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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Kidnapped Nigerian Priest Rescued by Fulani Community – Fr. Justine John Dyikuk at The Pillar
Italy Launches Parliamentary Inquest into 40-year-old ‘Vatican Girl’ Case – Crux
Gen Z’s Support For “Gay Marriage” Has Dropped Dramatically: Poll – B. Poulter at Daily Caller

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1-a.  Bishop Strickland, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
1-b.  . . .for recent news & punditry on the cancellation of Bishop Strickland, click here. . . – Tito
2.  Bishop Strickland & “No Other Way of Earning a Living” – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
3.  Is There a Providential Trajectory in the Last Seven Popes? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.
4.  Argentine Bishop Sounding Like Viganó – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
5.  Are Satan’s 100 Years Up? – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
6.  Convoluted Trial May Boil Down to Simple Question: Is the Pope above the Law – J. Allen/Crux
7.  Public Service Announcement: Cardinal Müller’s Responses to Dubia – Fr. Z’s Blog
8.  Wyoming Catholic College Welcomes New Leader – Julian Kwasniewski at The Imaginative. . .
9.  Christians, Muslims, & ‘the Same God’ – Todd Aglialoro at Catholic Answers Magazine
10.  Ayaan Hirsi Ali Announces Conversion to Christianity – Ayaan Hirsi Ali at UnHerd

Next-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  A Tale of Two Exorcisms – Tom Nash at Indulgences Blog
12.  Tabula Rasa – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
13.  The Two-Parent Privilege is Both Quite Insightful & Very Lacking – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
14.  Torches Sent By God to Light Our Way – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
15.  How God Moves Us Without Destroying Our Free Will – Nate Guyear at Catholic Stand
16.  A Martyr of the Spanish Civil War – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
17.  Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
18.  The Lord be with You – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
19.  Eveningwear: Jammies & Slippers – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
20.  Faith, Doubt, & “Mother Teresa & Me” – David Deavel at The Imaginative Conservative

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Vatican Doctrine Office: Transgender-identifying people can Witness Marriages – CNA
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Hamas Ally CAIR Has Been Operating With Impunity Inside America for 30 Years – Paul Sperry

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Pope Francis Fires Bishop For Being Too Catholic – The Babylon Bee
. . .Loyalty from the Top Down is Even More Necessary – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Crime Wave in America Is Crippling Our Nation – Ken Blackwell at Washington Stand
How to Defeat Woke Capital – Christopher F. Rufo
Israeli Defense Correspondent: War in Lebanon Is Inevitable – Matt Vespa at Townhall
Tim Scott Drops Out of 2024 Race – Sarah Arnold at Townhall

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Pope Francis Makes Bold Move in Removing Bishop Joseph Strickland – Catholics For Catholics

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Pope Francis’ Unmistakable Message to the USCCB – D.R. McClarey/The American Catholic
2.  Bishop Strickland Interview After Cancellation – John-Henry Westen via Xwitter
3.  Looking at the State of the Church? Wondering What to Do? – Fr. Z’s Blog
4.  Pope Francis Removes Tyler’s Bishop Strickland – The Pillar
5.  What Eddie Rickenbacker Saw on Nov. 11, 1918 – D. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
6.  The Heartache of an American – Maurice Williams at Catholic Stand
7.  Bishop Strickland Removed – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
8.  Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
9.  Let Us Never Forget – Bob Blundell at Catholic Stand
10.  Hospital Pulls Indi Gregory’s Life Support Over Parents’ Wishes After Court Rejects Life – LN

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Reading, Writing, & General John Pope – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Eveningwear: Jammies & Slippers – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
PopeWatch: Synodalities – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Pope Francis Relieves Strickland of His Duties as Bishop of Tyler – Courtney Mares at CNA
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
The Fourth Centenary of the Martyrdom of St. Josaphat – G. DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Pope Francis Prays for Infant Indi Gregory as Life Support Set to be Removed in UK – The CWR

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
The Unnerving Reason FBI Showed Up to This Journalist’s Home – Sarah Arnold at Townhall
Disney’s ‘The Marvels’ Bombed All Over Planet Earth – John Nolte at Breitbart
Media Panic About Whether They Knew in Advance About Hamas Attack on Israel – PJM
Pro-Palestinian Protesters in NYC Honor Veterans Day by Ripping Down US Flags – Breitbart
Soldiers Find Arabic Copy Of Hitler’s Mein Kampf Inside Children’s Room In Gaza – The Daily Wire

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Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  How a Tragic Loss Led a Successful Businessman to the Priesthood – F. Fenton/CNA/The Reg
2.  The Remedy for World Weariness – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
3.  Three Sources of Spiritual Aridity from St. Teresa of Avila – Fr. Peter Thomas Rorhbach, O.C.D
4.  More Examples of Memento Mori in Vestment Design – Shawn R. Tribe/Liturgical Arts Journal
5.  Pan Hagioi – Eamonn Clark at Christian Renaissance Movement
6.  Reclaim Your Calendar & Your Life – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life™
7.  St. Elizabeth of the Trinity on Combating Pride – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
8.  Mystic, Nun, & Doctor of the Church: St. Hildegard of Bingen – Caroline Perkins at Church Pop
9.  The Premonstratensian Libera me, Domine – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
10.  The Role Of Asceticism In The Christian Spiritual Journey – Catholic Spiritual Direction

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Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
British Infant Indi Gregory Given More Time to Live as Judge Allows Family to Appeal – The Reg
Catholic Leaders Sign Petition Calling for Immediate Release of Jimmy Lai – Doughty Street
Muslim Azerbaijan Demands Christian Armenia Hand Over More Territory – Peter Pinedo
Court Stops NY State f/Targeting Pro-Life Nuns Who Help Pregnant Women – LifeNews.com
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a Centrist Catholic, Won’t Seek Reelection – CNA

Transgenderism:
Some Clear Confusion Emerges – Fr. Z’s Blog
Another Mixed Message from Rome on Sexual Morality – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D./Catholic Culture
DDF Responds to Transgender Dubia – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Pope Francis Welcomes “Transgender” People as Godparents – T.S. Flanders at One Peter 5

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  The Surprising Person St. Faustina Saw in Purgatory – Brantley Milligan at Church Pop
2.  We Live Among Barbarians – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine
3.  The Great Schism b/w Catholics & Orthodox is Murkier Than You Think – Catholic Answers
4.  FSSP Sees Seminarian, Membership Growth – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
5.  Reclaiming The Sanctuary – A Treasure To Be Shared
6.  Discussion: “Is Francis a Material Heretic?” – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
7.  The “Morals” of Catholic Charities – Dad29
8.  What Does Catholic Just-War Doctrine Say About Israel & Hamas – Joan F. Desmond/The Reg
9.  John Senior & the Restoration of Realism – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Imaginative. . .
10.  Abortion could be ‘Preeminent’ Debate in Baltimore, Again, Here’s Why – J.D. Flynn/The Pillar

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
The “Hortus Conclusus”: A Virginal & Fertile Cloistered Garden – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Ragged Old Flag, Ragged Old Church – Tom Collinwood at Catholic Stand
Catholic Trade School in Southern California Forms, Educates the Whole Person – The CWR
Eveningwear: Jammies & Slippers – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
The Left Wants Pro-Lifers to Despair after Tuesday’s Election, Don’t – The Washington Stand
Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
Mike Johnson’s Christian Nationalism & Yours – Micah Meadowcroft at The American. . .
Military Vets ‘Stand United’ Behind Tuberville’s Pentagon Abortion Protest – The Federalist
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Third GOP Presidential Debate: Candidates Divided Over 15-Week Abortion Ban – Peter Pinedo
National Vocation Awareness Week: Good Reads on Religious Life for Kids – The Reg

Top-10 Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
1.  Spaniards Chant: “Spain Is Christian, Not Muslim”, Protesting Red Govt – Catholic Arena via X
2.  AP, CNN, NY Times Photographers Accompanied Hamas In October 7 Massacre – NY Post
3.  Inevitable – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
4.  Vivek Ramaswamy Was Hell-Bent on Drinking frm Skulls of His Rivals Last Night – Mt. Vespa
5.  Far-Left Feminist News Site Jezebel Shut Down – Tristan Justice at The Federalist
6.  Before Lockdown, Not Before Covid – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., via The American Catholic
7.  PopeWatch: Social Justice – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
8.  For Dale Price – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
9.  Kenneth Darlington is a Bellwether – Steve Skojec at The Skojec File
10.  WaPo Spikes Ramirez Cartoon Criticizing Hamas Leader – The Washington Free Beacon

Best of the Rest of Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Takeaways From the Third GOP Debate – Guy Benson at Townhall
New Report Reveals Biden’s Plans to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Palestinians – Sarah Arnold
CNN Poll: Majority Say ‘No Chance’ They Would Vote for Joe Biden in 2024 – Wendell Husebø
US Population Likely to Shrink by 2100: Census Data – Nick Robertson at The Hill
Tim Scott Says He’d Deport Pro-Hamas Foreign Students – Mia Cathell at Townhall
EU Commission Approves Accession Talks with Ukraine, Moldova – Tristan Vanheuckelom

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Media Silent as Muslim Azerbaijan Bombs Christian Armenian Hospitals, Schools – Uzay Bulut
Ohio Passes Issue 1 to Allow Killing Babies in Abortions Up to Birth – S. Ertelt at LifeNews.com

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Five Myths About Purgatory That Many People Still Believe, Maybe Even You – Church Pop
2.  Prepare for the Coronation of Charles Curran – John Gravino at Soul Science
3.  A Most Humble Soul Who Received Less Than A Day In Purgatory – Mary O’Regan/Mary’s Blog
4.  The Catholic Cash Cow – Fr. Donald Kloster via Rorate Cæli
5.  Pope Has Uttered Plenty of Material Heresies: Former Vatican Doctrinal Head – One Peter 5
6.  The Politically Incorrect Truth on What Helps Kids’ Chances to Succeed – Intellectual Takeout
7.  Working for a Eucharistic Revival: A Response to Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. – Tim Glemkowski
8.  Abortion Wins Big, What Now – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
9.  The Sisters of the Little Way – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
10.  Alabama Priest who Fled Country w/Teen won’t be Prosecuted, DA Says – J. Lavenburg/Crux

Next-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  The Archbishop Gustavo Tweets Again – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
12.  Pope Imposes “Paradigm Shift” on Vatican Theology – Joseph Groff at One Peter 5
13.  The Hyperinflation of the Papacy – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
14.  One-Party States – Renu Mukherjee at City Journal
15.  Social Justice Runs Amok – Katrina Gulliver at Law & Liberty
16.  Family FBI Raided For Dad’s Pro-Life Work Seeks $4.3M f/Corrupt DOJ – The Federalist
17.  A Medieval Pilgrimage in the Modern World – Danielle Heckenkamp at Crisis Magazine
18.  Christianity Growing Despite World’s Worst Persecutions, New Report Says – Peter Pinedo
19.  Judging the Movement of the ‘Spirit’ – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
20.  Eucharistic Miracles – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Five Favorite Vocational Videos – Hannah Hiester at Catholic Vote
The Meek Desert Soldier Saint – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand
Girls Trafficked from Nigeria to Italy Find Help from This Nun – John Burger at Aleteia
All Our Saints – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Pope Francis to Release an Autobiography in the Spring – Courtney Mares at CNA via The Reg
Report: Charter Schools Significantly Outperform Public Schools – Dn. Hart/Washington Stand
Malta’s Church Trails: A Unique Mediterranean Spiritual Tapestry – D. Esparza/J.P. Fava/Aleteia
Scarf + Brooch = A Chic Equation – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Knights of Columbus Distribute 1 Millionth Coat for Kids in Need – Kate Quiñones/Catholic Vote

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
The Real Housewives of Isis – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Womb Colonizer – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Jihadists have a Large Fan Base Among the Media – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Report Confirms Govt Censored Conservatives, Boosted Democrats in 2020 – LifeNews.com

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Italy, Vatican Ready to Help UK Baby before Docs Pull Life-support – I.H. de Carvalho/Aleteia
California Cathedral Vandalized with Paint; Police Investigating as Possible Hate Crime – Reg

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Militant Atheist Becomes Catholic Deacon After Reading the Catechism – Church Pop
2.  Differences Among Prominent Monastic Orders within Catholicism – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
3.  Papal Attacks on Young Priests are Uncharitable, Damaging – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, Ph.D.
4.  Why Do Rad-Trads Keep “Guessing” Everything Right? – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
5.  Study: Liberal US Priests Facing ‘Progressive’ Extinction – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
6.  The Vatican Does Not Understand the Church in America – Jayd Henricks/What We Need Now
7.  How Did the Sacrilegious Happen at a Brooklyn Parish? – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
8.  Are Changes Coming in Theology, Papal Elections, with Fr. Gerald Murray – Rob. Royal, Ph.D.
9.  The Road to Hell Is Paved with Indifference – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
10.  Three Theologians on Pope’s ‘Paradigm’ Theology Shift – L. Chapp/Echeverria/Fr. Weinandy

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Five Ways Men & Women Are Called to a Religious Vocation – Fr. Bryce A. Sibley, S.T.L./The Reg
Did the Deuterocanonical Books Influence the New Testament? – Rory Fox at Catholic Stand
A Catholic Perspective on the Writings of Jane Austen – D. Heckenkamp at Catholic Exchange
Archbishop Gänswein’s New Book: Detailed, Informative, Never Sensational – The CWR
Jimmy Kimmel & Rolling Stone Mock Speaker Mike Johnson for Using ‘Covenant Eyes’ – Reg
Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
Call No Man Father? – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff at Integrated Catholic Life™
US Religious Orders could Face $10B Deficit in Care for Elderly, Retired Members – Crux
Advent Prep Made Easy – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at Theology of Home
The Story of Christian Persecution – Richard Ostling at GetReligion
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Two Questions Emerge on Religious Freedom f/Kloosterman v Metropolitan Hospital – The CWR
Scarf + Brooch = A Chic Equation – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Tammy Peterson’s Conversion Story: Finding God Amid the Ordeal of Illness – Solène Tadié

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Sin Is Ever Its Own Punishment – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
A Man is Never Too Old To Have a Lot of Boy in Him – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
PopeWatch: Rigging the Conclave – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
YouTube Censors Steven Crowder After Posting Trans Nashville Shooter’s Writings – Breitbart
Jewish Man’s Death Ruled Homicide at Pro-Palestinian Protest in SoCal, Update – John Sexton

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
The Rupnik Scandal May Well Have Broken the Papacy – D. McClarey/The American Catholic
Pope Francis Keeps Busy Schedule Despite Feeling ‘Not Well’ – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA
Judge Denies Treatment Outside Country for Another Critically Ill British Baby – Live Action
Two Statues Vandalized At Staten Island Roman Catholic Church – Staten Island Advance

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Texas Diocese Responds after Episcopal Twitter Controversy – The Pillar via Big Pulpit
2.  Guide to All the Kids’ Shows & Movies That Have LGBTQ Characters, Content – S. Smith, Esq.
3.  Pope Francis Attempts to Rig the Next Papal Election – T.S. Flanders at One Peter 5
4.  Where The Demons Fear To Tread – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand
5.  Church in Germany Attacks Existence of Priesthood with Priestesses – Katholisch/Catholic C
6.  By the Numbers: Did Aparecida ‘Work’? – Brendan Hodge at The Pillar
7.  Feedback for Fr. Z’s Blog – Action Item! – Fr. Z’s Blog
8.  Canon Lawyer Denies Involvement in Papal Election Reform, Says Reports Pure Lie – CWR
9.  Kudo to Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., for His Comments on “Eucharistic Revival” – Fr. Z’s Blog
10.  Will Lay People Vote in the Next Papal Conclave? – Eric Sammons at Editor’s Desk

Next-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  Program Shows Seminarians Striving for Greatness – Carrie Kline at Ignitum Today
12.  Gavin Ashenden Nearly Assaulted by Pro-Hamas Protesters – Gavin Ashenden via Xwitter
13.  Did You Know a Catholic Monk Is the “Father of the Metric System”? – uCatholic
14.  Some Comments on the Synod – Eamonn Clark at Christian Renaissance Movement
15.  Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
16.  The Rosary in Gregorian Chant Psalm-tones – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Ltrl Mvmt
17.  Ad Theologiam Promovendam: A Brief Guide for Busy Readers – The Pillar
18.  The Power of Obedience: Three Saintly Men Whose Humble Lives Reveal Power of God – CP
19.  Why We Need a Federal Pornography Ban – Vincent G. Schiffiano at The American Postliberal
20.  Ohioans: Don’t Be Deceived about Issue One! – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D./American Thinker

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Knowledge Alone is Not Enough – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
First-class Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis Comes to Salt Lake City – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
10 Prescriptions for a Strong Family, & More Links – Tito Edwards at NC Register
Scarf + Brooch = A Chic Equation – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Beauty Belongs in the Public Square – Daniel Zoumaya at Crisis Magazine

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Sorry, Obama: ‘We’ Aren’t Complicit, It’s You Who Has Blood On Your Hands – Newsweek
You’d Better Believe Biden’s in Trouble – Ed Morrisey at Hot Air
Trans Killer Manifesto Leaked – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Anne Frank Kindergarten Renamed for ‘Diversity’ Reasons – Zoltán Kottász
Actor Rob Schneider Announces He Converted to Catholicism – Church Pop
Five Reasons Virginia Is The State To Watch On Election Night 2023 – Paul Steinhauser
Tolerance Exploited in Service to Ideology – Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

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Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  What Fatima Asks of Us & What It Doesn’t – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life™
2.  From Cocaine To Christ: Amazing Conversion Story of Ex-Protestant & Addict – Church Pop
3.  Eucharistic Miracle of Caravaca de la Cruz (podcast) – Blessed Carlo Acutis
4.  On Bearing With The Faults Of Others – Spirit Daily
5.  Taking The ‘Sin’ Out Of Sincerity: Overcoming Scrupulosity – Catholic Spiritual Direction
6.  Five Reasons to Pray the Rosary According to Fulton Sheen – Joseph Tuttle at Word on Fire
7.  On Pain – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
8.  Practical Ways to Teach Your Child How to Identify the Truth – Chris & Reb. Mann/CatholicLink
9.  Mary, Our Model of Silence & Humility – Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., at Tan·Direction
10.  More Than Your Heart Desires & Could Ever Desire – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog

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Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Synod Fatigue – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Speyer Bishop Defying Catholic Teaching on Homosexuality Full Text – Speyer Dioc./Catholic Cn

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Mystery of Sudden Resignation by Bishop Now Solved – Metrópoles via Catholic Conclave
2.  “New Ways” & a Very Old Proclivity – Joe Tevington at Catholic Stand
3.  Male on Women’s Field Hockey Team Hospitalizes Opponent with Significant Injuries – Fdrlst
4.  Can We Turn Back Our Clocks One Generation this Sunday? – Dan Fitzpatrick/Catholic Stand
5.  Scarf + Brooch = A Chic Equation – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
6.  St. Charles Borromeo Addressing Cowardly & Unfaithful Bishops – Catholic Conclave
7.  Statue Survives Fierce Mexican Hurricane – Diego López Colín at Catholic News Agency
8.  Christ’s Knowledge & the Liturgy – Eamonn Clark at Christian Renaissance Movement
9.  Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
10.  Federal Court Rules Abortionists can sue Arizona to Overturn Eugenics Law – Live Action

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
St. Charles Borromeo & Other Holy Bishops – Dawn Beutner at The Catholic World Report
What You Need To Know! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
When You Search ‘Pregnancy’ On Google, Top Result Is Planned Parenthood – The Daily Wire
Durandus on Prayer for the Dead – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Over 350 Attacks on U.S. Catholic Churches Since May 2020 – Tommy Valentine at Catholic Vote

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Matthew Perry Recalled Encounter with the ‘Presence of God’ Before His Death – Breitbart
Fast Food From Hell – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Teacher Suspended For Dressing As Devil – Joshua Q. Nelson at Fox News
Upcoming on EWTN: New Documentary Chronicles Brave Lovers of the Holy Eucharist – The Reg

War in the Middle East:
Hamas Cries Uncle, Makes Desperate Hostage Offer – RedState
FBI Foils What Could’ve Been Horrific Terror Attack in Houston by Islamist – Townhall
Slice & Dice – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Kamala Harris’ Stepdaughter Promoting $8M Gaza Fundraising Campaign: ‘Abhorrent’ – NYP
USCCB Chairman Speaks Out Against Religious Hatred in the US – Catholic Vote

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Ahead of Key Abortion Vote, Ohio Archdiocese Reports Growing Vandalism – Jn. Lavenburg/Crux
Mary Statue Vandalized In NY City; Third Attack on a Church in a Week – The Tablet (Brooklyn)
Brooklyn Bishop ‘Appalled’ Over Music Video Shot in Church, Will Investigate – Joe Burkas/CNA
How You Can Offer a Plenary Indulgence for the Souls in Purgatory Nov. 1-8 – Church Pop

Pope Francis’ Rehabilitation of the Sexual Predator Rupnik:
The Rupnik Case: How is This Still Happening? – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
Rupnik Affair Poses Test to Church & Synod Members – Peter Smith at OSV News
Jesuits Warned Diocese Incardinated Rupnik Had Complaints Against Him – ACI Prensa/The Reg

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
PopeWatch: Schadenfreude – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Synod on Synodality Disappoints Radical Liberals – Chris Tomlinson at The European. . .

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Are These the Best & Worst States for Religious Freedom? – Jonah McKeown/CNA/The Reg
2.  On the Incorruptible Bodies of Saints – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Imaginative. . .
3.  New Papal Document Reads Like a Conclusion in Search of an Argument – L. Chapp, Ph.D.
4.  South American Bishops ‘Cancelling’ Traditional Priests – Archbishop Héctor Aguer/R. Cæli
5.  Communion & Liberation: Former US Leader Accused of Abusing Minors – La Rosa/The Pillar
6.  Nearly 100 Ohio Churches Leave UMC Amid Homosexuality Schism – The Christian Post
7.  PopeWatch: A Dying Pontificate – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
8.  Pope Francis Talks Synod on Synodality & Homosexuality in New Interview – CNA via The Reg
9.  Francis Refuses to Confront the Realities of Immigration – William K. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
10.  French Cardinal Lustiger ‘Remained Jewish, as did the Apostles’ – M. La Rosa at The Pillar

Next-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  Pope Francis Calls for a “Paradigm Shift” in Theology – Catholic News Agency via Xwitter
12.  Praying for Pope Francis – Katie Gillio at Crisis Magazine
13.  Scarf + Brooch = A Chic Equation – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
14.  Superb Sermon On The Suffering Souls – Perfect For All Souls’ Day – Mary O’Regan
15.  25 Years Later, Embryonic Stem Cell Research is a Complete Failure – Tarne/LifeNews.com
16.  Seven Practical Ways to Pray for the Dead During Holy Souls November – Church Pop
17.  Homeschooling Taking Off Like A Rocket – David Strom at Hot Air
18.  What Are Ghosts? – Douglas M. Beaumont at Catholic Answers Magazine
19.  100% Proof Spirits? G.K. Chesterton & Belief in Ghosts – Steven Tucker at Crisis Magazine
20.  Over Dozen Churches Vandalized, Radical Abortion Activists Push Issue 1 – LifeNews.com

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Lay Catholics are Bringing Pilgrimages Experiences to the USA – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Comforting the Disturbed & Disturbing the Comfortable – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Broken Homes Need Church Fathers – Sarah Cain at Crisis Magazine
What You Need To Know! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
More Altarpieces for the Suffering Souls of Purgatory – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
Written & Unwritten Constitutions – Robert Lowry Clinton, Ph.D., at Public Discourse

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Comedian Rob Schneider Converts to Catholicism – Matthew Archbold/Creative Minority Report
Why Won’t Cher Just Leave Already? – Catholics For Catholics
Trucker Perfectly Dismantles Electric Vehicle Narrative In Two Minutes – Andrew Chapados
A Member of the Sicilian Branch of the Lakota – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
NASA X-Ray Telescopes Reveal the Hand of God – Beth Ridgeway at NASA
Outrage: The Great Covid Lab Catastrophe – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
How Bach’s Toccata & Fugue In D Minor Became Halloween’s Theme Song – The Conversation
Terrifying Tarantula Fangs & More, October’s Best Science Images – E. Stoye/C. Wong/Nature
College Football Playoff Rankings: Ohio St., Georgia, Michigan, Florida St.. . . – CBS Sports

War in the Middle East:
People Like Dawn Eden & The Atlantic’s Graeme Wood Continue to Miss the Point – David Griffey
Hatred Pure & Simple of The West – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Sound of Bombs During Mass at Gaza Catholic Church – Catholica Arena via Xwitter
Antisemitic Incidents & Attacks Surging Across Europe – Chris Tomlinson at The European. . .

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
The Moral Clarity Of Christian Hostages In Their Homeland – Richard Ghazal/Providence
Ortega Regime Continues Crackdown after 12 Priests Deported – The Pillar
A Map of New Orleans Churches Set to Close or Merge Parishes – The Times-Picayune
Vatican Agrees to Review Closures of St. Louis Parishes Amid Restructuring – The Reg

Pope Francis’ Rehabilitation of the Sexual Predator Rupnik:
Destroying Fr. Rupnik’s Art, Restoring Trust & Living The Gospel – Fr. Patrick Briscoe
PopeWatch: Rupnik – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
The Four Groups Entirely Excluded by the Synod – Leila Marie Lawler at Happy Despite Them
The Synod Report: an Empty Box That Stinks – Tradition in Action
Synod Final Document: a Program of Subversion – Antonio Francés, Ph.D., at One Peter 5
Rearranging the Synod Table Chairs – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at Crisis Magazine
A First Look at the Synod’s Final Report (podcast) – Rob. Royal, Ph.D./Fr. Ger. E. Murray, J.C.D.
Pope’s Media Blackout Created a Shadowy Synod, with Its Own ‘Sideshows’ – Clemente Listi

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  A Saint to Help You Get Souls from Purgatory to Heaven – Annabelle Moseley at Aleteia
2.  Tips from the Monastery – Jacqueline St. Clare at Catholic Stand
3.  Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, M.Sp.S., of San Antonio: God Is Not Omnipotent – TACthlc
4.  The Waning Days of a Progressive Papacy Where No One is Interested in It – Fr. A. McDonald
5.  Largest Christian Univ. Fined $38M for Misleading Students on Tuition Costs – AP via NY Post
6.  Elderly Illinois Priest’s Life Savings of Over $60K Stolen in PayPal Scam – ABC7 Chicago
7.  Three Simple Things I Wish I Had Known About Dating – Claire Collins at Radiant Magazine
8.  Mindfulness Is Not Prayer – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
9.  Dealing with Anti-Catholicism – Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison at What We Need Now
10.  A Catholic on Reformation Day – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Nuchurch’s “Counter-Syllabus” of Errors – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Not Progressive, Not Conservative – Fr. Samuel Keyes, Ph.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
How to Bring Peace to the World? Start with Sacramental Confession, Cardinal Says – CNA
Solemnity Of All Saints – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
Vote For Pro-life Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, He Signed Bill That Overturned Roe – Life News

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Libertarian Horror Movies – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Canadian Death Cult – Michael Bonner at City Journal
Cold War Satellite Finds Nearly 400 Roman Forts in the Middle East – Ars Technica
The Great ‘green Energy Transition’ That Wasn’t – Stephen Moore at Hot Air
Anheuser-Busch Sales in US Fall Over 13% in Q3 – Lisa Fickenscher at New York Post
Frantz Fanon, Oracle Of Decolonization – Ell Lake at The Free Press
The Great Covid Cover Up (video) – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report

War in the Middle East:
Hitler in Hell Smiles – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel & Gaza – The New York Times
Hamas Attack on Israel Elevated Terror Risk to US to Whole Other Level: FBI – WE

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