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FRIDAY EDITION

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Make Christianity Weird Again

. . .in the past few decades, some parts of the church that tend to reject the trappings of religion have tried desperately to appear “normal”. But for a generation that prizes authenticity, maybe that’s just a turn-off. Rather than being just a slightly rubbish version of the rest of the world, with slightly rubbish coffee & slightly rubbish music, maybe Christianity needs to embrace its difference, its strangeness, its weirdness, its mystery. Christianity as a norm, gone for good? Maybe that’s good news for everyone (Peter Ormerod of The Guardian, slightly edited). . .

by Rod Dreher

Really Bad Idea: Sand in Holy Water Fonts During Lent – Fr. Z’s Blog
Modesty: How Women Can Regain Control in a Sex-Obsessed Culture – Fr. David Nix
Not a Tame Lion: The “Deplorable” C.S. Lewis – Jerry D. Slayer, Crisis Magazine
The War Against Africa Today: Ideological Colonialism – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
Card. Sarah in Canada: Goodness, Discipline, Knowledge, & Silence – Martyn W. Jones
Follow-Up on Tuesday’s Cassock Post – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
The 3 Hacks to Successful Fundraising in the Catholic Church – Brice Sokolowski
Pontificate Takes Another Hit With ‘Lettergate’ Mess – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza, NCRegister
Students Organize Pro-Life Walkout for Babies Killed By Abortion Violence – Ste. Ertelt
Pope Replaces Brazilian Bishop Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Church $ – I. San Martín
The Canaanite Woman: Was Jesus Prejudiced? – Nicholas LaBanca, Catholic Stand
Does Faith Reduce Divorce Risk? – Glenn T. Stanton, Public Discourse
Viganò Scandal Raises Questions about Reform in the Curia – Chr. R. Altieri, The CWR
After ISIS Beaten, Islamists Stop Iraqi Christians Returning to Their Homes – R. Karash
Belgian Priest: Vatican-China Deal on Bishops Might Really Happen – Barbe Fraze, CH
Christians Must Rise Up & Defend Children with Down Syndrome –  Dave Griffey, DF
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VVEDNESDAY EDITION

John Lennon at Give Peace a Chance Bed-In in Montreal (Credit: Roy Kerwood via Wikipedia)

Stephen Hawking, John Lennon & Atheism’s Fear of Eternity

. . .there is no annihilation for our everlasting souls; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the light. . .

by John Clark,

of the National Catholic Register

When & Why Does the Church Go Wrong? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Why Dr. Rebecca Luckett’s Abortion Essay Not “Same Old Same-Old” – E. Peters J.C.D.
Fostering Young Vocations: Who’s Afraid of the Cassock? – Gregory DiPippo, NLM
New McCarthyism: Religion, Marriage, & Judicial Nominations – Randall B. Smith Ph.D.
Phil Lawler on Off the Shelf at Breadbox Media – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand
Heretical Groups are Barnacles on the True Church – Patti M. Armstrong, Catholic Lane
Killing the Bible Softly with Your Appeals – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
The Devil Will Make You Reminisce of What You’ve Left Behind, Pope Warns – Aleteia
Abortionists Spend Lots of $$$ to Defeat a Pro-Life Democrat in Congress – Mic. Bilger
When Virtue Becomes Vice & Vice Becomes Virtue – Ch. Padusniak, Jappers & Janglers
Will American Caesars Arise? – Russell Kirk D.Litt., The Imaginative. . .
Pope: Men Who Use Prostitutes have ‘Sick Mentality’ – Nicole Winfield, AP via CH
American & Christian Freedom: Acknowledging the Fall – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Strm
Mary Kills People Character Claims Not a Killer Despite Euthanizing Patients – C. Ring
Do Not Be Afraid: the Truth about Down Syndrome – Mary Cooney, Mercatornet
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TVESDAY EXTRA

Jordan Peterson on Ideologies (Credit: The American Catholic)

Jordan Peterson on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

. . .ideologies are substitutes for true knowledge, & ideologues are always dangerous when they come to power because a simple-minded I-know-it-all approach is no match for the complexity of existence –Jordan Peterson. . .

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Fr. James Martin, S.J., Scores Another One for the Opposition! – One Mad Mom
Our Youth Are Leaving the Church – Everitt Fritz, Catholic Exchange
When Catholics Criticize the Pope – Dan Hitchens, First Things
Jim Caviezel: You Weren’t Made to ‘Fit In’ . . . Be Saints! – Fr. Z’s Blog
America Mag. Laments: “Where are the Millennial Catholic Activists”. . .I Rant – Fr. Z
4 Benedictine Tips For the Rest of Lent – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
Rowan Williams & Rich. Dawkins Oppose an Expansion of Catholic Schools – N. Hallett
Why Card. Wuerl’s ‘Amoris Lætitia’ Doc. is Open to Abuse – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Remaining Obedient to God: Know the Tools of Our Enemies – Fr. Blackwell O. Carm.
Dealing with Resentment – Elizabeth Jean Seah, Ignitum Today
Dying for the Truth: Hans & Sophie Scholl – Marie Meaney D.Phil., Crisis Magazine
The Unexpectedly Non-Controversial Placuit Deo – P.J. Smith, First Things
There’s a New UK Charity for Middle East Christians – K.V. Turley, Natl Catholic Register
Pope’ 5th Anniversary: Joy, Mercy, & Service Amid Uncertainty – Joan F. Desmond, Reg
Richard Carrier Carries On – Edward Feser Ph.D.
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ASH WEDNESDAY EDITION

Town Hall Explodes at Name of Jesus

by Matthew Archbold,

of the Creative Minority Report

Exorcists Warn About Dangers of Wiccan ‘Spell to Bind Trump’ – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Rg
Throw Off Your Rubber Chains! F/Contraception to Transgenderism via Abortion – Moody Ph.D.
News Reports Show Impotence of Papal Sex-Abuse Commission – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Population-Control Advocates’ Vatican Appearance Draws Criticism – Edward Pentin, The Reg
The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday Brant Pitre Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Get Clean This Lent With Soul Wow! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
God Can Even Overcome Our Imperfect Parenting – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
Brick By Brick: Star of the Sea Parish in San Francisco Goes ‘Ad Orientem’! – Fr. Z’s Blog
What has Mary Magdalene To Do With Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal, S.J.? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
Nashville Dioc. Under Canonical Impediment, as Bp. Choby Remains Hospitalized – Kat. Schiffer
From Awful to Fantastic: 3 Lessons in NPR’s Coverage of Religious Freedom – Bobby Ross Jr.
The Day the Architect of a Church Tricked the Devil – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Journey Through Scripture This Lent – Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register
Ecumenism Can’t Be Based on Wishful Thinking about the Past – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

so-called-gender-neutral-progressive-pronounsI’m Sorry, I Can’t Speak That Way; Don’t Be Bullied Into Using ‘Gender-Neutral’ Pronouns

by Randall Smith, Ph.D.,

The Catholic Thing

Sulpicians to Leave San Francisco Archdiocese’s Seminary after 118 Years – C.N.S. via C.H.
Trump is the Better Moral Choice – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: Can the Bishop Forbid the Cassock? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Wherein Fr. Z Rants: Our Worship, Therefore Our Identity, Needs Orthotics – Fr. Z’s Blog
Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.: Why Tradition is Important & Reverence Alone isn’t Enough – Z
Book Pick: Stain of Secularism – Fr. C. John McCloskey, National Catholic Register
Read the Bible By Going To Mass – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
4 Ways St. Faustina Shows Us How to Pray for Our Country – Carrie Gress Ph.D., N.C. Register
15 Times Pope Francis Vividly Taught Us How to be Pro-Life – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew
Making Things Right: 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Apostolate Takes God’s Divine Mercy to the Dying – Roxanne King, The Reg

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

(Photo Credit: Joaquín Peiró Pérez/C.N.A.)
(Photo Credit: Joaquín Peiró Pérez/C.N.A.)

For Archbishop Chaput, ‘Catholic Spring’ Group Did Untold Damage

by Kevin J. Jones

of the Catholic News Agency

Santa María de la Sede in Sevilla is the World’s Largest Gothic Cathedral, But Why? – D. Esparza
Spiritual Truths in “The Girl on the Train” – Fr. Edward Lee Looney, Ignitum Today
Modernity Doesn’t Keep Its Promises – Rachel Lu, National Catholic Register
“Where Were You, God, When We Needed You?” – Ramon Antonio A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
SSPX’s Bishop Fellay Meets Pope Francis, Cardinal Müller – Edward Pentin, N.C. Register
Pope Francis Grieves Over Death of Thailand’s King – Hannah Brockhaus, C.N.A.
Early-Modern Reforms of the Dominican Liturgy – Fr. Augustine Thompson O.P., New Lit Mov
Why We Can’t Do Without the Natural Law – Richard Bastien, The Catholic World Report
On Jobs – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
10 Things We Cannot Forget to Talk About During Respect for Life Month – Doug Johnson, eP
How to Explain Sacramentals to Fundamentalists, Part II – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers

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GOD & CAESAR THURSDAY EDITION

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by David French

of The Corner

Gay Grooms & a Colorado Baker: Why Don’t Reporters Ask about Motives Anymore? – Julia Dinn
Why the Renaissance Man and Woman Is Making a Comeback – Lee Scott, Mercatornet
What Does She Really Believe? A.P. Takes Shallow Dive into Hillary Clinton’s Faith – Rb. Ross Jr.
Azusa: Why a Media No-Show for 56,000 Charismatics at Los Angeles Coliseum? – Julia Duin
Progressive Denial of Pornography: See No Evil –  Samuel D. James, First Things
Is Milan the Real Capital of Italy? – Beppe Severgnini, The New York Times
Five (5) Reasons Millennials Should Support ‘Capitalism’ – Joe Carter, Power Blog
Three Ideas for Supporting Low-Wage Workers – David Lapp, Family Studies
Transforming the Right to Privacy – William C. Duncan, Mercatornet
The Cumulative Cost of Regulations – Bentley Coffey, Patrick McLaughlin, Pietro Peretto
Why K-12 Education Needs the Entrepreneurial Spirit – Frederick M. Hess, AEIdeas
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION

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What ‘C.S.I.’ and ‘N.C.I.S.’ Do Not Show You About the Lives of Crime-Scene Investigators

by Lynh Bui

of The Washington Post

Bearded Trannie Next To Your Daughter in Restroom & You’d Better Learn to Like It – Zmirak
When Rape Became Funny – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Aristotle Explains the Trump Phenomenon – Carson Holloway, Public Discourse
Catholics: What Should Our Political Stance Be? – David Roney, Catholic Stand
Journalists Join Pro-Homosexual Groups Against Mississippi’s Religious Liberty Law – Jim Davis
Gasp! Bill Clinton Tells Truth! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Power of Liberal Propaganda – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
The Unraveling of Law – Douglas Farrow, First Things
Bill Clinton Gets Schooled in the Leftist Curriculum – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
The War On Women Moves to Restrooms – Clarice Feldman, American Thinker
Abortion Survivor Slams Hillary Clinton for Saying Unborn Children Have No Rights – Con. Beck
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Sunday Update – Big Pulpit (April 10, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: Strong Reactions – Big Pulpit (April 12, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Tuesday Update – Big Pulpit (April 12, 2016)
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Hillary Clinton Pretty PictureHillary Clinton on Abortion: “The Unborn Person Doesn’t Have Constitutional Rights”

by Steven Ertelt

of LifeNews.com

Should a Woman Be Punished for Having an Abortion? – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers
The American Catholic Dilemma – Tim Stanley, Catholic Herald
Trump’s Flip Flops & Then Flops Hard on Abortion – Matthew Archbold, Creative Mnrty Rprt
Trump: Don’t Change Abortion Laws, “We Have to Leave It That Way” – Steven Ertelt, Lf Nws
Trump the Liar – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Why Conservatism Is Cracking Up in the Age of Trump – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
The State: From God, or the Devil? – Bruce Frohnen, Crisis Magazine
Progressivism’s Dark Side – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Does Liberalism Have “Favored Groups”? – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine
Why Liberalism Emasculates – Chris Lee, Maccabee Society
Answering Catholic Chris Matthews’ Abortion “Penalty Trap” – D.B., Omnia Vincit Veritas
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Sunday Update – Big Pulpit (April 10, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
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