THVRSDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. A Seven-Step Process to Holiness – Deacon Steve Greco at Catholic Stand
2. Mortal Sin: The Basics – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
3. The Meaning & Supernatural Power of the Saint Benedict Medal – ChurchPOP
4. The Difference Between a Good Man and a Saint – Rob Marco at Crisis Magazine
5. Different Paths to Same Vocation: Twin Brothers Ordained Priests in Aleppo, Syria – The CWR
6. Signs and Wonders App – Mystics of the Church
7. A Morality Tale: Analysis of The Great Gatsby – Russell Shaw at Catholic Exchange
8. Art is a Window Into the Transcendent – Hilary White at The Sacred Images Project
9. Do You Want to Spread the Faith? Be Transformed by Christ, Then Be Yourself – The Reg
10. The Martyrs of Gorkum: Victims of Religious Hatred – Simply Catholic

Holy Bible:
Paul, the Christian Socrates – Peter J. Leithart, D.Phil., at First Things

Eucharistic Revival:
5 Ways To Teach Kids About The Real Presence Of Jesus In The Eucharist – Catholic Link
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Education:
St. John Fisher, St. Thomas More, & the Tudor Terror – Joseph Pearce

Navigational Links:
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For PRIME TIME POLITICS, click here. – PRIME TIME POLITICS
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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. When Marriage is Not ‘For Better’ but ‘For Worse’ – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
2. Little-Known Life of St. Veronica Giuliani, 18th-C. Mystic, Received Visions of Jesus – ChP
3. Proof of a Soul From the Transcendentals and Our Interior Sense of God – Magis Center
4. Why Does The Catholic Church Use Bells? – Catholic Link
5. 12 Characteristics of Catholic Discipleship – Marcel LeJeune at Catholic Missionary Disciples
6. Singing with Wisdom: Music in Roman Catholic Worship, Part II – Mk. Bradford at Word On Fire
7. Did the Fathers Teach ‘Bible Alone’? – Casey Chalk at Catholic Answers Magazine
8. Bearing the Defects of Others – Thomas a Kempis via Tan Direction
9. What’s Love Got to Do With It? – Deacon Mark Danis at Integrated Catholic Life
10. Renunciation and Praise – Anthony Lilles at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Eucharistic Revival:
U. of Notre Dame’s Eucharistic Pilgrimage Marked by Theology, Theater, Prayers – The Reg
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Education:
Mary, Model of Teachers – Msgr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, S.T.D., Ph.D.

Mysticism and Spirituality:
Prioritizing Faith – Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange

Navigational Links:
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TVESDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. Vatican Approves Maria Rosa Mistica Apparitions, “Historic Turning Point” – Daily Compass
2. How to Pray the Powerful Devotion to the Holy Wounds of Jesus, Amazing Promises – ChP
3. St. Veronica Giuliani – Amazing Saint – Movie – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. Is the Onan Story about Contraception? – David Armstrong at Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
5. The Precious Blood – Paul Claudel, Translated by Edith Wharton, at The Catholic Thing
6. Architect Drawn to Priesthood: Fr. Sam Florance, F.S.S.P., Now Builds Souls for Heaven – Reg
7. Material Poverty, or an Impoverished Spirituality? – Fr. Kenneth M. Dos Santos, M.I.C., at CS
8. 4 Benefits to Silence in the Mass – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
9. Why Women Should Complement, Not Compete with Men with Suzanne Venke – Lila Rose
10. Botticelli’s Painting, Virgin and Child With Landscape Beyond – Catch Light

Eucharistic Revival:
Photos: Jesus Passes Through St. Louis on National Eucharistic Pilgrimage – The CWR
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Music:
Singing with Wisdom: Music in Roman Catholic Worship, Part I – Mark Bradford at Word On Fire

Mysticism and Spirituality:
120 Martyrs of China – July 9th – Catholics for Catholics

Navigational Links:
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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. Deathbed Visions (Afterlife Research) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
2. If Grace Is a Gift, How Do We Merit It? – Nate Guyear at Catholic Stand
3. A Vietnam War Veteran’s Incredible Story About the Power of St. Christopher – ChurchPOP
4. Virtuous Friendship – St. Teresa of Avila via Tan Direction
5. Did Muhammad Split the Moon? – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
6. Letters of St. Paul of The Cross: Overcoming Fear – Amy Knight at Catholic Spiritual Direction
7. The Ease With Which We Judge – Fr. Nathan Dreyer at Catholic Stand
8. Surprising Ways Men Can Spiritually Protect Their Wives Beyond Physical Strength – uCthlc
9. A Neo-Romanesque Chapel Design by Duncan Stroik – Sha. R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
10. Is Purgatory in the Bible? – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine

Mysticism and Spirituality:
Saint Maria Goretti – July 6th – Catholics for Catholics
12 Amazing Facts About the Life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – CNA via The CWR
Saint Thomas the Apostle – July 3rd – Catholics for Catholics

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Navigational Links:
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SVNDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. 4 of the Craziest Catholic Rules You’ve Never Heard Of – uCatholic
2. Conquer the Demons of Sadness – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
3. Miracles Jesus Could Not Do – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., at Integrated Catholic Life
4. A Design for St. Edward’s Parish in Phoenix, AZ, by Harrison Design – Liturgical Arts Journal
5. Who Really Wrote the Gospels? – Paul Senz at Catholic Answers Magazine
6. A Guide To Obedience – St. Alphonsus Liguori via Tan Direction
7. Finding Christ in Fiction – Jacqueline Tetrault at Catholic Exchange
8. Caffeinated Prayer & Religious Roasting: Catholic Monks & Laity Produce Good Coffee – Reg
9. The Importance of Technology Fasting – Jacinta Wick at Catholic365
10. St. Maria Goretti: A Model of Forgiveness – Chantal LaFortune at Missio Dei

Courting, Marriage, and Family:
Time-Outs? Spanking? How to Raise Healthy Kids in a Toxic Culture – Lila Rose

Evangelization:
The Relic of the Holy Chains of St. Paul Processed thru Streets of Rome; Pics – ChurchPOP

Mysticism and Spirituality:
Pier Giorgio Frassati, a Patron Saint for the Lay Apostolate – Thomas J. Salerno at Word On Fire

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Navigational Links:
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SVNDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. The Biggest Lie Hindering Spiritual Progress – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
2. How Thomas Aquinas Refuted Muhammad and Islam – Sanctus
3. A Powerful Consecration Prayer for Protection of Home & Family – ChurchPOP
4. Why Does Jesus Curse the Fig Tree? – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
5. Exorcist Diary: Fear Fuels Curses – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
6. Muslim Tries to “Refute” Thomas Aquinas – Sanctus
7. Freedom: A Spiritual Journey – Veil of Veronica
8. A Year-Round Pilgrim Experience at the Natl Shrine of Our Lady of Champion – Catholic Link
9. The Eyes to See: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Gayle Somers at Catholic Exchange
10. St Gregory Barbarigo, One of John XXIII’s Favorite Saints – New Liturgical Movement

Religious Life and Vocations:
Father Emil Kapaun Offers Enduring Legacy as a Military Chaplain – Ann Schneible at The Reg

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Art:
The Order Of Things: An Illustration in an Allegorical Treatise by René d’Anjou – Catch Light

Mysticism and Spirituality:
Offering a Novena to the Patron Saints of Marriage & Parents of the Little Flower – Mary O’Regan

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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SATVRDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. Exorcist Diary: Closing the Occult Third Eye – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
2. 5 Unbelievable (But True) Catholic Miracles Scientists Can’t Explain – Geo. Ryan at ChurchPOP
3. Having Too Many Spiritual Directors – Fr. John Bartunek, L.C., at Catholic Spiritual Direction
4. Exclusive Interview with Bl. Carlo Acutis’ Mother! with Andrea Acutis – Chris Stefanick
5. In Praise of Domesticity – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
6. How Do You Respond to “where Do You Find That in the Bible?” – Steve Ray at Defenders of. . .
7. Joan of Arc Prayed in a Chapel in Wisconsin?! – Get Fed
8. A Faith That Can Move Mountains – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff at Integrated Catholic Life
9. The Sunday Readings and Catholic Doctrine for July 2024 – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand
10. July, the Month Dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus – Ter. Thomas at Catholic365

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Saints:
Pope Francis Says Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Will Be Canonized! – uCatholic

Apologetics:
‘God Sacrificed Himself to Himself’ – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Indulgences Blog

Mysticism and Spirituality:
Every Concession to the Devil Makes Us Less Free & More Links – Tito Edwards at The Reg

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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FRIDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. Hardened Hearts Block Blessings – Msgr. Charles Pope at The Reg
2. 8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Gluttony – Magis Center
3. The Sufferings Of Our Savior On The Cross – Tan Direction
4. A Morning Prayer Written by Saint Therese – Terri Thomas at Catholic365
5. If God Became Man, Didn’t God Change? – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine
6. Fortitude: Not Just for Battlefields – Joannie Watson at Catholic Exchange
7. What Scriptural Lessons Can We Draw From the Rule of St. Benedict? – St. Paul Center
8. 5 Inspiring Ways Aquinas Showed His Profound Devotion to the Eucharist – ChurchPOP
9. St. Junipero Serra: A Saint for Those Discerning Their Vocation – Simply Catholic
10. Who is “Our Lady of Health”? – Get Fed

Mysticism and Spirituality:
The World And The Mystery Of Prayer – Anthony Lilles at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That a Man Lay Down His Life for His Friends – M. O’Regan

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Liturgy:
The 12th Century Missal of Limoges – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

Saints:
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria – July 5th – Catholics for Catholics

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. What Did St. Michael Say to Lucifer? – Get Fed
2. A Bad Argument for Sola Scriptura – Suan Sonna at Catholic Answers Magazine
3. Where We Pick Up Demons – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
4. Raising Your Sons to be Men w/ Exorcist Fr. Chad Ripperger – The Catholic Gentleman
5. The Holy State Of Abandonment – Fr. Jean Pierre de Caussade, S.J., via Tan Direction
6. Moral Vigilance in Daily Life: Aquinas and Newman on Obedience – A. Schuck at Catholic365
7. Technology Distracts From Our Natural Religiosity – Matthew Uzdavinis at Catholic Exchange
8. Artist Focus: Simone Martini and International Gothic – Hilary White at Sacred Images Project
9. Before and After: Crypt Chapel of Corpus Christi Cathedral in Texas – Liturgical Arts Journal
10. From West Point to the Priesthood – Susan Klemond at National Catholic Register

Mysticism and Spirituality:
9 Patron Saints for Catholic Athletes to Know Ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics – ChurchPOP
God Knows Our Hearts, But We Should Still Make Time For Prayer – Catholic Spiritual Direction

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Apologetics:
Galileo and the Catholic Church: His Impact on Science – Magis Center

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. How a Little-Known Smiling Saint Turned My View of Sanctity On Its Head – Fr. Zachary Burns
2. Secular Atheists Surrender to Christ One by One – Catholic Unscripted
3. Card. Rueda: With Trust Placed in Jesus, You Can Face the Most Hostile Times – The CWR
4. Baptized?-No; Fully Catholic?-Maybe – Karlo Broussard at Indulgences Blog
5. God Works Out All Things – Mary Katherine McNamara at Radiant Magazine
6. This Hermitage is Right in the Middle of a Volcano! – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
7. Finding God in the Midst of Tragedies – Ralph Hathaway at Catholic365
8. Where is St. Thomas the Apostle Buried? – Get Fed
9. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – July 4th – Catholics for Catholics
10. Freedom Is Not Unhindered Liberty – Thomas Griffin at Word on Fire

Mysticism and Spirituality:
Gospel Reflection For The 4th day of July in the year of Our Lord, 2024 – J. Carroll at Missio Dei
Fourth of July, Human Dignity, and the Catholic Church – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., at ICL
Catholic Citizens: Patriotic Witness in Word & Deed to Truth & Justice – Msgr. S. Swetland

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Liturgy:
A 14th Century (Possibly Papal) Antependium of Ss. Peter & Paul – Liturgical Arts Journal

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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FRIDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. Natl Eucharistic Pilgrimage Marches Thru Extreme Heat to Bring Jesus to the People – CWR
2. Marital Chastity Enrages Demons – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
3. He Healed the Waiter in the Name of Jesus! – Lila Rose
4. The Principle And Foundation Of Holy Indifference – Debra Black at Catholic Spiritual Direction
5. What a Priest Is and Is Not – Christina M. Sorrentino at Catholic Exchange
6. The Four Marian Dogmas – The Dominican Sisters of Mary via Tan Direction
7. On Marriage, Leadership, and Honoring Our Wives – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life
8. 8 Inspiring Quotes for June, Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – ChurchPOP
9. Evangelizing Is a Lot Easier Than People Think – Anne DeSantis at epicPew
10. The Power of the Word – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand

Mysticism and Spirituality:
The Integration of History, Philosophy & Theology in Christian Thought – Aaron Schuck

Liturgy:
Introducing A&M Ornamentos Vestments in Spain – J.P. Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal

Apologetics:
Explaining the Trinity – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine

Saints:
The Feast of Saints Gervasius and Protasius – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Mystic Update Links:
1. He Prayed 400 Times for Jesus to Heal. . . Then This Happened – Lila Rose
2. Baltimore Basilica’s Adoration Chapel Tabernacle by Granda – Liturgical Arts Journal
3. Caravaggio’s Long-Lost ‘Ecce Homo’ Rediscovered and Displayed at Museum – uCatholic
4. On the Liturgical Wisdom of Pope Benedict XVI – New Liturgical Movement
5. What It Really Means to ‘Die to Self’ – Allison Barrick at Radiant Magazine
6. The Beautiful Gifts a Newly Ordained Priest Gives His Parents – ChurchPOP
7. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga – Catholics for Catholics
8. Is it Possible to “Reason” a Non-Believer into Faith? – Robert Trussell at Catholic Exchange
9. Patriarch and Piety – Kevin D. Roberts, at First Things
10. Is Confession in Scripture? – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine

Apologetics:
Was the Story of Jesus Actually Lifted From the Egyptian Horus Myth? – Magis Center

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Cultivating Humility Towards Others – Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo, O.F.M., via Tan Direction
Will This Marian Apparition Visionary from Wisconsin Be Canonized? – Theoni Bell at The Reg

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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