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TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod on the Family

Pope Francis and Cardinal Peter Erdo at Synod 2015 TalkingCardinal Erdö’s Emphatic Defense of Church Teaching Marks Day 1 of Synod

by Edward Pentin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Syrian Archbishop Criticizes President Obama for ‘Siding with al-Qaeda’ – Sim. Caldwell
Rationalization of Sin: Who Is Your Container? – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
Not the Bad 1st Marriage but 2nd Relationship that Stops Eucharistic Access – X. Rynne II
Pope Francis’ Visit: Pastoral or Political? – Denise J. Hunnell M. D., Catholic Stand
Catholic Schools Must Instil in Youth Renewed Understanding of Marriage – Francis Phillips
An Open Letter to the Synod From Over 100 Converts – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
How Pornography Turns Men Into Little Boys – Matt Fradd, The Catholic Gentleman
Head of Polish Bishops: No Compromise Between Truth & Untruth – Edward Pentin
Master, Peer, Ward, Puppet – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine
Belgium’s Euthanasia Slippery Slope: Now It’s for Grief – Celeste McGovern, The Register
Vatican Official Who Came Out May Sway Synod in Way He Didn’t Expect Want – Ph. Lawler
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
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Synod Update for Monday

Cardinal Peter ErdoGood News from the Synod, Nine Things to Know and Share

by Jimmy Akin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Cardinal Kasper Resorts to the ‘F’ Word in Addressing Critics – Mark Brumley
It’s the Adultery, Stupid – Todd Aglialoro, Catholic Answers
I’m Already Sick of the Synod, Synod Fatigue™ – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Do They not fear God?’ – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Words of Encouragement From Our Contemporary Athanasius – Steve Skojec, One Ptr 5
10 Things To Do Instead Of Reading About The Synod – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy
Thomas More: The Saint for the Synod – Samuel Gregg, The Catholic World Report
The Synod on the Family: A Guide to the Opening Day – John Paul Shimek, The Dispatch
Review: Christ’s New Homeland, Africa; Re: Synod by African Pastors – Msgr. I. Barreiro
Pope Opens Synod of Bishops with Call to Blend Tradition with Mercy – Inés San Martín
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
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MONDAY EXTRA

Pope Francis waving to crowd smiling outside sunnyWe’ve Been Warned; Pope Francis

by Molly Oshatz

of First Things

 

Squaring the Circle: The Synod’s Most Likely Outcome, Barring a Miracle – Rorate Cæli
The Battle Over Sexuality In The Catholic Church Begins – William M. Briggs, SttS
Mark Wahlberg and the Catholic Conscience – Susie Lloyd, The National Cthlc Register
Archbishop Gänswein’s Thinly Veiled Critique of the German Bishops – Rorate Cæli
Five Guiding Principles for the Synod – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
The Importance of Showing Up – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Abortion Is the Primary Preventable Risk Factor for Breast Cancer – Patty Knap, The Reg
U. S. States Will Be Able to Defund Planned Parenthood – Catholic Herald Magazine
Full Text: Pope Francis’s Address to Opening Session of Synod – Catholic Herald Magazine
All Those Moves, and Still Home – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Syrian Town of Christian Martyrs Licks its Wounds – Arthur Herlin, Aleteia
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
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MONDAY EDITION

Pope Francis Celebrates Opening Synod 2015 MassPope Francis and Synod 2015: A ‘Humanae Vitae Effect’ in the Offing?

by Andrea Gagliarducci

of Monday Vatican

 

Scorsese’s Adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s Book about Jesuit Missionaries – Matthew Becklo
Time to Knock the Supremes Down a Peg or Three – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
End Your Day With the Examen – Lianna Mueller, Ignitum Today
Pope Francis’ Teachings Defy Labeling – Michael Barber Ph. D., The S. D. Union-Trib
The Church and the ‘Marriage Business’ – Fr. Mark Cyprian Chapman Obl. S. B.
An Interview with Governor Bobby Jindal – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Answers
Talk, Talk: Why Catholics Should Debate on the Internet – John McNichol, Catholic Stand
As Synod Starts, Pope Affirms Marriage Between Man & Woman – Elise Harris, The Reg
Pope Francis’s Homily at the Family Synod’s Opening Mass: Full Text – Edward Pentin
10 Things All Churches Should Understand About Their LGBT Neighbors – Glenn Stanton
You Have The Rite To Remain Silent – Kevin DiCamillo, The National Catholic Register
Fourth Spiritual Work of Mercy: To Bear Wrongs Patiently – Philip Kosloski, The Register
A Catholic Doctor’s Perspective on Addyi, the ‘Female Viagra’ – Patrick Beeman, The Reg
Last Minute Changes to the Synod are ‘Unacceptable’ – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
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For the LATE THURSDAY EDITION (October 15, 2015) click here.
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For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
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Pope Francis, Aftershock

Pope Francis Smiling and Waving Wide PicPope Francis: A Crusader for Hope and the Common Good

by Todd Nolan

of Catholic Stand

 

Pope Francis Always Brings Mary Flowers, but Why? – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
On Religious Freedom, the Pope & President Speak Different Languages – Brian Fraga
Pope Francis Is ‘Not Really a Theological Liberal’ – Ross Douthat, Evaluations Blog
Pope Francis & His ‘Reckless’ Encounter with Kim Davis – David Warren, The Cthlc Thing
Servant of the Servants of God: Reflections on Pope Francis’s Visit to N. Y. C. – Erin Cain
Aftershock: Four Minute Video Looks Back at the Papal Visit – Aleteia
Francis Hittinger, an American Scholar Close to Pope Francis – Rudolph Bush, D. M. N.
Crd. Sarah: When Francis Speaks on Climate, etc. It’s Opinion, Not Dogma – D. Montagne
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
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For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
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For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.
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LATE SATURDAY EDITION

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by David Mills

of First Things

 

A Call to Catholic Men: Step Into the Breach – Bishop Thomas Olmsted, The Register
The Two Shall Become One Flesh: Sunday Readings – Michael Barber, The Sacred Page
Vatican Has Surprise for Pilgrims Venerating St. Maria Goretti in U. S. – Joseph Pronechen
The Essence of Rome: A Tale of Three Cities – Christopher Morrissey, The Imgntv. . .
Confessions of a ‘Say the Black, Do the Red’ Catholic – Daniel Burke, The N. C. Register
What the Roman Empire Can Teach Us About American Politics – Steven Smith, Pub Dis
This Is Arianism All Over Again, and We Must Fight It – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Reg
What Has Athens To Do With You? – Eva Bran, The Imaginative Conservative
‘Ideological Colonization’: An Apt Description of Modern Imperialism – Msgr. Charles Pope
Revelation Ch. 18 Fallen Is Babylon the Great (Catholic Apocalypse) – Taylor Marshall PhD
Catholics Look Beyond BSA for the Formation of Youth in the Outdoors – R. Jared Staudt
Reflections on Intelligent Design: Good, Bad or Indifferent Science? – Robert Kurland PhD
The New Testament Authors You Rarely Hear About – Jimmy Akin, The N. C. Register
A Contradictory Man: The Legacy of Daniel Patrick Moynihan – Gabriel Schoenfeld, Pb Ds
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Wrap-Up for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 26, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
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SUNDAY EDITION

Man Praying Eyes Closed Black and White picSpiritual Infidelity: A Crisis in Catholic Marriage

by Gregory K. Popcak, Ph. D.,

of O. S. V. Newsweekly

 

Quæritur: Liturgy Director Tries to Forbid Altar Boys From Wearing Cassock & Surplice – Z
Recent Discoveries on the Origins of the Stabat Mater – Fr. Augustine Thompson O. P.
Quæritur: Giving Latin Church Children Sacraments Before the Usual Ages – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘What Is Truth?’ Said the Scientist to the Theologian – Bog Kurland Ph. D., RoaCS
Controlling Thought in French Schools & Beyond – Fr. George W. Butler, Crisis Magazine
On Use & Abuse of Terms Ord. & Extraordinary in Summorum Pontificum – Kwasniewski
The Art of Typesetting & Layout: A Gallery of Pages – Peter Kwasniewski Ph. D., NLM
How to Teach Children the Faith with the. . . Parish Bulletin! – Debbie Gaudino, Seton
The Moral Boats of C. S. Lewis – Two Catholic Men and a Blog
Greek & Latin Commentaries on Revelation (I.V.P. Academic) – Stuart Dunn, Strt’s Stdy
Christ the Sun, Mary the Moon – Mark Cyprian Chapman Obl. S. B, CDOLD
Book Review: The Silmarillion & Tales from the Perilous Realm (H. M. H.) – Stuart Dunn
The Cross, Our Only Hope – Michele Chronister, Catholic Exchange
Book Review: Bread from Heaven: English Eucharistic Motets – Peter Kwasniewski Ph. D.
Pope Francis, Unplugged – Big Pulpit (September 28, 2015)
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 12, 2015)
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For the THURSDAY EDITION (October 8, 2015) click here.
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SATURDAY EDITION

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by Ed West

of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

15 Non-Toy Gift Ideas for Children – Katie Sciba, The Catholic Wife
Ten Reasons to Pray the Rosary – Father Ed Broom O. M. V., The Catholic Gentleman
The Traditional Latin Mass and the Active Participation of the Laity – John R. T. Lamont
Prayer That Pleases God – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Four Mini-Gospels – Frank Rega, The Shield of Faith
The Family as Domestic Church: How She Hands on Faith – Liz Estler, Cthlc Sprtl Drctn
The Gift of St. John Chrysostom’s Eloquent Teaching – Constance T. Hull, Cthlc Exchng
Isn’t It Ironic? Grace in the Wages of Sin – Kent Lasnoski, Dappled Things
La Serenissima and Her Patriarch – Laura Giomini, Regina Magazine
Her Enduring Charm: Reading Jane Austen – Suzie Andres, The Civilized Reader
Speaking Truth – David Mills, Ethika Politika
Who Is Saint Januarius – Diana Von Glahn, Catholic Spiritual Direction
How Christian Relationships Create Authority – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D., Catholic Culture
What Makes a Society Thrive? – James Stoner and Harold James, Public Discourse
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 12, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (October 8, 2015) click here.
For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.
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THURSDAY EDITION

Pumpkinn Spice Latte SignHow to Be a Basic Catholic Girl in 11 Steps

by Theresa Williams

of Epic Pew

 

Fisking Fr. Longenecker’s Catholic Party Proposal for the U. S. – Donald R. McClarey J. D.
Why Words Matter When It Comes to Homosexuality – John Collins, Crisis Magazine
Streamlined Annulment Process: A Sign of Compassion – Fr. C. J. McCloskey, TaCF
Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s Recent Address on ‘the So-Called ‘German Church” – R. Cæli
Can a Great Composer Revive a Tone-Deaf Church? – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Have We Forgotten the Plight of Middle Eastern Christians? – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Hrld
Chastity Is Impossible: The Kernel of the Kasperite Position – B. Constable, Rorate Cæli
Crd. Sarah: Attempts to Soften Christ’s Teaching on Marriage Is  a Form of Heresy – C.N.A.
Yogi Berra: 14 World Series, 3 MVPs & 65 Years of Marriage – Patty Knap, The Register
The Pope’s Personal Devotion to Mary, Untier of Knots – Angelo Stagnaro, Cthlc Herald
How Will We Know if His Papacy Is a Success? Taking the Measure the Pope – Leah Libresco
Polish Bishops Warn Against ‘Divorce Mentality’ in the Church – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Capitalism and the Culture of Consumerism – Dawn Carpenter, Catholic Stand
Book Review: What Went Wrong at the Last Family Synod? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith
Pope Francis in America, Thursday Special – Big Pulpit (September 24, 2015)
Thursday Review of Pope Francis in America – Big Pulpit (September 24, 2015)
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
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WEDNESDAY EDITION

Synod 2014 VaticanGreat Analysis of the ‘Spin’ of Last Year’s Synod on the Family, Fr. Z Rants

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

Leading Pro-Life Priest Laments ‘The Francis Effect’ – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Five Nonessential Apostolates No Parish Should Go Without – Robert Barbry II, Epic Pew
What Would A Truly Catholic Political Party Look Like? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, SomH
The S. S. P. X. Is Not In Schism – Fr. Z’s Blog
Celebrate your Catholic Wedding with Reverence and Beauty – Starck, Plato Theoria
Cloward-Piven Goes to Rome – Maureen Mullarkey, First Things
A Walk on the Holy Side: Nun Helps Transgendered Find Christ – Aleteia
More Than ‘Just a Chair’: Rejecting Our Aesthetic Patrimony – James Griffin, One Peter 5
C. S. Lewis, Narnia, and the Scourge of Gossip – Matthew Sewell, Mountain Catholic
What We Signed Up For: The Marital Indispensable Minimum – Rick Becker, The Register
Books Blog: A Life-Affirming Celebration of Large Families – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Herald
The Call to Holiness in Our Time – Theresa Williams, Ignitum Today
As Refugees Stream Out of Middle East, One Exiled Church May Be Headed Back – J. Burger
The Family as Domestic Church: How She Hands on the Faith – Liz Estler, Cth Sprtl Drctn
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
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TUESDAY EXTRA

Catholic Stand 2015 Kelli Ann Cresswell Statue of Jesus Sacred Heart Arms Stretched OutDo You Agree With Abortion Forgiveness?

by Melanie Jean Juneau

of Catholic Stand

 

A Muslim President? – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine
Michael Sean Winters Aneuristic and Hebephrenic Rantings – Fr. Z’s Blog
Dante Watches Planned Parenthood Video #10 – John Zmirak, The Stream
Nobody Denies the Poor Need Help, But How To Do This Is a Problem – Fr. J. Schall S. J.
The Catholic Faith on an Island. . .50 Years Ago – Julie Machado, Ignitum Today
Peter Steinfels and Mark Regnerus Tackle Contraception Debate – Joan Frawley Desmond
Is China’s One Child Policy Coming to an End? – Steven Mosher & Jonathan Abbamonte
The Born-Alive Act, Redux – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing
New Book Offers Fresh Perspective on Junípero Serra – Jennifer Sokol with Anna Abbott
Syrian Prelate Bemoans Christian Exodus – Marta Petrosilllo, Catholic Lane
Laudato Si’ and the Selling of Body Parts – Michael Dauphinais, Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis, From Cuba To America: Tuesday Special – Big Pulpit (Sept. 22, 2015)
Pope Francis Visits America: Tuesday (Evening) Special – Big Pulpit (Sept. 22, 2015)
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
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