Hong Kong TLM and Procession – “Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun knew exactly what he was doing when he posted online a photo of himself leading a Eucharistic procession after saying a traditional Latin Mass in Hong Kong … ” Cardinal Zen’s Bold Latin Mass Statement Sends Multiple Messages to Hong Kong (National Catholic Register)
St. Catherine’s Monastery – “Much of the Christian world, especially Eastern Orthodoxy, erupted over reports that, pursuant to a May 28 court decision, the Egyptian government was going to annex the historic St. Catherine’s monastery in the Sinai Peninsula.” Dispute Over St. Catherine’s Monastery May Jeopardize Egyptian-Greek Rapprochement (Providence)
Conservative-Technologist Coalition – “In 2024, the US fertility rate had a near-record low of 1.6 births per woman, compared to a replacement rate of 2.1—just one instance of a global trend that is even more pronounced abroad.” Can Natalism Be Normal? (Compact)
The Habit of Being – “O’Connor’s work, fiction and not, is Catholic, gothic, Southern, and timeless.” Flannery at 100—and Forever (Modern Age)
The Last Judgment – “Does complete happiness in heaven mean rejoicing in the punishment of the damned?”But What If My Loved Ones Are in Hell? (Catholic Answers)
Sowers of Chaos – “The great theme of international affairs in the 21st century (so far) has been America’s failure to appreciate the implacable, ideological hostility of Russia, China, and Iran to the American-led world order.” Striking Iran Will Not Change the Long-term Strategic Picture—America Should Still Do It (Providence)
Federal Fertility Support – “The Trump administration is preparing to release an executive order aimed at expanding access to fertility treatments for American families.” President Trump, IVF Isn’t the Way To Support Reproductive Health | Opinion (Newsweek)
Such Things Must Happen – “There are, of course, major turning points in history, and America may have just passed one in bombing Iran over the weekend.” Wars and Rumors of Wars (The Catholic Thing)
A Paradoxical Pope – “Francis repeatedly called for patient listening and an ill-defined ‘synodal Church,’ even as he was far more autocratic than any of his immediate predecessors.” Christianity and the West, Part I (The American Mind)
Eucharistic Miracle in Orvieto – “Standing before that sacred altar linen, I realized I wasn’t just admiring a historical artifact. I was face to face with a living sign of the hope that still pulses at the heart of the Church.” How This Eucharistic Miracle Helped Spark Corpus Christi (National Catholic Register)
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