Make a Donation June 16, 2021 Note from the Managing Editor It is so easy to be hurt in this life, especially by those we love the most.  Sometimes our instinct is to retaliate, to make them feel what they've done to us.  Fr. Jacques Philippe meditates on the opposite response: forgiveness.  St. Paul says when we forgive our enemy we "heap burning coals upon his head."  And "One day these coals on the person's head will enter into his heart, not in condemnation but as a purification, as a conversion." After reports of remains of 215 children buried near a residential school arose earlier this month, the next two articles in our newsletter are of particular interest.  The first, from Jeff Mirus, questions the practice of making public apologies for the past.  "As long as Catholic leaders (and civil officials) are not willing to apologize for the innumerable violations of the natural law which they condone today . . . I do not see a great deal of merit in apologizing for past sins that were fashionable in a previous day, but which no longer constitute a temptation." The next is from our own Editor, Fraser Field, who defends the positive legacy of residential schools — a legacy that is definitely not part of the accepted narrative.  See "The Other Side of the Residential School Question." Above all, I recommend you read "Exploring the dark world of vaccines and fetal tissue research: Part 1."  This is a two-part investigative series that exposes the horrifying reality of the abortions from which the HEK 293 and the PER.C6 human fetal cell lines were harvested.  The truth: "The unborn babies used for vaccine development were alive at tissue extraction."  Please read and share; this information must be brought to light. In prayer! - Meaghen Gonzalez   Web version of this CERC Weekly Update here. Previous CERC Weekly Update here. Subscribe/unsubscribe here. Visit the CERC website at www.catholiceducation.org.   "How can we understand forgiveness if we haven't recognized the depth of our sin?" - Saint John Henry Newman     New Resources   What Leads to the Kingdom - Father Jacques Philippe - Real Mercy: Mary, Forgiveness, and Trust When I forgive someone, it is an act of hope.   Confused about public apologies for the past? I'm not. - Jeff Mirus - Catholic Culture It seems that an apology is demanded whenever some horrendous wrong is discovered to have been committed in the distant past by Catholic priests and religious, on the one hand, and/or agents of the State, on the other hand.   The Other Side of the Residential School Question - J. Fraser Field - The Vancouver Sun In Canada, reports of abuse under the residential school system, run primarily by Christian religious, have been so frequently and energetically reported in the press that abuse and victimization have come to characterize the entire legacy of the residential schools.   The Man Who Killed Communism - Regis Martin - Crisis Magazine It will soon be thirty years since the implosion of the Soviet Union.   Beauty in the Spiritual Life, Part 2: Suggestions on How to Develop the Impulse for Beauty - David Clayton - New Liturgical Movement This week, in Part 2, I suggest ways in which the creative impulse for beauty can be stimulated and formed in our own lives.   Exploring the dark world of vaccines and fetal tissue research: Part 1 - Monica Seeley - CWR The vaccine industry has a longstanding and troubling connection to the abortion industry, and that connection continues strong today.   When Your Feelings Are Wrong - Anthony Esolen - Crisis Magazine "If I have to choose between my feelings or experiences and the Bible," I heard someone say recently, "it's impossible for me to choose the Bible."   The Beautiful Institution: The Story of Marriage in Seven Key Moments - Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - Plough Quarterly I want to begin by telling the story of the most beautiful idea in the history of civilization: the idea of the love that brings new life into the world.   Editorials of Interest   Archbishop Chaput: Some Catholic bishops were "too compliant" with pandemic restrictions - CNA "If you don't reach out to people who are lonely and suffering and dying in a time like the pandemic, then you're not being the Church."   The Oldest Cathedral and the Newest Challenge - First Things Who defines integral Catholicism in the United States: the bishops or politicians?   Corpus Christi 2021 Photopost (Part 1) - NLM Evangelize through beauty!   Virtual Mass is a Cooking Show Compared to the Real Feast - Crisis Magazine Now that parishes are opening up again, I've been disheartened to see row upon row of empty pews.   Are Abortion-Free COVID-19 Vaccines on the Way? - Crisis Magazine What is the status of ethical vaccine choices?   VAERS Data Shows Dozens of Miscarriages, Stillbirths After COVID-19 Vaccination, Link Unconfirmed - Vision Times Forty-three possible COVID-19 vaccine miscarriages and stillbirths have been reported according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).   What Happens When Doctors Can't Tell the Truth? - Bari Weiss Whole areas of research are off-limits. Top physicians treat patients based on their race. An ideological 'purge' is underway in American medicine.   The Case for a Global Ban on Surrogacy - CWR Persons of good will should recognize that no regulation, no rule of law, no crafted contract can reorder surrogate reproduction to effectively defend women and children and the familial foundations of society.   All Systems Go - The Catholic Thing It appears that I am doomed to hear the word "systemic" for the rest of my life.   The Roots of Race - Crisis Magazine One really interesting thing about the Roman Empire is that nobody seemed to care much about what we call "race."   Grooming preschoolers? Time to pick a side. - Leila Miller For many years, I have heard and seen snippets of children's videos, books, and school curricula that intend to indoctrinate even the smallest children into acceptance and celebration of the LGBTQ ideology, to normalize grave sin and acclimate little ones to incredible deviations from the moral law and our Catholic faith.   When the State Comes for Your Kids - City Journal Social workers, youth shelters, and the threat to parents' rights.   Selective indignation: Canadian calls for a Vatican apology - Catholic Culture On the latest demands for an apology from the Catholic Church, coming now from Canada.   "We can't afford it": Chinese internet users have rejected Beijing's new three-child policy - Quartz China announced May 31 that it will allow married couples to have up to three children. But the Chinese internet quickly — and overwhelmingly — vetoed the new proposal.   The impact of pregnancy loss on fathers - Our Sunday Visitor Last spring, I was sitting in the car outside the hospital waiting for my wife, Carolyn. She had recently taken a positive pregnancy test for the first time.   George Weigel: Thirty years of Poland - Denver Catholic It was a two-week whirlwind that changed my life forever, that first visit of mine to Poland in June 1991.   St. John Henry Cardinal Newman and St. Justin Martyr pray for us. Subscribe / Unsubscribe Copyright © 2021 Catholic Education Resource Center