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SHROVE TVESDAY ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION

Snake Handling (Credit: Fr. Dwight Longenecker)

Anglicans, Lutherans & Snake Handlers

The news came in over the weekend that the Episcopal Diocese of Washington had voted to request that their liturgy be re-written to stop calling God “Father”. This report gives the wording of the motion

by Father Dwight Longenecker

25 Long Years, Women Made Priests in the Church of England – Fr. Jn. Hunwicke, FHME
The Statistics of the Ordinariates – Simon Dennerly, The Anglicanorum Cœtibus Soci. . .
More On Life in Post-Christian Britain – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
England has Hundreds of Forgotten Martyrs; Let’s Bring Them Back – Ste. Bullivant, CH
Wallis Simpson’s Marriage to Edward VIII was Miserable – Pamela Gwyn Kripke, NY Post
C of E Facing 3,300 Sexual Abuse Claims, Figures Reveal – Har. Sherwood, The Grdn
Our Lady of the Southern Cross Ordinariate Endorses A.C. Society – The Anglica. . .
US Episcopal Diocese Votes to Stop Using Masculine Pronouns for God – Fr. Hodges, LSN
Poll: Majority Episcopalians, Methodists & Presbyterians Support Abortion – Bilger, LN
Pakistan Catholics Raising $ for Victims of Terror Attack at Methodist Church – UCA
Elsewhere: A New Blog on Christianity & Cricket – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
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For the MONDAY EXTRA II (12 February, AD 2018) click here.
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TVESDAY ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION

Fr. Thomas Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke (Photo Credit: Public Domain via National Catholic Register)

How England Became Protestant

by Father Dwight Longenecker,

of the National Catholic Register

Cardinal Burke’s Smashing Buckfast Abbey Talk on Message of Fatima – Fr. Z’s Blog
Gunpowder Is Violent, But That’s How England Treated Catholics – Fr. Lucie-Smith, CH
Churches Merge, Close: We No Longer Live in Christendom – Jon. M. Pitts, The Balt. Sun
So What Did I Put Off Being an Anglican to Become Catholic? – Deborah Gyapong, ACSB
Who Are We?  Anglicans?  Ordinariaites?  Anglo-Catholics? . . . – Deborah Gyapong, ACSB
The Vicar on the Anglican Ordinariate – Fr. Humphrey Blytherington via Fr. Dwight. . .
Pope to Methodists: Reconciliation is More Than Talk, Needs Action – H. Brockhaus, CNA
Bishop Praises Anglican Ordinariate & Our Anglican Liturgy – Christopher Mahon, ACSB
Is There a Statistician in the (Catholic) House? – Fr. H. Somerville-Knapman O.S.B., Dma
Cardinal Newman’s Rules for Blogging – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Book Review, Great Christian Jurists in English History – Stephen F. Copp, Trnstlntc Blg

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Is There Hope for a United Methodist Church?

by Rebekah Simon-Peter

A Disunited Methodist Church – Paul T. Stallsworth, First Things
But. . .What Is a Verger? – Saint Gregory the Great Church
Walsingham’s Quiet Beauty Makes It the Ideal Shrine for England – Fr. Matthew Pittam, CH
The Near Loss of English Benedictine Hood – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman O.S.B., Dom. . .
Please! A Simple Version of the Anglican Ord. Office for Lay People – David Clayton, Claritas
Bishop S. Lopes on Ordinariate’s Missal & Gift of English Catholic Patrimony – P.J. Smith, Reg
The Protomartyr of the English Reformation: St. John Houghton – Stephanie Mann, NC Rgstr
How the CDF Created the Anglican Ordinariate – Peter Jesserer Smith, NC Register
The Beauty of Ordinariate Liturgy can Help Anglicans Embrace Catholicism – Fr. J. Bradley, CH
6 Years on, the UK Ordinariate Continues to Go Forward in Faith – Joanna Bogle, The CWR
Why is Pentecost called Whitsunday? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
For the TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (22 August AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (22 August AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (6 September AD 2017) click here.
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PRIME POLITICS THURSDAY EDITION

the-wilton-diptych-shows-richard-ii-dedicating-england-to-our-lady-as-her-dowryHow England Took Flesh: Can England Become the Dowry of Mary Once Again

by Edmund Matyjaszek,

of Catholic Herald

Scholarship As Propaganda – Rod Dreher
Trump Could Awaken the Sleeping Giant of American Catholic Unity – Austen Ivereigh, Crux
The Decline of Movement Conservatism and the Rise of the Alt-Right – Justin Dyer, Pblc Dscrs
Why Liberal Governing Elites Seek to Neutralize Social Issues – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
The Meaning of Donald Trump – R.R. Reno, Catholic Herald
Put Not Your Trust in Princes – Ryan Barilleaux, Crisis Magazine
Trump & Tolerance – Rod Dreher
The Revival of the Old Religious Right – Tiffany Stanley, Religion & Politics
Trump & Civic Empathy – Rod Dreher
The Election is Over — Now What? – Shane Schaetzel, Fully Christian
Love Your (Political) Enemies – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman
For the THURSDAY EDITION (17 November, 2016) click here.
For the THURSDAY EXTRA (17 November, 2016) click here.

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Brexit Aftermath

Brexit Veteran Brit Double Decker CampaignBritain Chooses to Brexit

by Edward Pentin

of the National Catholic Register

The Shock of the Referendum Could Signal a New Politics or Something Darker – Dan Hitchens
Is There a Religion Ghost in Brexit Victory for Angry Old Brits? – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion
Pope on Brexit: It’s the Will of the People, Peaceful Co-Existence Must be Guaranteed – Aleteia
Independent Britain Has to Fix Its Broken Family Culture – Carolyn Moynihan, Mercatornet
The Matter Is Decided Britain Is Leaving, So What Happens Now? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith
Bishops Call for Return of ‘Mutual Respect and Civility’ After Brexit Vote – Catholic Herald
Why Americans Shouldn’t Freak Out About Brexit – James Poulos, The Federalist
Calls in Italy, France, Netherlands, and Denmark for Referendums to Leave E.U. – Rob. Spencer
Brexit Wins! Cameron Resigns as U.K. Votes for Independence – Robert Spencer, J.W.
Hats off to the British for Brexit referendum – Sarah Stanley, PowerBlog
Brexit Wins! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
For the Orlando Jihadist Massacre:  What Truth (June 21, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR THURSDAY EDITION (June 23, 2016) click here.
For the ST. PETER & MUHAMMAD THURSDAY EDITION (June 23, 2016) click here.
For the CIVILIZATION THURSDAY EDITION (June 23, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE THURSDAY EDITION (June 23, 2016) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (June 24, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE FRIDAY EDITION (June 24, 2016) click here.
For the Orlando Jihadist Massacre Post Mortem post (June 24, 2016) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA (June 24, 2016) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (June 25, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR SATURDAY EDITION (June 25, 2016) click here.

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FRIDAY EDITION

The installation of Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia at St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich, which was constructed between 1882 and 1910 to designs by George Gilbert Scott Jr (Photo: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk)
The installation of Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia at St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich, which was constructed between 1882 and 1910 to designs by George Gilbert Scott Jr (Photo: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk)

The Bishop Who Brought the Church in the East of England to Life

by Francis Phillips

of the Catholic Herald

Young Nuns? It’s a Trend – Catholic News Agency
Father Spadaro’s Five Traits of Pope Francis’ Pontificate – Edward Pentin, Natl Cthlc Register
New Film Shows How St. JP2 II Defeated Communism & Freed a Continent – Joseph Pronechen
Books of Hours Online – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
U. of Notre Dame: No Compromise on Single-Sex Dorms for Transgender Student – Cassandra
Pro-Life Nurse Fired for Refusing to Participate in Abortions – Mauck & Baker, LifeNews.com
Demonic Ceremony for Opening of New Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland – Fr. Z’s Blog
Cardinal Robert Sarah Makes the Case for Christ-Centered Liturgy – The Editors, N.C. Rgstr
Some Choices You Don’t Get to Make: What’s Wrong with Me Before You – Jennifer Lahl, Pb Ds
The Metaphysics of the Bathroom – Robert R. Reilly Ph.D., The Catholic World Report
Meet the Papal Ninja Who’s Taking a Hit T.V. Show by Storm – Tonia Borsellino, N.C. Register
For the GOD & CAESAR WEDNESDAY EDITION (June 8, 2016) click here.
For the CIVILIZATION WEDNESDAY EDITION (June 8, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR FRIDAY LATE EDITION (June 10, 2016) click here.
For the FRIDAY LATE EXTRA (June 10, 2016) click here.

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SATURDAY MORNING EDITION

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by Dave Griffey

of Daffey Thoughts

10 More Great Movies About Priests – Kevin Di Camillo, National Catholic Register
Vatican Liturgy Chief Urges Priests To Celebrate Mass Facing East, Ad Orientem – Cthlc Herald
Your Ideal Woman on Paper: The Power of the List – Taylor Marshall Ph.D., Maccabee Society
Parishes Across Britain are Reviving May Processions in Honour of Mary – Fr. Matthew Pittam
Four Critical Principles for Catholic Fathers – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
Concerns Over Religious Freedom Help Sink LGBT Bills – Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency
Has the Vatican Cast Aside St. John Paul II’s Economic Wisdom? – Fr. Raymond de Souza, C.H.
“Amoris Laetitia” and Vatican II’s Project of Inculturation – R. Jared Staudt Ph.D., The CWR
English Summers and Catholic Pilgrims – Joanna Bogle, The Dispatch
Euphemisms For Killing – Wesley J. Smith J.D., First Things
Is Just War Theory Obsolete? – Andrew Latham, Crisis Magazine
For the ST. PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD MON. EDITION (May 23, 2016) click here.
For the SUNDAY MORNING EDITION (May 29, 2016) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (May 29, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (May 30, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (May 30, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (May 30, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR WEDNESDAY EDITION (June 1, 2016) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (June 2, 2016) click here.
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