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THVRSDAY EDITION

Pope Francis with the recusant Walter Cardinal Kasper greeting homophile Fr. Gil Martinez, C.S.P. (Pic Credit: Joseph Sciambra)

The Deep Gay State in the Church: Pro-Gay Priest Moved to Los Angeles

Fr. James Martin spoke about Catholic Sodomite outreach at the Pro-Sodomite Religious Education Congress hosted by Archbishop Gomez:

[–editor paraphrasing] The Church has a responsibility to make everyone feel visible.  Recognizing that Sodomite Catholics exist.  It means carrying out sodomitic ministry.  Here in L.A., I know many parishes such as St. Monica’s, that has a flourishing Sodomite ministry.  The parish that I go to, Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York. . . with Fr. Gil Martinez, & the group Out at St. Paul. . .a flourishing sodomite ministry.

by Joseph Sciambra

Eastern Orthodox Priest Cleanses City with Holy Water After "Gay Pride" Parade

"Gay Pride" parade took place in Odessa. Then an Orthodox priest cleansed the parade site with holy water.

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The “Art” for the World Meeting of Families – Fr. Z’s Blog
This iOS Trick Will Put the Catholic Calendar on Your Phone – A.R. Hey, epicPew
Snopes Lies:  Ch. Clinton Never Said Aborting 60M Babies Good for Economy – LN
NY Gov. Cuomo Launches Attack on Crisis Pregnancy Centers – Rachel Alexander
An Updated Guide To Superhero & Supervillains’ Religious Affiliations – H. Fiene
This Prophetic Encyclical from Pius XI is an Essential Manual for Spouses Today – LS
Northern Ireland Pro-Life Groups Rally Against Sinn Féin – Life News
Intentional Killing Always Wrong: From Pius XII to JP2 & Francis – J. Finnis D.Phil.
Dominican Sister’s Pregame First Pitch Wows the Crowd, Online World – CNA via Crux
Summer Internship at Parish Gives Seminarian a Glimpse of Pastor’s Life – Crux
MSNBC Misleadingly Claims Polls Show Americans Support Abortion – Brad Wilmouth
My Takeaway From London Fashion – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
St. Mary’s Shows a Catholic Univ. can Flourish in U.K. – Jn. Charmley, Cthlc Herald
11 Stages of Processing Your Friend Discerning Their Religious Vocation – epicPew
Nebraska Passes Law Granting Birth Certificates For Miscarried Babies – A. Rabenberg
How to Fundraise in the Face of a Church Scandal – Brice Sokolowski
Latin American Church Leaders Mark 50 Yrs. of Option for the Poor – C. Weddle, Crux
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VVEDNESDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION

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Russian Babushka (Photo Credit: Get Religion)

Hey New York Times: Why Visit the ‘Old Believers’ in Alaska and Then Ignore what They Believe?

by Terry Mattingly

of Get Religion

Why Russian Orthodox Anxiety Is Rising in Russia – Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News
Why are Evangelicals Helping Destroy the Syrian Orthodox Church – Sml. Smith, Chrstn Pst
‘Old Believers’: A World Out Of Time (Documentary) – Rod Dreher, Russian Orthodox Scribe
Football Among the Old Believers, in Alaska – Jeré Longman & Mt. Kruchak, NY Times
Priest-Investor Explains How Parable of the Talents Holds Key to Wealth – J. Burger, Aleteia
Living Like a Hermit on Top of a 130-foot-Tall Monolith – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
2 New Mosaics for St. George’s Orthodox Church in Texas – Aidan Hart, Orthodox Arts Jrnl
Vice Pres. Mike Pence Met Privately With Metropolitan Hilarion Afeyev – Elizabeth Dias, Time
Priest Sprays Holy Water on Computers to Fend Off Ransomware Virus – I.M. Cheong, Htstrt
Recalling the Prophetic Embrace of Athenagoras I & Paul VI – Ines Angeli Murzaku, The CWR
Vatican Building Diplomatic Bridges With Russia – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.
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Eastern Orthodox Chapel in Romania (Photo Credit: Shutterstock)

Eastern Europe Has Its Own Sistine Chapel

by Daniel Esparza

of Aleteia

Conversions Gradually Transform Orthodox Christianity – Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun
Cardinal Parolin: Papal Visit to Moscow Has ‘Positive Momentum’ – Edward Pentin, NC Rgstr
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church: Caught bt. the Vatican & Russian Orthodox – Rome Rprts
Draft Orthodox Catechism Defends Ecumenism – Catholic Herald
Mary’s Assumption in the Eastern Tradition – Fr. Deacon Daniel G. Dozier, Catholic Answers
Orthodox Holy Week on CBS, 1961 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Putin Takes an Orthodox Route to Cement Power – L. Todd Wood, Washington Times
With Our Meeting We Broke the Silence on Persecuted Christians – A. Tornielli, La Stampa
Russian Orthodox Church Preparing to Release an Official Catechism – Stefano Caprio, AN
Why Millions of Russians Lined Up to See Piece of Rib of St. Nicholas – David Filipov, WaPo
Mideast Patriarchs Call on Pope to Scold World Leaders Over Christian Exodus – CNS via CH
For the SATVRDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (9 September, AD 2017) click here.
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

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naked-troll-doll-toy-transparentThe Vagina Monologues Are Silenced

by Randall Smith, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego Praises Pro-Homosexual Parish – Claire Chretien, Life Site
Beware the “Spirit” of Amoris Lætitia – Nicholas Senz, Crisis Magazine
Dubia Debacle Shows Church in ‘Religious Civil War’, Says Famed Catholic Historian – Baklinski
Greek Orthodox Move To Restoring Deaconesses – Nicholas W. Smith & Peter Jesserer Smith
The Good Witness of Not Receiving Communion – David Roney, Catholic Stand
This Cloistered Nun Got Her Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering – Catholic News Agency
Why Couldn’t the Universe Simply Have Started Itself? – Angelo Stagnaro, N.C. Register
Pearl Harbor Priest Identified 75 Years Later – Joseph Pronechen, N.C. Register
What This Little Girl Does For This Widower Might Make You Cry – Tracy Bua Smith, epicPew
Are Atheists Addled? – Regis Martin S.T.D., Crisis Magazine
Msgr. Pinto Reiterates His Opinion Synod was Work of the Holy Spirit – Edward Pentin, NC Reg
For the WEDNESDAY ADVENT EDITION (7 December, 2016) click here.
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EASTERN RITE MONDAY EDITION

pope-francis-in-georgia-caucasusPope Francis’ Ecumenical Impact with the Orthodox World

by Andrea Gagliarducci

via Monday Vatican

Way Forward after Catholic-Orthodox Meet on Primacy & Synodality – A.A.J. DeVille Ph.D.
Christian Voices Speak from Aleppo – Alessandra Nucci, National Catholic Register
After Genocide, What’s Next for Iraq’s Christians? – Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency
100 Years of Genocide: Christians Under Siege in Iraq & Syria Featured in New Film – V. Gaetan
Group Presses for Christian ‘Safe Zone’ in Iraq – Rhina Guidos, Crux
Francis to Georgian Orthodox Church: We Are Called to Be One in Christ – C.N.A. via The Reg
Maronites Backing Michel Aoun to End Presidential Stalemate in Lebanon – AsiaNews.it
Has Anyone at an Orthodox Parish Near You Heard of St. Moses the Black? – Terry Mattingly
Rila Monastery in Bulgaria – Joel Morehouse, New Liturgical Movement
Motu Proprio on Aligning Latin & Eastern Rite Codes of Canon Law: English Translation – C.H.
Orthodox Schism May be Looming, Might Just be a Catholic Solution – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith

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patriarch-bartholomew-pope-francisThe New Orthodox-Catholic Agreement is a Landmark – but There’s a Long Way to Go

by Father Mark Drew

of Catholic Herald

Quæritur: Why Must One Be in Communion with Rome? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Pope Francis Unwelcome in Orthodox Georgia – Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency
Baltimore Sun Attempts to Navigate Complicated World of Orthodox Iconography – T. Mattingly
Pope Amends Canon Law to Show Sensitivity to Eastern Churches – Wooden, C.N.S. via Crux
Catholics, Orthodox Sign Agreement on Synodality & Primacy – Cthlc News Agncy via The Reg
Catholic-Orthodox Divisions on Display at Papal Mass in Georgia – Cindy Wooden, Cthlc Herald
Russian Orthodox Incursions Into Secular France – Andrew Higgins, The New York Times
Coptic Christians in Garbage City: Scavengers Making Fortune f/ People’s Rubbish – Car. Davies
Ecumenical Patriarch Receives Petition for Autocephaly Status for Orthodox in Ukraine – RISU
Why the Orthodox Church Is Interested in Distributism – Matthew Franklin Cooper, TDR
The Great & Holy Council Maps an Eastern Orthodox Future – Peter C. Bouteneff, TCC

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Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia

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Cardinal Kasper and Pope FrancisCardinal Kasper and the Progressive Wing of the Church of Germany Have Gotten What They Wanted

by Sandro Magister

of Chiesa

Is Editorial Mischief at Play in the Pope’s Exhortation? – Fr. Raymond de Souza, Cthlc Herald
For Francis, the Church’s Doctrine Is Subordinated to the Primary Value of Mercy – Fr. Z’s Blog
Bp. Ath. Schneider: All Church Members Have Duty to Ask for Authentic Interpretation – Fr. Z
PodCazt 145: Athanasius Schneider on ‘Amoria Laetitia’ – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Official response of Bishop Athanasius Schneider to Amoris Laetitia – Adfero, Rorate Cæli
Quæritur: If Orthodox Schismatics Can Receive Communion, Why Not Divorced/Remarried? – Z
E.W.T.N.’s ‘World Over’ Panel Highlights Concerns Over ‘Amoris Laetitia’ – Edward Pentin, Reg
Amoris Laetitia: The Key to the Francis Pontificate – Monica Migliorino Miller, Crisis Mgzn
Francis: “Read Presentation of Doc. by Crd. Schonborn” OK Your Holiness, We’ll Do That – Fr. Z
S.S.P.X.: Amoris Laetitia a “Victory of Subjectivism” – Maike Hickson, One Peter 5
Amoris Laetitia Is First & Foremost a Document Written for the New Evangelization – OSV
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
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BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION

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Greek_Orthodox_Easter_different_CatholicCatholic Easter: Here’s Why Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter Later

by Fr. Jon Magoulias

of the Greek Reporter

The Vatican Response to Secularization and Conflict in Ukraine – Alexander R. Sich, Crisis
Francis Announces Special Collection for Victims of Ukraine Conflict – Elise Harris, C.N.A.
Repairs at the Holy Sepulchre – Mark Movsesian, First Things
A Stunning Work of Public Art in Honor of Cairo’s Famous Garbage Collectors – Terry Mattingly
Unbelievable Easter Tradition: 2 Churches Shoot Rockets at Each Other. . .  – Mat. Archbold
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Leaders Encouraged After Meeting the Pope – Edward Pentin
Borderland Churches – John P. Burgess, The Christian Century
Pope Francis Lauds Fidelity of Ukrainian Greek-Catholics – Ann Schneible, Cthlc News Agency
Ecumenical Problem #1: Russians Barely Know What the Catholic Church Is – Fr. Lucie-Smith
The Few Big Things That Francis & Kirill Didn’t Say To Each Other In Havana – Sandro Magister
In Egypt, Christians Can Suffer Under Strict Laws and a Pattern of Lawlessness – Kevin J. Jones
Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love, The Apostolic Exhortation – Big Pulpit (April 8, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, The Explanations Continue – Big Pulpit (April 17, 2016)
For the Mother Angelica, Queen of All Media post (April 3, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (April 5, 2016) click here.
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For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (April 6, 2016) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (April 8, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR FRIDAY EDITION (April 8, 2016) click here.
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