Priesthood

FRIDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Mary McAleese with President Obama (Photo Credit: Wikipedia via WhiteHouse.gov)

Are We Reading the Same Code Mary McAleese?

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

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Seminarians Pursue Holy Orders After Earning a Ph.D. – Nicholas Wolfram Smith, NC Reg
Did This Spanish Nun Bi-locate to Texas? Vatican Aims to Find Out – CNA via The CWR
Clerical Celibacy: Hostile Protestant Commentary & Catholic Replies – Dave Armstrong, BefC
The Journey Home Celebrates its 20th Anniversary w/ Special Episode – Sh. McAfee, epicPew
Pope Appoints New Under-secretaries to CDF & Congregation for Clergy – CNA via The CWR
Ryan Anderson to Join Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville as Visiting Fellow – CNA via The CWR
How to Find More & More & More Donors (& Then Even More) – Brice Sokolowski, Cth Fndrsr
Rome – Day 3: Summorum Pontificum 10 Years Onward! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Luther’s Disgust Over Protestant Sectarianism & Radical Heresies – Dave Armstrong, NC Reg
Catholic Street Evangelists Proclaim the Gospel to Portland & Beyond – Anna Abbott, NC Reg
The Dogma Lived Loudly Within Mary and the Other Saints Too – Justin McClain, NC Register
We Need More Politicians Who are Brave, Catholics in UK Say – CNA via The CWR
God was Present, and So Were Rescuers – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
The Parable of the Merciless Servant (Sun. Mass Readings Explained, Video) – Pitre Ph.D., TSP
Athletic Spirituality and Competition, Part I – Cameron Edman, Catholic Stand
Australian Bishops Call for Month of Prayer Ahead of ‘Same-sex Marriage’ Vote – CNA via CWR
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What Catholics Lost When They Started Tearing Down Their Great Altars

by Dominic Lynch

of The Federalist

The Crisis of Priestly Vocations: Good Advice from a Smart Priest – Fr. Z’s Blog
It’s Time For Political Incorrectness – Tom Collingwood, Catholic Stand
A Cardinal’s Implausible Defense of Amoris Lætitia – Richard A. Spinello, Crisis Magazine
Suffer from Anxiety, Need to Know Most Repeated Advice in the Bible – Patty Knap, Aleteia
Tradition & Vocations: Interview with Fr. Robert Pasley of Mater Ecclesiae – B. Williams, LG
Are Catholic Converts Too Conservative, Talkative & Neurotic? – Carl E. Olson, NC Register
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Investitures & Professions of 8 Benedictine Sisters in Missouri – P.A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
Catholic Owner Opens Furniture Stores to Hurricane Harvey Homeless in Houston – ChrchPp
Masses Halted but Small Miracles Continue in Flooded Texas Parish – Jim Graves, NC Register
Age of Statue-smashing, Catholics Must Defend Sacred Images – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Cornhusker for Christ: Making the Catholic Case in Downtown Lincoln – Brian Fraga, NC Rgstr
EWTN Launches Studio Near Walsingham Shrine in England – Elise Harris, CNA via NC Rgstr
Of Cell Phones, Sanctity & Cervical Spines: A Marian Range of Motion – Rick Becker, NC Rgstr
The Cost of Discipleship: 22nd Sun. Reading Explained in Ord. Time – Jn. Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
In Harvey’s Wake, All Hands On Deck – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

8 Incredible Catholic Online Programs You Should Know About

by Matt Vander Vennet

of epicPew

Philadelphia Seminary Sees Uptick in Enrollment – Catholic News Agency, NC Register
Omnium Gatherum – of Deaconettes, Shoes & Consecrations – Fr. Z’s Blog
Australian Jesuit Schools Challenge Church Teaching on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Catholic Herald
Eyewitness Account of Struggle Over Post-Conciliar Liturgical Reform – Fr. Z’s Blog
Ask Tony: Did the Pope Declare Liturgical Reform “Irreversible”? – Anthony S. Layne, CS
“Dunkirk on the Bayou” – Houston Parish Flooded – Video – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Hurricane Harvey Flooding Takes Lives of Two SSPX Parishioners [Updated] – Rorate Cæli
Why We Should Stop Apologizing for Our Faith – Alaine DeSantis, Catholic Stand
The Heroic Nuns Who Lost Their Lives in the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 – Hattrup, Aleteia
Rays of Lights Amid Flooded Houston’s Gloom – Kathleen Naab, National Catholic Register
The Pope’s Myanmar Visit — What’s In Play? – Edward Pentin, NC Register
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
2 Saints & a Psalm to Invoke in Bad Weather – Kathleen N. Hattrup, Aleteia
Given Forum Affirms Young Women in Christ’s Love – Nicholas Wolfram Smith, NC Register
Hurrican Harvey Aftermath: Neighbors in Action – Editorial Board, OSV Newsweekly
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (4 September, AD 2017) click here.
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SVNDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

From Addiction to Ordination: A Homeless Man’s Journey to Priesthood

from Catholic News Agency

via The Catholic World Report

4 Key Steps to a Spiritually Powerful Hour of Eucharistic Adoration – ChurchPop
Were St. Peter & the Other Apostles Celibate? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
What to Do When the Devil Attacks – Wendy McMahon, Catholic Stand
Why I Call Myself a ‘Gelateria Catholic’ – Massimo Faggioli, Catholic Herald
Lost Latin Gospel Commentary Found & Free Online – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Pg
Why Are Priests Called Father? – Fr. William Saunders, Catholic Exchange
Catholicism in the Modern World – Fr. Thomas Joseph White O.P., First Things
Liturgy is When a Man Performs a Public Ritual – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing
Returning to Beauty in Church Design – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
This Pious Tradition Rewards Mothers of Priests for Their Many Sacrifices – P. Kosloski, Aleteia
A Practical Commentary on St. Teresa’s Way of Perfection – Anthony Lilles, Cthlc Sprtl Drctn
Peter & the Keys – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Catholic Exchange
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Benedict XVI & Plato on Music in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition – David Clayton, NLM
The Biblical Basis for the Papacy: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
Changing the World Means Growing in Holiness – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
A 12th Century Letter to the Artist – Deacon Lawrence, Claritas
For the TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (5 September AD 2017) click here.
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MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

Advice to a Young Priest

by Father George W. Rutler, S.T.D., Th.D.

of Crisis Magazine

“Sensus Fidei” & Fr. James Martin – Gregory Martin, First Things
David Hume and the Shroud of Turin – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Urgent: For Priests & God’s Plan For Life – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wherein a Popular Beer is Renamed to Honor Priests – Fr. Z’s Blog
5 Amazing Facts About the House of Loreto – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Who Are the Barbarians? – Don DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
What Makes Vivaldi Unique Among Composers? He was a Priest – CNA via The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
There Is Power In The Act of Contrition – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
Resurrection & Reversion: How a Deist Became a Theist, Part II – Alex Woke, Catholic Stand
My Catholic Conversion (Radio Interview w/ Al Kresta) – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Eviden. . .
The Dwelling of Faith, Hope, and Love – Deacon Greg Lambert, Catholic Stand
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (7 August AD 2017) click here.
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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

When Bishops Refuse to Ask the Right Questions on Why Seminaries are Empty

by Daniel Attard

of Regina Magazine

HIV, Gay Marriage, and the Crisis in Male Homosexuality – Joseph Sciambra
Quotes Suitable for Framing: Anthony Esolen – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Catholic
Are There Animals in Heaven? – Nada Mazzei, Catholic Stand
When the Ghost of Gene Roddenberry Designs a Church – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
“Game of Thrones“ – Sister Helena Burns F.S.P., Hell Burns
Fr. de Souza Responds to Responses about Reconciliation Both Forms of Latin Rite – Fr. Z’s Blg
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Busting the Myth of the Tridentine Mass – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
On the Temptation and Fallacy of “On-Going Revelation” – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The CWR
Why Do Monks Have Strange Haircuts? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Anglican Patrimony Groups – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Spadaro’s American Christian Straw Man – Stefano Gennarini, The Stream
How a College Mission Trip Inspired a Coffee Business – Catholic News Service via The CWR
The Idea of a Catholic University 50 Years After Land O’Lakes – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis
lit: Catholicism for Young Adults – T.J. Burdick O.P., Dominican Institute
A Filipina Who Promoted the Feminine Genius before John Paul II Did – Simone Lorenzo

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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Female Altar Servers Up, Ordinations Down

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Land O’Lakes at 50: Catholic Universities Cave to Culture – Anthony Esolen Ph.D., NC Rgstr
Parry and Riposte Over Jesuit James Martin’s Defense of Homosexuality – Fr. Z’s Blog
Mass “Facing the People” and Priest Control Freaks – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Cardinal Müller: Benedict XVI was ‘Disappointed’ at My Removal – Catholic Herald
The Church in the Wilderness – Jonathan B. Coe, Crisis Magazine
How an American Woman became a Nun to Let Her Husband become a Priest – Philip Kosloski
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Prudence and Knowing When to Quit – Susannah Pearce, Integrated Catholic Life™
Attending Mass with the Maronites – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
Confessions of an Ex-Drug Addict – T.W. and Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Report Claims Decades of Abuse Against 500 German Choir Boys – CNA via The CWR
Why the Death Penalty is Still Necessary – Joseph M. Bissette & Edward Feser Ph.D.
Tis the Year for Fatima Reading: 2 New Books, a Classic & a Bonus – Sarah Reinhard, NC Reg
Seeing Others with the Light of Christ – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
Corruption Trial of Former Vatican Hospital Officials Begins – Cthlc News Agncy via The CWR
The Parables of Jesus – Part II (Video of the Mass Readings Explained) – Brant Pitre Ph.D., TSP

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MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Increasing Vocations isn’t Rocket Science

by Brian Williams

of Liturgy Guy

Pope Francis’ Next Act – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Some Good News: His Hermeneuticalness is Back in the Saddle Again – Fr. Z’s Blog
Reply to Daniel Fincke’s Analyses of His Deconversion – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Eviden. . .
Cardinal Meisner was a Fighter, but His Last Hours were Touched by Sadness – Marco Tosatti
American Catholicism is Being Poisoned by Factionalism – Michael Davis, Catholic Herald
Antonio Spadaro has Discovered a Brand of Protestantism He Doesn’t Like – S.B. White Ph.D.
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Rome Roiled by Recent Scandals, Conflicts – Scott P. Richert, OSV Newsweekly
Exorcist Warns Witches that Casting Spells Will Come Back to Haunt Them – P.M. Armstrong
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church: Caught between Vatican & Russian Orthodox – Rome Reps
4.5 Years of Ad Orientem, So Much Blessing! – Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man
The Surfer Priest – Fr. Donald Calloway – Fr. Donald Calloway M.I.C., Aleteia
Half of Those Pondering Religious Life in U.S. have to Pay Off Student Debt First – Col. Dulle
Holy Homebrew: Catholic Priest Wins Brewing’s Highest Honor – Catholic News Agency
The Relationship of Church and University – Russell Shaw, OSV Newsweekly
Sacramento’s Bp. Gallegos Venerable & Beloved by Many – M. Nelson, Angelus Nws via CNA

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TUESDAY EDITION

Is There a “Schism”?

by  Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Vatican Does Damage Control on Pontifical Biodiversity Conference – Stefano Gennarini J.D.
He Used to Spit on Those Going to Mass, Now He’s a Priest – Blanca Ruiz, Cthlc News Agency
How Not to do Meatless Fridays in Lent (Plus 12 Meatless Meal Ideas) – Tay. Marshall Ph.D.
Yoga, Centering Prayer, and Mindfulness – Connie Rossini, Contemplative Homeschooling
The Contentious Case of Fulton Sheen’s Corpse – Elizabeth Anderson, The Dispatch
Supervenience on the Hands of an Angry God – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Ideology and the Corruption of Language – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., Public Discourse
The Mystery of the Transfiguration (The Mass Readings Explained) – Brant Pitre Ph.D., TSP
Paul VI and the Unexpected Lessons of Populorum Progressio – Samuel Gregg D.Phil., Crisis
Is the Catholic Church Anti-Woman? Two Feminist Scholars Debate – Maggie Maslak, C.N.A.
How “Educators” Kill Creativity – Kenneth Crowther, Crisis Magazine
Balance of Extremes – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
True Love Says ‘I Will Suffer For You & I Will Suffer With You’ – Steffani Jacobs, Cthlc Stand
What’s It Like to be an ‘Invisible’ Child Under China’s One-Child Policy? – Cthlc News Agency
Exposing the Horrors of Ukraine’s ‘Death by Hunger’ – Adelaide Mena, C.N.A. via The Reg
Why Catholic Teaching on Marriage Matters for Society – Andrea Gagliarducci, Cth Nws Agncy

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ordinationsThis Religious Order Knows How to Grow Vocations

by Kevin T. Di Camillo

of Crisis Magazine

The Al Smith Dinner and Cardinal Dolan’s Misplaced Comments – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Fr. Z’s Insightful and Inquisitive Analysis on the Changes in Divine Worship – Fr. Z’s Blog
A Purge in the Vatican’s Liturgy Department? Not Quite – Ed Condon, Catholic Herald
Quæritur: Why Do Traditional Catholics “White Wash” Halloween? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why LGBT Activists are Standing by These Christian Businesses – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.
All Hallows Eve: Doing It Right! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Inaugural Issue of ALTARE DEI: A Magazine on Liturgy & Sacred Music – Pet. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Facebook Rejects Crisis Pregnancy Center Ad – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
The 2016 Catholic Voting Conundrum Simplified – Gene Van Son, Catholic Stand
New Parlor Game: Debating the Pope’s Greatest ‘Resurrections’ – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Strong Earthquake Hits Norcia Destroying Basilica of St. Benedict – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Supreme Court to Hear School’s Transgender Bathroom Case – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.

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CATHOLIC FRIDAY EDITION

Jesus on CrossWhy Christ Will Never Let His Bride Redefine Marriage

by Benjamin Wiker

of the National Catholic Register

Ite!  The Call to Go Forth in Christ – Jason Craig, The Catholic Gentleman
Deaconesses and the Dangers of Antiquarianism – Christian Browne, Crisis Magazine
That “Olympic Moment” Was a Christian Moment – Matthew Archbold, Natl Catholic Register
Women Should Appreciate Masculine Virtues – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
Site of Marian Apparitions in Wisconsin becomes Natl Shrine – Patricia Kasten, CNS via Crux
Actor Playing Jesus in Ben-Hur ‘Received Blessing from the Pope’ – Mark Pattison, Cthlc Hrld
Review on New Book: Delving into “The World of Ben-Hur” – Paul Senz, The Dispatch
Lessons from Prison Ministry – Laura De Maria, Catholic Stand
Depression and the Psalms – Thomas L. McDonald, National Catholic Register
The Fascinating & Problematic History of Athletes Doping & the Olympics – Ade. Mena, CNA
Friendship, Forgiveness & Chariots: The Ben-Hur Team Discusses Their New Film – Jim Graves

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Luke Jacob and Vincent Strand All Brothers and Now PriestsThree Brothers Who Are Priests Show the Power of a Family Dedicated to God

by Philip Kosloski

of Aleteia

Pope Francis to Canonize Five New Saints – Diane Montagna, Aleteia
Seven Family Focussed Prayers Every Parent Must Memorize – Doug Johnson, epicPew
Blaming Christianity for Islamic Terrorism: Bishop Robert N. Lynch – Anne Hendershott, Crisis
Catholic Social Justice Is Not What the SJWs Are Pitching – Gene Van Son, Catholic Stand
The Next Step in the Sexual Revolution – David Carlin, Catholic Answers
Is a Showdown between the Vatican & Rome’s New Mayor Imminent? – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
Canad Passes Bill Allows Anyone to Kill Anyone by Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide – Schadenberg
Regret Isn’t Rare: The Dangerous Lie of Sex Change Surgery’s Success – Walt Heyer, Pblc Dscrs
The Great Majority of Christian Marriages are Valid – Edward N. Peters J.D. J.C.D., ItLotL
The Curious Case of the Lipa Marian Apparitions – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
Dear New York Times, The Epistle to the Romans Didn’t Say ‘Execute Gays’ – Terry Mattingly
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