Juan Gris (WikiArt.org)
‘Personal Beliefs’ vs. Objective Science – President Biden asserted his personal belief as a Catholic that human life begins at conception and that abortion, therefore, is morally wrong. He has always been quick to add, however, that he is unwilling to use the law to “impose” this personal conviction on anyone else. Our Catholic President and the Most Pressing Moral Issue of Our Time (Word on Fire)
‘Gender Affirmation’ – Most push notifications that pop up on my tablet concern impending catastrophe. But last week, one newsflash made my day. Glory hallelujah, the NHS is closing the Tavistock. Good riddance to the Tavistock (The Spectator)
Irish Catholicism – High numbers of people attending Mass was a modern phenomenon, NUI Galway professor tells history festival. Catholic Church was a ‘net winner’ from Ireland’s Great Famine, historian says (Irish Times)
American Catholic Painter – Although most readers will not recognize his name, George Tooker is probably the finest Catholic painter in American history. The Catholic Art of George Tooker (The Catholic Thing)
Bahrain Cathedral – A new Catholic cathedral in Bahrain, Our Lady of Arabia, will be consecrated on Dec. 10 by the prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. Bahrain Catholic cathedral to be consecrated on Dec. 10 (Arab News)
Close to Ukraine – Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See has hinted that a possible papal trip to his country could happen before the pope’s visit to Kazakhstan in mid-September, when he is expected to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. Ukraine’s Vatican envoy hints Pope may be set to visit the country (Crux Now)
Catholic American farmers – God created the garden of Eden depicting the growth of plants and animals and forming humans as farmers to care for the soil. Stewardship and Catholic Farming (Catholic Exchange)
Growing Evangelical Shift – The Latino exodus from Catholicism and toward more politically conservative evangelical faiths is one important reason for the rightward shift that could shape the future of the electorate. Mapped: Power of Latino Protestants (Axios)
Mulberry Street Protest – Pro-choice picketers and anti-abortion protesters clashed Saturday outside a Catholic church in Manhattan, leading to several arrests. Arrests made as pro-choice, anti-abortion protesters clash outside NYC Catholic church (New York Post)
Tradition and Apocalypse – David Bentley Hart’s message is an anti-gospel. May the sheep of God’s flock listen to the voice of their Lord, and not that of a stranger. A Lonely Hart (First Things)
Polio Cases – Many people thought that the poliovirus was extinct across the majority of the world, as the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared many continents polio-free. Vaccines Are Bringing Back a Nearly Eradicated Deadly Virus (The Epoch Times)
Is Francis Ahab? – Is the current pontificate increasingly following the course of Captain Ahab in Moby Dick? The Ahab Papacy (Crisis Magazine)
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