July 2012

The Vatican Information Service Shuts Down – RomeReports.com

 

Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Catholicism – Anna, Catholic Sistas

Why is NFP Not Contraception? – Andrew Haines, Crisis Magazine

Celebrating St. Ignatius of Loyola – Matt Emerson, First Things/On the Square

Maslow’s Hierarchy Revisited: Parenthood’s On Top! – Kathy Schiffer, Catholic Lane

St. Ignatius of Loyola and a New Tridentine Reformation – David Werling, Ars Orandi

Why Every Scientist Needs a Classical Training – William M. Briggs

Red China: Lou Xiaoying Has Saved 30 Babies Abandoned at Trash Dumps – Mountaintop

The Sorrows of a Young Sexpot – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Why Do Men “Discerning a Vocation” Still Date? – Katrina Fernandez, Pths/The Crescat

Quæritur: Does Kneeling for Communion Show a “Spirit of Disobedience”? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Has Modern Catechesis Disney’d the Bible? – Andrew Sciba, Truth & Charity

Abortion is ‘Directly Linked to Porn’: Anti-Porn Crusader – Peter Baklinski, LifeSiteNws

Christians, These Cities Don’t Want You – Rod Dreher

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Why Did the Pope Choose the Name Benedict? – Rome Reports

 

Discerning Marriage as Natural Vocation – Fr. Bryce Sibley, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

My Journey From Seventh-Day Adventism to Catholicism – Ascending Mount Carmel

The Catholic Influence of the Ancient & Modern Olympics – Msgr. V. Felzmann, Ct Hr

The Challenges Facing New Archbishop of San Francisco – David R. Baker, San Fran Chrn

3 Ages of the Interior Life in Relation to the Jewish Temple – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Cn Tl

Sit Down and Serve Your Spouse – Katie Sciba, The Catholic Wife

Fr. Mitch Pacwa: Medjugorje May Be Unraveling – Greg Garrison, Sancte Pater

UK Govt Official Calls for Sanctions Against Large Families – Thaddeus Baklinski, LfStNws

Cardinal George Blasts Chicago Mayor Emanuel Over Chick-fil-A Comments – Fr. Z’s Blog

Media Bias & Distortion on Abortion in Spain – Stefano Gennarini JD, Turtle Bay & Bynd

What Were Menino’s Motives For Attacking Chick-Fil-A? – Dan Flaherty, Cthlc Vote

First Prosecution of Bishops in Australia? – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Jewish-Born Clerics Helped Push Vatican II Reforms – John Connelly, Jewish Daily Frwrd

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Syria Violence May Cause Pope to Cancel Lebanon Trip – Rome Reports

 

A Catholic Guide to the 2012 Olympics – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

Olympics’ Religious Roots – Henry G. Brinton, USA Today

Ciborium of the Duomo di Sant’Emidio, Ascoli Piceno, Italy – Shawn Tribe, New Lit Mov

New San Francisco Archbishop & Gay Activists – Mark Shea, Patheos/Cthlc & Enjoying It!

Cardinal Turkson to Attend Dissident Conference – Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews

Catholic Schools Can Learn from Charters – Sean Kennedy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

On Not Being Silent – Rod Dreher

CCHD Gives Money to Organization that Supports HHS Mandate – Stephanie Block, Spero

Chick-fil-A, Same-Sex Marriage, and Tolerance – Big Pulpit

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Syrian Monastery Caught in Civil War – Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

 

Church to Honor ‘Doctor of Homilies’ Today – Benjamin Mann, Catholic News Agency

The “Lundberry Cope” – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

UK’s Christian Inheritance Missing from Olympic Opening Spectacle – F. Phillips, Cth Hrd

When NCB Meets NCG (Nice Catholic Girl) – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today

The Hobbit Is Officially A Trilogy – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Mother’s Plea: Why God Delays Answering My Prayers? – Fr. Jn. Bartunek, Cth Sprtl Drct

Family Vacation: A Survivor’s Guide – Shiela, Catholic Sistas

Femi-Nuns in the Echo-Chamber – New Oxford Review

Abortion Advocate: Prayer is Hatred, ‘Threatening’ – Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews

Ordained Baptist Becoming Catholic – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

Msgr. Steenson Supports the Extraordinary Form – Fr. Z’s Blog

Problems with (Some) Catholic Social Thought – Rob. Royal PhD, Frst Thngs/On the Sqr

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What Do Social Radicals Really Mean by Tolerance? – Msgr. Charles Pope, AOW

 

Douthat Calls for Candor – Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice

Tolerance Goddess, Tolerant When You Agree, Look Out When You Don’t – Pssnt Ppst

Protest and Positivity – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Integrated Catholic Life™

Truth & Lies, Nature & Convention – Matthew J. Franck, Public Discourse

Same-Sex Marriage is an Impossibility – Andrew McDowell, Catholic Collar And Tie

LGBT Intimidation Lawsuits Threaten Free Speech – Michael Heath, LifeSiteNews

Boston Archdiocese Silent on Chick-fil-A Fracas – Boston Catholic Insider

LifeSiteNews Threatened by Maine Gay Over July 12 Story – Steve Jalsevac, LfStNws

Gay Activists Post Names of Maryland Marriage Petition Signers – Restore-DC-Catholicism

Gay Activists Make Univ. Investigate Professor Over Pro-Family Study – A. O’Brien, LSN

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Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big Pulpit

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Saturday Special: Chick-fil-A Aftermath – Big ?ulpit

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Obama Sends FBI After Jill Stanek’s Son Over Pro-Life Activities – Jill Stanek, LfStNws

Greg & Jennifer Willits: The Normal Catholics Next Door – Peggy Bowes, Intgr Cth Life™

Nashville Indie Musician Comes Home to The Church – Russ Rentler MD, The Tiber

Fr. Barron comments on The Devil – Brandon Vogt

4 Musical Analogies in the Theology of the Church Fathers – C. L. Davis, St. Peter’s List

What Is Eternal Life?– Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

What is the Opposite of a Doctrinal Ideologue? (Answer: Tony Blair!) – Fr. Tim Finigan

Detroit Priest Campaigns For Pro-Abort Congressman – Tancred, The Epnyms Flwr

All the Difference: The Former Pontifical Univ. of Peru – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Cthlc Culture

Genesis, the Government Revised Version – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Bishop Blair about the LCWR – Fr. Z’s Blog

Is It Possible to Raise Your Kids to Be Open-Minded About Religion? – J. Fulwiler, NCReg

Islamist Turks Set to Destroy Ancient Monastery – Rod Dreher

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Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big Pulpit

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Want B16 to Celebrate Mass in the Extraordinary Form? – Richard Collins, LOTH

Major League Soccer All-Star Rediscovers Beauty of Catholic Faith – Trent Beattie, Dl Rg

Natural Family Planning builds a Culture of Life – Denise J. Hunnell MD, LifeSiteNews

Morality in Medicine: An Interview with Paul Fox, MD – Elizabeth Hoxie, Ignitum Today

We Are the Crusaders – John W. Carlson, Crisis Magazine

Reason #5863 for Summorum Pontificum – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Legacy of Dr. Jerome Lejeune – Barbara Curtis, Celebrate Life Magazine

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How to Dress when Meeting the Pope – RomeReports.com

 

Born-Again Virgin – Andrew McNabb, Dappled Things

Goodness Reigns for Young Adult Catholic YouTube Winner – Jos. Pronechen, NCReg

My Education in Home Schooling – Quinn Cummings, Wall Street Journal

Seek Holiness Before Seeking a Spouse – Jackie Francois, Daily Register

The Liturgy of the World State: The Olympic Opening Ceremonies – George Weigel

UK Doctors Recommend NHS to Kill Patients Draining Resources – Hilary White, LfStNws

Mission Is . . . A Heart To Serve And Love – Sr. Lisa Marie Doty FDCC, Ignitum Today

Nietzsche & the Problem of Secularized Christianity – Anthony Distefano, Cthlc Phoenix

Korean Catholics Find a Home of Their Own – Allison Griffin, Montgomery Advertiser

“Fragments” of the Eucharistic Species – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Mvmnt

Mainstream is Cartesian; Hipster is Catholic – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

How Charlemagne Discovered the Relics of St. Anne, Mom of Mary – Dr. Tay. Marshall

Crash Course on the Crusades – Steve Weidenkopf, Crisis Magazine

Waiting for My Beloved: A Catholic Teen’s Look at Courtship – Chloe M., Mountaintop

Forgiveness and Love at the Foot of the Cross – Postabortion Journey Walk With Me

Do Catholics Actually Believe in Consubstantiation – Mike Filce, The Devout Life

Baring My Soul to Boast of My Weakness – Katie Sciba, The Catholic Wife

Stop Slogan-Voting – Rebecca Hamilton, Public Catholic

The Smoke of Satan in Steubenville – Joel Schmidt, The Practicing Catholic

The Litany of Sinners – Father Zeloni’s Corner

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Denver’s Catholics Calls on Faith for Support – Wayne Laugesen, Daily Register

Church’s Prophetic Warnings on Toxic Effects of Cinematic Violence – Dawn Eden

A Religious Response to the Colorado Killings – Fr. Michael P. Orsi, Crisis Magazine

Getting to Know Evil – Ben, Two Catholic Men and a Blog

Instability – Catherine, Hallelujah Is My Song

A Cinematic Tour of the Problem of Evil – By Way of Beauty

The Anthropology of the Dark Knight Trilogy – Andrew Lynch, Orate Fratres

Christian Bale Visits the Victims [Updated] – Frank Weathers, Patheos/Why I Am Cthlc

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Obamacare HHS Mandate – Paul Nichols, Catholic Cartoon Blog

 

Creepy: Obama Loves Abortion, Expects Daughters to Kill His Grandchildren – E. Scalia

Catholic Business Wins Against Obamacare Mandate – Wesley J. Smith, Fr Th/Sc Sm

A Geek and Her God: An Interview with Leah Libresco – Eve Tushnet, Catholic Lane

Husbands, Love Your Wives, And Speak Well of Her – Jake Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

The Fog of Civil War and the Plight of Syria’s Christians – Stephen Barr, Foreign Policy

Olympian Becomes a Sister – James Kelly, Daily Register

A Lesson About Being “Too Busy” – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Story of Eli: Peril of Poor Parenting, Unfaithful Priestly Ministry – Msgr. Ch. Pope, AOW

Until 2 Years Ago, I was a Committed Atheist & I Hated the Church – David Kerr, CNA

Can the Church Recapture Dissident ‘Catholic’ Universities? – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Culture

Women’s Religious Orders – Paul Kokoski, Crisis Magazine

The Lynching of the Traditional Mass by a Collarless Bishop – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

Fifty Shades of Grey Book Needs to be Seen as Pornography – Teresa Tomeo, OSV

Colorado Massacre – Big Pulpit

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Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big Pulpit

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What Your Pew Choice Might be Telling You – Stephen Kokx, Crisis Magazine

As We Hunger for Food, So We Hunger for Love & Understanding – Spiritual Life, Cth Hrl

Recently Completed Sacred Art – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

Stress Busters! – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Ancient Perspective on the Postmodern Condition – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, Nw Oxf Rvw

Lionheart: After Decades, Worthy Bishop for the City of Saint Francis – Rorate Cæli

The Pope Who Helped Save the Olympics: St. Pius X – Dawn Eden, The Dawn Patrol

Focus Bible Study Leader Heads to the Olympics – Brian Fraga, Daily Register

Feed Chick-fil-A to the Homeless – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

A Catholic Reply to “How to S#*k At Your Religion” – Joe Heschmeyer, Shmlss Popery

Why I Don’t Call Myself a Gay Christian – Daniel Mattson, First Things/On the Square

One Million Moms Campaign Urges Removal of Anti-Family Show – Catholic News Agency

The “Lynching” of Saint Petersburg – David L. Alexander, Man With Black Hat

London Olympics 2012 Special – Big Pulpit

Friday Extra: Chick-fil-A Supports the Family – Big Pulpit

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