Vocations

TVESDAY MORNING EDITION

Homeschool Boy Discerning Priesthood (Credit: Screenshot via Fr. Z’s Blog)

The Connection of Home-Schooling & Entering Seminary

. . .a study shows that men who are home-schooled enter the seminary at a higher rate than those who were in Catholic schools. . .

by Father John Zuhsldorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

9 Extraordinary Facts About Ghosts That Catholics Need to Know – Laura Hensley, eP
Why the West is Suicidal – Daniel McCarthy, Modern Age
Chappaquiddick: A Review – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
New Catholic App For Kids Is A Game-Changer For Parents – uCatholic
Papal Fallibility? – Inés San Martín, Crux
The Kids Aren’t Alright: Millenials Don’t Know How to Date – Brad Miner, The Cth Thng
The Dispute on “Faith Alone” – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Ukrainian Archbishop of Philadelphia Retires for Health Reasons – Rocco Palmo
A Calif. Bill Threatens Free Speech & Truth on Same-Sex Attraction – R. Gagnon Ph.D.
Rendering to Caesar – Michael Pakaluk Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Hard-Won Homeschooling Freedoms Under Threat & Must Be Defended – K. McDonald
The New States’ Rights: Is Parenthood Defined by Biology or Govt? – A. MacLeod Ph.D.
US Strike on Syria Renews Just-War Debate – Brian Fraga, National Catholic Register
Hawaii Law Prescribes Death in Paradise – Peter Jesserer Smith, Natl Catholic Register
How to Transition Your Wardrobe from Winter to Spring – Meghan Ashley
The 10 Free Technologies Every Catholic Charity Must Use – Brice Sokolowski
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Fr. Javier Olivera & Sister Marie de la Sagasse (Credit: Fr. Javier Olivera via Catholic News Agency)

They Were Going to Get Married; Now He’s a Priest & She’s a Sister

. . .before discovering their vocations, Fr. Javier Olivera & Sister Marie de la Sagesse were engaged & planning their wedding.  God had other plans. . .

from ACI Prensa

via Catholic News Agency

Jesuits to Host Homosexual “Pride Prom” at Marquette University – Fr. Z’s Blog
Gallup: ‘Spirit of Vatican II/Francis Effect’ Program Has Failed – David Warren, TCT
Pope Francis Says: ‘Convert, So You Don’t End Up in Hell’ – John Clark, NC Register
And the Horses the Progressives Rode in On – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Appointee to Iowa Board of Med. Rejected ’cause of Her Comments at CWR – C. Olson
What is a Man? What is a Woman? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
True Love: Elderly Man Tenderly Combs Wife’s Hair After Entering Hospital – N. Flory
Is it Realistic to Think We Will Ever End Abortion? Yes. Here’s Why – Brad Mattes, LN
Police Stop Alfie Evans’ Parents from Saving Him – Steven Ertelt, Life News
The Swiss Guard Uniform was Not Designed by Michelangelo – John Burger, Aleteia
Resurrection & Liturgy in A Tale of Two Cities – Brian K. Miller J.D., Law, Literature. . .
ACLU Tries to Drag Catholic Charities Into Illegal Immigrant Abortions – Mar. Cleveland
The 10 Free Technologies Every Catholic Charity Must Use – Brice Sokolowski
How to Transition Your Wardrobe from Winter to Spring – Meghan Ashley
The Future of the Pro-Life Movement Is in Africa – Stefano Gennarini J.D., Public Dscrs
Pontifical Comm. for Latin America Proposes Synod on Women – Junno A. Esteves, CH
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St. Clare & the Holy Eucharist A.D. 1693 by Isidoro Arredondo (Credit: Screengrab via the National Catholic Register)

From Shortage to a Wealth of Vocations Through Prayers

. . .when dioceses institute Eucharistic adoration for vocations, an increase in priests generally follows. . .

by Patti Maguire Armstrong,

of the National Catholic Register

Muslims Leaving Islam – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Making Sense of the Pope; Philip Lawler on the Patrick Coffin Show – Patrick Coffin
The Grandparent Trap – Steven Malanga, City Journal
Was the Last Supper Really on Wednesday Night? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
13 Amazing Catholic Scientists Every Catholic Needs to Know! – ChurchPop
Childhood Sex Abuse, Gender Dysphoria, & Transition Regret: Billy’s Story – W. Heyer
The 3 Hacks to Successful Fundraising in the Catholic Church – Brice Sokolowski
Preach It! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Here’s How to Make Holy Week Count – Patrick Coffin, National Catholic Register
The Art of Amoris Lætitia – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Why Fining Parents for Bullying Will Intensify Hostilities – Izzy Kalman, Mercatornet
Fasting for Body & Soul, Week 5: Prolonged Fast During Holy Week – J. Richards Ph.D.
As Things Change in Vatican Comm. Off., Will They Stay the Same? – And. Gagliarducci
Scientists Genetically Editing Humans in Labs With No Monitoring – Wes. J. Smith J.D.
Catholic Social Teaching Demands That We Solve Britain’s Housing Crisis – Philip Booth
After ISIS, the Christians of Mosul Still Suffer – Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Mercatornet
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SVNDAY EDITION

Norbertine Canonesses of the Bethlehem Priory of St. Joseph on the Mountain (Credit: Marcus Allen Steele)

The Remarkable Growth of a Community of Norbertine Canonesses

. . .the vibrant & growing community of the Norbertine Canonesses of the Bethlehem Priory of St. Joseph are running out of room. Their current twice-expanded chapel is still located in the property’s original early 1900’s ranch house, not a dwelling place intended for the worship & majesty of God. They need capital to grow for the construction of a chapel & additional wing to house the ever-expanding corps of Sisters. . .

by Marcus Allen Steele

3 Ex-Satanists Come Home to the Catholic Church – Jim Graves, Natl Catholic Register
The Other Side of a Vocation Story – Trish Irvine, Catholic Stand
Geriatric Spirituality – Cornelius F. Murphy Esq., Homiletic & Pastoral Review
A Shattering Prognosis: Cancer – Colin Brazier, Catholic Herald
New Vestment Work: A Gothic Chasuble from Altarworthy – Sha. R. Tribe, Lit Arts Jrnl
How Romano Guardini Helps to Shape the ‘Spirit of the Papacy’ – Jn. L. Allen Jr., Crux
“The Fingers that Hold God”: The Priestly Benefits of Liturgical Digits – Kwasniewski
An Online Source for Ceramic Images & Hand-Carved Shrines – David Clayton, Nw Lt Mv
Contemporary Trad’l European Sculpture from Atelier Wilfried Senoner – Sha. R. Tribe
The Sacramental Ecclesiology of St. Ignatius of Antioch & Jos. Ratzinger – Ver. A. Arntz
Spiritual Reading for Children – Vicki Burbach, Pelican’s Breast
Fr. Maurice Zundel on Prayer – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
The Orchestral Mass: The Case of Saint Agnes – J.P. Sonnen, Liturgical Arts Journal
Damask Patterns of Sir Ninian Comper – Richard Hawker, Liturgical Arts Journal
Portuguese & Spanish Ceramic Religious Images, & Resources for Today – David Clayton
Liturgical Music in the Age of Digital Humanities – Aaron James, Liturgical Arts Journal
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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA

Prayer for Vocations Handbook (Credit: Fr. Zs Blog)

A Seminary in Cincinnati with Positive Numbers, Action Item! @CatholicCincy

by Father John Zuhsldorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Interview: Jim Caviezel Goes Back to the Bible in ‘Paul, Apostle of Christ’ – Greydanus
Pope Francis Rebukes Ex-Vatican Officials Who Claim to be ‘Martyrs’ – Catholic Herald
You Won’t Believe These Nativity Sets – Part IV – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew
Bernard Cardinal Law, RIP: Seeking a Balanced Perspective – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Culture
The Tax Reform: The Benedict Option vs. Homeschooling – Jn. Zmirak Ph.D., The Strm
Pope to Curia: ‘Betrayers of Trust’ are Frustrating Vatican Reform – Jn. L. Allen, Crux
Senior Vatican Figure Says at Law’s Funeral, Even Cardinals Make Mistakes – Jn. Allen
Pope to Workers: No Under-the-Table, Exploitative Jobs in the Vatican – J. Allen, Crux
Israel’s “King Arthur”: 4th Sun. of Advent Mass Readings Explained – J. Bergsma Ph.D.
The Hail Mary, a Biblical Prayer to the Mother of God – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Late Advent Messages from God to His People – Msgr. Charles Pope, CiM
A Poem for Advent – Christopher Bell, the Human Life Review
The Desert Flowers: The Gospel & Isaiah – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Mary the Blessed Mother, Full of Grace – Mark C. McCann, Catholic Stand

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Bishop Carl A. Kemme celebrates Mass with Wichita’s newest priests (Credit: The Catholic Thing)

The Continuing Vocation Crisis in the United States

by Father Mark A. Pilon, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic Thing

Could Catholic Actor Eduardo Verastegui be Next Pres. of Mexico – CNA (link fixed)
The Cool Cardinal (Cupich) – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
Fr. Z on “The Continuing Vocation Crisis in the United States” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Recent Comments of Pope Should Help Quiet Papal Critics – R. Fastiggi Ph.D., VI via LS
Christians are ‘Dangerous & Offensive’, Says Former UK Lib Dem Ldr – Nick Hallett, CH
Protestantism, Modernism, Atheism – Julia Meloni, Crisis Magazine
Rachel Weeping – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Overcoming Pornography in Your Life – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis to Bishops: Expedite Annulments – Crux
Sense & Nonsense: Latest Defense of Amoris Lætitia – Msgr. Richard C. Antall, Crisis
5 Quotes from St. Therese of Lisieux for a Fruitful Advent – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Soccer Defender Becomes Professional Defender of the Faith – Trent Beattie, NC Rgstr
3 Creative & Impressive Ways People are Helping the Homeless – Elizabeth Pardi, Alet.
The Old Testament and the Karate Kid – Elizabeth Jean Seah, Ignitum Today
Pope Francis Meets Aung San Suu Kyi in the Ghost City – Andrea Tornielli, VI via LS
Between Diplomacy & “Risk” in Myanmar, Popes’ Moment of Truth – Rocco Palmo
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Young Dominicans (Credit: New Liturgical Movement)

Fostering Young Vocations (Part VI)

by Gregory DiPippo,

of the New Liturgical Movement

The ‘Fruit-of-the-Vine’ Objection – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
The Heroic Minute. . . & How it Can Change Your Life – Cheryl Hernandez, Seton Mgzn
A Catholic Guide to Great Books & Films about Communism – Filip Mazurczak, The CWR
Get Out of Your Own Way and Let God Lead You – Michael Cretaro, Catholic Stand
The 15 People You Meet at Youth Retreats – Alex R. Hey, epicPew
Virtue & Temperament – Howard P. Kainz Ph.D., Catholic Stand
From Forgiveness to Forgetness – Michele Boyer, Catholic Stand
What is Catholic Healing Ministry? 2 Advocates Explain – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Herald
What Is It Like To Be a Religious Brother? – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
Home School Advantage: Flexibility to Steer Our Own Way – Tara K.E. Brelinsky, Seton
Making Adoption More Like Family & Less Like Business – Sophia Swinford, Aleteia

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St. Pius X (Credit: The Catholic Thing)

The Fruits of Soft Discipline

by Father Mark A. Pilon,

of The Catholic Thing

Meet a Woman Who Was Killed Because She Loved the Rosary – K.V. Turley, NC Register
6 Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life, According to St. Ignatius of Loyola – ChurchPop
4 More Sisters Talk About Their Vocations – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
A Dominican In Ireland – Jennifer Stewart, Regina Magazine
Best Way to Combat Catholic Stereotypes – Joannie Watson, Integrated Catholic Life™
How Lupus Changed Flannery O’Connor’s Writing and Took Her Life – J. Desmond, NCRg
Meet Young American Woman Who Adopted 13 Kids by Age of 23 – S. Swinford, Alet.
Army Chaplain’s Cause for Canonization Ramps Up – Brian O’Neel, Natl Catholic Register
He Overcame Prison & Drug Addiction – Thanks to the Rosary – CNA via The CWR
Heroic Priest Who Found God’s Grace in the Gulag – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
Roman Martyrology Shows What It Means to Die Like a Christian – Kev. Di Camillo, NCRg
Family Goes Back to Nature: Harvesting God’s Good Earth & Faith – Alex. Greeley, NCRg
On the Legacy of St. John Paul the Great – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
10 Reasons to Love and Honor Mary – Patti Maguire Armstrong, National Catholic Register
Did You Pray for Your Pastor Today? – Bevil Bramwell O.M.I., The Catholic Thing
On the Dignity and Vocation of Women – St. Pope John Paul II, The Catholic Thing
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Men inspiring child to consider the priesthood (Photo Credit: Fr. Z’s Blog)

Quæritur: What Can We Do To Get These Men Into Seminary?

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Miraculous Origins of One of Most Beautiful Churches In The World – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
Padre Pio on the Battle of Prayer – Kathleen Beckman, Catholic Exchange
Fly Over Some of the Most Inaccessible Monasteries in the World – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
These Are the Five Faces of Christ – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, NC Register (link repaired)
Michelangelo’s Last “Pieta” – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, TIC
After Centuries of Exile, a Grey Friar Returns to Walsingham – K.V. Turley, NC Register
Why Is Contemplative Prayer So Important? – Kristin Aebli, Catholic Spiritual Direction
A Primer for a Tradition-minded Celebration of the OF Mass – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
What’s the Secret to 70 Years of Religious Life? Virgin Mary, Says Nun – CNA via The CWR
Millennial & Monastic: Doesn’t Get More Counter-cultural Than That – Elz. Scalia, Aleteia
The Intelligent Farmer – Patrick Toner Ph.D., The Dispatch via The CWR
Do You Have an Oratory? – Deborah Gyapong, Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society Blog
Recovering the Sacred in Music – Robert R. Reilly Ph.D., TIC
Art as Catechesis in a Baroque Confessional – Zachary Thomas, New Liturgical Movement
How Do We Fund Sacred Art in the Church? This Priest has an Idea – CNA via The CWR
Dn. Mitsui: How Religious Art Can Restore Balance bt. Beauty & Sacred Tradition – O’Brien, AM
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What Catholics Lost When They Started Tearing Down Their Great Altars

by Dominic Lynch

of The Federalist

The Crisis of Priestly Vocations: Good Advice from a Smart Priest – Fr. Z’s Blog
It’s Time For Political Incorrectness – Tom Collingwood, Catholic Stand
A Cardinal’s Implausible Defense of Amoris Lætitia – Richard A. Spinello, Crisis Magazine
Suffer from Anxiety, Need to Know Most Repeated Advice in the Bible – Patty Knap, Aleteia
Tradition & Vocations: Interview with Fr. Robert Pasley of Mater Ecclesiae – B. Williams, LG
Are Catholic Converts Too Conservative, Talkative & Neurotic? – Carl E. Olson, NC Register
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Investitures & Professions of 8 Benedictine Sisters in Missouri – P.A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., NLM
Catholic Owner Opens Furniture Stores to Hurricane Harvey Homeless in Houston – ChrchPp
Masses Halted but Small Miracles Continue in Flooded Texas Parish – Jim Graves, NC Register
Age of Statue-smashing, Catholics Must Defend Sacred Images – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., CH
Cornhusker for Christ: Making the Catholic Case in Downtown Lincoln – Brian Fraga, NC Rgstr
EWTN Launches Studio Near Walsingham Shrine in England – Elise Harris, CNA via NC Rgstr
Of Cell Phones, Sanctity & Cervical Spines: A Marian Range of Motion – Rick Becker, NC Rgstr
The Cost of Discipleship: 22nd Sun. Reading Explained in Ord. Time – Jn. Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
In Harvey’s Wake, All Hands On Deck – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
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8 Incredible Catholic Online Programs You Should Know About

by Matt Vander Vennet

of epicPew

Philadelphia Seminary Sees Uptick in Enrollment – Catholic News Agency, NC Register
Omnium Gatherum – of Deaconettes, Shoes & Consecrations – Fr. Z’s Blog
Australian Jesuit Schools Challenge Church Teaching on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Catholic Herald
Eyewitness Account of Struggle Over Post-Conciliar Liturgical Reform – Fr. Z’s Blog
Ask Tony: Did the Pope Declare Liturgical Reform “Irreversible”? – Anthony S. Layne, CS
“Dunkirk on the Bayou” – Houston Parish Flooded – Video – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
Hurricane Harvey Flooding Takes Lives of Two SSPX Parishioners [Updated] – Rorate Cæli
Why We Should Stop Apologizing for Our Faith – Alaine DeSantis, Catholic Stand
The Heroic Nuns Who Lost Their Lives in the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 – Hattrup, Aleteia
Rays of Lights Amid Flooded Houston’s Gloom – Kathleen Naab, National Catholic Register
The Pope’s Myanmar Visit — What’s In Play? – Edward Pentin, NC Register
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
2 Saints & a Psalm to Invoke in Bad Weather – Kathleen N. Hattrup, Aleteia
Given Forum Affirms Young Women in Christ’s Love – Nicholas Wolfram Smith, NC Register
Hurrican Harvey Aftermath: Neighbors in Action – Editorial Board, OSV Newsweekly
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The Vocations Crisis, New Coke & What Works

by Father Donald L. Kloster

via Liturgy Guy

Fr. Manners & Fr. James Martin, S.J. – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
EWTN To Launch New End Times Drama, “The World Is Over” – Eye of the Tiber
Fr. Nichols is Right about the Doctrinal Crisis; But There’s a Better Answer – Fr. Harrison, CH
Abp. Fernández’s Apparent Confusion Over Excommunication, Canon Law – Peters J.C.D. J.D.
Amoris Lætitia & Auschwitz – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Why Would a Catholic Join the Ku Klux Klan? – Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
50 Years Later – The Influence of Benedictine Monks & Nuns – Dom Cingoranelli, Cthlc Stand
What’s Missing in the New Evangelization – Deacon John Beagan, Crisis Magazine
An InfoGraphic on the Great Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) InfoGraphic – ChurchPop
An Order of Causes & Effects – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., Catholic Answers Magazine
Five Reasons You Should Be Friends with Religious Sisters – Katie Prejean, epicPew
Evil & Reversion: How a Deist Became a Theist, Part III – Alex Wolke, Catholic Stand
400th Anniversary of St. Rose of Lima, First Saint of the Americas – Tho. Craughwell, NC Reg
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
What’s the Biblical Model of Church Leadership? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
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