Conversion Story

ASH VVED. REGVLAR EXTRA III

14 February AD 2018 1 Comment

The Chimeras of Notre Dame watching the sunset in Paris (Credit: Catholic Exchange)

From Atheism to Declaring Spiritual Warfare

I recently had the delight of hearing from world-renowned Catholic theologian Dr. Paul Thigpen. In what follows, you will be inspired by his life journey

by Justin McClain,

of Catholic Exchange

The Clarity of Cardinal Cupich – Fr. George W. Rutler S.T.D. Th.D., Crisis Magazine
13 Amazing Facts Everyone Should Know About the Archangels – ChurchPop
Why Judaism & then Christianity Rejected Homosexuality – Dennis Prager, Crisis Mgzn
A Catholic Doctor Looks at 17 Misconceptions About Sex – Jim Graves, NC Register
Quæritur: Why can Lay People Read at Mass? – Fr. Tim Ferguson, Fr. Z’s Blog
Jesus Isn’t Your Buddy – Eric Sammons, Catholic Answers Magazine
Here’s a YouTube Playlist Featuring Traditional Latin Mass Hymns – D. Esparza, Aleteia
Why Sex Belongs in Marriage – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
We Must Be Clear About the True Meaning of Conscience – Msgr. Charles Pope, NC Rgstr
Where Can Catholics Learn to Paint or Carve Icons? Hexaemeron.org – D. Clayton, NLM
I Still Don’t Understand the Vatican’s Dialogue with China – Cardinal Zen, AsiaNews.it
Repurposing Sacred Spaces: Giving Holy Places New Life – Jos. Pronechen, NC Register
Let Us Eradicate Poverty, Not Demolish Wealth – Daniel Lacalle, Mises Wire
The Way of Beauty: Interview with David Clayton – Carrie Gress Ph.D., my favorite. . .
This Book Inspires Creators to Connect with God – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Pontifical University Offers New Youth Protection Degree Program – CNA via The CWR
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FRIDAY EDITION

21 April AD 2017

I Was Astonished to Find This in the Catechism

by Leila Miller,

of Catholic Answers

Ethics, Mathematics and the Rosary: An Ex-Atheist Discusses Her Conversion – Stp. Beale
Quæritur: Eating Meat on Friday in the Octave of Easter – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Oh No, Another Shroud Study – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Catholic
10 Beautiful Biblical Names to Give Your Baby Daughter – Aleteia
Quæritur: Can We Go to an SSPX Mass and Receive Communion? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Figuring Out God’s Will for You Right Here, Right Now – Bill Dodds, OSV Newsweekly
We Need the Voice of St. John Paul II – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
Spiritual Reading Arms Us for Battle – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Marriage and Contemplative Prayer – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
Why Do Priests Wear White Albs? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
There is No Saint of the Broken Hearted – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand
A Prayer Book for the Conversion of Sinners – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Weapons for Our Time: Divine Mercy & The Blessed Mother – Patti Maguire Armstrong, CL
Catholic Church Houses the Homeless for 500 Years – Evan Wing, Regina Magazine
Classical Christian Education and Public Witness – Stephen Turley, TIC
The Fitting Nature of the Sacraments – Bo Bonner, Church Life Journal (U. of Notre Dame)
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

22 February AD 2017

A Journey Home: From the Occult and Back, A Conversion Story

by Louis Felix Figueroa,

of Ignitum Today

Marriage & Divorce; The General of the Jesuits: “Jesus Too Must Be Reinterpreted” – Magister
Ad Orientem in Cologne’s Great Cathedral – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Treating Everyone Equally Is a Problem – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
What We Talk About When We Talk About The Young Pope – Tyler Blanski, Crisis Magazine
Mystical Marriage – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Judge Gorsuch and the Senate Sausage Factory – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch via The CWR
Be Ashamed When Tempted to Use Church for Power Struggles, Says Pope Francis – Carol Glatz
Trump Right to Protect U.S. with Travel Ban – Bishop Baw. Soro (U.S.), S.D. Union-Tribune
Brief Primer on Catholic Faith and Conscience – Fr. Mark A. Pilon Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
The First Woman to Earn a Doctorate in Computer Science Was a Nun – Angelo Stagnaro, Reg
Battle Begins to Defund Planned Parenthood – Peter Jesserer Smith, Natl Catholic Register
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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MONDAY CHRISTMASTIDE EDITION

26 December AD 2016

Stories of Secularists Resisting Conversion, Hell be Damned: Varieties of Religious Experience

by Ross Douthat,

of The New York Times

Rome Could Have Stopped the New U.N. L.G.B.T. Czar – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Faith First: Catholic Educator Fired, Refused to Teach Birth Control – Kristine Guerra, WaPo
3 Tactics for Nudging Conversions at Christmas – Carrie Gress Ph.D., National Cthlc Register
Pro-Lifer Mary Wagner Arrested Again – Sister Immolatia in Corde Perforato Iesu P.J.C.
Secular Hollywood Quietly Courts the Faithful – Brooks Barnes, The New York Times
Quæritur: Can Catholics Observe Hanukkah – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Timing of Christmas – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers
During Christmas, Find Christ’s Joy In Your Deepest Wounds – Melanie Jean Juneau, Cth Stnd
The Joy of Singing ‘Silent Night’ Where It Was Written – Angelo Stagnaro, N.C. Register
The Light of the Infant Jesus – Nada Mazzei, Catholic Stand
War Takes a Holiday: World War I’s Christmas Truce – Thomas J. Craughwell, N.C. Register

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SATURDAY MORNING EDITION

5 November AD 2016

Award-Winning Atheist Poet Writes Memoir with a Twist: Her Conversion

by K.V. Turley,

of Catholic Exchange

Missals f/ Silverstream Priory: Defaced Missal f/ Post-Conciliar Revolution – Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Who Will Defend the Truth? – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
Target Reports Drop in Sales Following Transgender Controversy – Glenn Stanton, N.C. Rgstr
Struggles All Catholics with ADHD Can Understand – Alex R. Hey, epicPew
Benedictine Cathedral at Norcia Has Toppled, Here’s How to Help! – Kathy Schiffer, SoG
Life Happens – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
Rolling Away the Stone: Uncovering Christ’s Tomb – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew
That Forgotten Person, the Holy Spirit – Fr. C. John McCloskey III, The Catholic Thing
Catholic Voters Have a Definite Responsibility – Robert Barbry II, epicPew
Does Praying to the Saints Mean They’re Gods? – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers
With Just One Place to Worship, Somalia is a Dangerous Place for Christians – Morena, C.N.A.

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SUNDAY EDITION

18 September AD 2016

“All the Other Teams Are Dead”

by Rebecca Frech

of the National Catholic Register

Sola Fide, 500 Years Later – How Wide is the Divide? – Felix Whelan, Catholic Stand
Tom Holland: Why I Was Wrong About Christianity – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TheAmCatholic
Benedict XVI: Last Pope of Old Era or First of the Next? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
These Converts Met the Church Through EWTN in the Middle East – Catholic News Agency
The Regensburg Address and Western Secular Intolerance – John H. Boyer, Crisis Magazine
Street Pastor or Vigilante? – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch
Glagolitic Mass Celebrated in Zagreb, Croatia – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Seminarian Who Drowned While Saving Kayaker ‘Lived and Died a Priestly Life’ – Tom Hoopes
Did You Know There Are Proverbs That Didn’t Make It Into The Bible? – Matt Vander Vennet
Catholic Colleges Produce Abundant Vocations – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
The Immense—and Demanding—Mercy of God – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch

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Meet the Man Who Turned from Glossy Magazines to God – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
How to Face the Loneliness of Summertime – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
The Couch or the Confessional – Vicki Burbach, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Art for God’s Sake: An Interview with Artist Daniel Mitsui – Sam Guzman, The Cthlc Gntlmn
Seven (7) Lessons From the Visitation – Debbie Gaudino, Saints 365
What’s the Best Way to View Reality? – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
Virtues A Father’s Guide to Growth – Steven R. McEvoy, Maccabee Society
The Military and the Catholic Faith: Training – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Biting Your Tongue Helps You to be a Saint, Say Pope Francis – Carol Glatz, epicPew
Even Very Sick Children Deserve Med Care: Why Every State Needs Simon’s Law – Grace Stark
The Chinese Christian Crackdown – The American Interest
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