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Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  The Reality of Sins Against the Sixth Commandment – Pope St. Pius V via Tan·Direction
2.  A Protestant Seeks Annulment – Pam Mings at The Coming Home Network
3.  Christendom Saved! | The Battle of Lepanto by G.K. Chesterton video – Joe McClane
4.  Faith Without Works is Dead – Fr. Francis Spirago via Tan·Direction
5.  The Top Three Christian Virtues to Overcome Fear & Build Resilience – Geo. Ryan/Church Pop
6.  Our Lady of the Rosary & Victory at Lepanto – Deacon M. Bickerstaff/Integrated Catholic Life™
7.  Love at First Sight: A Baroque Master’s Vision of Conversion – Liz Lev at Catholic Exchange
8.  Three Ways to Cultivate Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus – Catholic Spiritual Direction
9.  Four Ways To Draw Closer & Lead Others To The Rosary – Kristina Poirier at CatholicLink
10.  The Saint of Sri Lanka: The Inspiring Life of Joseph Vaz – Catholic365

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Prime Time News & Punditry: Click Quality, Not Bait – The Samizdat Herald
Where Geopolitics Meets World History – Civilization Watch
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
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Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  What Does It Mean when a Religious Order is “Discalced”? – Get Fed™ Blog
2.  Annuntio Vobis Gaudium Magnum! We Have Red Vestments in Rome! – Fr. Z’s Blog
3.  Why This Franciscan Brother Says Good Sleep Can Help You Combat Sin – Church Pop
4.  Garabandal: Are the Prophecies About to be Fulfilled? – Edward Benet at Catholic Stand
5.  40 of the Most Beautiful Places in the US – Talia Lakritz at Business Insider
6.  Our Favorite Family Board Games – John Petersik at Young House Love
7.  England’s Mysterious Sunken Roads – Daniel Stables at BBC Travel
8.  Think Everyone Died Young in Ancient Societies? Think Again – Christine Cave at Aeon
9.  Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
10.  Re-Building the Future: The Case of Cayalá – Carlos Perona Calvete at The European. . .

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Practicality, Style and. . . Less Laundry – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
This Cake Is the Greek Equivalent to St. Anthony’s Bread – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia

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Prime Time News & Punditry: Click Quality, Not Bait – The Samizdat Herald
Where Geopolitics Meets World History – Civilization Watch
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
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Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
NC Reporter Accuses Cardinal Müller of Breaking Secrecy – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Raymond Arroyo Hosts Catholic All Stars to Discuss Opening Week of Synod video – Comp Clrgy
Pope Urges Permanent Media Blackout at Synod, Saying “Gossip” is ‘anti-Holy Spirit’ – Cthlc Hrld
What ‘Walking Together In Christ’ Actually Means – A Treasure To Be Shared

The Dubia’s News & Punditry:
Has the Pope Opened the Door for Same-sex Blessings – David Warren at The Catholic Thing
Can Doctrinal “Development” Flout the Laws of Logic? – Fr. Brian Harrison, O.S., at One Peter 5
Dubia Answer: Modernists Want Concessions to become Norms – Katholische.de/Catholic Cnclv

‘Laudate Deum’, a New Apostolic Exhortation, News & Punditry:
Bishop Strickland Reacts to Dubia Cardinals video – Virgin Most Powerful Radio/Complicit Clergy
New Papal Document Puts Climate Change Before Faith – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D./Catholic Culture
Laudate Deum: Pope Francis’ Mistaken Apocalypse – Kennedy Hall at Crisis Magazine
Popes’ Exhortation, Thankfully Not an Encyclical. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
The Vatican on the Ten Commandments & Environmentalism – McClarey/The American Catholic
Big Points in Laudate Deum Overshadowed by Missed Opportunities – Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D.

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Catholic Movement Civitas Dissolved by French Government – Hélène de Lauzun
2.  Rome Is Falling! Rome Is Falling! – H.W. Crocker, III, at Crisis Magazine
3.  Alarm in the Vatican at Ever Decreasing Attendance at Papal Events – Info Vaticana/Cth Cnclv
4.  EU Parliament Designates Surrogacy as Human Trafficking – Bridget Ryder
5.  Harriet Lee Sporn, CompuServe Catholic Forum Commentator, RIP end of post – Fr. Z’s Blog
6.  Last Ever Burial at Vienna’s Habsburg Crypt – Hélène de Lauzun at The European Conservative
7.  Mainline Protestantism, Once Central In American Culture, Keeps Collapsing – Richard Ostling
8.  Fact Check: Does the Synod Website Really Feature Artwork From Marko Rupnik? – The Reg
9.  St. Bruno of Segni Corrects the Pope – Alec Torres at Catholic Exchange
10.  Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Bible Canon: What Is the Early Church Evidence? – Rory Fox at Catholic Stand
Pandemic Had No Lasting Effect on Churches, Study Finds – Daniel Silliman at Christianity Today
Practicality, Style and. . . Less Laundry – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Of What Is Past, Or Passing: Byzantium Forever – Michael Warren Davis/The Common Man
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
Catholics & Columbus Day – Michael P. Foley at New Liturgical Movement

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
One Reason I Could Not Vote For Trump – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Our Stasi – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Devil’s In The Details: How ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Went So Wrong – Religion Unplugged
Brazil’s Soccer Star Paulinho Witnesses for His Religion—Candomblé, not Christianity – Bttr Wntr
Follow the Money on Big Pharma & Transgenderism – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic

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Where Geopolitics Meets World History – Civilization Watch
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
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Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Cardinal Burke & Fr. Murray on the Synod – Cindy Wooden at CNS via Baltimore Catholic Review
A Synod of Silence – Joan Lewis at Joan’s Rome Blog
Dissolution of Catholic Moral Theology; Sin is Dead for Synodalists – KathPress/Catholic Cnclv
Fr. Timothy Radcliffe Confuses Ideology for Theology – Courtney Mares/Catholic News Agency
And Their was Darkness Drawn Over the Synod Proceedings – Katholisch.de/Catholic Conclave
Pope Welcomes Malthusian Environmentalist To Synod – Katholisch.de via Catholic Conclave
Surviving the Synod – Mark Dooley at The European Conservative
What Is Being Discussed During the First Week of the Synod on Synodality? – CNA/The Reg
Synod Confidential: The Rules That Will Shape the Assembly – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
The Order of a Synod in the Traditional Pontifical – Second Day – New Liturgical Movement

‘Laudate Deum’, a New Apostolic Exhortation, News & Punditry:
The Musings of a ‘1960s Flower Child’ That Falls Short on Theology – Craycraft/Catholic Herald
The Weakness Is That Theology Is Replaced by Human Calculations – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
Vatican State Secretariat Frozen Out on Climate Change Doc – The Pillar
Laudate Deum Barely Mentions Christ – Francis X. Maier at First Things
Laudate Deum, The Official Document – The Vatican

The Dubia’s News & Punditry:
The Dubia Weaponised Ambiguity video – Gavin Ashenden

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Diocese of Phoenix to Build First Seminary in Arizona – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
2.  How Power of the Rosary Brought an Ex-stripper Back to the Catholic Church – Church Pop
3.  An Obscure Saint: Clare of the Cross – Jenny DuBay at Missio Dei
4.  Courageous English Bishop Bans Disgraced Jesuit’s ‘Art’ – J. Figge/Catholic Vote/Comp Clrgy
5.  Vatican Report Reveals Grooming by ‘Sexual Predator’ Bishop – Mark Bowling at The Tablet
6.  New Near-Death Experiences Study Released – Jimmy Akin
7.  Fr. Jozef Tiso: Father of a Stillborn Slovak State – Michael O’Shea at The European. .
8.  The Power of Saint Michael – Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Præm., at Indulgences
9.  The Legendary Michaelion Shrine – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
10.  How to Think About Politics, & How So Many People Don’t – David Mills at NC Register

Best of the Rest Catholic News & Punditry:
Transgenders in Women’s Sports & the Failure of Feminism – Cat. Salgado at Pro Deo et Libertate
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Big Legal Victory: Court Rules School Cannot Trans Kids Without Parental Consent – Ma. Olohan
Protestant Pastors More Likely to be Liberal than Congregants – Ryan Foley/The Christian Post
Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
The Two-Parent Advantage – W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D., at Institute for Family Studies
Practicality, Style and. . . Less Laundry – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Cake Baker’s Latest Religious-Freedom Case – CNA/The Reg

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Marxist Events Held ‘Coast to Coast’ Across United States – Kurt Mahlburg at Intellectual Takeout
All Are Welcome . . . But? – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
How Mass Is Done, 5 Steps to Building a Strong Parish, & More Links – Tito Edwards/Reg
Biden Administration to Build Miles of New Border Wall in Texas – Peter Pinedo/CNA/The Reg
The Tapestry of Choice: Weaving a Meaningful Life – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand
Al Smith Dinner Power Rankings, & More Links. . . – Tito Edwards at National Catholic Register

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Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
The Pope is Consciously Breaking with the Church’s Tradition – Gavin Ashenden/Catholic Herald
Leading Synodite Complains of Secrecy, Threatens to Apostatize(?) – Katholisch/Catholic Cnclv
Final Chapter of the ‘Rigging of a Vatican Synod’ – Edward Pentin
A Synod of Shattered Expectations – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
Why the Synod is Unlikely to Open the Door to Ordained Female Diaconate – S. Tadié/The Reg
The Full Text of Cardinal Zen’s Pre-synod Letter – Sandro Magister/Settimo Cielo/L’Espresso
Here’s the Synod in Key Numbers – I. Media at Aleteia
Avoiding the Term ‘Secrecy,’ Pope Calls Synod to ‘Fasting’ from Publicity – Elise Ann Allen at Crux

‘Laudate Deum’, a New Apostolic Exhortation, News & Punditry:
The Vatican’s New Exhortation On “Climate Change” Has Many Errors – William M. Briggs, Ph.D.
Laudate Deum: Or, Is the Catholic Church Just Another NGO? – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. (Oxon)

Pope Francis & the Dubias News & Punditry:
Dubious Defenses of Marriage – Todd Aglialoro at Catholic Answers
When Being Affirming Isn’t Loving – Carl R. Trueman at First Things
The Magical Mystery Magisterium & the Hermeneutic of Hermeneutics – Ph. Premeau/Crisis
The Dubia Were Not Meant as an Attack on Pope, Cardinal Burke Says – Solène Tadié/The Reg

Top-10 Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
2.  The Time has Come to Create Catholic Colonies – Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic
3.  Strong Reactions For & Against the Film Mother Teresa and Me – Kathy Schiffer at The CWR
4.  Omnes Sancti Cancellarii, Orate Pro Nobis – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
5.  Practicality, Style and. . . Less Laundry – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
6.  Exodus from Swiss Church in Wake of Sex Abuse Scandal – SwissInfo.ch via Complicit Clergy
7.  How Art Historians Found a Lost Work by Baroque Master Artemisia Gentileschi – Aleteia
8.  The Words of Faustina – Will Ross
9.  St. Faustina: Apostle of Divine Mercy – Mary Beth Bracy at Catholic Exchange
10.  Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT

Best of the Rest of Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
Blessed Seelos – October 5 – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
The Tapestry of Choice: Weaving a Meaningful Life – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand

Afternoon Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
What a Kidder Our Pope Is! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
They Have No Clue About Uncle Billie – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
PopeWatch: Climate Change – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
What Do Our Pets Say? Perhaps They Express the Longing of All Creation – Msgr. Ch. Pope
Why the Church Blesses Animals – Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Præm., at Catholic Answers
Israeli Police Arrest Suspects for Spitting near Christian Pilgrims – Julia Frankel at AP News
Azerbaijani Arrests in Nagorno-Karabakh Sour Relations With EU – Zoltán Kottász
Falun Gong Practitioners from Yi Ethnic Minority Heavily Persecuted – L. Changpu/Bitter Winter
Who Will Replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House? – Joe Burkas at CNA via NC Register

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Persecution of Armenians Not Just Religious Freedom Issue – Joel Veldkamp/First Things
Who Will Stand for Palestinian Christians? – Michael Warren Davis
Turkey’s Denial Of Christian Genocide – Uzay Bulut at The European Conservative

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Synod Attendance Well Below Vatican Expectations X/Twitter – Catholic Sat
New ‘Grammar of Synodality’ on Display at Start of Synod Gathering – Jonathan Liedl/The Reg
All Are Welcome . . . But? – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand

‘Laudate Deum’ New Apostolic Exhortation News & Punditry:
Laudate Deum: Pope Francis’ Laudato Si Companion Piece on the Environment – Fr. R.J. de Souza
Laudato Si, Laudate Deum, & “Climate Change” – Joe Tevington at Catholic365

The ‘Dubia’ News & Punditry:
Yes to Sin, No to the TLM X/Twitter – Lepanto Institute
No, Pope Francis Does Not Support Gay Marriage – Kayla Bartsch at National Review
Who is the New Mexican Dubia Cardinal? – Luis Medina at One Peter 5
The Synod Begins with Dubia Wars & Mass Media Confusion, What Next? – The Latin Right
The Other Dubia’s Seven Year Anniversary X/Twitter – Fr. David J. Nix

Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  A Beautiful New Christian City Designed by Renowned Urban Planner Léon Krier – NLM
2.  October Reveals Forgotten Links Between Fatima & Divine Mercy – Jos. Pronechen/The Reg
3.  Nine Great Facts on St. Faustina, Mystic & Messenger of Divine Mercy Devotion – Church Pop
4.  Denied Holy Communion for Kneeling in Diocese of Boise, Idaho – Scott Smith, Esq.
5.  RIP Mike Flynn – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
6.  In Marseille, France, Pope Francis ignored France – Pierre Manent at First Things
7.  Blinded by Not Science – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
8.  Teilhard de Chardin: Closet Racist? Eugenicist? – Maureen Mullarkey
9.  Mother Teresa’s Postulator Says New Film’s Creators Made ‘Grave Errors’ – CNA/The Reg
10.  Orthodox Jews Filmed Spitting at Christians – Lazaroff/Jaffe-Hoffman/The Jerusalem Post

Next-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  How Mass Is Done, 5 Steps to Building a Strong Parish, & More Links – Tito Edwards/Reg
12.  An Antidote to the Woke Virus – Jan Bentz at The European Conservative
13.  Social Justice Fallacies by Thomas Sowell Reviewed – William M. Briggs, Ph.D.
14.  Discrimination Entrenched in US Corporates, Not the Kind You Think – Intellectual Takeout
15.  Aliens & Christianity with Tyler McNabb – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World – Jimmy Akin
16.  Catholics, Sacraments, & Magic – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing On My Head
17.  Shocking New Study! Only 49% of Catholics Believe in the Holy Eucharist – Dv. L. Gray, Th.M.
18.  Universities Without Freedom of Speech Are Worthless – Itxu Díaz
19.  A Crucial Moment for Catholic Moral Theology? – Charlie Camosy at The Pillar
20.  Assisi Celebrates St. Francis’ Feast Day on 800th Anniversary– F.P. Fenton/CNA/The Reg

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
Al Smith Dinner Power Rankings, & More Links. . . – Tito Edwards at National Catholic Register
What’s Up With All the Labor Strikes? – Aubrey Gulick at The American Spectator
‘It Is in Giving that We Receive’: St. Francis of Assisi – Catherine Salgado at Pro Deo et Libertate
Flannery O’Connor’s Lasting Impact Explored in New Book & Film – Mike Mastromatteo/The Reg
Is ‘Antiracism’ a Grift? – Kurt Mahlburg at Intellectual Takeout
How High the Wall Between Church & State? – Cory Higdon at Providence
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
Speaker Trump Has a Nice Ring, Doesn’t It? – Aubrey Gulick at The American Spectator
Against Pop Culture Populism – Alexandra Wilson at Artillery Row via The Critic
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
The Constitution of the Fifth Republic at 65 – Trey Dimsdale at Religion & Liberty Online
Bordeaux & Its Sneaker Game – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos: A Saint for Missionaries – Michael R. Heinlein at SimplyCatholic
EU Plans Ukraine Accession by 2030 – Zoltán Kottász at The European Conservative

Morning Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Nixon the Analyst – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
When St. Francis Tamed a Wild Animal: The Miraculous Story of Wolf of Gubbio – Church Pop

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Florida Executes Murderer, Abuse Victim Despite Appeal from Catholic Bishops – Crux
Dictatorship in Nicaragua Arrests Three Priests – D.L. Marina/CNA/The Catholic World Report

Top-10 Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
1.  All Are Welcome . . . But? – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand
2.  Thank You Bishop Barron – Bishop Robert E. Barron, S.T.D., at The Catholic World Report
3.  Confusion Worse Confounded – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
4.  John Allen Presents Reason Why Many are Irate with the Synod: Pope Francis – Fr. McDonald
5.  4 October 2023. . . What a Day! – Fr. Z’s Blog
6.  Cardinal Zen Nails It & Only the Blind Can’t See It. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald/Southern Orders
7.  The Most Important Catholic Event Since Vatican II? – George Weigel at NC Register
8.  Cardinal Burke Warns Against Synod – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
9.  Conference in Rome on “The Synodal Tower of Babel” – Fr. Z’s Blog
10.  The New Religion of Synodality – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine

Best of the Rest of Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Cardinal Zen Calls for Synod Bishops to Petition Against ‘Plan of Manipulation’ – The Pillar
Cardinal Zen Expresses Concerns About Synod in Leaked Letter to Bishops – CNA/The Reg
Small Groups as a Method of Controlling the Agenda – Fr. Z’s Blog
Whether Superfluity Or Salvation, Pope’s Scrambled the Deck for His Synod – John Allen at Crux
Are Emerging Catholic Synod Fights about ‘Ideology’ or ‘Doctrine’? – T. Mattingly/GetReligion
St. Peter’s Basilica to Offer Nightly Eucharistic Adoration During Synod – C. Mares/CNA/The Reg

Pope Francis Issues New Apostolic Exhortation, ‘Laudate Deum’:
Pope Francis Calls USA Worse Than China in Destroying the Earth – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
‘Laudate Deum’: A Brief Guide for Busy Readers – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Pope Francis Issues New Call for Dramatic Climate Change Measures – D. Payne/CNA/The CWR

The ‘Dubia’ News & Punditry:
. . .The Problem Isn’t With The Pope’s Critics. . . – D.R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Could I Get My Pride Or Kleptomania Blessed? Asking for a Friend – Creative Minority Report
Yes, Maybe Not: Francis Raises More Doubts than Dubia – La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana/Cth Cncl

Top-10 Evening Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  The Real Prayer of St. Francis – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
2.  The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
3.  Bishop Strickland Pastoral Letter #6: Sex Outside of Marriage is Gravely Sinful – Cmplct Clrgy
4.  ‘Banned Books Week’ Ignores the Real Banned Books: Christian Titles – Jn. Zmirak, Ph.D.
5.  “The Synod, the Dubia, & the Pope to Come” – Roberto de Mattei via Rorate Cæli
6.  Should Catholics Keep Up With The Times? – William K. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., at Turning Point. . .
7.  McCarthy Out as Speaker – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
8.  How Mass Is Done, Five Steps to Building a Strong Parish, & More Links – Tito Edwards/Reg
9.  Changes Planned for Tickets to Vatican Museums in 2024 – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
10.  Want to Spend Next Summer on Pilgrimage? Bishops Seek Applicants – John Burger/Aleteia

Best of the Rest of the Evening Catholic News & Punditry:
The Sun Pope? – Philippe de Labriolle via Rorate Cæli
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
Shocking New Study! Only 49% of Catholics Believe in the Holy Eucharist – David L. Gray, Th.M.
Pope John XXIII’s Powerful Spiritual Lesson on the Eve of Vatican II – Fr. Jos. Thomas/The Reg
Pro-Trump Republican Could Become New House Speaker – Zoltán Kottász at The European. . .
Biden Makes a U-Turn on China’s Taiwan Invasion Risk – Jinghao Zhou
Al Smith Dinner Power Rankings, & More Links. . . – Tito Edwards at National Catholic Register
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Mom Places His First-Class Relic in New Shrine in New Jersey – The Reg
Bordeaux & Its Sneaker Game – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Advocates Slam Biden’s Inaction on Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis – S. Kamman/The Christian Post
At Mass in Miami, Auxiliary Pushes for Release of Detained Nicaragua Bishop – Esparza/Aleteia

Evening Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
PopeWatch: Victory For The Lavender Mafia – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
4-7 October: Pachamama Atonement Days – Action Items! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Transvestites Manifesto Yet to be Released, Why? – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Before Big Abortion Vote, Thousands Descend on Ohio’s Capital for March for Life – The Reg
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
Biden’s Strategy Fails with Court’s Restoration of Idaho Abortion Ban – McKeown/CNA/The Reg
Nearly All Ethnic Armenians Have Fled Nagorno-Karabakh – Peter Pinedo at CNA via The Reg

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
More Confusion From Rome Ahead of the Synod on Synodality – Aubrey Gulick
The Hidden Meaning of the San Damiano Cross, Moved to Vatican for the Synod – Church Pop
Marian Intercession & Guidance: Praying to Mary for & with the Synod – Fr. Rog. Landry/The Reg

The Dubia News & Punditry:
The Clash between DDF’s Fernández & CDF’s Müller – Diane Montagna at Catholic Herald
Full Text of the Vatican’s Response to Dubia on Divorced/Remarried Catholics – The Reg

Pope Francis News & Punditry:
Advice for Confused Catholics – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing On My Head
On Catholics Speaking Truth to Power – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
The Day Cardinal Fernández was Denounced for a Cover-up – La Izquierda Diario/Catholic Cnclv
Appeal to Conscience or Exemption from Sin; Death of Catholic Conscience – The Latin Right
Blessing Sin Does Not Make Sin Righteous – Amelia Monroe Carlson at Catholic365

Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  A US Marine’s Story of Archangel Michael, the Korean War, & a Miracle – Catherine Salgado
2.  Three Simple Actions St. Thérèse Practiced Daily to Help You Become a Saint – Church Pop
3.  What are the Catholic Origins of Halloween? – Get Fed™
4.  House Votes to Oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
5.  The Real Problem with the Super Rich – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
6.  Why Dressing Well Matters in an Age of Disorder – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
7.  ‘To be Chaste is to be Whole’: Bishop Varden on a Neglected Virtue – Luke Coppen/The Pillar
8.  Francis of Assisi, Father of Modernity – John F. Doherty at Public Discourse
9.  Spanish Bishop Blasts Chinese Communist Cardinal for His Errors – Info Vaticana/Cth Con
10.  The Order of a Synod in the Traditional Pontifical – First Day – New Liturgical Movement

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
Pro-Life Display Vandalized at St. Louis County Parish – Jonah McKeown at CNA via The Reg
A Distinct Renaissance Era Cope of Late 1500’s/Early 1600’s with St. Antony of the Desert – LAJ
The Conversion Story of a Muslim Who Is Now a Bishop, & More Links – Tito Edwards/The Reg
Conservatism, Nationalism, & Modernity – Andreas Kinneging at The European Conservative
Be Joyful; the Eucharist Is Not Just a Metaphor, Bishop Burbidge Says – D. Payne/CNA/The Reg
Egalitarian Conservatism? Yes, We Can – Sohrab Ahmari at The American Conservative
Taming the Three Heads of Desire, & More Links – Tito Edwards at National Catholic Register
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
EU’s Media Freedom Law Targets Poland & Hungary – Zoltán Kottász at The European. . .
Bordeaux & Its Sneaker Game – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
A Law of the People – Jeffrey P. Bristol, J.D., Ph.D., at Law & Liberty

Morning Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
When I Read the Translation of Pope Francis’ Response to the Cardinals’ Dubia – David Griffey
Why on Earth Would Anyone Do This? – Tom Holland via The American Catholic
Ask Father: Is the Dome of St. Peter’s in Rome Turning Black? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Neil deGrasse Tyson Goes Woke – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
South Africa’s Benedict Option – Peter Burns at Providence
Diversity Is Their Strength – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Little Treats for the Little Flower – Michael P. Foley at New Liturgical Movement

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Headline Catholic News & Punditry:
Christian School Raided & Shut Down in Henan – Wang Yichi at Bitter Winter 18
The Fight Against France’s Homeschooling Ban Goes to the UN – Hélène de Lauzun 31
Poland Records Drop in Catholicism; “Nones” Nearly Triple – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia 29

Top-10 Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Couple’s Incredibly Selfless Plans after Winning Lottery – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
2.  Rebuild & Elevate: New Catholic Center at Kansas State Aims to Bring Students to God – The Reg
3.  Reading Sacred Art Like a Pro, Or, at Least, as a Good Amateur – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
4.  The Crippling of the Church – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
5.  Pope Francis Answers a Dubia, Does Inaction Speak Clearer Than Words? – J.D. Flynn/The Pillar
6.  Cardinal Duka of Prague Sent Dubia on Communion for Divorced & Remarried; Replied – Fr. Zed
7.  Notification (can. 212 § 3) Regarding Dubia Proposed to Pope Francis – Raymond Cardinal Burke
8.  More Naughtiness – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
9.  Fr. Thom. G. Weinandy Follows Up on His Essay Four Years Ago: Pope Francis & Schism – Fr. Zed
10.  The Fight Against France’s Homeschooling Ban Goes to the UN – Hélène de Lauzun

Next-10 Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  What, Exactly, Is This “Synod”? – Xavier Rynne, II, & George Weigel at First Things
12.  Poland Records Drop in Catholicism; “Nones” Nearly Triple – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
13.  Westminster Cathedral Ends 50 Years of Masses for Latin Mass Soc. – A. Joseph R. Shaw, D.Phil.
14.  Why the Death Penalty is No Longer Justifiable: Comprehensive Analysis – E. Tyler Graham, Th.D.
15.  The Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
16.  Chicago Auxiliary Remembered as ‘Wonderful Priest & Bishop’ – John Lavenburg at Crux
17.  Christian School Raided & Shut Down in Henan – Wang Yichi at Bitter Winter
18.  Synodality, Soteriology, & “Sharing the Journey” – Carl E. Olson at What We Need Now
19.  Campaign against Baylor Is an Attack on Religious Freedom – R.W. Garnett, J.D., & N.A. Berkeley
20.  Will Synod Move Needle on Evangelization or Vocations Crisis? – Joan Frawley Desmond

Best of the Rest of Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
Bordeaux & Its Sneaker Game – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
The Necessity of Selective Skepticism – Thomas M. Doran at The Catholic World Report
The Most Holy Eucharist – Joe Tevington at Catholic Stand
Catholic Social Teaching & the United Auto Workers’ Picket Line – Judy Roberts at The Reg
Henry Kissinger to Address Annual Al Smith Dinner in New York – John Burger at Aleteia
National Eucharistic Congress Opens ‘Permanent Pilgrim’ Application Process – CNA/The Reg
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller: Computer Programming Innovator – Religion & Liberty Online
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
Conservatism, Nationalism, & Modernity –Andreas Kinneging at The European Conservative
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
Synod: Navigating Between Hope & Anxiety – Jane Adolphe/Fulvio Di Blasi/R. Fastiggi/D. Savage

Afternoon Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
The Last Knight of Europe – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
PopeWatch: Second Dubia – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Lawfare Instead of Elections – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Tribute To David Roger Jowitt: Last Brit In The Nigerian Academy – Dr. Taylor/Religion Unplugged

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Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Priest’s Middle-of-the-Night Crisis Reveals Potent Existence of Guardian Angels – Church Pop
2.  Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Birmingham, 51, Passes Away in Sleep – Payne/CNA/The Reg
3.  Considering The Eucharistic Revival from the Perspective of 1904 – Amy Welborn/The CWR
4.  A Pope’s Dubious Response To The Latest Dubia – A Treasure To Be Shared
5.  The Sad Phenomenon of “Gray Divorce” – Thomas Griffin at Crisis Magazine
6.  Cleaning Up the Pope’s Mess – Fr. Brian Graebe at First Things
7.  Disgraceful Response from Cardinal Fernandez to Fellow Cardinals – ABC Sociedad/Cth Cnclv
8.  Read Pope Francis’ Response to the ‘Dubia’ Presented to Him by Five Cardinals – The Reg
9.  The Saint Who Was Excommunicated – Alec Torres at Catholic Exchange
10.  Vatican Releases Pope Francis’ Responses to Pre-Synod ‘Dubia,’ Criticizes Cardinals – Reg

Next-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  Trouble In Nondenominational Land – Terry Mattingly at GetReligion
12.  Michael F. Flynn (1947-2023) – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
13.  Vatican Responds to Cardinal Duka’s ‘Dubia’ on Divorced-and-Remarried Catholics – The Reg
14.  A New Set of Dubia: This Time, a Different Outcome? – Steve O’Reilly/Roma Locuta Est
15.  Youngest Surviving Premature Babies Finally Head Home After 138 Days in NICU – The Reg
16.  How Important is Abortion Lobby to Democrats? This Important – Creative Minority Report
17.  Who Was Hayek? – G. Patrick Lynch at Law & Liberty
18.  Who Is Laphonza Butler, California’s Senator-Elect, Anyway? – Aubrey Gulick
19.  Canadian School Book Ban: High School Removes All Pre-2008 Books – Intellectual Takeout
20.  Cardinal Müller Endorses Cardinals’ Dubia on the Synod on Synodality – Complicit Clergy

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
Jacked-up Jerome – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
Telling: Purposefully Forgetting American History – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Seven Suggestions for Making the Most of Apple Season – Dr. Dixie Dillon Lane/Hearth & Field
The Five Cardinals Behind the Latest ‘Dubia’ Issued to Pope Francis – D. Payne/CNA/The Reg
Better Beef Up The Security Bobby – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Four Tuscan Monasteries have been Making Wine for Centuries – V.M. Traverso/Aleteia
Bordeaux & Its Sneaker Game – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Answering the Doubts: What Are ‘Dubia’? – Matthew E. Bunson, Ph.D./National Catholic Register
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
A Program of Renewal Responds to “Emergency” in Catholic Education – Th.C. Barber/Aleteia
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
Quick Primer On Sts. Michael, Gabriel, & Raphael – epicPew

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Those Latex Balloon Pops Can Do You In – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Swift Justice – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic

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Top-10 Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  New Dubia Submitted to Francis on Synodality, Gay Blessings, Women Ordination. . . – Fr. Zed
2.  The Fraternité Saint-Vincent-Ferrier’s Stunning New Altar in France – Liturgical Arts Journal
3.  Ohio Archbishop Urges No Vote on Abortion Ballot Initiative – John Burger at Aleteia
4.  Pope Francis & Schism Re-Visited – Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, O.F.M., Cap./The Catholic Thing
5.  Troubled Thoughts About the Synod – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine
6.  Does America Have Her Own St. Therese? – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
7.  Cardinals Send ‘Dubia’ to Pope Francis Ahead of Synod on Synodality – Edward Pentin/Reg
8.  Guardian Angel to the Rescue! – Patti Maguire Armstrong
9.  Cardinals ask Pope Francis to Answer Synod ‘Dubia’ – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
10.  Dubia of Five Cardinals on Key Points of the Synod, Pope Has Not Replied – Sandro Magister

Best of the Rest of Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
New Book Tells Modern Day Miracles of St. Therese, Widespread Conversions – Ignitum Today
Buyer’s Remorse Strikes Americans Who Voted for Biden – Paul Malvern at Intellectual Takeout
Fussy Latins – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
Full Text of New Dubia Sent to Pope Francis by Five Cardinals – Edward Pentin
Fathers of the Church Clarify Guardian Angels – Tom Hoopes at Aleteia
Nine Quotes From Saints About Guardian Angels – Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA/The Reg
Spiritual Warfare: Part I – The Angelic Army – Edward J. Barr at Roma Locuta Est
Pondering the Gift of Our Guardian Angels – Donald Jacob Uitvlugt at The Catholic World Report
What’s in Play at the Synod on Synodality? – Pia de Solenni, S.Th.D., at National Catholic Register
Bordeaux & Its Sneaker Game – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Shutdown: Big Government Wins Again – Daniel J. Flynn at The American Spectator
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
St. Jerome with Pope St. Damasus in the Ordering of the Roman Rite – Pt. A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
An Evening of Letters & Rose Petals to Ask St. Thérèse to Pray for ‘the Impossible’ – The Reg

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
A Verifiable Lie – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
PopeWatch: Pravda – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Great Moments in Cinema: Now I Know You – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
The Things You Find on the Internet – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
The Enemy of My Enemy – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
O Angel of God – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Catalan Independence Marches Fizzle Out as Support Wanes – Bridget Ryder at The European. . .

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Headline Catholic News & Punditry:
TOFSpot Has Died – Foxfier at The American Catholic
New Study Shows Almost Two-thirds of American Catholics Believe in Real Presence – CNA
Exodus Grows: Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh – Tristan Vanheuckelom
Judge Rules Against Rural Catholic Community in Dispute w/Authorities in Michigan – The Reg
Pope Francis Creates 21 New Cardinals, Expanding Body’s Geographic Diversity – Liedl/The Reg

Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  TOFSpot Has Died – Foxfier at The American Catholic
2.  Nine Interesting Facts About St. Thérèse of Lisieux – Sarah Lemieux at NC Register
3.  A Roman Mystery: The Lost Tomb of St. Jerome – Fr. Z’s Blog
4.  Rupnik is Being Protected Claims Leading Synodalist – 7 Margens via Catholic Conclave
5.  Judge Rules Against Rural Catholic Community in Dispute w/Authorities in Michigan – Reg
6.  Altar Girls, Altar Boys, Deacons, & Priests – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
7.  Why is This Far-left Political Activist a Guest at the Synod? – Cosimo Brancaleoni at The CWR
8.  Ganswein’s Speech Explained – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
9.  The Legacy of ‘Team Ted,’ as Vatican Insiders Talk about the Next Pope – Get Religion
10.  The Problem With Being Mike Pence – Debra J. Saunders at The American Spectator

Next-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  Confidence in the Pope’s Ability to Reform is Declining – DomRadio via Catholic Conclave
12.  Welcome to the Democrats’ Nightmare: RFK Jr. Goes Third Party? – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D.
13.  Surviving the Synod – Mark Dooley at The European Conservative
14.  I Want to Be Baptized Again – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand
15.  ‘Not Much New’ Will Come Out of This Year’s Synod, Vatican’s Doctrine Chief Predicts – Reg
16.  The Pope & the Sprawling Vatican Embezzlement Trial – S.A. McCarthy
17.  Synodalists Start Awarding Prizes to Synodalists for Being Synodalists – Katholisch/Cth Con
18.  New Study Shows Almost Two-thirds of American Catholics Believe in Real Presence – CNA
19.  Two Lungs, One Breath – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
20.  Who Sits at Jesus’s Right & Left? The Testimony of Art – R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., at Building. . .

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
Awful Record of Card. Fernández on Sex Abuse, Victim Travels to Rome for Justice – Clarín/CC
God Can Use Anything, but He Shouldn’t Have to – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Humbuzzers – Guy McClung, Ph.D., Esq., at The American Catholic
Scandalous Case of Cardinal Ricard, Cardinal can Still Participate in Conclave – Katholisches/CC
3 Transformative Benefits of Fasting That Makes You Holier Person & More Links – T. Edwards
Not Fat Bear Week! – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Bordeaux & Its Sneaker Game – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Exodus Grows: Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh – Tristan Vanheuckelom
Display the Ten Commandments – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand
Pope Francis Creates 21 New Cardinals, Expanding Body’s Geographic Diversity – Liedl/The Reg
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
Italian MPs Want State Media To Promote Traditional Family – Thomas O’Reilly
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
Defendants in Vatican ‘Trial of the Century’ face $700M in Compensation Demands – Crux

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Faithful Catholics Have Voted With Their Feet With This Pontificate – The American Catholic
Small Turnout for Creation of New Cardinals in St. Peter’s Square – Fr. Z’s Blog
Dumbest Congress Critter? – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
The Worst? – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
PopeWatch: L’eglise C’est Moi – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Spanish Opus Dei Priest Announced as New Helsinki Bishop – J. McKeown/CNA/The Reg
Catholic Doctrine & the Sunday Readings for October 2023 – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand
Proclaiming the Good News: One Filipino Family’s Call to Missionary Life – Ignitum Today

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