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Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun in St. Peters Square (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini via CNA)

The Vatican Ditches Underground Catholic Church, Makes Deal With Communist Government

by John Zmirak, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

The Canon Modernist Catholics Hate the Most? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Analyzing a Christian Tirade Against the Eucharist – Ben Butera, The American Catholic
The Islamization of Oslo – Bruce Bawer, City Journal
Annals Of Wishful Christian Thinking – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Transgenderism: A State-Sponsored Religion? – Andre Van Mol M.D., Public Discourse
The Path of Perfection – Purgatory – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand
Lib MP Breaks Ranks to Blast Trudeau’s Ban on Grants for Pro-Lifers – L. Laurence, LSN
Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museums: Tickets, Opening Hours. . . – Catholic Herald
Is There Hope in God’s Providence During Desolation? – Matt Chicoine, Catholic Stand
Kurdish Christian Converts Pray for Deliverance from Turkey – Jn. Zmirak Ph.D., Strm
Mass for Vocations at the Pantheon – Mornac, Rorate Cæli
Pope Decries Religious Persecution in Meeting with Yazidis – CNA via The CWR
Turpin Abuse Case Prompts Debate on Homeschool Oversight – Kevin Jones, CNA
Mission Must Be at the Heart of Journalism, Pope Says – Hannah Brockhaus, CNA
Amid Deadly Protests, Pope Francis Appeals for Peace in Congo – CNA via The CWR
Crisis in Cameroon: Cardinal Tumi Criticizes Military Violence – CNA/EWTN News
For the THVRSDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX 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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Cultural Revolution Poster (Credit: Fr. Z’s Blog)

Blocked by the New Catholic Red Guards; How About You?

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Robert Hugh Benson’s Complex & Painful Spiritual Journey – Russell Shaw, The CWR
The Blasphemy All Around Us – Peter Darcy, Catholic Stand
On Canonical Digits & Eucharistic Particles – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Is the Eucharist Necessary for Salvation? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
Internet Bomb: Netflix Black Mirror Shows Morning After Pill May Cause Abortion – LN
Catholics Fleeing Bosnia-Herzegovina Over Discrimination – M. O’Flaherty, Cthlc Hrld
Happy New Year. . . Now What’s Your Fundraising Plan? – B. Sokolowski, Cthlc Fndrsr
The Miraculous Relic of The Chains of Saint Peter – uCatholic
How & Why the Death Penalty Deters Murder in America – Jos. M. Bessette Ph.D., CWR
January is for Jacobites – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
State Dept. Names 10 Countries as Worst Religious Freedom Offenders – CNA via CWR
Getting Wiser on Surrogacy – Valerie Hudson, Mercatornet
The Readings Explained for Epiphany – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Cardinal Condemns Deadly Attacks on Congo Protesters – CNA via The CWR
A Tool to Help Businesses Do the Right Thing, in the Right Way – Kathy Schiffer, NC Reg
Venezuelan Cardinal Asks for Transparent Elections – ACI Prensa/CNA via The CWR
For the THVRSDAY CATHOLICA LATE EDITION (11 January 2018) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY EDITION (24 January, AD 2018) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY EXTRA (24 January, AD 2018) click here.

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Fr. John Bollan St. Peters Square (Credit: St. Joseph’s Parish, Greenock, Scotland)

The Insights of an Exorcist Priest

by Father John Bollan, Ph.B., S.T.B., S.T.L., Ph.D.,

of the Scottish Catholic Observer

The Road to Unbelief – David Carlin, Catholic Answers Magazine
Father Hyde – and the Mystery of Evil – James H. Toner, The Catholic Thing
Why Won’t the Nightmare Dream of Communism Die? – Robert Tracinski, The Federalist
Relics in the Altar: Where is That in the Bible? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
How to Offend Like Jesus – Eric Sammons, Catholic Answers Magazine
By Rejecting God, Modern Man Rejects His Humanity – Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine
Tolkien, Lewis, and Weapons of Mass Destruction – Joseph Pearce, The Imaginative. . .
Quæritur: The Usual Requirements for Gaining Indulgences – Fr. Z’s Blog
Quo Vadis? The Philosophical, Spiritual Floundering of Europe in 2017 – G. Tucker, NR
Tests Show Jesus’s Tomb Date Back to Ancient Roman Era – Matthew Archbold, CMR
Papal Portrayals on the Silver Screen – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Imaginative. . .
How the Holy See Works at the United Nations – Aleteia
The Academic Advantages of the Bible – William Jeynes, First Things
Pope Francis: Holy Families Are the Antidote to Individualism – Chloe Langr, epicPew
The Difficult Life of a Catholic Missionary in Burma – ACI Prensa via The CWR
For the MONDAY ADVENT EDITION (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CULTURÆ EDITION (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA I (4 December AD 2017) click here.
For the MONDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA II (4 December AD 2017) click here.

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Pope Francis (Photo Credit: Buss La Quotidiana Screenshot via Fr. Z’s Blog)

What Does Pope Francis’ Letter to Cardinal Sarah Really Say?

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis (and the Vatican) Rethink Europe – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Reply to Ivereigh, Brugger, Shea, and Fastiggi – Edward Feser Ph.D.
On “Conservative Catholics” and the Papacy – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., The CWR
James Martin, Massimo Faggioli, and Hater’s Hate – Fr. Z’s Blog
Lunacy in Lyon – Fr. Z’s Blog
Canon Law Doesn’t Say What You Think It Says – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D.,  The CWR
How to Fit Fundraising Into Your Catholic Faith – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
The Epic Catholic’s Guide to Halloween and Spiritual Warfare – Laura Ricketts, epicPew
What Happens When We Don’t Pray? – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: Catholic Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Now That They’ve Gone Crazy – Fr. Z
On Capital Punishment, Even the Pope’s Defenders are Confused – E. Feser Ph.D., CWR
Why St. JP2’s Theology of the Body Is More Important Than Ever – J. Grondelski, NCReg
Can the Beatitudes Inspire Great Cinema? These Filmmakers Think So – Cth Nws Agncy
Meet the Man Who Has Put Up 1,000+ Pro-Life Billboards in Florida – L. Chaplin, NCRg
Banning and Moderation Policy – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Venezuelan Bishops Denounce Pro-government Bias in Elections – ACI Prensa via CNA
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.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (31 October AD 2017) click here.

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TVESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

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National Catholic Reporter: For the Record. . .

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Was the Vatican Auditor General Fired for Doing His Job? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
WWII Veteran Bishop Joins ‘Filial Correction’ Signatories – Catholic Herald
Is Pope Francis a Victim of ‘Fake News’? – Michael Cook, Mercatornet
Vale Vatican II: Moving On – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman O.S.B., Dominus Mihi Adjutor
Objective Form/Subjective Experience: Benedictine/Jesuit Controversy – Kwasniewski, NLM
Book Recommendation: The Theology of Prayer – Fr. Z’s Blog
Stop Screaming ‘Please Donate’ Because People are Not Listening – B. Sokolowski, Cth Fund.
7 Things You Need to Know About the Underground Catacombs – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Rhoda Wise: Wife, Mother, Convert, Stigmatic & Mentor to Mother Angelica – Aleteia
Called To Serve Anyway – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Through Prayer, Let Divine Love Suffuse Your Heart – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Excommunication, Controversy, and the Development of Doctrine – Bob Drury, Cthlc Stand
Parable of 2 Sons (26th Sun. of Ord. Time Mass Readings Explained; Video) – Pitre Ph.D., TSP
Quæritur: How Early can a Seminarian Start Learning to Say the TLM – Fr. Z’s Blog
Catholic Group Continues Blessed Stanley Rother’s Work in Guatemala – CNA via The CWR
Christendom College Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary – Stephen Beale, NC Register
For the TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (26 September AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE EDITION (26 Sept. AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (26 September AD 2017) click here.
For the TVESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (26 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (27 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION (27 Sept. 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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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.
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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
For the MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (7 August AD 2017) click here.
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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FRIDAY NEWS LATE EDITION

The Vatican Needs Better Communications – and Fast

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

of Catholic Herald

It’s 1978 All Over Again – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Why I Left Providence College – Anthony Esolen, Ph.D., Crisis Magazine
Bad Priesthood Vocations Numbers? Not by Accident, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
The New York Times Loves a Good Love Story – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Book Review: ‘Imagining Abundance’ – Bric Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net
13 Reminders About Netflix’s ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ – Kevin Di Camillo, Natl Cthlc Register
(Re)Building the Kingdom: Secularism, Christianity & Cultural Renewal – Abp. Ch. J. Chaput
Tony Esolen in His Own Words: Why I Left Providence Col. for Thomas More Col. – Pt. J. Smith
Why Do Some Catholics Oppose Girl Scouts? K.C. Star Leaves Out Lots of Details – Julia Duin
Abp. Becciu: ‘Unthinkable’ for Order of Malta to Lose Its Religious Character – Edward Pentin
What Pope Francis Got Right – and Wrong – in His Attack on Libertarianism – Philip Booth, CH
Assessing Trumps Executive Order on Religious Liberty – Michael Warsaw, NC Register
There Are No Extra People on Earth – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
St. Augustine Might Have Had Doubts About the Benedict Option – Fr. Alx. Lucie-Smith Ph.D.
Trump’s Executive Order a Baby Step in the Right Direction – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
Right to Religious Liberty – The Editors, National Catholic Register

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Why the Vatican Sounds Increasingly Anglican
by Father Dwight Longenecker,
Standing on my Head

Fr. James Martin Appointed to Handle Pope’s Twitter, Vatican Radio, Website & TV – Cal-Cthlc
Fr. James Martin’s Vatican Appointment Will Only Embolden Gay Activists – Doug Mainwaring
Pinkshirts On The Move: Any Opposition Officially Labeled “Hate Group” – Rod Dreher, TAC
Official Rips Critics of Bill that Allows Gov’t to Seize Children f/ Christian Homes – L. Laurence
How Shall We Respond to an Increasingly Hostile, Secular Culture? – Russell Shaw, The CWR
Canada’s Main Catholic Charity has a Dirty Little Secret about Abortion – Pete Baklinski, LSN
How the Hail Mary Pass Got That Name – Angelo Stagnaro, National Catholic Register
N. Carolina Bill: SCOTUS Overstepped Constitution in Legalizing Gay ‘Marriage’ – Fr. M. Hodges
2 Lies the Planned Parenthood Abortion Business Wants You to Believe – Ran. O’Bannon Ph.D.
President Trump-Signed Law Gives States Right to Defund Planned Parenthood – CNA via NCRg
Why Don’t We Care About the Slaughter of Christians? – Michael Brown, The Stream
Are Babies Left to Die When They Survive Abortion? The Horrifying True Stories – Car. Novielli
For the REGULAR MONDAY LATE EDITION (17 April, AD 2017) click here.
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Fearing Backlash for Inviting Eugenicists, Vatican Disinvites Press to Bioextinction Workshop; Nonetheless My First Report

by Robert Royal, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

Breaking News: Burke Wins Papacy After Conclave Mix-Up – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Anti-Catholic Who Sought to Undermine the Church, Now Hired by WaPo – Matthew Archbold
A.P. Report; Pope Francis Is Showing Mercy to a Few Pedophile Priests – Terry Mattingly, GR
Gospel of Thomas Accidently Included in Bible Canon at Council of Carthage – D. McClarey J.D.
The First Beatitude: Poverty of Spirit – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
The Narrow Path Through Reality – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Christophobia and the Ideologues of Liberal Democracy – Tracey Rowland, The Dispatch
The Decline of Classical Education & Loss of Rhetoric, Among Others – Nicholas Senz, Crisis
St. Thomas Aquinas on the Devil, Temptation, and Sin – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Washington Florist Feels the Bite of Gender Ideology – Gerald J. Russello, N.C. Register
Your Lenten Journey – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand
Sacred Art Gallery Opens in Scottsdale, Arizona – Deacon Lawrence, Beauty of Catholicism
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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Knights of Malta vs. . . Just One Front, but a Telling One

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis Declares All of Festing’s Recent Acts ‘Null & Void’ – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Francis Not First to Intervene in Malta, But Papal Power Can Go Too Far – Fr. Lucie-Smith
We Walk, We Talk, But the Vote Won Temporarily – H.L. Duncan, Catholic Stand
What History May Tell Us About Amoris Lætitia – Fr. Regis Scanlon O.F.M. Cap., Crisis Mgzn
7 Challenging Quotes to Catholics Involved in Politics – Justin McClain, epicPew
Can 7th century Pope Honorius I Teach us about “Amoris Lætitia” Controversy? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes (Mass Readings Explained) – Brant Pitre Ph.D., TSP
How Bishops can Really Help Marriages Threatened by Divorce – Bai MacFarlane, EWTN GB
Are Bible Classes in Public Schools Constitutional? The Answer is Complicated – Bobby Ross Jr.
For the FRIDAY MARCH FOR LIFE EDITION (27 January, AD 2017) click here.

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THURSDAY EDITION

Why Do We Give Up on Teen Sex?

by Cynthia Millen,

of Catholic Stand

Want a Better Prayer Life Better? Try These 15 Tip – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew
Canonist Ed Peters: What Does Canon 915 Really Say? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Amoris Lætitia – An Apologia for its Orthodoxy – Scott Smith, Reduced Culpability
Kazakhstan, Outpost of Catholic Orthodoxy – Dan Hitchens, Catholic Herald
Maltese Muppetry – Mark Lambert, De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.
Theology isn’t Math; but It is Theology – George Weigel, The Catholic World Report
The Maltese Furore – Fr. Mark Drew, Catholic Herald
Crowds Throng San Francisco’s Walk for Life West Coast – Joan Frawley Desmond, NC Rgstr
New Film Portrays Dramatic Life, Inspiring Conversion of St. Ignatius of Loyola – O’Boyle
Women’s Marchers, Unite! – Paul G. Kengor Ph.D., The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Rprt
The Unborn Child Is Never the Aggressor – Jeremy Hausotter, Ethika Politika
The Journey From Pro-Choice to Pro-Life is a Journey of Grace – Marcia Segelstein, NC Rgstr
If We Want to Save the Children, We Have to Save Their Mothers – Rebecca Frech, NC Rgstr

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