Religion

VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Highlighted News & Punditry:
Rupnik Victims, Advocates Decry Failures of Vatican Justice – Christopher Altieri at The CWR
Australian Police Arrest Bishop Saunders in Child Abuse Probe – The Pillar
First National Catholic Prayer for Trump: March 19, Feast of St. Joseph – Catholics for Catholics
Ukrainian Bishops Reject Compromise with Russia – Catholic World News
The Church and Freemasonry: the Secret Feb. 16 Meeting in Milan — Roberto de Mattei, D.Phil.
Ultramontanism and Tradition: Seeking Roots of Present Anti-Liturgical Heresy in Rome – NLM
Why You Need An Inspiration Board – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Eucharistic Revival:
Portable Eucharist – Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D., at Neal Obstat Theological Opining
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com

Breaking News & Punditry:
Under Cover of Darkness – Msgr. Gene Thomas Gomulka at Complicit Clergy
I Am Not Confident That Cardinal Dolan Gets It – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Get Off Satan’s Fence – Daniel M. Fitzpatrick at A Principal’s Principles For Parenting
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
No, Jonah Didn’t Die in the Whale – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine
Feast of the Cathedra of Peter (2002MR): Antioch or Rome or. . . Texas? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Trump Reveals Vice President Shortlist, & More Dispatches – Catholics for Catholics
Our Unhappy Youth – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Follow the Chief Editor of BigPulpit.com, Tito Edwards, on Xtwitter – Tito Edwards
Saint David . . . ?? – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
California Catholic Schools Shut Down Due To Crime and Human Trafficking Near Campus – CV
Does India Have Enough Latin Catholic Bishops? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
‘Cabrini’ Movie Review: a Film Worthy of America’s Immigrant Saint – Angelus News
The Church and the Devil – William K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D., at Turning Point Project
Belgian Bishops Reportedly Back Women Deacons, End to Priestly Celibacy – Elise Ann Allen
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
Haiti’s Bishop Dumas Injured in an Explosion – Vatican News
The Catholic Land Movement with Ross McKnight! – Joe McClane
New J6 Pipe Bomb Evidence Will Inflame Many, & More Dispatches. . . – Catholics for Catholics
Did Jonah Die in the Whale? – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine
Texas AG Ken Paxton Seeks to Shut Down Catholic Charity For “Human Smuggling” – KTEP
“The Child Is Not the Mere Creature of the State” Redux – Charles J. Russo at The CWR
It’s Time For Catholics To Get Real About Sex – Dr. John Bishop at CatholicLink
God Wants You to Confess Your Sins to a Priest – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine

Pope Francis:
Rupnik, Former Nun Comes Out: ‘Very Serious Abuses’ – Nico Spuntoni at Daily Compass
Priest Prescribed Porn for ‘Spiritual Growth’ – Yahoo!News via Complicit Clergy
PopeWatch: Gloria Braciani – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Vatican and Victims Address Rupnik Scandal on Anniversary of Abuse Summit – The Pillar
Guess What Upset the Vatican Most? – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Vatican Efforts on Sex Abuse: Still Failing – Nicole Winfield, ABC News/AP

The Scandal in Cardinal Dolan’s Archdiocese:
Cardinal Dolan on St. Patrick’s Funeral: We Don’t Do FBI Checks on Dead People – NC Register
Desecration at St. Patrick’s Cathedral – Carl R. Trueman at First Things
Catholic Grp Demands Investigation of Trans Activists for Hate Crimes against Cathedral – NRO
Cathedral Funeral Organisers Cite Fiducia Supplicans in Defence – Catholic Arena

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Colorized and Stabilized Footage Offers a Glimpse Into Cafés of 1920s Paris – My Modern Met
Can Organ Cloning Be Used for Transplants? – Interesting Engineering
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

BIG PULPIT News Sites for Catholics:
For MYSTIC UPDATE, click here.MYSTIC UPDATE
For BULL MOOSE POLITICS, click here. – BULL MOOSE POLITICS
For WESTERN CIV DEFENDER, click here. – WESTERN CIV DEFENDER
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Bonus Links:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live
 – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com
Eucharistic Miracles by Blessed Carlo Acutis – Highway to Heaven
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Follow the Chief Editor of BigPulpit.com, Tito Edwards, on Xtwitter
 – Tito Edwards
A Blog on Politics & Culture from a Catholic Perspective – The American Catholic
A Political Catholic Website on Politics from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
A Blog on Catholic Fundraising Advice – CatholicFundraiser.net

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Het licht is op de kandelaar gestelt, anoniem, 1640 – 1684 (Credit: Shameless Popery)

Most Protestants Are No Longer Protestant

. . .but do Protestants today even believe in these doctrines?  A fascinating pair of Pew surveys, marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, decided to find out by surveying large numbers of Protestants in the U.S. & in eight different Western European countries.  The results were fascinating. . .

by Joe Heschmeyer, J.D.,

of Shameless Popery

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Now Can Somebody Silence Fr. Reese?! – One Mad Mom
What Mothers Cannot Give to Their Sons – Anthony M. Esolen Ph.D., Public Discourse
The Area of the US So Poor, Mother Teresa Founded Missions There – R. Scheel, uCthlc
Anti-Catholic Bigotry from Andrea Grillo in Italy – Fr. Z’s Blog
New LCWR Book Recounts Vatican’s ‘Intrusion’ – Ann Carey, National Catholic Register
Yelp Reviewers Hatefully Accuse SCOTUS Cake Artist of ‘Hate’ – Katie Yoder, Cath Vote
German Ecumenism Chief Attacks Vatican Communion Ruling – Catholic Herald
Major Initiative Bringing Blockchain Tech to the Catholic Church – R. Scheel, uCatholic
Those with Roots Will Cling to the Faith of Their Fathers – Joseph Pearce, NC Register
Religion in the Public Square is What Gives Peace a Chance – Anna Abbott, NC Register
The King Returns: A Corpus Christi Procession Thru London – K.V. Turley, NC Register
Is Confession Biblical? – Shane Schaetzel, Catholics Are Christian
Unambiguous Theocentricity: Church Architecture & the TLM – P.A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
A New, Online Home for “The Terry and Jesse Show” – Jim Graves, The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
A Catholic Take on Cryptocurrencies – Philip Booth Ph.D., Transatlantic Blog
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It Doesn’t Work (Credit: Mary Constance from Flickr via The American Conservative)

The Feminization (& Decline) Of Religion

. . .if females lead congregations, it changes the way you think about God.  This is one (but not the only) reason why traditional Christian churches oppose female clergy.  God is revealed to us in the Bible as a Father.  Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, is a man.  Mary, the mother of the Messiah, plays an important symbolic role too.  You lose the male & female aspects of the story, you lose sight of why these things matter theologically. . .

by Rod Dreher

In Holy Week 2018, Francis was the Great Catholic Iconoclast – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Co-Founder of 40 Days for Life Received Into Catholic Church – Catholic Herald
How Well Do You Know the Catholic Mass? – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Why Hollywood is Losing Ground – Denyse O’Leary, Mercatornet
The New Barbarism? Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools – Tony Williams, TIC
What’s in a Name: The Manipulation & Abuse of Language – John M. Grondelski Ph.D.
The Resurrection Was the Greatest Event in History – George W. Rutler S.T.D. Th.D.
The Weak Lead Us to Reality – Leah Libresco Sargeant, First Things
Hell Is Real—& Just – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
There is Nothing “Adult” About Pornography – Rob Schwarzwalder, The Stream
‘This Is Making a Lot of Christians in China Very Nervous’ – Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian
Holocaust Survivor’s Murder In France Reopens Worries Over Anti-Semitism – Bill Wirts
Jim Caviezel Acts in Films That Will ‘Bring the Most Souls to Christ’ – Nancy Flory
Bringing Good Out of Evil – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
John Paul II’s Vision of Family & Marriage for the New Evangelization – Rolando Moreno
Learning to Give by Caring for My Sister – Michael Cretaro, Catholic Stand
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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 CULTURÆ EDITION

Ship (Credit: Community in Mission)

A Culture Without God Is Like a Ship Without a Pilot

by Monsignor Charles Pope,

of Community in Mission

Who Is Mysterious 4th Figure in the Painting of the Fiery Furnace? – D. Clayton, Clrts
We Found Our Joy in Latin – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
Archaeological Find in Laodicea, a City from the Book of Revelation – J-P Mauro, Alet.
Neither Pop Nor Culture – Ron Austin, First Things
The Oldest Cathedral in the World is in Armenia – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Reports of Small-Town America’s Death are Very Exaggerated – C. Zelikow, The Fdrlst
The Mysterious Origins of the Roman Republic – Bradley Birzer, The Imaginative. . .
Victorian Beauty: A Visit to St. Andrew’s Cathedral – Joseph Albino, NC Register
The Relics of St. Josaphat in the Vatican – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Herodotus and the Gospel of History – Paul Joseph Prezzia, The Civilized Reader
The Florentine Pietà – Catesby Leigh, First Things
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA I (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA II (4 December AD 2017) click here.
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Vittorio Messori (Credit: La Fede Quotidiana via National Catholic Register)

Messori: Pope Francis is Creating a ‘Liquid Society’ Church

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

What Role Did Religion Play in Devin Patrick Kelley’s Fatal Family Feud? – T. Mattingly
Where Is Your God Now? Atheists Sneer as We Mourn Dead – J. Zmirak Ph.D., The Strm
What is “Speaking in Tongues?” – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Illegal Alien Who Won Court Battle to Abort Baby Now Needs Mental Health Help – LN
Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz Responds to Critics, Now Says Abortion is Sinful – M. Bilger
Young People Will Never Give In, Never Doubt the Miracle – Guy McClung Ph.D. J.D.
How to Fundraise Like a Catholic for a Catholic Organization – Brice Sokolowski, Ct Fd
A Note on the “Spiritual” Reception of Sacraments – Edw. N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., ItLotL
USCCB Cmt. Election a Referendum on What It Means to be Pro-life – J.D. Flynn, CNA
University of Notre Dame Faculty, Students to Retain Birth Control Coverage? – CNA
Bias in Tech Against Pro-Life Movement? – Nicholas Wolfram Smith, NC Register
Doc Who Killed Depressed Woman in Euthanasia Won’t be Prosecuted – Stev. Ertelt, LN
Lessons In Living Out God’s Call For You – Steffani Jacobs, Catholic Stand
This Organization Gives $1,000 to Parents of Stillborn Babies – Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia
How U.S. Catholics Will Mark World Day of the Poor – Kevin Jones, Cthlc News Agency
Adoption Tax Credit Vital, Don’t Cut It, Says Law’s Original Author – CNA via The CWR

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Parents of Transgender Kids have Enrolled Them in a Dangerous Experiment

by Michael Cook

of Mercatornet

3 Men Get ‘Married’ in Colombia & There is No Slippery Slope – Michael Brown Ph.D.
We Need To Stop Treating Our Politics Like Religious Dogma – Gracy Olmstead, The Federalist
How This Millennial Learned that Any Job is Better than No Job or Mooching – Jacob Trunnell
Why Courts Weaponizing Against the White House Will End Badly for Us All – M. Pritchard
Elon Musk Releases Details to Colonise Mars; What a Planetary Expert Thinks – A. Coates Ph.D.
Gerrymandering Goes to the Supreme Court – Scott Lemieux, Democracy Journal
Why The Best Solution For Syria Is Partition – Robert Nicholson, The Federalist
Michael Wood on China: There Is No Such Thing as Destined in History – D.D. Wu, The Dplmt
Fortnight For Freedom: Bulwark of Freedom – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Is Senate Going Soft on Affordable Care Act’s Taxpayer-Funded Abortions? – Chr. Jacobs
Travis Kalanick Resigns as Uber CEO – Bryan Logan & Biz Carson, Business Insider
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (21 June, AD 2017) click here.
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The Return of the Crusader, 1835 (oil on canvas) by Lessing, Carl Friedrich (1808-80); Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany; Interfoto; German, out of copyright

Is Religion Really Responsible for Most Wars?

by Angelo Stagnaro

of the National Catholic Register

What Robby George Has Been Doing While Rod Dreher Has Been Blogging – Maggie Gallagher
Tim Farron: Christian Canary In The Coalmine – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
7 Inconvenient Truths About Pornography – Sean McDowell, The Stream
Huff Post: Shooting One Pro-Life Congressman Not Enough, Need More Violence – Alex Xenos
This Republican is “Committed” to Forcing You to Fund Planned Parenthood – Micaiah Bilger
Transgender Sports: People Have Bodily Differences No Surgery/Hormone Med Can Change – HZ
A North Korean Mystery: Where Did Its Rockets and Missiles Come From? – Kyle Mizokami, TNI
Is Today’s Protesters ‘Possessed’? – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Planned Parenthood Abortionist Suffocated Baby to Death With His Hands – Dave Andrusko, LN
The Problem Is Not Just Sanders – George Yancey, The Stream
The Use and Abuse of ‘Information’ in Biology – Murillo Pagnotta, The New Atlantis
The Sacred Music of Igor Stravinsky – Michael De Sapio, The Imaginative. . .
Chicago Court Upholds Parish’s Dismissal of Employee in Same-Sex Relationship – J.F. Desmond
Solidarity Does Not Require Taxation – Jamie Whyte, Transatlantic Blog
President Trump and Cuba’s “Damas de Blanco” – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Does the Free Market Corrode Moral Character? No! And, Well, Yes – Michael Novak, TCT
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TUESDAY NEWS EXTRA

ikayama, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

A Priest Explains the Hard Truth About Why the Church Is In Decline

by Father Bill Peckman,

of ChurchPop

Duke, ‘Diversity,’ & Orwellian Language; Catholic Professor Gone – Rod Dreher, TAC
When Left-Wing Politics Becomes a Substitute for Religion – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
Having Pets Instead Of Kids Should Be Considered A Psychiatric Disorder – G. Shane Morris
Goodbye, Left and Right – R. R. Reno, First Things
Slanted AP Headline on Texas Adoption Story Is Why Many Distrust Mainstream Press – GR
A Strategy for Fighting the Cold War with Islam – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Kidnapped Priest Pleads for Church Help in Video Message – Hannah Brockhaus, CNA
Pro-Lifers Fight Court Order Blocking Release of Planned Parenthood Baby Part Sales Video – LN
The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in The West – Pierre Manent, FT
Don’t Celebrate Trump’s Religious Liberty Executive Order – Mark Movsesian, First Things
State Department Releases 2017 Report on International Religious Freedom – Joe Carter, AIP
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