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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
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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
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (9 October AD 2017) click here.
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Eucharistic Adoration (Photo Credit: Catholic Spiritual Direction)

One Thing Adoration

by Kristin Aebli

of Catholic Spiritual Direction

Is God Gaslighting Me? – Aurora Griffin, National Catholic Register
My Conversion Story – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Accepting the Gift of Suffering – Philip Hawley Jr. M.D., The Catholic Thing
An Old Documentary on Monastic Life – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Western U.S. Religious Communities that Welcome Visitors – Jim Graves, Natl Cthlc Register
How a Priest was Changed by Learning the Traditional Latin Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Key to Finding Balance for a Happy, Holy, Catholic Life – ChurchPop
Forgiveness — A Decision, Not A Feeling – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Intgrtd Cthlc Life™
When to Speak, When to Listen – Patrick Madrid, Catholic Answers Magazine
You Duped Me O Lord! – Carol Monaco, Catholic Stand
Forgiveness From the Heart: Why & How? – Fr. Nnamdi Moneme O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
Bishop Morlino on Beauty in the Liturgy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Sacred Vestments from Hungary – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
The Gift of Fortitude – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Interview with Dr. Kwasniewski at O Clarim: The Mass of all the Catholic Centuries – Nw Lt Mv
Vatican Insider’s Special Guest: Bishop Silva of Honolulu – Joan Lewis, Joan’s Rome

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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

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The Priest is Alter Christus (Photo Credit: Fr. Z’s Blog)

Wherein Fr. Z Rants. . . About and to Diocesan Priests

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

5 Classic Catholic Jokes – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Avoiding Embarrassing Situations Receiving Holy Communion – Fr. Roger Landry, ICL™
Poor Catechesis on Homosexuality Left Most Catholics Unable to Defend Church – OSV
Cardinal Ouellet Denounces ‘Alarmist’ Interpretations of Amoris Lætitia – Cth Nws Srv via CH
Holy Land Christians Condemn Wave of Church Desecrations – Cthlc Nws Srvc via Cthlc Hrld
What We Can Learn About Near-Death Experiences – Catherine Mendenhall-Baugh, TaChF
Eucharistic Real Presence: Luther’s Magnificent Defense – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Evid. . .
Pow! 5 Catholic Comic Book Heroes – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Walking the Dogma – Carl E. Olson, Catholic Answers Magazine
6 Amazing Facts About St. Vincent de Paul – Laura Hensley, epicPew
3 Prayers of an Exorcist That can Drive Out Evil – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Occult, Evangelicalism & My Conversion Part I, Part II, Part III & Part IV – D. Armstrong, BEfC
Yes, Silence About Sin Can Itself Be a Sin – ChurchPop
Why Witchcraft can Never be Used to Accomplish Good – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
Love Gives Suffering Reason and Purpose – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
The Simplicity of Saint Vincent de Paul – Sarah Metts, Catholic Exchange
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (27 September AD 2017) click here.
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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

The Priest at Eucharistic Adoration

by Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

of New Liturgical Movement

Miracle Statue of Mary Survives Hurricane Harvey Destruction, Gives Hope – ChurchPop
Why Fr. Spadaro Owes an Apology to Half of All American Christians – Thomas R. Ascik, CWR
England Celebrated Defeat of Spanish Armada by Executing English Catholics – S. Mann, Reg
Reader Feedback & a Lesson about Rash Judgment – Fr. Z’s Blog
How an ‘Irreversible’ Claim Might be Reversed – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
What is the Best Translation of St. Augustine’s “Confessions”? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Pope Francis, His Ostpolitik & the Issue of History – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Truman’s Decision Was the Best of the Bad Options Available – Deacon James H. Toner, Crisis
Want Converts, Be Uncompromising as Blessed Dominic Barberi – Fr. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Quæritur: 1965 Missal at Fontgombault – Fr. Z’s Blog
Where the Papacy Is Hidden in the Old Testament – ChurchPop
Heroic Priest Kayaks Into Flood to Offer Mass for Stranded by Hurricane Harvey – ChurchPop
Secrets to a Grace Filled Marriage: Humility & a Sense of Humour – Melanie Jean Juneau, CS
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Prudent Judgment – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (4 September, AD 2017) click here.
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Falsely accused by Philly DA Seth Williams: Catholic teacher Bernard Shero

Falsely Accused Catholic School Teacher Finally Released from Prison; Media Silent

by David F. Pierre, Jr.

TheMediaReport.com

Does Jesus Leave a Loophole for Divorce in Matthew 19:9? – Fr. Richard Heilman, RCMan
Five Proofs Is Out – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Fr. Aidan Nichols: ‘Amoris Lætitia’ has Led to an “Extremely Grave” Situation – Fr. Z’s Blog
Show Tune Priest Sings Eucharistic Prayer – Fr. Z’s Blog
Richmond’s Bishop DiLorenzo Passes Away at Age 75 – CNA via National Catholic Register
How About This? “Cradle Catholics Should Speak Less, Listen More” – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Is True Freedom? – Paul Kniaz, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: Priest Took Ill at Homily, Another Priest Took Over – Fr. Z’s Blog
Melbourne Archbishop: I’ll Go to Jail Before I Break the Seal of Confession – Chloe Langr, eP
Top 5 Must-Have School Supplies for Every Catholic Kid – Mary Jo Gerd, ChurchPop
Why Mary’s Queenship Matters – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand
No, Pope Francis Did Not Beatify Roberto Clemente – CNA via The Catholic World Report
My Flock at the Edge of the World – Abbot Hugh Allan, Catholic Herald
Let Christ Rip The Rug Up From Under You – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Video: Pius XII Declaring the Dogma of the Assumption – Fr. Z’s Blog
Claire’s House to Welcome Trafficking Victims – Jim Graves, OSV Newsweekly
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (21 August, AD 2017) click here.
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Portrait by Jakob Schlesinger, Berlin, AD 1831

The Philosopher Who Poisoned German Theology

by C.C. Pecknold

of Catholic Herald

‘Ecumenism of Hate’: EWTN and the Register – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, NC Register
Ed Peters Schools Austen Ivereigh about “Converts” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Pope Benedict’s Red Thread – Martin Mosebach, First Things
Quæritur: Not Adding Water to Chalices for Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
Come, Let Us Adore Him – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
Whence The Convert Problem? – Marco Tosatti, First Things
Therese of Lisieux: Brevity of Life, Glory of Heaven, Beauty of Suffering – Dan Burke, CSD
The Still Small Voice of God: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
Combatants, Non-Combatants & Double Effect – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine
Why We Have To Evangelize – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Can a Computer have a Soul? Theology of Sci-Fi, Redux 2 – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Cth Scientist
When JPII Met a Guitarist with No Hands – J-P Mauro, Aleteia
Gene Editing: Unmoored Science – The Editors, National Catholic Register
The True Dignity of Education – Bishop James D. Conley, Southern Nebraska Register
Mexico is the Most Violent Latin American Country for Priests – Catholic News Agency
Vatican: Pope Orders Belgian Catholic Charity to Cease Offering Euthanasia – E. Pentin, Reg
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (16 June AD 2017) click here.
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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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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

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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