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First National Catholic Prayer for Trump: March 19, Feast of St. Joseph – Catholics for Catholics
It’s Time for States & Congress to Protect Parental Rights – James S. Gilmore, III
Blue Laws for Red Citizens – Victor Davis Hanson at American Greatness
Trump Leading in Latest Arizona Polls Against All Possible Dem Candidates – 538
Assisted Suicide Is an Abuse-Prone Legal Mess – Jude Russo at The American Conservative
Harvard’s Plagiarism Problem Multiplies – Christopher F. Rufo at City Journal
English for the Dazed and Confused – Mark Bauerlein at Public Discourse
Chaos & Order – Robert Henderson and Brian C. Anderson at City Journal
The Dawn of America’s Monarchy – Mary Harrington at UnHerd
Supreme Injustice – Renu Mukherjee at City Journal
Time to Boycott New York City – Citizen Free Press
You’re What’s for Dinner, Cannibalism Endorsed by Science Mag – Creative Minority Report
What the Hell Went Wrong With Google Gemini? It Isn’t What You Think – Stephen Green
Yes Minister: Still Superb After All This Time – Don. R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Nvidia Declares AI a ‘Whole New Industry’ & Investors Agree – Asa Fitch at Wall Street Journal
Oklahoma Nonbinary Student Didn’t Die Due to Trauma After Bathroom Fight, Police – JTN
Poll: Big Majority of Voters Say Biden, 81, Not Physically or Mentally Fit for Presidency – B
Violence Against Churches Doubled After Roe Overturned – Hannah Niester
The Cancelled Black Harvard Professor Who Found No Racial Bias in Police Shootings – IT
Schumpeter on How Higher Education Wrecks Freedom – Jeffrey A. Tucker, Ph.D.
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Customers Hit by Cell Network Outages Throughout Country – B
The Theory That Mail-in Voting Is Secure Just Died a Horrible Death – Matt Margolis
California Gets Another Budget Deficit Shock – Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
Indicted FBI Agent Stole Cash, Silver from Man Prosecuted Over J6 – Houston Chronicle
Russiagate 2.0 Update – Western Lensman
Conserving What’s Left of Conservatism – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
It’s Been 30 Years Since Food Ate Up This Much of Your Income – Wall Street Journal
Cali Dems Want To Teach Doctors That Men Can Get Pregnant – The Washington Free Beacon
Guess Who’s Closing Stores in Chicago Now – Stephen Green at PJ Media
What the Left Has Bequeathed Us – Victor Davis Hanson
Letting Trans Play in Girls’ Sports is a Ticking Time Bomb – New York Post
True Christian Nationalism – Richard Allen Hyde at Providence
Expert: Married Americans Are Thriving despite Negative Cultural Narrative – Washington Stand

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A New Solution for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Jerusalem Post Editorial
Secrets of the Muddled East: Plight of the Christians – Alan J. LeVine at Chronicles
Poll: Europeans Increasingly Pessimistic About Ukraine War – Jim Lobe/Responsible Statecraft
Beijing Expands Its Territorial Claims Without Conflict – Helen Raleigh at The Federalist
Gaza and the Narcissism of the Elites – Brendan O’Neill at Spiked
Wyoming’s Rare Earth Breaks China Dependency – Tipp Insights Editorial Board
Great News: Joe Biden Is Working on a Final Solution for Israel – Duane Patterson at Hot Air
Iran Created a Frankenstein’s Monster – Andrew Latham at The Hill
The U.S. Must Stand by and for the Kurds – Gregg Roman at RCW via MEF
The First Space War Is Coming – Arthur Herman at Fox News
Finland Getting Serious About Preparing for War – David Strom at Hot Air
Macron’s Desperate Offensive Against the National Right – Hélène de Lauzun
Ukraine Can No Longer Win – Joe Buccino at RealClearDefense
Guyana’s Rise and Caribbean Regionalism – Nand C. Bardouille at Geopolitical Monitor
The Plight of Nagorno-Karabakh – James Cowan at CEPA

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Church Attacks Increase 800% in 6 Years: FRC Report – Fr. Ben Johnson at Washington Stand
Terror Attack on Church in Mozambique Prompts Papal Plea – John Burger at Aleteia
Papal Delegate to Foyers de Charité Resigns – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Panamanian Cardinal Who Went Missing – The CWR

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com

Catholic News & Punditry:
What is It About Our Bishops That Keeps Them So Supine? – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at Crisis
Love & Monsters: Updated – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., & H.W. Crocker, III/The American Catholic
Chastity in Dating: Not Just ‘No Sex’ – Rachel Hoover Canto at Catholic Answers Magazine
When History Became Legend, & Legend Became Myth – Deacon Frank at Catholic Stand
Evolutionary Psychology—what Sets Humans Apart – Dan Kuebler/Catherine Hadro/Magis Center
Catholicism Everywhere: From Hail Mary Passes to Cappuccinos – Ignitum Today
Books in Theology – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Easter Dresses: Bring On The Bloom! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Exploring Dante’s Theology of Limbo – Joseph Tuttle at Missio Dei
St. Frances Cabrini Planted Roots in This Once-Remote Corner of Manhattan – The Reg
Romano Guardini’s Diagnosis of the Modern World – Jeremy A. Kee
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Catholic Prison Ministry Makes Good Use of Large Donation of Bible Study Materials – The CWR
Converting Conservatives: The Importance of Moral Consistency – Dr. Richard DeClue
Against Adopting a Medieval-Peasant Mindset – T.B. Joseph at Crisis Magazine
Great Oaks from Little Acorns; Truckers May Strike NYC & More Links – Catholics for Catholics
The Francis X. Maier Interview – What We Need Now
Jesuits Gotta Jesuit – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Waking the Sleeping Giant in South Bend – Pete Colan at American Thinker
“The Gates of Hell Shall not Prevail” – Catholics for Catholics
Protestant Prooftext – Emily Torres at Indulgences Blog
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Why Are We Promoting Trans Films in Atlanta Archdiocese Church Bulletins – James Flanagan
Denigration of Catholic Reverence for a Faux Secular Catholic – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Chicken Dance Mass – i am dust
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
What the White Rose Students Can Teach Today’s Young Scholars – National Catholic Register
What Happened at St. Patrick’s & What Now Won’t Happen in Austin – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Great Commission & Liberalism – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Catholic Women’s Colleges All-in for Transgender Men – Mt. McDonald at NC Register
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
Bobbi Althoff’s Divorce: Does Social Media Kill Another Marriage? – Lila Rose
Should Catholics Practice Yoga? – Alexander Frank at Catholic Answers Magazine
Seven Churches Established by St. Thomas in Kerala India – Soul Winners India

The Scandal in Cardinal Dolan’s Archdiocese:
Problem was Liturgical Law wasn’t Followed & Pastoral Flexibility Created Issues – Fr. McDonald
Cardinal Dolan’s Response Says It All, Doesn’t It? – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
“Trans” Funeral Travesty at St. Patrick’s Cathedral! Michael Hichborn Explains – Joe McClane

Pope Francis:
PopeWatch: Stacking the Deck – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Trouble Looms for Pope Francis: Sex Abuse Victims of Marko Rupnik Speak Out – F. Giansoldati
PopeWatch: Down Argentine Way – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic

Fiducia Supplicans:
Cardinal McElroy Slams Conservative Catholics for Anti-Gay ‘Animus’ – Tho. D. Williams, Ph.D.
A Catholic Revert’s Reaction to Fiducia Supplicans! – Joe McClane
Possibly the Best Individual Bishop’s Statement Yet on Fiducia Supplicans – Rorate Caeli

Lent:
Nuns Making Altar Bread Are Prime Lenten Viewing for Kids – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Classical Education News & Articles | February 2024 – ClassicalEd Review
Signal Introduces the Ability To Show a Username Instead of a Phone Number – Rick Findlay
Are Democrats About to Tell Biden to Quit, & More Dispatches – Catholics for Catholics
A Private, Offline, Open-Source Alternative to Apple Maps & Google Maps – Tom Parker
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
This is the Simplest & Easiest Way to Pray Without Ceasing – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
How This Newtown Mom Found Peace Through Tragedy – Lila Rose
Saint of the Day Quote: Martyrs of Tyre – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Saint Peter Damian – Catholics for Catholics
How “Goodbye” & “Adiós” Are Actually Short Prayers – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com
The Importance Of The Deeper Examination Of Conscience – D. Burke/Catholic Spiritual Direction
Right of Demons & Imposition of Hands – Jesse Romero, et al., at Full Sheen Ahead
We Were Warned, Marian Apparitions, Facts vs. Myth – Mt. Archbold at Creative Minority Report
Living Consecration to Jesus Through Mary – Richard Dole at Catholic Stand
Does God See You? – Fr. Samuel Keyes at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Catholic Origins of McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish – Don. R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Witness the Courage & Sacrifice of St. Maximilian Kolbe in a Powerful New Film – Joe McClane
Five Lessons from the Desert – Br. Peter Goyette at Dominicana
Actor Russell Brand Unveils Interest in Christianity, Catholics Respond – ChurchPOP

Lent:
Through Lent with the Stations of the Cross – Jennifer S. Bryson, Ph.D., at One Peter Five
New Orleans Restaurateur Johnny Blancher — With a Lenten Recipe for Oysters Bleu – The Reg
Back-to-Basics Lenten Resolutions – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
Lenten Post: The Way – A Spiritual Journey – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Lenten Kitchens – Helen Hoffner, Ed.D., at Catholic Exchange

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Pope Francis: No Woman Deacons – Fr. Z’s Blog
Statue Outside Cathedral in Boston Vandalized – Kelly Sullivan at Boston 25 News
Catholics Worldwide Organize for World Day of Prayer, October 27 – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

Pope Francis’ Rehabilitation of the Sexual Predator Rupnik:
Why Has the Vatican Restored Father Rupnik? – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
No Excuse for Surprise: Rupnik, Francis, & the Pattern of Protecting Predators – Steve Skojec
Fr. Marko Rupnik Incardinated in Slovenian Diocese – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Pope Francis Authorizes Sexual Predator Rupnik to Enter New Diocese (X) – Dm. Thompson
Disgraced Former Jesuit, Marko Rupnik, Accepted in Slovenian Diocese – Catholic Vote
Scandal Upon Scandal: Rupnik Incardinated in Slovenia – Silere Non Possum/Catholic Conclave

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Personnel is Policy – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
Archbishop Broglio is the Voice of Reason at the Synod (Xwitter) – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar
Synod This! – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
A Letter from a Headless Synod? – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
In Unprecedented Letter, Synod Urges More Synodality – The Pillar
Meet the Aussie Laywoman Pushing for Motherhood, Not Female Priesthood – NC Register
Letters From the Synod: an Imbalanced Ecclesial Ecosystem – Xavier Rynne, II
Is It a Canonical Synod of Bishops or Not? Some Observers Express Their Doubts – Ed Pentin
Jimmy Savile & Whoopi Goldberg have a ‘Synodal’ Way of Thinking – De Omnibus Dubitandum. . .
Women’s Ordination Prohibited by Apostolic Tradition, Say Church Leaders – Catholic Vote
The Synod on Synodality at the Halfway Point – George Weigel at First Things
The Letter from the Synod of Bishops to the People of God (full text) – Aleteia
Pope Francis Enforces Secrecy Even While Saying He Hopes For ‘Synodality’ – Richard Ostling
Examining the Synod on Synodality’s ‘Conversation in the Spirit’ – CNA via NC Register

Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Ask Father: Bowing to the Priest When He Enters for Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  Shrek, Loneliness, & Celibacy – John Brundage at Integrated Prayer
3.  Francis Continues to Make a Mess – William K. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., at Turning Point
4.  Deconstructing Ann Barnhardt’s Benedict Video – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
5.  A Video That Gets to the Heart of Things (video) – Fr. Z’s Blog
6.  The Pro-Life Movement’s Achilles’ Heel – Daniel & Nellie Kuebler at NC Register
7.  Pope Blames West for Rise of Islamic State & Lawless Libya – Tho. Colsy at Catholic Herald
8.  Pope Francis Thanks Notorious LGBT Activist for His ‘Ministry’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
9.  Largest Christian University Alleges It’s Unjustly Targeted by Feds – Joshua Q. Nelson
10.  Tolkien’s Faith – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Imaginative Conservative

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
The Great His­to­rian of Cul­ture: Christo­pher Daw­son – F. Russell Hittinger, Ph.D.
Miraculous Healing at Eucharistic Adoration, & More Links – Tito Edwards at NC Register
Supporting Marriages in Crisis – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
What You Need To Know! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
Eucharistic Congress: Adoring Christ in New York State – National Catholic Register
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Notre Dame Students Publish Letter Objecting to Drag Show on Campus – CNA via NC Register
Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
GOP Presidential Hopeful Tim Scott Discusses Beginning Each Day With Scripture – The Reg
The Crossbody: Your Travel Go-To – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
About That #WeCount’s Latest Report Showing Abortion Increase – Live Action News
Nigerian Diocese Mourns Murder of Kidnapped Monk – Fr. Justine John Dyikuk at The Pillar

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Pope Francis Attacks Young Priests That Wear Cassocks (Xwitter) – Catholic Sat
I Have Officially Seen My Favorite Halloween Costume Ever – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Mapped: Gas Prices in Every U.S. State – Niccole Conte at Visual Capitalist
Requiescat In Pace: Wanda Poltawska – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Saint Raphael, Endowed With the Grace of Healing – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
Any Difference between an NGO & Pope Francis? – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
China, Patriotic Catholic Church Supports the Repression of Falun Gong – Bitter Winter

War in the Middle East:
Hamas War in Light of My Conversion from Judaism to Catholicism – Dr. Edouard Belaga
Pope Francis’ Call for Peace b/w Israel & Hamas Really a Call for Injustice – Maureen Mullarkey

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Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg Germany (Credit: Screen Shot from Il Sismografo via NCRegister.com)

German Bishop: Pope Has Clearly Hinted Support for Intercommunion Proposal

. . .the Archbishop of Hamburg claims the Pope backs the German bishops’ majority vote in favor of Holy Communion for some Protestant spouses. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
NECCO Wafers & the Catholic Failure of Imagination – Anna Abbott, NC Register
Macron Eyes a French “Transformation” – Dominic Green, City Journal
Where Did Mary Live After the Resurrection? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
7 Lessons in Evangelization from Jordan Peterson – Sam Guzman, The Cthlc Gentleman
Pope Francis has Pledged to Take Action on Abuse, Here Comes a Big Test – Chr. Altieri
Enter Into Christ’s Mystical Body; Let God Take Control – David Torkington, Cthlc Stand
How Beauty Led to My Radical Reversion – Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange
Authentic Religion: Not What We Want, What God has Revealed – Jf. A. Mirus Ph.D., CC
Amid Focus on Women, is Vatican’s Issue Less Gender than Laity? – I. San Martín, Crux
My Chat with Jennifer Fulwiler: How Fashion Will Change Your Life! – Meghan Ashley
Vatican-China Talks: Beijing is Holding Up the Process for Unknown Reasons – CH
Meet Élisabeth Bruyère, a Canadian Nun on the Road to Canonization – Philip Kosloski
Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles – Brice Sokolowski
A Royal Priesthood: 7th Sunday of Easter Readings Explained – Jn. Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
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