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August 26, 2020

Note from the Managing Editor:

Dear Subscribers,

Meaghen and I will be taking a break during August.

We will continue to send out the editorials of interest every Tuesday, but will not be adding any new articles to the site nor will we be sending out one of Meaghen's delightful notes during that time.

The CERC Weekly update will be back to normal starting September 9. Bless you all. - J. Fraser Field



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Editorials of Interest:


Editorials of Interest


A Pandemic Observed - Medium

What mourning my husband and son taught me about the fear of death.


The Health-First Heresy - CWR

Indefinite suspension of its sacramental life is never a legitimate option for the Church, any more than an indefinite fast from food and water is an option for the human body, the diktats of secular authorities notwithstanding.


The Lifelong Impact of Divorce on Children - YouTube

Ruth Institute's Survivors Summit: Mrs. Leila Miller on "The Lifelong Impact of Divorce on Children."


The Lifelong Impact of Divorce on Children - YouTube

Ruth Institute's Survivors Summit: Mrs. Leila Miller on "The Lifelong Impact of Divorce on Children."


The difference between pretending and being - Lily of Saint Leonards

If you define gender as something going on in your head rather than in the outside measurable world, then you can pretty much define any word as you please and claim any reality to be your reality.


No one has the 'right' to have a baby - UnHerd

The movement for fertility equality is pushing against the limits our bodies place on us.


Ready to throw your life away? - Aleteia

Christian service, without ambition or regret, is our calling.


Rediscovering Eucharistic Amazement - CWR

If Christ is not the principal actor in the celebration of the Eucharist, then the Mass is a social ritual, the community's celebration of itself.


The Triumph of Truth: Reasoning to Truth - CWR

Reason, rightly and rigorously used, leads all who use it to the essence and substance of life.


The Village with the Most Vocations - IFI Player

The film explores the unusually high number of vocations emanating from the parish of Doon, Co. Limerick. In 1962, when the documentary was made, there were 117 living nuns who were born in Doon. Through a series of interviews with the parish priest, nuns and the children from the local convent school, the Radharc team discover what makes this town unique.


Bishop Bransfield offers 'apology,' repays $400k to W Virginia diocese - CWR

The letter from Bransfield, dated August 15, was released by his former diocese on Thursday, along with a letter from his successor, Bishop Mark Brennan, outlining how Bransfield will "make amends" following an investigation into his conduct by the Vatican.


The US bishops' one-sided 'dialogue' with Joe Biden - Catholic Culture

Should Joe Biden be allowed to receive Communion?


A new chapter opens in the story of commercial surrogacy - Mercatornet

Japanese and Chinese are using American women to bear children for them.


Hospital worker: China forces abortion, infanticide on Uyghurs - CWR

Hospitals in China's Xinjiang province regularly committ forced late-term abortions on Uyghur women and killed newborn Uyghur babies to enforce China's family planning policies.


Kanye West, abortion, and Christian penitence - CWR

The problem isn't our remorse over the things we can't undo but despair of God's forgiveness.


Discrimination and Disparities with Thomas Sowell - YouTube

Rich or poor, most people agree that wealth disparities exist. Thomas Sowell discusses the origins and impacts of those wealth disparities in his book Discrimination and Disparities.


Here's a list of corporations funding the 'Defund The Police' movement - Daily Caller

Companies including Cisco, Clif Bar, Degree, DoorDash, DropBox, H&M and Pokemon announced donations to organizations that seek to defund the police.


Three black Catholics reflect on faith, race, and the prevailing narrative - CWR

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, filmmaker Jordan Pacheco, and non-profit leader Muji Kaiser talk about being Catholic and black, racism, Black Lives Matter, and more.


To defend marriage, the truth is enchanting enough - Catholic Culture

As Catholics, as apostolic witnesses, we are not trying to convince our neighbors to recognize something different from everyday reality; we are trying to help them recognize what is true, good, and beautiful in the reality that we all perceive.


Jim Caviezel and Eduardo Verástegui join forces in a new film about child trafficking - Aleteia

The two actors came together to shine the light on a crime against God and humanity — watch the trailer!


St. John Henry Cardinal Newman and
St. Justin Martyr, pray for us

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