1. On adoption and faith, hope, and love via Faith Counts:

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2. On Public Discourse: Making Death Easier Makes Life Harder

3. This should not be an under-the-radar nearly nonexistent news story. The Coptic pope is in the U.S. He met with Cardinal Dolan in New York yesterday.

4. Sohrab Ahmari: Politicians Need Free Speech Too

5. On reading for virtue’s sake.

6. I love Rick Brookhiser and Jeanne Safer. They talk about their one fight here.

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8. I believe they call this “winning Twitter”:

9. “God wanted me” to play ball: On Roberto Clement

10. Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Peace”

PLUS: In D.C. on October 9: When Women Pray: Healing and Hope for the Church in Crisis

(For those who can’t make it in person, it will be available live on the Catholic Information Center’s Facebook page.)

There’s a free weekly email that goes out from me on Saturday mornings. If you’re interested — it has a little from WFB on original sin and more — sign up here.