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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Review: Fr. Gerald Murray v. Jesuit Homosexualist Activist Fr. James Martin

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

F.S.S.P. Sets Own Record for Most Ordinations in a Year – Adfero, Rorate Cæli
A Tragedy Either Way; Regarding Cardinal Pell – Philippa Martyr, First Things
Cardinal Müller’s Exit: The Official ‘Term-Limits’ Explanation – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Fr. James Martin Explains His Vision Regarding ‘LGBT’ Catholics – Judy Roberts, NC Register
Re-Building a Bridge: Connection between Contraception & “LGBT Community” – Dcn. Russell
Fr. James Martin’s ‘LGBT’ Approach Sparks Concerns – Judy Roberts, Natl Catholic Register
Getting Back on Track with Your Fundraising Goal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Catholic Classical Education on the Rise – Jay Boren, First Things
Traditionalist Institute Saves Second Church in Preston – Catholic Herald
St. Kateri Tekakwitha & a Promise Kept: Part I & Part II – Alita Maria Covel Ngo, Cthlc Stand
The Assault on Catholic Language & the Rebellion of the Poets – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
The Extraordinary Synod of 1985 – Eduardo J. Echeverria, The Catholic Thing
Ordained a Priest, Former Manchester United Footballer’s Goal is Christ – Cthlc News Agency
Are Christians Always Supposed to be Hated? – Shaun McAfee O.P., Natl Catholic Register
Big News: Liturgy Guy the Book Now Available! – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Don’t Send Chaldeans Back to Persecution in Iraq, Advocates Plead – Matt Hadro, CNA

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The Predator in the Fashion Magazine: Teen Vogue Coaches Teenagers in Sodom. . . (Warning: Graphic Language)

by Jennifer Hartline

of The Stream

The West and What Comes After – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
How To Get More People To Church – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Yes, They Really Do Despise Their Civilization – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
‘Hate Group’ Smears are Exploding; Their Favorite Brand of Dirty Bomb – John Zmirak Ph.D.
Why People Hate The Media, Chapter MDCXIII – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Church and the New Left – Fr. Bevil Bramwell O.M.I. Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Sex: The Church Vs. The World – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Trump in Poland – Ryszard Legutko, First Things
The Philosophy of Book Buying – Enoch Arnold Bennett, The Civilized Reader
Judges Remove Injunction Against Mississippi’s Religious-Freedom Law – Brian Fraga, NC Reg
Western Civilization? – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Like Charlie Gard, These Children Have Had Their Right to Life Denied Too – W.J. Smith J.D.
China is Playing a Dangerous Game With North Korea – Mike Evans, The Stream
Parental & Gov’tal Authority in Medical Decisions: Charlie Gard – Melissa Moschella Ph.D., PD
Charlie Gard’s Parents have 48 Hrs to Prove Untested, Experimental Technique Works – CMR
Passion for Equality: At The Expense of the Truth – Mark Movsesian, First Things

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MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Father Sean Kilcawley: The Spiritual and Emotional Costs of Porn Use

by Patrick Coffin

of Catholic Stand

Helmut Kohl’s Troubled Funeral – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald
Congregation for Divine Worship’s New Document on Valid Bread & Wine for the Eucharist – Z
The Drug-Fueled Homosexual Scandal Allegations at the Holy Office – Edward Pentin, NC Reg
Pope Francis and Humanae Vitae: The Difference to Me – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Cthlc Cltr
Quæritur: Bishops Who Forbid Priests from Saying Traditional Latin Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wait, Why is There an Egyptian Ankh in a Catholic Church? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Getting Back on Track with Your Fundraising Goal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Is Cardinal Pell “The Quintessential Scape-Goat”? – Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report
Rossi’s Mean Remarks – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., In the Light of the Law
Chastity vs. Tyrannical Sex – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
Symptoms, Causes and Loving Those with Same-Sex Attraction – Carrie Gress Ph.D., NC Reg
Mental Health and Sinfulness – the Church Urgently Needs Clear Teaching – Ben Ryan, CH
The Victims of Divorce Speak – Leslie Fain, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
“Hung Up in Tears” After Speaking to Joaquin Navarro-Valls for the Last Time – Jn. L. Allen Jr.
A Balanced Inquiry on Immigration: Trespassers and Refugees – John C. Wright J.D.
Abp. Ladaria has Consistent Record of Upholding Church Teaching on Marriage. . . – M.J. Miller

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Europe Is Dying—But Don’t Be Alarmed

by William Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

of The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

Normalizing Incest and Other Perversions: It’s Already Happening – William M. Briggs Ph.D.
Why Are Elites Making Us Say Men Are Women? – William M. Briggs, Statistician to the. . .
The Pelvic Left Attacks an Innocent Woman – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Study: Temp. Adjustments Account for Nearly All of the Warming in Climate Data – Bastasch
Ex-Gay is Here to Stay – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
CNN Hurt Its Credibility – Mona Charen, The Stream
Bill de Blasio has No Real Interest in the Job He was Elected to Do – Seth Barron, City Jrnl
5th Cent. Med Texts Written by Hippocrates Found at St. Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai – D.E.
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment – W. Briggs Ph.D.
Recognizing the Rights of Children in the Fight for Marriage – Leslie Fain, The Dispatch
The Urgency of Restoring the Biblical Values of America’s Founders – Arthur Goldberg, P.D.

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The West Hates Children, Doesn’t It? (Warning: Graphic Language)

by Rod Dreher

Time Magazine Reinvents the Priesthood – William Doino Jr., First Things
Progressives Eat Their Own in California – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Putting a Child’s Needs Over an Adult’s Desires is Not Discrimination – Patti M. Armstrong, Rg
Maine Raised Min. Wage for Restaurant Workers, They Begged to have It Lowered – B. Kristian
Why Millennials Aren’t Patriotic – Gabrielle Bosche, The Stream
State Law Allowing Gov Officials to Refuse to Perform Gay “Marriages” Wins in Fed Court – Gill
Cosmopolitan Blames A Violent Rape On The Pro-Life Movement – Jay Hobbs, The Federalist
Scientists Criticize Stephen Hawking’s Bizarre Claim Trump Will Destroy Earth – M. Bastasch
Europe’s Immigration Crisis & the Vindication of Edmund Burke – Steven Kessler, TIC
Trans Activists Don’t Want Compassion; They Want Science Denial & Heresy – Mar. Cleveland
The Witch-Hunt of Cardinal George Pell – Nancy Flory, The Stream
70,000 March in Ireland to Support the 8th Amendment Banning Abortions – SPUC, Life News
The Paradox that Freedom Can Only Exist Within Limits – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
Facebook as Church – Mark Bauerlein, First Things
New Research Reverses Negative Findings on Biggest School Voucher Pgms – Roth & Flanders
Living Catholic, Celebrating Freedom: The Joy of Virtue – Sarah Huntzinger, Catholic Stand

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FRIDAY MORNING SÆCVLARIA EDITION

What Planning My Straight Wedding Showed Me About LGBT Discrimination

by Anna Anderson

of The Federalist

Why Moms Like Me are Pulling Their Daughters Out of Dance Class – Calah Alexander, Aleteia
‘The Cold Biological Truth is That Sex Changes are Impossible’ – Carolyn Moynihan, Mrctrnt
Court Declares Child Should Die Rather Than Receive Privately-Funded Health Care – Mises
Gender Revolution: Katie Couric Earns Her Ph.D. in Propaganda – Tom Gilson, The Stream
CNN’s Latest Retraction Is Just The Tip Of The Fake News Iceberg – Mollie Hemingway
He was Considered Patron Saint of Euthanasia, Now He’s Having Second Thoughts – B. Mattes
Why Socialism Would be Disastrous for Millennials – Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner
How Trauma in Childhood can Give Us Lifelong Chronic Illness – Calah Alexander, Aleteia
Families with Stay-at-Home Moms Pay 5-Times More Taxes in this Nation – Rev. Ben Johnson
Caesar Signals Thumbs Down on Charlie Gard – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Did Obamacare Really Save Lives? – Robert P. Murphy, Mises Institute
Pelosi: Funding Planned Parenthood “Respects the Dignity & Worth of Every Person” – S. Ertelt
The Republican Health Plan: Good, Bad, and Ugly – Joel Zinberg, City Journal
We’re Seeing Massive Reductions in Global Poverty – Charles Hughes, Foundation for. . .
New Minimum Wage Study Gives Proponents to Think Better of Those Who Disagree – M. Ham
Placebo Studies Show that Love can Heal the Body – Anna O’Neil, Aleteia

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A Dutch Euthanasia Pioneer Surveys the Wreckage and Despairs

by Michael Cook,

of Mercatornet

Canada Passes Law Criminalizing Use of Wrong Gender Pronouns – Rob Shimshock, The Strm
This Mesmerizing Bridge that Transforms into a Tunnel is an Engineering Wonder – L. Garfield
She Was Considering Aborting Her Triplets, Then This Happened – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
Haunted by a Player’s Death, a Coach Walks Away From His Sport – Malika Andrews, NY Times
The Left Bank of the Rhine – Edmund Waldstein, First Things
The Only Kind Of Protest That Works – Ben Domenech, The Federalist
Tank War: Israel’s Merkava Tank vs. America’s M1 Abrams (Who Wins?) – Sebastien Roblin, TNI
Ancient DNA Reveals How Cats Conquered the World – Janet Hoole, The Conversation
Hong Kong: Change in the Air? – Tung Chee Hwa, The Diplomat
Senators Seek to Stop Government Subsidies for Sports Stadiums – Katrina Willis, The Stream
Puerto Rico’s Statehood Debate – James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations (link fixed)
The ‘Silver Way’: An Alternative to ‘Thucydides Trap’ – Peter Gordon and Juan José Morales
How to Build a Bridge, Leonardo Da Vinci-Style – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Prejudice and the Blaine Amendments – Philip Hamburger, First Things
Religious Adoption Agencies Can Reject LGBT Parents in Texas – Joshua Gill, The Stream
A Responsible Rhetoric – Richard M. Weaver Ph.D., The Imaginative. . .
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Pro-Abortion Theologian Picked as Pontifical Academy for Life Member

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Want Catholic Children? Teach Them the Natural Law! – Leila Miller, Catholic Answers Mgzn
Looking at Luther with Fresh Eyes – Bishop Robert Barron, The Dispatch via The CWR
“Fake News” – The Paganization of the Church – Allison Low, Catholic Stand
James Martin to Speak Via Skype to San Francisco’s Gay Parish – Joseph Sciambra
Sacred Music “Starter’s Kit” Helps Parishes Sing with the Universal Church – Trent Beattie, CL
Fatima’s Great and Hidden Servant Who Stayed a “Little Longer” – Fr. Roger J. Landry, ICL™
How to Raise 1 Billion Dollars for Catholic Charities – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Is a “Winnipeg Statement” Lurking in Amoris Laetitia? – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Oklhma. City Priest Finally Wins Salvation after Joining Forces with Golden State Clergy – EOTT
The Enduring Perils of Divorce With Dr. Diane Medved – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Stand
Teaching Them Better: The Secularization of Catholic Colleges – Dcn. James H. Toner Ph.D.
Grow Close to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
Some Basics on the Beatitudes – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Could Priests be Incardinated into Ecclesial Movements? – Andrea Gagliarducci, CNA
Arise, @ArchChuck – Indy’s “Adopted Son,” Thompson Inherits Brickyard Church – Rocco Palmo
Immaculata Classical Academy, where Kids with Down Syndrome are Just Kids – Anna O’Neil
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The New Darling of the Abortion Rights Movement

by Jonathan B. Coe,

of Crisis Magazine

Do You Know the Power of the Wedding Ring? – Antonio Borda, Gaudium Press via Aleteia
Watch the Roman Empire Rise and Fall in 10 Minutes – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
These Counties Started Work Requirements for Food Stamps, Here’s What Happened – C. Roe
From the Sacred to the Profane: More Music for My Desert Island – Joseph Pearce, The Ima. . .
‘Stunning’ Frescos Revealed in Roman Catacombs – Catholic News Service via Cthlc Herald
Viral Music Video Reveals the Truth about Our Smartphone Addiction – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
Harvard Law Journal Concludes Unborn Babies Have Constitutional Rights – Cortney O’Brien
Phila. Eagles Player Chris Maragos is Pro-Life: Women Need the Love of Jesus – Jay Hobbs, LN
Interactive Map of the Odyssey; Easier to Use than NYC’s or London’s Subway Maps – D. Esparza
The Power of Song in Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” – Peter Kalkavage, The Imaginative. . .
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Court Rules Hospital Can Override Parents and Yank Their Disabled Son’s Life Support

by Dave Andrusko,

of LifeNews.com

Are We Less Free Than a 1950s Housewife? A Look at Contraception – CNA via The CWR
300,000-yr-old ‘Human’ Skulls Could Rewrite the Human Origin Story – Erin Brodwin
Japan’s Demographic Decline: ‘The Future Does Not Look Optimistic at All’ – Marcus Roberts
Bernie Sanders Applied a Religious Test to Christian Nom. for Public Office – Nancy Flory
Can the Catholic Church Help an Addicted Generation? – Catholic News Agency via The CWR
Will Anyone Rein in the IVF Industry? – Philippa Taylor, Catholic Herald
Fifty Years Ago, Israel Saved Western Civilization In The Middle East – Paul Bonicelli
Why Pro-Lifers Aren’t Hypocritical For Opposing A Welfare State – Matthew Petrusek
Making Sense of the Founders: Politics, Natural Rights & the Laws of Nature – Jus. Dyer Ph.D.
Scientists Start Risky Embryonic Stem Cell Trials that May Mutate in Patients – Xavier Symons
A Report from Morningside – Philip Jeffrey, First Things
The Menorah: History and Mysteries on Display in the Vatican – Deborah Castellano Lubov
Venezuela’s Bishops: President Maduro Starves His People into Submission – CNA via The CWR
What The Economist Could Learn From Solomon – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
Abortionist Describes Seeing Parts of Aborted Babies: I See a Head, Body & Limbs – Sarah Terzo
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Forget the Paris Accords: Climate Is Socially Constructed, Like Sex

by John Zmirak, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

New U.S. Study: Same-Sex Attracted Not ‘Born That Way’, Sex Orientation Not Fixed – A. Flavio
Does This Study Signal the Death of the Stradivarius Violin? – Gracy Olmstead, The Federalist
Macron and the Uprooting of France – Matthew Del Santo, Lowy Institute
City: You Can’t Sell Blueberries Unless You Affirm “Gay Marriage” – Todd Starnes, The Stream
Who is the Real Vladimir Putin? A New Book Offers Interesting Answers – Francis Phillips, CH
How Kosovo Poisoned U.S.’s Relationship with Russia – Ted Galen Carpenter, Natl Interest
Saving Teens from the Brothels of Bangkok – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
The Right to Health – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal
How Mædieval Towns Paved the Way for Capitalism – Richard M. Ebeling, FEE
The Future of the Venezuelan Crisis – Allison Fedirka, Geopolitical Futures
Ukraine’s Independence Is Key to U.S. Security and Stability – Victor Rud, Forbes
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Why the Latest Planned Parenthood Video is a Breakthrough

by Becky Visosky,

of The Federalist

Illinois Purges Social Workers & Foster Families Who Don’t Facilitate Transgenderism – Hasson
Do-It-Yourself Biology – Deacon James H. Toner, Crisis Magazine
Most Academic Papers of Little or No Value & Many are Toxic – William M. Briggs Ph.D., SttS!
Court Ruling Trashes Tenure, Opens Door to Borking of Coll. Professors – George Leef, Forbes
Venezuela Figures Out How to Not Run Out of Other People’s Money – Monica Showalter, AT
The Coptic Martyrs of Minya: Poignant Accounts of Their Final Moments – Aleteia
Anti-War Marchers Dump Pro-Life Allies – Stephen Herreid, The Stream
The Importance of the Communal Life, As Seen in Two Commercials – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
Summary Against Modern Thought: Human Souls Begin At Conception, Part III – Briggs Ph.D.
Bearing Witness from Prison in Indonesia – Bob Osburn, First Things
‘Incubator Tech’: The Brave New World of Babies – Celeste McGovern, Natl Catholic Register
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