Culture of Death

TUESDAY EXTRA

Future Church Street Green Highway Interstate Sign Wide PicThe Future Church That Never Was

by Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Seven (7) Mysterious Facts About Fatima – Harry Stevens, Regina Magazine
Professor Threatens To Give Student Bad Grade Because She Is Pro-Life – Micaiah Bilger, L.N.
In the Age of Obama, The Cultures Escalated Beyond Normal – Hadley Arkes Ph.D., The Ct Th
The Catechism of 1798 was No-Nonsense and Gritty – Stephen Mirarchi, epicPew
Pope Francis: S.S.P.X. on Path to Full Communion – Guillaume Goubert & Sébastien Maillard
Have We Forgotten the Hard Sayings of Christ? – Christian Browne J.D., Crisis Magazine
Directive on Transgender Access to Toilets ‘Deeply Disturbing’, Say U.S. Bishops – Cthlc Herald
The Culture War – Nicene Guy, Ignitum Today
Zombies and the Cure for ‘The Walking Dead’ – Allison Low, Catholic Stand
Pro-Soccer Player Turned Priest Reunites with Fans in Chile – Bárbara Bustamante, Ct Nw Ag
Global Capitalism vs. Christianity? A Response to David Bentley Hart – Samuel Gregg D.Phil.
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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Rod Dreher Wide Pic SpeakingObvious Contradictions and Weaknesses in Rod Dreher’s Stated Reasons for Leaving the Catholic Church for the Orthodox Church

by Roseanne T. Sullivan

of Catholic Pundit Wannabee

The Best Ad To Not Send Your Child to a Jesuit University – Matthew Archbold, Crt Min Rep
Out of the (Water) Closet: N.Y. Times Surveys Backlash on Obama Bathroom Order – Jim Davis
Why Many Catholics Get Economics Wrong, Despite What the Church Says – John Zmirak Ph.D.
Our Lady of Fatima, the Culture of Death, and Signs of Hope – Diogo Miguel Machado
10 Fascinating Things You Didn’t Know About the Swiss Guard – Robert Barby II, epicPew
Frenemies Of The Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
Viral Facebook Video Shows Unique Bond Mothers & Their Unborn Children Have – Mic. Bilger
Book Review of Shaun McAfee’s “Filling Our Father’s House” – Anne Marie Miller, Igntm Tdy
Spring Cleaning My Soul – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand
March for Life U.K.: ‘We Are a Joyful Celebration of Life’ – National Catholic Register
Explainer: Supreme Court Punts on Little Sisters Religious Liberty Case – Joe Carter, PwrBlg
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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MONDAY EXTRA

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by Steven Ertelt

of LifeNews.com

What Is the Benedict Option, and Why Might It Be Coming to Your Neighborhood? – John Burger
Answering Stephen Colbert’s Favorite Atheist Physicist – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers
Will Klingon Language Lawsuit Outcome Affect The Catholic Church? – Acts of the Apostasy
At-Home Ovulation Test a ‘Breakthrough’ for Natural Family Planning (N.F.P.) – Brian Fraga
Feminism, Fertility, And Civilization – Rod Dreher
Top Ten Longest Featured Wikipedia Articles Includes One on a Pope – Jeffrey Miller, T.C.J.
Ingenious Lights for Portable Confessional – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
New Government Edict Escalates Bathroom War – Peter Jermann, Crisis Magazine
Facebook Censored Videos Exposing Planned Parenthood Sales of Body Parts – Curtis Houck
Pentecost Monday 2016 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Marchers in Canada Plead for Lawmakers to Drop Assisted-Suicide Bill – Catholic Herald
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
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(CNS photo/Paul Haring)
(CNS photo/Paul Haring)

The End of Political Christian Humanism in Europe?

by Fr. Mark A. Pilon

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Unnecessary and Inappropriate Constitutional Conflict in North Carolina – Robert L. McFarland
As Culture Wars Escalate, So Do Legislation and Litigation – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch
Stop the Emerging Tyranny – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Donald Trump: “I Will Appoint Supreme Court Judges Who Will be Pro-Life” – Steven Ertelt
Trump Says 2 Pro-Life Women Governors on His Short List for Vice-President – Steven Ertelt
Don’t Expect Duterte to be the Donald Trump of the Philippines – Rachel Obordo, Cthlc Hrld
Potty War – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Trump’s White Supremacy Fans Mustn’t Be Allowed to Discredit Real Worries – J. Zmirak Ph.D.
Did the Benedict Option Cause Donald Trump? – Peter Wolfgang, Ethika Politika
The Benedict Option Is No Match for Trump & That’s the Point – Andrew M. Haines, Ethk Pltk
Watch Dem Stop Herself From Saying “Under God” While Introducing Hillary – Mat. Archbold
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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SATURDAY EDITION

Cardinal Newman Society Logo Transparent SmallNewman Society Responds to Obama Administration’s ‘Guidance’ on Gender Identity

by the Cardinal Newman Society Staff

of Catholic Education Daily

Watch Jim Gaffigan’s Commencement Address to Catholic Univ. of America – Sha. McAfee O.P.
Gender Ideology and Our Fatal Empire of Desire – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Quæritur: Obligations and Daily Mass – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Sisters Who Treat the Untreatable – Gillian Laub, The New York Times Magazine
Have You Ever Asked Your Priest Over For Dinner? – Shaun McAfee O.P., Natl Cthlc Register
Abp. Tobin Appointed as Delegate to Oversee Sodalitium Christianae Vitae Reforms – The Rgstr
This Year Is a Chance for Catholics to Rediscover Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Fr. Mat. Pittam
Why C.S. Lewis Would Want You to Join a Writing Group – Rachel Motte, Catholic Stand
Pentecost & the Holy Spirit: The Lectionary Readings Explained (Pentecost Sun.) – Pitre Ph.D.
New Philippines President Duterte Has a History of Controversy – Simon Roughneen
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Patron for Pro-Life Journalists, Editors and Essayists – Joe Kral, T.A.C.F.
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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FRIDAY EDITION

Sister Amina Bejos Liturgical DancingQuæritur: Was It Right To Leave a “Mass” with a String of Serious Abuses?

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Olson’s Resurrection – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Report
St. Peter’s Square, May 13, 1981 – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
You Can’t Make a Silk Purse Out Of A Sow’s Ear – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Countdown to W.Y.D. Poland 2016: St. Stanisław’s Witness of God Before Gov’t – Carrie Gress
Father Daniel Berrigan Found Fame in the Pursuit of Justice – Robert Royal Ph.D., N.C. Rgstr
Pentecost and the Prerequisites of True Devotion – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine
How About a Masters in Ratzinger Studies? Update – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Free and Virtuous Society – George Weigel, Ethics & Public Policy Center
Don’t Let Our Faith Be Privatised: Catholics Have a Vital Role to Play in Politics – Ruth Kelly
Bishop on Zika Virus: Follow the Message of Prevention, Not Abortion – Shaun McAfee O.P.
Pope Francis, Erich Przywara, and the Idea of Europe – John Betz, First Things
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

Funny Meme by epicPew Chlore Mooradian10 Sassy Icons Who Literally Can’t Even Right Now

by Chloe Mooradian

of epicPew

Dutch Medics Euthanise Sex Abuse Victim – Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald
Christians Flee Muslim Persecution and Find. . .Persecution – Matthew Archbold, Crt Min Rep
Giving Preference to Christian Migrants – Filip Mazurczak, Crisis Magazine
Martyr Executed by French Revolutionaries Set for Sainthood – David V. Barrett, Cthlc Herald
Why Does the Media Ignore the Criminal Past of Communism? – Christopher Szabo, Mrctrnt
The Wounded Healer – Diane McKelva, Catholic Stand
Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Pentecost Illumines the Night – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, T.S.W.
Catholic Univ. of America’s B-School Integrates Virtue, Vocation & Work – Peter Jesserer Smith
Pro-Life Leaders Decry Scandals, Urge Catholic Colleges to Reject Culture of Death – C.E.D.
Religious Schools Are Fundamental to Liberty – Gene Van Son, Catholic Stand
Beijing, Taipei, and the Future of Vatican-Chinese Relations – Andrea Gagliarducci, C.N.A.
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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Loretta Lynch Bully Evil HatePresident Obama’s Lawsuit Against North Carolina Is Not About Civil Rights, It Is About Crushing Dissent

by David Harsanyi

of The Federalist

A Confession of Liberal Intolerance – Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
The Pessimist’s Case Against Trump – Ross Douthat, Evaluations
Catholics Grapple With a Trump Candidacy – Brian Fraga, National Catholic Register
Angry Blue-Collar Catholics – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
Progressivism’s Fragile Gender Realism – Aaron Closson, First Things
Five Reasons Donald Trump Could Do Better Than Predicted – Mollie Hemingway, The Fdrlst
We Are Losing Our Minds Because the Left Is Holding Them Hostage – Patti M. Armstrong
How Local Churches Anger The gods Of Government – Douglas E. Baker, The Federalist
President Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy: Chaos and L.G.B.T. – Wendy Wright, Catholic Lane
Thank You, Ted Cruz & Please Stick Around; We Will Need You – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Strm
When the Left Liked Conscientious Objection – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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Rodney Stark Bearing False Witness Book CoverWhy Is This Non-Catholic Scholar Debunking “Centuries of Anti-Catholic History”?

by Carl E. Olson

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Anti-Catholic Catholic Journalism: Today’s False Prophets – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Cthlc Cltr
The Unholy Trinity of Evil in the Book of Revelation – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
The History, Enemies, and Importance of Natural Law – The Catholic World Report
“The Latin Mass of Years Gone by Is Becoming More Popular Again” – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Quæritur: Going to Another Diocese of First Communion and Confirmation – Fr. Z’s Blog
Culture, Anti-Culture, and Nostalgia – Carl R. Trueman, First Things
Holy Beer! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
In What Sense Is Health a Universal Right? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
The Spiritedness of Slow West, A Cautionary Tale in our Progressive Era – Shane Tucker, M.S.
Sam Gregg of Acton: Medieval Distinctions on Usury & Legitimate Forms of Money-Lending – Z
The Hippocratic Oath: Quaint Relic or Solemn Vow? – Philip Hawley Jr., Mercatornet
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
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Pope Francis Holding CrossInfallibility: Pope Francis Is Acting as an Absolute Monarch?

by Sandro Magister

of Chiesa

What the Bathroom Wars are Really All About – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
In My Wildest Imagination, It Never Looked Like This – Rebecca Frech, Natl Cthlc Register
Farewell, Social Media – Leroy Huizenga Ph.D., The Catholic World Report
A New Devastating Critique of the Global Sexual Revolution – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Non-Liturgical Churches Urged by Other Non-Lits to Add Liturgy – Jeff K. Clarke, Chrstn Week
Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. 1921-2016: Underground in America – Roger Kimball, The Ct Wr Rp
As Cardinal Kasper Continues to Counsel the Pope, What Is the Cost? – Maike Hickson, 1P5
Is It Appropriate for Pope Francis to Accept the Charlemagne Prize? – Ed West, Cthlc Herald
Scientists Conduct Experiments on Living Unborn Children, Brag About It – Wes. J. Smith J.D.
Not Just A Father But A Dad – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
England’s Sixth Oratory To Be Set Up in Bournemouth – Staff Reporter, Catholic Herald
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
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(Photo: AP)
(Photo: AP)

Why Catholics Thrive in the C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency)

by Robert Wargas

of the Catholic Herald

Ascension Thursday Feet – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Venezuela Is Wrecked, Pope Must Be Blunt In His Message to Its President – Fr. Lucie-Smith
Nine Wonderful Reasons to be Catholic – Francis Philips, Catholic Herald
More Signs of Hope for the U.K. Anglican Ordinariate – Joanna Bogle, The Dispatch
Should the Solemnity of the Ascension Be Moved? – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
Modern Education and Catholic Schools – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, Catholic Stand
Amazing Video Shows 39-Week-Old Unborn Baby Wiggling Around in Mommy’s Tummy – Bilger
Courage Apostolate: ‘Our Success Is Lives of Members Who Testify to Greater Peace’ – The Reg
Review: My Catholic Bible and A Missal for Children – Shaun McAfee, epicPew
The Inescapable Lover – Theresa Williams, Ignitum Today
Worse Than Eugenics: Killing Down’s Syndrome Children in the Womb – Dennis Sewell, Ct Hd
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Joe Biden Square PicCrazy Joe, Spare Me Your Praise of the Pope

by Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Culture

Colorado Baker Faces ‘Re-Education’ Training After State Court Refuses To Take Case – C.N.A.
The Consequences of Campus ‘Victimhood’ Culture – The Catholic World Report
The Smug Style in American Liberalism – Emmett Rensin, Vox
It’s Time to Rename Capitalism – James Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute
Bernie Sanders: I’ll Use D.O.J. to Go After States That Defund Planned Parenthood – Mic. Bilger
The Road to Serfdom, a 1945 Radio Dramatization – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Cthlc
The Best Form of Government – Russell Kirk
Restraining Order Temporarily Stops Hospital f/ Killing 2-Year-Old – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
Pro-Life Governor Mike Pence to Endorse Ted Cruz Ahead of Indiana Primary Steven Ertelt
Did President Obama Save the World from a Great Depression? Probably Not – Sarah Stanley
Why There’s No Freedom Without Religious Liberty – Catholic News Agency
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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