Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology

MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. 5 Unbelievable (But True) Catholic Miracles that Scientists Can’t Explain – uCatholic
2. On Worry Or Anxiety – James Chastek, Ph.L., Ph.D., at Just Thomism
3. What About Marienfried? – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
4. The Gift of Fear – Lauren Meyers at Catholic Exchange
5. Ignatius of Loyola: a Saint for Difficult Times – Jessica Pipes at CNA via The CWR
6. Pride Flag Removed a Color From the Rainbow – Lila Rose
7. Fra Filippo Lippi and the Brown Scapular – Bernard Gallagher at Catch Light
8. Blessed Is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord? – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Cthlc Thing
9. The Pulling Power of Grace – Dr. Donald DeMarco at Catholic Exchange
10. A Brief History of Cloth of Gold – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Punditry and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
An Altarpiece of Ss Abdon and Sennen – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

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SVNDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. 3 Steps to Following St. Ignatius’ 14 Rules for Discernment of Spirits – Catholic Link
2. This Leads To Demonic Possession – Lila Rose
3. “The Keeper”, a Redemptive Drama That Keeps One on the Edge of Their Seat – Steve Ray
4. The Shroud of Turin Mysteries – Magis Center
5. A Catholic Sister’s 3 Life-Changing Tips for Starting & Ending the Day with Jesus – ChurchPOP
6. The Healing Power of the Eucharist – Dr. Bob Schuchts at What We Need Now
7. Keep Evil Out – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand
8. Restless in an Age of Distraction? How to Make Peace with Ourselves & Others – Dan. Gordon
9. Altar Canopies: A Continuity of Tradition – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
10. Perseverance in Prayer – Deacon Mark Danis at Catholic Exchange

Punditry and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
How Blessed Solanus Casey Healed Me From Alcoholism and Changed My Life – NC Register
The Chapel of St. Peter Chrysologus in Ravenna – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Religious Sisters Share Why They Chose Blessed Solanus Casey as Their Namesake – The CWR

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SATVRDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. Demon Party Tricks – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Where Demons Hide – Fr. Chad Ripperger via Spirit Daily Blog
3. How to Make an Examination of Conscience – St. Ignatius of Loyola via Tan Direction
4. Are You Living ‘In the World, But Not of the World’ as Jesus Asks? – Geo. Ryan at ChurchPOP
5. The Eternal Root of Homelife – John Cuddeback, Ph.D., at Life Craft
6. Christian Growth is Supposed to be Uncomfortable – Catholic Spiritual Direction
7. Preparing for Death is Critical – Lila Rose
8. Fix Your Desires Upon Heavenly Things – Frank Rega at The Shield of Faith
9. 100 Years After Sigrid Undset’s Conversion, Donated Vestments Finally are Used! – epicPew
10. Artist Focus: 3 Gothic Masters You’ve Probably Never Heard of – Hilary White

News, Punditry and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Some Altars of the Basilica of Santa Giustina in Padua – Liturgical Arts Journal

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FRIDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. Understanding Generational Curses: Soul Ties, Renunciation Prayers – Msg Rossetti, D.Min.
2. Before and After: St. Mary of the Assumption in Taylor, Texas – Liturgical Arts Journal
3. Marriage: Christianity vs. Islam – Ali Ibn Hassan at Catholic Answers Magazine
4. Demonic Oppression vs. Possession – Lila Rose
5. Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati’s Urgent Desire to Confess – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
6. Lessons Learned at Home – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
7. Angelic Sweetness – Olivia Spears at Catholic Spiritual Direction
8. 9 Facts About Oklahoma’s Blessed Stanley Rother, the First American-Born Martyr – ChrchPP
9. Let Us Cross to the Other Side – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
10. A Litany for Eucharistic Adoration – Christopher Castagnoli at Catholic365

Punditry and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Why Emperor Constantine’s “Holy Helmet” Was Believed to be Miraculous! – uCatholic

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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. Magdalene’s Powerful Presence in an Exorcism – Msgr. S.J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
2. How to Prepare for a Holy Death – Lila Rose
3. The Gratitude of Blessed Solanus Casey – J. John Basil at Catholic365
4. Litany of Healing and Repentance – Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., at Catholic Spiritual Direction
5. The Devil’s Greatest Lie – St. Robert Bellarmine via Tan Direction
6. Meet the Couple Who Forgave Their Daughter’s Killer on Good Friday – John Burger at Aleteia
7. Those Who Feel Eternity: Truth and the Intellectual – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
8. It is More Blessed to Give than to Receive – Kaleb Hammond at Missio Dei
9. Gratitude for John 6 – Joannie Watson at Catholic Exchange
10. 9 Things to Know About Saint Olaf, Martyr and King of Norway – ChurchPOP

Punditry, and Analysis:
The Eucharist in the Gospel of John – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff at Integrated Catholic Life
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

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THVRSDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. Spanish Artist Ana Rey: Maker of Statues – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
2. A Sign of Contradiction and a Path to Spiritual Development – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D.
3. Our Call to Love Radically – Angie Allen at Catholic Exchange
4. Comfortable Enough to Have S*x But Not To Discuss Unwanted Pregnancy – Lila Rose
5. How the Eucharist Prepares Us for Heavenly Glory – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
6. The Legend of St James the Greater – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
7. Saint James the Greater – July 25th – Catholics for Catholics
8. Habit – James Chastek, Ph.L., Ph.D., at Just Thomism
9. Hypocrisy Damages Evangelization – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
10. Tertullian On Baptismal Regeneration – David Armstrong at Biblical Evidence for Catholicism

Punditry and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
A Checklist for Catholic Dads – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life

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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. Did You Know? There Are 3 “Colors” of Catholic Martyrs – George Ryan at uCatholic
2. 9 Things You May Not Know about S Anthony of Padua, the Miraculous Intercessor – ChrchPP
3. A Phone Call from God – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
4. Chastity in Dating: Not Just ‘No Sex’ – Rachel Hoover Canto at Catholic Answers Magazine
5. How to Join a Third Order – T.J. Burdick, O.P., at Ignitum Today
6. The Charioteer of the Virtues – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life
7. Seek Ye First: The Importance of the Spiritual Life – Chantal LaFortune at Missio Dei
8. Those Who Feel Eternity: Beauty and the Artist – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
9. Saint Ignatius of Loyola – July 31st – Catholics for Catholics
10. The Legend of St. Onuphrius – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

Punditry and Analysis:
The Art of Mending Vestments: Guild of St. Clare – Liturgical Arts Journal
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
The Pilgrim Church: A Universal Call To Holiness – Catholic Spiritual Direction
New Book Reminds: ‘The Family That Prays Together Stays Together’ – NC Register
Former Judo Champ Turned Priest Spiritually Tends to Paris Olympic Athletes – The CWR

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TVESDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. This Little-Known Parable Says a Lot About How To Do Your Duty as a Catholic! – uCatholic
2. The Words We Speak: Filioque – A Treasure To Be Shared
3. The Implications of Baby Names – Michael P. Foley at New Liturgical Movement
4. Philosopher David Solomon Enters the Catholic Church – Christopher Kaczor, Ph.D., at WOF
5. Choose to Create Today, It’s Better than Consuming, And Far More Human – Daniel Gordon
6. Do I Really Need To Go To Confession? – Dave DuBay at Missio Dei
7. Why is Saint John the Baptist Such a Big Deal? – Clement Harrold at St. Paul Center
8. Conversion Through Prayer – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
9. When Confronted by Life’s Storms – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff at Integrated Catholic Life
10. The Saints and Mary – Deacon Steven Greco at Catholic Stand

Punditry and Analysis:
Saint Ignatius of Loyola – July 31st – Catholics for Catholics
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

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TVESDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. Before and After: Monterey Latin Mass Community Restores Their High Altar – Ltrgcl Arts Jrnl
2. False Prophets – Andrew McGovern at Missio Dei
3. A Symbol of God’s Covenant, Not a Symbol of Sin – Genesius at Catholic Stand
4. Is the Mass Really a Sacrifice with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. – Steve Ray
5. How to Live a Supernatural Life w/ Dr. Sean Tobin – Lila Rose
6. Lessons From The Prodigal Son – St. Ignatius of Loyola via Tan Direction
7. The Worth of 10,000 Talents – Daniel B. Gallagher at Catholic Exchange
8. Give Your Time to God – Diane Ragsdale at Catholic Stand
9. Happiness: Selfish Pursuit? Or a Natural Human Desire? It Can Be Both. . . – Daniel Gordon
10. In Praise of Little Things (and Raising Little Ones) – The Catholic Gentleman

Punditry and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

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MONDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. The Prophecies Of Amsterdam – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
2. How the Brown Scapular Can Lead to a “Habit” of Holiness – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
3. Four Levels of Happiness to the Rescue – Maggie Ciskanik at Magis Center
4. The Eucharistic Miracle of Paris – Blessed Carlo Acutis via Highway to Heaven
5. Chosen As The Spouse Of Our Lord – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque via Tan Direction
6. Persevering Through Imperfection – Megan Hjelmstad at Catholic Spiritual Direction
7. Call of Beauty, the Ordinariate Mass – A Treasure To Be Shared
8. Faith as a Paradox: Embracing the Contradictions of Spiritual Growth – Catholic Stand
9. The Secret of Evangelization – T.J. Burdick, O.P., at Catholic Exchange
10. What God Cannot Do, and You Can – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand

Punditry and Analysis:
Our Catholic Faith at Work – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

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SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. The Eucharistic Miracle of Paris – Blessed Carlo Acutis via Highway to Heaven
2. Ease the Suffering of the Souls in Purgatory with this Short Prayer – T. Thomas at Catholic365
3. Face of Jesus Appears in the Aftermath of a Tornado in Oklahoma – Spirit Daily Blog
4. Adoration and the Struggle of Prayer – Fr. Philip Nolan, O.P., at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
5. 14 Inspiring Photos of Mass Celebrated in War Zones – ChurchPOP
6. Can Non-Catholics Receive Holy Communion at Mass? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
7. Revisiting the Date of the Visitation – Michael P. Foley at New Liturgical Movement
8. The Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven – Chantal LaFortune at Missio Dei
9. Justice in Daily Life – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life
10. Who Is Sitting Next to You on the Bus? – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand

Punditry and Analysis:
Religious Life or Marriage? Vocational Wisdom from the Parents of Saints – Catholic Exchange
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
The Clergy’s Calling: Instruction from St. Gregory the Great – Fr. Jef. Kirby, S.T.D., at Tan Direction

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SATVRDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Most Visited Mystic Update Links:
1. Is This What Sister Lucia Meant? – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
2. Why Was St. James Called a “Son of Thunder”? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
3. Jairus’ Daughter, Miracles, and the Enlightenment – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., at ICL
4. Let’s Have a Talk – Kayla Peterson at Ignitum Today
5. Consolations During Mortification – Tan Direction
6. How to Find a Husband – Rachel Hoover Canto at Catholic Answers Magazine
7. Raising a Benedict – Thomas Griffin at National Catholic Register
8. Great Facts on Sts. Louis & Zelie Martin, Parents of Thérèse of Lisieux – ChurchPOP
9. The Curious and Short-Lived Double Ciborium of the Basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura – LAJ
10. An Argument for Repetitive Prayers – Brian Call at Catholic365

Punditry and Analysis:
Jesus says, “Follow Me.” – Lexis Challen at Missio Dei
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Spiritual Paternity & How It Is Exercised – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange

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