This Is the First Stage of Contemplation According to Saint Bernard, Lydia Bertrand Conversion Story, and More Great Links!

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This is the First Stage of Contemplation, According to Saint Bernard – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

The Most Difficult Way Possible: Lydia Bertrand Conversion Story – Lydia Bertrand at The Coming Home Network International

Eucharistic Miracle of Avignon – Blessed Carlo Acutis via Highway to Heaven

Serenity in This Life – Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Tan·Direction

Five Sacramentals Every Man Needs and Why; Video and Podcast – The Catholic Gentleman

12 September 1683: The Battle of Vienna and the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary - Fr. Z's Blog

Prefer Nothing Whatever to Christ - Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand

Pop Quiz: Are You Smarter than a Liturgist? – The Editors at Adoremus

Tradition and Remembrance – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand

The Traditional Requirement for Green Sanctuary Carpeting on Solemn Occasions – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

“Your Pro-Life Bottom Line” Focuses On Empowering Women To Thrive – Carrie Kline at Ignitum Today

Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Film of the Week – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song

Just a Speed Bump on Germany’s Synodal Path Toward Schism? - Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

One in Four Jesuit Universities Cover ‘Gender-Affirming Treatment’ – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report

For More Outstanding Catholic News Links, Click Here – Tito Edwards at Big Pulpit

Pilgrims take pictures of a replica of the Our Lady of Fatima statue, from the Marian shrine, after it arrived by boat in Lisbon for the week of the World Youth Day, Monday, July 31, 2023. The international World Youth Day will be held from Aug. 1 to 6, and the presence of Pope Francis is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of young Catholic faithful to Lisbon.

The Why of World Youth Day

EDITORIAL: While some try to water down the upcoming World Youth Day with a focus on interreligious dialogue, human fraternity and celebrating religious differences, we must reassert the centrality of conversion through an encounter with Christ.

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The Commonly Misunderstood Common Good

“By common good is to be understood ‘the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.’” (CCC 1906)