Morning Roundup - Saturday of Our Lady or SS. Alexander & Companions or Finding of the Holy Cross or Immaculate Heart of Mary - May 3rd, 2014

• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> Find Your Gifts and Be What You Are – As Seen in a Commerical
• Catholic Answers >> Seven Proofs for the Natural Immortality of the Human Soul  (Tim Staples)
• Catholic Sacristan (Wendell) >> Diocese of Orange | Christ Cathedral update
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> St. John XXIII's secretary tells tales of his famous boss
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> Feast of Ss. Philip and James
• Edward Feser >> School’s out forever?
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Those May festivals again
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ACTION ITEM! Help with a liberal ‘c’atholic survey! 
• Godzdogz (Paweł Szylak OP) >>  Our Lady of Częstochowa, Queen of Poland
• Latin Word of the Day >> excitare: to call out, to rouse, to kindle 
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> Engaging Pro-Abortion Folks: You Can't Have an Impact...
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> Palin is excoriated, Dolan gets a pass
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> How to "attract" young people to Mass: STOP TRYING! (Please!)
• MyBrokenFiat: A Journey Towards the Divine Will (Gina) >> Skinned Knees, Soaked Pants and God 
• Regina Magazine Blog (Bev Stevens) >> The Trouble with First Holy Communion Dresses
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> The Authentic Rite, Education, and Conversion - and our tasks for the future
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> AS THE 1968 CROWD REASSERTS ITSELF IN ITS DYING DAYS, WHAT IS THE TRUE AGENDA FOR REFORM THAT POPE FRANCIS HAS IN MIND?
• The Catholic Thing >> Oh Had I Jubal’s Lyre  (David Warren)
• With Good Reason (Fr. Thomas V. Berg) >> Canonizations Remind Us: We Are Called to be Saints