Apostasy

MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Screen Shot of Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk, Archbishop of Utrecht (Credit: YouTube via NCRegister.com)

Cardinal Eijk: Pope Francis Needed to Give Clarity on Intercommunion

. . .failure to give German bishops proper directives, based on the clear doctrine & practice of the Church, points to a drift towards apostasy from the truth. . .

by Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk,

of the National Catholic Register

The Traditional Latin Mass in Hieratic Liturgical English – Cla. Salvucci, Lit Arts Jour.
5 Reasons the Southern Poverty Law Center Is a Hate-Mongering Scam – Joy Pullmann
Why Mass-Going is Falling in Poland – Fr. Alfred Marek Wierzbicki, Vatican Insider
What 19 in 20 Americans Don’t Know about World Poverty – Chelsea Follett, FEE
Check Out These Vintage Photos of Beloved Priest, St. John Bosco – Ph. Kosloski, Alet.
Immigrant Christians: ‘Just Better Than Us’ – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Biggest Legal Flaw In California’s Sexual Orientation Therapy Ban – Gle. T. Stanton
The German Church Divided – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Jesus as Warrior – Tom Collingwood, Catholic Stand
How Boy Scouts of America are Succumbing to Transgenderism – And. T. Walker Ph.D.
A Stroll through Vienna’s Catholic Architectural Flourishes – Michelle Gress, MFCT
Amazon: Christian Group Barred & Anti-Semitic Groups Remain – Pt. Hasson, The Strm
The Latin Liturgy Appeals to Catholic Youth – Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine
On Holy Friendship & “Accompaniment” – Alan L. Anderson, The Catholic World Report
The Powerful Headwinds Confronting Religious Freedom – Mark L. Movsesian, LaL
For the Housebound, Internet Masses can be a Great Comfort – Fr. Matthew Pittam, CH
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VVEDNESDAY EXTRA I

Edinburgh Castle (Credit: First Things)

Men Without Conviction, Churches Without People

Europe’s wholesale abandonment of its Christian faith is often explained as the inevitable by-product of modern social, economic, and political life. But there is far more to the story of Euro-secularization than that, as three ecclesiastics—a Presbyterian minister and two Italian priests—demonstrated this past Christmas.

by George Weigel,

of First Things

Pope Benedict XVI: ‘I Am on a Pilgrimage Towards Home’ – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Watch Jordan Peterson React to Trudeau’s ‘Peoplekind’ Correction – K. Perisic, Stream
Where Did Card. Marx Get the Idea That ‘There Can Be No Rules’? – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith
The Carnage of Casual Sex – Charlotte Allen, First Things
Why Can’t Parents Marry Their Adult Children? – Ben Butera, The American Catholic
Trump & Cultural Collapse – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
Pope Tells Priests to Keep Homilies Brief: ‘No More Than 10 Minutes!’ – CNA via CWR
Transition Looms in African Catholic Powerhouse as Legend Readies To Go – J.L. Allen
Archbishops Gone Wild: Sorondo’s Crush on Chinese Commies – John Zmirak Ph.D.
EU Bishops Decry Iceland Circumcision Bill as Attack on Religious Freedom – J.L. Allen
Georgetown Spins a Tall Tale About Missing Student Group Funds – Daniel Payne, TCF
Prudence, Charity, Clarity & Their Opposite: Confusion – Abp. C.J. Chaput O.F.M. Cap.
The Beauty of the Devout Life – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Three Witnesses: The Sacrament of Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist – S. Skinner, CS
Growth & Equality – Amity Shlaes & Seth Barron, City Journal
Note I: The THVRSDAY EDITION will be available at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time
Note II: The VVEDNESDAY EXTRA II will be available at 6:01 pm U.S. Central Time
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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

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How Does Growing Apostasy Prove That Christians Are Getting Closer to the Truth?

by Michael Brown, Ph.D.

of The Stream

Chick-fil-A Launching New Bun for Group of Customers Ignored by Fast-Food Chains – Hanbury
St. Louis Cardinals Resist LGBTQ Outcry Over ‘Christian Day’ – Joshua Gill, The Stream
Sorry, But Men Can’t Get Periods – Bre Payton, The Federalist
The Cheapest Insult: The Reductio Ad Hitlerum – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal
Jessica Almost Aborted Her Son; She Changed Her Mind When This Happened – Rachel Leigh

China Leapfrogs U.S. in Critical Strategic Technology – David P. Goldman, Spengler
Media Ignore List Shooter Hodgkinson Had of Other Pro-Life Congressmen to Assassinate – LN
Our Utopian Revolutionaries – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing
Our Public School System Isn’t Producing Education Equality – Kay Coles James, The Stream
China’s Struggle With Demographic Change – Spencer Sheehan, The Diplomat
Same-Sex Marriage is Not Today’s Replay of Interracial Marriage – Tom Gilson, The Stream
Are America and Russia Headed for a Tragic Showdown in Syria? – Dave Majumdar, TNI
Religious Freedom vs. “Gay Rights”: New Adoption Laws – Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion
Russia vs. U.S.: What if the World’s Two Best Submarines Went to War? – Kyle Mizokami, TNI
A Healthcare Solution: Solidarity, Not Socialism – Joseph Pearce, The Imaginative. . .

When Secular Elites Demand Religious Tests for Public Office – Nicholas Senz, Crisis Magazine
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (20 June, AD 2017) click here.
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WEDNESDAY CHRISTMASTIDE EDITION

Martyrs Know Apostasy Can Not Be Justified: Martin Scorsese’s Silence Makes St. Thomas More Roll Over in His Grave

by John Paul Meenan,

of Crisis Magazine

The Creative Catholic: George Weigel – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Rprt
Prayer is Not Worship: Saintly Intercession – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Book Pick: Natural Law’s Necessity – Fr. C. John McCloskey, National Catholic Register
Volunteering: Why You Don’t; Why We Need You – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Documentary Hypothesis – Todd Aglialoro, Catholic Answers
The Christmas Story in an Era of Irrational Skepticism – Amir Azarvan, Crisis Magazine
New CRS Chairman: Catholic Relief Services Brings Hope to World – Peter Jesserer Smith
Greccio and The First Crib – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Acts of Kindness, the Goodness of People & Lessons Learned – Randy Hain, Intgrtd Cth Life™
We Remain Works In Progress – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
The Castro Regime: Repression of the Rights to Life and Liberty – Jonathan Abbamonte, C.L.

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