November 2012

Withering on the Vine. . . – Robert J. Araujo, Mirror of Justice

The Mythology Channel – Phil Manger, American Thinker

Mandate May Have Nearly Cost Obama the Election – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

San Francisco to Pay For Sex Change Surgery – Wesley Smith

Covert War with Iran Knows No Boundaries – Via Meadia

They the People – Nidra Poller, American Thinker

Gas-Guzzling Sandy – Nicole Gelinas, City Journal

The Election in Two Images – DarwinCatholic, The American Catholic

We’re All Rousseauians Now – Rodney Howsare, First Thoughts

Potential Misunderstandings – Matthew Lu, Public Discourse

Winning the Future: The Fiscal-Conservative Fantasy – Selwyn Duke, American Thinker

America’s British Culture – John O’Sullivan

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What Major Demographic Shift? – Tara Servatius, American Thinker

War Plans for Mali Leaked – Via Meadia

Reform Denied – Troy Senik, City Journal

Center-Right or Center-Left? – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts

The Republican Liberty Caucus – Randy Barnett, Volokh

Loss & gain, or the fate of the book – Anthony Daniels, The New Criterion

Puerto Rico, the 51st State? Who’s Next? – Via Meadia

Why Romney Lost – Nicole Gelinas, City Journal

A New American Myth – Ted McAllister, Liberty Law Blog

A Few Things I Never Want to Hear Again – Daren Jonescu, American Thinker

Can Christian humanism redeem an age? – Bradley Birzer

Horwitz (and Sullivan) on religion and politics – Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice

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The Saints Speak: St. Athanasius on Holy Repentance

Closed Communion Group Not a” Public Benefit” Says UK – Byzantine, TX (OX)

Syrian Christians Face Growing Threat From Jihadists –  The Algemeiner

Conference on Married Priests in Rome, November 13th – RoaBC (EC)

Egypt’s New Coptic Pope Speaks Out on Range of Issues – Ahram Online (OR)

Met. Hilarion Seeks Legal Assessment of Lenin’s Speeches – Interfax (OX)

Coptic Pope Speaks Out Against Islamic Tone in Draft Constitution – FOXNEWS

Pope Cancels Delegation To Syria, Focuses on Relief Work – CNA

Syrian News – Fr. Chris Zugger (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Liberty and a Free Press – Ted McAllister, Public Discourse [Part 1]

A Return to Judicial Activism – Adam Freedman, City Journal

The Presidency For Washington – Mike Church

The Religious Right After Reaganism – Peter Leithart, On the Square

Is Media Bias An Even Bigger Problem Now? – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Libertarians are the Ralph Naders of the Conservative Side – Maverick Philosopher

A Victory for Continuing Gridlock – Fred Siegel, City Journal

Cowards Lose – Takuan Seiyo, Gates of Vienna

Post Mortem – Jeffrey Polet, Front Porch Republic

Listing to Right – Stefan Kanfer, City Journal

It’s All The Values Voters Fault! – Foxfier, The American Catholic

The Catholic Vote and the Contraception Mandate – Mark Movsesian, First Thoughts

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Obama and the Burden of History – Myron Magnet, City Journal

Sifting Through the Wreckage – George Weigel

More Perils of the Nanny State – Via Meadia

Heresy in the Legal Academy – David Bernstein, Volokh

Reading The Great Books in the Midst of the Media Ruins – Christian Humanist

The Freedom to Fail* – Rebecca Frech, The American Catholic

What (Else) the Exit Polls Tell Us – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts

A Constitutional Moment. Sometime? – Michael Greve, Liberty Law Blog

The One “Bailout” Local Governments Can Afford – Steven Malanga, City Journal

Chief Justice Ockham – Edward Feser

Temptations for Classical Christian Education – Brian Douglas, On the Square

The Coming Age of Austerity – TIC

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The Kindest Cuts – Alberto Alesina, City Journal

Soda Wars Spread to California – Via Meadia

Obama’s Quota Quest – Gratz & Johnson, City Journal

Let’s Actually Get Real About Abortion – Michael New, First Thoughts

Thoughts on the Present Discontents – Darrin Moore

Till We Contemplate Faces – David Conway, Liberty Law Blog

More on the Christian View of the Family – Peter Lawler, PoMoCon

Freedom, Gratitude, and Ideology – Tim Kelleher, First Thoughts

The Barclays Center’s Media Enabler – Norman Oder, City Journal

The Owl of Minerva Spreads its Wings at Dusk – Maverick Philosopher

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How We Can Build the New Culture & the New Civilization – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Cnt Tls

Paul Horgan’s Priests – Fr. Daniel J. Heisey OSB, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Pride, the Worst of the Deadly Sins – Alexandra Reis, Ignitum Today

Music, Politics, and Culture – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

Justin Welby to be Archbishop of Canterbury – Jn. Bingham & Jon. Wynne-Jones, Tlgrph

Mother: My Daughter Happily Sacrificed Her Life to Save Babies – Kristine Blythe, Lf Nws

Ugandan Politico Blasts Canadian Minister Over Gay ‘Marriage’ Remark – Th. Baklinski

A Catholic-Style Dose of ‘Reality’ – Nick Manetto, Daily Register

Faith and Works – Matthew Heinrich, In and Out of the Ditch

Sin or Sanctity? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Patheos/Standing on my Head

Do You Ever Fall into the “Acceptance Trap”? – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

Catholic & Orthodox Saints Born in Present-Day U. S. – Geographic Travels

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Beautiful Images of Monasticism in the Orthodox Church (OX)

St. John Chrysostom On the Redistribution of Wealth – Fr. John Whiteford (OX)

An Orthodox Priest’s Thoughts on America – Byzantine, Texas (OX)

The Election’s Over: Let’s All Work Together? – Roads to Emmaus (OX)

The Real “Priest” Shortage – Ric Ballard, ECSR (EC)

Pope Mourns Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch – CatholicCulture.org

Monk Moses the Athonite: On Evil – John Sanidopolous, Mystagogy (OX)

Today’s Election, Today’s Gospel Reading – Prayer of St. Ephrem (EC)

Incarnation Rant – Byzantine Bandit, Wake Up and Smell the Incense (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Pope Congratulates Obama, Stresses Freedom and Justice – Edward Pentin, N.C. Register

Cardinal Dolan’s Letter to Obama – Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts

Cardinal Dolan Having a Good Time with President Obama – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

A Mother’s Promise to the Nation – Stacy Trasancos PhD, The American Catholic

50%-48% – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

What the Unthinkable Means – Jill Stanek, LifeSiteNews

Why Assisted Suicide Lost in MA – Wesley J. Smith, First Things/First Thoughts

The Obama Realignment – Ross Douthat, New York Times

Who Voted, and Why It Matters – Joseph Knippenberg, First Things/First Thoughts

Jesus Sums Up Politics – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

What Happens to Political Traditionalists Now? – Rod Dreher

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Benedict XVI and the Pathologies of Religion – Samuel Gregg, Crisis Magazine

A Person is More than His Body, & Love is More than Sex – Mel. Baker, Trth & Chrty Frm

Five Blessings of the Table in Both Latin and English – H. H. Ambrose, Saint Peter’s List

Bp. Justin Welby of Durham to become Abp. of Canterbury – Ruth Gledhill, The Times

St. Philip’s School, London Makes Pilgrimage to Rome – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

Helping victims of Hurricane Sandy at Home & Abroad – Sarah Hayes, OSV Newsweekly

Spy of the Balkans: Patriarch Maxim of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Dies – G. Conger

Crdnl Pell Removes 5 Priests from “Catholic” Univ. – Duff & Ralston, Sydney Mrnng Hrld

Benedict XVI Forced to Cancel Peace Mission to Syria – Carol Glatz, Catholic Herald

Abp. Lori Chastises Baltimore Priest Favoring Same-Sex “Marriage” – Th. Baklinski, LSN

Archdiocese of Boston Rectory Reuse – Boston Catholic Insider

Nobel Laureate Criticizes One-Child Policy – Michael Cook, MercatorNet

Environmentalists Promote Legal Rights for Plants, Nature – Wesley J. Smith, Life News

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2004 and 2012 – Neo-Neocon

Is it Time to Abandon Social Issues? – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

How Little we have Lost – Bruce Frohnen

Victory of the Demagogue –  Hyatt Seligman, American Thinker

Voting: A Matter of Prudential Judgment – Winston Elliott III

Good News: Racism Declining in America – Via Meadia

The Death of Ordinary Decency – James Lewis, American Thinker

The Fall of Rome – Winston Elliott III

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The Big Picture – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Politics: The Substance of the Secular, Not the Sacred – Tom Crowe, Catholic Vote

Difficult Days Ahead for the Church? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

It’s Over – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

Barack Obama, the Victorious Culture Warrior – Matthew Schmitz, First Things/FT

Obamacare Lives – Wesley J. Smith, Human Exceptionalism

The Religious Right is Dead – Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph/Holy Smoke

Gay “Marriage” Wins in 3 States? – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Obama is Re-elected: Now is the Time for Prayer, Not Anger or Negativity – S. Tyrrell

The Key That Fits the Lock, Part Nine – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing

Four More Years of Struggle – Michael Coren, MercatorNet

California’s Ban on Same-Sex Therapy – David Alcott, First Things/On The Square

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