Culture of Death

WEDNESDAY EDITION

What’s Behind Those Reports About Ivanka Trump and Planned Parenthood?

by Joan Frawley Desmond,

of the National Catholic Register

The Church in Germany: Nuts – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Disruptive Church Now Has a Spokesman: San Diego Bishop Rb. McElroy – Fr. M. Pilon Ph.D.
Bishop Schneider on Receiving Holy Communion – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Scare Quotes Journalism in Miami: This Here Is What They Call a ‘Religious Liberties’ Bill – GR
Minnesota Diocese, Facing Abuse Lawsuits, Files for Bankruptcy – Catholic News Agency
Will He Find Faith on This Earth? – Stephanie H. To, Catholic Stand
A Lent of Tears – Bishop Samir Nassar, ACN-USA via Catholic Lane
Peruvian Marches Against Gender Ideology Attract 1.5 Million – David Ramos, Cth Nws Agncy
Hope in the Battle Against Euthanasia – John Paul Meenan, Crisis Magazine
Why Stations of the Cross Should be Part of Your Lenten Journey – Vicki Burbach, Plcn’s Brst
Sin, Slavery, and Identity – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Trump Drops Safeguards for Christian Refugees in Revised Travel Ban Order – Joan F. Desmond

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Town Hall Explodes at Name of Jesus

by Matthew Archbold,

of the Creative Minority Report

Exorcists Warn About Dangers of Wiccan ‘Spell to Bind Trump’ – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Rg
Throw Off Your Rubber Chains! F/Contraception to Transgenderism via Abortion – Moody Ph.D.
News Reports Show Impotence of Papal Sex-Abuse Commission – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Population-Control Advocates’ Vatican Appearance Draws Criticism – Edward Pentin, The Reg
The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday Brant Pitre Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Get Clean This Lent With Soul Wow! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
God Can Even Overcome Our Imperfect Parenting – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
Brick By Brick: Star of the Sea Parish in San Francisco Goes ‘Ad Orientem’! – Fr. Z’s Blog
What has Mary Magdalene To Do With Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal, S.J.? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
Nashville Dioc. Under Canonical Impediment, as Bp. Choby Remains Hospitalized – Kat. Schiffer
From Awful to Fantastic: 3 Lessons in NPR’s Coverage of Religious Freedom – Bobby Ross Jr.
The Day the Architect of a Church Tricked the Devil – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Journey Through Scripture This Lent – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
Ecumenism Can’t Be Based on Wishful Thinking about the Past – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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SATURDAY EDITION

Theologian Opponent of ‘Humanae Vitæ’ Reveals Himself as an “Active Homosexual”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Answers to “Dubia” from Vatican! About the T.L.M. & Overly Restrictive Bishops – Fr. Z’s Blog
An Ancient Law Written on the Heart – R.J.T., The Five Beasts
The Catholic Journalist Who Embraced the Cross – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
It Is Sometimes Necessary to Risk Giving Offense – Msgr. Charle Pope, Community in Mission
3 Reasons Why Lent Determines Your Happiness Year Round – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
A Primer on the Manly Tradition of Tea – The Art of Manliness
How Steve Bannon Thinks about Capitalism & Christianity – Joseph Sunde, Acton Inst. PB
Democratic Republic of Congo: Upsurge of Violence Against the Church – Cthlc News Agency
Sodalits Provide Information on Abuse of Minors to Peruvian Prosecutors – Cthlc News Agency
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Neil Gorsuch’s Proven Track Record of Protecting Religious Liberty – Travis Weber, TDS

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TUESDAY EXTRA

Why Do Americans Believe That Christianity Is as Violent as Islam?

by Vicki Burbach,

of Catholic Spiritual Direction

Church Militant’s Secret Army – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Malta’s Archbishop: Seminarians Can Leave if They Don’t Agree With Pope Francis – E. Pentin
How Christian are the Trumps? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald
Certainty– Elizabeth Jean Seah, Ignitum Today
To Enter the Dance with Jesus – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
The Morality of Self-Injury – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
The “Liturgical Option” – Luke Arredondo, The Catholic Outpost
One Italian Wife’s Countercultural Message to Women: Marry Him & Be Submissive – E. Pentin
Abbey Beers vs. Trappist Beers – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Media Pro-Abortion Bias is as Evident as it is Appalling – Marge Fenelon, Natl Cthlc Register
All Freedoms Are at Stake, Says Florist Who Lost Religious Liberty Case – CNA via The Reg
A Blessing, Not a Burden – Jerry Salyer Ph.D., The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
For the MONDAY NEWS EXTRA (1 May, AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (1 May, AD 2017) click here.

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TUESDAY EDITION

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‘The Religious Right Must Lose’

by Rod Dreher

Brick By Brick, Altar By Altar: Turning Again to the Liturgical East Again – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Sermon on the Mount 5: Money & Anxiety (Mass Readings Explained) – Brant Pitre Ph.D.
How a Catholic Understanding of the Human Person Can Revolutionize Health – David Clayton
6 Beautiful Churches in States Surrounding California – Jim Graves, Natl Catholic Register
I’m a Mystic (And So Are You) – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Nichols Consecrates England & Wales to the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Cthlc Herald
Environmental Dogma, Domination, and Dominion – Thomas M. Doran, The Dispatch
Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving: The 3 Pillars of Lent – Charles Johnston, Now That I’m Catholic
On Euthanasia & Going Gently into that Good Night – Bob Kurland Ph.D., A Catholic Scientist
Misleading Report Exaggerates Harmful Effects of Religious Freedom on Economy – J.B. Hall
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Baby Step Your Way To Success With Your Next Fundraising Campaign – Brice Sokolowski

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SUNDAY MORNING EDITION

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One Catholic College Temporarily Closes, But Another Springs Up

by Patrick Reilly,

of the National Catholic Register

12 More Surprising and Little-Known Facts on Fatima – Joseph Pronechen, Natl Cthlc Register
Quæritur: St. Patrick’s Day 2017 on Friday in Lent – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Jew in the Catholic Church – Edouard Belaga Ph.D., Catholic Stand
How Does One Have Faith in An Age of Doubt? Part I & Part II – Bloggin’ Brother
Super Awesome Saintly Sayings from Venerable Matt Talbot – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
Inside the Faces of Pride – Ken Kniepmann, Catholic Stand
The Courageous Witness of “The Lion of Münster” – Fr. Sean Salai S.J., The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
An Israeli Filmmaker Follows the Traces of the “Forgotten Holocaust”: The Soviet Shoah – Alt
Playing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” with Only Two (Unusual) Instruments – Daniel Esparza, Alt
How One Organization Hopes to Revolutionize Orphanages – Hannah Brockhaus, CNA
A Child, A Stranger, the Body of Christ – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Stand

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Dear Bill Nye: Stop Promoting Abortion With Fake Science!

by Patti Maguire Armstrong,

of Catholic News & Inspiration

The Limits of Papal Authority – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Review: The Nightingale; Wherein Fr. Z Suggests Good Movies – Fr. Z’s Blog
Your Virtue of Temperance (and Aquinas on Women Looking Sexy) – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
The Power of the Mass: Why We Believe What We Believe – Wendy McMahan, Catholic Stand
The Powerful Faith of the Simple – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
This Female Nuclear Physicist Just Created a Fertility App – Catholic News Agency
Our New Sacramental Temple – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Meet the Amazing Catholic Boys Choir Bringing Beauty Back to the Church – ChurchPop
How to Cut Your Fundraising Costs by 99% (& More) – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
On Earth as In Heaven – Bart Schuchts, Catholic Stand
Meet “Hanno”: Pope Leo X’s Elephant Pet – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia

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THURSDAY EDITION

The Church is Now in a Full-Blown Civil War Over Doctrine

by Dan Hitchens,

of Catholic Herald

Unrest at the Vatican; Reassurances Backfire – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Cardinal Coccopalmerio’s Booklet: The Response™? Apparently Not; Multiple Updates – Fr. Z
The Split Among Catholics Deepens Under Trump – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Paul, Apollos & Cephas, All Over Again; Re: Amoris Lætitia – George Weigel, First Things
Dame Louise Backtracks – Joanna Bogle, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
Apologetics: Tackling Belief, Truth, and Moral Relativism – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
The Trump Era’s Catholic Mirror – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Leaving the Young Defenseless by Emphasizing Spirituality Instead of Religion – Smith Ph.D.
Pro-life Momentum: Thousands Demonstrate to Defund Planned Parenthood – K.J. Jones, CNA
How to Completely Fail at Being a Confirmation Sponsor – Laura Ricketts, epicPew
Identity Studies in Service of a Classical Education – Fr. Nicanor Austriaco O.P. Ph.D. S.T.D.
Boy Scouts’ New Policy Further Strains Connection With Catholics – Brian Fraga, The Reg
Solidarity HealthShare: The Catholic Answer to the Healthcare Dilemma – Tom Perna
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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MONDAY EXTRA

The Trump Melt Down and The Catholic Church

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Teen Vogue’s Pro-Abortion Assault on Underage Girls – Stephen Herreid, The Stream
An Unholy Trinity of Bad Liturgical Hygiene – Kevin T. DiCamillo, Crisis Magazine
Ad Orientem News, A Bishop Opines – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Green Light on the Confessional – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
Fifty Shades of Darker Double Standards – Teresa Tomeo, The Dispatch via The Cth Wor Rep
The Brewing Philippine War Between Duterte & The Church – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, CS
The Archived Life: On Scrapbooking, Catholic Liturgy & Transitional Justice – Melvyn Foo, IT
How Does Catholic Identity Affect Hookup Culture? – Jason King, First Things
Why I Decided to be a Stay-at-Home-Wife – Chloe Mooradian, Old Fashioned Girl
The Need for a Catholic Ministry to Transgendered Persons – Mary Rezac, Cthlc News Agency
Why Do Catholic Priests Wear Fancy Robes? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Natl Catholic Register
Abortion Widens the Gender Gap and Exploits Women – Brian E. Fisher, Public Discourse
The Necessity for Interior Purification – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
SNAP in the Spotlight – Wayne Laugesen, National Catholic Register
Can We End the Need for Abortion? One Organization Aims to Find Out – Cthlc News Agency

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MONDAY EXTRA

Know-Nothing Catholics on Muslim Immigration

by William Kilpatrick, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Murder by Euthanasia: Warning from the Netherlands – Paul Russell, The Spectator Australia
Pope Francis & The Order of Malta: A Key to Understanding This Pontificate? – A. Gagliarducci
Holy See and SSPX “Close” to Personal Prelature. . . No, Really! – Fr. Z’s Blog
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Millennials? – Denise J. Hunnell M.D., Catholic Stand
A Time-lapse Video Shows the Enormous Crowd at This Year’s March for Life – Pete Baklinski
US Bishops Respond to Trump Executive Order Addressing Refugee Admissions – USCCB via Rg
45-Million Aborted Children: Only a Statistic? – Fr. Mark A. Pilon S.T.D., The Catholic Thing
Controversial Chimera Research: Is This Little Piggy Really Part Human? – Kathy Schiffer, Reg
Why Ph.D.s Enjoy Teaching Elementary and High-School Students – Eddie O’Neill, NC Register
Should Churches & Other Religious Non-profits be Tax-exempt? – Richard Ostling, Get Rlgn
Valuing and Devaluing Human Life – Brian O’Neel, National Catholic Register
The Pro-Life Imperative – William Doino Jr., First Things
Catholic Schools Week 2017 – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand

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FRIDAY MARCH FOR LIFE EDITION

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This is the Most Deplorable Organization in America

by Patti Maguire Armstrong,

of the National Catholic Register

The Right to Life: Fuel for My March to Catholic Faith – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Catholic Scientist
It’s Time to Tell the Mainstream Media #WhyWeMarch – Tom Perna
What Was the Pro-Life Movement Like Before Roe v. Wade? – Brian O’Neel, Ntnl Cth Register
Vice President Pence Will Speak at March for Life – Catholic News Agency via NC Register
Thousands Rally at OneLife LA to ‘Choose Love’ – Peter Jesserer Smith, Natl Cthlc Register
Symposium: Pro-life in the Time of Trump – the Human Life Review
Rep. Chris Smith: March for Life Brings New Hope in 2017 – Peter Jesserer Smith, NC Rgstr
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MONDAY CHRISTMASTIDE EDITION

The Heresy of the Day: The Denial of the Natural Order

by Mitchell Kalpakgian, Ph.D.,

of the Truth and Charity Forum

Dangerous Habits – Serious or Mortal Sin? – Fr. John Bartunek L.C., Cthlc Spiritual Direction
The So-Called “New Atheism” is Not Simply Not Believing in God – Angelo Stagnaro, The Reg
Quæritur: Is ‘Alma Redemptoris Mater’ Wrong? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Pray Without Deadly Sin – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
The Religious-Liberty Showdowns Coming in 2017 – Emma Green, The Atlantic
Vatican Radio Ends 85 Years of Independent Operations – Kathy Schiffer, Natl Cthlc Register
Is There Hope for Middle-East Christians in 2017? – Edward Pentin, Natl Catholic Register
Ohio’s New Abortion Bill Is a Sign of Battles to Come – Emma Green, The Atlantic
New Study Downplays Harm Abortion Inflicts on Women – Cullen Herout, Crisis Magazine
The Perils of Utopian Overreach – Jonathan B. Coe, Crisis Magazine
Pro-life Politics are Not Fringe or Obsolete: The Hyde/Helms Amendments – Stph. Pacheco

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