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SATVRDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Statue of Jesus Near Cathedral in Nha Trang, Vietnam (Credit: Catholic Exchange)

Becoming True Men of Christ: Chastity & Seeing Others Through Christ’s Eyes

. . .poverty may be the most radical call of the monastic religious vows, but chastity is the vow most under attack today. . .

by Matthew B. Rose,

of Catholic Exchange

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Here Are 4 of the Longest (& Most Powerful) Novenas – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
Your Trendy Alternative to Sandals This Summer – Meghan Ashley Styling
Destroying the Boy Scouts – Emmett Hare, City Journal
7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit Every Catholic Needs to Know, In One Infographic – ChrchPp
Traditional Liturgy Attracts Vocations & Sustains the Priesthood – P. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
I Have Seen a Unicorn, a Pro-Life Democrat! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
A Quiet Place, Movie Review – Nicholas Lye, Ignitum Today
A Monsignor’s Winning Recipe for Stewardship & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
The Benedict Option & Mediating Structures – Dale M. Coulter D.Phil., First Things
The 600-Year Old Perfume Shop Started by Dominican Friars – Vit. Traverso, Aleteia
Nigerian Minor Seminary Attacked, Priests Injured by Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen – Crux
That You May Bear Much Fruit – Peter Darcy, Catholic Stand
35 Years of Catholic Online Learning – Stephen Beale, National Catholic Register
Abp. Giovanni Becciu is New Prefect of Congregation for Causes of Saints – John Allen
Whole Families are Sent Out as Missionaries Thru this Church Apostolate – Ph. Kosloski
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MONDAY EVENING EDITION

Young Businessman Throwing Away the Bible (Credit: New Liturgical Movement)

How the Liturgy May Open or Close the Door to Christ

. . .the data keep pouring in about how young people are abandoning Christianity in droves.  This cuts across all denominational lines.  Recent studies like the Shell-Jugendstudie show that church isn’t one of the places young people are likely to be found as a rule . . . What exactly is the problem? . . .

by Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.,

of the New Liturgical Movement

I Respond to Fr. James Martin about “Official” Teaching on Homosexuality – Fr. Z’s Blg
Was Card. Burke Referring to Us? – Deborah Gyapong, The Anglicanorum Coetibus Soc.
Things the Saints Never Said – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Chappaquiddick & Us – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
How American Schools Standardized Madness – Matthew Walther, The Week
Pope Issues Lengthy Apostolic Exhortation on Universal Call to Holiness – Edw. Pentin
Do Catholics Have Legitimate Fears about Immigration? – Wil. Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis
Confusing the Government With God – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
The Devil is Real & Not Just a Symbol, Pope Francis Says in Exhortation – J.A. Esteves
Notes from the Sibling Society – John Waters, First Things
Inquiring into the Western Tradition: A Great Books Education – S. Rieley & J. Wysocki
Jesus Was Troubled – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
The Annunciation – The 1st Joyful Mystery – Fr. Z’s Blog
Mainstream Journalism’s Religion Problem – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Could Christian Democracy Solve the UK & US’s Problems? – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Rising Scion: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Economic & Religious Formation – Mark R. Royce
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MAVNDY THVRSDAY AFTERNOON SPECIAL

St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Credit: by Dan Burke, Screengrab via NCRegister.com)

Christ’s Deepest Desire, as Revealed by a French Mystic

. . .“Jesus desire is for us to be with him in Communion. This is what he aches for”. . .

by  Patti Maguire Armstrong,

of the National Catholic Register

What is Easter? – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., Crisis Magazine
10 Things You Need to Know About Holy Thursday – Jimmy Akin, NC Register
Benedict XVI’s Brief Guide to the Paschal Triduum – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Three Indulgences You Can Receive During the Easter Triduum – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Some Anglo-Saxon Easter Customs – A Clerk of Oxford
Judas Explains It All – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Betrayal at the Last Supper – Fr. Ralph Gorman, Catholic Exchange
Saint Peter & the Last Supper – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Pilate: The King’s Friend? – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Pre-Pius-XII-Reform Dominican Rite Easter Vigil – Fr. Augustine Thompson O.P., NLM
Herod & Pilate—on Trial – Joe Heschmeyer, Catholic Answers Magazine
The Ambrosian Mass of Holy Thursday – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Pilgrims Keep Watch with Christ in Venerable Holy Thursday Tradition – CNA/The CWR
Pope’s Prison Visit on Holy Thursday Recalls Iconic John XXIII Moment – John Allen
Let Your Blood Pour Out – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
Crossing the Threshold of Holy Week – Sister Tim. Marie O.C.D., Intgrtd Catholic Life™
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SPY VVEDNESDAY MORNING SPECIAL

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Confession by Vodnik (Credit: Catholic Spiritual Direction)

Should I Still Go to Confession If I Have Nothing to Confess?

. . .dear Father John, I recently heard someone mention the term “devotional confession.” I think this is what I need, but I am not sure what it really is. . .

by Father John Bartunek, L.C.,

of Catholic Spiritual Direction

Picasso: The Atheist Obsessed with the Crucifixion – Lucien de Guise, Catholic Herald
The Six Principles of Penance According to St. Thomas Aquinas – Veronica Arntz, RCæli
Suffering With Christ is a Biblical Teaching – Dave Armstrong, National Catholic Register
2018 Paschal Blue Moon on Vigil of Easter & More Moon Stuff – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Seven Last Words from the Cross: “I Thirst!” – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, The CWR
Passiontide Chronology: Wednesday of Holy Week – Msgr. Charles Pope, Com. in Missn.
Hail, Holy Chrism: The Chrism Mass & the Stuff That Makes Kings – Mod. Medievalism
Revisiting Principles of Tasteful Floral Arrangement for Easter  – Shawn R. Tribe, LAJ
Sacristy Tips: Making Paschal Candle Incense Grains – Richard Hawker, Ltrgcl Arts Jrnl
The Holy Face of Jesus Calls Us – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
La Semana Santa – Holy Week in Spanish-Influenced Countries – epicPew
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THVRSDAY EXTRA

Archbishop Luis Ladaria & Greg Burke (Credit: Daniel Ibáñez of CNA via the National Catholic Register)

The Vatican’s New Document Placuit Deo: Reaffirms Teaching on Salvation in Response to ‘Cultural Changes’

. . .in a Letter to bishops, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith tackles two modern tendencies which it argues make the true salvation offered by the Catholic Church ‘difficult to understand’. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Abp. Chaput: “The Best Book on the ‘Post-Liberal’ Moment” – C.C. Camosy Ph.D., Crux
The Netherlands Shows Us the True Horror of ‘Assisted Dying’ – Sm. Caldwell, Cth Hrld
How Social Media is Leading Millennials to Rome – Dan Hitchens, Catholic Herald
When a Non-Believer Wants to Argue – David Mills, Catholic Exchange
Confraternity of Clergy Sound Alarm Over Gender Ideology – Edward Pentin, NC Rgstr
The Faithlessness of Public Education – Anthony M. Esolen Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
How to Fundraise with Facebook – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
3 Distinctions When Catholics Are Accused of “Discrimination” – Fr. Mt. Schneider L.C.
Bp. Paprocki Discusses Background, Decision Regarding Sen. Durbin – Jim Graves, CWR
Easter Prep: Stunning Eggs – Carrie Gress Ph.D., my favorite catholic things
YouTube Quietly Relies on Pro-Abortion Organization to Censor Content – J. Stepman
Jeanne Ives for Governor of Illinois – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Should Catholics Back Public-Sector Unions? – Joan Frawley Desmond, NC Register
Native American Liturgical Uses: Plainchant in Caughnawaga – S.R. Tribe, Lit Arts Jrnl
What Is Mortification? – Fr. John Bartunek L.C. S.Th.D., Catholic Spiritual Direction
How can You Separate Freedom of Conscience from Freedom of Religion? – D Gend MD
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SVNDAY EDITION

Fr. Peter Mussett (Credit: Screengrab from YouTube via CU Independent)

“Hipster Priest” Finds Rich Vocation Ministering to Boulder Community

by Lindsey Nichols

of CU Independent

What Attachments Are & What They Are Not – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in. . .
Re-Asserting a Feminine Tradition: The Chapel Veil – Mary Cuff, Crisis Magazine
Teaching the Real Presence Without Words – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Young Parenthood: What the Media Doesn’t Show – Cecilia Galatolo, Mercatornet
The Carmelite Cell: A Place of Prayer for All – Fr. N. Blackwell O. Carm., Catholic Stand
Detachment—The Cost of Discipleship – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., ICL™
What is the “Hour of Great Mercy”? – Patty Knap, Aleteia
Friendship in Heaven – Fr. François René Blot S.J., Catholic Exchange
The Little Oratory – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Discovering Real Life in Christ as a Religious – Sister Chr. M. Neumann, Catholic Stand
Tag Yourself: Church Architecture Edition 2.0! – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Meet the Bee-Enthusiast Who’s Also a Benedictine Monk – Sophia Swinford, Aleteia
The Eucharist, Our Food for the Journey – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Exchange
A Reflection on Youth, College, & Young Adult Ministries – Fr. Tangorra S.T.L., H&PR
Creating Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony – Terez Rose, The Imaginative. . .
Three Historic Ambrosian Missals – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
For the MONDAY EDITION (29 January, AD 2018) click here.
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FRIDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

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
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SVNDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

(Photo Credit: Catholic Stand)

Set Apart for Love of Christ: A Vocation Story

by Stephanie H. To,

of Catholic Stand

How One Family Approaches Mass With Young Children – Lorelei Savaryn, Catholic Stand
Catholic America – Stefan McDaniel, First Things
We All Suffer, but Not All Suffering is the Same – Carrie Gress Ph.D., Natl Catholic Register
Bowing at the Names of Jesus & Mary – Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man
A Priest on What Saying the Traditional Mass Meant to Him – Fr. Z’s Blog
Struggling with Patience? Let This Famously Impatient Saint Help You – Fr. M. Rennier, Aleteia
Is It a Sin to Doubt God’s Existence? – Matt Nelson, Catholic Answers Magazine

The Sacred Liturgy as a Monument or Witness of Tradition – Aaron D. Henderson, H&PR
Reading Christian Art: 5 Common Abbreviations & What They Mean – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Rome – Day 4-5: Beautiful Masses – Fr. Z’s Blog
St. Jerome Named Patron Saint of the Defense Language Inst. Foreign Language Ctr. – Fr. Z
The Divinity of Jesus in the Gospels – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Holy Land Trip helps U.S. Military Veterans Overcome PTSD – Catholic News Service via OSV

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THURSDAY EDITION

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Pope Francis Smiling to Bishops and Cardinals OutdoorsThe Pope’s Family Apostolic Exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia’: What’s In Play

by Edward Pentin

of the National Catholic Register

The Misguided Compassion of Social Justice Catholics – Dana R. Casey, Crisis Magazine
Polish Archbishop Warns of ‘Pseudo-Merciful’ Attitude & Political Correctness – Edward Pentin
In Massachusetts, A Difficult, Dangerous Religious-Freedom Test Case – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
Managing Expectations for the Exhortation – Carl E. Olson, The Dispatch
Sexuality Policy Guide Addresses Urgent Need of Catholic Schools – Adam Cassandra, C.E.D.
Mother Angelica Started an ‘Evangelical Revolution,’ Reaching Millions of Souls – Edward Pentin
Peter the Shepherd & the Papacy (3rd Sunday of Easter) – Brant Pitre Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Escape to America: A Syrian Christian Perspective – Stephen Herreid, The Stream
Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ Through Love – Anne De Santis, Catholic Stand
Setting the Prisoner Free – Randall Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love, The Apostolic Exhortation – Big Pulpit (April 8, 2016)
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