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TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Major Archbishop Svatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (Credit: Zenit)

Why is Rome Sidelining the Ukrainian Catholics?

. . .recent events show growing resentment within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. . .

by Father Raymond J. de Souza,

of Catholic Herald

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Michael Davis Attacks Home-Schoolers – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
Why Be (or Continue to Be) Catholic? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Kylie Jenner Accused of Transphobia for Sharing Father’s Day Post – Bre Payton, Fdrlst
“We Need Better Music for Mass” – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
6 Points To Help You Understand How to Live a Chaste Marriage – R. Novia, Cthlc Link
After I Said Transgenderism Is a Mental Illness, Twitter Blocked Me – Jon Del Arroz
Poland & the Future of Europe – Jozef Andrew Kosc, First Things
Jesuitical 22: Georgetown & Planned Parenthood – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
An Effective Prayer for When You are Feeling Angry – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
12 Things to Know If You’re Going to Mass for the First Time – R. Sullivan, Those C Men
Enduring Faith Amid Horror: The Priests of Dachau – Charles Lewis, Natl Cthlc Register
Why Are We So Unhappy? – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Media Silent as Women Cry #MeToo Against Religious Persecution – K. Yoder, Cthlc Vote
Bringing God on Your Family Vacation – Gregory Popcak Ph.D., Catholic Exchange
Pub-crawler to Penitent: Ven. Mat. Talbot Is an Inspiration to Alcoholics – Kat. Schiffer
Is the Bible Alone Sufficient to Understanding God’s Word? – Ray Sullivan, Cthlc Stand
Answering the Missionary Call in Sudan – Carrie Gress, Off the Cuff
Christian Future in the Middle East has Faces & Names – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
The Internet: Blessing or Curse? – Tom Jay, Crisis Magazine
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THVRSDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION

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An Eastern Cross Atop an Onion Dome of an Orthodox Christian Church in Pyatigorsk (Credit: Catholic Exchange)

The Eastern Cross

by Father William Saunders

of Catholic Exchange

Questioning the Prospects of Catholic-Orthodox Unity – A.A.J. DeVille Ph.D., The CWR
Russians Will Work in Palestine to Save Oak of Mamre Mentioned in Bible – Pravmir
Key Takeaways About Orthodox Christians – Jeff Diamant, Fact Tank
Archaeologists Find 1,500-yr-old Georgian Christian Mosaic in Israel – Zelda Caldwell
Orthodox, Big Maneuvers on the Moscow-Kiev Axis – Gianni Valente, Vatican Insider
Christian Unity Being Built on Friendships in Catholic-Orthodox – John Burger, Aleteia
Russia’s Victory in Syria; Hilarion Calls for Return of Christians – V. Rozanskij, AN
Bartholomew: Common Christian Agenda for Common Good at Vatican – Nat da Polis
Russia: Orthodox Church Opened 30K Places of Worship Last 30 Yrs – Zelda Caldwell
Pope Urges Continued Dialogue Between Orthodox, Catholics – Junno A. Esteves, Crux
Inter-Orthodox Gathering: The Sign of St. Andrew – Vladimir Rozanskij, AsiaNews.it
For the THVRSDAY EDITION (25 January, AD 2018) click here.
For the THVRSDAY EXTRA (25 January, AD 2018) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (26 January, AD 2018) click here.
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MONDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION

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Eastern Orthodox Signing of the Cross (Credit: Simply Orthodox)

Why Do Eastern Christians Make Sign of the Cross “Backward”

by Valentin Fontan-Moret,

of Aleteia

100 Years On, Russ’n Orth. Church Still Hasn’t Overcome Brutal State Atheism – CH
The Russian Saint And His Mistress – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Weeping Madonnas & Myrrh-streaming Icons – Modern Medievalism
Found In The Cosmos – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s Former Cathedral, to Appoint Full-Time Imam – Catholic Herald
American Orthodoxy – Richard Barrett, Public Orthodoxy
Theophilus III: The Pope Stands with Us on the Status Quo – Gianni Valente, VI via LS
Greek Orthodox Church Protests Passing of New Transgender Law – Jsh. Gill, The Strm
Video: The Revival of the Russian Orthodox Church – Robert Duncan, CNS via YouTube
Considering the Charismatic Contribution of Orthodox Ecclesiology – G. McGeoch, PO
Greek Orthodox Patriarch: Christians are Not Strangers in the Middle East – CNA/CWR
For the MONDAY ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION (13 November AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (13 November AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (13 November AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (14 November AD 2017) click here.
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VVEDNESDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION

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Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev of the Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev has a Warning for the West

by Elizabeth Scalia,

of Aleteia

Inside the Row Over a Mighty Russian Cathedral – Erasmus, The Economist
Russian Orthodoxy’s Aggressive Obsessions – George Weigel, First Things
How Well Do You Really Know the Eastern Orthodox Church? – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
The Power And Limits Of The Russian Orthodox Church – Shalva Dzidziguri, Forbes
The Awe-Inspiring Beauty of Armenian Christianity in Iran – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
ISIS Stakes Claim for Attack Near Egypt’s St. Catherine’s Monastery – M. Michael, The Strm
Erdogan’s Victory Is Bad News for Turkey’s Christian Minority – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
ISIS Threats to St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai Not Just about Tourist $s – T. Mattingly, GR
Patriarch Bartholomew Awarded for Commitment to Ecumenism – Pravoslavis.ru
Russian Patriarch Blesses New Paris Church – Associated Press via Catholic Herald
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (27 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (27 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (27 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (27 September AD 2017) click here.

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Russian Babushka (Photo Credit: Get Religion)

Hey New York Times: Why Visit the ‘Old Believers’ in Alaska and Then Ignore what They Believe?

by Terry Mattingly

of Get Religion

Why Russian Orthodox Anxiety Is Rising in Russia – Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News
Why are Evangelicals Helping Destroy the Syrian Orthodox Church – Sml. Smith, Chrstn Pst
‘Old Believers’: A World Out Of Time (Documentary) – Rod Dreher, Russian Orthodox Scribe
Football Among the Old Believers, in Alaska – Jeré Longman & Mt. Kruchak, NY Times
Priest-Investor Explains How Parable of the Talents Holds Key to Wealth – J. Burger, Aleteia
Living Like a Hermit on Top of a 130-foot-Tall Monolith – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
2 New Mosaics for St. George’s Orthodox Church in Texas – Aidan Hart, Orthodox Arts Jrnl
Vice Pres. Mike Pence Met Privately With Metropolitan Hilarion Afeyev – Elizabeth Dias, Time
Priest Sprays Holy Water on Computers to Fend Off Ransomware Virus – I.M. Cheong, Htstrt
Recalling the Prophetic Embrace of Athenagoras I & Paul VI – Ines Angeli Murzaku, The CWR
Vatican Building Diplomatic Bridges With Russia – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (20 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (20 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (20 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (20 September AD 2017) click here.

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THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA LATE EDITION

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Think It Will End With Confederates?

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

of The American Catholic

My ‘Sex Change’ Was a Myth; Why Trying to Change One’s Sex Will Always Fail – Heyer, Strm
About Tearing Down Statues of Those of Whom You Disapprove – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why the Vatican has Set Its Sights on Moscow & Beijing – Michael Davis, Catholic Herald
Would A Secret Society Lie? The Freemasons Part II – Ianto Watt, Statistician to the Stars!
The Physiophobe: Modern Man Against Reality – Anthony M. Esolen Ph.D., Public Discourse
Harvard Prof Calls Out Antifa for Trying to ‘Tear Down America’ – Nick Givas, The Stream
The Removal of Controversial Statues – Msgr. Charles Pope, National Catholic Register
Target of the SPLC’s Notorious ‘Hate List’ Speaks Out – Jennifer Roback Morse, The Stream
We Know a War w/ No. Korea May be WW3, but Fear what Happens Next – Mike Scrafton, TNI
The Secular Media’s Dangerous & Divisive Lie – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
Cardinal Napier: BBC is Determined to Undermine Christian Values – Catholic Herald
Communism, the New York Times & “Reproductive Rights” – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., The CWR
Artificial Wombs could Radically Change the Abortion Debate – Michael Wee, Catholic Herald
Claim: Papal Nuncio was Involved in ‘Secret Deal’ to End Holocaust – CNS via Catholic Herald
A Brief History of the Catholic Church’s Fight Against Racism – CNA via The Cthlc World Rprt
Hollywood is Seeking More Generous Giveaways from Local Government – S. Malanga, CJ
For the THVRSDAY CATHOLICA LATE EDITION (24 August, AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (13 September AD 2017) click here.

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MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Bishop Thomas Paprocki

Canonist Ed Peters Destroys a Clueless Critic of Bishop Paprocki

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

The Shroud of Turin and the Facts – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
The Problem of Catholic Pretenders – K.E. Colombini, Crisis Magazine
Trans-Canada – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
Guidestar Joins the Targeting of Christian Groups – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
34 Common Errors About the Spanish Inquisition – Angelo Stagnaro, Natl Catholic Register
“La La Land” and the Liberating of Traditions – Susanna Spencer, National Catholic Register
How to Fundraise for Your Pro-Life Charity – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Cardinal Parolin Says ‘In All Probability’ He Will Visit Moscow in August – Edward Pentin
Dating Apps and the Death of Romance – What’s a Catholic To Do? – CNA via The CWR
How Catholic Culture can Thrive on the Internet – Catholic News Agency via The CWR
The First Viking Invasion of England—This Month in Catholic History – Thomas Craughwell
The Creative Catholic: John C. Wright – K.V. Turley, The Catholic World Report
Conflicts, Campuses, and the Return to Catholic Commitments – Adam A.J. DeVille Ph.D.
The “Jesus Fish”: It’s All Greek to Me – Fr. Jeff Loseke, Pelican’s Breast
Judge Halts Deportations of Chaldean Christians to Iraq for Now – CNA via The CWR
Can Sports bring Kids Closer to God? – Marta Klimek, Aleteia
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (26 June, AD 2017) click here.
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THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA

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Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Alfeyev Hilarion

The Orthodox Christian Revival In Russia Is Not What It Seems; Tradition and Traditions

by Rod Dreher

A TAC Blogger

Why Sexual Preferences Will Never Stop Racing Down The Rabbit Hole – Georgi Boorman
Camille Paglia: On Trump, Democrats, Transgenderism, and Islamist Terror – Jonathan V. Last
Radicals Shooting Congressmen: This Is How You Get the Spanish Civil War – Jn. Zmirak Ph.D.
The New York Times Ignorance About Catholics and Birth Control – John McCormack J.D.
The Mirage of Democratic Socialism: Why Are Millennials So Attracted? – Hugh Whelchel
What You Should Know about Poverty in America – Antony Davies & James R. Harrigan, FEE
On Holiday? Here’s Best Time to Book Flights & Hotels – Giampaolo Viglia, The Conversation
Bernie Sanders and the Danger of Theological Ignorance – Rob Schwarzwalder, The Stream
Benjamin Franklin on “The Morals of Chess” – Annie Holmquist, The Imaginative. . .
Hate has a Home; Recasting John Stuart Mill’s Harm Principle – Carl R. Trueman Ph.D., FT
Yes, Affordable Care Act Really Does Disadvantage Disabled Americans – Christopher Jacobs
Academic Articles Dating to 1950s Show Abortion-Breast Cancer Link – Michael New Ph.D.
Public Theater Should Cancel Its Trump Assassination Play – Daniel Henninger, The WSJ
Venezuela’s Ruling Party Faces Rebellion From Within – Stratfor
Vatican Supports New Elections to Solve Venezuela Crisis – Junno Arocho Esteves, Cthlc Hrld
Elder Abuse is a Clear & Present Danger in the Euthanasia Debate – Paul Russell, Mercatornet
For the THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (15 June, AD 2017) click here.
For the THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (15 June, AD 2017) click here.
For the THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (15 June, AD 2017) click here.
For the FRIDAY MORNING SÆCVLARIA EDITION (16 June, AD 2017) click here.
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FRIDAY CIVILIZATION UPDATE

Russia’s Imperial Amnesia

by Kirk Bennett,

of The American Interest

France, Secularism & Religion: Macron Is a History Buff on Islam & Religious Strife – Erasmus
Socialism and Nationalism on the Danube – Owen Hatherley, Places
Why is Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Still in Power? – S.G., The Economist
In Venezuela, Garbage Dumps have become Places to Eat – Catholic News Agency
Look at Their Democracy: The Pitfalls and Pitfalls of Democracy – Shalom Carmy, First Things
Air War: What If America’s Lethal F-35 Battled Russia’s Stealth PAK-FA or Su-35? – Schneider
Overpopulation? No, Delaying Marriage & Parenthood is Resulting in Too Few People – Life News
Where Has All the French Talent Gone – Philip Delves Broughton, The Wall Street Journal
Thousands of Pro-Lifers Flood the Streets in Canada’s March for Life – Micaiah Bilger, Lf Nws
The Annexation of Crimea Isn’t Going as Planned – Lily Hyde, Foreign Policy
Canada, the ‘Right to Die,’ and the Mentally Ill – Eric Metaxas & Roberto Rivera, The Stream
For the FRIDAY NEWS EDITION (12 May, AD 2017) click here.
For the FRIDAY NUNTIUM MORNING EDITION (12 May, AD 2017) click here.
For the FRIDAY NEWS EXTRA (12 May, AD 2017) click here.
For the FRIDAY NUNTIUM AFTERNOON EDITION (12 May, AD 2017) click here

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TUESDAY EDITION

Houston: A Catholic Theologian Walks into an Evangelical Megachurch, Watch What Happens Next

by Stephen Bullivant,

of Catholic Herald

Pope Francis: The Gaze Set on Moscow? – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Go Ahead Rachel, Weep – Suellen Brewster, Catholic Stand
‘Amoris Lætitia,’ Malta & Conscience – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register
Roe v. Wade and the Right to Rule Ourselves – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
Aging and Mortality – Nicene Guy, Ignitum Today
Bishop Grech Defends ‘Maltese Guidelines’ in Radio Interview – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Malta: Bishops Cant Alter JP2s Teaching, But Can Damage Church Unity – Fr. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Walk for Life West Coast: Positive Witness in Heated Political Climate – Catherine Harmon
Political Media: Guard-Dogs of Individual Liberty or Totalitarian Lapdogs? – P.A. Redpath Ph.D.
Lessons in Leadership from St. Thomas More – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand
Culture is Key in Evangelization – Carrie Gress Ph.D., Beauty of Catholicism
Fasting & Praying for the Unborn – Deacon Steven D. Greydanus, National Catholic Register

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BYZANTINE TUESDAY EDITION

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(Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
(Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

Metropolitan Tarasios on the Orthodox Council in Crete and Catholic-Orthodox Relations

by John Couretas

of the PowerBlog

via the Acton Institute

Troubles Facing Pan-Orthodox Council Confirm the Need for the Petrine Office – Phil Lawler
Patriarchs Call for Liberation of Iraqi Lands Where Christians Lived – Catholic Herald
Pope Sends Top Vatican officials to Pan-Orthodox Council – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald
Gut-Check Time in June for Both Orthodox and Catholics – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Maronite Monks Work to Establish Monastery in Washington State – Jim Graves, The C.W.R.
Hypnotizingly Beautiful: Video of Byzantine Church Taken with Drone – ChurchPOP
World Orthodox Leaders Meet Despite Russia’s Boycott – Catholic Herald
The Great Orthodox Council: Antioch Is Different – Andrew S. Damick & Samuel Noble
Deep Fears about Modernity Behind Unravelling of Orthodox Council – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
How to Have a Great and Holy Council – Dylan Pahman, PowerBlog
The Orthodox Council: Will It Split the Orthodox World or Unite? – Orthodoxy Cognate Page
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (June 20, 2016) click here.
For the CIVILIZATION MONDAY EDITION (June 20, 2016) click here.
For the Orlando Jihadist Massacre:  What Truth (June 21, 2016) click here.
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TUESDAY EDITION

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Rod Dreher Wide Pic SpeakingObvious Contradictions and Weaknesses in Rod Dreher’s Stated Reasons for Leaving the Catholic Church for the Orthodox Church

by Roseanne T. Sullivan

of Catholic Pundit Wannabee

The Best Ad To Not Send Your Child to a Jesuit University – Matthew Archbold, Crt Min Rep
Out of the (Water) Closet: N.Y. Times Surveys Backlash on Obama Bathroom Order – Jim Davis
Why Many Catholics Get Economics Wrong, Despite What the Church Says – John Zmirak Ph.D.
Our Lady of Fatima, the Culture of Death, and Signs of Hope – Diogo Miguel Machado
10 Fascinating Things You Didn’t Know About the Swiss Guard – Robert Barby II, epicPew
Frenemies Of The Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
Viral Facebook Video Shows Unique Bond Mothers & Their Unborn Children Have – Mic. Bilger
Book Review of Shaun McAfee’s “Filling Our Father’s House” – Anne Marie Miller, Igntm Tdy
Spring Cleaning My Soul – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand
March for Life U.K.: ‘We Are a Joyful Celebration of Life’ – National Catholic Register
Explainer: Supreme Court Punts on Little Sisters Religious Liberty Case – Joe Carter, PwrBlg
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia Update for May 19 – Big Pulpit (May 19, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR SATURDAY EDITION (May 14, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION (May 16, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (May 17, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (May 17, 2016) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (May 19, 2016) click here.
For the THURSDAY EXTRA (May 19, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (May 23, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (May 23, 2016) click here.
For the ST. PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD MON. EDITION (May 23, 2016) click here.
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