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TUESDAY MORNING EDITION

How to Convert 7 Billion People Ten Years at a Time – Taylor Marshall PhD
The Mass We Make – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café
15 Major Heresies and Those Who Fought Them – Jason Liske, AMtC
Not Ready For Heaven: Things I’m Embarrassed to Admit – Stephanie Calis
The Road Before Us – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers
Catholic Techie Interview – Thomas L. McDonald, P/God and Machine
Protect Babies and Women – Stand With Pro-Life Texas! – Birgit, Cath Sis
He’s Not a Hitter, He’s a Baby Sitter! – Tom Purcell, Catholic Lane
Parents as Lay Ministers – Bethanie Ryan, Ignitum Today
On Satan’s Ephemeral Victories, Our Response – David L. Gray, CStand
The Serious Article About Gargoyles – David Clayton, Catholic Exchange
Abortion Proponents Hate “Safe, Legal, and Rare” – Collin Garbarino, FT
Interesting Premise in Universalist/Pessimist Controversy – J. Chastek PhD
Freedom from Government (Birth) Control – Carrie Gress, Cthlc Wrld Rprt
Egypt Military: Calm Things Down or We Will Step In – Tavern Keepers
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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

7 Things to Know about Pp. Francis’ First Encyclical – Kevin Cotter, FB
Priest Celebrates Court’s Gay Marriage Decision in HuffPo – Matt Archbold
Is Virginity at Marriage a Mistake? – Arleen Spenceley, Ignitum Today
SS. Peter & Paul Vespers at London Oratory – Charles Cole, New Lit Mov
Is the Eucharist Truly Jesus’ Body & Blood? – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers
The Church We Want – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave
Who Has the Burden of Proof When Discussing God? – Jimmy Akin, Str Ntn
The Atheism of the Gaps & Its Sacramentals – Mark P. Shea, Ntnl Cth Reg
Socrates or Jesus? – John Darrouzet, Catholic Stand
Syrian Muslim Rebels Behead Catholic Priest – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Arm ‘Allies’ Who Beheaded Catholic Priest? – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith, CH
Why the Church Cannot Walk Away from ‘Marriage’ – Dr. Ed Peters
A Fish Called Nancy Pelosi – Patrick Archbold, National Catholic Register
Jesuit Univ.: Marriage Ruling Best of Times for Civil Rights – M. Archbold
Why is the Church Against I. V. F.? – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Today
Same-Sex Marriage For & Against – William M. Briggs, Statistician to the. . .
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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Evil GoodEvil, Be Thou My Good – Father George Rutler

Paula Deen Not In Hot Water After Using Anti-Catholic Slur – Tiber Eye
Reason #4549 for Summorum Pontificum (A Real Hoot!) – Fr. Z’s Blog
Abraham Lincoln, SCOTUS, and the DOMA
– C. Holloway, Public Discourse
Pp Francis: Conscience Is Not Ego – Leroy Huizenga, FT/First Thoughts
Helping Our Children Discern Their Vocations – Terry McDermott, CL
Not This Family – Heidi, Catholic Sistas
Totus Tuus Again. . .and Again – Sr. Lisa Marie, Ignitum Today
How to Have a Beautiful Liturgy on Campus – Dr. Kurt Poterack, CED
Facing Death as a Catholic: We Who Remain – Michael Lane, Catholic Stand
The Abortion Debate Often Ignores Fathers – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Herald
Redeeming Disney – Lauren Meyers, Ignitum Today
Virtue is an Experience of Reality – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic
Catholic Tabloid Frenzy About Fallen Priests – Fr. Go. J. MacRae, St Walls
When Do Humans Begin to Feel Pain? – James D. Agresti, Crisis Magazine
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SUNDAY EDITION

How Catholics Can Avoid Cooperating with Evil in Public Life – James Kalb
Pp. Francis: It Is Only Natural for Men to Desire Fatherhood – M. K. Haley
The Mass Is Source & Summit of a Catholic Campus – Dr. Peter Kwasniewski
Good Dogma! – Jon Sorensen, Catholic Answers
The First Italian Righteous Gentile to be Beatified – Carly Andrews, Aleteia
Cardinal Ranjith on Liturgical Priorities – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café
Charity, Clarity, Chastity: Response to Pride Toronto – The Sheepcat
God in a Meaningless Universe – James Chastek PhL, Just Thomism
Are You Out of Your Brain? Free Will & Neuroscience – Mark S. Latkovic
“God Bless You & the Horse You Rode In On!” Prayers – Mark P. Shea
East Meets West, Asceticism & Consumerism – Dylan Pahman, Acton Inst.
Is Chivalry for Men Passé? – Taylor Marshall PhD, Canterbury Tales
On “Severe Penances” – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic Thing
Foolishness! – Stephen Bullivant, Strange Notions
We Need to Pray for Our Clergy – Amanda Castro, The Patient Wanderer
Glasgow Catholic Adoption Agency Battling for Our Freedoms – N. Addison
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SATURDAY EDITION

Hijacking Holy Communion Is Very Serious – Dr. Ed Peters, Canon Law Blog
The Wavering Saint Who Is the Masterstroke of Christianity – Spiritual Life
Marriage: Getting There – Rachel Zamarron, Ignitum Today
Archbishop Romero’s 2nd Pastoral Letter – Polycarpio, Super Martyrio
We Need More Babies, It’s a Stark Economic Fact – Francis Phillips, Cth Hrld
Have Catholics ‘Contracepted’ Away Their Schools? – Catholic Ed. Daily
Not This Family – Heidi, Catholic Sistas
How Primal Health Theories Nearly Ruined My Motherhood – Goorchenko
Ways to Understand Morality Isn’t Rational – J. Chastek PhL, Just Thomism
Threats to Religious Freedom in Europe – Roger Trigg, Public Discourse
Euthanasia: Hitting the Bottom of the Slippery Slope – George J. Marlin
Is It About Religious Liberty, or Really About Contraception? – Bra. Millegan
Scotch Review: Peat Monster – Whiskey Catholic
Hollywood Awards Child Abuser 3 Emmys; Media Silent – The Media Report
Catholic Ecologist: Obama’s Climate-Change Plan Hypocritical – C. E. Olson
American Anti-Catholicism & the Confessional – John B. Buescher, Ct Wr Rp
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Living Gargoyles: The Medieval Art of Gurning – David Clayton, Beauty
Charity’s Rapid Growth Could be Due to Pope’s Influence – Est. Aguirre
Pp. Francis: When God Doesn’t Answer, We Become Impatient – CWR Blog
Five Books for Summer – Abigail C. Reimel, Ignitum Today
Why College Students Should Study Sacred Music – Dr. George Harne, CED
Why Read the Church Fathers? – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel
Was Peter the ‘Other Man’ in Rome? New Testament Mystery – T. Marshall
Fortnight for Freedom: John Carroll’s Prayer – Donald R. McClarey JD, TAC
Pope Francis’ First Hundred Days Makes Me Nervous – William Oddie, Ct Hr
The Religious Freedom We Have – Stacy Trasancos PhD
Church Needs to Stop Being Comfortable, Be a Contradiction – F. Phillips
Man and Arbiter – Thomas M. Doran, The Catholic World Report
If the U. S. Church Is In Bad Shape, Why Is Europe Far Worse? – Rus. Shaw
This Is Starting to Sound Elizabethan – Fr. James Melnick, Catholic Stand
S. S. P. X. Indicate Definitive Break With Catholic Church – Daily Register
Why Is There So Much Disorder In The Universe? – Fr. Robert Barron, SN
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Attack on Marriage: Friday Special

Gays Against Gay ‘Marriage’: Unheard Voices – T. J. Burdick, YouCATholic
Homosexuality Embraced at Catholic Colleges, Report Finds – Cth Ed. Daily
Beyond the Fortnight – Roland Millare, Truth and Charity Forum
The Court and Marriage: The Culture War Deepens – Hadley Arkes PhD
Coming: The Roe of Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Rod Dreher
Catholic Analysts: Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Isn’t Inevitable – Adelaide Mena
When Dictatorial Decisions Aren’t Laws but Perversions – Fr. Mt. Lamb ThD
Authentic Freedom & the Homosexual Person – Dr. Mark Lowery, Ignts Insght
Navigating the Thicket of Hollingsworth v. Perry – Fr. Robert J. Araujo SJ
What Marriage Is . . . and What It Isn’t – Robert P. George DPhil
Remember When Polygamy Had Nothing to do with Gay ‘Marriage’? – CMR
U. S. Media Cheers for Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Marco Tosatti, Vatican Insider
Andrew Sullivan: Jesus Weeping for Joy; Court’s Marriage Ruling – CMR
Prepare! – Kevin Tierney, Common Sense Catholicism
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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

Do We Need to Use “Holy Matrimony” Exclusively? – Msgr. Charles Pope
Are We Rome, Yet? – Joan Frawley Desmond, NCR Daily Register
Tradition Meets the Spirit of the Council – Peggy Frye, Catholic Answers
Christ in My Beloved: A Cop’s Wife’s Blessings – Misty, Catholic Sistas
The De-Funding of Planned Parenthood – Dominic Pedulla MD, Catholic Std
Lying is Normal, But Not Okay – Marybeth Hicks, Catholic Lane
Hey Scarlet, Don’t Play Games With Your Soul – Birgit Jones, Designs By Bir
How to Talk to Atheists – Review – Brandon Vogt
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 – Father Levi, Way Out There
Draw Near To God – Christopher M. Zelonis, The Shipwrack-Harvest
Recalling Life’s Pilgrimages – Amanda Castro, The Patient Wanderer
Pray for the Christians in Syria – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Leaving the Church: Honesty Has Nothing To Do With It – Dr. Ed Peters
Three Degrees of Anger – Fr. Z’s Blog
Is Nancy Pelosi a Satanist? – John Zmirak, Aleteia
Pope Francis Says Do Not Masquerade as a Christian – Isobel Losseff, Ct Hr
Toddler’s Encounter With Pope ‘Unforgettable,’ Dad Says – Hillary Senour
Benedict XVI & Beauty in Sacred Music – Charles Cole, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
You Must Read This Book: The Christian West and Its Singers – Adam Wood
Why Do Humans Kiss? Is Kissing Theological or Evolutionary? – T. Marshall
Answering Common Objections to Uniqueness of Christianity – Peter Kreeft
Science Will Make Human Life Immortal – Stacy Trasancos PhD
The Devirilization of the OF Mass Liturgy – Fr. Richard G. Cipolla PhD DPhil
Crd. O’Malley Bars Dissident Priest From Speaking in Boston – H. Senour
Does Evil Disprove God? – Matt Fradd, Focus Blog
Catholic-Anglican Dialogue: Cordial, but No Unity in Sight – James Kelly
Notes on the Sexual Revolution – James Chastek PhL, Just Thomism
Fortnight For Freedom: Lincoln on Liberty of Conscience – Don McClarey
Abp. Müller: No Foundation or Need for Deaconesses – Eponymous Flower
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Attack on Marriage: Thursday Special

12 Catholic Quotes to SCOTUS Rulings on DOMA & Prop 8 – St. Peter’s List
Catholic Col. Profs Spur ‘Gay Marriage’ Efforts Post-Court Rulings – CED
Sorry Mr. Franklin, We Couldn’t – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic
We Need a Humanae Vitae for Marriage – Paul Kengor, The Daily Register
Protecting Marriage – Fr. Juan Puigbó & Hilary Towers, Ntnl Cthlc Register
Family Advocates Say Marriage Ruling Ignores Children – Cthlc Nws Agncy
Marriage & Justice Not Fatally Wounded – Matthew J. Franck, OTS
Benedict XVI on Marriage – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
S. F. Archbishop: Ruling on Marriage Worrying for Democracy – Cth Hrld
The Future of Marriage – Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson & Rob. P. George
Footnote 7 – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Polygamists Celebrate Supreme Court Marriage Rulings – Matthew Schmitz
Macklemore’s Song “Same Love” Help Change Marriage Debate – R. J. Snell
We Need Our Own Macklemore – Katherine Infantine, First Thoughts
Steady As She Goes: SCOTUS, Marriage, & Staying in the Boat – Mark Zobel
The Push for Fatherless & Motherless Families – Paul Kengor, The CWR Blog
Where Do We Go From Here? – Scott P. Richert, Crisis Magazine
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Christian Crisis in Syria

After Today’s Suicide Bombing, What Fate Awaits Christians? – Ed West
Priest Dies During Rebel Attack on Franciscan Convent – Cindy Wooden
Suicide Bomb Kills Four in Christian Quarter of Damascus – Isobel Losseff
Pp. Francis Calls for ‘Wisdom & Peace’ in Middle East – The Catholic Herald
Editorial: “On Syria, That’s Enough!” – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Facing Risk of Death, Priests Remain Faithful – E. Aguirre & C. Bunderson
The Martyrdom of a Syrian Monk – Mathew Block, First Thoughts
Vatican: Condolences for Monk Killed by Rebel Forces – Catherine Harmon
House Hearing on Religious Minorities – Mark Movsesian, First Thoughts
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THURSDAY MORNING EDITION

Every Word Pres. Obama Says Is a Lie, Including ‘And & ‘The’ – Fr. Z’s Blg
‘Once Saved, Always Saved’ & Three Cups of Tea – J. Heschmeyer, Sh Pop
Christ Carrying the Cross Painting, Traditional Form – David Clayton, NLM
Awaiting the Fire’s Fall: Pentecost in Art & History – Regis Martin, Crisis
Holy Water and Shrine Water – Super Trad Mum, Saint Etheldreda’s Place
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Identity ‘Shaped’ By Catholicism – D. A. King PhD, GB
Turning the Dream of Vatican II Into Reality – Peter J. Smith, NCRegister
Midnight Vigil for Pro-Life Bill in Texas – Birgit Jones, Catholic Sistas
Why Isn’t Men’s Ministry More Vibrant? – R. Waruszewski, Ignitum Today
Unwanted Pregnancies Become Wanted Children – R. Oas PhD, CLane
Jimmy Carter’s Profound Ignorance – JoAnna Wahlund, Catholic Stand
What Catholics Should Know About Atheists – Brandon Vogt
Pro-Aborts and Democracy – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Does It Matter That Many Scientists Are Atheists? – Trent Horn, Cth Answrs
Fortnight For Freedom: We Need to Wake Up – D. R. McClarey JD, TAC
Square Circles Win the Day – Leila Miller, Little Catholic Bubble
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