Martyrdom

FRIDAY EDITION

Headline Catholic News & Punditry:
Vatican Puts 35 Catholic ‘Martyrs of Kandhamal’ in India on Road to Sainthood – The Reg
Unprecedented Since V2: Schneider Issues Canonical Catechism Against Modern Errors – 1P5

Pope Francis’ Rehabilitation of the Sexual Predator Rupnik:
Transfer of Predator Priest Rupnik is an Epic Fail for Synodality – Elizabeth Scalia at OSV
Victim of Rupnik Utterly Condemns Papally-sponsored Whitewashing of Scandal – 7Margens/CC
Father Marco Rupnik, Accused of Abuse & Returned to Ministry: A Timeline – CNA via The Reg

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Bishops to Push Back on ‘Discernment of Controversial Issues’ – The Pillar
When They Say It is Not About Redistribution of Power, It Is – Fr. Z’s Blog
Do Synod Doubters Really Trust the Holy Spirit? – Richard P. Maggi, Esq., at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalizing Women’ Will Not Solve Problems – CNA/The Reg

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Possible Eucharistic Miracle at California Marian Retreat Goes Viral – Catholic Vote
2.  USA: The Country the Mother of God Called “Wild” – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
3.  Franciscans Who Know Not Francis – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
4.  A Simple Strategy for Staying Catholic in These Dark Times – S. Schaetzel/Real Clear Catholic
5.  What Liberals Don’t Understand About Men & Marriage – W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D., et al.
6.  Forbes Gives Top-Rating to a Remote Catholic Liberal Arts Program – M. Snow/Catholic Vote
7.  Pope Francis Appoints Long-standing Parish Priest as New Zealand Bishop – CNA/The CWR
8.  Academic Biretta, Not a Liturgical Biretta (end of post) – Fr. Z’s Blog
9.  Priest Unveils the Catholic Roots of Halloween: Is it Still Okay to Celebrate? – Church Pop
10.  Islam & the West? The Dilemma of Young Ahmed – Spe Salvi Institute

Next-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  Did the Church Punish Galileo? – Get Fed™
12.  The ‘Cave Church’ A Sign Of Hope In The Middle East – Paul Marshall at Religion Unplugged
13.  Thirty Years On, the Lessons of ‘Veritatis Splendor’ are Being Ignored – Fr. A. McCarthy
14.  Pastor Says New Co-cathedral on Isle of Man will Feature ‘Flavor of Manx’ – Ch. Collins/Crux
15.  The Left’s Planned Destruction of the Judeo-Christian World – Bienenfeld/American Thinker
16.  New Memoir Tells Story of Real Life Father Stu – Madalaine Elhabbal at Catholic Vote
17.  Is “Blessing” the Sinner also an Approval of Sin? It Depends. . . – D. Knapp/The Latin Right
18.  Have You Heard of “Our Lady of Old Silverware”? Thérèse Had – Valdemar de Vaux at Aleteia
19.  The Origin of the Carthusian Rosary – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
20.  The Religion of Global Climate Change – Michael Pakaluk at The Catholic Thing

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Reading the Word & Feeding the Soul with Philosopher Peter Kreeft – Ken. Craycraft/The CWR
Pope Francis Says No to Women Priests, Deacons: Holy Orders Is Reserved for Men – Paul Bois
The Baroque: The Central Era of Western Culture – Michael De Sapio at The Imaginative. . .
Islam & Christian Realism – Francis X. Maier at The Catholic Thing
The Spanish Custom of Vesting Statues – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Preparing For Your Visit to Lourdes – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Notre Dame Defends University-Backed Drag Show Under Guise of Academic Freedom – Fdlrst
Prefaces, II – Fr. John Hunwick at Mutual Enrichment
Salvation: Endgame – John Brundage at Integrated Prayer
Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
The Treasured Past Is the Future – Rebecca Hopersberger at Crisis Magazine
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Proposed Federal Foster Care Rule Discriminates against Christians – Arielle Del Turco
What You Need To Know! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
The Civic Responsibilities of Liberal Education – Lee Trepanier, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Pope Chastisement Continues to Troll Us – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Great Moments in Cinema: Because They Want to Believe – D.R. McClarey/The American Catholic
The Slavery of Dogma? – Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson at The Catholic Thing

War in the Middle East:
South Lebanon is a ‘Volcano in Motion,’ & Christian Villages Do Not Sleep – Kattar/CNA/The Reg

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SVNDAY MORNING EDITION

Jesus & the Fig Tree (Credit: Screen Shot from Catholic Answers Magazine)

Why Does Jesus Curse the Fig Tree?

. . .the fig tree isn’t a moral agent.  It’s not self-aware.  & it’s not being punished.  Rather, the fig tree is an obvious reference to Israel’s spiritual sterility. . .

by Joe Heschmeyer,

of Catholic Answers Magazine

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
When ‘Faith Alone’ Meets ‘Scripture Alone’ – D.M. Beaumont Ph.D., Cthlc Answrs Mgzn
Chastity is a Boy’s Best Friend – Thomas J. Nash, The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Rprt
The Interior Life & Excessive Work – Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, Catholic Exchange
Being Our Brother’s Keeper Requires Moral Judgment – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
12 Famous People Who’ve Relied on the Virgin Mary – Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia
What You Need to Know about the Norbertines – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
A Visual Guide to 3 Types of Christian Martyrdom – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
A Look at the Fruits of the Holy Spirit – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Was John the Baptist Born Free of Original Sin? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Men & Women and the Authority of God – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand
How the Blessed Mother Encourages Her Little Ones – Suellen Brewster, Catholic Stand
God: Eternity, Free Will, & the World – Dennis Bonnette Ph.D., Strange Notions
Marking Time With Meaning – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Convivium
Defending Rebirth by Water – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
Child of God – Noel Ethan Tran, Ignitum Today
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time

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WEDNESDAY CHRISTMASTIDE EDITION

Martyrs Know Apostasy Can Not Be Justified: Martin Scorsese’s Silence Makes St. Thomas More Roll Over in His Grave

by John Paul Meenan,

of Crisis Magazine

The Creative Catholic: George Weigel – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Rprt
Prayer is Not Worship: Saintly Intercession – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Book Pick: Natural Law’s Necessity – Fr. C. John McCloskey, National Catholic Register
Volunteering: Why You Don’t; Why We Need You – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Documentary Hypothesis – Todd Aglialoro, Catholic Answers
The Christmas Story in an Era of Irrational Skepticism – Amir Azarvan, Crisis Magazine
New CRS Chairman: Catholic Relief Services Brings Hope to World – Peter Jesserer Smith
Greccio and The First Crib – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Acts of Kindness, the Goodness of People & Lessons Learned – Randy Hain, Intgrtd Cth Life™
We Remain Works In Progress – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
The Castro Regime: Repression of the Rights to Life and Liberty – Jonathan Abbamonte, C.L.

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Study on Same-Sex Parenting Promptly Ignored

by Matthew Archbold,

of the Creative Minority Report

Why the Reform of the Reform is Not the Solution – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Why Do “Auxiliary Bishops Still Exist” – Liborius Lumma, Pray Tell
The Fixer Upper Witch-Hunt and What We Must Now Do – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Walmart Earns 100% Homosexual Approval Rating on Homosexual Gps. Corp. Scorecard – LS
The Blood of One Martyr Inspires Another – Stephanie Mann, National Catholic Register
Where Can “Mutual Enrichment” Really Take Us? – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Lit Mov
Medieval Masterpieces in Modern Manhattan – Angelo Stagnaro, N.C. Register
Patton’s Weather Prayer – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Persons or Property? Celebrity Embryo Lawsuit Escalates – Anne Hendershott, The Dispatch
Euthanasia Movement Sells Assisted Suicide to the Depressed – Judie Brown, Catholic Lane
The Real Fundamental Option: Living as a Child of God – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand

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