Morning Roundup - Feria Or Holy Machabees, Martyrs Or St. Peter in Chains Or Sacred Heart of Jesus - August 1st, 2014

• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> Does God Harden Human Hearts?
• CatholicHerald.co.uk (Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith) >> Hamas is using Gaza’s civilians as pawns in the war against Israel
• CatholicHerald.co.uk (Francis Phillips) >> Rest in peace, Stratford Caldecott
• Catholic Sacristan (Wendell) >> "Right" of Peace: "'Familiar and worldly gestures of greeting' should be substituted with 'other, more appropriate gestures.'"
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Alan Anderson) >> Love, Sin, and the Synod
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Catherine Harmon) >> The Secret Lives of Blobs of Tissue
• Chiesa.expressonline.it  (Sandro Magister) >> The Strange Silences of a Very Talkative Pope 
• Crisis Magazine  (Austin Ruse) >> When Catholic Academics Abandon the Unborn
• Crisis Magazine (Dr. William Oddie) >> Anglican Ordination of Women Bishops Ends Reunion Prospects
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> Saint of the day: Alphonsus Ligouri
• Dominicana Blog ( Br. Timothy Danaher, O.P.) >> Love Your Stranger As Yourself
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> IS THERE ANYTHING NEW TO SAY ABOUT VATICAN II? YES!! (1)
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> 2 August until midnight: “Portiuncula” Plenary (or Partial) Indulgence
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Cong. for Worship considers (’bout time) more dignified “Sign of Peace”. POLL
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> VIDEO 1950 – Pontifical Mass in Westminster Cathedral
• Human Exceptionalism (National Review Online; Wesley J. Smith) >> Eliminate Predators to Eliminate All Suffering!
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> Mordecai, the Middle East, and cheese steak hoagies
• New Liturgical Movement (Gregory DiPippo) >>  Repost and Reminder - August 1st Day of Prayer, Adoration, and Solidarity for Persecuted Christians
• New Liturgical Movement (Gregory DiPippo) >> The CDW Reins in the Sign of Peace
• Patrick Archbold (NC Register) >> Ditch The Sign of Peace or "Take your stinking paws off me you darn dirty ape!"
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> AUGUST 1st, 2014 Worldwide Day of Prayer and Adoration: Special schedule for online LIVE streaming of events throughout the day.
• Science, Theology, Mountain Life (Stacy Trasancos) >> The Stillbirth of Science in China
• Standing on  My Head (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) >> The Rise of Conservative Cafeteria Catholicsism
• Standing on  My Head (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) >> Spare Me the Severed Heads
• Te Deum laudamus! (Diane M. Korzeniewski, OCDS) >> Saint Alphonsus: Love is not prone to anger
• The Catholic Thing (Francis J. Beckwith) >> Good Philosophy Answering Bad
• The Chant Café (Kathleen Pluth) >> On this Feast of St. Peter in Chains
• Traditional Catholic Priest (Fr. Peter Carota) >> Friday, August 1, Day Of Prayer For Persecuted Catholics, Orthodox And Christians By Muslims August I.
• Word on Fire Blog >> Starting Life with St. Alphonsus Liguori