1. On adoption and faith, hope, and love via Faith Counts:
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.
7.
"There's never really a perfect time to foster or adopt. Just a lot of opportunities to say yes despite the many reasons you have to say no." -Jason Johnson #fostercare #adoption pic.twitter.com/O1lkvytKhR
— AdoptUSKids (@AdoptUSKids) September 21, 2018
8. I believe they call this “winning Twitter”:
https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/1043157170152460290
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.)
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