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Pope Francis meets with Bangladesh’s bishops (Credit: Catholic News Service photo by Paul Haring via Catholic Herald)

The Pope’s Dramatic & Confusing Move on Communion

by Dan Hitchens,

of Catholic Herald

The Worst GOP Governor in U.S. for Funding Abortions w/Tax Dollars – Mic. Bilger, LN
We Are Not Living in the Last Days – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
There is No Compromise with Modernists on the ‘Gay’ Nativity Scene – Dv. Griffey, DTh
Forced to Bake a Cake Today, Assist Suicide Tomorrow – Wes. J. Smith J.D., Life News
Why Trust in the Clergy is Plummeting – Fr. Alex. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald
Fatima’s Sister Lucia Explains Why the Daily Rosary is a Must – Js. Pronechen, NC Rgstr
Ed Peters Provides Refreshing Clarity on Pope’s Letter to Argentinian Bishops – Fr. Z
Satan’s Achilles’ Heel: Woman – Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man
Univ. of Notre Dame: Prestige Over Truth? – Fr. Bill Miscamble C.S.C., The Irish Rover
Henry Joy Fynes-Clinton, Priest – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Sexual Scandal & Sin, Rejecting The Gifts of God – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand
Pro-Life Student Assaulted Outside Planned Parenthood – CNA/EWTN News
SCOTUS To Decide If Faith bt. You & God, Or You & Govt – J. Eastman, The Fdrlst
2nd London Council Considers Banning Vigils Outside Death Mills – Catholic Herald
Pope: Diplomatic Guideline in Continuity – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Don’t Forget Faithful in Iraq, Plead Local Christian Leaders – J. Shepherd, The Strm
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Rustic Looking Flag of Argentina Waving (Credit: Zastavki)

On the Appearance of the Pope’s Letter to the Argentine Bishops in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.,

of In the Light of the Law

via The American Catholic

Canceling Sunday Masses Before Christmas – Edw. N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., In the Light. . .
A New “Manifesto” in Rome Urging Prayers – Fr. Z’s Blog
Historical Ignorance, Moral Arrogance – Marc Barnes, First Things
Dialogue or Monologue? A Double Standard Inside the Catholic Church – N. Senz, TCT
New Study: Hormonal Birth Control Triples Risk Of Suicide – K. Harkness, The Fdrlst
How To Know & Deal With Heresy Today – Part I – Guy McClung Ph.D. J.D., TACatholic
Cormac McCarthy’s The Counselor: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn – Pat. Malone, Ct St
How Our Lady Helps Europe’s Migrant Crisis – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
As ‘African Moment’ Dawns in Global Catholicism, Kenya is Key – Jn. L. Allen Jr., Crux
Pope Warns: Those That Don’t Take Care of Grandparents Have No Future – P. Kosloski
Religious Exemptions Aren’t Special Privileges – Stephanie Barclay J.D., Public Dscrs
Will the Court Overturn Bad Precedents? – Stephen M. Krason Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Of Cakes, Coercion, and the Constitution – Thomas Acik J.D., The Imaginative. . .
Failed Rubio-Lee Amendment a Missed Opportunity – Alex Chediak, The Stream
For U.S. Catholics Concerned With Religious Liberty, Legal Battles Aren’t Enough – Rg
Patriarch Béchara Raï: My Trip to Saudi Arabia – Gianni Valente, Vat Ins via La Stampa
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Child at Homeschool (Credit: Pixabay via National Catholic Register)

Thinking About Homeschooling? Some Advice from a Pediatrician

by Marcia Segelstein,

of the National Catholic Register

Why JP2 & B16 Say “Start Your Purgatory Today” – Judy Landrieu Klein, Aleteia
Want to Nudge Someone Toward Holiness? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Appointment With Jesus at Adoration – Bill Zalot, National Catholic Register
Here’s How You Can Help the Holy Souls in Purgatory – Joseph Pronechen, NC Register
My Call As a Priest 2017 – Fr. Richard Heilmann, Roman Catholic Man
California’s Norbertine Canonesses Celebrate 20 Years in the Mountains – Graves, CWR
Reconstruction of St. Martin de Porres Face Reveals Humility & Charity – E. Balbín, Al.
Is Your Friend Considering a Vocation? Sssssh! – Fr. David Cartwright, Aleteia
Patience: The Virtue We All Need – Fr. Ed Broom, Catholic Exchange
Supporting Our Catholic Priests – Sean Morrisroe, Catholic Stand
Godparents: Faithful Examples to Their Spiritual Children – Judy Roberts, NC Register

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Andrea Grillo (Credit: Photo of Screenshot from Fr. Zs Blog)

Benedict & Sarah Hater Andrea Grillo Says: “Transubstantiation is Not a Dogma”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Dear Bishop Roche, On that ‘Ecumenical Mass’. . . – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke. . .
Cardinal Müller about Luther – Must Read! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Real but Dangerous: A Catholic Account of the 3 Kinds of Ghosts – ChurchPop
. . .Post Scriptum to Bishop Roche – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
5 Facts about Satan You May Not Know – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Demons – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Exclusive: How to Follow Your Vocation (& Go on Holiday) – Brice Sokolowski, Cth Fndrsr
2 November – All Souls, Indulgences, and You! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Canada: Doctors Report More Parents Wanting Assisted Suicide for Kids – Burger, Alet.
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Halloween – Foxfier, The American Catholic
Actually, You Can Fast from Technology – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Don’t Forget to Keep Praying for the Faithful Departed – Nicholas LaBanca, Cthlc Stand
University College Dublin Students Vote to Remove Pro-Life Pres. – Fr. M. Pittam, NCRg
Rescuing Vocations Through the Labouré Society – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
Pope Francis: In the Eucharist, We Receive the Grace to Love – CNA via The CWR
How to Contact an (Actual) Exorcist – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
For the Monday Revolution, Not Reformation Edition (30 October AD 2017) click here.
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Broken Rosary (Photo Credit: uCatholic)

How Do You Properly Dispose of Broken Rosaries & Other Blessed Items?

by Billy Ryan,

of uCatholic

Why Do Catholic Priests Wear Those Fancy Vestments? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Why Do Popes Change Their Names? – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Is Mary Praying the Rosary to Herself? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
A Short Devotional: Comfort Food, Heavenly Bread – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Vatican “Prime” – Pope Calls Synod for the Amazon – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
How to Fit Fundraising Into Your Catholic Faith – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
All That Catholic Stuff is Connected! – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Hey, Bachelors! Here’s a Saint for You – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Mapping One of the World’s Largest Landowners: The Church – Timothy Schuler, Curbed
The Unexpected Humor of St. Teresa of Avila – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
“Oh My God!”: Incorporating Exclamatory Prayer into Your Life – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand
How Los Angeles Catholics Help the Homeless – CNA Daily News via The Cthlc World Report
Pope Francis: You Can’t Spread God’s Love from an Armchair – Hannah Brockhaus, CNA

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Fr. Joseph Illo, pastoral administrator of Star of the Sea Parish in San Francisco (Photo Credit: Catholic News Service/Valerie Schmalz via Catholic San Francisco)

How the Eucharist Revived Our Parish

by Father Joseph Illo

of Catholic Herald

How to Destroy Catholicism in America – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing
Homosexualists “We’re Going to Punish the Wicked” – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Fr. James Martin Promotes the Rainbow-color Queer-Christ – Joseph Sciambra
Scientific American Magzine Regurgitates Ancient Anti-Catholicism – The American Catholic
The Lesson on Self-Sacrifice I Learned From a Seed my Father Planted – Michael Cretaro, CS
Jacinta and Francisco’s ‘Graces’ – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
How to Perfect Your ‘Thank You’ in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Are “Cyber Wars” Tearing the Church Apart?  – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Why the Rosary Works Wonders in Youth Ministry – Fr. Matthew Pittam, Catholic Herald
A Corrective to Buttiglione’s Recent Assertions on Canon Law – E. Peters J.C.D. J.D., CWR
Fastiggi & Goldstein vs. Shaw: Responses – Rorate Cæli
Catholic Justice: When the Church Should Not Defer to the State – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
Salve Regina, Hermann the Cripple & Christopher Columbus – D. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Boston College Amoris Lætitia Agitprop Workshop and Schrödinger’s Cat – Fr. Z’s Blog
Pope: Church Can Be Leading Voice for Protecting Youth Online – Elise Harris, CNA via NCRg
Black Lives Really Mattered to St. Peter Claver – Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine
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Mystic Maria Esperanza (Photo Credit: Catherine Ball via YouTube)

Meet a Modern-day Mystic Who’s Been Compared to Padre Pio

by Philip Kosloski,

of Aleteia

Why Adoration is More Complete than Meditation – Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson, Aleteia
Why is the Gospel Read from the Left Side of the Altar? – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
The Benefits of Living in a Small House With a Family – Susanna Spencer, NC Register
St. Michael in the Apocrypha – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Indefectibility: Does God Protect His Church from Doctrinal Error? – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Who Were the First 4 Doctors of the Catholic Church? – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
Eucharistic Sacrifice: The Witness of the Church Fathers – Dave Armstrong, BEfC
Is Using a Hymn & Antiphon Together, at Entrance, etc., Appropriate – Adam Bartlett, AM
5 Birds and Their Symbolism in Christian Art – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Creative Catholic: Robert R. Reilly – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The CWR
Blessed Maria of the Angels: Joyful Martyr of the Spanish Civil War – Sarah Metts, CE
20 Years Armigerous! – Fr. Guy Selvester, Exarandorum
Encountering Christ’s Love in the Sacraments – Douglas G. Bushman S.T.L., H&PR
Extending Mercy in Forgiveness – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Catholic Exchange
Persecution: The Eighth Beatitude – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
The Purpose & Place of Poetry Today: An Interview with Dana Gioia – Carl E. Olson, The CWR
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They Knocked Him to the Ground, but All He Cared about was the Eucharist

by Inma Alvarez

of Aleteia

The Creative Catholic: Dawn Eden Goldstein – K.V. Turley, The Catholic World Report
In Raleigh, The Church Has Arrived – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
Egyptian Mummy Bears Tattoo of a Christian Saint – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
A Timely Review, Including the Ultimate Priest Gift – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Human Suffering? – Dylan Jedlovec, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Avoiding Envy & Learning Acceptance in Suffering – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
NLM: Useful Study of Creation of the Novus Ordo Lectionary – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Benedict XVI Wrote ‘Summorum Pontificum’ – Chris Carstens, NC Register
Why I Love Being Catholic: Part I & Part II – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand
Using the Means at Hand for Spiritual Growth – Fr. Joseph Koterski S.J., Hmltc & Pstrl Rvw
Being Spiritually Active in Everyday Life – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
Summorum Pontificum & the Growth of Religious Life Part I & Part II – Fr. S.M. Manelli F.I.
Whatever Happened to the Twelve Apostles? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
“Going My Way” and the Attraction of Beauty – Nicholas Senz, The Dispatch via The CWR
Do We Have to Like the Saints? – Anne Maloney, Crisis Magazine
Tristan and Isolde and the Three in One – David Torkington, Catholic Stand

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Parish Starts ‘Ad Orientem’, Parishioner Whines, Pastor Responds

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis: The Struggle Behind the Curtains – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
You Went to the Wedding, Now What? – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
3 Powerful Sacramentals to have in Your Home – Phillip Kosloski, Aleteia
Gloria Purvis on What the Church is Doing Right & Where Parishes can Improve – Fr. Guilbeau
Bishop Pat. McGrath’s Lacking Letter on Sacramental Service – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D.
Why Traditional Priestly Cassocks are Making a Comeback – Msgr. Charles Pope, NC Register
Do We Still Care for the Well Being of Priests? – Fr. Ray Blake, Fr Ray Blake’s Blog
Beautiful Video from a Drone Flying Over Lourdes – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Fifty Years of Friendship with Cardinal Pell – George Weigel, The Dispatch via The CWR
Anti-Christian Persecution Gaining Strength in Ireland & Britain – Dónal O’Sullivan-Latchford
Annulments: A Concession to Human Weakness – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Doctors Boycott British Medical Assoc. Over Abortion Vote – Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald
Roman Concrete, the Roman Rite, and You – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Our Large Family is a Sign of God’s Blessing – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
Rise in Priest Suicides Prompts Call for Helpline in Ireland – Catholic News Agency
The Falling Away of Humanity from Experiencing God Through Nature – Thomas Clements, IT

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The Most Straightforward Verse About the Eucharist in the Bible

by Tim Staples

of Catholic Answers Magazine

Father Scalia’s Primer on Handing Down the Faith Whole and Entire – Fr. C. John McCloskey
A Kicking and Screaming Conversion Story – Sarah Reinhard, National Catholic Register
The Poets Who Unexpectedly Lead Us to God – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Taking Aquinas Seriously – Edward Feser Ph.D., First Things
The Young Girl & the Sea: St. Thérèse of Lisieux – Brother Joseph M. Hagan O.P., Dmncn
The Fifth Beatitude: Mercy – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Corpus Christi 2017 Photopost Part II & Part III – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Why You Should Make a Retreat – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register
The Power in a Penance – John Buri Ph.D., Homiletic & Pastoral Review
The 16th Century’s Saintly Six – Susan Klemond, National Catholic Register
Love and Joy are Found in the Sacred Heart, Not in Sin – Deacon Jonathan Howell, NC Rgstr
St. Benedict and the Spirit of Community – Jessica Archuleta, Catholic Exchange
What Kind of Thing is Authority? – John Paul Meenan, Crisis Magazine

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If We Got it Wrong, We Got it Wrong From the Beginning on the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist

by Dan Byron

of Catholic Stand

The Mormon Fallacy – Mike Carlton, Integrated Catholic Life™
“Quasi-Parish” Priests – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Three Hard Sayings that Challenge Modern Sensibilities – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
Fr. Jim Martin “Canonizes” Sr. Jeannine Gramick – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Fr. Gerald Murray on 1 Year After ‘Amoris Lætitia’: The State of the Question – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Value of Time Spent in Overcoming Temptations – Fr. P.J. Michel, Catholic Exchange
If Your Life is Utterly Ordinary, You Might Well be on the Right Track – Bro. Henderson S.D.S.
Secrets of the Saints: The Forgotten Spiritual Power of Fasting – ChurchPop
Spiritual Healthy Living Today – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
Don’t Judge Your Brother, and Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Sin – Angelo Stagnaro, NC Register
Official Latin Version of ‘Amoris Lætitia’ Promulgated in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis – Fr. Z
How Much Do You Know About Cardinals? – Shaun McAfee O.P., National Catholic Register
Hope and Why the Little Things Matter in the Big Picture – Scott Nolan, Catholic Stand
The Spiritual Reason Why Artists Depict Saints with a Crown – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
“The Lord Asks Us To Carry On” – On Pope’s Jubilee, “Hope Is Without Walls” – Rocco Palmo

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A Little Elementary . . . No; Intermediate . . . Latin

by Father John Hunwicke

of Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

Archdiocese of Military: Better to Have No Priests than Traditional Ones – Brian Williams, LG
Disaster in Germany Leads to Massive Parish Crisis Closures – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Doctrinal Anarchy’ as Bishops’ Conflicting Positions on Amoris Lætitia Show – Edward Pentin
The Church has Succumbed to a Secularist Ideology Which is Destroying the West – Fr. Z’s Blog
How to Sanctify Your Daily Duties Through the Eucharist – John A. Kane, Catholic Exchange
Why Priests Are Men – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
How to Raise 1 Billion Dollars for Catholic Charities – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Hurray! Another Synod (“Walking Together”) of Bishops! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Vatican Pro-Life Academy Defends Appointment of Pro-Abortion Nigel Biggar – Dan Hitchens
Cardinal Sarah: Priests ‘Demean’ Gay People by Not Calling Them to Chastity – Catholic Herald
Dymphna’s Road – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Making an Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart – Fr. Jeff Loseke S.T.L., Pelican’s Breast
If You Like Gregorian, You Will Love Visigothic Chant – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Why Do Catholics Call Priests “Father”? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Pope Picks Secretary for Dicastery on Integral Human Development – CNA via The CWR
As Iraqi Christians Await Deportation, Bishop Points to Suffering Body of Christ – CNA via CWR
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