1968

TVESDAY MORTIFYING EDITION

The Hat of a Bishop (Credit: Antonio Nardelli via Shutterstock)

Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego Refused the Help of a Leading Expert on Clerical Sexual Behavior & Catholic Sociologist Richard Sipe to Deal with the Cardinal McCarrick Homosexual Predation & Pedophilia Scandal in 2016

. . .today In The Bishops’ Reckoning. . .

by Rod Dreher

Card. McCarrick, Dissent from Humanæ Vitæ, & Sensus Fidelium – J. Smith, The CWR
What Catholics Do When the Church’s Body is Being Torn Apart – Fr. Z’s Blog
Grand Jury Report Into PA Dioceses Details Unacceptable Behavior – CNA via the CWR
Coping with Scandal: What Everyone Can Do – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Using Journalism TARDIS: Why was Card. McCarrick Such a Crucial News Source? – GR
There’s No Biological Solution to Church’s Homosexual Predation Crisis – M. Dougherty
Court Drops Charges Against Dv. Daleiden for Exposing PP Baby Part Sales – Life News
Priests Continue Rebellion in Togo Diocese; Vow to Take the Case to the Pope – Crux
Without Truth, There is No Trust & Without Trust. . . – Carl E. Olson, The CWR
Humanæ Vitæ: Courage of Paul VI Stood Out During Tumultuous 1968 – NC Register
Irish Catholic Counseling Agency Agrees to Help “Gay Couples” – Catholic Herald
Mortal or Not, Sin Always Causes Harm – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Cedars of Lebanon, a Cultural Treasure for an Ancient Land, Face Threats – Aleteia
ACLU Wants to Stop Catholics from Finding Homes for Foster Kids – Jn. Stonestreet, LN
Pro-Lifers Accuse Council of Censorship after being Kicked Out of London Show – CH
Nicaraguan President Slanders Church – Luis Manuel Galeano, Associated Press via Crux
Chile Announces a Wide Probe Into Catholic Church Sex Abuse – AP via Crux
Nicaragua’s Ortega Denies Responsibility for Deaths; Open to Dialogue w/Church – Crx
War on the Church in Nicaragua – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
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VVEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

The Smoke of Satan Has Entered the Church (Credit: These Stone Walls)

1968 – A Year When Many in the Church Drank the Poison of the World

. . .there was something awful about the year 1968.  50 years later we are still reeling from its effects.  Perhaps we do well to ponder the deep wounds that still fester today. . .

by Monsignor Charles Pope,

of Community in Mission

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
“Disinformation” & Some Notes about the World Council of Churches – Fr. Z’s Blog
Our Gestures at Mass Really Do Matter – Frank P. Trotta Jr. J.D., Crisis Magazine
Trans Activists Upset About Balanced The Atlantic Cover Story – Dv. Marcus, The Fdrlst
Immigrant Children? What About American Children? – Alveda King, The Stream
Suffer the Little Children – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Border Games – Bob McManus, City Journal
Gossip About You? Here are 8 Tips from St. Francis de Sales – A. Garofalo, Those C Men
Children at the Border: Let’s Double Down on Love – Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Stream

What Do the Church Fathers & Popes Say About the Devil? – Fr. P. Carlin, Cthlc Exchng
Immigration, Moral Authority, & the “Order of Love” – Ph. Primeau, The Cath Wrld Rprt
America is a Christian Nation Billboard Removed After Secularists Complains – Bilger
Savoring Regina Magazine – Sofia Infante, My Favorite Catholic Things
Evangelizing Through Beauty – Follow-Ups on Some Recent Articles – Gr. DiPippo, NLM
Theologian: Allowing Children to Skip Mass Like Letting Them Not Brush – Cthlc Herald
State Irreligion – Marcel Proust, First Things
7 Tips to Tell a Friend Before She Buys a Wedding Dress – Meghan Ashley Styling
Do Catholics Worship Statues? – Chloe Langr, epicPew
A Monsignor’s Winning Recipe for Stewardship & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
To Reduce the Prison Population, Try Fixing the Family – Lindsay Mitchell, Mercatornet
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MONDAY EXTRA II

The Crucifixion by Nicolas Tournier (Credit: The Catholic Thing)

The Apostasy of Our Times

For over fifty years, there has been a relentless campaign to reinterpret the Gospel in order to remove the Cross from Christian life. This has been done in the name of love, mercy, and realism – but it is none of these

by Father Timothy V. Vaverek,

of The Catholic Thing

Forty Ideas for Your Lent – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Integrated Catholic Life™
The Pope Has “Effectively, & Voluntarily, Tied His Own Hands” on Barros – J. Allen Jr.
Is the Vatican Flirting With Communism? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Imaginative. . .
“The Bolt From the Sky,” Five Years On, Benedict’s Abdication – R. Palmo, Whisper. . .
Five Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution, Part I – Mary Eberstadt, The Catholic Thing
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
Why Legacies are Brilliant for Charities & How to Get Them – Brice Sokolowski
Jordan B. Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life”, a Call to Clarity in Age of Chaos – D. McLean
Confession: Please Stay With Me & Hold My Hand – Sister Christina M. Neumann, CS
France’s Fertility Drop – Marcus Roberts, Mercatornet
Finding Grace & Happiness, The Powerful Story of Venerable Hermann Cohen – A. Low
Pascendi Dominici Gregis – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
In Praise of China’s Outspoken Cardinal – Fr. Raymond de Souza, Catholic Herald

Who Made Xi Jinping Pope – Mark Simon, The Wall Street Journal
Four Days of Fasting & Reparation in Response to Clerical Abuse – Australian Bishops
Rising Intolerance In India Is Causing Anxiety, Says Cardinal – Anto Akkara, Cthlc Hrld

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