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TVESDAY EDITION

20 March AD 2018

Toys “Я” Us Blames Birth Rate for Business Failure

. . .will it be the first of many. . .

by Shannon Roberts,

of Mercatornet

Al Kresta on the Past, Present, & Future of Catholic Radio – Jeanette Flood, The CWR
Frustrated with Millennials? Priest Explains Who’s to Blame – Fr. Bill Peckman, ChrchPp
Really Bad News from St. John Cantius in Chicago – Fr. Z’s Blog
Papal Continuity or Discontinuity? Vatican PR Team Scores on Its Own Goal – P. Lawler
Scott Hahn’s New Book Is Good Reading for Holy Week – Nick Manetto, NC Register
Harvey Weinstein & the Diabolic Imagination – Sara Kitzinger, Crisis Magazine
Killing the Bible Softly with Your Appeals – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Christians Continue to Suffer as Pres. Erdoğan Expands Reach, Power – Derya Little
We Should Never Forget the Good Cardinal O’Brien Did – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Quiz: Can You Tell These Four Roman Churches by Their Facades? – Daniel Esparza
The Aristocrats Who Guarded the Pope – Evan Wing, Regina
Faith-Based I Can Only Imagine Film Makes $17M Opening Weekend – Nancy Flory
Language Mediates Reality – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Christ’s Admonishing of the Pharisees in the Gospel of Matthew – Paul Kniez, Cath Stnd
Watch Meetings from Pre-Synod on Youth Live – Chloe Langr, epicPew
St. Joseph in Old York: Recovering Lost Tradition of Sacred Drama – M.A. Brown Ph.D.
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VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

6 September AD 2017 2 Comments

The Coming Economic Disaster & the Last Chance to Avert It

by David P. Goldman, Ph.D.,

is Spengler

via PJ Media

At CNN, Retracted Story Leaves Reporting Team Bruised – S. Ember & M.M. Grynbaum, NYT
Cheap Sex = Dying Christianity – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Muslim thing – Hilarie Belloc, The Catholic Thing
Sub-Chicago & America’s Real Crime Rate – Rafael Mangual, City Journal
Russia Says Its MiG-41 Fighter Will Fly in Outer Space – Michael Peck, The National Interest
Help Us Push Back Against YouTube’s Unfair Business Tactics – Michael Brown Ph.D., Strm
What Battle of Actium can Teach Us about Fragility of a Republic – Eric Hutchinson, Fdrlst
Secularists Late in Its Campaign to Silence Others on Tech Platforms – W. Briggs Ph.D., Strm
A New Hope in the Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease – J-P Mauro, Aleteia
LGBT, Nashville, & Spiritual Friendship – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Low Wages & Easy Speeches – Thomas Storck, Ethika Politika
Silicon Valley vs. Gotham: How Technology Kills Urbanism – Myron Magnet, City Journal
How Welfare States Encourage Bad Economic Thinking – Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski, Mises
Pro-Life Attorney Puts His Life at Risk to Save Victims of Hurricane Harvey – C. Sullenger, LN
How’s Socialism Doing in Venezuela? – Joe Carter, Powerblog
China & India: A Lesson in Conflict Resolution – Amitai Etzioni, The Diplomat
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ET CETERA TUESDAY EDITION

9 August AD 2016

An Economic Myth of Olympic Proportions

by Andrew Zimbalist

of Project Syndicate

Put One Foot Wrong in This Town & You’ve Left the Country – Liz Alderman, The N.Y. Times
A Swimming Pool in Marseilles Dramatizes France’s Muslim Dilemmas – Theodore Dalrymple
India’s Cow Vigilantes – Shashi Tharoor, Project Syndicate
China’s New Futuristic Commuter Bus – Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic
How the Ancient Olympics Dealt With Cheaters – Peter Jones, The Spectator
Deliveroo, an On-Demand Food Delivery Service, Raises $275 Million – Mark Scott, N.Y. Times
A Gentleman of Letters Competes with the Players – Ben Markovits, The Spectator
How Barcelona Is Taking City Streets Back from Cars – David Roberts, Vox
A Cheap, Easy Fix to Rio’s Sewage Problem – Olga Khazan, The Atlantic
I Thought I was British, Until I Took a DNA Test – Anthony Whitehead, The Spectator
Zika, Rio, and the Rising Health Hazards of Megacities – Joel Kotkin, New Geography

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TUESDAY EDITION

17 May AD 2016 3 Comments

Obvious 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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SATURDAY MORNING EDITION

9 April AD 2016

Why Are Two (2) Different Popes Telling Us to Read “Lord of the World”?

Fr. Robert Hugh Benson’s 1907 Dystopian Novel Turns Out To Be Prophetic?

by Colin O’Brien

of Aleteia

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – Michael Kirke, Mercatornet
The Arrogant Ignorance of the “Well-Educated” – Joseph Pearce
Cardinal Burke Responds to Notre Dame’s Scandalous Honor of Biden – Adam Cassandra
In Georgia’s Religious-Freedom Debate, Catholic Bishops Sit On the Sidelines – Phil Lawler
Defying Abortion Logic: A Prolife Teen Experience – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
How Did Christianity Become So Prevalent in South Korea? – Dave Hazzan, The Diplomat
The Point of Fasting Even When It’s Not Lent – Sherry Antonetti, Aleteia
No, the Limbo of Infants is Not Defined Catholic Dogma – Scott Eric Alt, Natl Cthlc Register
Crony Capitalism: Inefficient, Unjust, and Corrupting – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., Crisis Mgzn
Justice In Economics Is Not Socialism – Mark and Louise Zwick, The Distributist Review
Ambrosian Music for Eastertide – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love, The Apostolic Exhortation – Big Pulpit (April 8, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Sunday Update – Big Pulpit (April 10, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
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