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WEDNESDAY EDITION

3 August AD 2016 3 Comments

27 Reasons Why World Youth Day Was Definitely the Most Boring Event of the Summer

by Chloe Mooradian

of epicPew

New Name for New Politics Aggregator News Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
Busting the Myth of Altar Girls and Female Vocations – Liturgy Guy
“Ad Orientem” and the Problems of Modern Church Architecture – Erik Bootsma, The C.W.R.
Taking on the Homosexual Movement – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine
America’s Lost Boys: Unemployed Men Play Video Games Instead of Work – Samuel D. James
Pp. Francis Wrong to Equate Islamist Terror with Catholic Violence – Fr. Raymond de Souza
List of Members of Vatican’s Commission for Study of Women Deacons – Catherine Harmon
You Can’t Miss World Youth Day Ever Again, Here’s Why – Ryan Mayer, epicPew
How the Abortion Movement Echoes Radical Slavery Rhetoric – Miles Smith, Public Discourse
Capital Courage: Catholic Same-Sex Apostolate Holds Annual Conf. in DC – Charlotte Hays
Vote to Name the New Civilization Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
After Fr. Hamel’s Murder, France Must Reconnect with Christian Culture – Joseph l’Huillier
Important Pilgrims Take WYD Experience Beyond Kraków & Into Daily Lives – Daisy Powles
For the CIVILIZATION TUESDAY EDITION (August 2, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (August 2, 2016) click here.
For the SAINT PETER & MUHAMMAD TUESDAY EDITION (August 2, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE TUESDAY EDITION (August 2, 2016) click here.
For the POLITICS WEDNESDAY EDITION (3 August, AD 2016) click here.
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MONDAY EDITION

1 August AD 2016 3 Comments

At World Youth Day Bishop Nunzio Galantino Rewrites the Biblical Story of Sodom

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

A Christian Future or a Pagan One? – Gregory J. Sullivan J.D., The Catholic World Report
Catholics Who Drop F-Bombs with Aplomb – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Pro-Life Catholics Deserve Better Than These Two Notorious Bloggers – Stephen Herreid, TS
An Extraordinary Form Requiem Mass for Fr Jacques Hamel – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
Full Text of Pope Francis’ In-Flight Press Conference from Poland – National Catholic Register
Abortions for Men! – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Avoid Rush to Judgment on Allegations Against Cardinal Pell, Pope Francis Advises – N.C. Rgstr
N.F.P. as a Mama of Three – Julie Baldwin, Ignitum Today
Transforming Competition into Love – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis: The World Youth Day Against the World Without God – Andrea Gagliarducci, MV
Pope Francis to Youth: Leave the Sofa and Make Your Mark on History – Edward Pentin
Vote to Name the New Civilization Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (August 1, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (August 1, 2016) click here.
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TECHNOLOGY & POKEMON GO THURSDAY EDITION

21 July AD 2016

**World Youth Day (WYD) Pilgrims to Receive a Social Doctrine app from the Pope**

by Elise Harris

of the Catholic News Agency

Concerning Pokeman Go, Wherein a Puzzled Fr. Z Inquires – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
New Website and Television Commercials Target Millennial Catholics – Catholic News Agency
7 Hilarious & Accurate Ways the Saints Would React To Pokemon Go – Brooke Gregory, epcPw
New Institute to Offer Online Classes in Medieval Theology and Philosophy – Jim Graves
The Vatican Library Is Online – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Pokemon Go: Getting People to Church Since. . . – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency
The Day Pikachu Beat the Parthenon – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Churches Swept Up in Pokemon Go Craze – Catholic Herald
The Vatican Just Digitized a 1600-year-old Manuscript of Virgil’s Aeneid – Daniel Esparza, Alt
Time to Put Out Electric Votive Candles – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers
Pokémon Go and the Kindness of Strangers – Alexi Sargeant, First Things

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WEDNESDAY LATE EDITION

20 July AD 2016

Pope Francis Is Ready for World Youth Day, are You?

via the Catholic News Agency

42 Pint-Sized Reasons for Catholic Beer Fans to Go to South Dakota – Alex R. Hey, epicPew
Movie Review: The Secret Life of Pets – Sister Helena Burns F.S.P., Catholic Lane
Tour de France, Catholic Style – Diana Von Glahn, National Catholic Register
Carmen Hernandez, Co-Founder of Neocatechumenal Way, Dies – Carol Glatz, Catholic Herald
July, Month of the Sacred Blood – Mary Proffit Kimmel, Ignitum Today
R.I.P. Fr. Michael Morris, O.P. – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement
California Bishops Urge Voters to Reject the Death Penalty this Fall – Catholic News Agency
I’m Cutting Up Amoris Laetitia – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
In Defense of “I Am Not Worthy” in the Roman Mass – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis Outmaneuvers Both the Left and the Right – Felix Whelan, C.S.

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TUESDAY EDITION

19 July AD 2016

The Collapse of the Catholic Church in the West

by Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Culture

Who’s Afraid of Ad Orientem? – Christopher Ruddy, First Things
Archbishop Chaput Leads the Way – William Doino Jr., First Things
Archbishop Ganswein Calls German Church Tax ‘a Serious Problem’ – Catholic News Agency
Theologians: Amoris Lætitia needs Clarification against Heretical Interpretations – D. Hitchens
World Youth Day (WYD) 2016: Popes, Poland & Powerful P.R. – Fr. Raymond J. De Souza
Americans Think Statute of Limitations Laws should be Applied Equally – Cthlc News Agency
Civilization Edition; Your Input, Comments, Ideas & Suggestions – Chief Editor, Big Pulpit
Vatican Have Shut Their Eyes to Role Islam Plays in Terrorist Attacks – Wil. Kilpatrick Ph.D.
PodCazt 149: Interview with Fr. Richard Heilman, Part 2 – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
More Excellent Music from the Fota Liturgical Conf. – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
Krakow in the Capital Events in U.S. for Those Unable to Attend WYD – Filip Mazurczak
Steve Skojec on the Catholic Toxosphere – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5

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FRIDAY EDITION

8 July AD 2016

On the Eve of World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland

by Gretchen R. Crowe

of OSV Newsweekly

Abstinence Education Works, Condoms Don’t: New Teen Pregnancy Data – Rebecca Oas Ph.D.
The Story Behind 54 American Cities Named After Catholic Saints – Matt Vander Vennet, eP
Community and Economic Development: Transforming Our Cities Through Love – Liz Crandell
How to Survive Summer if You’re a Lonely Catholic – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
The Long Unmarked Grave of Henry VIII – Reverend Patrick G. Burke, Paddy
Whither Britain After ‘Brexit’? – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Planned Parenthood Videos Haunted Me–Still Do – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand
Supreme Court Decisions Show Dogmas of Sexual Revolution Trump All Rights – Abp. W.E. Lori
California Dreams Up Nightmare for Catholic Education – Patrick Reilly, Natl Cthlc Register
Spielberg’s Enchanting Take on Dahl’s Endearing BFG – Lauren Enk Mann, The Dispatch
Pope Francis Names Archbishop Cupich of Chicago to Congregation for Bishops – Elise Harris

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MONDAY EDITION

13 June AD 2016 1 Comment

Social Media, World Youth Day (W.Y.D.), and a ‘Tweetable’ Pope – Evangelizing in a Digital Era

by Elise Harris

of the Catholic News Agency

Sistine Chapel Replicated Over Tomb of Anti-Catholic Plutarco Elias Calles – Fr. Z’s Blog
Finding of Police ‘Collusion’ in Massacre of Catholics in Northern Ireland – Catholic Herald
How Will the Reform of Marriage Nullity Cases Proceed in Italy? – Andrea Gagliarducci, C.N.A.
In Defense of the Journey – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis: Euthanasia Is a Triumph of Selfishness, Not Compassion – Catholic Herald
Pope Thinks Clear Demands of Christ are “Ideals” that become “Ideologies” – Carl E. Olson
The Next Vatican Scandal: Money – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Loretto Sisters, Still in Dissent, Summoned to Rome to Explain “Ambiguity” – Kathy Schiffer
Stop Blaspheming the Gospel – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Catholic Leaders Urge Prayer After Horrific Orlando Shooting – Catholic News Agency
Holy See Statement on Orlando Massacre – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
For the GOD & CAESAR FRIDAY LATE EDITION (June 10, 2016) click here.
For the SAINT PETER & MUHAMMAD MONDAY EDITION (June 13, 2016) click here.
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For the Orlando Jihadist Massacre (June 13, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (June 13, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (June 14, 2016) click here.
For Fla. Bp. Lynch Blames Orlando Massacre on Catholicism (June 16, 2016) click here.
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FRIDAY EDITION

13 May AD 2016 1 Comment

Quæritur: Was It Right To Leave a “Mass” with a String of Serious Abuses?

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Olson’s Resurrection – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Dispatch via The Cthlc World Report
St. Peter’s Square, May 13, 1981 – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
You Can’t Make a Silk Purse Out Of A Sow’s Ear – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Countdown to W.Y.D. Poland 2016: St. Stanisław’s Witness of God Before Gov’t – Carrie Gress
Father Daniel Berrigan Found Fame in the Pursuit of Justice – Robert Royal Ph.D., N.C. Rgstr
Pentecost and the Prerequisites of True Devotion – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine
How About a Masters in Ratzinger Studies? Update – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Free and Virtuous Society – George Weigel, Ethics & Public Policy Center
Don’t Let Our Faith Be Privatised: Catholics Have a Vital Role to Play in Politics – Ruth Kelly
Bishop on Zika Virus: Follow the Message of Prevention, Not Abortion – Shaun McAfee O.P.
Pope Francis, Erich Przywara, and the Idea of Europe – John Betz, First Things
Amoris Lætitia, Post Examen – Big Pulpit (May 10, 2016)
Pope Francis Opens Conversation on Deaconesses – Big Pulpit (May 12, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR WEDNESDAY EDITION (May 11, 2016) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (May 14, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR SATURDAY EDITION (May 14, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (May 16, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION (May 16, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (May 16, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (May 17, 2016) click here.
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SUNDAY EDITION

8 May AD 2016

The Real Reason Ascension was Moved to Sunday

by Micah Murphy

of epicPew

Gestures at Mass, Why Do We Do What We Do? – Dennis Emmons, OSV Newsweekly
Growing ‘o’rthodox Churches and Spirit of Vatican II Laments from Germany – Fr. Z’s Blog
Feels Every Christian Has Had While Praying – Alex R. Hey, epicPew
Mary: Woman, Why Not “Mom?” – Guy McClung J.D. Ph.D., Catholic Lane
Where Are You, God? – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
Pregnant With Cancer: A Miracle – Erika Vandiver, Catholic Stand
Prescriptive and Descriptive Laws of Physics – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., S.I.T.L.O.F.
Countdown to W.Y.D.: Meeting the Queen of Poland at Częstochowa – Carrie Gress, N.C. Reg
Campus Speakers: Why They Matter – CNS Staff, Catholic Education Daily
Syrian Christians are Strong in Faith, Amid Violent Civil War – epicPew
Spirituality May Help H.I.V. Patients Survive Longer – Emma Green, The Atlantic
For the MONDAY EDITION (May 9, 2016) click here.
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