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Save Christians Now Video – SaveChristiansNow.org

War and Stewardship – Bill Marianes, OCN

Patriarch John X: Time For World to Recover f/Misstep – NOAO

Ukrainian Catholic Bishop: West Must Stop Putin – Cath Sentinel

1st Church Dedicated to Newly-Canonized St. Porphyrios – Mystgy

Christianity is About Healing & Church Work Is Therapeutic – AVOC

On St. Irenaeus, Religious Elitism & Church – Coffee w/ Sister Vassa

Spiritual Adulthood – Abbot Tryphon, The Morning Offering

Nothing Before His Love – Jan Kaiser, Kaiserswest

Pearls of Wisdom From Pope Shenouda III – Spoken Thoughts

Get Messy – Phillip Rolfes, The Master Beadsman

Finding Release From the Fear of Loneliness – Benjamin Mann

Does ISIS Want to Kill Pope Francis? What You Need to Know – Bieszad

Christian Parents Horror after ISIS Kidnap Their Toddler – S. Caldwell
Want an Amazing Parish? Begin with the Liturgy – Brian Williams, 1P5
Time to End St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Al Smith Dinner? – Msgr. Pope
Cause for Sheen Stopped b/c Dolan Won’t Release Body – Pat Archbold
Terror Recruitment Linked to Europe Failing Youth – A. Gagliarducci
Does the Quran Command Beheading? – Father Dwight Longenecker
Nuncio: We Owe Ukraine Peace – NCRegister.com
Too Many of U. K.’s Muslims Failing to Integrate – Dan Hodges, Tlgrph
How College Students Can Keep the Faith – Rachel Lu, Crisis Mgzn
Crd Dolan Shamefully & Sinfully Capitulates to Homosexuals – Archbold
Easter and the Atheists – Father Dwight Longenecker
Persecution, Terror Rampant in Pakistan – Kamran Chaudhry, OSV
Rch. Dawkins Needs Hug f/My Daughter w/Down Syndrome – Velasquez
Hope in Front of Me – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Catholic Scotland: Flickers of Faith in a Post-Christian Land – De Soto
Links on Synod for Family: Remarried & Divorced (9-16-14) – Big Pulpit
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (9-17-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-17-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (9-18-14) click here.

ISIS “Split Her in Two; She Would Not Convert!” – Elizabeth Scalia

The Youth Are Not the Future of the Church – Michelle Fritz, Cth Std
The Complicity of Silence or Never, Never Again? – Elise Hilton
Pope Francis’ Missionary Impulse: A Transformation I Didn’t Want – IT
ISIS: Genocide by Rape & Torture – Elise Hilton, PowerBlog
NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade to Include LGBT Group – J. Frawley D.
Gov’t Continuing to Attack Rel. Lib. f/Many Angles – OSV Newsweekly
ISIS Sells Them, Female Kurds Fighting Update – Elizabeth Scalia
Remembering “Don Alvaro” – Russell Shaw, OSV Newsweekly
The Five Stages of Religious Persecution – Msgr. Charles Pope
Another Parish Moves East: Greenville, South Carolina  – Ben Yanke
The Heart of a Mystic – Jeannie Ewing, Catholic Exchange
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
Chronicling the “Last Ebbing Twilight of Byzantium” – D. C. McLean
Incarnational Theology, Beauty & Art – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
Iraqi Muslim TV Host Breaks Down in Tears at Plight of Christians – CP
Why Are Chinese Tearing Down Churches? – Keith Bradsher, NYTimes
Marriage Debate: Remarriage & Birth Control – Big Pulpit (9-26-14)
For the FRIDAY EXTRA click here. (9-26-14)
For the SATURDAY MORNING EDITION click here. (9-27-14)
For the SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here. (9-27-14)
For the SUNDAY MORNING EDITION click here. (9-28-14)

Crux with John Allen, New Catholic Website Published – Tito Edwards

Amnesty Int’l: Ethnic Cleansing in Iraq – John Burger, Aleteia∝
Demons, The Eucharist & Unknowing Catholics – Steve Skojec, 1P5
Fr. Samir on ISIS: ‘What They Are Doing Is Diabolical’ – Edward Pentin
Plato at Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away – Leah Libresco
Anniversary of a Forgotten Christian Genius: Péguy – Rob. Royal PhD
The “O” Word, Obedience – Br. Tomás Martín Rosado, Cthlc Exchng
Today’s Marriage Licenses: Bizarre, Sad & Dangerous – George Weigel
The Roots of the Political Use & Abuse of the Bible – L. Huizenga PhD
Do The Rapes of Rotherham Tell a Tale of Conquest? – Elizabeth Scalia
“You are Peter”: Getting Papal Authority Straight – Fr. Thomas Kocik
On Lying – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic Thing
If Your Brother Sins Against You – Dcn. Donald Cox, Cthlc Jrnl US
Time Alone With My Son – Lisa Shefferly-Gillay, Catholic Stand
Women as Clergy & The Stained-Glass Ceiling – Bobby Ross Jr., Gt Rl
“The Giver” & the Fading Memory of Christianity – Fr. Robert Barron
Cardinal Dolan’s St. Patrick’s Day Scandal – BigPulpit.com (9-8-14)
The Clash of Faiths – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
9/11, Christianity, and Islam – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (9-11-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-11-14) click here.

U.S.: Anti-Christian Hate Crime by Muslims – D.R. McClarey JD (fixed)

Dying Nuns, Liberalism & Time Magazine – Donald R. McClarey JD
Popular News Site Claims Jesus Never Existed – Jon Sorensen, Ct An
U.S. Rescues Turkmen, Christians Still Waiting – Mark Movsesian, FT
Pope Francis Consoles Iraqi Genocide Survivor Fr. Benoka – McClarey
NYTimes Drags Religion Angle in U. K. Child Sex-Abuse Story – D. Eden
Back to Schooling – Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine
Voyeurs Looking at Leaked Celebrity Photos Are Sinning – Lucie-Smith
A Wholesome Image & The Sexualization of Young Girls – Cthlc Lane
Porn-Saturated Culture Presents a False Image of Sex & People – RLC
When Disobedience Is Not Only Good, But Necessary! – Aurelio Porfiri
How Do I Heal When Hurt by Those in the Church? – John McNichol
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
New Study: What Makes People Happier, Not Sex & Chocolate – S Wills
Patriarch Kirill’s Game Over Ukraine – Katarzyna Jarzyńska
On the Glory of Purgatory – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Against Minimalism – Brian Miller, Ethika Politika
Pre-Synod for the Family Doctrinal Exchange – BigPulpit.com (9-22-14)
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-22-14) click here.

“Why A Silence?”: On the West & Islam – Fr. James V. Schall SJ

Time Magazine, Meet These Strong Sisters – Tom Hoopes, Cthlc Vote
What 10 Priests Say About Video Games – Catholic Household
On the Very Difficult Situation in Ukraine – Abp Sviatoslav Shevchuk
The Tragedy of the Yazidis of Iraq – Gerard Russell, The Cthlc Herald
Recommended Hand Missals & Mass Books for Children – Fr. Z’s Blog
Classical Education Makes a Comeback – Susan Klemond, The Reg
Finding God on the Quad – Thomas Wehner, NCRegister.com
Secular Visions of Catholicism: Kickstarter, Worlds Largest NGO – P. L.
A Modest Proposal for Dying Religious Communities – Ran. Smith PhD
How a Paralyzed Man Came to See that Life Is Worth Living – F. Phillips
JP2’s Rapprochement w/Science fo Common Understanding – Kurland
Distributism Basics: The Nature & Roles of Gov’t – David W. Cooney
The Last Armenian Orthodox Church in Myanmar – Mark Movsesian
Reconsider the Chapel Veil – Abigail C. Reimel, Ignitum Today
The Saint Who Tried & Failed to Live in Obscurity – The Cthlc Herald
Cardinal Dolan’s St. Patrick’s Day Scandal – BigPulpit.com (9-8-14)
The Clash of Faiths – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
9/11, Christianity, and Islam – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
For the SUNDAY EDITION (9-14-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (9-15-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-15-14) click here.

Five Ways to Be Catholic at Work – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

Dating Naked & Married at First Sight: What? – Kate O’Hare, CV
Demons Believe & Tremble before the Real Presence – Msgr. Ch. Pope
What Is Islamic Terrorism? – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
How to Suffer Like a Christian – Connie Rossini, Cntmpltv Hmschl
PopeWatch: Spirit of Vatican II – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
Did Teresa of Avila Teach Centering Prayer? – Connie Rossini, Cn Hm
The Hell There Is! – Victor Ajluni MD, Catholic Stand
Modern Bondage: Slavery Is Very Much Alive Today – Mark Gordon
Sacred Tradition: The Forgotten Doctrine? – Stephen J. Morrissey
Libertarians and Catholicism – Matthew Olson, Catholic Analysis
Scientist Honored by Vatican: Nearing Stem-Cell Breakthru – Caldwell
Susan B. Anthony List vs. Emily’s List: $’s Not Everything – Stricherz
The Expectant Couples Guide to Praying the Joyful Mysteries – Higgins
Thoughts from a New Momma – Nicholas Senz, Catholic Stand
7 Reasons Why Marijuana Should Still Be Taboo – KM Berchelmann MD
Links on Synod for Family: Remarried & Divorced (9-16-14) – Big Pulpit
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (9-15-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-15-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (9-16-14) click here.

Why the Secular Humanists Cannot Cope With Islam – Fr. Longenecker

They Know I’m Catholic, Right? – Randy Hain, Integrated Cthlc Life™
Bishops, Pope Francis’ Choices – Andrea Gagliarducci, Mon. Vatican
Work & Our Common Dignity – Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Cthlc Exchng
A Chesterton Poem For Labor Day – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACthlc
A Riff on the French Revolution – Tito Edwards, TACatholic
A Dark Age of Reason – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Virtue Is Attractive: The Crossroads Walk – The Motley Monk, TACth
Ecce Tabernaculum Dei Cum Hominibus – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Tdy
Pakistan to Iraq, The Same Ideology Hostile to the Faith – P. Vernizzi
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
Labor Movement, Teachers Unions & Catholic Social Teaching – Fr G S
The Stillbirth of Science in Arabia – Dr. Stacy Trasancos, Strg Ntns
God Has a Flare for the Dramatic – Donald DeMarco, NCRegister.com
Getting to the Crux of Why Catholicism Matters – John L. Allen Jr.
Of Workers and Property – Pope Leo XIII, The Catholic Thing
Vatican Stamps, Those Tiny Evangelizers – William Van Ornum
Cardinal Dolan’s St. Patrick’s Day Scandal – BigPulpit.com (9-8-14)
The Clash of Faiths – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
9/11, Christianity, and Islam – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
For the SATURDAY EDITION (9-13-14) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (9-14-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (9-15-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-15-14) click here.

An Appointment that Pope Francis Should Withdraw – Dr. Jeff Mirus

Why Do Muslims Behead People? – Father Dwight Longenecker
The Myth of Catholic Social Teaching – John Zmirak, The Cthlc Thing
New Language for Speaking about Homosexuality? – Matthew Heinrich
Mid.-East Patriarch Calls for Eradication of the Islamic State – DA Raad
Weep for Slaughtered Christians, Not for Dialogue with Islam – Lawler
What Would the Conversion of Russia Look Like? – Austin Ruse, Crisis
Min. Wage Thinking & Salvation Theology & More. . . – Adam M. Wood
Is Paramount Duty of Church & Faithful to Aid Those in Need? – Olson
Ghanîmah Comes to Rotherham – Donald R. McClarey JD, The Am Ct
Polygamy, The Feds & the Gas Chambers – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Does Education Prevent Children From Coming to Jesus? – Str. Smith
Anti Date-Rape Nail Polish: Victim Saving or Victim Blaming – Cth Jazz
Nick Clegg Should Read Ev. Waugh B4 Writing Next Manifesto – Phillips
Understaffed & Underequipped Against Ebola – Jn. Frawley Desmond
On Fire for the Faith at Scotland’s Universities – Beverly Stevens
Christianity, Islam, and The Middle East – BigPulpit.com (9-8-14)
Synod of the Family: Cardinal Kasper Accuses – BigPulpit.com (9-19-14)
For the FRIDAY EDITION (9-19-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (9-20-14) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (9-21-14) click here.

Answering a Muslim Apologist – Robert Spencer, Catholic Answers

Hitchcock’s “History of the Catholic Church” – Howard Kainz PhD
The Swimming Pool Mass: A Catholic Rorschach Test – Brian Williams
When Ratzinger & Reagan Teamed Up on Faith & Hope – Paul Kengor
A Little Redemptive Suffering Never Hurt Anyone – T. J. Burdick, IT
Padre Pio and Grief – Patrick Burke, The Way Out There
Legion of Christ Apologizes for Poorly Chosen Remarks – Edw. Pentin
Melinda Gates Raising B$ to Inject Women w/Depo-Provera – S Mosher
PopeWatch: Melian World – Donald R. McClarey JD, The Amrcn Cth
Anthony “Tony” Fraser, Requiescat In Pace – The Eye-Witness
A Framework for the New Evangelization – Andrew Kassebaum, Ct St
Federal Judge Overturns Utah Polygamy Ban – Mark Gordon, Aleteia∝
Better Movies, Please – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Answers
The Sublime Patchwork Art of a Vermont Recluse – Heather King
Restoring the Penalties to the Born-Alive Act – Hadley Arkes PhD
India Christians Long Wait Justice Yrs After Hindu Attack – A. Akkara
Cardinal Dolan’s St. Patrick’s Day Scandal – BigPulpit.com (9-8-14)
The Clash of Faiths – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
9/11, Christianity, and Islam – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (9-11-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-11-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (9-12-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-12-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (9-13-14) click here.

Padre Pio Bilocated to a Communist Dungeon – Robert Ritchie

Did God Deceive Jeremiah? – Jimmy Akin, NCRegister.com
Cardinal Müller: A Great Catholic Leader – Filip Mazurczak, TCT
Catholic Kids Love Summer ‘Chant Camp’ – Joseph Pronechen
August 31, 1864: Death Comes for Fr. Emery – Donald R. McClarey JD
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
Know Thyself: St. Teresa of Avila on Humility – Chelsea Houghton, CS
Good, True & Beautiful: Why Catholics Need Good Movies – A. Abbott
I Took the Toys, Then I Took the Room – Stacy Trasancos PhD
Ratzinger ‘Schulerkreis’ in Session – Edward Pentin, NCRegister.com
What Is Mildness? – Dan Burke, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction
What’s the Best Translation of St. Augustine’s “The Confessions”? – Z
Faith, Family & Football: ‘When the Game Stands Tall’ – Tom Nash
Embracing My Inner Hobbit – Megan Twomey, Ignitum Today
Regensburg Revisited: Faith, Reason & the Islamic State – Fr De Souza
Levity and Gravity – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Catholic Exchange
Helping Children Enter into the T. L. M. – Peter Kwasniewski PhD

26 Hilariously Clever Christian Memes – Brantly Millegan, ChurchPOP

Seven More Books for Catholic College Students – J. C. Sanders PhD
The Hard-Fought Rise of Cardinal Francis Spellman – Russell Shaw
Catholic Luminaries Pay Tribute to the Late Stratford Caldecott – T. R.
St. Louis of France: Man of the Holy Eucharist – Abp. Raymond Burke
Symbolon Program Aims to Form Adult Catholics – NCRegister.com
Bible Offers Tips for Designing Houses of God – Fr. Dwt. Longenecker
Conversion Story of Fr. Paul Chaim Benedicta Schenck – TCHNI
In Search of The Curé: A Small Pilgrimage to Ars – Steve Skojec, 1P
Book Review: The Love That Made Mother Teresa – Robert Brenna
Reading: Romance w/a Side of Smiles & an Underground City – Rnhrd
We Can Learn a Lot from St. Nicholas Owen, Priest-Hole Maker – Phllps
Cardinal Dolan’s St. Patrick’s Day Scandal – BigPulpit.com (9-8-14)
The Clash of Faiths – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
9/11, Christianity, and Islam – BigPulpit.com (9-11-14)
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (9-12-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (9-12-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (9-13-14) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (9-14-14) click here.