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TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Kevin Cardinal Farrell (Pic Credit: Life Site)

Rocked by Scandals, the Vatican Should Cancel the Pro-Homosexual World Meeting of Families

. . .claims of innocence are not going to be enough any longer, nor the protections of the old-boy networks.  Take the case of Kevin Cardinal Farrell, one-time auxiliary bishop of Washington D.C., who claims, implausibly, not to have known anything irregular about McCarrick, with whom he lived for six years. . .

. . .It seems highly unlikely, though it’s just barely possible.  And if so – a big if – Cardinal Farrell himself may now become a victim of McCarrick’s evil deeds.  Farrell will be one of the speakers at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin later this month.  Whether he’s to blame or not, his credibility as head of the new Dicastery for Laity, Family, & Life has been damaged.  And will not be restored unless there’s a thorough investigation of what he & others knew – & didn’t know.

by Robert Royal, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

via Life Site

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Santa Rosa Bishop Orders Halt to Communion Services without a Priest – Calif. C. Daily
Essure Is Pulled From the Market, As New Netflix Documentary Is Released – G. Patti
Catholics Ask to Drop Pro-Gay Fr. Jm. Martin from World Meeting of Families – Lf Site
These Airport Chapels Offer Catholic Mass on Sundays – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
Forty Anti-Catholic Lies; New Book – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Abuse Victim Forced to Share Room at Women’s Shelter with ‘Trans’ Man – L Laurence
How Liturgical Art Influences the Wider Culture – D. Clayton, New Liturgical Movement
Four Years after ISIS Onslaught, Iraqi Christians Struggle to Rebuild – Elise Harris, Crux
Parvis Imbutus Tentabis Grandia Tutus or, How to Succeed at Latin – Regina Magazine
Why Accompaniment Involves Apologetics – Bishop R.E. Barron S.T.D., Intgrtd C. Life™
If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments – Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing
The Power of Praying Marian Novenas – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
Fr. James V. Schall Dissects the West via Islam – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., Law and Liberty
We Don’t Ban Fortune Tellers, We Shouldn’t Ban ‘Gay Conversion Therapy’ – C Greene
The Testing of Faith – Nathalie Fernandez, Ignitum Today
Roe v. Wade has Brought Women Grief, It’s Time to Acknowledge It – Veronika Winkels
‘We Must Pay So Dearly’: China’s Churches Raided, Silenced – Yanan Wang, AP via Crux
Back to Homeschooling with St. Therese of Lisieux – Michele Chronister, Cth. Exchange
What is Human? On the Genetic Modifications of Embryos – R. Kurland Ph.D., C. Stand
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Saint Peter (Credit: Aleteia)

Are These the True Faces of Saint Peter & Saint Paul?

. . .archaeologists have known about this cubicle since 1720, but the icons were completely covered by a thick layer of lime, which made it impossible to detect that there could be any paintings there.  They were discovered using new archaeological techniques based on the use of lasers. . .

by Jesús Colina,

of Aleteia

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
3 Years Of Experience Have Only Proved That ObergefellWas A Big Mistake – Nt. Blake
Two America’s, The Collapse of the Family – Mary Eberstadt, National Affairs
How Adoration can Rescue the Church – Fr. Alexander Sherbrooke, Catholic Herald
Reclaiming the Rainbow – Tom Nash, Catholic Answers Magazine
Before & After: Churches in New Jersy, Georgia & New York – 
On Red Hat Day, a Small but Historic Change in the College – Mk. de Vries, In Caelo. . .
Who Watches the Watchmen? The Fatal Flaw of the Dallas Charter – Eric Sammons, 1P5
The Patrick Coffin Show: Does the Church Hate Gays? Father Mike Schmitz – Pt. Coffin
Trans Today, What Tomorrow? – Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing
Don’t Settle for Less Than Marriage, Bishop Urges After Civil Partnerships Ruling – CH
Let Everyone In? If Only It Were That Simple – Tim Stanley, Catholic Herald
Five Marian Facts about St. Irenaeus of Lyons – Fr. Edward Looney, Catholic Exchange
On Incivility – David Warren, Essays in Idleness
Tradition is for the Young (Part XIV) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Analysis: Why the French President Accepted a Title from the Pope – Dav. Cowan Ph.D.
Pope Francis Accepts the Resignation of Two More Chilean Bishops – I San Martín, Crux
Japanese Card.-Designate Writes Haiku, Works with Disabled – Catholic News Service
Madagascar’s Card.-Designate Works Quietly for Improvements for Poor – C. News Srvc
Pakistani Card.-Designate is Known for Developing Interfaith Harmony – C. News Srvc
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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Before & After at St. Mark’s in Peoria, Illinois, America (Credit: Liturgical Arts Journal)

Before & After: St. Mark’s in Peoria, Illinois

. . .this particular renovation took place at St Mark’s Catholic Church in Peoria, Illinois & was the first full-scale church renovation done by Murals by Jericho (MBJ, an Architectural & Arts Business Apostolate); one that, by all accounts, was a smashing success. . .


Christianity & the Radical Transformation of Culture – Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine
Honolulu Bishop Appeals for Prayers as Volcano Erupts – Joan Frawley Desmond, NCRg
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SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Ecce Agnus Dei (Credit: God via Catholic Exchange)

How to Receive Holy Communion to the Fullest

To the victor I will give the right to eat from the
tree of life that is in the garden of God.

— The Revelation to Saint John 2:7

by Christopher Carstens,

of Catholic Exchange

How to Be a “Practicing Catholic”: The 5 Precepts of the Church – ChurchPop
‘Surf’s Up’ For These Argentine Priests – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Eucharistic Devotions & the Revival of the Processional Canopy – John P. Sonnen, LAJ
Quæritur: Could a Diocesan Priest Choose to Say Only the TLM? – Fr. Z’s Blog
How the Lord’s Prayer Led This North Korean Defector to Freedom – CNA via The CWR
Devotion: Lifting the Veil Onto My Head – Birgit J., Designs by Birgit
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
The Miracle of ‘Is’ – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., Catholic Answers Magazine
4 Saints of Impossible Causes & Prayers to Them – Phillip Kosloski, Aleteia
How Am I To Understand Suffering? – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Integrated Cthlc Life™
Making Use of Pre-Lent – Fr. Ed Tomlinson, Father Ed’s Blog
Persevering in Failures & Temptations – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Do Christians Still Practice “Mortification”? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Being “Gift” in a “Take” World – Lorelei Savaryn, Catholic Stand
What Is Lent? – Sean Morrisroe, Catholic Stand
Acts of the Disciples: Discipleship & Dependent Living – Deacon G. Lambert, Cthlc Stnd
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For the SVNDAY MORNING EDITION (11 February, AD 2018) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
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FRIDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

A Beautiful & Proper Painting of The Wedding at Cana (Credit: Daniel Mitsui via The Amish Catholic)

Fr. James Martin & the Perils of Imaginative Religious Art

by Rick Yoder,

of The Amish Catholic

Anti-Catholic Celebrities Loom Large in Sex Abuse Scandal – J. Zmirak Ph.D., The Strm
Ex-Gay: Devastation Awaits Those Who Follow Fr. James Martin – R.O. Lopez, The Strm
Former Trans 14-Year-Old Has Message For Questioning Kids – Walt Heyer, The Fdrlst
The Vatican Should Just Stick to English – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., The CH
If the Catholic Church Ordained Women – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Can Divorcees w/“Annulments” be Blocked f/Marrying If Children Involved – Fr. Z’s Blg
America’s Increasingly Christ-less Christmas – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Let’s Not Commercialise Our Lady of Guadalupe – Michael Davis, The Catholic Herald
It Isn’t Prejudiced to Recognise We Don’t All Worship Same God – F. Phillips, The CH
New York City Bans Politically Incorrect Sex Therapy – Cathy Ruse, The Stream
Whether Francis is a ‘Reform Pope’ Depends on Whom You Ask – J. Allen Jr., Crux
Ways Music Therapy can Improve Your Homeschool Day – Colleen Mavroudis, Seton
Denver Priest’s Legacy of Outreach to Homeless Continues – Rezac & West, CNA/NCReg
Canada Pulls Doc. for Quoting Critic of Transgenderism – Lianne Laurence, LSN
New Polish PM: To Stop Europe’s Decline, Return to Christianity – N. Dueholm, LSN
Has Australian Commission Weakened the Reformers on Sex Abuse? – J. Allen Jr., Crux
For the Revolution, Not Reformation; Final Edition (18 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY ADVENT EDITION (18 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (18 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (18 December AD 2017) click here.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi (Credit: zazzle.com)

Why Would a Saudi Prince Pay $450m for a Painting of Christ?

by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Herald

Pope Francis Calls for Lord’s Prayer Translation To Be Changed – uCatholic
Fr. Blake on That Book – “The Dictator Pope” – Fr. Z’s Blog
All New Roman Catholic Gear – Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man
Official Pilgrimages to Medjugorje are Now Permitted, Says Pope’s Envoy – Cthlc Hrld
Gentleman, Learn to Compliment a Lady – Jennifer Hartline, The Stream
How to Explain the Immaculate Conception to a Skeptic – Marge Fenelon, NC Register
Hell Is Real & Souls Really Go There – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Was Mary’s Immaculate Conception Absolutely Necessary? – Dave Armstrong, NC Rgstr
How To Know & Deal With Heresy Today – Part III – Guy McClung Ph.D. J.D., TACatholic
Did the Church Chain Up the Bible? – Steve Weidenkopf, Catholic Answers Magazine
Sabbatical for Suffering with the Immaculate Conception – J. Dougherty, Catholic Stand
Does God Command the Impossible? – Kevin Clark, Crisis Magazine
Ineffabilis Deus – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
A Catholic Approach to Tax Reform – Matthew E. Bunson, Natl Catholic Register
Orange’s Vietnam-born Auxiliary Bishop Luong Dies at Age 77 – CNA/EWTN News
Pope Will See a Lively Faith in Peru & Chile, Lima’s Cardinal Says – CNA via The CWR
For the MONDAY ADVENT EDITION (11 December AD 2017) click here.
For the Monday Culture of Life Edition (11 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (11 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (11 December AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY ORIENTAL ORTHODOX EDITION (12 December AD 2017) click here.
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TVESDAY CULTURÆ EDITION

Liturgical Art from the 1970s (Credit: New Liturgical Movement)

“What Were They Smoking?”: On Liturgical Art from the 1970s

by Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.,

of the New Liturgical Movement

An Integrated Humanist – Russell Hittinger Ph.D., First Things
Studies: The Many Health Benefits of Listening to Classical Music – C. Chalk, The Fdrlst
Is Your Parish Beautiful? Does That Matter? – Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J., Aleteia
The TLM: A Remedy for Modern Man’s Spiritual Ills – L. Joseph Hebert, Crisis Magazine
Liturgiam Authenticam, Sacral Language & Vulgarity – Nathaniel Peters Ph.D., FTh
Liturgical Linens: Making Purificators, and Completed Projects – David Clayton, NLM
Mozart’s Requiem for All Souls’ Day at St. Agnes in St. Paul, MN – Greg.DiPippo, NLM
Four Basic Political Principles in Christian Philosophy – Felix de St. Vincent, The Josias
The Tradition of Sacred Choral Music Needs to be ‘Revived’ – CNA via The CWR
Composer-Doctors of the Church – Thomas V. Mirus, Catholic Culture
Ancient Sacramentaries in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Greg. DiPippo, NLM
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (31 October AD 2017) click here.
For the Tuesday Revolution, Not Reformation Edition (31 October AD 2017) click here.
For the 2017 All Hallows’ Eve Edition (31 October AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (31 October AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (1 November AD 2017) click here.
For the 2017 All-Saints Day Edition (1 November AD 2017) click here.
For the VVednesday Revolution, Not Reformation Edition (1 Nov. AD 2017) click here.
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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

What Catholics Lost When They Started Tearing Down Their Great Altars

by Dominic Lynch

of The Federalist

The Crisis of Priestly Vocations: Good Advice from a Smart Priest – Fr. Z’s Blog
It’s Time For Political Incorrectness – Tom Collingwood, Catholic Stand
A Cardinal’s Implausible Defense of Amoris Lætitia – Richard A. Spinello, Crisis Magazine
Suffer from Anxiety, Need to Know Most Repeated Advice in the Bible – Patty Knap, Aleteia
Tradition & Vocations: Interview with Fr. Robert Pasley of Mater Ecclesiae – B. Williams, LG
Are Catholic Converts Too Conservative, Talkative & Neurotic? – Carl E. Olson, NC Register
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Investitures & Professions of 8 Benedictine Sisters in Missouri – P.A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
Catholic Owner Opens Furniture Stores to Hurricane Harvey Homeless in Houston – ChrchPp
Masses Halted but Small Miracles Continue in Flooded Texas Parish – Jim Graves, NC Register
Age of Statue-smashing, Catholics Must Defend Sacred Images – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Cornhusker for Christ: Making the Catholic Case in Downtown Lincoln – Brian Fraga, NC Rgstr
EWTN Launches Studio Near Walsingham Shrine in England – Elise Harris, CNA via NC Rgstr
Of Cell Phones, Sanctity & Cervical Spines: A Marian Range of Motion – Rick Becker, NC Rgstr
The Cost of Discipleship: 22nd Sun. Reading Explained in Ord. Time – Jn. Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
In Harvey’s Wake, All Hands On Deck – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
For the THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (31 August, AD 2017) click here.

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

3 Private Chapels Built by Catholics in California

by Jim Graves,

of the National Catholic Register

The Vatican’s Latinist: Fr. Reginald Foster – John Byron Kuhner, The New Criterion
My Visit to Marcus Grodi’s ‘The Journey Home’ on EWTN – Shawn McAfee O.P., The Reg
When Art Came to the Eucharist’s Rescue: Caravaggio, Domenichino & Barocci – Elizabeth Lev
The Perfect Prayer for Lent – Dale Ahlquist, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
What Priests Learn by Learning the Latin Mass – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Quiz: Papal Document or Scientific Name? – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
My Dear France: The Tender Daughter of the Sacred Heart – Edouard Belaga Ph.D., Cth Stnd
A Lenten Prescription for the Anxious Catholic – Fr. Eric Gilbaugh, Natl Catholic Register
Saving Classical Music: A Return to Tradition – Andrew Balio, TIC
Mary, Seat of Wisdom: Thinking With the Church – Sarah Huntzinger, Catholic Stand
The Romance – and Importance – of Independent Bookshops – Joanna Trollope, The Spectator
Heretic Valentinius Explained [Podcast] – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
Renewed Scholarly Interest Shines Light on Judeo-Persian Texts – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia

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FRIDAY EDITION

Girl Scouts USA Continues Its Ideological Game

by Ann Saladin,

of the National Catholic Register

France in the Face of Decline – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., The American Spectator
Fashion Giants are Making Italy’s Holy Sites Sparkle Again – Miguel Cullen, Catholic Herald
Hollywood’s Forgiveness of Mel Gibson is No Substitute for Divine Mercy – Susie Lloyd, N.C.Rg
Why Are Addicts & Outcasts So Often Strongly Religious? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Egypt’s Christians are Being Driven Out Will the World Notice? – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.
In Defense of Plato’s Republic – Joseph G. Trabbic Ph.D., Public Discourse
Vladimir Soloviev, the Mystic Admired by Popes – Joseph Pronechen, Natl Catholic Register
Vatican 101: Your Guide to How the Vatican Works – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
Notre Dame Picks Mike Pence as Commencement Speaker – Catholic News Agency via N.C.Rg
The Creative Catholic: Fiorella De Maria – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
How to Set Up a Sacred Space (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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SATURDAY MORNING EDITION

(Photo Credit: Fr Dwight Longenecker)
(Photo Credit: Fr. Dwight Longenecker)

How Beauty Saves in Our Little Corner of South Carolina

by Father Dwight Longenecker,

of Crux

FAQ on Divorce, Pope Francis and the Bishops Questioning Him – John Zmirak Ph.D.
Brick by Brick: More Ad Orientem News – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Worst Nativity Sets. Ever. – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register
Damned by Association: BuzzFeed ‘News’ Story Goes After the Fixer Upper Couple – Julia Duin
Pope Taps Tallahassee Bishop to Lead St. Petersburg Diocese – Elise Harris, Cthlc News Agncy
Where Have All the Great Composers Gone? – Webster Young, TIC
Some Wage Sanity – Jack Quirk, The Distributist Review
Writers, Keep Writing – Julie Machado, Ignitum Today
Love Word on Fire? Here’s Your Perfect Christmas Shopping List – Shaun McAfee O.P., epcPw
A New Advent, A New Beginning – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand
Advent and Christmas Meditation on Art & Scripture – David Clayton, New Liturgical Mvmnt

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