Pro-Life Movement

TVESDAY MORNING EDITION

Rainbow over the Vatican (Pic Credit: Vatican News via Roman Catholic Man)

St. John Bosco Told Us This Year Would Happen

. . .well known is St. John Bosco’s “dream of the two columns” where he foresaw the future difficulties of the Church, envisioned as a ship on stormy seas.  Several popes strive to moor the Church & anchor it between two columns which arose amid the dangerous waters.  The columns symbolized the two devotions to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament & to Mary Immaculate, the Help of Christians.  Calm & peace for the Church is won only when one of the popes finally succeeds in anchoring the Church between the two columns. . .

by Father Richard Heilman,

of Roman Catholic Man

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
We have Nothing to Fear from the Truth: 25 Years of Covering Clergy Sex Abuse – CWR
George Weigel on the State of the World – John M. Grondelski, National Cthlc Register
Can You Myth-Bust These 7 Anti-Catholic Lies? – Theresa Williams, epicPew
All the Rites of the Church, Including the Lesser-Known Ones, In One Diagram – ChPOP
Someday Roe v. Wade Will be Hated as Much as the Dred Scott Decision – Fr. S. Boquet
St. Alphonsus Liguori: Bearing the Cross of Mental Illness – M. Chronister, C. Exchange
What’s the Difference between a Convent & Monastery? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
The Lion of Munster – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Examination of Conscience & Repentance – Dav. Torkington, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Who Was Jeremiah the Prophet? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
A Woman Clothed with the Sun – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
The Nun who Wrote Letters to the Greatest Poets of Her Generation – N. Ripatrazone
5 Saints Who Spent Extremely Long Hours Hearing Confessions Every Day – Aleteia
Shedding Light on Depression’s Darkness – Maria M. Maffucci, the Human Life Review
A Priest’s Silver Jubilee – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
4 Things Your Hairstylist Wants You To Do – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic Fashion)
A Big List of Saints from Big Families – Becky Roach, Catholic Link
Google is Giving $10,000 a Month to Catholic Non-Profits – Brice Sokolowski
Vocation Of Business: Putting A Stamp On Creation – Luke Birgis, Napa Institute
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The Next U.S. Supreme Court Justice Edition

Alex Pappas Tweet on Possible 6 Finalist for SCOTUS Justice (Credit: The Stream)

17 Eye-Opening Tweets as Justice Kennedy Announces Retirement

. . .experts, pundits & official Twitter accounts offered a range of views.  They discuss the retirement of Justice Kennedy, the process moving forward & what’s at stake. . .

by Josh Shepherd,

of The Stream

Dems Have Themselves to Blame for the Second SCOTUS Pick – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
Justice Anthony Kennedy: The Supreme Court’s ‘Swing Vote’ Retires – Fr. R. de Souza
Here’s List of the 25 People the White House Will Consider for Next Justice – K. Trinko
The White House: Unborn Babies Have Fundamental Right Right to Life – S. Ertelt, LN
Good Riddance to Justice Kennedy – Matthew Walther, The Week
Overturning Roe v. Wade – R.R. Reno, First Things
Meet the Man Who Will Be Advising the White House on Replacement – R. Del Guidice
The Overturning of Roe v. Wade & the Possibility of Cultural Change – M. Brown Ph.D.
The Supreme Court’s Religion Problem – Bruce P. Frohnen, Law and Liberty
Shields, Not Swords – Ryan T. Anderson Ph.D., National Affairs
Meet the New Pivotal Justice on the Supreme Court: John Roberts – Law and Liberty
Courts Can’t Rule on the Legitimacy of Religious Beliefs – Amy K. Hall, The Stream
Pro-Abortion Senate Dems Vow to Oppose Any Supreme Court Nominee – Mic. Bilger
Anthony Kennedy: The Most Important Voter In America – Ben Domenech, The Fdrlst
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VVEDNESDAY LATE EXTRA

American Soldiers of the South Graves of the Second Civil War at Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira, New York

Civil War III?

. . .the Left has long adopted the tactics of shouting down adversaries & engaging in street thuggery.  Not all Leftists approve of such tactics, but, as perusing almost any Leftist website demonstrates, Leftist activists cheer on these measures.  Now the Left has taken to hounding administration officials, usually women, in public places & at their homes. . .

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Germans & the White Thing – Fr. Z’s Blog
Card. Müller: We are Experiencing Conversion to the World, Instead of to God – CWR
Get Woke & Get Crazy – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
1962 Vocational Film, Starring Jack Nicholson – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Mvmnt
‘Many Individuals’ Wanted Hold on Clergy Homosexual Report, Penn. Court Says – CNA
Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Prompts Pro-Life Hopes – Chr. Rousselle, Ntnl C. Register
German Bishops Publish Intercommunion Flyer with Rhetorical Trick – M. Hickson PhD
Gender & Raising Boys & Girls – Caitlin Marchand, Catholic Exchange
Action Item! Help the Nuns Complete Their Beautiful Monastic Church! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Fr. Pfleger Call for an Anti-Violence Protest, Close Highway – CNA via The C. Wrld Rprt
APSA Appointment Another False Step on Vatican Financial Accountability – Ph. Lawler
How to Maximize Your Wardrobe with the Right Handbag – Meghan Ashley Styling
Peru’s Cardinal-Designate Received Death Threats for Opposing Smelter – Bar. Fraser
Card.-Designate Becciu Named Prefect of Congregation for the Saints – Cin. Wooden
New Portuguese Cardinal Expected to Bring Church ‘Closer to People’ – Jon. Luxmoore
Newly Named Spanish Cardinal Vows to Promote Religious Life – Jon. Luxmoore, CNS
Catholic Entrepreneurship. . . Is It a Real Thing? – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser
Mexican Cardinal-Designate Very Close to the People, Did Not Seek Power – Dv. Agren
The Vatican & Red China’s Unceasing Negotiations – Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Religion News Service Staff (Credit: Get Religion)

How America’s One Religion Wire Service Melted Down Over a Weekend

. . .news of the editorial bloodbath at Religion News Service . . . the bare facts: A respected editor was ousted with apparently no warning or announced cause; two more veteran staff members quit within three days, two others had recently been let go and many others are looking to leave. . .

by Julia Duin,

of Get Religion

The Soros-Funded Attacks on Orthodox Catholic Universities – Austin Ruse, Crisis Mgzn
Yes, the Pope is a Catholic, But He’s Confusing Other Catholics – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
Dems Mad at Ryan Over Ousting of House (Jesuit) Chaplain – H. Gaygle & J. Sherman
Weird Catholic Twitter Offers a Reminder of Catholic Complexity – J.L. Allen Jr., Crux
More Biblical Evidence for Mary’s Perpetual Virginity – Dave Armstrong, NC Register
Mothers Launch High Court Challenge to Ealing ‘Buffer Zone’ – Theo Howard, CH
Paul Ryan’s Plan to Alleviate Poverty: Handouts to Hand-Ups – Peter Jesserer Smith
Philippines Orders Deportation Of Australian Activist Nun – Scott Neuman, NPR
Paisley Bishop Complains to BBC Scotland On Video Mocking Communion – Th. Howard
Third Mexican Priest Killed Within a Week – Inés San Martín, Crux
Holiness Is Calling: ”Gaudete et Exsultate” – Suellen Brewster, Catholic Stand
Armenian Genocide: Erdogan Says Turkey Has to Share ‘Historical Pain’ – A. Nazarian
Satanic Temple Plans to Sue Arkansas Over 10 Commandments Monument – Y. Shimron
Vatican’s Financial Watchdog Says Progress Slow, But Steady – CNA via The CWR
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MONDAY EXTRA

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati (Credit: LifeSiteNews.com)

Cincinnati Archbishop Repudiates Fr. James Martin, SJ, et al, Homosexualist Event

. . .the Archbishop sent out a note distancing the Church from an upcoming homosexualist event featuring homosexualist activists Jesuit James Martin, Sister Jeannine Gramick (silenced by the Holy See & by her own congregation) & Jamie Manson (open lesbian writer for the National Catholic Reporter with a coveted MDiv, tutored by the dreadful Margaret Farley). . .

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History Debuts on CNN – Nancy Flory, The Stream
How About a Little Clarity Cardinal Cupich? – One Mad Mom
Ireland: Big Pro-Life Rally Shows Fierce Clash to Legalizing Abortion – Micaiah Bilger
5 Years after His Election, This Year is Make-or-Break for the Pope – Christopher Altieri
VSED: A New Form of Assisted Suicide – Richard Becker, Crisis Magazine
The Lenten “Beer Only Fast” Practiced by German Monks – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Jim Caviezel on What He Learned Playing St. Luke. . . – Jim Graves, The CWR
What Would an Ecclesiocentric Society Look Like? – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
Marching Away From ‘Madness’ & Toward Wholeness – Trent Beattie, NC Register
Univs. Keep Booting Christian Gps. Off Campus in Violation of Their Rights – N. Russell
Utopian Temptation; Book Review: Why Liberalism Failed – T. Fuller Ph.D., First Things
Catholic Harbor: A Thriving Online Community for Seton Students – Draper Warren
Lectio Divina Set to Music: Brahms’ German Requiem – Bob Kurland Ph.D., TACatholic
Catholic Authors: Pray, Listen, Then Write – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis & Reform: Financial Problems Persist – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Climbing a 400-Meters-Tall Cliff To Get Baptized in Ethiopia – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
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THVRSDAY EDITION

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Philadelphia Eagles Praying in End-Zone (Credit: Facebook Screenshot via The Stream)

Sports Writers Lashed Out at Tony Dungy for Celebrating Christianity; Bad Move

Sports writers berated former NFL coach Tony Dungy for celebrating Christianity on Twitter and got more of a holy smack down than they bargained for.

by Joshua Gill,

of The Stream

Italian Storm – Dominic Green, City Journal
Pope Francis: More People Need to Join Pro-Life Efforts to Stop Abortion – Ste. Ertelt
Vatican Communications Reboot Continues, With Launch of New Website – Edw. Pentin
The Bioethics of Tattoos: Taking ‘Living Wills’ Too Literally? – Michael Cook, Mrctrnt
Neocatechumenal Way: Kiko Argüello Announces Successor – CNA via The CWR
Help Improve BigPupit.com, Fill Out a 4 Minute Anonymous Survey – Big Pulpit
Going Pro with Your Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
An Accessible Manual for the Spiritual Journey – Fr. Roger J. Landry, Intgrtd Cthlc Life™
A Letter on Loneliness – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
The University of Notre Dame Adds ‘Simple Contraceptives’ to Insurance Plan – CNA
Prepare for a Prayerful Lent – Fr. William Casey, Catholic Exchange
How This Classical Catholic School Welcomes Children with Down Syndrome – Grogan
The Catholic Faith, A Religion of Both Word & Symbol – Veronica Arntz, New Lit Mov
Life’s Vignettes & God – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
The Art of Cultivating a Heavenly Perspective – Jonathan B. Coe, Catholic Exchange
A Christian Response to Poverty Aims for Long-Term Restoration – Stacey Singh
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For the VVEDNESDAY EXTRA II (7 February, AD 2018) click here.
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Tvesday Culture of Life Edition

Screenshot of March for Life (Credit: epicPew)

14 Reasons You Need to Attend the 14th Walk for Life in San Francisco

by Shaun McAfee, O.P.,

of epicPew

Gov. Slammed for Vetoing Dismemberment Abortion Ban – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Time to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Pro-Abort NPR & PBS – Michelle Malkin, Life News
Last Pro-Life Democrats in Congress Will Speak at the March for Life – M. Bilger, LN
Study: Majority of Women Who Aborted Baby, Their Lives Didn’t Get Better – G. Carr
Church Will Offer Plenary Indulgence for Attending 2018 March for Life – C. Chretien
In Virginia, a Closed Abortuory Made New – Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post
Planned Parenthood, Birth Control & Heresy – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
How Twitter Protects Planned Parenthood From the Truth – Lila Rose, LifeNews.com
Pray This Powerful Novena to 3 Saints for the Protection of Life – Philip Kosloski, Alet.
London Abortuories Botch So Many Abortions Ambulances Called 500 Times – S. Ertelt
Ohio Becomes 3rd State to Ban Abortions for Babies with Down Syndrome – S. Ertelt

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Friday Culture of Life Edition

Mary Wagner Arrested on 8 December (Credit: Krystyna Krolak via LifeSiteNews)

Pro-Life Warrior Mary Wagner Jailed Again After Entering Abortion Center to Save Unborn Babies

by Lianne Laurence,

of LifeSiteNews

Abortionist to the Stars Botches 2 Late-Term Abortions – Cheryl Sullenger, Life News
Media Reached Verdict on Day 1 of Planned Parenthood Investigation – Katie Yoder, CV
Planned Parenthood Tried Religion, Christians Not Having It – Holly Scheer, The Fdrlst
Hollywood Celebrities Star in Christmas Show for Planned Parenthood – K. Yoder, LSN
Russia’s Population Declines Once More – Marcus Roberts, Mercatornet
Late-Term Abortion on Healthy Moms & Babies: America’s Dirty Secret – V. Gisondi
City Wants to Ban Pro-Life People From Praying Outside Abortion Clinics – M. Bilger
Companies Admit Baby Skin Sales, End Ops; Planned Parenthood Next – The CWR
Child Wouldn’t Be Here Today if Pro-Lifer Wasn’t Outside Abortuary – M. Bilger, LN
Canada Won’t Fund Student Jobs Unless Employers Push Abortion – L. Laurence, LSN
House Majority Leader: This Congress is Most Successful for Pro-Lifers – L. Brown, LN

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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Facebook Logo (Credit: Logo Realm)

Facebook Shouldn’t Censor Pro-Life News Outlets

by Michael J. New, Ph.D.

Univ. Apologizes Bullying TA Over Gender-Neutral Pronoun – Greg Piper, The Cllg Fix
Ten Reasons Why I Hate Birth Control – Nicole Stacy, Catholic Vote
How Prohibition Against Freemasonry Disappeared from Canon Law – Fr. Siano, Amici
The Saintly Royal Couple You Might Not Know (Yet) – Laura Ricketts, epicPew
EWTN Launches On-Demand Access to 12,000 Programs – CNA/EWTN News
John Paul II Warned of Islamic ‘Invasion’ of Europe, Priest Says – A. Tornielli, VI via LS
Francis: Ideological Colonization a Blasphemy Against God – Inés San Martín, Crux
Strong Families can Resist the New Sexual Revolution – Veronika Winkels, Mercatornet
Enabling Jihad at Stanford, Georgetown & Beyond – Matthew Hanley, The Cthlc Thing
Father Brady -The Fifth Marine’s Fighting Chaplain – Daniel Demers, Catholic Stand
Card. Zen Asks God To Save the Church in China, Pull Vatican f/Precipice – L. Yuan, AN
Where the ACLU Went Wrong on Religious Freedom – Tim Shultz, The Hill
Intra-Catholic Politics & Guelphs – Michael Warren Davis, Crisis Magazine
The Respectful Fertility Method That Helped Me Conceive My Baby – Aleteia
The Great Saints of Africa – Thomas Craughwell, National Catholic Register
Why Character Counts in the Voting Booth – Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency

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SATVRDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Notre Dame, Amiens, France, a Gargouille (Credit: Wikipedia via The Catholic World Report)

London Exorcist: All of Society Subject to a Demonic Deception

by K.V. Turley,

of The Catholic World Report

Quæritur: Too Much Precious Blood Consecrated, Who Should Consume? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Do Secularists Dislike Nature of Women So Much – Elise Ehrhard, Crisis Magazine
NBC News: Having Kids is ‘Indulgence’ That’s Bad For The Earth – Matthew Balan, LN
The Injustice of Social Justice – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Our Profound Ignorance of the Crimes of Communism – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., The CWR
Nun Killed in Backlash Over Regensburg Declared a Martyr – Inés San Martín, Crux
14th Annual Walk for Life West Coast Announces Speakers – Rose Trabbic, Life News
St. Charles Borromeo & the Power of Relics – Shaun McAfee, Catholic Answers Magazine
Cesium the Day! – Stacy A. Trasancos Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Pope Francis: It Makes Me Sad to See People Using Phones at Mass – CNS via CH
Does Catholic Political Idealism Make Sense? – James Kalb J.D., The Cthlc World Report
Catholic Univs. Study How to Respond to Migrant, Refugee Crisis – CNA via The CWR
The Aims of the New U.S. Bishops’ Child Protection Program – CNA via The CWR
Chinese Officials Pay Poor Christians to Swap Crosses for Portraits of Xi – CNS via CH
Aquinas on Virtue & Catholic Homeschooling – John Clark, Seton Magazine
If Vatican & North Korea Talk, Will Christians Be on Agenda? – John L. Allen Jr., Crux

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FRIDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Pro Life Activist Stephanie Gray Talks at Google April 20, 2017. (Photo Credit: The Catholic World Report)

This Pro-Life Talk at Google’s Headquarters was a Hit

from the Catholic News Agency

via The Catholic World Report

5 Weapons Russia Would Not Want to Face in a War with America – Zachary Keck, TNI
Statehood for Puerto Rico? Lessons from Last Time U.S. Added a State – David Stebenne
Too Many Young People Think Life is a Reality Show – Barbara Lilley, Mercatornet
From Gay-Phobic to Gay-Friendly Evangelicals; NY Times Repeats Familiar Narrative – Julia Duin
Report: New Treatment for Children With Gender Issues Not Supported by Science – Desmond
The Cold War Is Over, but the Fight Against Communism Is Not – Charlotte Downing
The Party of the Poor? – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Reviving Plutarch’s “Lives” – Steve Donoghue, The Imaginative. . .
Trump’s Problematic Gender Policy in Schools – Matthew Archbold, Natl Catholic Register
Euthanasia Mindset Looms Over Disabled Baby’s Legal Fight, Ethicist Warns – CNA via The CWR
One China, Dual Recognition: A Solution to the Taiwan Impasse – Edward A. McCord
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Meet the Spiritual Powerhouses of the Pro-life Movement

by Adelaide Mena,

of the Catholic News Agency

This May Sound Odd, But Celine Dion Has Taught Me a Lot – Shaun McAfee O.P.,  NC Register
Will You Bury Your “Alleluia” This Year? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Puzzling Backstory to Controversial Maltese Directive – Edward Pentin, Natl Cth Register
An Order of Malta Church Shake – Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report
Hume, His Guillotine, and the Being of Ought – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
Little-known Sister who Sheltered Jews f/ Nazis Honoured in Her Home Town – Mark Greaves
Twelve Things about St. Thomas Aquinas That Every Catholic Should Know – Matthew Coffin
The Resolution to End all Resolutions – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Two Missed Opportunities for Real Reform on Sex Abuse – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Why the Church Guards Celibacy as a “Brilliant Jewel” – Jim Graves, National Cthlc Register
Immaterial Thought and Embodied Cognition – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Why Catholic are Terrible At Fundraising (And What to Do About it) – Brice Sokolowski, CF
In Accordance with the Scriptures: Salvation History – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Should We Keep “the Spirit of Christmas” Alive? – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand

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