Purgatory

SVNDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

St. Gertrude (Credit: Roman Catholic Man)

St. Gertrude Prayer Releases 1,000 Souls from Purgatory Or Does It

by Father Richard Heilman,

of Roman Catholic Man

Video Models Joyfully Inviting Others to Traditional Latin Mass – Msgr. Ch. Pope, NC Reg
The Pleasures of Virtue – Anthony Esolen Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Friends Remember Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? – Monica Hannan, Lift Me Up!
Cool: Prayer Cards for Priest’s Prep Before, Thanksgiving After Holy Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
How to Love God with Your Heart of Flesh – Fr. Hugh Barbour O. Præm., Cthlc Answers
A Priest’s Prayers for Before & After Making His Own Confession – Fr. Z’s Blog
Cause Opens for Nicholas Black Elk, Holy Man of the Lakota – Peter Jesserer Smith, Reg
The Poetry of Molly McCully Brown: A Theology of Broken Bodies – Patrick Malone, CS
Capuchin Priest Under Soviet Rule Moves Closer to Sainthood – E. Harris, CNA via NCRg
16 Inspiring Saints’ Names for Your Baby Boy – Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia
The Nashville Dominicans Sing to Their Patron, St. Dominic – J-P Mauro, Aleteia
Who Are All Those Saints in the Roman Canon? – Kevin Di Camillo, NC Register
The Visible Church on Earth is Only One Part of a Larger Reality – Philip Kosloski, Alet.
Your Life Can Be Bountiful – Carol Monaco, Catholic Stand
Sister Lucia and St. Thérèse: Chosen Daughters of Carmel – Jennifer Sokol, NC Register

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2017 All Hallows’ Eve Edition

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Padre Pio, Purgatory, and Praying for Souls in the Cemetery

by Maura Roan McKeegan,

of Catholic Exchange

The Holy Souls in Purgatory Aren’t Celebrating Reformation Day – Sister T. Noble, Alet.
The Three Living and Three Dead – Fr. Z’s Blog
Top 10 Catholic Halloween Ideas! – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
The Demonologist: Montague Summers – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
A Halloween Tale: The Vatican ‘Curse’ – Claire Giangravé, Crux
All Saints & All Souls – Father Ed’s Blog
Praying for Souls Instead of Canonizing Them – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
Gruesome Deaths of Saints to Put You in Halloween Mood – Theresa Williams, epicPew
All Hallows’ Eve Historia Obscurum – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual. . .
Another Perspective: Why I Celebrate Halloween – Deacon Keith Fournier, The Strm
How the Dead Danced with the Living in Medieval Society – Ashby Kinch, A.P. via Crux
Tag Yourself: Masters of Horror Edition – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Debate: Has Halloween Become Too Commercial? – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
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All-Souls Day Edition

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our-lady-of-carmel-saving-souls-from-purgatory11 Unforgettable Quotes from Saints on Death and Purgatory

by Theresa Williams

of epicPew

All Souls’ Day: Plenary Indulgence Reminder & Rorate Cæli Purgatorial Society – Rorate Cæli
Of Purgatory and Homage to the Dead – Regis Martin S.T.D., The Catholic Thing
Poll: For All Souls Day Mass 2016 what Color Vestments Did You See? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Have You Heard of Saint Death? Don’t Pray to It – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
Making the Case for Black Vestments – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Purgatory: The Antechamber of Heaven – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
On the Third Mass for All Souls’ Day – Fr. Peter Mottola, J.C.L., Rorate Cæli
The Faithful Departed – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Masses of Mercy: Why We Offer Prayers for the Dead – Joseph Pronechen, N.C. Register
You’ve got Questions (about Death)? The Church has Answers – Mary Rezac, C.N.A.
Catholic Church Turns to Instagram to Help People Face Death – Susan Byron, Catholic Herald
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TUESDAY EDITION

young-joyful-happy-smiling-priestsIf I Were a Bishop, I Would Send Formidable, Even Terrifying, Holy Hit Squads of Young Clergy. . .

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

via Fr. Z’s Blog

Secular Pro-Lifer Warns the Movement, ‘Lay Off the God Talk” – Charles C. Camosy, Crux
We Are At a “Precarious Moment in Our History” When Churches Must Speak Truth to Power – Z
On Allowing the Unworthy Reception of the Eucharist – Julia Meloni, Crisis Magazine
Mark Wahlberg Planning Biopic of Ex-Boxer Who Became a Beloved Priest – Catholic Herald
In Germany, No One Cares About Hate Crime Directed at Christians – Francis Phillips, Cth Hrld
On Communion Debate, Pope Francis Opts for Decentralization – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Pre-Tridentine Ambrosian Breviary Online – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Catholicism in a World of Secular Moralism – Kyle Hanby, PowerBlog
World’s Oldest Catholic Bishop Dies at Age 104 – Catholic News Agency via the N.C. Register
Pope Francis: Diplomacy and the Role of Religions – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Archbishop Gomez: It’s Time to End the Death Penalty – Catholic News Agency

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CATHOLIC MONDAY EDITION

Purgatory10 Surprising Facts About Purgatory That You Probably Didn’t Know

by  Shaun McAfee, O.P.

of epicPew

Peter Kreeft: “It Is Obvious Why We All Need to Learn How to be Holy” – Paul Senz, The Disp.
Eucharist Desecrated, Missionaries of Charity Assaulted in Argentina – Catholic News Agency
Quæritur: What are the Best Arguments They have in the Favor of the Novus Ordo? – Fr. Z
What’s Behind the Jump in Maternal Mortality Rates in Texas? – Matt Hadro, Cthlc Nws Agncy
The Fading of Three Christian Virtues – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing
Catholics, Chesterton and Concealed Carry – Patrick Toner Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Our Moral Inversions from the Past and Today – Hadley P. Arkes Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
The ABA’s Attempt to Muzzle Lawyers – Stephen M. Krason J.D. Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
The Lost Virtue of Shamefacedness – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
A ‘Catholic Problem’ for Trump? It’s Hard to Say, Actually – Matt Hadro, Cthlc News Agency
Is Prayer an Escape from the Real World? – Anthony Lilles Ph.D., Catholic Spiritual Direction

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THURSDAY EDITION

Partial Pic of Dantes Inferno Best Ever Depiction ofThe Most Accurate Map of Dante’s Inferno You’ll Ever Find Online

by Daniel Esparza

of Aleteia

Who Lost Christian Europe? Hint: Not Pope Francis – William Doino Jr., First Things
Lift Up Your Hearts: 10 Tips for Newcomers to the Traditional Latin Mass – Sam Guzman, TCG
What Do the Hand Gestures in Icons Mean? Greco-Roman Rhetorical Tradition! – Daniel Esparza
For Christian Judges, Is Compromising Religious Beliefs The Price of Citizenship? – G. Bradley
Evangelization Requires Authentic Catholicism – Liturgy Guy
Abortion Clinic Workers Admit Babies Who Survive are Killed Outside the Womb – Emily Derois
Jesus in the Land of Kim Jong-un – Ray Cavanaugh, Providence
Back to the Land, Back to the Lord – The Catholic World Report
The Other Assisi – Matthew Milner, First Things
What St. Thomas Aquinas Teaches About the Incarnation – Shaun McAfee O.P., N.C. Register
The Basilica of St. Maximin in Provence – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
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