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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

Gay Numbers Wildly Overestimated – Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic

From Southern Baptist to Catholic: Brett Farley – Why I’m Catholic

Number of Women Joining Religious Orders Triples in UK – Francesca Gillett, Cthlc Hrld

What Does it Mean to Call God “Father” – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Integrated Cthlc Life™

Original Greek Sermons by Origen of Alexandria Discovered – Carl Olson, Ignts Insgh Scp

Difficult to Maintain a Culture, Easy to Destroy It. . . – Roger Kimball, The New Criterion

Russia, Syria, Orthodoxy, and the Long Lens of History – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

Sexting and Teens: The Myth of Safe-Sexting – Thomas L. McDonald, God & the Machine

Readings for the Feast of Gilbert Keith Chesterton – Mark Shea, Catholic & Enjoying It!

What is a Personal Prelature? – Kenneth J. Wolfe, Rorate Cæli

Pics from New FSSP Parish in Ottawa – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Nearly 200 Maine Churches Join Forces to Defeat Gay ‘Marriage’ – Thad. Baklinski, LSN

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Always the Crystal Cathedral? – Augustinus, Rorate Cæli

Shakespeare’s Curtain Theater Discovered – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

Do the Girl Scouts Really Help Girls? – Stacy Trasancos PhD, The American Catholic

Understanding the Young Adult Culture – Sarah Vabulas, Integrated Catholic Life™

What if Jesus Had Been Accepted as the Messiah? – Howard Kainz, Crisis Magazine

Church Should Sell Schools if Forced to Teach Gay “Marriage” – A Reluctant Sinner

SSPX offered a Personal Prelature – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Secret Vatican Strategy to End – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

Purgatory Parades – Rebecca Frech, Ignitum Today

Irish Church is on the Path to Renewal – Michael Kelly, Catholic Herald

What To Do About Georgetown University? – R. Michael Dunnigan, Cthlc World Report

Corpus Christi from Mount Calvary Ordinariate Parish in Baltimore – Shawn Tribe, NLM

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Quæritur: Priest Walking Around the Church During his Sermon – Fr. Z’s Blog

Fr. Aidan Nichols: The Future of the Church in England – Shawn Tribe, New Lit Mov

Adapting Modern Architectural Forms to Traditional Sacred Art – Rorate Cæli

Time Management for Busy Moms – Theresa Thomas, Integrated Catholic Life™

Children Make People Happier – Steve Weatherbe, Daily Register

Sex should Not Be a Moral Issue, it should be a Practical Issue – S. Trasancos PhD, TAC

Tolkien + Lego + Videogames = Awesome! – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

Hans Küng Goes Bonkers over Benedict’s SSPX Embrace – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Can You Homeschool a Child with Autism? – Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur, Catholic Lane

The Dawkins Challenge – William E. Carroll, The Catholic Thing

A Story Time Survival Guide  – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Bishop Fellay’s Rhetoric – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

French & Italian Agencies Report SSPX Decision is Today – Rocco Palmo, Whispers

Vatican to Control ‘.catholic’ Internet Domain – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald

“Sacred Eloquence” in Christian Preaching – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Mvmnt

Corpus Christi: Paris, France – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Excommunication as a Restorative Measure – Fr. Brian Mullady OP, Daily Register

Too Few Capitalists or Too Much Capitalism? – Thomas Storck, The Distributist Review

A Modest Proposal to Kill Babies and Save the Planet – L. T. Horton, Ignitum Today

Transsexuals, Extreme Plastic Surgery, & What Can be Learned – Jen. Fulwiler, NCReg

U.S. Bishops Threatened by Catholyc who Hate Magisterium – D. McClarey, The Am Cth

How to Have a Religious Experience – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

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WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

Sr. Farley Speaks or Did God Say You Shan’t Eat of Any Tree of the Garden – Fr. Z’s Blog

Bishop Blair Pounds the Facts; LCWR Pounds the Table – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

How to Recommend Christian Books to Atheists – Jennifer Fulwiler, Ntnl Cthlc Register

Melchisedech, Yom Kippur, Manna, & the Paschal Lamb – Fr. John Erlenbush, Nw Th Mv

Don’t Know Much about Theology – George Weigel

Govt Policies have Encouraged Irresponsible Sexual Behavior – Francis Phillips, Cth Hrld

Former Evangelical Cathedral’s Future Is Crystal Clear – Elisabeth Deffner, Dly Register

Join the Movement: Africa eBook Project – Brandon Vogt, Ignitum Today

Zoophilia: Why Not? – Bonchamps, The American Catholic

It’s Time to Remember What Men Have Forgotten – Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

The New Eugenics: How Abortion Disempowers Mothers – Joe Heschmeyer, Shmlss Ppry

Evolution, Human Dignity, & Crafting Public Policy – W. Ross Blackburn, Crisis Magazine

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Why Jesus Used Bread Instead of Lamb for the Eucharist – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, Nw Th Mv

Would God Really Send Someone to Hell? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

The Tradition of Nothing Worship – Dr. Thaddeus Kozinski, The Distributist Review

Helping Single Catholic Women Find ‘Mr. Good’ – Fr. Roger J. Landry, Daily Register

Love Sees with New Eyes – Dr. Peter Kreeft, Integrated Catholic Life™

What the SSPX Reconciliation Means & Doesn’t – David G. Bonagura Jr, The Cthlc Thing

Catholic Confusion on Enhancements – Rebecca Taylor, Catholic Lane

Killing Mercy – J. Q. Tomanek, Ignitum Today

Can I Fulfill Sunday Mass obligation with Mass on Monday Evening? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Peter: The Fisher Pope – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Central Sacrament Pre-Figured in the First Passover – J. M. Brunelle M Ed CAGS, H&PR

“The Biggest Distortion of All” – Ann Carey, Catholic World Report

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SATURDAY EDITION

The King who Fostered a Benedictine Revival – Catholic Herald

Teen Boys Never Wake Alone: A Talk About Chastity – LarryD, Ignitum Today

Catholics For Choice – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

Are Christ’s Veins & Teeth in the Eucharist? – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Avengers. . .From a Theological Perspective – Fr. Michael J. Denk, Crisis Magazine

Quæritur: “You are Absolved of your Sins” instead of “I Absolve You” – Fr. Z’s Blog

Introducing High Concepts – Daniel McInerny, Catholic Exchange/Crafting Culture

Parenting is a Lifelong Endeavor – Marge Fenelon, Catholic Lane

Statements of Faith vs. “I’m Catholic” – Adrienne, Catholic Sistas

Restoring Cathedral-icity to a Cathedral – Jay Boyd PhD, Philothea on Phire

Religion has its Rights in the Public Square – David Cortman, MercatorNet

What To Do About Cultural Catholics – Brent Stubbs, Almost Not Catholic

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Books That Get Childhood Right – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

St. Benedict for Beginners: 4th Step to Humility – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Int Cth Life™

5 Quotes from St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s “The Story of a Soul” – J. E. Foyer, St. Ptr’s Lst

Latest Posts from Papal Music – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Needed: Motherhood – Leah Jacobson, Ignitum Today

Freedom of Religion and the Fog of Culture War – Francis J. Beckwith, The Cthlc Thing

Vatican II did not Downplay Eucharistic Adoration, says Pope – Cindy Wooden, Cthlc Hrld

Pope to Name Ordinary of Australian Ordinariate – Deborah Gyapong, The Anglo-Cthlc

Sexual Imagery and Teens – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

The Church Supports Private Unions, Not Public Unions – Dan Flaherty, Catholic Vote

Pithy: To Diet but Not to be Celibate – Mark Shea, Catholic and Enjoying It!

The Transfiguration as a Symbol of Liturgy – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

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What’s the Next Stage of Liturgical Renewal? – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

New Vestment Work from St. Louis – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

A Southern Baptist Seminarian Turns to Rome – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

Fifty Shades of Porn – Misty, Catholic Sistas

Emergency Contraception, Pseudo-Science, & Media Bias – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

The Courage of the Queen of France Faced by the Devils of Paris – Roman Christendom

“I Do”, You Must – J. Q. Tomanek, Ignitum Today

The Intimidation of Catholic Bloggers – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Building the New Rome – John Jalsevac, Crisis Magazine

Quæritur: Can I take Communion Home for my Sick Wife? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Will All Be Saved? – Brent Stubbs, Almost Not Catholic

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Is the Sacred Host the Flesh of Christ’s Sacred Heart? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, Nw Th Mv

Raising Saintly Children when I’m a Big Ol’ Sinner – Rebecca Frech, Ignitum Today

Is the Girl Scouts Safe for Catholic Girls? Part 2 – Thomas L. McDonald, Daily Register

Gay Fascism & Judicial Tyranny Strike Again – Bonchamps, The American Catholic

Putting the Vatileaks Affair in Perspective – Alan L. Anderson, Catholic World Report

When Suicide Becomes Medical Treatment – Arland K. Nichols, Crisis Magazine

Signs of Our Faith – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Faith™

Canadian Crackdown on Catholics – Michael Coren

Interview with SSPX Superior General Bp. Fellay on Current Affairs – Rorate Cæli

Making a Tough Decision: The Economics of Putting Family First – William Gonzalez, CL

B16 Knows that This is the Age of Addiction – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald

The Truth About God – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

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Major Vatican Assault Coming In October! – The Larry D, Acts of the Apostasy

The Sins of Modernist Church Architects – Christopher Johnson, Bad Vestments

Sacred Music and Religious Music, a Distinction – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture

In Era of Feeble Bishops, Queen Elizabeth Keeps Faith Alive – Dam. Thompson, Tlgrph

UK Ordinariate Adapts Anglican Prayers for Catholic Use – Benjamin Mann, CNA

Cardinal Sodano Discusses Vatican Leaks – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register

Pollen is Proof that the Holy Shroud is Indeed a Winding Sheet – M. Tosatti, La Stampa

Double Slap, for Saint Egidio and for the Jesuits – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Walls, Pain, Filth – Royce Hood, Ignitum Today

Continuing Double Standards – David F. Pierre Jr, Catholic World Report

Father Ranger – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Freedom of “Worship” vs. “Religion”, Again – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

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