Sainthood

FRIDAY EDITION

Headline Catholic News & Punditry:
Vatican Puts 35 Catholic ‘Martyrs of Kandhamal’ in India on Road to Sainthood – The Reg
Unprecedented Since V2: Schneider Issues Canonical Catechism Against Modern Errors – 1P5

Pope Francis’ Rehabilitation of the Sexual Predator Rupnik:
Transfer of Predator Priest Rupnik is an Epic Fail for Synodality – Elizabeth Scalia at OSV
Victim of Rupnik Utterly Condemns Papally-sponsored Whitewashing of Scandal – 7Margens/CC
Father Marco Rupnik, Accused of Abuse & Returned to Ministry: A Timeline – CNA via The Reg

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Bishops to Push Back on ‘Discernment of Controversial Issues’ – The Pillar
When They Say It is Not About Redistribution of Power, It Is – Fr. Z’s Blog
Do Synod Doubters Really Trust the Holy Spirit? – Richard P. Maggi, Esq., at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalizing Women’ Will Not Solve Problems – CNA/The Reg

Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Possible Eucharistic Miracle at California Marian Retreat Goes Viral – Catholic Vote
2.  USA: The Country the Mother of God Called “Wild” – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
3.  Franciscans Who Know Not Francis – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
4.  A Simple Strategy for Staying Catholic in These Dark Times – S. Schaetzel/Real Clear Catholic
5.  What Liberals Don’t Understand About Men & Marriage – W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D., et al.
6.  Forbes Gives Top-Rating to a Remote Catholic Liberal Arts Program – M. Snow/Catholic Vote
7.  Pope Francis Appoints Long-standing Parish Priest as New Zealand Bishop – CNA/The CWR
8.  Academic Biretta, Not a Liturgical Biretta (end of post) – Fr. Z’s Blog
9.  Priest Unveils the Catholic Roots of Halloween: Is it Still Okay to Celebrate? – Church Pop
10.  Islam & the West? The Dilemma of Young Ahmed – Spe Salvi Institute

Next-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
11.  Did the Church Punish Galileo? – Get Fed™
12.  The ‘Cave Church’ A Sign Of Hope In The Middle East – Paul Marshall at Religion Unplugged
13.  Thirty Years On, the Lessons of ‘Veritatis Splendor’ are Being Ignored – Fr. A. McCarthy
14.  Pastor Says New Co-cathedral on Isle of Man will Feature ‘Flavor of Manx’ – Ch. Collins/Crux
15.  The Left’s Planned Destruction of the Judeo-Christian World – Bienenfeld/American Thinker
16.  New Memoir Tells Story of Real Life Father Stu – Madalaine Elhabbal at Catholic Vote
17.  Is “Blessing” the Sinner also an Approval of Sin? It Depends. . . – D. Knapp/The Latin Right
18.  Have You Heard of “Our Lady of Old Silverware”? Thérèse Had – Valdemar de Vaux at Aleteia
19.  The Origin of the Carthusian Rosary – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
20.  The Religion of Global Climate Change – Michael Pakaluk at The Catholic Thing

Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Reading the Word & Feeding the Soul with Philosopher Peter Kreeft – Ken. Craycraft/The CWR
Pope Francis Says No to Women Priests, Deacons: Holy Orders Is Reserved for Men – Paul Bois
The Baroque: The Central Era of Western Culture – Michael De Sapio at The Imaginative. . .
Islam & Christian Realism – Francis X. Maier at The Catholic Thing
The Spanish Custom of Vesting Statues – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Preparing For Your Visit to Lourdes – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Notre Dame Defends University-Backed Drag Show Under Guise of Academic Freedom – Fdlrst
Prefaces, II – Fr. John Hunwick at Mutual Enrichment
Salvation: Endgame – John Brundage at Integrated Prayer
Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
The Treasured Past Is the Future – Rebecca Hopersberger at Crisis Magazine
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Proposed Federal Foster Care Rule Discriminates against Christians – Arielle Del Turco
What You Need To Know! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
The Civic Responsibilities of Liberal Education – Lee Trepanier, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Pope Chastisement Continues to Troll Us – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Great Moments in Cinema: Because They Want to Believe – D.R. McClarey/The American Catholic
The Slavery of Dogma? – Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson at The Catholic Thing

War in the Middle East:
South Lebanon is a ‘Volcano in Motion,’ & Christian Villages Do Not Sleep – Kattar/CNA/The Reg

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Politics & Culture from a Catholic Perspective – The American Catholic Blog
The League of Catholic Bloggers – FŒDVS
Prime Time News & Punditry: Click Quality, Not Bait – The Samizdat Herald
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
What You Need To Know! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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by Damian Thompson

of Holy Smoke

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Indy Archbishop Issues Letter on Suspended Counselor in Same-sex Marriage – Crux
James Atkinson-Wake: Who Wears the Mitre of Satan – The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society
Backlash to Vestments for World Meeting of Families on Social Media – ChurchPOP
Slovak Teen to be Beatified as a Martyr to Purity – Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic Herald
Well Done to Bishop Vasa for Banning ‘Communion Services’ – Damian Thompson, C. Hrld
‘Mormon’ No More? – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers Magazine
New Study on Holy Shroud Confirms: It’s the Blood of a Tortured Man – L Massaro, Aleteia
Increase in Vocations Presents a Challenge for San Jose Diocese – California Cthlc Daily
What Is Contributing to California’s Homelessness? – Nicholas Wolfram Smith, NC Register
Modernism & the Strangling of the Arts – Edward P. Shikles, One Peter 5
My Takeaway From London Fashion – Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
Detectives Hope Trail Won’t Go Cold in Priest’s Murder Probe – J.M. Hanneman, The CWR
Our Queen & Mother is Light in Darkness, Consolation in Sorrow – J. Pronechen, NC Rgstr
How Dorothy Day Came to Choose the Hard Path – Charles Lewis, National Cthlc Register
Baby Gianna, Kissed by Pope Francis, Beats Brain Tumor – Chloe Langr, epicPew
How to Fundraise in the Face of a Church Scandal – Brice Sokolowski
Bishop Who Ministered to Indigenous Peruvians Dies at 84 – ACI Prensa via The CWR
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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo at the November 2017 USCCB Meeting (Credit: Claire Chretien of LifeSiteNews)

Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo Declines To Answer a Question on Amoris Lætitia

by Claire Chretien,

of Life Site

Why French Women are Quitting the Pill – Gerard Migeon, Mercatornet
Photos Of Pregnant Bethany Hamilton Teaching Son To Surf! – B. Payton, The Fdrlst
“What Are We Trying to Hide?” – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
The Cupich–Naumann Election Wasn’t a Referendum on Pope Francis – G. Weigel, NR
Kidnapped by the Vatican? – Kathy Schiffer, National Catholic Register
My Journey In Becoming a Carmelite – Alita Maria Covel Ngo O.C.D.S., Catholic Stand
3 Steps to Your Best Year-End Campaign Ever – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Black Elk Sainthood Cause Advances with U.S. Bishops’ Vote – CNA/EWTN News
Australia Votes Yes on ‘Gay Marriage’ Non-Binding Vote – M. Bowling, The Cthlc Leader
Doubting Thomas (Aquinas) on Private & Public Killing – Chr. O. Tollefsen Ph.D., PD
The Migrant Crisis & Hungary’s Tormented Past – Christopher Szabo, Mercatornet
Why Is Religion Reporting So Bad? – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion
Abortion Info Required at Pro-Life Ctrs? Sup. Court Takes Up Case – CNA via The CWR

Bishop Jaime Soto Leads Prayer After Northern California Shooting – CNA/EWTN News
Buddhist: Pope Francis Visit to Myanmar May Bring “Peace & Prosperity” – S. Digal, AN

Card. Ranjith Calls for Prayers & Action on World Day of the Poor – M.M. Perera, AN

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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Blessed Pope Paul VI

A Brief Explanation of “Heroic Virtue” v. “Ordinary Virtue” in Light of the New Path to Beatification

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Catholic Collapse in Australia Even Worse than It Looks; Bishops. . . – Rorate Cæli
Soft Rules and Hard Rules; Beatitude and Amoris Lætitia – George Weigel, First Things
4 Keys to Discerning God’s Will, In One Infographic – ChurchPop
A Prophetic Trilogy of Real-Life Catholicism – Margo Basso, Ignitum Today
Cranmer, the Ancient Fathers, and the Ordinariate Missal – Fr. John Hunwicke
Francis has Created a New Path to Sainthood, but is It as Radical as It Sounds? – S. Bullivant
Getting Back on Track with Your Fundraising Goal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
It is Our Duty to Help Bring Home the Lost Sheep – Sherry Antonetti, Natl Catholic Register
A Benedictine Priest, the Saint Ignatius Institute, and True Friendships – Tom Perna
The Mother of Our Love for Christ: Our Lady of Fatima & The Holy Eucharist – Fr. Miller S.T.D.
Saints You’ll Need to Survive Your Summer – Theresa Williams, epicPew
The Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part II – Michele Boyer, Catholic Stand
How Should a Catholic Bishop Tweet? – Catholic News Agency via The Cthlc World Report
The Seed of the Word: 15th Sunday of OT Readings Explained – John Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
Earliest Mosaic of Jonah Found in 5th-Century Synagogue in Israel – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Was This 18th Century Priest a “Vietnamese Moses”? – Sister Maria Than Nguyen, The CWR

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