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November 14, 2018 |
Note from the Assistant Managing Editor:
Austin Ruse writes a review of The Last Homily: Conversations with Father Arne Panula. I imagine it is a treasure trove of saintly wisdom, as evinced by this tidbit: "Father Arne offered the simplest kind of spiritual direction. Morning offering on your knees. Morning prayer, talking to God as father. The same in the afternoon. Pray to your guardian angel. Daily mass if you can. End the day with three Aves for purity, and an examination of conscience." We reprint an excerpt from the introduction to The Smoke of Satan. "Mary is a model of the Church: always faithful, the spotless Bride of Christ. But Peter and the apostles are also a model of the Church: the hierarchical institution, founded by Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit, yet confided into the care of fallen men. For Catholics it is always a challenge to keep these two models of the Church in proper perspective." If you have been following the story of Asia Bibi, this is shocking: "A poll revealed some 10 million Pakistanis would be willing to murder Asia Bibi, a Christian, either for her 'blasphemy' or for offered payment." Fr. Raymond de Souza argues "Canada can and should save this woman's life." On November 11, Fr. George Rutler remembered the Armistice of 11 November 1918, which ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I. A staggering point — "One year after the war, there was only one man between the ages of 18 and 30 for every 15 women." Let us thank God for His many blessings. - Meaghen Hale |
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Editorials of Interest: Innovative new lighting for Michelangelo's Pietà - Catholic Herald
McCarrick's Seminarians - Studio Matters
Roots of Catholic anger - CWR
Christ the Stronger Man - CWR
What are Gregorian Masses for the dead? - Aleteia
Why Doesn't God Give Everyone Faith? - Dominicana
2018 Midterms Reflect a Nation Divided - NC Register
Final HHS rule confirms religious exemption to contraceptive mandate - Catholic Herald
Clashing Victimocracies - First Things
On Hate and Racism - TCT
Are the wheels falling off the transgender juggernaut? - Mercatornet
Bringing Sex Back - First Things
Coitus, But Not Other Kinds of Sexual Activity, Promotes Health - Public Discourse
Recovering the Beauty of Sex - The Harvard Crimson
What is an annulment, really? - Aleteia
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Editorials of Interest Innovative new lighting for Michelangelo's Pietà - Catholic Herald
A complex lighting system helps us greater appreciate the sculpture in St Peter's Basilica. Before and After: Adoration Chapel at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Greenville, SC - LAJ
The first thing you'll note is the altar which, while being quite humble in its design, has better proportions for this space. McCarrick's Seminarians - Studio Matters
Ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick interests me less than the seminarians who kept mum for so many years. Roots of Catholic anger - CWR
The "narrative" of an ongoing, widespread, and unaddressed rape culture in the Catholic Church in the United States is false. The enduring attraction of the End Times - CWR
The best advice has always been Jesus': "Watch therefore, for you do not know at what hour your Lord is to come." What are Gregorian Masses for the dead? - Aleteia
The tradition consists of celebrating 30 consecutive Masses for the intention of a freeing a particular soul from purgatory. 2018 Midterms Reflect a Nation Divided - NC Register
With both parties already profoundly opposed to each other, the levels of uncivility increasing and all eyes now on 2020, there will be little incentive to cooperate or search for common ground. Final HHS rule confirms religious exemption to contraceptive mandate - Catholic Herald
The lawyer representing the Little Sisters of the Poor said the decision 'should be welcomed by people of good faith' on all sides of the issue Vatican cancels US bishops' vote on sex abuse reform measures - NC Register
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops' conference has told the American bishops that they will not vote on two key proposals which had been expected to form the basis for the Church's response to the sexual abuse crisis. On Hate and Racism - TCT
Perhaps everything is racist: starting and ending with the people you disagree with (on any subject at all). Are the wheels falling off the transgender juggernaut? - Mercatornet
In a surprising move, The Economist expresses grave reservations. Bringing Sex Back - First Things
Precisely the opposite of "assigning" sex via "bureaucratic fiat," recognizing and recording human sex through observation of the body is the most objective and neutral way for the law to accurately see its subjects. Coitus, But Not Other Kinds of Sexual Activity, Promotes Health - Public Discourse
The empirical evidence suggests that coitus is associated with significant psychological and physical benefits and that noncoital sexual activity is associated with significant psychological and physical harms. Recovering the Beauty of Sex - The Harvard Crimson
When we lower our standards of acceptable sexual behavior to merely what is legal, we should not be surprised to see our personal standards of sexual morality drop and unbridled license expand to fill the void. The Inseparable Unitive and Procreative Purposes of Marriage and Appropriate NFP Use - HPR
The truth is, the two purposes of unity and procreation are mutually supportive and belong together. What is an annulment, really? - Aleteia
It takes more than words to make a real sacramental marriage. Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman and St. Justin Martyr, pray for us | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
