November 2011

Vainglory: Seeking the Praise of Men – Dr. Edward Sri, Integrated Catholic Life™

New Translation: An Opportunity for Prayer – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Steve Jobs Epitomized the Self-obsession of the Modern World – Wm. Oddie, Cthlc Herald

Philosophy, the Handmaid of Judicial Review – Francis J. Beckwith, The Catholic Thing

Cameron’s Big Society needs Christian values behind it, says Blond – M. Beckford, Tlgrph

Should I Teach the Kids Medieval Sword Fighting? – David Werling, Ars Orandi

The Man who Kept the Latin Mass Alive in England & Wales. . .  – Richard Collins, Linen otH

How Post-conciliar Liturgical Episode Unfolded – Chris Gillibrand, Cthlc Church Conservation

Support For Girl Altar Servers. . . Fail – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

Planned Parenthood: Agent of Destruction – Ken Connor, Catholic Lane

Revealing the Lie of the “Quick Fix” – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

A Carved Gospel Book Cover By Andrew Gould & Jonathan Pageau – David Clayton, NLM

Why Didn’t Jesus Tell Us the Day & the Hour of His Return? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, NTM

Scorsese to Adapt Jesuit-Drama “Silence” – Matthew, By Way of Beauty

Le Chiese Delle Cittá: The Churches of Brugge – Nathaniel Gotcher, VirtuousPla.net

Thoughts On Preferential Option for Poor & Vulnerable – Teresa Rice, Catholibertarian

More Thoughts on Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized – Jay Boyd, Philothea on Phire

The Myth Of Being Non-Judgemental – The Ordinary Catholic

Same-sex “Marriage” v. Grandma – Joseph Backholm, Catholic Lane

The New Roman Missal: The Mystery of Eucharist Union – Dr. Edward Sri, Catholic Lane

New Translation or how Star Wars takes on New Meaning for Catholics – Kerri, Cthlc Sistas

The Pill: Health Risks in Reproductive Health – Arland K. Nichols, HLI America

Pope Benedict is No Liberation Theologian – Omar F. A. Gutierrez, Regnum Novum

Bp. Lori: Immediate & Palpable Threats to Religious Freedom – Matthew Archbold, CMR

USCCB’s Unsavory Relationship with Girl Scouts USA – Tancred, Eponymous Flower

Study: USCCB’ Lobbying Expenses Exceeded $26,000,000 – Catholic Culture

Iraqi Christians Live Between Fear and Hope – ACN-USA News

5 Simple Ways We Returned to Celebrating Christmas – Stacy Trasancos, Accptng Abndnc

Clare and Francis (poem) – J.B. Toner, Dappled Things

Agribusiness and the Fall of Rome – John Moody, Catholic Lane

Saint C.S. Lewis? – Brandon Vogt, The Thin Veil

Cardinal Law Retires, now give a Guy a Break – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

It Takes Courage to Stand in Front of a Firing Squad – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hdgrw

Nancy Pelosi, Devout Catholic – Matthew Hennessey, First Things/On the Square

Pelosi’s Dismissive Taunt to Catholics: They Have This Conscience Thing – Th. Peters, CV

Half a Million Russians Queue to See Belt of the Virgin Mary – Daily Telegraph

Eucharistic Consistency: Is it Time to Deny Pelosi? – Omar F. A. Gutierrez, Regnum Novum

New Study Connects The Pill & Prostrate Cancer in Men – Arland K. Nichols, HLI America

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Bans E.F. of the Mass – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

Life in the Post-College World – Bob Waruszewski, VirtuousPla.net

Define “Religious Campus,” Please – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

Why We Should Call Ourselves Christian – Joseph Wood, The Catholic Thing

New TV Program on First Female Pope? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

Surprising Revival for Men in Religious Life – Trent Beattie, Daily Register

Now All but Certain that ESCR Will Not Deliver Cures – Michael Cook, MercatorNet

Is Doug Kmiec Smarter than a Half-Eaten Sandwich? – Matthew Archbold, CMR

Vatican Hates Newly-Catholic Crystal Cathedral – Adrian Glick Kudler, Curbed Los Angeles

The Phillipian Fast in the Byzantine Rite – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Sympathy for the Devil: A Defense of Wasting Time with Nietzsche – J.C. Sanders, VP

CNN’s Roland Martin Bumbling Attack on Male-only Altar Servers – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Why We Should Give Thanks for the British Empire – H.W. Crocker III, American Spectator

Born to Smile: New Evidence that Laughing & Smiling Begin in the Womb – Pierre Kaldy, LT

We Cannot Excuse Ourselves – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

We Proud Sons of Onan – Jason Jones, Crisis Magazine

Looking Up to Heaven – Dawn Eden, The Dawn Patrol

The Theology of Thanksgiving – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Crisis Magazine

Things to be Thankful For – Rachel Howell, VirtuousPla.net

We Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Downsizing won’t Save the Irish Hierarchy – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture/On the News

George Weigel on the Irish Church’s Crisis – Shane, Lux Occulta

Ireland: Closure of Embassy was an Act of Hostility – John Waters, Ilsussidiario

I Have Duly Boycotted Tesco over ‘Pride Day’, is it Worthwhile? – William Oddie, Cthlc Hrld

Gleeful Subversion – David Quinn, MercatorNet

When the Father of Lies Lies, he Lies Big: Scott Dibble – Mark Shea, Patheos/C&EI!

Is It Too Late? The Vatican Proposes an Architectural Solution – Keyser Soze, Nw Sprngtm!

Young People Fighting for Human Rights at the U.N. – Ilsussidiario

Ought We to Pray for Young Children Who have Died? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theo Mov

The Moral Obligation of Reality: Same-Sex Attraction – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture

Which Cardinal has the most Twitter Followers – Paolo Rodari, Diario Vaticano

Chinese-Language Breviary App – UCA News

The Lost Art of Enjoying People – Mitchell Kalpakgian, New Oxford Review

It Really is All About being “Pro-Choice” – The Motley Monk, The American Catholic

Lost in Translation – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing

Why the New Missal Will Be Good for the Mass – Fr. Robert Barron, Daily Register

All or Many? The Real Problem – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Lessons from My Youth Group – Julie Rodrigues, VirtuousPla.net

Fear is Silencing Christians in Pakistan – Catholic Herald

Shakespeare, the Vatican, the Daily Mail, & Mr. Pearce – Mark Brumley, Cthlc World Report

Thirst Quenching – Sarah Babbs, VirtuousPla.net

Mystery of Dead Sea Scroll Authors Possibly Solved – Owen Jarus, LiveScience

Abortion and Mental Health: Science vs Politics – Priscilla K. Coleman, MercatorNet

Girl Guides Considers Dropping God from Members’ Promise – Murray Wardrop, Telegraph

Benetton’s Abuse is about Unfettered Capitalism, Not Sexuality – Dylan Parry, A Rel Snr

Anti-Christian Blitz on Tebow – Robert P. Lockwood, OSV Newsweekly

German Bishops to Quickly Sell Shares in Porn Publisher – David Kerr, Cthlc News Agency

The Shushing Tyranny of “Be Nice!” – Elizabeth Scalia, First Things/On the Square

Fact Checking the Vatican Insider – Sherry Weddell, Intentional Disciples Blog

Pelosi Slams Catholics: They Have This Conscience Thing – Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com

Brussels is Now 25% Muslim – Soeren Kern, Hudson New York

A Moral Approach to Infertility – Denise Hunnell MD, HLI America

On Being African American and Catholic – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Famous Papal Basilica Saved by a Welshman, Msgr. Dilwyn Lewis – Dylan Parry, A Rel Snr

Delia Smith wants to do for Catholicism what she did for Cooking – Victoria Ward, Tlgrph

Why Do Catholics Call Priests “Father”? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Unreason, Demagogues and the End of the West – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

So, You Want to become a Doctor of the Church? – Teófilo de Jesús, Vivificat

The Well-Ordered Republic – Omar F.A. Gutierrez, Regnum Novum

Fifteen Amazing Things About NCYC 2011 – Jamie, Roman Catholic Cop

Charity for the Holy Souls in Purgatory – Jessamine, VirtuousPla.net

Downsizing-to-Grow in Ireland – George Weigel, Archd. of Denver/The Catholic Difference

Now That’s a Catholic College! – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Defending Religious Freedom at Home and Abroad – Joan Frawley Desmond, Daily Register

Bishops’ Conference Focuses on Religious Liberty Threats – Russell Shaw, OSV Newsweekly

Why Can’t the Constitution Protect Unborn Children? – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing

Are You Scared of Spirituality? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

A Reformed Seminarian becomes Catholic – Jason Kettinger, Called to Communion

Find Me Somebody to Organ-Rob–Alive or Dead – Judie Brown, Catholic Lane

Usury and Its Incompatibility with the Faith – Jared Dale Combista, VirtuousPla.net

Ascending – Christopher Paolelli, Dappled Things

Isn’t it Enough that I am Just a Good Person? (video) – Fr. Robert Barron, Cthlc Sprtl Drctn

We are Non-Roman Catholics – Robert Spencer, Crisis Magazine

Servants of the Lord: Permanent Diaconate in the U.S. – Jeff Ziegler, Cthlc World Report

Thanksgiving’s Squanto was Catholic & other Catholic Thanksgiving Trivia – T. Marshall, CT

New Architecture & Music “Team” at the Vatican’s CDW – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Against the Architects of Empire – Nikos Salingaros and James Kalb, Public Discourse

In Order to be Exiled from Sin We Must Undergo Constant Conversion – Carl E. Olson, OSV

Dangerous Books for Teenage Girls – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Book Review: The Face of God, The Rediscovery of the True Face of Jesus – Florentius, GR

Nun Serving Tribal Peoples Killed in India – Anto Akkara, Daily Register

Wasting Time on Nietzsche – JC Sanders, VirtuousPla.net

There Was a Socialist – G.K. Chesterton, The Distributist Review

New Liturgical Art & Sacred Music Dept. part of CDW? – Shawn Tribe, New Lit Mov

Two Hearts as One: Our Journey to the Sacrament of Marriage – Joe Sales, VirtuousPla.net

Scandals. . . and Hope: An Interview with Rod Bennett – Mary Kochan, Catholic Lane

Pope Accepts Cardinal Law’s Resignation – EWTN News/CNA

California Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex “Marriage” Opponents – Brian Fraga, Dly Rgstr

Will Gingrich’s Conversion to Catholicism Change His Stance on ESCR? – M. Archbold, CMR

Obamacare: Does the Catholic Church Still Count? – Kenneth D. Whitehead, NOR

Communism Has Failed – Hilaire Belloc, The Distributist Review

Europe Refuses to Address the Root Causes of its Unending Crisis – Samuel Gregg, AmSpct

Lone Pine, Marrieta Valley (art) – Deborah Conlon, Dappled Things

Egypt: The Revolution That Wasn’t – Anna Mahjar-Barducci, Hudson New York

Can America Overcome Race? – William Doino Jr., Public Discourse