blood on the Red Star:

  The Martyrdom of

  Grand Duchess Elizabeth

  by K. V. Turley of The Standard Bearers

 

Saving the 21st Century? – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture
The Color of Vestments – Fr. William Saunders, Catholic Exchange
Becoming a Committed Catholic Man – The New eMangelization
Ecumenism, Rightly Understood – Eduardo Echeverria, Crisis Mgzn
St. John Cantius: The Professor Saint – Paul Radzilowski
The Bible You Don’t Know: The Story of the Septuagint – Stp. Beale
Biretta Woes! Wherein Fr. Z Offers Wisdom – Fr. Z’s Blog
When Textbooks Upheld the Ideals of Our Ancestors – Anthony Esolen
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
For the THURSDAY EDITION (11-6-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (11-7-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY MORNING EDITION (11-8-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (11-10-14) click here.

  One of Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Best

Proofs for God’s Existence, Explained

via ChurchPOP

 

  Why the Daughters of St. Paul are Awesome

  by Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble

  of Pursued by Truth

 

  Dorothy Day Turned Me Into a Film Director

  by Mary O’Regan

  of The Path Less Taken

 

Balancing Love & the Correction by St. Gregory – Msgr. Charles Pope
How St. JP2 Led Dr. Taylor Marshall to The Church – Will Edmonson
How Your Homeschool Child Can Access Any Workplace – Gn. Seuffert
The Importance of a Manly & Christian Friendship – Michael Lane, CL
A Millenial’s Perspective on Pope Francis & The Church – Chr. White
Ruthenian Renaissance – Victor Gaetan, NCRegister.com
The Future of Christianity Is Filipino – Philip Jenkins
The Boy with the Front Door Key to Heaven – Joseph Pronechen
How St. Augustine Can Teach You Temperance – Karee Santos, Ct Ln
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (11-7-14) click here.

Surrogacy: A Knot That Can’t Be Untangled

by Elise Hilton

of Acton Institute’s PowerBlog

 

  Expert Dismisses Historian’s Claim

  that Turin Shroud was Medieval

  by David V. Barrett of The Catholic Herald

 

  Quæritur: How to Support Young Priest

  Whose Pastor Doesn’t Want the TLM

  via Fr. Z’s Blog

 

The Joyful Pains of Purgatory – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Reg
On God’s Responsibility for Atheism – Joseph G. Trabbic, Crisis Mgzn
Fontgombault Sermon on All Saints: Fire Upon the Earth – Fr. Forgeot
The Church Should Shush On ‘Science’ – Patrick Archbold, The Reg
Ecclesial Purpose of All Saints in Martyrologies – Peter Kwasniewski
Pope Francis on Evolution, Church Teaching for Longest Time
For All the Saints – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
The Darkness of Sin & the Light of Love – Susan Anne, Cthlc Stand
All Saints: Striving to Imitate Our Lord, the True Man In Full – AoA
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
Family and Marriage: Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-7-14)
For the THURSDAY EDITION (11-6-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (11-7-14) click here.

Religion News Service Monkeys Around

with Pope Francis Evolution Speech

by Dawn Eden

of Get Religion

 

  Why The Catholic Herald

  Is Becoming a Magazine

  by Luke Coppen of The Catholic Herald

 

  The Idol of Safety

  by Tammy Ruiz

  of Catholic Stand

 

Crd Parolin: Without Christianity, Europe Is Helpless – A. Gagliarducci
Explaining Burke Derangement Syndrome – Fr. Z’s Blog
Prophetic Interpretation of Reality f/Book of Wisdom – Msgr. C. Pope
Sorrow at Anothers Good: The Deadly Sin of Envy – Fr. D Longenecker
Did a Doctor of the Church Prescribe Abortifacients? – Medical Matins
Benedict XVI: Dialogue Cannot Substitute for Mission – Carl E. Olson
A Silent Priest is a Dead Priest – Msgr. Charles Pope
Religious Liberty and the Bullies – Jim Tonkowich, Juicy Ecumenism
The Destruction Of Masculinity In A Pornified Culture – Octavia Ratiu
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
U. S. ELECTION SPECIAL – BigPulpit.com (11-4-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (11-4-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-4-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (11-5-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-5-14) click here.

Brittany Maynard & Suffering:

A Study in Contrast

by Joe Kral

of Truth and Charity Forum

 

  The Problem with The NFP Industry

  by Joseph Shaw

  of The Chairman’s Blog

 

  Astronomer Dismisses Frenzy of Pope

  Francis’ Words on Big Bang Theory

  by Elise Harris of NCRegister.com

 
Who’s Framing Brittany Maynard? – Ashton Ellis
Faith in the Face of Ebola: The Salesians – John Burger, Aleteia∝
Holy People in Daily Life – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
Hallowe’en & Hallowtide – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
Boys, Porn and Education – Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine
Celebrating All Hallow’s Eve & its Catholic Roots – Jean Heimann, CF
Seven Confessions of a Catholic Blogger – John Clark, Seton Magazine
When Souls in Purgatory Return from the Dead – Susan E. Wills
Politics Without Faith: An American Nightmare – Mountain Catholic
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)

Death with Dignity? According to Whom?

by Judie Brown

of Catholic Lane

 

  Persecuted Christians, Who’s Next?

  by Fr. Robert McTeigues SJ

  of Aleteia∝

 

  Prayer, Science & the Existence of God

  by Trent Horn of Catholic Answers

 

 

Cardinal George Undresses Old Mass Translation – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Is Culture War? – James Kalb, The Catholic World Report
History of Same-Sex Unions: A Runaway Jury? – Carl R. Trueman
Why ‘Being an Artist Is a Profession Given by God’ – Joseph Pearce
If You Care About The Poor, Care About Marriage – M. Hemingway
The ‘School’ of Life! – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
Answering Margery Eagan on Homosexuality – Fr. Dwt. Longenecker
Frankenstein’s Monster, Then & Now – Foxfier, TACatholic
Since You Asked, Walter, No, You are Not a Heretic, But – Dr E Peters
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
2014 Synod Analysis – BigPulpit.com (11-5-14)
For the THURSDAY EDITION (11-6-14) click here.