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No Catholic Is Free to Dissent From Laudato Si’ by Father Ashley Beck of Catholic Herald Magazine - Big Pulpit

The Courage to Be on the Wrong Side of History: Lessons From Burke and Nietzsche – Ryan Shinkel, Public Discourse

One Simple Way to Follow Laudato Si’ – Thomas P. Sheahen, Catholic Stand

Bullies for Francis – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

Pope Francis: Gender Theory Is a Threat to Society by Diane Montagna of Aleteia∝ - Big Pulpit

The Welcoming and Troubling Aspects of This Environment Encyclical – John Smeaton, SPUC

Fortnight For Freedom: Getting in Bed With Caesar - Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Remember, This Encyclical Still Has Changes Done To It After Its Release – Father John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Three True Freedoms – Nicene Guy, Ignitum Today

Can Christianity and Post-Modernity Reconcile? - Joshua Schulz, Crisis Magazine

Five Catholic Things We Can Learn from Captain Planet – Sarah Vabulas, Epic Pew

Keeping Faith Alive During Life’s Dark Nights – Carmelite Sisters, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Archbishop Cordileone’s Statement on the Release of Laudato Si’ – The CWR Blog

Eight More Keys to the Catholic Environmental Vision - Kevin Aldrich, Strange Notions

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Senator Dianne Feinstein speaks with St. John Paul II in San Francisco, Calif., in 1978.

A True Shepherd

EDITORIAL: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone responded to the death of political adversary Dianne Feinstein with charity and graciousness, as befits all Catholics.

The Shroud of Turin in the Cathedral of Turin during the public opening of the Shroud on April 19, 2015 Credit: Bohumil Petrik, CNA

Shroud Gets Scientific Nod/ What’s Causing The Birth Dearth?

The Shroud of Turin got another significant nod from scientists. What do recent studies say about the shroud, believed by Christians to be the burial cloth of Jesus? Alyssa Murphy brings us a report. Then Peter Laffin provides analysis on the presidential debate. And finally, we turn to a growing problem in the US: a birth dearth. Why aren’t we having enough children to replace our population? Daniel Payne and Jonathan Liedl cover this story.