The European Conservative – “A quarterly magazine that seeks to defend and promote Western Christian civilization and is known for its Catholic sympathies has been removed by a major U.K. bookstore chain.” UK Bookstore Chain Cancels Catholic-Friendly Journal for Wrongthink (National Catholic Register)
A New Oratory – Parishioners of Our Lady of Carmel in Montclair, NJ rallied and fought to save their beloved church. They included. They appealed directly to the College of Cardinals at the Vatican to keep the church open. In rare move, Catholic officials give dying N.J. church new life (NJ.com)
All for Naught – “When the Ukraine launched its Kherson ‘counteroffensive’ on August 29 I was pretty aghast and judged that it was destined to fail.” Ukraine Loses Soldiers – Europe Its Economies – All For No Gain (Moon of Alabama)
A New King – “With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, humanity, and in particular, western civilization, has lost an absolute giant.” The WEF King ascends to the British throne (The Dossier)
Monkeypox Czar – “QAnon types freak out over the idea that the state is run by a Satanic cabal, and we all laugh at that … but then the president appoints to high office a gay sadomasochist who presents himself as a Satanist, so… .” Dr. Devil Worshiper Vs. Monkeypox (The American Conservative)
Darkness and Light – In a speech to 2,000 Baptist pastors, Kamala Harris attempted to portray her pro-abortion beliefs as Christian by bringing up how she went to church as a child and studied the Bible. Kamala Harris Tells Pastors They Should Promote Killing Babies in Abortions (Life News)
Space Diamonds – Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system may have formed shortly after the dwarf planet collided with a large asteroid about 4.5 billion years ago, according to scientists. Mysterious Diamonds Came from Outer Space, Scientists Say (RMIT University Australia)
A Taxing Year – Americans spent an average of $15,495.28 on food, clothing and health care combined, while paying an average of $16,729.73 in total taxes to federal, state and local governments. Americans Spent More on Taxes in 2021 Than on Food, Clothing and Health Care Combined (CNS News)
Inaugurated Eschatology – “A lot of us today view (Jesus’ Resurrection) as just an isolated event, an anomaly even, but that is not how Scripture understands it. How the Future Invades the Present (Catholic Stand)
Got Philosophy? – “The Aristotelian desire for understanding has been replaced by the Baconian desire for power and control.” We Need More of that Philosophy Cowbell (Word on Fire)
The Queen – “Queen Elizabeth presided over a period of English history in which Catholics gained greater acceptance in public life than many thought possible after the 15th-Century rift between the Crown and the Roman Catholic Church.” Queen Elizabeth II Broke Tradition, Honored Catholics (CatholicVote)
A Creative Conference – Is the Catholic imagination alive and well? It sure seems to be the case. The Catholic Imagination in 2022 (First Things)
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