1 .Carmelite nuns in Aleppo live in ‘heroic situation’
2. Elizabeth Kirk on infertility and fruitfulness in marriage (and adoption)
3. Emily Stimpson Chapman: The Complicated Joy and Tragic Gift of Adoption
4. In The Hill: Forcing faith-based agencies out of the system is a disservice to women
5. At least there is country music:
https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/1018888969839349761?s=11
6.
I joined up with @TYLENOL to share how @jimgaffigan took care of me and our kids like a champion when I was sick. But no one is super human. Join us to thank a caregiver you know by sending a CareCard today. #HowWeCare https://t.co/QVI8O7Zihe
— Doc Jeannie Gaffigan, H.C. (@jeanniegaffigan) July 16, 2018
7.
https://twitter.com/terryteachout/status/1018899067819188225?s=11
8. Something beautiful from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Helen Mirren reading from Ulysses):
9. A good contemplative Twitter follow: @BrianBransfield
10. Please watch this:
My syndicated column on the same.
PLUS:
Join a conversation with Mona Charen live or via livestream on Wednesday.
The National Catholic Register is looking for an Assistant News Editor.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is hiring in their Life, Justice, & Peace office. (They are on fire for helping families flourish on the adoption and foster care fronts, for one thing.)