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Pope Paul VI (Pic Credit: These Stone Walls)

Padre Pio’s Letter to Pope Paul VI on Humanæ Vitæ

. . .less than two weeks before Padre Pio died, he sent a letter on Humanæ Vitæ to Blessed Pope Paul VI who is himself due to be canonized 14 October 2018. . .

by Father Gordon J. MacRae,

of These Stone Walls

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Never Before Published Letter of Card. Wojtyła to Paul VI on Humanæ Vitæ – Life Site
The Legend of St. James the Greater – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Can We Ask for the Intercession of Non-Saints? – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand
Christ Figures in Sci-Fi TV Shows & Movies – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Saint Who Rode into Battle Armed Only with a Crucifix – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, CH
The Problem of Theocracy in The Brothers Karamazov – Elayne Allen, The Imagina. . .
50 Years Ago, Pope Paul VI Predicted #MeToo – Janet Morana, National Catholic Register
To School, or Homeschool? The Question That Won’t Go Away – V. Winkels, M-net
An Exploration of Chicago’s Catholic Church Architecture & Art – C. Warner, Napa Inst.
What’s the Catholic Theology of Pilgrimage? Plus St. James in Spain – T. Marshall Ph.D.
Contraception & IVF Damaged Our Society, Humanæ Vitæ Offers Hope – D.A. Jones, CH
Stuck in Traffic? Tempted to Road Rage? This Saint can Help! – Sophia Swinford, Aleteia
In China, Government-Aligned Bishops Release ‘Sinicization’ Plan – CNA via The CWR
Genetic Disruption of Human Beings: Creating 3-Parent IVF Babies – M. Somerville DCL
4 Incredible Pairs of Saints Who Were Siblings – Chloe Langr, epicPew
The Power of Mourning – Brother Philip Nolan O.P., Dominicana
Warning: Humanae Vitae Can Change Your Life! – Terry Polakovic, Ntnl Cthlc Register
Challenging God – Noel Ethan Tan, Ignitum Today
Humanae Vitae’s Singular Vision – Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing
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TVESDAY EDITION

St. Anthony of Padua (Credit: Public Domain via Aleteia)

This Prayer to St. Anthony is Said to Have “Never Been Known to Fail”

. . .provided it is said in faith & for a particular spiritual benefit. . .

by Philip Kosloski

of Aleteia

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
More Shallow, Cliché Feminist Rubbish from the National “Catholic” Reporter – Fr. Zed
Essential Oils: The Good, the Bad, & the Occult – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Cthlc Lane
On Islam Is on Target; Book – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Where a Supreme Court Nominee Kneels Matters in DC Life – Terry Mattingly, Get Rlgn
Indiana Jones Isn’t Wrong, Nazis’ Fascination with the Occult was Real – The Fdrlst
Crusader Feasts in Spain: The Triumph of the Holy Cross – Canticum Salomonis
Sweden: Card. Arborelius Received Personal Threat Over Immigration – C White, Crux
Population Control Decimated China So Bad, May Pay Couples to Have Children – Lf Ns
Sell Everything – Nicholas Lye, Ignitum Today
Dialogue or Disassociation: What to Do with Public Sinners – Eric Sammons, 1P5
Fr. Donald Calloway Endorses Rosary Coast to Coast – Fr. Richard Heilmann, RCM
5 Things to Stop Saying When You’re Out Shopping – Meghan Ashley Styling
The Difference Between Penance & Punishment – Msgr. Charles Pope, Cmmnty in Mssn
Some want to Run the Church Like a Business, Bad Idea – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
On the Battlefield, Some Heroes Wear Clerical Collars; Book – J. Pronechen, NC Rgstr
Science & Education – Joseph Pearce, Newman Society
What is a Sacramental? – Joannie Watson, Integrated Catholic Life™
Your Fundraising Mid-Year Review – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Does the Bible Teach that Property Rights Are Relative? – Art Lindsley, IfFW&E
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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

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Flag of Spain (Credit: Just Pictures and Photos Blog)

Catalonia Crisis: The Church Needs to Speak Out – and Fast

by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Herald

How I Played Footsie with Evil & How God Set Me Straight – Vicki Burbach, Plcn’s Brst
Take This Free Online Course on Aquinas with Peter Kreeft – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
Worse Than Murder, Inc to Blacks: You are Better Off Dead – D. McClarey J.D., TACthlc
Is There Marriage In Heaven? – John Clark, National Catholic Register
Parolin: Holy See Wants to Regulate. . . Medjugorje – Salvatore Cernuzio, Vat Ins via LS
All Souls’ Day: Plenary Indulgence Reminder, Rorate Cæli Purgatorial Society – RCæli
Pope Francis, Exorcist – Charlotte Allen, First Things
Why Do Blacks & Hispanics Have More Abortions Than Others – R. O’Bannon Ph.D., LN
U.K.: What a Fish Tank Can Tell Us about Divorce – Harry Benson, Mercatornet
Have We Surrendered Our Kids to the Popular Culture? – Fr. Rob. McTeigue S.J., Aleteia
5 Steps to Finding a Spiritual Director – Blake Robinson, Aleteia
Private Conscience and the Church – Fr. John Catoir J.C.D., Catholic Stand
Why We Pray for the Dead – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Integrated Catholic Life™
New ‘Pint-ifex’ Beer Honours Benedict XVI – Dan Hitchens, Catholic Herald
You Know of Junípero Serra But Have You Heard of Pablo Tac? – Chris. Clifford, Alet.
Thy Will be Done on Earth – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand
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VVEDNESDAY CIVILIZATION EDITION

Pro Union Demonstration (Photo Credit: News Hub NZ)

Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera: Nationalism is an Act of ‘Sedition, Fraud, and Betrayal’

from the Catholic News Service

via Catholic Herald

World War III Deathmatch: China vs. America’s Military (Who Wins?) – Kris Osborn, TNI
Fatima & Russia: A Short Christian History of Russia, Part II – Ianto Watt, Statistician to. . .
Poland Guards Her Borders with Prayer – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
The Future of the ‘New Spain’ – Herbert London, The American Spectator
U.S. Air Force May Be Holding up the Creation of an Effective Space Force – M. Sadat, TNI
NATO’s Worst Fear: Losing to Russia in a War (Could Have Happened) – Robert Farley, TNI
A Song for Europe – P.J. Smith, Semiduplex
The Downfall of the American-Turkish Alliance – Andrew Bernard, The American Interest
How to Turn Battleground Ukraine Into a Success Story – Anna Tikhonova & Cyril Fokin, TNI
Is the India-China Border Heating Up Again? – Sean Keeley, The American Interest
Can Australia Keep ANZUS on Track? – Thomas Price, East Asia Forum

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MONDAY CIVILIZATION EDITION

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North Korean Troops Marching (Photo Credit: The National Interest)

This is How North Korea Would Start a War (and How Bad It Could Get)

by Robert Farley

of The National Interest

Pope Reportedly Confirmed Holy See’s Opposition to Catalan Independence, Privately – RR
Eastern Resentment of Germany Spells Trouble for Berlin & Brussels – Seb. Dullien, ECoFR
The Chinese Dream in Peril: Xi Jinping and the Korean Crisis – Anthony Miller, The Diplomat
What’s in the New China Military Aid to the Philippines? – Prs. Parameswaran, The Dplmt
A Stronger Australia in Southeast Asia? – Luke Hunt, The Diplomat
Korean Reunification Seems More Quixotic Than Ever; Now What – Zach Montague, WPR
Russian Studies is Thriving, Not Dying – Timothy Frye, The National Interest
Competitive Federalism in Southern India – T.S. Maini & M.S. Lingala, The Diplmat
A Visit to Russia: Can Relations Be Improved? – Pual J. Sanders, The National Interest
China Plays Up ASEAN Confucius Inst. Presence w/Laos Project – P. Parameswaran, Dplmt
U.S. Doubts Viability of 1-Country/2-Systems’ Model in Hong Kong – Charlotte Gao, The Dplmt
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SATVRDAY CIVILIZATION EDITION

From left to right: Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, Hess, (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

How Nazi Secularism Crushed the Souls of Ordinary Germans

by Francis Phillips,

of Catholic Herald

Who were the Vikings? – Clare Downham, Mercatornet
Why Catalonia Will Fail Where Crimea Succeeded – Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Catalonia Civil War Warning as Independence Declaration Fears Grow – Strange, et al, Tlgrph
Operation Unthinkable: Britain’s Secret Plan to Invade Russia in 1945 – Michael Peck, TNI
Misremembering the Russian Revolution: Romanticism Not Reality – Joseph Pearce, TIC
When Burma Was Still Part of British India – Akhilesh Pillalamarri, The Diplomat
S-400, New Cruise Missiles & More: How Russia’s Military Is Back in a Big Way – N. Myers, TNI
What was the Warsaw Uprising? – Deutsche Welle
China’s Next Pres.: Reading Tea Leaves of Chinese Politics – Andrei Lungu, The Diplomat
Why Spain Needs a Constitutional Overhaul – Camino Mortera-Martinez, Centre for Euro. . .

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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

CNN Offers Lyrical View of Islamic Spain, But are Crucial Details Missing From This Image?

by Julia Duin

of Get Religion

How the LGBT Movement Used Fake Science to Push Gay Marriage – Austin Ruse, The Stream
Richard Dawkins Banned; Not Ok to Criticize Islam, But Ok to Criticize Christianity – M. Brown
China Will Never Westernize, Ever, at Our Peril – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
The Unspeakable Evil of the Tennessee Eugenics Program – Matthew Walther, The Week
Is American English Replacing British English in the UK? – The Economist
How Would Christopher Dawson Redeem the West? – F. Russell Hittinger Ph.D., The Ima. . .
Why Demanding Equality In All Things Makes Us Narcissists – D.C. McAllister, The Federalist
NFP: It’s Not Just a Catholic Thing Anymore – Catholic News Agency via The Cthlc Wrld Rprt
Voter Fraud Database Tops 1,000 Proven Cases – Jason Snead and Emily Hall, The Stream
Current Arguments in Favor of Eugenics Seem Oddly Familiar – Matthew Archbold, NC Rgstr
UK Government ‘On the Verge of Dropping Catholic Schools Promise’ – Nick Hallett, CH
The Most Effective Way to Reduce Child Poverty – Rev. Ben Johnson, Acton Institute
To Fix Our Societal Ills, We Need To Focus On More Than Handouts – Gracy Olmstead
Charlie Gard’s Parents End Fight to Save Terminally Ill Baby’s Life – Catholic Herald
Charlie Gard’s Parents: Hospital Delay Made It Too Late for Experimental Treatment – Bilger
Official: China Crackdown on Catholic Church Will Go On – Catholic News Service via CH

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FRIDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

The Cathedral of Córdoba, officially titled the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and also commonly known as the Mosque-Cathedral (Photo Credit: Shutterstock)

Spanish Cathedral Targeted for Reversing the Reconquista

by Matthew E. Bunson

of the National Catholic Register

Msgr. Swetland’s Confusions – Edward Feser Ph.D.
The Media’s Pope Francis Problem – Matthew Walther, The Week
Is Etiquette More Important Than the Good of Souls? – Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Cthlc Thing
How My Branch of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Family Converted to Catholicism – Lindsay Kuniyuki
The Growing Secular Totalitarianism & Our Catholic Response – Alan L. Anderson, The CWR
How to Ask for Gifts and Receive Donations – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
Black Theology, The Catholic Church in America, and Communion Ecclesiology – Cary Dabney
Brutal Regensburg Report Hailed as Step in the Right Direction – Cth Nws Agcy via The CWR
Has the Church Repealed the Law of Non-Contradiction? – Jim Russell, The CWR
The Natural Law is Written and Engraved on Your Soul – Patrick Coffin, NC Register
Eastern Worship vs. Western? Fair and Unfair Comparisons – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Former U.S. Head of Opus Dei Dies at 71 – Catholic News Agency via The Cthlc World Rprt
Hypocrites in the Church: Readings for 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D.
Heaven, Evangelization, and Bumper Sticker Christianity – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
The God Confirmation – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Why Support Catholic Media? – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register

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SAINT PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD MONDAY EDITION

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(Credit: Elise Harris/C.N.A.)
(Credit: Elise Harris/C.N.A.)

Will the U.S. Take Action To Protect the Victims of Islamic State Genocide?

by Matt Hadro

of the Catholic News Agency

The Crusades: A Response to Islamic Jihad – Brian M. English, Crisis Magazine
Armenian Genocide of 1915 by the Turkish Muslims: An Overview – John Kifner, N.Y. Times
Turkish Pres. Erdogan Seizes 6 Churches, Making Them State Property – Mic. Van Der Galien
Erdogan: Shut Up About Armenians or We’ll Hurt Them Again – Christopher Hitchens, Slate
Did Shakespeare Predict the Muslim Conquest of Europe? – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
For Christians in Aleppo, Syria, Life Remains a Struggle – ACN-USA News, Catholic Lane
Inside the Refugee Crisis: Following Iraqis in Jordan – Dom. Burbidge & Olive U. Nsababera
Middle East: Bulldozed for a Shopping Mall? What Might Happen to These Church Ruins – C.N.A.
Cultural Identity Theft – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine
Was Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain an Interfaith Eden? – William Kilpatrick, Natl Cth Register
Realism and Islam – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic World Report
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
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