Mercy

VVEDNESDAY LATE EXTRA

18 April AD 2018

Tom Evans Meeting Pope Francis (Credit: NCRegister.com from Tom Evans’ Facebook)

Pope Appeals for Alfie Evans & Vincent Lambert

. . .father of a 2-year old toddler at the center of battles between his parents & UK authorities to keep him alive appeals to the Holy Father for Alfie to receive care at the Vatican-run Bambino Gesù hospital in Rome. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

President Trump Slams Turkey’s Imprisonment of US Pastor – Joshua Gill, The Stream
The Heresy of Hell as Self-Inflicted – Charles Robertson, Crisis Magazine
Barbara Bush was One of the Very Best Americans – Matthew Walther, The Week
Hundreds of Priests Study Exorcisms at the Vatican – Chloe Langr, epicPew
The Obedience of Mary vs. Eve’s Disobedience – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand
Strange Times – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
How Technologically Advanced were People in Jesus’ Time? – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
Bishop Emeritus Foley of Birmingham Dies at 88 – Joseph Pronechen, NC Register
A Society Run by Atheist Scientists Would be Horrible – William M. Briggs Ph.D.
The Vatican Dissolves Thriving Order in Priestless Belgium – Marco Tosatti, One Peter 5
Giving God a Blank Check as a Vocation – Paul Kniaz, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: 4-yr-old Insists on Praying in Latin; Latin Resources for Kids? – Fr. Z’s Blog
AP’s Latest History Textbook Says Christians are Racists – Joshua Gill, The Stream
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

6 April AD 2018

“As the Churches Come Down All Around Me”

. . .churches come & churches go. They are means to an end. When there is need for a church, a church is built. When there is no need – or these days no desire – for a church, the church falls into desuetude & is usually overwhelmed by time, entropy, & other forces. . .

by Father John Zuhsldorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

The Hangman Comes for Pro-Lifers, Like Kevin Williamson – John Zmirak Ph.D.
A Tradition Unlike Any Other – Brandon McGinley, First Things
The Lion In Winter – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Why Christian Sexual Morality is Rejected – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine
The Mystery of the Two Tombs – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers Magazine
Edmund Burke on the Rage & Frenzy of the French Revolution – Bra. J. Birzer Ph.D.
Jesus & the Pharisees: an Extract from Ross Douthat’s ‘To Change the Church’ – CH
Quebec Bishops Discuss Ordaining Married Men – Veronique Demers, Catholic Herald
What Will Our Bodies Look Like after We’ve Risen from the Dead? – Anthony Pagliarini
‘Amoris Lætitia’ Remains Amorphous – Matthew E. Bunson, NC Register
Del Noce & The Left’s Dead End – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Secret North Korean Missionaries Share the Gospel – Joshua Gill, The Stream
My Prayer for Divine Mercy – Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand
Efforts Continue to Save Alfie Evans’ Life as Authorities Try to Kill Him – E. Pentin
Messenger of Divine Love – St. Gianna Molla’s Heroic Choice – Seton Magazine
Cronyism Fueled the Murder of a Slovak Journalist – Martina Bobulová, Acton
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MONDAY EDITION

6 February AD 2017

Rome Wakes Up to Find City Full of Anti-Pope Francis Posters

by Inés San Martín,

of Crux

A Bannon Apologia – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Iraqi Bp on Refugee Exec Order: Where Were Protesters When Christians Killed – McClarey J.D.
Maltese Church Once Defied Secularisation, Now Bishops Surrendered – William Oddie Ph.D.
Once Euthanasia Voluntary, It’ll Become Irresistible, Ask the Dutch – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Vetting the Executive Order – Robert P. George D.Phil. & Angela Wu Howard, First Things
Podcast: Is Secularism Losing Its Grip on France? – Madeleine Teahan, Catholic Herald
Fake News, Executive Orders, and Immigration – Caleb A. Verbois, The Dispatch
The Religious Liberty Front Line Today – Rod Dreher, TAC
A ‘Marshall Plan’ for Iraq: Rebuilding Christian Villages on the Nineveh Plains – Maria Lozano
Immoral Uses of Biotechnology, Even With Good Intentions, Nevertheless Evil – Rebecca Taylor
Catholics Bring Light to the Darkness of Opioid Addiction – Nicholas W. Smith, NC Register
Protecting Society w/o the Death Penalty – Cassandra Hackstock, Truth & Charity Forum

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CATHOLIC FRIDAY EDITION

9 September AD 2016

Why Pope Francis Is Wrong about Extending Mercy to Creation and the Environment

by Carl E. Olson

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Priestesses Again Allow Protestants to Define Who Catholics Are, Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
After Years of Service, Courage Director Takes on New Assignment – Catholic News Agency
Ye Old News Subject of Anglican Decline Gets Royal Treatment f/ The Economist – Ric. Ostling
L.A. Gathering Puts Reverent Catholic Liturgy at Heart of New Evangelization – Kevin J. Jones
20 Saints Who Were Also Cherished Friends – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
4 Biblical Principles That Show the Reality of Purgatory – John Martignoni, Natl Cth Register
Georgetown Univ. Is Right to Face Up to Its History of Slavery, But Not Like This – David Cowen
Stalled Vatican Financial Reforms Could Hurt Cause of Evangelization – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10 (But Not for the Sick & Disabled) – Mark Davis Pickup
It’s All About Love – Marissa Standage, Ignitum Today
Couples Who Adopt Are “Real Parents” – Christopher O. Tollefsen Ph.D., Public Discourse

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Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19

19 May AD 2016 13 Comments

No Power to Redefine Marriage

by Fr. Gerald E. Murray

of The Catholic Thing

Francis: “I Can Say: Yes, Period” – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Professor Thomas Stark Interviews Cardinal Burke on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
Love, Mercy, Justice: Communion for the Divorced & Remarried – Fr. Noah Carter, One Ptr 5
Cardinal Müller’s Remarks on Amoris Lætitia, Some Analysis – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
On Exhortation, Müller Resists and Fernández Reveals – Maike Hickson, One Peter 5
Does Amoris Laetitia Retreat from Absolute Moral Norms? – Richard A. Spinello, Crisis Mgzn
The “Amoris Laetitia” of Cardinal Müller – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Podcazt 146: Spinello: Does Amoris Laetitia Retreat from Absolute Moral Norms? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Amoris Laetitia, Beyond the Controversy – Luke Arredondo, Ignitum Today
Bp. Paul Hinder: Amoris Laetitia Unlikely To Have a Big Impact in the Muslim World – Asia News
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (May 17, 2016) click here.
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For the MONDAY EDITION (May 23, 2016) click here.
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FRIDAY EDITION

29 April AD 2016 3 Comments

Nearly 1 Million Sign Petition to Boycott Target: Will the News Media Quote Any of Them?

by Bobby Ross Jr.

of Get Religion

Once Deeply Catholic, Modern Scotland Needs a Theological Revival – Tracey Rowland, C.W.R.
Latin Figures in Property Dispute between Nuns and Katy Perry – Fr. Z’s Blog
Our Lady of the Mount Anjara, Jordan: A Miraculous Weeping Statue – David Clayton, N.L.M.
Distributism Is the Future (That Few People Want) – Joe Carter, Power Blog
Why Catholic, Why Not? – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
Flawed Study: Women Who Abort Their Babies Happier Than Those Who Don’t – LifeNews.com
Western Civ in the Crosshairs and A Glimmer of Hope – Paul Kengor Ph.D., The Dispatch
Did Washington Post Run a Sensitive Profile, or Just Transgender Propaganda? – Jim Davis, G.R.
In Defense of the ‘Doctors of the Law’ – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Warping Words: On “Hate” and “Mercy” – Nicholas Senz, Crisis Magazine
At U.N., Calls for Global Response to Christian Genocide – Catholic News Agency
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
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Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia

28 April AD 2016 9 Comments

Cardinal Kasper and the Progressive Wing of the Church of Germany Have Gotten What They Wanted

by Sandro Magister

of Chiesa

Is Editorial Mischief at Play in the Pope’s Exhortation? – Fr. Raymond de Souza, Cthlc Herald
For Francis, the Church’s Doctrine Is Subordinated to the Primary Value of Mercy – Fr. Z’s Blog
Bp. Ath. Schneider: All Church Members Have Duty to Ask for Authentic Interpretation – Fr. Z
PodCazt 145: Athanasius Schneider on ‘Amoria Laetitia’ – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Official response of Bishop Athanasius Schneider to Amoris Laetitia – Adfero, Rorate Cæli
Quæritur: If Orthodox Schismatics Can Receive Communion, Why Not Divorced/Remarried? – Z
E.W.T.N.’s ‘World Over’ Panel Highlights Concerns Over ‘Amoris Laetitia’ – Edward Pentin, Reg
Amoris Laetitia: The Key to the Francis Pontificate – Monica Migliorino Miller, Crisis Mgzn
Francis: “Read Presentation of Doc. by Crd. Schonborn” OK Your Holiness, We’ll Do That – Fr. Z
S.S.P.X.: Amoris Laetitia a “Victory of Subjectivism” – Maike Hickson, One Peter 5
Amoris Laetitia Is First & Foremost a Document Written for the New Evangelization – OSV
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
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For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (June 8, 2016) click here.
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

27 April AD 2016

The Internal Forum and Catholic Remarriage

by Howard Kainz, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

The Big Deal With Bathroom Laws – Gerard Nadal Ph.D., Catholic Lane
If the Vatican Goes Pacifist, What’s Next: Universal Celibacy? – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Strm
Recommended Reading for Your College-bound Teen – Richard Becker, Crisis Magazine
This Counseling Student Says He Was Expelled For His Christian Beliefs – Cthlc News Agency
USA Today: Do Private Schools w/ Doctrines Have a Right to the NCAA Brand? – Tr. Mattingly
The Drive for Vatican Reform Has Stalled – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Book Review: The Knights Who Took on Pirates, Sultans and Hitler – Michael Duggan, Cth Hrd
Encyclicals on Film: To the Wonder – Patrick Malone, Catholic Stand
Can Mercy Stand Alone? – Donald DeMarco Ph.D., National Catholic Register
Two (2) Sides of the Same Coin: The Annunciation & The Agony – Emma King, Ignitum Today
Planned Dependent Communities – David W. Cooney, The Distributist Review
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
For the ST. PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD MON. EDITION (April 25, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (April 27, 2016) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (April 28, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR THURSDAY EDITION (April 28, 2016) click here.
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MONDAY EDITION

25 April AD 2016

Born That Way? The Evolution of Humanity, Sex, and Gender

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg

Fr. Mike Schmitz, Forfeit Your Justice League Membership Card! – Alex R. Hey, Epic Pew
The New Religion of the Silicon Valley Elite – Ed West, Catholic Herald
For He That Eateth & Drinketh Unworthily, Eateth & Drinketh Judgment to Himself – Fr. Z
The Mother’s Day Gift List You’ve Been Looking For – Laura Guzman, The Cthlc Gentleman
Non-Judgmental Shepherds – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing
The Catholic Church Is “Crunchy”, Too – Julie Machado, Ignitum Today
The Black Hole of the Modern Campus Mind – Glenn Stanton, National Catholic Register
Mormons, Muslims, and Lazy Christians; Our Poor Witness – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Tdy
The Word Alone in Scripture; Multiple Solæ? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
How God’s Mercy Can Heal Your Wounds – Scott Eric Alt, National Catholic Register
On Video Games: The Good and the Bad – Paul Catalanotto, Crisis Magazine
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR SUNDAY EDITION (April 24, 2016) click here.
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For the MONDAY EXTRA (April 25, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
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TUESDAY EXTRA

5 April AD 2016

How The Church Failed Fishtown

by Stephen Schmalhofer

of First Things

Asia Bibi Sentenced To Death For Faith, But in the Vatican Her Case Is Taboo – Sandro Magister
The Hell of Sexual Abuse by Priests: Two Altoona-Johnstown Questions – Terry Mattingly, G.R.
How To Read The Exhortation of Desolation – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report
The Church Can’t Forget to Care for Faithful Couples, Too – Teresa Tomeo, O.S.V. Nwswkly
The Peasantry of the Future – John Médaille, The Distributist Review
The U.S. Military and the Catholic Faith: Authority – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
The Vatican Shouldn’t Sacrifice Persecuted Catholics For China Love – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
Abraham Lincoln on Mercy – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Church and the Moral Framework of the Economy – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing
If You Remember the Victims of Lahore – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
For the Mother Angelica, Queen of All Media post (April 3, 2016) click here.
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TUESDAY EDITION

6 October AD 2015 6 Comments

On Resistance: What are the Options?

by James Kalb

of Crisis Magazine

Oops! Watch M.S.N.B.C.’s Pro-Abortion Hit Job Backfire on Live T.V. – Joan F. Desmond
To Whom Do Children Belong? How Gay ‘Marriage’ Threatens Parental Rights – Moschella
The Repercussions of Divorce on a Child – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing
What Path Is God Calling Me To? – Fr. John Bartunek L. C., Catholic Spiritual Direction
Catholic Fantasy Football Draft – Tristan Rios, Epic Pew
The Grocery Line Love Story – Judith Costello, Catholic Stand
Two Keys to Understanding Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage – Fr. Anthony Gerber, PbT
The Duty of Parents – Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, The Catholic Gentleman
Personhood and Monkey Business – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers
Mexican Exorcist Among Sainthood Causes Advanced by Pope – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Striving for a Better Understanding of ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Why Outreach to the Divorced Is the Catholic Way – Susie Lloyd, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Embrace God’s Mercy, Today! – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
Marriage and Family – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph. D., Catholic Lane
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
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. . .father of a 2-year old toddler at the center of battles between his parents & UK authorities to keep him alive appeals to the Holy Father for Alfie to receive care at the Vatican-run Bambino Gesù hospital in Rome. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

. . .churches come & churches go. They are means to an end. When there is need for a church, a church is built. When there is no need – or these days no desire – for a church, the church falls into desuetude & is usually overwhelmed by time, entropy, & other forces. . .

by Father John Zuhsldorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

by Inés San Martín,

of Crux

by Zoe Romanowsky

of Aleteia

by Carl E. Olson

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

by Fr. Gerald E. Murray

of The Catholic Thing

by Bobby Ross Jr.

of Get Religion

by Sandro Magister

of Chiesa

by Howard Kainz, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg

by Stephen Schmalhofer

of First Things

by James Kalb

of Crisis Magazine