Religious Freedom

VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA

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Wealthy Donors Working to Limit ‘Inappropriate’ Religious Freedom

by Kevin Jones,

of CNA/EWTN News

Where Was This Concern on Women During Transgender Bathroom Issue – Dave Griffey, DTh
Is Religion a Science-Stopper? – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
The “Science” Behind Implicit Bias – Heather MacDonald, City Journal
Nearly Half the Country Thinks Media Make up Stories About Trump – Th. Phippen, The Strm
Chinese Internet Law: What the West Doesn’t See – Jan Fell, The Diplomat
They Sold U.S. Out – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Hillary and Harvey’s Shared Fate – R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., The American Spectator
Quotes Suitable for Framing: John Harington – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Here Is Who Really Pays the Most in Taxes in America – Walter E. Williams, The Natl Interest
Why Supply-side Economics is Right & Keynesian Economics is Wrong – D. Weinberger, Fdrlst
Not Hobbesian But Christian: Why Patrick Deneen’s Misinterpretation Matters – R.R. Reilly, PD
Raheem Kassam’s “No Go Zones” is Unsettling, Necessary Reading – Tm. D. Lusch, The CWR
Apple Removes Popular Pro-life Prayer App after Secularists Complain – Fr. Mark Hodges, LS
Study: Congress Should End IRS Oversight of Sermons – Bob Smietana, Baptist Press
If You Can Change Your Gender, Why Not Your Age? – Daniel Moody, Mercatornet
South Africa Needs a Better Anti-corruption System, Bishops Say – CNA via The CWR

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SATVRDAY CATHOLICA MORNING EDITION

Vatican Document Suggests Excommunication for Some Catholic Politicians

by Phil Lawler

of Catholic Culture

Ecumenism, Religious Liberty & Spadaro’s Straw Man – Christopher R. Altieri, The CWR
Of Seminarians, Books, Birettas, New Vestments & Wherein Fr. Z is Very Pleased – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Real Story of the First Crusade – Steve Weidenkopf, Catholic Answers Magazine
6 Times The Saints Made Catholic Feminists Say “Yaaaasss” – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
Just Too Cool: Sunday – Feast of the Transfiguration – Special Blessing of Grapes – Fr. Z’s Blog
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Rethinking How You Fundraise – The Catholic Approach – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
The Feast of the Transfiguration – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Singing The Psalms – Sister Christina M. Neumann, Catholic Stand
Leading with the Rite – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Podcast – My Conversation with Bishop Thomas Paprocki – Joseph Sciambra
Jerusalem’s Terra Sancta Museum Unearths Christian History – Michele Chagin, NC Rgstr
Past Lives and Reincarnation – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Catholic Investor Advises Graduates on the Meaning of Wealth – Stephen Beale, Crisis Mgzn
Family-Based Care: A Better Way for Children Than Orphanages – Peter Jesserer Smith, Reg
Faith and Challenge: A Roamin’ Catholic Rides – Mark C. McCann, Catholic Stand
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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA

Miss Prim At Clear Creek Abbey

by Rod Dreher

A TAC Blogger

An Atheist Appeals to the Church to Help Save Europe – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Religious Freedom’s Roe v Wade? – John Stonestreet, The Stream
Australia Weather Bureau Caught Tampering With Climate Numbers – Chris White, The Strm
Smart Phones & The Invisible Cord – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
China’s Censorship Bigger & More Dangerous Than You Know – Helen Raleigh, The Fdrlst
Why I Am an Atheist & Against Euthanasia – Kevin Yuill, LifeNews.com
Fathers of Aborted Babies Experience Devastating Pain & Regret – Kevin Burke, Life News
Hate Income Inequality? Blame Intrusive Government Policies – J.D. Tuccille, Reason.com
How Civil Asset Forfeiture Reduces Economic Mobility – Julian Adorney, The Federalist
Venezuelan President Sanctioned Over Illegitimate Election – Jack Crowe, The Stream
Is Apple Kowtowing to China? – Charlotte Gao, The Diplomat

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THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Cakes and Consciences: The Case of Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop

by Nathanael Blake, Ph.D.

of Public Discourse

I’m a Pediatrician: How Transgender Ideology has Infiltrated My Field – Michelle A. Cretella
After Media Mockery, Poll Finds Americans Agree w/Pence’s Rules on Women – M. Hemingway
Google Censors Popular Pro-Life Page with Extensive Abortion Information – Cheryl Sullenger
Bishop M. Scheuer Resigns from Pax Christi Over Antisemitism Charges – Benjamin Weinthal
College Trustees are Largely to Blame for Today’s Campus Madness – Walter Williams
Charlie Gard’s Parents, Supporters Say Facebook, Twitter Censoring Their Accounts – M. Bilger
German Intel Says Hundreds of Jihadis Arrived Among Refugees – Jacob Bojesson, The Strm
The Opioid Crisis: No One’s Fault and Everyone’s Fault – Salena Zito, The Stream
Study: 431 People Involuntarily Euthanized in Netherlands in 2015 – Alex Schadenberg, LN
In Charlie Gard’s Case, a Basic Moral Principle: Should the State Decide? – Phil Lawler, CC
35 Years Ago: When Reagan & JP2 Met to Defeat an Evil Empire – Paul Kengor, The Stream
Lethal Police Hatred: The War on Cops Claims Another Life in New York City – Seth Barron, CJ
British Prime Minister Theresa May Refuses to Intervene to Save Charlie Gard – Micaiah Bilger
Hospital Refuses to Transfer Charlie Gard to Vatican Hospital Offering Help – Steven Ertelt, LN
Drawing From the Past, Putin Plans His Future – Lauren Goodrich, Stratfor via Forbes
Proportion of Labor Force Working from Home Continues to Grow – Joel Kotkin, City Journal

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MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA

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Prideful Left Eats Itself

by Rod Dreher

A TAC Blogger

Supreme Court Ruling Protects Children—and Religious Liberty – Joe Carter, Acton Institute
Up to 5.7 Million Noncitizens Voted in Past Presidential Elections, Study Finds – Fred Lucas
The Insidious Influence of the SPLC – Jeryl Bier, The Wall Street Journal
“The “Glory of God is Man Fully Alive”: The Madness of Transhumanism – M. Kalpakgian Ph.D.
The Arab World Is A Political Problem Because It Has A Religious Problem – Luma Simms
The Danger of “Public” Education – Murray N. Rothbard, Mises Institute
Nonbelievers: You Need Religious Freedom, Too – Tom Gilson, The Stream
Catholic Georgetown University Refuses to Say If It Profits From Abortion – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Disabled Prof: Nazi Euthanasia Pgm No Different Than Push to Euthanize Today – Schadenberg
Why You Should Consider Foster Care If You’re Infertile – Brittany Cover, The Federalist
New Poll Shows Americans Do Not Want the Debt Ceiling to Be Raised – Christine Roe
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (26 June, AD 2017) click here.

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TUESDAY NEWS EXTRA

Did the 7th Circuit Just Rule That Christians Are Bigots?

by Maggie Gallagher,

of The Stream

Why the Church Lost the White Working Class – Peter Wolfgang J.D., The Stream
“A Nun’s Story” Is Occasionally Compelling But Deeply Flawed – Fiorella Nash, The Dispatch
Celebrated Moral Philosopher: It’s Okay to Rape the Disabled – Steve Weatherbe, LSN
Reality Keeps Raising April Fools’ Bar for All Those Online Catholic Satirists – Terry Mattingly
Did the Bible Predict the Current War in Syria? The Truth Behind a Viral Photo – ChurchPop
Bus Attacked by Trans Activists for Saying Boys & Girls are Different – Fr. Mark Hodges, LSN
A Legendary Living Latinist – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Politico’s Calumny on Judaism This Passover – Bethany Mandel, The Federalist
Apostolic Blueprint for a Parish, Model of Christian Community in Modern Age – David Clayton
German Family Continues to Fight for Right to Homeschool – Catholic News Agency
Seal of Confession Tested in Australian Clergy Sex-Abuse Debate – John Power, NC Register
When We Revile Others We Are, Ironically, Also Reviling God – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Canadian Catholic Aid Money Supporting Pro-Abort, Pro-Gay Groups in Brazil – Mat. C. Hoffman
Catholics are Crucial Voice in World Population Debate, But Do Journalists Know It? – Julia Duin
South African Bishops Call on Nation’s President to Consider Resigning – Catholic News Agency
God’s Vision vs. An Ecologists Vision of Ecology – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
For the HOLY TUESDAY EXTRA (11 April, AD 2017) click here.
For the SPY WEDNESDAY EDITION (12 April, AD 2017) click here.
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THURSDAY EDITION

Make Church Great Again! “Free Our Churches From the Ugly and Stupid”

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Church History: The Four Horsemen of Apologetics – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
Cardinal Coccopalmerio Explains His Positions on Catholics in Irregular Unions – Edward Pentin
Does Matthew 12:32 Suggest or Disprove Purgatory? – Dave Armstrong, N.C. Register
Dorothy Day, as Seen by Her Granddaughter – Perry West, Catholic News Agency
You Are Made of Dust, Which is Forged by God in the Stars – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., The Reg
Mystical Lent: Sowing Seeds of Silence – Eddie O’Neill, National Catholic Register
Latin Contest Announcement: Prize €20,000 – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Congress Can Do More for Religious Liberty Abroad, Scorecard Finds – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.
Regnative Prudence & Pro-Life Legislation Part I: The Heartbeat Bill & Abortion Bans – Joe Kral
How Assisted Suicide Discriminates Against the Poor & Disabled – Matt Hadro, Cth Nws Agncy
Chinese Communists Intensify Religious Persecution, According to New Report – Sarah Stanley

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

The Catholic Church in De Facto Schism: What’s to Be Done?

by E. Christian Brugger, D.Phil.,

of Public Discourse

Quæritur: Why on Earth Did They Start Offering Mass “Facing the People”? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Trump Must Sign 1st Amendment Defense Act to Protect Religious Freedom – Jn. Zmirak Ph.D.
Archbishop Chaput’s Hope-Filled Advice for Catholics in Secular America – Fr. Jn. C. McCloskey
The Inescapable Poorness – Larabeth Miller, Ignitum Today
Pray Without Ceasing, Really? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: Praying for the Holy Father’s Intentions – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
How Should We Pray for So Many Prayer Intentions? – Fr. John Bartunek L.C., CSD
Cardinal Connell of Dublin Dies at 90 – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald
How Artists and Photographers Change What is Seen – David Clayton, Beauty of Catholicism
Spirit of 79: The Number of Americans Proposed for Sainthood – Brian O’Neel, NC Register
Pope Francis: Protecting Migrants is a ‘Moral Imperative’ – Hannah Brockhaus, CNA
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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FRIDAY EDITION

Breaking Cardinal Burke News!

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Cardinal Burke Goes to Guam, What’s Up With That? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Back to the Future? No Thanks, I’ve Been There! Re: Fr. Stravinskas – William Riccio, NLM
‘Sexual Relations’ and ‘Conjugal Relations’ Differ Categorically – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D.
The Great Anti-Trump Crusade of 2017 – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Case for Chastity – Paul Kniaz, Catholic Stand
An Ontological Justification of “Getting in Shape” New Year’s Resolutions – Ryan Kraeger, IT
Rare Catholic Wedding Ideas Every Woman Should Use and Share – Mary Flynn, epicPew
Fr. Murray on Cardinal Coccopalmerio’s Booklet Defense of Communion for Mortal Sinners – Z
Commandments Aren’t Mere Ideals Which People Are Excused Cuz They’re Hard, Fr. Z Rants – Z
What Gender-I.D. Revolution Has in Common with the 1960s’ Drug Culture – Scott Beauchamp
Christian Florist Loses Religious Liberty Case, Will Appeal to US Supreme Court – CNA
Screwtape on the Neutralization of Effective Apologetics and Divine Callings – Dave Armstrong
Judge Neil Gorsuch: Defender of Religious Liberty – Joseph Sunde, PowerBlog via Acton Inst
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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TUESDAY EXTRA

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President Donald Trump’s Stalled Action on Proposed Religious Freedom Order Raises Concerns

from the Catholic News Service

via Catholic Herald

A Blow Upon a Bruise; Amoris Lætitia – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., Canon Law Blog
The Light of Faith: How I Was Converted by Two College Classmates I Never Knew – V. Burbach
“Strangers in a Strange Land”: Chaput on Catholics Weathering Change in America – M.J. Miller
A Dose of Reality about the Steve Bannon/Cardinal Burke Axis – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Abortion, Underlying Myths, and a Skewed Idea About Mercy – Roseanne T. Sullivan, Cth Stnd
Trust and Truth – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
8 Ways Catholics Can Reclaim *Saint* Valentine’s Day – Justin McClain, epicPew
How to Think About Discrimination: Race, Sex, & SOGI – Ryan T. Anderson Ph.D., Pblc Dscrs
Is Your Marriage Lacking a Certain Chemical Element? – Vicki Burbach, Pelican’s Breast
An Oregon Bill Could Allow Mentally Ill Patients to be Starved – Catholic News Agency
3 Things You Might Not Know About Saint Valentine – Marge Fenelon, Natl Catholic Register
Free Download: Almost 400,000 Images from NY’s Metropolitan Museum of Art – Dan. Esparza
Euthanasia’s March Down Under – Bishop Peter Comensoli, Catholic Herald
Doctors Who Object to Abortion Need More Legal Protections, Bishops Say – Cthlc News Agncy

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TUESDAY EXTRA

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‘Horrible Picture’: Dutch Woman Restrained by Family While Being Euthanized

by Celeste McGovern

of the National Catholic Register

Repeal the Johnson Amendment to Free Religious Speech – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis
Can We Afford New Art? Yes! Beauty & Superabundance in a Small Appalachian Parish – Clayton
What the Saints Would Say About ‘Mindfulness’ – Dan Burke, National Catholic Register
See the Beauty Through the Storm and Say Thank You – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
The 14th-Century ‘Golden Haggadah’ is Now Online – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Is Liberal Democracy Closer to Communism or Catholicism? – Jerry Salyer Ph.D., The CWR
Harry Connick Jr. on Faith, Family, Hosting a TV Show – Carl Kozlowski, Cthlc News Agency
Senate Bill Would Move Funding from Planned Parenthood to Women’s Health – CNA via NCReg
Social Respectability as Religion in Flannery O’Connor’s “Revelation” – Mit. Kalpakgian Ph.D.
Meeting with Men of God: A Catholic Men’s Conference on the Year of Mercy – Mark C. McCann

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THURSDAY EDITION

President Obama Built an ‘Infrastructure’ for Civil-Liberties Violations That Trump Will Inherit

by Emma Green,

of The Atlantic

Sandro Magister: Comments on the State of the Curia – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Students too Triggered by Crucifixion to Learn About It – Matthew Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
Living as a Catholic in the Bible Belt – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
How We Got The Bible – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
If the English Can’t Live with Moral Values, are They Free? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Cthlc Cltr
Unforgivable Sins/Invincible Ignorance – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Graduates of Jesuit Colleges in Congress Overwhelmingly Pro-Abortion; & More – Mat. Archbold
Luther Affirmed Mary’s Perpetual Virginity, Shameful Many Protestants Reject It – A. Taylor
Vatican Weekly Paper Gets a Facelift – Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency
Online Resources: A Dominican Gradual from 1722 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Mvmnt
Blessed Margaret of Castello: Patron for Legislation Protecting the Disabled Unborn – Joe Kral

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