February 2011

Faith-Based Films Coming to a Theater Near You – Tim Drake, National Catholic Register

“Annual Display of Defiance” – California Catholic Daily

US: LA Times Righteous Voice and Cardinal Mahony – Brad A. Greenberg, Get Religion

Clarifying “Double Effect” – George Weigel, First Things/On The Square

Local Leviathans and Subsidiarity – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing

A Canonical Comment on the Case of Harm & Edeltraut Klueting – Doctor Ed Peters, ITLOTL

Chant First But No Particular Style of Art? – Jeffrey Tucker, The Chant Café

An Afghanistan in the Mediterranean – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Deo Gratias! Womynpreest Renounces Her Fauxrdination! – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

I Must Be a Bit Old Fashioned … – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Changing of the Guard – Boston Catholic Insider

Doctor Who: RIP The Brig – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

What Faithfulness To God Does Not Look Like – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

Christian Number-Crunching Reveals Impressive Growth – George Weigel, Cth Ed Resource Ctr

Where Have All the Good (Wo)Men Gone? – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Because of the Note Sewn In Blaise Pascal’s Coat – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

The Uniqueness of Christianity – Doctor Peter Kreeft, The Integrated Catholic Life™

Mix Up in Reporting About Ordination of a Married Lutheran Minister – Father John Zuhlsdorf

A Little History Lesson: The Conquest of Christian Egypt by Islamists – Lisa Grass

US: When Will The Moral Insanity End? – Joe Hargrave, The American Catholic

UK: Archbishop Criticises Coalition Over Plan to Redefine Marriage – Mark Greaves, Cth Herald

UK: Bishops Attack Gay Weddings, But Don’t Talk to the Press – Damian Thompson, Telegraph

In Praise of Permanent Deacons… – Kate Edwards, Australia Incongita

Does God Love the Souls in Hell? Then Why Do They Suffer? – Monsignor Charles Pope, AOW

Gay & Lesbian Fundraiser at a Minnesota Catholic Parish Canceled – Thomas Peters, AmPapist

Cognitive Calvinism – Magister Christianus, Bedlam or Parnassus

Three “-isms”, a Dangerous Combination – Chris Owens, Benedictus Dominus…

Putting on the Armor of God – Cheryl Dickow, The Integrated Catholic Life™

Now That’s What I’d Call a “Debate Club at Auschwitz” – Jay Anderson, Pro Ecclesia

Angry mob tries to censor abortion truth at FSU – Jill Stanek

Repelling the Attack on Conscience – Helen Alvaré, Public Discourse

New Anglican Ordinariate Will Have a Powerful Missionary Drive – Anna Arco, Catholic Herald

The Lord’s Resistance Army – Doctor Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org/On the Culture

What’s So Great About Democracy? – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

Private Totalitarianism, Writ Large – Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing

“Racism is a God Damned Thing”: Father John Markoe, S.J., (1890-1967) – Pat McNamara

Complacency, Virtue, and Catholic Social Services – Doctor Jeff Mirus, On the Culture

Can a Catholic Legitimately Oppose Unions? – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

New York: Extraordinary Showing of Mercy for ex-Abortionist Nathanson – Th. Peters, AmP

Vatican Talks are Almost Over, Says Head of SSPX – John Thavis, Catholic Herald

A Lesson in Catholic Theology for a Union Protester in Wisconsin – Lisa Graas

History lessons from Hollywood – Michael Kirke, MercatorNet

Ties to the Homosexual Power Structure – California Catholic Daily

Which Do You Prefer? Ancient or Modern? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Mary’s Perpetual Virginity: Why Does It Matter? – Mark P. Shea, InsideCatholic

Doctor Bernard Nathanson: Lying for the Revolution – Joe Hargrave, The American Catholic

Did Pius XII Lie to Save Jews? – William Doino Jr., Public Discourse

Where is the Chair of Saint Peter? A History – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Saint Joan of Arc’s Heresy Trial and Death: The Details – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

US: Conscience Tug-of-War in Washington – Elenor K. Schoen, National Catholic Register

Parish in Minneapolis to Host Gay & Lesbian Fundraiser – Thomas Peters, American Papist

Sisters of Iesu Communio: Experiencing a Vocations Explosion – William Oddie, Cthlc Herald

The Twaddle of New Age “Spirituality” – Robert Kumpel, The Last Papist Standing

The Catholic Church By The Numbers – Brett Adams, Ship of Saint Peter

7 Reasons the March for Life is Better Than Wisconsin Protests – Matthew Archbold, CMR

Sing Compline for Lent – Jeffrey Tucker, The Chant Café

The Lutherans Are Coming! – The Catholic Knight

Bernard Nathanson: Requiescant in Pace – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Scientism Is Not Science – Monsignor Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

California Catholic Daily Facing Closure – California Catholic Daily

Constantinople, Not Geneva – Brad Birzer, Catholic Vote

Obama Administration Cancels Conscience Protections for Health Care Workers – Father Z

Who Are You Calling “Anti-Science”? – Michael Baruzzini, InsideCatholic

Solutions for Strengthening Marriage in America – Joseph Pronechen, The Daily Register

India: Bishops Protest Against ‘Whitewash’ of Attacks on Christians – Catholic Herald

US: UC-Davis Rescinds Policy on Religious Discrimination that Denigrates Christians – CCD

Archdiocese Seeks Public Comment On Future of Closed Churches – Boston Catholic Insider

A Dinner-Party Dilemma – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Catholic

Speaking Truth to Evil – Christopher O. Tollefsen, Pubic Discourse

Why I Love My Ugly Little Liturgy – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Thespian, Throw Away the Mask! – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Catholic Schools, Urban Neighborhoods, & Education Reform – M.F. Brinig/N.S. Garnett, SSRC

US: Fight to Defund Planned Parenthood will Focus on 13 Senators – Catholic Vote

Bernard Nathanson Dead at 84 – Stephen Vincent, The Daily Register

The Challenges and Graces of Conversion – Chris Findley, Catholic Exchange

Tackling the Priest Shortage Part II: It Won’t be Easy – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

George Washington’s Letter to American Catholics – Robert Kumpel, Last Papist Standing

Exposing the Dangerous Premises of Economic Liberals – Brian M. McCall, Distributist Review

Socrates, Guardian Angels, and Conscience – Howard P. Kainz, The Catholic Thing

On Man becoming God, 7 Explanations from Tradition – Father Philip Neri Powell O.P. Ph.D.

Profile of Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul & Minneapolis – Jeff Ziegler, Cth World Rprt

Lies & Lila: Faustian Bargains – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

New Translation Monday: Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Part 1) – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Experiencing Your First Mass of the Extraordinary Form – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

The Importance of Christian Names – Father Roger Landry, The Integrated Catholic Life™

Understanding the Stages of Spiritual Starvation in the West – Monsignor Charles Pope, AOW

Australia: Some Priests Claim They Will Refuse to Use the New English Missal – Fr. Zuhlsdorf

US: Catholics and Presidents’ Day – Paul Kengor, Catholic Vote

4 Tips for Using Graphic Abortion Images Effectively – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Cth Register

For All the Sacramentals, The Vestments (Part I) – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Behold! The Manna, the Bread from Heaven that Ever Was – Simcha Fisher, Patheos

Concerns, Calls for Clarification on the Summorum Pontificum – Carl Olson, Insight Scoop

Tradition Works! Religious Sisters See Explosion In New Postulants – The Catholic Knight

Traditionalists are Nothing More Than Second Class Trash – Richard Collins, Lnn on the Hdgrw

Blessed John Henry Newman’s Assent of Faith – Juan R. Vélez, First Things/On The Square

Robert Southwell’s Martyrdom – Stephania A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

Turkey: Premeditated Effort to Squash Syriac Christians – Paul de Maeyer, Zenit

Cthlcs Ask Vatican to Intervene in Boston Archdiocese – Joe Sacerdo, Bryan Hehir Exposed

Off with Their Heads, in with the Seminarians – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

For All the Sacramentals: Crosses and Crucifixes – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Afghanistan: Death for a Christian – Kathryn Lopez, Catholic Vote

Got News? Persecuted Christian Edition – Mollie Ziegler, Get Religion

Is Your Parish Loyal to Pope Benedict XVI? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

The State of the Catholic Church in China – Deltaflute, Diapers and Drivel

The Boy King Crowned – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

Poll Shows Maryland Voters Support Traditional Marriage – Catholic News Agency

Food and Fellowship – Dale Ahlquist, The Distributist Review

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is Not a Benevolent Society – Michael Coren, MercatorNet

God’s Ridiculous Demands –  Father Philip Neri Powell O.P., Domine da mihi hanc aquam!

Italian Source: About the Instruction on Summorum Pontificum – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

All Education Must Be Ultimately Religious Education – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

So What Do You Do If You Don’t Have Enough Orthodox Priests? – Kate Edwards, Austrl Incgnt

You Gotta Be Kidding Me Peter Kreeft – Steve Kellmeyer, The Fifth Column

For Faith in Action: Live Action and the Lord of the Rings – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Cthlc

Catholicism Grows Up – Jeffrey Tucker, The Chant Café

Oprah Nuns, a Fast-Growing Teaching Order, Expanding to California – Valerie Schmalz, CNA

“Our Lady” of Medjugorje Touring Alabama! – Dymphna’s Road

Dr. Rob. Moynihan: Summorum Pontificum Concerns – Diane M. Korzeniewski O.C.D.S., TDL!

The Incorruptible Tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Jackie Speier’s Moment of Shame – Carol McKinley, The Tenth Crusade

SSPX Bishop Bernard Fellay about Summorum Pontificum – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Abel Still Bears Witness, Do You? – Father Philip Neri Powell O.P., Domine da mihi hanc aquam!

Love Your Enemies – Father James Farfaglia, Illegitimi non carborundum

For All the Sacramentals, Holy Water – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

What Are You Building?: The Story of the Tower of Babel – Monsignor Charles Pope, AOW

Lies and Lila: Constructing a “Just Lie Doctrine” – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Doctor Kreeft, Live Action, Lying, and Hiding Jews from the Nazis – Lisa Graas

An End of Earnestness: What Happens When Labor & Politics Collide? – John Powers, C. Vote

Judicial Statecraft and Myopia – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing

Considering American Exceptionalism – DarwinCatholic, The American Catholic

The Myth of Religious Tolerance – Father Thomas D. Williams L.C., InsideCatholic

Mass Torture in America – Lance Tapley, MercatorNet

Why Live Action Did Right and Why We All Should Know That – Peter Kreeft, Catholic Vote

When Speaking Falsely is Right – Hadley Arkes, Public Discourse

Confessions of a Catholic Teacher in a Public School – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Inside the Abortion Machine – Monica Migliorino Miller, InsideCatholic

With Friends Like Silvio Berlusconi… – Phil Lawler, CatholicCulture.org/On the News

Got News? Illegal Communion – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

Heterosexism on Campus! – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

AUL Calls for Strong Conscience Clause Protection for Medical Professionals – Lisa Graas

Priest Answers Cellphone During Mass – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Why Hasn’t Ancient, Demanding Faith Left Any Mark on Catholic Voters? – Russel Shaw, OSV

Achy Regrets of a Broken Family – Marybeth Hicks, CatholicExchange

A Tale of Two Philosophers – Micah Watson, First Things/On The Square