Show Notes:Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love): apostolic letter of Pope FrancisMichael Haynes on X: Debate about Amoris Laetitia has renewedThe president of the Episcopal Conference reminds everyone that one cannot receive communion if the marriage breaks down and there is another relationship.God Has No Grandchildren: A guided reading of Pius XI’s encyclical Casti Connubii, On Chaste Marriage (affiliate link) by Leila M. Lawler, Foreword by George Cardinal PellFiducia Supplicans — Vatican document on “gay” blessingsCoptic Orthodox Church report on May 2024 meeting between Pope Tawadros and Cardinal Fernandez May 4 letter from Pope Leo to Pope TawadrosNgaio Marsh, Inspector Roderick Alleyn mysteries, Death in Ecstasy (affiliate link)Agatha Christie novels reworked to remove potentially offensive language — other works as well!Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode:16 Likes∙ Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Note Bene: We read the entire encyclical and we didn’t use AI. And we don’t use AI to draft, write, or edit our own writing!Show Notes:Full text of the encyclicalAnthropic co-founder Chris Olah’s remarks on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas”The importance of Pope Leo’s first encyclical (Phil’s preview of the encyclical— posted before it appeared)Pope Leo breaks new ground with encyclical on AI (News/Analysis by Phil, posted on the day it appeared)No, the just-war tradition is not ‘outdated’ (Phil’s comment on the encyclical’s treatment of just-war theory, which we didn’t even have a chance to discuss in our podcast)Promise and problems in Magnifica Humanitas (Phil’s reflections a few days after publication)Other interesting analyses of the encyclical:Idols of the Valley (Yuhal Levin in New Atlantis)Pope Leo Isn’t Standing Athwart the Singularity (Ross Douthat in the New York Times) (archived here)Between Thomas Aquinas and Silicon Valley: The first encyclical of Leo XIV (David Berger)AI Chatbots are Evil by Marc BarnesMore on what we recommend on Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law in general:Whether the intellect is a power of the soul? Thomas Aquinas, The Summa Theologiae Divini Illius Magistri, encyclical on Christian education, Pius XI (1929); good overview of “the three societies” of flourishing human life.Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching by Anthony Esolen (affiliate link)Knowledge and Decisions, by Thomas Sowell (affiliate link)Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:Abortion Drug Makers Admit They Care About Money, Not Women by Jordan BoydOn Application for Stay: GENBIOPRO, INC. v. LOUISIANA, ET AL. Why the Left lies about Amber Thurmon by Leila M. Lawler (survey of the black box warnings on the abortion pill ingredients)The importance of Pope Leo’s first encyclical by Phil LawlerYour paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:The SSPX, the German bishops, and the parable of the two sons by Phil LawlerHow A Feminist Info Op Convinced Moms To Leave Their Babies With Strangers Every Day by Leila M. Lawler (The Federalist)The government’s war on romance by Phil LawlerThe American Book of Fables (affiliate link) — beautiful hardcover book, almost 400 pages, written by Matt Mehan and illustrated by John Folley (our son-in-law). If you are interested at all in this book, consider pre-ordering or ordering on the 19th! Doing so greatly increases the visibility. It would make a fantastic Father’s Day gift! Thank you!Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:The Story of Everything, a documentary - “The Story of Everything takes us on a journey into the origins of humanity and the cosmos, illuminating mankind’s most important scientific discoveries and revealing that everything has been created by a designer.”Leila’s post about Michael Knowles’ interview with Stephen C. MeyerMore in-depth information about the origins of the universe and Intelligent DesignVestige of Eden, Image of Eternity: Common Experience, the Hierarchy of Being, and Modern Science, by Daniel Toma, Department of Biological Sciences at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He earned a PhD in behavioral genetics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.The Intelligent Universe by Fred Hoyle (affiliate link)Darwin’s House of Cards: A Journalist’s Odyssey Through the Darwin Debates by Tom Bethell (affiliate link)Andrew Schmiedicke’s Substack (Genesis as history)The American Civil War: A Military History by John Keegan (affiliate link)Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

The ‘special relationships’ built on pretense (Phil for CatholicCulture) Pope receives Anglican primate, calls for removal of stumbling blocks to Christian unityThe Vatican’s Feting of the First Female Archbishop of CanterburyShawn McAnally’s viral video: “There’s no Mama”A warranty on your purchase (of a baby) — not dystopia but realityNancy Mace’s bill in the Senate: Protecting Children in Surrogacy (from sex offenders — this is not currently forbidden)Surrogacy is Already Illegal by Josh Wood, First ThingsYour paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:The Flight 93 Election by Publius Decius Mus (Michael Anton) The Claremont ReviewAaron Siri on the new CDC directorSouthern Poverty Law CenterFBI Director Patel and Acting AG Blanche Hold News Conference (C-Span coverage of press conference)Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo (Truth Social) Who started the Trump ‘feud’ with the Pope? by Phil Lawler Trump’s own derangement by Phil LawlerTrump’s Blasphemy Is a Warning (Ross Douthat) (archived here)Blasphemy is not just a Trump Thing Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has openly announced that Israeli forces are going to wipe out civilian homes in areas of Lebanon bordering Israel and occupy the Litani areaDumbarton OaksDown the Garden Path by Beverley Nichols (I recommend these older editions for the nostalgic cover art)Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:Brown v. Board of EducationIs the Constitution Colorblind? by Edward J. Erler, Co-Author, The Founders on Citizenship and ImmigrationMinority Schools and the Politics of Education by Thomas Sowell Judicial Hubris by David Lewis SchaeferPolicy Brief: The Threat of Judicial Tyranny Is Far from Over by Ken CuccinelliAdult conversions soar in dioceses across U.S. (National Catholic Register)Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts (New York Times)America’s new Catholics, by the numbers (Brendan Hodge, The Pillar)Catholic Church should focus on getting ‘nones’ back, Bishop Barron saysThe Symbolism of the Christian Temple by Jean Hani (affiliate link) Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:NCLA Reaches Historic Settlement, Strikes Major Blow Against Government’s Social Media CensorshipIn Historic Settlement, NCLA Strikes Fatal Blow to State Department’s Censorship Industrial ComplexAmerica’s Most Infamous Serial Baby Killer Kermit Gosnell Dead At 85Sins of omission: The Kermit Gosnell defenses the press dared not mention by Tim Carney (archive version)New York Times obituary for Kermit Gosnell (archive version)Kermit Gosnell Grand Jury ReportYour paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe