Anti-Catholicism

VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Jacob Rees-Mogg (Credit: Screen Shot from BBC via Catholic Herald)

Bishops Accuse BBC of Bigotry After the Rees-Mogg Interview

. . .they condemned an interview where the Catholic politician was repeatedly questioned on his faith. . .

by Nick Hallett,

of Catholic Herald

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Mob Justice at Providence College – Anthony M. Esolen Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
What Happens in Germany – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput O.F.M. Cap., First Things
Hell: Some Thoughts for the Scrupulous – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand
Good News: God Didn’t Make This Mess – Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek, The Catholic Thing
Jordan Peterson: Political Correctness Debate – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Justin Trudeau & the Dictatorship of Relativism – George Weigel, First Things
Ireland & the ‘Ensoulment’ Myth – Catherine Laffey, First Things
The New Divide in American Politics – Mark Movsesian, First Things
How to Know if a Trend is “For You” – Meghan Ashley, Meghan Ashley Styling
Craft Beer & Catholic Teaching: Drink Up, Gents – Max Milan, Catholic Exchange
Wim Wenders Presents Pope Francis Superstar! – Nick Olszyk, The Cthlc World Report
Why Catholics Honor Mary – Charle McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Abp. Wilson to Stand Aside After Conviction for Concealing Abuse – Catholic Herald
The Catholic History of the Graduate’s Cap & Gown – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
New Hope for Those Struggling with Infertility – Grace Emily Stark, Aleteia
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MONDAY EXTRA

Elizabeth Is Secret Agents (Credit: Catholic Herald)

BBC Re-Edits Show That Falsely Implicated Priest in Gunpowder Plot

. . .’Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents’ claimed Fr. John Gerard knew of the Gunpowder Plot. . .

by Simon Caldwell,

of Catholic Herald

Francis & Marx: Another Fine Mess – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Ross Douthat’s Take on Where Pope Francis Is Taking the Church – Celeste Behe
Ireland: U2 Launches Campaign to Kill Babies in the Womb – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
The Powerful Prayer for Deliverance from Evil by St. John Paul II – ChurchPop
Is Satan More Powerful than Mary? – Joe Heschmeyer, Catholic Answers Magazine
The Relationship Between CS Lewis & Catholicism – The Coming Home Network
Is There a Probability for the Universe? The Anthropic Coincidences – B. Kurland Ph.D.
The Church & Islam: Dangerous Illusions – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Princes of the King of Heaven, Enemies of the Prince of the World – Fr. G. Rutler Th.D.
Bards of Pray, Why Are So Many Poets Catholic? – Mike Aquilina, Angelus News
Catholic Beer Club Responds to Millennials’ Thirst for Community – J. Liedl, Cath Philly
“The Surfing Padre” of Southern California Dies at 92 – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia
Abp. Mk. Coleridge Elected President of Oz Bishops’ Conf. – Archdiocese of Brisbane
Thousands Join March for Life in London – Nick Hallett, Catholic Herald
Thoughts & Prayers: Power Tools in the Hands of Skilled Craftsmen – David La Mar, CE
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FRIDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

Fr. James Martin, SJ (Credit: Church Militant)

Do Today’s Jesuits Aid & Abet a Militant Anti-Catholic Counter Religion?

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Do the Bishops Want Us to Continue Subsidizing Pornography? – Austin Ruse, Crisis
Grad Student Fighting Gender-Neutral Pronouns: My Class Canceled – G. Curtis, TCF
What an Invalid Dispensation Looks Like – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., ItLotL
Pediatrician: Revealing Baby’s Sex May Traumatize ‘cuz Trans – Ma. Hasson, The Fdrlst
9 Unique Christmas Nativity Sets – Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia
Can Moral Monsters Make Good Movies? – Peter J. Leithart, First Things
Why It’s Too Early to Say if Pope Francis ‘Blinked’ in Myanmar – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Sr. Bank Officio, Giulio Mattietti, Sacked & Escorted Out of Vatican – Catholic Herald
Discipline, Doctrine & Amoris – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
The Septuagesima of Christmas – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Pro-Lifer Gabriella Gambino Joins Cardinal Farrell’s Vatican Team – E. Pentin, NC Rgstr
Bangladesh Pics: Pope Ordains 16 Men to Priesthood – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald
Spanish Card.: Pro-Indep. Movemt. Violates Church Teaching – CNS via Catholic Herald
Development, Dissent & Infallible Teaching, Part I – Nicholas LaBanca, Catholic Stand
Peru to Withdraw Controversial “Gender Ideology” Curriculum – Catholic News Agency
Time To Repeal Johnson Amendment, Let Pastors Talk Politics – J. Davidson, The Fdrlst
For the MONDAY ADVENT EDITION (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CULTURÆ EDITION (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA I (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA II (4 December AD 2017) click here.

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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Palma di Montechiaro Convent (Photo Credit: Raffaello Midiri via Flickr)

17th Century “Letter from The Devil” Written by a Possessed Nun Finally Decoded

by Billy Ryan,

of uCatholic

How to Respond When People Say, ‘Who Am I to Judge?’ – Msgr. Charles Pope, NC Register
How a Paragon of Liturgical Tradition May Have Caused Unintended Effects – Msgr. Pope, CiM
A Heterogeneous Catalyst has been Increased in the Church – Fr. Z’s Blog
Boston Globe Reporter Claims Church Still ‘Has No Policies’ for Dealing w/ Abuse – D.F. Pierre
When the Parthenon Was a Catholic Church – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
How to Find the Right Words for Your Next Fundraiser – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Rewire Your Brain with a Rosary of Gratitude – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
Roman Practice of Adoption Sheds Light on What St. Paul was Talking About – E. Mady, Aleteia
Eastern & Western Liturgy: Natural Harmony or Unnatural Dissonance? – I.A. Murzaku, CWR
Stylistic Differences between Mark and Luke – Michael Barber Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Mon Signore Loftus; My Analysis Part III – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual. . .
“Optimistic Nihilism” & Whistling Past God’s Graveyard – Matthew Becklo, Strange Notions
What Benedict Accomplished with Summorum Pontificum – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
On the Balance of Kindness and Correction – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
The 5 Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part IV: The Fourth Way – Michele Boyer, Catholic Stand
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (20 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (20 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (20 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (20 September AD 2017) click here.

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FRIDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been a Believing Catholic?

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

When the Pope Praises You & the World Puts You on a “Hate” List – Justin McClain, NC Reg
The Liberal Rage at Rees-Mogg Hints at a Deep Insecurity – Dan Hitchens, Catholic Herald
The New Yorker Discovers Hilaire Belloc – Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker
Bishop Davies Praises ‘Integrity’ of Jacob Rees-Mogg Amid Media Backlash – Nick Hallet, CH
Margaret Sanger, the Racist Who Liberal Activists Completely Ignore – Jim Sedlak, Life News
Testimony from a Victim of Hate – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Notes on White Nationalism – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
No Love in Australia’s ‘Same-sex Marriage’ Debate – Natasha Marsh, Catholic Herald
Mayor de Bolshevik – Seth Barron, City Journal
The Europe We Want – Geert Wilders, Gatestone Institute
The Threat of Free Speech in the University – Roger Scruton, The Imaginative. . .
5 Online Classes in Philo., Politics & Econ to Learn Morality of Markets – Ilse Oosterlaken, MM
Antifa vs. Free Speech – John Stonestreet, The Stream
What the West Has Given the World – Bradley J. Birzer Ph.D., The Imaginative. . .
Catholics Cannot Abandon the Public Square – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Cthlc Hrld
A Bioethicist’s Take on Child Cancer Treatment that Uses Gene Therapy – CNA via The CWR
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (11 September, AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (11 September, AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (11 September, AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (11 September, AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (12 September, AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (12 September, AD 2017) click here.

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VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

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Two Dozen Catholic Pages Blocked from Facebook Without Explanation

by Mary Rezac

of Catholic News Agency

What to Say When a Friend Asks You to Switch Pronouns for Him or Her – Tom Gilson
If LGBT Activists Are Right, Then Christianity is False – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
The Latest Absurd Manifestations of Transgenderism – Paul Kengor, Crisis Magazine
Qatar & Saudi Arabia Pressuring Spain to Take Over Cordoba Cathedral – Giulio Meotti, GI
Unable To Confront The Migrant Crisis, Europe Is Committing Suicide – John Daniel Davidson
$5 Billion in Student Loans may be Dismissed because Lender Lost Paperwork – T. Loudenback
The Children of Divorce Speak Out – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
The High Cost of “Free” College – Nathan Keeble, Mises Institute
The Latest Inanity: Science Can Measure Which Speech is Violent – William M. Briggs Ph.D.
It’s Time to Clean Up Our Elections – Ken Blackwell, The Stream
The Trouble With National Solutions For Local Problems – Jon Ward, The Federalist
Don’t Let Climate Alarmists Neuter Your Kids’ Desire For A Family – Jessica Burke, The Fdrlst
Watchdog Slams American Media for Essentially Ignoring Charlie Gard’s Plight – Madelein Post
No Matter How Smart Apes Are, Giving Them Legal Rights Like Humans is Silly – M. Goldberg
Amid China-India Border Standoff: China Holds Military Exercise in Tibet – Franz-Stefan Gady
American Scholar Jailed in Iran is Innocent, Professor Says – Adam Schreck, The Stream

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MONDAY EDITION

Bad Reporting, a Biased Media, and Anti-Catholicism

by Gene Van Son,

of Catholic Stand

An Old Anti-Catholic Law has Resurfaced in Georgia – Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency
Why Don’t Democrats Take Religion Seriously? – Emma Green, The Atlantic
Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) Chase Former Governor of N. Carolina Down an Alley – R. Dreher
Maybe ‘Adjusting’ Canon 915 is Not Such a Good Idea After All – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D.
Canon Lawyer Provides Continued Light on Amoris Laetitia Controversy – Tom Nash, NC Rgstr
Shedding Light on Progressivism’s Dark Side – Samuel Gregg, Public Discourse
Do Footnotes Count? Re: Amoris Lætitia – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., Canon Law Blog
Chief Heralds of the Second Coming – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
A Plan for Studying the Bible – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Modern Day Prophet of Doom Charles Johnston’s Hanging it Up – RJT, The Five Beasts
Canada Has “No Core Identity”? – David T. Koyzis, First Things
Anarchists, Christians and Community: The Atlantic Tries to Make Sense of It All – Julia Duin
Should Different Religions Be Treated Differently? – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Fixing Social Insecurity – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
House Bill: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Stronger than Hyde Amendment – J. Abbamonte
The Italian Jesuit Who Taught Computers to Talk to Us – Angelo Stagnaro, NC Register

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MONDAY EDITION

Pope Francis is the Hammer of Freemasons!  True!

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Two Juicy Ironies in the Current Saga Featuring the Knights of Malta – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Maltese Bishops Go To ‘Amoris Lætitia’ Zoo: Disaster, Inexcusable Nonsense. . . – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Liberal Intellectuals Get Wrong about Transgenderism – John Milbank, Catholic Herald
Important: Cardinal Caffarra Interview on Dubia & ‘Amoris Lætitia’ Confusion – Fr. Z’s Blog
Federal Judge Overturns Transgender Surgery Mandate – Kev. J. Jones, Catholic News Agency
Secular Scholastic Shakedown Scheming – Rod Dreher
The 5 Most Dangerous Countries to be a Christian – Joe Carter, PowerBlog
Teach the Truth & Not be a Hater, Ministry for Same-Sex Attracted Catholics – Ma. Rezac, CNA
France’s Catholic Moment – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., First Things
Why Defund Planned Parenthood – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Siblings Arrested in Cyberattack That Compromised Vatican Computers – Cthlc News Agency
Soldier or Saint – Leave No One Behind – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand

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THURSDAY EDITION

klantreeromeAnti-Catholicism in the United States

by Trent Horn

of Catholic Answers

The Second Best-Selling Book of All Time – Kevin T. Di Camillo, Crisis Magazine
Catholics and U.S. Populist Movements – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
These Photos of the Sistine Chapel Are Stunning! – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
The Reason People were Afraid of Cats During the Middle Ages – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
The Two-Front Culture War: Secularism and Islam – William Kilpatrick, The Dispatch
Threatened by Our Own Lukewarmness – Bevil Bramwell O.M.I., The Catholic Thing
Atheists Seem to Have Almost a Childlike Faith in the Omnipotence of Atoms – Dv. Armstrong
Benedict XVI: Liturgy Which Points East Expresses a Desire for Salvation – C.N.S. via C.H.
Catholic Social Teaching and the Third Reich – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Childbirth Classes, Catholic Style – Kathy Schiffer, National Catholic Register
Autonomy or Worthiness? How to Find Dignity in Death – Margaux Killackey, Public Discourse

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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(Photo Credit: Joaquín Peiró Pérez/C.N.A.)

For Archbishop Chaput, ‘Catholic Spring’ Group Did Untold Damage

by Kevin J. Jones

of the Catholic News Agency

Santa María de la Sede in Sevilla is the World’s Largest Gothic Cathedral, But Why? – D. Esparza
Spiritual Truths in “The Girl on the Train” – Fr. Edward Lee Looney, Ignitum Today
Modernity Doesn’t Keep Its Promises – Rachel Lu, National Catholic Register
“Where Were You, God, When We Needed You?” – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
SSPX’s Bishop Fellay Meets Pope Francis, Cardinal Müller – Edward Pentin, N.C. Register
Pope Francis Grieves Over Death of Thailand’s King – Hannah Brockhaus, C.N.A.
Early-Modern Reforms of the Dominican Liturgy – Fr. Augustine Thompson O.P., New Lit Mov
Why We Can’t Do Without the Natural Law – Richard Bastien, The Catholic World Report
On Jobs – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
10 Things We Cannot Forget to Talk About During Respect for Life Month – Doug Johnson, eP
How to Explain Sacramentals to Fundamentalists, Part II – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers

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