January 2011

Detachment from the World – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., The Integrated Catholic Life

Chosenness – Mark P. Shea, InsideCatholic

What Happened to Epiphanytide or The Hypocrisy of Liturgical Renewal – Reginaldus, NTM

Twice Our Mother: Blessed Marie of the Incarnation – Pat McNamara, Patheos

Anglicans Who Convert Kicked Out of Their Churches – J. Wynne-Jones/R. Lefort, Telegraph

The Perils of a Valueless Society and the Importance of Tradition – Lisa Graas

Defense of Life and Reactions to Death – Tom Crowe, CatholicVote.org

On the Transformative Power of Hate – DarwinCatholic, The American Catholic

About Music from the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship – Father Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Cardinal Hume Was Wrong to Seek Respectability Within the English Establishment – F.P., CH

Catholic Dissent in Pictures! – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: De Cura Animarum by Father Jeffrey Steel

UK: Bishops’ Conference Issues Guide to the Anglican Ordinariate – Catholic Herald

…Father Jeffrey Steel reviews… …the Catholic Knight responds… …CBCEW Press Release…

Pope Rails Against Rise of un-Christian Names – Nick Squires & Steven Swinford, Telegraph

Abba: The Case of the Missing “B” – Jimmy Akin

US: Preparing for the 2011 March for Life – Thomas Peters, American Papist

Knights of Columbus Mourns Death of Knight John Roll in AZ Shooting – Steven Ertelt, LfNws

Why Jesus Was Baptized – Reginaldus, New Theological Movement

Book Review: Getting the Reformation Wrong – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

The Family is a “Little Church” – Father Robert Barron, The Integrated Catholic Life

What Abby Johnson Saw at Planned Parenthood – Tim Drake, National Catholic Register

Bill O’Reilly Drinking the Kool Aid on Abortion – Jennifer Hartline, Catholic Online

Why We Build Beautiful Churches – Greg Haas, Gulf Coast Catholic

Knowledge Is Power – Father James V. Schall SJ, InsideCatholic

Pope Urges Pakistan to Scrap Blasphemy Law – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald

Suspense in Sudan – Simon Roughneen, The Daily Register

Mutual Enrichment & Reform of the Reform: A Game Plan? – Fr. Ch. Smith, The Chant Café

Benedict Nailed Church Crisis & in Process Turned ‘Phrophetic’ – Michael Brown, Spirit Daily

Vatican Library: Keeping Records to Keep the Record Straight – Fr. James V. Schall, Ignts Inst

Is the Catholic Right Playing a “Sinister Game”? – Lisa Graas

Subsidiarity and Human Dignity – Deal W. Hudson, InsideCatholic

Feminism and Matters of Obedience… – The Crescat

A False Choice: The Mischievous Debate Over Condoms – George Neumayr, Cthlc World Report

Christmas in Jilin – Neil W. McCabe, Boston Pilot

Avoiding the Novus Ordo “Sign of Peace” – Father John Zuhlsodrf, WDTPRS?

Benedict and the Koran – Peter Brown, The Catholic Thing

400th Anniversary of King James Bible Exposes the Poor Jerusalem Bible – Wm. Oddie, CH

Struggling to ‘Get’ Religion in South Sudan – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

The Pope Teaches Diplomats the ABC’s of Religious Freedom – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

…Father Zuhlsdorf breaks down the Pope’s address here…

Singing of Conversion – Barb Ernster, The Daily Register

Our Glorious Multicultural Adventure in Afghanistan – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

Epiphany Chalk in Hand… – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Occult Altar Found in Tucson Shooter’s Backyard – Susan Brinkmann OCDS, Women of Grace

Gay-Friendly Justice Carlos R. Moreno Leaving California’s Highest Court – California Cth Daily

Sister Camille D’Arienzo Puts ‘Audacity of Hope’ Before Church Teaching – Lisa Graas

An EMHC Told Us Not to Kneel and Shook Her Head at Us – Father John Zuhlsorf, WDTPRS?

Want to be a Future Failure? Try Engineering the Rapture! – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

A Meditation on the Baptism of the Lord: The Bountiful Blessings – Msgr. Charles Pope, AoW

Why Did Jesus Bother to be Baptized? – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Fighting the Good Fight: The Father Peter Whelan Story – Donald R. McClarey, The Amrcn Cth

Fraud! As Many as Half of all Sex-Abuse Claims Against Priests Are False – The Catholic Knight

Top Five Lies of Pro-Abortionists – Lisa Graas

Ecclesia de Mysterio… Ever Heard of It? – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

The Nobleman Who Bore Paralysis with Great Cheerfulness – Catholic Herald

The Fatherhood of God – Father James V. Schall SJ, InsideCatholic

The Witches Next Door – Sandra Miesel, InsideCatholic

Revealed Religion or Relevant & Radical? – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Catholicism & SciFi, the Shifting Sands of a Shared Culture? – Kate Edwards, Aussie Incognita

The Shooting of Congresswoman Giffords – Joe Hargrave, The American Catholic

In Which the Putty Tells the Potter What Sort of Thing It Wants To Be – Tom Crowe, Cth Vote

Video: Christians Explain Why They Hate Gays – Lisa Graas

Liturgy Must Draw Us Towards the World Beyond – Father John Zuhlsdorf, Catholic Herald

Love in Middle America: “It’s Complicated” – David and Amber Lapp, On The Square

The Church’s Stance on Cremation – Father Jim Fenstermaker CSC, Randolph Herald

Reprinted and Revised! – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

Cheating the Habit of Being: The Habit of Witness – Elizabeth Scalia, Patheos

Not-So-Strange Bedfellows – David R. Carlin, InsideCatholic

Possibly the Most Laughable Piece of Gay Propaganda Ever – John Jalsevac, LifeSiteNews

New York Times: ‘Islam’ is Bells, Music, Dancing, Free Food – Lisa Graas

The Fight to Reclaim the Church from the Gaudiem et Spes Generation – Kate E., AI

Egypt: Is a New Departure in Christan-Muslim Relations Unfolding? – William Oddie, Cth Herald

Bloody Christmas Between the Nile and the Indus – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

When Heresy Leads to Apostasy – Father John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Hart to Heart – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Deciding Not to Decide What Marriage Is – Kevin Staley-Joyce, On The Square

Did the Church Fathers Practice Communion in the Hand? – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Setons, the Bayleys, and the Roosevelts – Pat McNamara, McNamara’s Blog

New Movie, The King’s Speech: Morality Rediscovered! – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

On Good Intentions and Flawed Moral Reasoning – Monsignor Charles Pope, ArchD of Wash

Shakespeare Did Write Lear; What Is More, He Was a Catholic – Francis Phillips, Cth Herald

A Personal Relationship with Jesus – Cheryl Dickow, The Integrated Catholic Life

Credo in Unum Deum – Keith Fraser, The Chant Café

unPLANNED by Abby Johnson, ex-Planned Parenthood Leader – Diane M. Korzeniewski, TDL!

Outlawing the Natural Law – Trent Beattie, The Daily Register

A Catholic Way of Seeing – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

A Renewed Interest in Exorcisms – M.J. Andrew, The American Catholic

The Death of Katherine of Aragon – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

From Nigeria, A Case Study in Fighting Back – Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Post

300 Spartans, Freedom and Faith – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

The Ordinariate is Happening, at an Unprecedented Pace – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

The Vicar on Anglican Conversions – Father Humphrey Blytherington, Standing on my Head

Bethlehem Star Not Really a Star, Some Experts Say – Reginaldus, New Theological Movement

America Magazine Article About “Pro Multis” in the Corrected Translation – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Bishops and Public Policy – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Caritas in Veritate and the Regulation of Consumer Credit – Elizabeth Rose Schiltz

The ACLU’s Kiss of Death – California Catholic Daily

A Tithe for Uncle Sam – John Addison Teevan, Acton Commentary

Professor Persnickety Meets the Boston College Revert – Lisa Graas

New York Priest’s Tragic and Bizarre Death – Matt C. Abbott, Renew America

Catholic Propaganda on Star Trek’s the Enterprise – Angelo Stagnaro, Catholic Herald

Egypt: Muslims To Act as Human Shields at Coptic Christmas Eve Mass – N. El-Abbassy, Ahram

Does Homeschooling Violate Vatican II? – Eric Sammons, The Divine Life

Miles Jesu Founder Dismissed – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

U.S.: Bishop Joseph Perry Next Bishop of Rochester? – Thomas Peters, American Papist

Canon Lawyer Exposes the National “Catholic” Reporter – Doctor Ed Peters, ItLotL

Remembering Father John Harvey – Steve Weatherbe, The Daily Register

Things Fell Apart – Russell Shaw, The Catholic Thing

Ousted Pro-Abort Senator Gets Hired by Catholic Law School – Joshua Mercer, Catholic Vote

Pakistan’s “Religious Right”? – Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, Get Religion

Locke, Law of Nature: Empiricism & Knowledge of Practical Principles – M.J. Andrew, TAC

Telling the Truth Since 1963! Impressive. – Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Frog-Marching Us Into Sodom – John Zmirak, InsideCatholic

A 12 Days of Christmas Mystery – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

Discovery Channel & Cthlc Church Team for TV Exorcism Series – Jm. Hibberd, Inside TV

NPR Wrestles with Orthodox Calendars – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

What Will PC-Police Do When ‘Narnia’ Films Confront Islam? – Brian Cherry, Big Hollywood

Masons in the Sanctuary – Father John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

A New Approach to the Social Concerns Ministry – Laurance Alvarado, InsideCatholic

Don’t Ask — Don’t Tell & the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: The Aftermath – Tom Neven, First Thoughts

Catholic ©, Catholic ®, Catholic ™ – Father Robert John Araujo SJ, Mirror of Justice

The Failed Personhood Agenda: My Message to the Pro-Life Movement – Joe Hargrave, TAC

Malthus and the Reverse Cassandra Effect – John C. Wright’s Journal

Colleges Nationwide Recruit Homeschool Grads – LifeSiteNews

“Social Justice” and the New Politics – George Neumayr, Catholic World Report

Egypt & the Strategic Destruction of Churches – George Friedman, Stratfor

Reaffirming Catholic Identity – George Weigel, On The Square

The Sign of the Cross – Randy Hain, The Integrated Catholic Life

Curvatus in Se: on the Inward Focus of Modern Liturgy – Monsignor Charles Pope, AoW

Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

UK: Bishop Michael Evans, I Have Only Weeks Left to Live – David V. Barrett, Cthlc Herald

Anglican Ordinariate Begins – Deacon Keith Fournier, Catholic Online

Tax Credits for Home-Schooling – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts

Merry Christmas, Still – David G. Bonagura Jr., The Catholic Thing

Bishop Gracida: Don’t Make Joe Straus Texas State House Speaker – Steven Ertelt, LifeNews