Sex

MONDAY LATE MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
There is Nothing Sadder Than an Aging Hipster – Catholics for Catholics

Cardinal Fernandez & Sex Book Updates:
Cardinal Fernández Controversial Book Reappears – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take via YouTube
Something Big About To Break? – Updated – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
A Perverse & Pornographic Book Written by Cardinal Fernández – Diane Montagna via Xtwitter
Tucho’s Version of 50 Shades of Gray? – Complicit Clergy
Mysticism, Sex, & Justification for Sin – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D. at Rorate Cæli
His Book Is Not Listed On His Bibliography – bibliografiadevictorfernandez.blogspot.com
Reaparece Polémico Libro Sobre “Espiritualidad & Sensualidad” – David Ramos at ACI Prensa
Il Libro Scandalo Del Card. Fernández: Sugli Orgasmi Maschili, Femminili – Messainlatino.it

Pope Francis, Fiducia Supplicans, & Amoris Laetitia Updates:
The Saving Grace of This Pontificate is Its Usual Gross Incompetence – Don. R. McClarey, Esq.
There is Nothing Sadder Than an Aging Hipster – Catholics for Catholics
Cardinal Robert Sarah Firmly Rejects Fiducia Supplicans – Ed. Pentin via Xtwitter
Cardinal Sarah Responds to Fiducia Supplicans (English) – Sandro Magister via Complicit Clergy
‘Fiducia Supplicans’ 2.0Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Catholic Register

MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
Every Act of Kindness is Remembered by God – Donald R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Of Miracles & the Christmas Orange – Cynthia Millen at Catholic Stand
Vatican Investigates Miracles of Japanese Christian Samurai – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

Catholic News & Punditry:
Senior Vatican Official Makes Case for Married Priests – Philip Pullella at Reuters
Nienstedt Asks Holy See to Clarify ‘Imprudent’ Actions in Vos Estis Findings – Michelle La Rosa
Can Women Preach at Mass? – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine

Bull Moose Politics:
A Just Insurrection is as American as Apple Pie – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at TACatholic
Poll: Record Low Satisfied in U.S. with ‘Way Democracy Is Working’ Under Biden – K. Hamilton
Will Ashli Babbit’s Family Receive Justice? – Daniel Chaitin at Daily Wire
The Democrats Can’t Disgorge Biden – David Catron at The American Spectator
Next Star Wars Features Female Who Turns to the Dark Side Every Month – The Babylon Bee

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Disgraced U.S. Priest Who Fled to Italy with18-year-old Defrocked – Catholics for Catholics
Support the IDF with a Meal as They Battle Evil – Shabbat Alone Together

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Sean Cardinal O’Malley (Credit: Stephen Driscoll of Catholic News Agency)

Cardinal McCarrick Homosexual Scandal, Unanswered Questions & Bishops Mentioned:

Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Archbishop William Lori, Archbishop Harry Flynn, Archbishop John Myers, & Bishop Paul Bootkoski

. . .from all corners of the Church, questions are being raised about those who might have known about McCarrick’s misconduct, about how the Church will now handle the allegations against McCarrick, & about what it means for the Church that a prominent, powerful, & reportedly predatory cleric was permitted to continue in ministry for decades without censure or intervention.. . .

by J.D. Flynn,

of the Catholic News Agency

from The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
An Effective Prayer Against Lustful Thoughts, by St. Thomas Aquinas – Aleteia
The Real Hope of Dante & Picasso’s Ugly, Meaningless Art – Rod Dreher, The Americ. . .
Priest’s Call for Parents to Get Their Kids Off Snapchat Goes Viral – ChurchPOP
Why Is Google Translate Making Apocalyptic Predictions of Christ’s Return – ChurchPOP
6 Promises Of God Every Christian Should Know – Becky Roach, Catholic Link
Pp. Francis Approves USCCB Delegates for Oct.’s Synod of Bishops – Cthlc News Service
Humanae Vitae: An Unwelcomed Anniversary in the West – Fr. Basil Cole O.P., H&PR
St. John Cassian, Gluttony & Internet Intemperance – Susanna Spencer, NC Register
Was Shakespeare Catholic? A Book Round-Up – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Falling Away & Coming Home – Mike Filce, Ignitum Today
Boosting Films That Foster a Culture of Life – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
The “Disenfranchised Grief” of the Pain Women Experience After Abortion – Life Nws
Why Do Catholics “Worship Mary”? – uCatholic
Colors & Skintone: How Many Should Your Closet Really Have? – Meghan Ashley Styling
Missouri Governor Signs Tax Credit Benefiting Pro-Life Centers – Gayle Irwin, Life News
What’s In a Name? Why I Call Myself Pro-Life – Carly Hoilman, Catholic Vote
3 Tips to Stop Struggling to Find Donors – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
CRS Student Ambassadors Stress Need for Human Dignity to Congress – CNS Top Stories
As Special Olympics Turns 50, Catholics Encourage Joyful Competitions – NC Register
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VVEDNESDAY EXTRA

Hannah giving her son Samuel to the priest by Jan Victors, A.D. 1645. According to the biblical account, Hannah sang her song when she presented Samuel to Eli the priest (Credit: Wikipedia)

A World Without Hope

. . .I’ve written recently that our schools introduce young people not to that guide of intelligence and beauty, Lady Faith, but to her current impostor, Politics. Our “sins” are political, & we are to be “saved” by giving our assent to the Right Things about sex & marriage, climatic changes, organic food, the evil of Christian history, the sweet wonders of Islamic history, & so forth, till the world shall end & we can have done with it, amen. . .

by Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Outbreak: the Explosion of Transgender Teens – Lisa Marchiano, Mercatornet
If You Want Jesus, You Need the Church – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand
Will Cardinal Cupich “Accompany” Reluctantly Divorced Spouses? – Jennifer R. Morse
Five Big Surprises from Francis’s Papacy – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Catholic Herald
Professor Muzzled for ‘Gay Marriage’ Comments, Suing Marquette Univ. – David Marcus
The White House’s Exuberant Humiliation of Rex Tillerson – Mat. Walther, The Week
When President Trump Takes Charge – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
This Prayer of St. Patrick Protects You in Spiritual Combat – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Stephen Hawking was a Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences – Carol Glatz
Oregon: Elderly Couple Kill Themselves in Controversial Assisted Suicide – Xav. Symons
Learning from the White Rose – George Weigel, First Things
Archbishop Jos. Naumann: Authentically & Unabashedly Pro-Life – Elisabeth Deffner
Liberal Integralism – R.R. Reno, First Things
Divine Causality & Human Freedom – Edward Feser Ph.D.
Waiting Teaches Us About Our Passion & Purpose – Jeannie Ewing, Catholic Exchange
Could Pro-Life Health Clinics Soon Access Title X Funds? – Peter Jesserer Smith, NCReg
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Summer of Love, circa AD 1967 (Credit: Awestruck Wanderer)

Fr. Alesandro’s Honest Call for Revolution: Approving Sex Before Indissolubility of Marriage

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.,

of In the Light of the Law

The Vatican ‘Clarification’ on China Talks Only Makes Things Worse – Phil Lawler, CC
Jim Caviezel Promises Passion of the Christ Sequel to Be Biggest Film in History – CP
When Bad Marriages Happen to Good People – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
Euro Smartphone App Feels Reproductive Rights Industry Wrath – C. McGovern, NCReg
A Brief Story About the Need for Prudence – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Catholic Hospital Authorizes Euthanasia & Other Crisis – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
On the Size of the Universe – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
Cardinal Erdo: Democracy’s Foundations are ‘Shaking’ – Christine Rousselle, CNA
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex in a Sex-Obsessed Culture – M. Segelstein, NC Rgstr
Tiny Thomists: How One Catholic Curriculum Offers Big Ideas to Little Kids – Per. West
Bishop: Anti-Foreign Influence Law Could Silence Australian Catholics – CNA

Falling for God: When Crosses Become Ladders – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
Can We Stop Fighting Over Schools? – Charles L. Glenn Ed.D. Ph.D., Public Discourse

Reported Message from Kidnapped Nun Calls on Pope for Help – ACI Prensa via CNA
Clear Discrimination: Knights of Columbus Slam Trudeau’s Pro-Abortion Pledge – LSN
Getting Your Online Presence Right – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

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Dietrich von Hildebrand (Credit: The Famous People)

This Book Could Be the Perfect Antidote to Our Sex Scandal-ridden Age

by Francis Phillips,

of Catholic Herald

Cardinal Müller’s Latest on “Amoris Lætitia” – P.J. Smith, Semiduplex
What is Death Exactly? And What’s It Like? – Rick Becker, National Catholic Register
Islam: A Giant Step Backwards for Humanity – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
More Example of Coordination from the New Catholic Red Guards – Fr. Z’s Blog
What Are Campus Protesters Really Angry About? – Joan Frawley Desmond, NC Register
Is It Really Possible to “Sell Your Soul” to the Devil? – K.V. Turley, NC Register
Reprimand or Vatican Job Fair? – One Mad Mom
Proofs for the Existence of God – Edward Feser Ph.D., Strange Notions
Undocumented Jane Doe’s Abortion Is Bellwether to Larger Battle – P.J. Smith, NC Reg
Book Review: Roots of the Church & What Early Christianity Was Like – D. Burke, CSD
When Philosophers Abandon Truth-Seeking – Rod Dreher
Leisure: Rest & Virtue vs. Distraction & Dissipation – Elizabeth Jean Seah, Ignitum Tdy
Discovering Our Vocation In A Complex, Messy World – Melanie Jean Juneau, Cthlc Stnd
‘Bubble Zone’ Law Could End Ontario’s March for Life, Bishop Warns – CNA
Conflicting Statements Among Bishops in Catalan Province – CNS via The Catholic Spirit
For the TVESDAY CULTURÆ EDITION (31 October AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (31 October AD 2017) click here.
For the Tuesday Revolution, Not Reformation Edition (31 October AD 2017) click here.
For the 2017 All Hallows’ Eve Edition (31 October AD 2017) click here.

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At The Emmys, Dolly Parton’s Reaction To Trump-Bashing Was All Of Us

by Bre Payton,

of The Federalist

Vulnerable Young People: Victims of the Sexual Revolution – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Here’s What I Saw at Ben Shapiro’s Speech at UC Berkeley – Peter Trinko, The Stream
Diane Feinstein Defends Trashing Nominee’s Catholic Faith – Tony Perkins, LifeNews.com
The Emmys Exemplify Don’t-Watch Television – Stefan Kanfer, City Journal
Requiescat In Pace: Harry Dean Stanton – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
‘Broad City’ Degrades Women for Entertainment & Excuses It ‘cuz Trump – E. Cindric, Fdrlst
Nothing Makes Me Doubt Global Warming More Than Bill Nye Embracing It – Dave Griffey, DTh
Prosecution of Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner Case is Unjust – Barry Latzer, CJ
Not the United States of Europe – Reginald Dale, Atlantic Council
Making Colleges Safe for Libertinism – Eric Metaxas, The Stream
Is India’s Demonetization a Failure? – Aswin Mannepalii, The Diplomat
Islamic Rules in Danish Schools – Judith Bergman, Gatestone Institute
Could Russia Abandon Syria? It’s Happened Before – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Cthlc Herald
Business as a Calling – Joe Carter, Powerblog
Dallas Ind. School Dist. May Remove “Racist” Texas Founder Sam Houston f/Books – R. Dreher
Want to Defund Planned Parenthood, Support Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill – T. Perkins, LN
For the Growing Fr. James Martin Scandal (18 September AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (19 September AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (19 September AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (19 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.
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Serena Williams Isn’t Horrible for Celebrating Her Baby’s Sex, & Neither Are You

by Nicole Russell

of The Federalist

We Fought to Save Each Polio Victim, Now Disabled People Left to Die – W.J. Smith J.D., LN
Is the Baby Human? Maybe He Identifies as an Adult Lesbian Hippo – Jn. Zmirak Ph.D., Strm
The Missiles of August – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Quotes Suitable for Framing: Niall Ferguson – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic

ACLU Lawyer: ‘I Don’t Believe In Protecting Principle’ On Free Speech – Bre Payton, Fdrlst
Without Christian Witness & Culture, the West Cannot Resist Islam – Fr. Stravinskas, CWR
Gender Identity Folly – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
‘But if Not’: How Biblical Literacy Jolted Civilian Brits Into Action at Dunkirk – Pt. Hong, Strm
Welcome to the Ranks, Jay Stephens – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Chinese Forego Marriage, Repeating Failed Western Life Script – Nicole M. King, Mercatornet
August Bomb Follies 2017 – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Brexit’s £1.5 Billion Boon to Charities – Ben Johnson, Powerblog
Equal but Different: Mothers & Fathers are Not Interchangeable – Steven E. Rhoads, Mrctrnt
Archaeologists in Jerusalem Uncover Evidence of Babylonian Destruction – Jn. Burger, Aleteia
 A New Brand of Chinese Soft Power? – Sacha Cody, East Asia Forum
The Promise & Peril of New Genetic Engineering Technology – John Burger, Aleteia
For the THVRSDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (17 August AD 2017) click here.
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Sexual Pollution is a Scientific—and Destructive—Fact

by Benjamin Wiker, Ph.D.

of The Catholic World Report

From Scotland to Rome – A Story of Conversion – Mike Carlton, Integrated Catholic Life™
Dressing-Down the Knights of Columbus’ New Uniform – Joshua Bowman, Catholic Vote
Myth of ‘Happy Divorce’ – Patti Maguire Armstrong, OSV Newsweekly
Jesuit Apostasy? – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Quæritur: Validity of Absolution of Accomplices in Sexual Sins – Fr. Z’s Blog
Even in Death, Clasping Baby Blue Beads – Nathaniel Lauer, Catholic Stand
Rethinking How You Fundraise – The Catholic Approach – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Quæritur: Lay People Using the Rituale Romanum to Bless Things – Fr. Z’s Blog
Should Catholics Support the Anti-Islamophobia Campaign? – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., TCT
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Creating Good YouTube Content for the New Evangelization – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Biblical Evidence for Salvation as a Process – Dave Armstrong, National Catholic Register
The Vocation of Motherhood – Rebekah Andrews, Ignitum Today
Fine Arts Form Fine People at Chesterton Academy – Elizabeth Yeh, Acton Institute
Designer Babies vs. Catholic Teaching – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Aleteia
Assisted Suicide for Mental Health Issues? A Catholic Response – Joe Slama, Cthlc Nws Agncy
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (7 August AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (7 August AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (7 August AD 2017) click here.

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Sexual Orientation is Fixed, but Gender’s Completely Fluid; And 2 + 2 = 5

by Joseph Sciambra

of The Stream

The Shocking Reason China’s Military Is So Powerful – Robert Farley, The Natl Interest
Bishop Robert Barron & St. Benedict – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
New Movies to “Beautifully Depict” Abortions Killing Unborn Children – Katie Yoder, Life Nws
Smartphones Are Our Soma – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Manners, Humility, and Dignity – Fr. George W. Rutler, The Imaginative. . .
100 “Gay-Friendly” Catholic Colleges? – Lisa Bourne, Life Site News
Sappho of Lesbos and the Mater Misericordiae – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s. . .
Finding ‘the Lost Tools of Learning’ – Elizabeth Yeh, Acton Institute
What Does It Really Mean to be British Today? – Ian Thomson, The Spectator
Why Did Medieval Monks Preserve Pagan Literature? – Rev. Ben Johnson, Acton Institute
The Tories have Succumbed to the Dictatorship of Relativism – Philip Booth, CH
Confused about Poetry – Brother Simon Teller O.P., Dominicana
Will Democrats’ Future Include Pro-Lifers? The Debate Continues – CNA via The CWR
Apprenticeships: When Good Ideas Cross the Atlantic – Alex Chediak, Transatlantic Blog
Attempts to Legalize Assisted Suicide Failed in Every State This Year – A. Schadenberg, LN
Augustine and Limited Government – Gordon Arnold, The Imaginative. . .

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Father Sean Kilcawley: The Spiritual and Emotional Costs of Porn Use

by Patrick Coffin

of Catholic Stand

Helmut Kohl’s Troubled Funeral – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald
Congregation for Divine Worship’s New Document on Valid Bread & Wine for the Eucharist – Z
The Drug-Fueled Homosexual Scandal Allegations at the Holy Office – Edward Pentin, NC Reg
Pope Francis and Humanae Vitae: The Difference to Me – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Cthlc Cltr
Quæritur: Bishops Who Forbid Priests from Saying Traditional Latin Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wait, Why is There an Egyptian Ankh in a Catholic Church? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Getting Back on Track with Your Fundraising Goal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Is Cardinal Pell “The Quintessential Scape-Goat”? – Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report
Rossi’s Mean Remarks – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., In the Light of the Law
Chastity vs. Tyrannical Sex – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
Symptoms, Causes and Loving Those with Same-Sex Attraction – Carrie Gress Ph.D., NC Reg
Mental Health and Sinfulness – the Church Urgently Needs Clear Teaching – Ben Ryan, CH
The Victims of Divorce Speak – Leslie Fain, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report
“Hung Up in Tears” After Speaking to Joaquin Navarro-Valls for the Last Time – Jn. L. Allen Jr.
A Balanced Inquiry on Immigration: Trespassers and Refugees – John C. Wright J.D.
Abp. Ladaria has Consistent Record of Upholding Church Teaching on Marriage. . . – M.J. Miller

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FRIDAY NEWS EDITION

The Sexual Revolution and the Do-Nothing Church

by Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

The Handmaid’s Tale Is Hate Speech – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
The Real “Anti-Science” – Wesley J. Smith J.D., First Things
Enough with the Liturgical Translations! – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch via The Cth Wor Rep
‘The Promise’: Telling the Untold Story of the Armenian Genocide – David Ives, Aleteia
Sex Education in California Sparks Culture Clash – Joan Frawley Crawford, NC Register
John Zmirak Joins Eric Metaxas: French Elections, Saracen Conquest & More – J. Zmirak Ph.D.
Another Arkansas Inmate Receives Communion as His Last Meal – Deacon Greg Kandra
Differences in Doctrine Are Not Mere Window Dressings – Nicholas LaBanca, Catholic Stand
Video: ‘Amoris Lætitia’ Runs Against Crucial Articles of Faith, Says Scholar – Edward Pentin
Can Conversion Therapy Get a Fair Hearing in Mainstream Press? Short Answer: No – Julia Duin
Catholic Hospital Sued for Denying Sex Reassignment Surgery – Catholic News Agency
Abandoning Belief in Rationality Leaves Only Force & Violence – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
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