July 2011

Conveniently Catholic – Anne Hendershott, Catholic World Report

Wasted for Love, A Vocation – Sister Lisa Marie Doty F.D.C.C., Nunspeak

Do You Pray in Public? – Jennifer Fulwiler, The Daily Register

Saint Gianna’s Daughter Visits U.S. – Amy Smith, National Catholic Register

(New) Bishop Excommunicated by the Homosexual Community in Berlin – Guido Horst

Holy See and Azerbaijan Ratify Agreement – Vatican Radio

Linda Gibbons: ‘The End of Abortion is Armageddon’ – John-Henry Westen, LfStNws

Kneeling for Communion and the New Translation – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Patriarch Gregorios III: Ecclesiology & Ecumenism – Ramblings of a Byzantine Catholic

New Proofs for God’s Existence – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

Promoting Life & Family to Solve to Eastern Europe’s Crisis – Grégor Puppinck Ph.D

Reversal by Cardinal Policarpo: “Ordination of Women is Impossible” – La Stampa

NY Archb.: Believers Will Be Hauled to Court for Questioning Gay ‘Marriage’ – K. Gilbert

Reason #2584-Why I’m Catholic – Brent Stubbs, The Journey: Almost Not Catholic

From Khartoum to Juba – Father Lombardi S.J., Vatican Radio

Beautiful Rendition of the the Beatification Hymn for Blessed JP2– Fr. Samuel Medley

Ten Things You Can Always Anticipate On Vacations With Kids – Marissa K. Nichols

The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles (Diocese of Kansas City) – Fr. Zuhlsdorf

Does Mary “Magnify” or Just “Praise” the Lord? – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

“If You Can Speak, You Can Chant!” – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

Orthodox in Communion with Rome. . .Something to Think About – Byzantine Cthlc

Church Principles in the Public Square – Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Catholic Lane

‘Friends’ Star Rips Celeb Culture: ‘Everything They Do is about Sex’ – Kathleen Gilbert

Shakespeare’s Secret Faith, Part II – Joan Frawley Desmond, The Daily Register

Anti-Catholicism Antidote: Of Gods And Men and Us – Brent Stubbs, Almost Not Catholic

Archbishop Dolan Reiterates Church’s Stand on Marriage – Marianne Medlin, EWTN News

Bishop Aquila: Confirmation Should Be Received Before First Communion – K. J. Jones

The Conclusion of Harry Potter – Michael Denton

How should I discern if God is calling me to leave my spiritual community? – C. S. D.

Reflections on the 2011 G.I.R.M.: Part I – Adam Bartlett, The Chant Café

The True Beauty of Liturgy – Tony Oleck, Crisis Magazine

Saint Benedict: What He Might Say to Father Corapi – Reginaldus, N. T. M.

Dead Priests Accused of Abuse: Is This Justice? & Other Questions – TheMediaReport.com

No More Hymns? A New Translation of G.I.R.M. 48 – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

You Scratch an Atheist You Get a Passionately Religious Fundamentalist – Mark Shea

The Pope’s Army – Andrea Tornielli, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

J.T. Whatsitworth, It’s My music, and I want it Now!– Charles Culbreth, The Chant Café

All Gay All The Time – Jerry Newcombe, LifeSiteNews

A Protestant Decimates Sola Scriptura – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

Home Births Increase 20 percent in U.S. – Jill Reed, Orange County Register

A New Cathedral, As God Intended – Mundabor’s Blog

Global Warming as a Substitute Religion – Donald R. McClarey

No Homophobia – George Weigel

Benedict: We Run the Risk of Perverting the Identity of the Church – Fr. Simon Henry

Vatican Reveals Unpublished Armenian Genocide Documents – Alessandro Special

Roman-Era Shipwreck Reveals Ancient Medical Secrets – Nick Squires, The Telegraph

Colonizing Space & Catholicism; Peter Died in Rome; ‘Unbroken’ Line of Popes – J. A.

What We See at the Movies – Daniel McInerny, High Concepts

What Is A Titular Church? – Here is The Church. . .

Babies and Blessings – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Father Coughlin and the Great Depression – Black Adder

Investigation Against Schönborn & Maasburg Discontinued – Mundabor’s Blog

How Small-C catholic Modernists Attack What They Don’t Like – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Pope to Parents: Take the Kids Outdoors – Zenit

Calumny and Blogging: Is It Really So Rampant? – Lisa Graas

Fr. Corapi Appears in Video; Caves, but How Long Ago? – D. M. Korzeniewski O.C.D.S.

A Call for Reparation re: Father John Corapi and S.O.L.T. – Lisa Graas

Father Corapi Did A Good Job After All – Mundabor’s Blog

Of Millstones and Milestones – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

The Fr. Corapi Kerfuffle & Agape – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

The Messenger, the Muse, and the Redeemer – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Is Bishop Gracida Distancing Himself From Father Corapi? – Scott P. Richert, About.com

S.O.L.T. Independent Fact-Finding Team Must Have Missed This Stuff – Ex-Couchthedra

Some thoughts on L’Affaire Father Corapi – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Catholic

Why I Believe the SOLT Statement – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Did Father John Corapi’s Money Come From Lawsuit Win? – Ryan Sabalow, T. R. S.

All Who are Unsettled by the Fr. Corapi Situation Should Ponder These Words. . . – P. M.

A timely reminder: calumny in the blogosphere – Patrick Madrid

S.O.L.T.’s Press Release & the Response of Thomas à Kempis – David Werling, Ars Orandi

My Final Comment (Hopefully) on the Case of Father John Corapi – Abyssum

‘Virtual Pilgrimage’ to World Youth Day Uses Facebook – Catholic News Agency

ChurchandNewMedia.com and Book Video Trailer! – Brandon Vogt, The Thin Veil

. . .First Review. . .

U.S. Anglican Ordinariate This Fall! – Shane Schaetzel, Anglican Catholic

Moral Revolutions in America – George Weigel, First Things/On the Square

Loving in the Truth Those Involved in the Gay Lifestyle – Fr. Roger J. Landry, Fall River D.

Warning: Dating the Previously Married – Anthony Buono, 6 Stone Jars

A New Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Africa? Or Something Else? – Pat. Madrid

Germany is Forgetting the Lessons of History as it Votes for Eugenics – John Smeaton

Abp. Nichols: Reflect on How to Receive the Lord in Holy Communion – Dylan Parry

Cardinal Policarpo Backpedals On Female Ordination – Mundabor’s Blog

Priceless “Codex Calixtinus” Stolen from the Spanish Cathedral – La Stampa

In Israel, Diggers Unearth the Bible’s Bad Guys – Associated Press

Church of England Faces Being Wiped Out, Report Warns – Tim Ross, The Telegraph

. . .Fr. Longenecker comments here. . .

The Orwellian Logic Behind Abortion & Population Control – Joe Heschmeyer, SP

On Cell Phones and Prayers to the Saints – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

“To Make All Existence Beautiful & True”: The Pope, on Art – Rocco Palmo, Whispers

The Wisdom of God: Life is Silence & Anonymity – Doctor Anthony Lilles, Bgnnng to Pry

Preventing Dystopian Marriage: Only the Church Should Define Marriage – Brad Birzer, CV

U.S.: Who Will Win the Catholic Swing Vote? – Lisa Graas

Storm Clouds Ahead for More Than One Child – Marybeth Hicks, Catholic Lane

A Bumper Crop of Nuns – Stacey Baker, The New York Times/The 6th Floor

Bishops Speak Out Against Rhode Island Civil-Unions Bill – EWTN News

New Translation: The Embolism – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Benefactor of Mankind – Trent Beattie, The Daily Register

Anglicanorum Texibus – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

Reason #177408 for Anglicanorum Cœtibus – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Catholics Working for Peaceful Birth of South Sudan – Katherine Veik, Cthlc News Agency

Persecution of Christians Continues Throughout the World – Massimo Introvigne, MrctrNt

Dramatic Changes in Music Rubrics for New Missal – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

. . .Fr. Zuhlsdorf comments here. . .

A Zeitgeist God, Revealed – Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing

Is Sex Just Like Race? – Matthew J. Franck, Public Discourse

Mormonism and Abortion – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Active Participation? Be Like Mary & the Angels in Holy Mass – Taylor Marshall, Cntrbry Tls

Clarifications on Sterile Marriages – Doctor Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org

Vatican Rep. at U.N. on “Impuse-Driven Rights” vs. “Authentic Rights” – Fr. Zuhlsdorf

Total Apostasy: the Big Issue Dividing Mormons & Catholics – Joe Heschmeyer, S. P.

The Married Lifestyle – Gabriel Torretta, First Things/On the Square

N. Y. Redefinition of Marriage: A Prophetic Sign of the Times – William B. May, T. D. R.

Anything Else on the Sexually Perverted Menu? – Michael Cook, MercatorNet

Five Ways I Don’t Love Natural Family Planning – Danielle Bean, Crisis Magazine

The Applause at Mass has to Stop – Elizabeth Scalia, Patheos/The Anchoress

Cool Timeline of Doctor Who’s Companions – Jimmy Akin

World’s First I.V.F. Lottery – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Father John Corapi Digs In – Mark P. Shea, Catholic and Enjoying It!

Fr. Corapi: I Never Had Sex With That Woman – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Fr. Corapi’s “Non-Serviam”? – Diane M. Korzeniewski O.C.D.S. , Te Deum Laudamus!

Why I Believe the S.O.L.T. Statement – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Thoughtful Pieces on Casey, Caylee, Corapi, Idols – Elizabeth Scalia, The Anchoress

Scriptural Reflections on Corapi & Casey Anthony – Peter S. Williamson, Spkng of Scrptr

The Corapi Case: What Was Said, & What Wasn’t, Updated – Dc. Greg Kandra

Father John Corapi Open Thread – T. A. C.

There is Jesus, Mary, Joseph and Then John Corapi – Vanessa Barnes

Sudan Prepares for Birth of Nation – Francis Njuguna, Catholic Herald

Two-Child Policy in the Philippines? – Maria Caulfield, The Daily Register

Over 40,000 Czech Catholics Gathered to Commemorate Sts. Cyril & Methodius – T.E.F.

Pilgrims Flock to Wisconsin Shrine, the Only Approved US Marian Apparition – EWTN News

A Sower Went Forth to Sow, But who Prepared the Soil? – Reginaldus, New Thlgcl Mvmnt

Economics Is Not Moral Theology – William Luckey, Crisis Magazine

Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite: Why Doesn’t That Papist Bishop Just Shut Up? – D.R.M.

Ross Douthat Blasphemes Moloch – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

I Worry that Marriage will be further Redefined to allow Polygamy – Abp. Timothy Dolan