Hamas’s Bloodthirsty Rule – “Gazan protests against Hamas’s failed leadership broke out on Tuesday and continued throughout the Strip on Wednesday, the first public opposition shown to Hamas’s rule since the October 7 attacks.” Anti-Hamas Protests Break out across Gaza (The Washington Stand)
Flannery’s Milledgeville – “My view from the road is different from what Flannery saw, but for those with eyes to see, the view from this spot, under this Cross, in communion with the living and the dead – is exactly the same.” Birthday Party (Charlotte Was Both)
Accuracy and Accompaniment – “The weakness…of all of these theologies “from below” is that they begin with the presumption that the faith experiences of most Catholics are unproblematic and are therefore accurate barometers of the Holy Spirit speaking in the sensus fidelium.” True Pastoral Accompaniment Requires an Accurate Reading of the Signs of the Times (What We Need Now)
The Progressive Elite – “Whether the issue was the reproduction of life and the means of death, the characteristics of parenthood or of sexual morality, the meaning of the family, of peace and war, of turning every need into a right, invariably all of Italy that wanted to be progressive embraced the party of the ‘ideologically correct,’ in an attitude of smug superiority, if not of aggressive hostility, toward those who thought differently.” The Rebellion of the Masses Against “Woke” Ideology Gave Trump the Victory. But It Is Also a Lesson for the Church (Diakonos.be)
Artistic Rubbish – “Kitsch is more than bad art; it’s a flight from freedom to servitude.” Notes Toward the Definition of Kitsch (Modern Age)
Assad’s Christian Oppression – “While the mainstream media certainly falls short in its reporting on anti-Christian violence abroad, the narrative advanced by Wolfe and others totally fails to hold Assad accountable for the totality of brutal violence committed under his dictatorship.” A Dangerous Discourse Endangers Syria’s Christians (Providence)
Reagan’s Catholic Speechwriter – “The former Reagan speechwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner brought a devout Roman Catholicism, an abundance of wit, and a wealth of insight to his work, which helped shape our country.” The Man Behind Reagan’s ‘Evil Empire’: Tony Dolan, RIP (The American Spectator)
Cardinal Pell Miracle – “George Pell has been credited with the unlikely recovery of a young American boy who stopped breathing for 52 minutes after he fell into a swimming pool.” How prayers to controversial dead Cardinal George Pell ‘brought a little boy back to life’ after he stopped breathing for almost an hour: ‘It’s a miracle’ (Daily Mail)
Teilhard de Chardin and Eugenics – “With one headline describing him as “a Moses of the 20th century,” L’Osservatore Romano devoted two pages of its March 27 edition to Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) … ” Vatican prefect, newspaper pay tribute to Teilhard de Chardin; skirt views on race, eugenics (Catholic Culture)
Women Shifting Left – “Even young women — among the most reliably left-leaning voting blocs — moved away from monolithic support for Democrats, but a significant gender gap of over 20 points persists between Gen Z women and men.” It’s Time to Talk About the Trouble With Young Women (Thomas D. Klingenstein)
The Semitic People – “Anti-Semitism is a demonic hatred, and so is anti-Palestinianism. But here is the difference: the latter is socially accepted, while the former, in most polite circles, is rightly reviled.” My Palestinian Friends Taught Me How to Combat Anti-Semitism (Crisis Magazine)
North Dakota, Taxes, and Private Schools – “Bishops from the Catholic dioceses of Bismarck and Fargo signed a joint letter Sunday urging parishioners across the state to contact their legislators and advocate for Education Savings Accounts.” North Dakota Catholic bishops urge parishioners to advocate for Education Savings Accounts (North Dakota Monitor)
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