December 2010

Bethlehem: Cross Banned, Middle East Christians Under Siege – Peter Schweizer, Big Peace

Ethiopian Christ Icon Found 500 Years On – Pooja, Refreshing News

This Christmas, Let’s Reclaim the Rainbow – Thomas Peters, American Papist

Blessed Virgin Mary: Model of Faith & First Believer – Doctor Marcellino D’Ambrosio, TICL

Why Haven’t You Heard About This Papal Quote? – Phil Lawler, On the News

When Mass is in an Unconsecrated Place, Do You Still Kneel? – Father Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

How Words Are Invented – Professor Gene Edward Veith, Cranach

What are the Odds on the Euro’s Survival? – Peter Zeihan, MercatorNet

Pope’s Thought for the Day: ‘mere Christianity’ Without Whimsy – Dm. Thompson, Tlgrph

Pope’s Thought for the Day was Simple & Profound – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Herald

…full text of Pope Benedict XVI’s thought for the day here…

The Great Discipleship of Teaching – Father Robert John Araujo SJ, Mirror of Justice

USA: San Francisco To Ban Circumcision – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Clarifying the Canonical Status of Sister Margaret McBride – Doctor Ed Peters, ITLOTL

Must-See Video: Bp. Olmsted on Where He Gets His Identity – Thomas Peters, Amrcn Ppst

A Christmas Gift From Bp. Olmsted: Bold Episcopal Leadership – Phil Lawler, On the News

Pastor Changes the Offertory, What Do I Do? – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Priest’s 1949 Chalice, Stolen Years Ago, Makes Its Way Back to Him – V. Ambuul, CNS

Was Christmas Necessary? – Reginaldus, The New Theological Movement

Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas – David Warren, Ottawa Citizen

Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Incarnation and Christmas Excess – R.R. Reno, On the Square

The Pope’s Merry Christmas: “Only the Truth Saves” – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Christmas Movies You Want to See – Terry Teachout, InsideCatholic

History’s Greatest Male Role Model – Iain Duncan Smith, London Mail

Bringing Christmas to Life Again – Father Roger Landry, The Integrated Catholic Life

The Partu Inviolability of Our Lady – Mark P. Shea, Catholic and Enjoying It!

Oh Canada! The Culture of Death North of the Border – John Breen, Mirror of Justice

How Democrats Gave up on Religious Voters – Tiffany Stanley, The New Republic

Behold! Radical Christianity, Oriented Heavenward! – Elizabeth Scalia, Summa This

An Interesting Health-Care Connection – Phil Lawler, On the News

What the U.S. Military Must Learn from the Church – Tim Drake, National Cthlc Register

Confession During Mass, Not Just Before – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Art and Liturgy: The Splendor of Faith – H. Reed Armstrong, InsideCatholic

For the Nashville Dominican Nuns, Habits Are the New Radical – Barbara B. Hagerty, NPR

Egypt’s Illustrious Coptic Heritage – Nevine El-Aref, Al-Ahram

The Missing Foundation of Social Justice – Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing

German Jesuit Father Alfred Delp on Advent – William Doino Jr, On the Square

Ohio: Historic Catholic Church Renovated – Ryan Carter, Record Herald

Finally! A Bishop With a Backbone… – The Catholic Knight

Cthlc Health Association Defies Bishop Olmsted Over Abortion Case – Benjamin Mann, CNA

No Christmas Festivities for Some Iraqi Christians – Mustafa Mahmoud, Reuters

Funny: Nat’l Secular Society Goes Nuts Over Pope’s Thought for the Day – Dm. Th., Tlgrph

Harry Potter Actress Beaten by Family After Dating Non-Muslim – Rob. J. Avrech, Big Peace

Reminders About Christmas and Holy Communion – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

The Pope’s Review of 2010 A.D. – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register

Saint Joseph’s Hospital Is No Longer Catholic, & It Is a Big Deal – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

I Don’t Make the Natural Law, I Just Enforce It – John Zmirak, InsideCatholic

Hope for Pope’s Improvement on Episcopal Appointments – William Oddie, Cthlc Hrld

Darwin Mythos & Their Doomed Attempts to Explain Faith – Mark P. Shea, CAEI!

The CDF’s Condom Conclusion, and Mine – Thomas Peters, American Papist

A Look at Bishop Olmsted’s News Conference on Saint Joseph’s Hospital – Lisa Graas

Abortion Hospital Decree and Pushback – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

Him Who Is the Last: An Advent Reflection – Abp. Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap., InsdCthlc

Radically Unreasonable Love for God’s Plans – Katie Peterson, The Integrated Cthlc Life

Christ’s Endangered Language Gets New Lease of Life in Oxford – Maev Kennedy, Grdn

The Perfect Messiah – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

When You Leave Rome, This is What Happens – Russell E. Saltzman, First Thoughts

Nothing to See Here, Green Bay Diocese Destroys Pedophile Evidence – S. Kellmeyer, TFC

Delving Into Indulgences – Kelly Wahlquist, The Integrated Catholic Life

A Plea for a Cease Fire in the War on Christmas – Elaine Krewer, The American Catholic

What Did Jesus Sing? – Jeffrey Tucker, The Chant Café

Catholicism and Feminism – Cathleen Kaveny, Contending Modernities

Obligation to Go to Christmas Mass Twice so as to Bring the Squeakers – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Happy Meals, Sex, Violence and Condoms – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

Vatican: Pope’s Words on Condoms Not a Change in Church Teaching – John Thavis, CH

Persecution in Iraq – Charles Colson, Catholic Exchange

Dysfunctional Nation – Patrick Fagan, The Catholic Thing

The Incongruity of the Darwin Mythos – Mark P. Shea, Catholic Enjoying It!

How To Apply for Membership in the Anglican Ordinariate – The Catholic Knight

WikiLeaks: Vatican Vetoed Holocaust Memorial Over Pius XII Row – Andrew Brown, Grdn

Questioning God – Mark P. Shea, InsideCatholic

Christmas at Katyn – Doctor Paul Kengor, Catholic Exchange

Teachers Can’t Say ‘Merry Christmas’ – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Liberalism and Irritable Mental Gestures – R.R. Reno, First Thoughts

Locke on the Law of Nature: Epistemic Constraints on Natural Law – M.J. Andrew, TAC

CDF Sheds Light on Pope’s Condom Comments – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

The CDF on the Pope’s Condom Remarks – Steve Kellmeyer, The Fifth Column

CDF Issues Note on Pope’s Condoms Comments – Edward Pentin, National Cthlc Register

Professor Rhonheimer Writes, and the Holy Office Agrees – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

What the Euro Court Ruling Means for Irish Abortion Laws – Michael Kelly, Cthlc Wrld Rprt

Land of the Crescent Moon? – Elliot Jager, Jewish Ideas Daily

Bishop Olmsted Strips Saint Joseph’s Hospital of its Catholic Status – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Bishop Olmsted Strips Abortion Hospital of Catholic Status! – Jimmy Akin, Ntnl Cthlc Register

In Phoenix, a Bishop Uses His Staff – Thomas Peters, American Papist

Bp. Olmsted, Canon 216, & St. Joseph’s Hospital – Doctor Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

Why Do Ex-Catholics Care About the Saint Joseph Hospital Scandal – Mark P. Shea, CAEI!

Bishop Olmsted’s Statement of Revoking Claim to “Catholic” Name – Diocese of Phoenix

Catholic Healthcare West ?Pays for Abortions – California Catholic Daily

EXPOSED: Catholic Abortion Hospital’s *Network*? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

A.C.L.U. Shoves Its Forcepts Into Bishop Olmsted’s Head – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Who Is Elizabeth’s Lord? – Eric Sammons, The Divine Life

Merry Christmas! And If You Don’t Like It… – Joe Hargrave, The American Catholic

Iain Duncan Smith Holds Up Saint Joseph as a Role Model – Father Tim Finigan, THOC

Matthew Franck on the “Hate Card” – Robert George, Mirror of Justice

Christmas Tree Becomes New Korean Flashpoint – Mark Willacy, ABC News

The Drive Home for Christmas – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing

Bill Donohue Is Accused of Starting the Fight Over Christmas – Deal W. Hudson, InsideCthlc

G.K. Chesterton, Saint of the Blogosphere – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

Hierarchy or Social Network? Spirit and Method at Vatican II – Jonathan Day, Pray Tell

Fathers of the Church – David Warren, InsideCatholic

The Spanish Abbot Who Liberated Christian Slaves – Catholic Herald

Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Michael Denton, The American Catholic

Authority Both Apostolic and Petrine – Doctor Jeff Mirus, In Depth Analysis

How to Deal with the Pervasive Problem of Sacrilegious Communions – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Star of Bethlehem, Caused by Movement of Planet Jupiter? – Richard Gray, The Telegraph

Lives Are Worth Living: An Open Letter to So. Australia Premier – N. Tonti-Filippini, OTS

N.P.R. Analyst’s Odd Christmas Party Apology – Brent Baker, NewsBusters

An Advent Reflection: On Running to Meet God – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdcs of Wshngtn

Bilocation Device Called “Scientific Breakthrough of the Year” – Steve Conor, The Indpndnt

The Haunting Tale of Seven Trappist Monks Murdered in Algeria – Anna Arco, Cthlc Herald

Defying the Vatican – California Catholic Daily

The Nativity Story Movie, Blasphemous and Sacrilegious – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Some Questions About the Claims Made by ‘Catholics Come Home’ – Lisa Graas

A Book Review on The Tudors – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

Chastisement – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

Midnight Clear – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

Philosophy Lives, Stephen Hawking Fail – John Haldane, FIRST THINGS

A Priest Speaks About Celebrating Mass “Ad Orientem” for Five Years – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?