Canon Law – BIG PVLPIT

MONDAY EDITION

2 July AD 2018

The Council of Trent (Credit: Fr. Z’s Blog)

Quæritur: Hypothetically, Can a Pope Dogmatically Teach Heresy? Fr. Z Speculates

. . .so, what if a putative Pope says. . . what’s a really trendy name. . . Pope Logan (the second Jesuit to be elected) . . . were to call everyone to St. Peter’s Square & formally announce. . .

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
When Can You Get a Dispensation, & Who Can Grant It? – Cathy Caridi J.C.L., CLME
A Reminder About the Apostolic Pardon (AP) Given by a Priest to the Dying – Fr. Z
California Commissars – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
What Happened to Pope Francis’s Vision for Latin America? – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza, CH
Why The Lord of the Rings is a Masterpiece – Thomas M. Doran, The CWR
Islamization in the Schools – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
The Anti-Integralist Alasdair MacIntyre – Caleb Bernacchio, Church Life Journal
Survival Education: Islam in the Classroom – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Canadian Top Ct. Renders Big Blow to Religious Freedom in Trinity West. Case – NCReg
Secularism & Religious Tolerance: Singapore vs Australia – Jean Elizabeth Seah, M-net
Loneliness is an Urgent Public Health Issue – Michelle H. Lim Ph.D., The Conversation
Let’s Not Ignore Scientific Faith – Noelle Johnson, Church Life Journal
What Science Can Never Know – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
How Property Rights Originated from Christian Theology – Joe Carter, Acton Institute
Ancient History Belongs in Schools – Matthew Walther, The Week
How to Maximize Your Wardrobe with the Right Handbag – Meghan Ashley Styling
Nightfall: Péguy’s La Nuit & the Hope of Discontinuity – Patrick B. Whalen, Crisis Mgzn
WJAMI or ‘Would Jesus Accept My Invitation?’ – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser
Look at That: Ecology & Culture – R.M. Strangler, Crisis Magazine
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EASTER SVNDAY EDITION

1 April AD 2018

The Confession by Giuseppe Molteni c. A.D. 1838 (Credit: CatholicVote.org)

Can a Priest Refuse to Hear Your Confession if He Knows You?

by Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.,

of Canon Law Made Easy

Marcus Grodi Reflects on Trends in Conversions, & the Mystery of Grace – Jea. Flood
Does Your Temperament Affect Your Spiritual Life? – Dan Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Drctn
Pope Francis’ Homily at Easter Vigil Mass – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Intellectual Conversion is Proof of the Existence of God – Sophia Feingold, NC Register
Happy Easter! Here’s Our Best Easter Content to Celebrate the Day – ChurchPop
Easter Morning – Fr. David Vincent Meconi S.J., Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Jesus’ Mysterious Resurrection Appearances (& More! Live Stream) – Jimmy Akin
Easter Sunday Readings Explained – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Emmaus Iconography – David, Icons & Their Interpretation
What is the Act of Contrition? – Fr. Michael Kerper, Catholic Exchange
Ex Oriente Lux — Happy Easter! – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
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Amoris Lætitia Discourse & Dialogue

5 October AD 2017 5 Comments

Well-prepared Catholics Raise Questions: Responses? Zip It!, They Explain

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Card. Müller Speaks Out on Amoris Lætitia, the Dubia & the Vatican – Edward Pentin, NC Reg
How Online Propaganda is Tearing the Church Apart – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Catholic Writers on Why They haven’t Signed the Filial Correction – Catholic Herald
Of Filial Corrections & Divisive Rhetoric – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Natl Catholic Register
Father Bosco and the Monsters – Julia Meloni, Crisis Magazine
Correctio: a Challenge for Fastiggi and Goldstein – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
Podcazt 156 – Josef Seifert on The Persecution of Orthodoxy – Fr. Z’s Blog
A.L. Critics Ignore B16’s Rules for Discourse – R. Fastiggi Ph.D. & D. Goldstein S.T.D., VI

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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

21 September AD 2017 1 Comment

That’s Not Right, That’s Not Even Wrong; Re: Fr. James Martin

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.,

In the Light of the Law

Civility and Church Life – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., First Things
Fr. James Martin, S.J. – Pouring Gas on the Bridge and Lighting it on Fire! – One Mad Mom
A Medieval Remedy for Modernity’s Ills – Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine
11 Hidden Truths You May Not Know About Saint Joseph – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Priests Guilty of Abuse Will Have No Right to Appeal, Pope Says – Carol Glatz, Catholic Herald
Bishop Schneider: Priests Must Resist Pressure on Communion for Remarried – Catholic Herald
Stop Screaming Please Donate Because People are Not Listening – B. Sokolowski, Cth Fund.
Quæritur: What’s So Difficult about Learning to Say the Traditional Latin Mass? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wisdom f/Departed Cardinals: Caffarra on Truth & Conscience, Müller on Curia – P. Lawler, CC
Philippine Drug War: For Whom the Bells Toll – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
Is God Fair? Readings for 25th Sun. of Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Pg
St. Matthew in Words and Pictures – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement
Bishop Pleads for Aid After Serious Disaster of Mexico Earthquake – Cthlc News Serv. via CH
What Saint Matthew Has to Do with a School’s Catholic Identity – Justin McClain, NC Register
Today We Celebrate St. Matthew, Extortionist & Apostle – Thomas Craughwell, NC Register
St. Matthew: From Publican to Apostle – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register
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FRIDAY NEWS EDITION

12 May AD 2017

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio arrives for a cardinals’ meeting, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Is the Vatican’s Top Canonical Official Undermining Canon Law?

by Phil Lawler,

of Catholic Culture

Planned Parenthood is Ditching the Failed “Pro-Choice” Label, Here’s Why – Micaiah Bilger, LN
How The Daily Telegraph Twisted Itself Into Pretzel Over Yoga-Rejecting Christian Parish – GR
Here’s How Badly Soviet Atheism Failed in Europe – Jeremy Weber, Christianity Today
Perversion As Progress – Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher’s TAC Blog
President Trump Nominates Notre Dame Law Professor as Federal Judge – Hadro, CNA via Reg
Bill Nye: Gender-Chromosome Correlation Is So ’90s – Daniel Payne, The Federalist
How Conversion Therapy Bans Will Trap Transgender Children – Marcus Gregory, The Fdrlst
Canadian Catholic School District Cancels Play Over Gender-Identity Concerns – CNA via NCRg
Legalism, Old and New – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
Belgian Religious Euthanizers to be Investigated – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Catholic Education Service Denies Receiving Outside Funding for Homophobia Document – CH
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THURSDAY NUNTIUM EDITION

11 May AD 2017

Questions in the Wake of Cardinal Coccopalmerio’s Comments on Anglican Orders

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.,

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

So About “Couples for Whom NFP Doesn’t Work” . . . – Jane the Actuary
The 5 Prayers Revealed at Fatima that Every Catholic Should Know – ChurchPop
How to Tell True Apparitions From False – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
Old Earth, Flood Geology, Local Flood, & Uniformitarianism – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Catholicism & Evolution/Charles Darwin’s Religious Beliefs – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Suffering–Our Great Gift from God* – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Reflections of a Catholic Scientist
Make Church Music Great Again – Deacon Lawrence Klimecki, Beauty of Catholicism
Emotional Video of Adopted Man Thanking His Birth Mother Goes Viral – Steven Ertelt, Lf Nws
Vatican Observatory Director: Science Tells Us How God Created the Universe – CNA via NCRg
The Easter Gospels of the Byzantine Rite – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Jesus, Taxes, and Charity – Matthew Cooper, The Dorothy Day Option
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SUNDAY EDITION

5 March AD 2017 1 Comment

Could a Pope be in Schism?

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D.,

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Pope Francis: Vernacular Stirred Up Problems in Music “Mediocre, Superficial & Banal” – Z
Ordinary Heroes, Martyrs for the Eucharist – Nicholas W. Smith, National Catholic Register
On the Role of the Holy Spirit in Papal Elections – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Finding My Way Back Home to the Catholic Church – Benny Seah, Ignitum Today
Time, Progressivism, Death, and the Liturgical Calendar – Patrick Malone, Catholic Stand
Why Use Sacred English? – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
The Varieties of Crosses – Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing
Concerned About the Boy Scouts? There Are Catholic Alternatives – Kathy Schiffer, The Reg
Should God See to It That All Our Needs Are Met? – Rachel Lu, National Catholic Register
Pro Soccer Player’s Sense of Purpose and Community Confirmed – Trent Beattie, The Reg
Autonomy and Interconnectedness – Don DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum

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THURSDAY EXTRA

1 December AD 2016

Is the Gospel Opposed to the Law? Regarding Pope Francis

by Eduardo J. Echeverria, S.T.L. Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

A Saint for the Young, Rigid and Compassionate – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Divorce, Abortion. . .What’s Next? – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
Cardinal Pell, the “Primacy of Conscience”, and the Ongoing State of Confusion – Carl E. Olson
What Makes a Great Parish? – Fr. Gerald E. Murray J.C.D., First Things
Bp. Peter Elliott of Melbourne, Australia, on Liturgy, Rigidity & Reform of the Reform – CWR
Hundreds Mourn Beloved Homeless Man in San Francisco – Catholic News Service via Cth Hrld
Why Christmas is Not Pagan – Shane Schaetzel, Fully Christian
Christmas Eve in the Psychiatric Unit – Brother Henry Arruda O.M.I., Catholic Stand
Is Europe Doing Enough to Protect Persecuted Christians? – via the Catholic News Agency
A New Ars Moriendi to Address Physician-Assisted Suicide – Gregory Webster Ph.D., Crisis
Vatican Foundation Exploring Pros, Cons of New Technologies – Elise Harris, Cthlc Nws Agncy

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

5 October AD 2016

(Photo Credit: us.fotolia.com/Franco Nadalin))

Time to Head Off Confusion in Canada; Funerals for Those that Commit Suicide

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.,

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Neither Worthy Nor Worthless; Responding to Christine Horner of HuffPo – Erin Cain, Ign Tdy
Is Pope Francis a Heretic? Part II – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers
A Tale of Two Catholics – Mattias A. Caro, Ethika Politika
St. Francis on Treatment of the Eucharist, Communion, Ornaments of the Altar – Fr. Z’s Blog
Anglican-Catholic Events in Rome This Week Raise False Hopes of Unity – Edward Pentin
9 Times God Showed Us He’s the Best Pyrotechnician Ever – Laura Hensley, epicPew
A True Catholic Hero: Jerome Lejeune – Stephanie H. To, Catholic Stand
The Gift of Redemptive Suffering – Vicki Burbach, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Need Your Help: The Mass Readings Explained Video Series; Kickstarter – Brant Pitre, TSP
‘Pro Bikers for Life’ Saves Babies on the Streets of New York – Patty Knap, N.C. Register
Contraceptive Pill Linked to Depression & Teens are Most at Risk – Brianna Heldt, The Reg

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THURSDAY EXTRA

23 June AD 2016 1 Comment

Chaos Boils Over from Amoris Lætitia and Papal Comments

by Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek

of The Catholic Thing

Missouri Music Director of 31 Years Retires with Inspiring Words – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Three Important Reasons You Should Practice Virtue – Steffani Jacobs, Catholic Stand
Want to Stop Taking the Mass for Granted? This Book Will Help – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Herald
I Discuss the Question of Women Deacons on Fox News – Dawn Eden Goldstein S.T.D., TDP
It’s All About You, Dr. Spurrell, Isn’t It; Responding to a Time Magazine Post – Reclaiming O. . .
N.B.C. Report Falls Short on Gays in the Quran – Jim Davis, GetReligion
Global Capitalism Versus Christianity? A Response to David Bentley Hart – Acton Commentary
Sacramento Catholic Church Showcases Transgender Film – Joseph Pelletier, Church Militant
An Unsettling Comment About Marriage – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
Francis vs. Francis on Genocide & Persecution of Christians in the Middle East – Carl E. Olson
Mocking Those Who Pray – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
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