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Breaking Bergoglio

by Steve Skojec

of One Peter 5

 

  Lost My Daughter to Suicide: Nurse’s Response

  to Brittany Maynard’s Assisted Suicide

  by Nancy Valko

 

  Texas Dioceses Modify Mass Practices

  During Ebola Outbreak

  by Brian Fraga of Aleteia∝

 

Pope Francis: Abolish Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment – Kt. Schiffer
Liberian Bishop Pleads for Aid in Fighting Ebola – OSV Newsweekly
Keeping Faith When Priests Cause Scandal – Victor Ajluni MD, Ct St
MN Dioceses Settle Abuse Cases, Pledge to Protect Children – The Reg
Large Gesture of Openness Toward SSPX! – Fr. Z’s Blog
What can We Learn from Homosexual People? – J. Q. Tomanek, Ig Td
Michael Sean Winters Only Hears What He Wants to Hear – Ste. White
The Use of the F-Bomb – Donald R. McClarey JD, The Amrcn Cthlc
The Next Steps between the Holy See & the SSPX – Rorate Cæli
For the SUNDAY EDITION (10-26-14) click here.

Eleven Ways the Synod Failed

Pope Francis’ Vision

by Fr. Raymond J. De Souza

of the National Catholic Register

  The Wrong Response to

  a Demand Not Made

  by Dr. Ed Peters of Canon Law Blog

 

What I Saw at the Synod & What it Means for 2015 – Ma. J. Anderson
A Thought from the Synod On Mercy & Justice – Nicholas Senz, Ct St
Do Not Confuse Sacramental Discipline & Catholic Doctrine – Dr J Mirus
Chaput on the Synod – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
The German Position – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
Ignatius Press Trumping the Kasper Proposal – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Cth Cul
Synod Embers: God Is Still In Charge – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACth
A Hegelian Papacy? – Brian Miles, One Peter 5
Michael Voris, Say Hi to Saint Paul – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACthlc
Numerical Defeats Never before Witnessed by Any Pope – Rob. Mattei
Synod on the Family Fall Out – BigPulpit.com (10-27-14)
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
For the FRIDAY EDITION (10-24-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY EVENING EDITION (10-25-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.

Culture War, Spiritual War

by Peter J. Leithart

of First Things

  How Sex Difference

  Makes a Difference

  by Sherif Girgis

 

  Why Are Converts

  So Appealing?

  by Shaun McAfee

 

The Attack on the Natural Woman – Megan Twomey, Ignitum Today
Refugees, Displaced Take Center Stage – Elise Harris, NCRegister.com
Will the USCCB Ever Revisit Communion in the Hand? – Brian Williams
Why the Crusades Were “Glorious” – Steve Weidenkopf, Cth Ans
The Seven Deadly Sins & Their Remedies – Fr. Thomas Kocik, OP5
Demons – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Immigration, Amnesty & the Rule of Law – Jason Hall, Catholic Lane
Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – Andrew Kassebaum, Catholic Stand
Russia has Experienced a Spiritual Resurrection – Francis Phillips
An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed – BigPulpit.com (10-22-14)
The Synod Now and in 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-24-14)
For the SATURDAY EVENING EDITION (10-25-14) click here.

A Chaotic Synod? Not In Its Results

by Dr. Jeff Mirus

of Catholic Culture

Dear Atheists, Science Provides for God’s Existence – TCMaaB
A Grandmother’s Legacy: Faith, Family, Zest for Life – Greg Yoko, CS
Stephen Hawking Is an Atheist? Who Cares? – David Byrne, Crisis
A Case of Surrogacy’s Gordian Knot – Wesley Smith JD, Cthlc Lane
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde – Sean Fitzpatrick, The Cvl Rdr
The Death of a Parish, a Promise of New Life? – Richard J. Clark
They’re Still Trying to Disprove Post-Abortion Trauma Syndrome
Common Phrases You Didn’t Know Came From the Bible – ChurchPOP
Why Is Society Reluctant to Judge Anything at All? – Fr J V Schall SJ
The Truth & Charity Trap – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
The Greatest Disease in the West – Alex Johannigman, ATCJ
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
For the FRIDAY EDITION (10-24-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.

An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed

by George Weigel

of First Things

 

  Africans Criticize Cardinal Kasper’s Remarks

  by Matthew Schmitz

  of First Things

 

 

  Archbishop Kurtz on the Synod:

  ‘Mercy Without Truth Is Not Mercy’

  by Edward Pentin of NCRegister.com

 

Revolving Door for Homosexuals – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
About Annulments, Recent Synod on the Family – Shaun McAfee
Social Media and Catholic Bishops – Shane Schaetzel, Fully Christian
God’s Law vs. God’s Mercy? Never – Patrick Archbold, The Reg
First World Problems – Mark Movsesian, First Things
Examining Pope Francis’ Synodal Speech – Msgr. Charles Pope
The Surprises Arising from the Synod – Mark Brumley, The Reg
Questions Remain, Looking Ahead to Next Year – Mary Jo Anderson
If Pope Francis Endorses Polygamy, End of Church – John Zmirak
The Synod Now and in 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-24-14)
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (10-22-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.

Syria: A 17-year-old Christian Boy

Has Been Crucified

by Shane Raynor

 

  Is It Really a Mortal Sin

  to Skip Sunday Mass?

  by Fr. Ryan Erlenbush

  of The New Theological Movement

 

 

  Why Is Religion Necessary for Happiness?

  by Fr. Leslie Rumble of Catholic Answers

 

Christians Struggle to Rebuild Their Lives in Syria – Catholic Lane
Christians Face Jail Time for Refusing Gay ‘Marriage’ – D McClarey JD
Helen Hull Hitchcock: A Valiant Voice for Faith & Family – Cha. Hays
Becoming a Committed Catholic Man – Matthew James Christoff, CS
The Rise of the Beta Male: Pope Francis – David L. Gray
Slow Down & Think – Jason Theobald, Ignitum Today
Was the Sistine Chapel “Rented” Out to Porsche? – Fr. Z’s Blog
2014 Midterms: A More Pro-Life U. S. Senate? – Peter Jesserer Smith
St. Augustine on Ghosts – Thomas L. McDonald, God & Machine
An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed – BigPulpit.com (10-22-14)
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)
For the THURSDAY EDITION (10-23-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (10-30-14) click here.

Human Rights Activists Tell Europe:

Stand Up for Persecuted Christians

by Andrea Gagliarducci

of the National Catholic Register

 

  A Tale of Targeting: Gay Bullying

  by Robert Oscar Lopez

  of First Things

 

  Christian Ministers Told to Perform

  Same-Sex ‘Weddings’ or Face Jail

  via the National Catholic Register

 

Building Technology Boundaries – Catholic Lane
Resting a Bad Argument: Marriage Law & Sex Discrimination – S. Girgis
Gender as Consumer Choice – Phillip Cary, First Things
Blessed Karl: A Holy Emperor – Philip Jenkins, Aleteia∝
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Halloween – Foxfier, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Kasper Caught Lying Again – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Kasper Apologizes; Suggests Catholic Media will Avenge Him! – Scalia
Synod Fallout: Anti-Gay Security Guards Lose Jobs – D.R. McClarey JD
Cardinal Kasper’s Non-Apology Apology – Catherine Harmon, CWR Blg
Synod on the Family: Success or Failure? – BigPulpit.com (10-21-14)
An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed – BigPulpit.com (10-22-14)
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)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (10-22-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (10-31-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA (10-31-14) click here.

It’s too Early to Write Off

the Synod as a Failure

via The Catholic Herald

 

  Synod: Archbishop Kurtz Wants All

  Bishops’ Interventions to be Published

  via Aleteia∝

 

  Lessons from the Synod:

  Hard Cases Make for Bad Law

  by Rachel Lu of Aleteia∝

 

  CBS News Looks for LGBTQ Catholics,

  Finds Schismatics

  by Dawn Eden of Get Religion

 

Has Pope Francis Loose Forces He Can’t Control? – William Oddie
A Moderate Façade and a Radical Interior? – Hadley Arkes, The Ct Th
Did the Synod Endorse “Lifestyle Ecumenism”? – Tyler Blanski, Crisis
Bread, Not Stones – Jonathan Cariveau, One Peter 5
Church Teaching: Hostile Inflexibility? – Patrick Archbold, OP5
The Disconcerting Synod – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Synod & Media: Culpable Naïveté or Shrewd Calculation? – Rus. Shaw
Synod Closes With Clearer Vision Than When It Opened – Edw. Pentin
An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed – BigPulpit.com (10-22-14)
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (10-22-14) click here.

 An Aussie Speaking Italian!

Cardinal Pell on Pope Francis

by Jeff Ostrowski

of Views from the Choir Loft

 

  Evaluating the Synod by Pope Francis’

  Own Evangelical Principles

  by Fr. Roger Landry of NCRegister.com

 

  The University of Notre Dame Is Confused

  by Dr. Ed Peters

  of In the Light of the Law

 

Lebanon: A Catholic Village Walks Its Way of the Cross – Catholic Lane
Crazy Cardinals, Synod, Marriage & Family; Peace – T. Marshall PhD
Synod’s Message ‘Weak & Ambiguous’ – Voice of the Family
Laity Vocation: Let Us Build the Earthly City – Kevin Aldrich, Cth Stnd
Asmodeua Destroying Marriage – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
The Documentary Filmmaker Who Wants to Ban Surrogacy – Jen. Lahl
If Council of Jerusalem Was Covered by Mainstream Media – Vivificat
Giving Pope Paul VI His Due – Russell Shaw, The CWR Blog
Synod on the Family, Crd. Kasper & More! – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Family on the Synod: Success or Failure? – BigPulpit.com (10-21-14)
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.

 

Why Christianity Opposes Same-Sex Relations

But Not Pork-Eating

via Big Blue Wave

 

  Pope Francis on the Middle East Genocide

  by Carol Glatz

  of The Catholic Herald

 

  Hard Winter Looms for Iraq’s

  ‘Betrayed’ Christian Refugees

   via the National Catholic Register

Ebola Crisis Bishop: Liberians Feel God has Forsaken Them – B. Dachs
Transgender Deconstruction – Phillip Cary, First Things
Is Western Civilization Really Best? – Angelo M. Codevilla
Chaput, Morals, and the Law – Mark Bauerlein, First Things
Univ. of Notre Dame to Offer Benefits for GayPartners – J. F. Desmon
Medieval Golden Age, Modern Barbarism – Andrew Doran, First Things
CO Sen. Udall Attacks on Pro-Life Candidate Backfiring – Mk. Stricherz
The Grace of Yes: A Review – Bethanie Ryan, Ignitum Today
Father Groeschel Is Still Teaching – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family Aftermath – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Synod on the Family, Crd. Kasper & More! – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
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)
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (10-30-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (10-31-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA (10-31-14) click here.

A Critique of Cardinal Kasper’s

Latest Arguments

by Monica Migliorino Miller

of Crisis Magazine

 

  Opportunities Lost: A Synod Wrap-up

  by Robert Royal of The Catholic Thing

 

  Development of Doctrine

  Or Change in Teaching?

              by Eduardo Echeverria

              of The Catholic World Report

No Third Way: The Fundamentals of Rationality – Hilary White, OP5
The “Thank You God the Synod Is Over” Post – Thomas L. McDonald
Christine Odone’s Facile Analysis of the Synod – Fr. Dw. Longenecker
Final Report Gives Nod to NFP & Openness to Life – Steven M. Mosher
The Council of Trent & Catholic Teaching on Divorce – E. C. Brugger
Final Report “Fails to Resolve Confusion” – Voice of the Family
The Synod & Being Afraid of the Gospel – Kevin M. Tierney, Cth Lane
In the End, a Church United – Alice Heinzen, Aleteia∝
A Synodia Not a Synodos – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family Aftermath – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Family on the Synod: Success or Failure? – BigPulpit.com (10-21-14)
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.

Rebuilding After the Earthquake

by Donald R. McClarey, JD

of The American Catholic

Synod of Bishops, Hope in the Peripheries – Andrea Gagliarducci
Why Should the Church Adapt Its Teachings to the Times? – Holloway
On the Temptation of Hostile Inflexibility – Big Blue Wave
Wrangling in Rome, What Good Is It? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Final Report Leaves Controversial Questions Open – Francis X. Rocca
The Synod’s Right Turn – Nicholas G. Hahn III, Real Clear Religion
Synod Sends Message of Encouragement to Families – Fra. X. Rocca
Clash of Straw Men – George Weigel, Denver Catholic Register
Three Reasons for Synod Hysteria & the Solution – Sr. The. A. Noble
Key Quotes from Pope Francis’ Synodal Speech – ChurchPOP
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family, Crd. Kasper & More! – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Family on the Synod: Success or Failure? – BigPulpit.com (10-21-14)
Synod on the Family Fall Out – BigPulpit.com (10-27-14)
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-27-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (10-28-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.