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Fr. James Martin’s Interesting Interpretation of Jesus & the Canaanite Woman

via ChurchPop

“Oh, No! You Want to be a Nun?” – Anne Maloney, Crisis Magazine
Was There an Eclipse on Good Friday? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
The Revitalization of a Parish in Ultra-Secular San Francisco – Fr. Z’s Blog
10 Lessons on Wayward Children – Patti Maguire Armstrong, NC Register
The Convert Problem – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
Peters on Nichols – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
“May I Watch Game of Thrones?” is the Wrong Question – Sophia Feingold, NC Register
Fr. Z Celebrating with FSSP at Mass in Kansas City – Fr. Z’s Blog
Archbishop Fernández Defends Amoris Lætitia From Its Critics – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Doctor Brings Natural Reproductive Health to New Hampshire – Anna Abbott, NC Register
Pope’s Medjugorje Investigator: First 7 Apparitions Might be Recognized – K. Hattrup, Aleteia
Unplug for God & Find Joy in Silence – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
From Strangers to Neighbors: Working with Refugees – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
Truth, Charity & Social Media – Ramon Anton A. Aldana, Catholic Stand
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VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

When Bishops Refuse to Ask the Right Questions on Why Seminaries are Empty

by Daniel Attard

of Regina Magazine

HIV, Gay Marriage, and the Crisis in Male Homosexuality – Joseph Sciambra
Quotes Suitable for Framing: Anthony Esolen – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Am Catholic
Are There Animals in Heaven? – Nada Mazzei, Catholic Stand
When the Ghost of Gene Roddenberry Designs a Church – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
“Game of Thrones“ – Sister Helena Burns F.S.P., Hell Burns
Fr. de Souza Responds to Responses about Reconciliation Both Forms of Latin Rite – Fr. Z’s Blg
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Busting the Myth of the Tridentine Mass – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
On the Temptation and Fallacy of “On-Going Revelation” – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The CWR
Why Do Monks Have Strange Haircuts? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Anglican Patrimony Groups – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Spadaro’s American Christian Straw Man – Stefano Gennarini, The Stream
How a College Mission Trip Inspired a Coffee Business – Catholic News Service via The CWR
The Idea of a Catholic University 50 Years After Land O’Lakes – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis
lit: Catholicism for Young Adults – T.J. Burdick O.P., Dominican Institute
A Filipina Who Promoted the Feminine Genius before John Paul II Did – Simone Lorenzo

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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Female Altar Servers Up, Ordinations Down

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Land O’Lakes at 50: Catholic Universities Cave to Culture – Anthony Esolen Ph.D., NC Rgstr
Parry and Riposte Over Jesuit James Martin’s Defense of Homosexuality – Fr. Z’s Blog
Mass “Facing the People” and Priest Control Freaks – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Cardinal Müller: Benedict XVI was ‘Disappointed’ at My Removal – Catholic Herald
The Church in the Wilderness – Jonathan B. Coe, Crisis Magazine
How an American Woman became a Nun to Let Her Husband become a Priest – Philip Kosloski
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Prudence and Knowing When to Quit – Susannah Pearce, Integrated Catholic Life™
Attending Mass with the Maronites – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
Confessions of an Ex-Drug Addict – T.W. and Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Report Claims Decades of Abuse Against 500 German Choir Boys – CNA via The CWR
Why the Death Penalty is Still Necessary – Joseph M. Bissette & Edward Feser Ph.D.
Tis the Year for Fatima Reading: 2 New Books, a Classic & a Bonus – Sarah Reinhard, NC Reg
Seeing Others with the Light of Christ – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
Corruption Trial of Former Vatican Hospital Officials Begins – Cthlc News Agncy via The CWR
The Parables of Jesus – Part II (Video of the Mass Readings Explained) – Brant Pitre Ph.D., TSP

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MONDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Increasing Vocations isn’t Rocket Science

by Brian Williams

of Liturgy Guy

Pope Francis’ Next Act – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Some Good News: His Hermeneuticalness is Back in the Saddle Again – Fr. Z’s Blog
Reply to Daniel Fincke’s Analyses of His Deconversion – Dave Armstrong, Biblical Eviden. . .
Cardinal Meisner was a Fighter, but His Last Hours were Touched by Sadness – Marco Tosatti
American Catholicism is Being Poisoned by Factionalism – Michael Davis, Catholic Herald
Antonio Spadaro has Discovered a Brand of Protestantism He Doesn’t Like – S.B. White Ph.D.
Ascension Roundtable: Do’s and Don’ts of Catholic Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski
Rome Roiled by Recent Scandals, Conflicts – Scott P. Richert, OSV Newsweekly
Exorcist Warns Witches that Casting Spells Will Come Back to Haunt Them – P.M. Armstrong
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church: Caught between Vatican & Russian Orthodox – Rome Reps
4.5 Years of Ad Orientem, So Much Blessing! – Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man
The Surfer Priest – Fr. Donald Calloway – Fr. Donald Calloway M.I.C., Aleteia
Half of Those Pondering Religious Life in U.S. have to Pay Off Student Debt First – Col. Dulle
Holy Homebrew: Catholic Priest Wins Brewing’s Highest Honor – Catholic News Agency
The Relationship of Church and University – Russell Shaw, OSV Newsweekly
Sacramento’s Bp. Gallegos Venerable & Beloved by Many – M. Nelson, Angelus Nws via CNA

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MONDAY EDITION

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New Jim Caviezel Interview: There Are No Coincidences For God

by Lukasz Adamski,

of the Catholic News Agency

Relativism’s Not Neutral: The Intolerance of ‘Tolerance’ – Edward Sri, NC Register
Religious Brothers Day Celebrates a Misunderstood Vocation – Brother Sil. Henderson S.D.S.
Incorporating a Lasso Rosary in Your Catholic Wedding – Megan Dahle, Catholic Stand
Pray to St. Joseph, a Powerful Intercessor – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
6 Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life According to St. Ignatius of Loyola – Father Michael
10 Great Reasons to Read Raymond Arroyo’s ‘Will Wilder’ Series – Stephen Mirarchi, epicPew
‘Scared’ 90-Year-Old Prays for Some Company in Heartbreaking Letter – Cerith Gardiner
Why Is There a Feast for St. Joseph the Worker: Victims of Communism Day – D. McClarey J.D.
Tales and Travails of a Tornado Alley Catholic – Nathaniel Lauer, Catholic Stand
Straight-Up: The Moral and Natural Law – Jennifer Hartline, The Stream
Why All Christians Must Unite Under Christ as One Body and One Faith – Laura Hensley, epcPw
5 Ways to Make Mary’s Month (Extra) Special – Marge Fenelon, National Catholic Register
The Danger of Activism, for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Holy Communion as Source of Life – Alex Wolke, Catholic Stand
5 Children’s Books Perfect for Celebrating Mary’s Month of May – Fr. Edward Looney, ChrchPop
Feast of St. Joseph the Worker – Jean Heimann, Catholic Fire
For the MONDAY NEWS EXTRA (1 May, AD 2017) click here.
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REGULAR WEDNESDAY EDITION

Robert Mickens Is Exactly Wrong About Priestly Vocations; Here’s Why

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Why Are So Many Lesbians Getting Pregnant? – Glenn Stanton, Public Discourse
Vatican Orders Matthew Festing Not to Travel to Rome for Order of Malta Election – E. Pentin
Video Shows Just How Out of Control Irish Media Bias is on Abortion – Cora Sherlock, LN
Planned Parenthood Killed Girl in Botched Abortion That Left Part of Her Baby Inside Her – LN
How to Accompany Catholics With Same-Sex Attractions – Judy Roberts, NC Register
This Beautiful New Catholic Journal Book for Girls Is Taking Pre-Orders! – ChurchPop
Man Kills 3 at Catholic Relief Servs., Shouts ‘God is Great’ in Arabic As He’s Arrested – S. Smith
Video: Abortionist Nearly Runs Over Priest after Stealing Pro-Life Signs – Lisa Bourne, LSN
The March for Science is Really a March for Conformity – Jonathan Wells, The Stream
Texas Making It Difficult for Women to Get Abortions & Politico Can’t Hide Its Concern – GR
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack Near Egypt’s St. Catherine’s Monastery – Maggie Michael
Family of Facebook Murder Victim: We Forgive the Killer – Catholic News Agency
Missouri: Religious Groups Now Eligible for Certain State Grants – M. Hadro, CNA via NCReg
Catholic Leaders Praise Rulings Granting Stays to Arkansas Death-Row Inmates – CNA via NCRg
Czech Bishop Demands Asylum for Chinese Christians – Catholic News Service via Cthlc Hrld
For the REGULAR THURSDAY LATE EDITION (20 April, AD 2017) click here.
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

No Music Is Good Music

by Kevin Aldrich,

of Catholic Stand

The Ozarks: A Good Place for Catholics – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
On Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees, Look to Pope St. John XXIII – Omar Gutiérrez, NCRg
5 of the Most Beautiful Churches in California – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
A Surprising Choice for Krakow – Catholic News Agency via the National Catholic Register
Healing the Father Wound – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
Fostering Young Vocations (Part 5) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Pope Emeritus Benedict’s Favorite Music – R. Jared Staudt Ph.D., National Catholic Register
Learning to Accept God’s Will – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
SSPX Bishop Fellay: Personal Prelature Offer Under Consideration – Elise Harris, CNA via Reg
Actual Apocrypha in the Liturgy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
A Catholic Populism? – James Kalb J.D., The Catholic World Report
God’s Quiet Miracles – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
How One Woman is Sewing the Sacred – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy
Why was Mary Purified at the Temple & Did She Receive Sacraments? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
If You Love, You Change – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
African-American Sainthood Causes Illustrate the Beauty of Everyday Holiness – Brian O’Neel

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THURSDAY EXTRA

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The Story Behind Sex Change Surgery You Haven’t Heard

by Mary Rezac,

of the Catholic News Agency

Are These Not Some of the Most Stunning Chalices You’ve Ever Seen? – Laura Hensley, epcPw
Ex-SNAP Lawsuit Exposes Lawyer Kickbacks, Exploitation of Victims, Corruption – D. Pierre Jr.
Vocations, Lifestyles, and Doing God’s Will – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
Michael Mencer, Recipient of Astonishing Miracle in 1963, Dies at 61 – Joseph Pronechen, Reg
Laughing at Death – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
A Response to the Bishops of Malta – Luma Simms, First Things
Architectural Signs of Hope – Randall Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Update on “How to Read Your Way to Heaven” – Liz Estler, Catholic Spiritual Direction
How Not to Minister to the Divorced and Remarried – Fr. Joseph Levine, Crisis Magazine
Marjorie Dannenfelser on ‘A Moment of Historic Opportunity’ for Life – Matthew Bunson, Reg
Without Hope in Eternal Life, Art Loses a Great Source of Creativity – Francis Phillips, CH
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MONDAY EDITION

holy-innocents-church-new-york-cityDoes Pope Francis Think that Young People Who Want the Traditional Latin Mass are Rigid, Defensive, Insecure?

by Father John Zuhlsdorf,

via Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis, What is His Idea of Church? – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Dear Bishops, Beware of Sophistry When Choosing the Next USCCB President – James H. Toner
Ed Feser: Can Schadenfreude be Virtuous? – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The Amrcn Catholic
The Forgotten History of Anti-Catholic Riots – Ann Casey, Catholic Stand
Latest Pope-Scalfari ‘Interview’ Again Written From Memory – Edward Pentin, N.C. Register
Eulogy for Matthew – On Alert – Marcus Allen Steele
Book Review: Scepter’s Pocket RSV-CE New Testament Bible – Timothy, Catholic Bibles
‘Remarkable’ Resilience of Persecuted Christians Focus of New Film – Catholic News Agency
Tradition is for the Young – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Parents Play Pivotal Role in Encouraging, Supporting Vocations – Carol Zimmermann, Crux
Inviting Christ and Mary to Your Wedding – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today

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ordinationsThis Religious Order Knows How to Grow Vocations

by Kevin T. Di Camillo

of Crisis Magazine

The Al Smith Dinner and Cardinal Dolan’s Misplaced Comments – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Fr. Z’s Insightful and Inquisitive Analysis on the Changes in Divine Worship – Fr. Z’s Blog
A Purge in the Vatican’s Liturgy Department? Not Quite – Ed Condon, Catholic Herald
Quæritur: Why Do Traditional Catholics “White Wash” Halloween? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why LGBT Activists are Standing by These Christian Businesses – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.
All Hallows Eve: Doing It Right! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Inaugural Issue of ALTARE DEI: A Magazine on Liturgy & Sacred Music – Pet. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
Facebook Rejects Crisis Pregnancy Center Ad – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
The 2016 Catholic Voting Conundrum Simplified – Gene Van Son, Catholic Stand
New Parlor Game: Debating the Pope’s Greatest ‘Resurrections’ – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Strong Earthquake Hits Norcia Destroying Basilica of St. Benedict – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Supreme Court to Hear School’s Transgender Bathroom Case – Matt Hadro, C.N.A.

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

iconoclasm-utrecht-st-martins-cathedral-altarpiece-defaced-16th-centuryReformation may have Caused Women’s Religious Roles Set Back Centuries

by Amy Welborn

of Catholic Herald

Quæritur: Is a Priest Allowed to do the Readings, or Must a Lay Person do Them? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Looking at Vocations and the Next Synod of Bishops – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch
This Artist is Making Saints into Street Art, and It’s Ridiculously Cool – Theresa Williams, eP
Evidence Christ Offered the Last Supper as a Sacrifice – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
Sexy is No Substitute for Class – Shane Schaetzel, Fully Christian
Are Clinton’s Catholics Getting Things ‘Backwards’? – Brian Fraga, N.C. Register
How Catholic is Kaine? – John Paul Meenan, Crisis Magazine
Kenyan Catholic M.P.s Clash Over “Same Sex Marriage” – Allen Otaro, The Dispatch
Confusing God’s Borders with Our Own – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
Book Review: God, Money, and Catholicism – CWR Staff, The Catholic World Report
How Do We Re-Establish an Artistic Tradition and Make if Relevant Today? – David Clayton

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TUESDAY EDITION

diocese-of-charlotte-boom-in-seminariansCharlotte’s Boom in Seminarians

by Brian Williams

of the Liturgy Guy

How to Pray the “Cursing Psalms” Against Our Enemies – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
How Should Bishops Deal with Kaine & Biden? Take a Tip from Card. Burke – Francis Phillips
Catholics for Clinton: What Are They Thinking? – Nicholas Frankovich, NRO
‘Loser Letters’ Revives Tradition of Faith Making Culture – Christopher White, Crux
Divine Mercy University: New Name, New Expansion – Joseph Pronechen, Natl Cthlc Register
How a New Classical Academy Is Reaching Out to Millennial Parents – Maggie Maslak, C.N.A.
Evie Help! – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
An Epileptic Fit? St. Paul’s Experience Can’t be Dismissed That Easily – Francis Phillips, C.H.
The Five Lessons of Paul’s Conversion – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
The World Needs a Merciful Response to Refugees, Pope Francis Says – Elise Harris, C.N.A.
A Unique Opportunity Awaits a Consistent Ethic of Life Party – Charles C. Camosy, Crux

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