December 2012

Pope’s Childhood Christmas Letter to Baby Jesus Published – Catherine Harmon

The First Novena was Nine Months Long – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Mvmnt

Medieval Churches with Stained Glass were Photocatalytic Air Purifiers – Fr. Z’s Blog

Christmas as Heavenly Economy – Peter J. Leithart, First Things/On The Square

St. Joseph’s Hidden Life is so Eloquent – Fr. James Martin SJ, Catholic Herald

Recapture the Meaning of Some Christmas Traditions – Abram Muenzberg, Ignitum Tdy

Why Do Nice Girls Like Bad Boys? – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Porn Use and Supporting Same-Sex Marriage – Mark Regnerus, Public Discourse

The Defense of Marriage Requires Honesty About Homosexuality – Dale O’Leary, Crisis

Could the Soul “Evolve” from Inferior Animals? – Saint Peter’s List

Catholic Aid Sent to Frightened Congolese Refugees – EWTN News

Religion in the National Intelligence Council Report – Mark Movsesian, First Things

Vatican Newspaper Compares Marriage Equality to Communism – Alessandro Speciale

Artists, Designers & Poets Rediscovering Works of Br. Dom S. Houédard – A. Rawsthorn

Home Schooling is Growing Ever Faster – The Economist

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Why You Should Eat Indian Food Today: Saint Thomas’ Feastday – Dr. Taylor Marshall

English Propers, 4th Sunday in Advent – Jeffrey A. Tucker, New Liturgical Movement

When Advent Is Hard – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Left Meets Right at Christmas Dinner – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Consecration to Jesus through Mary (DeMontfort) For Priests – Fr. Matthew J. Albright

What is “Heroic Virtue”? – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Gift of Celibacy, Its Meaning Today – John Morgan III, Ignitum Today

Catholic Univ. Students Petition for Starbucks Removed from Campus – Matt Archbold

Reviving Marriage in America – Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts

Jane Austen’s Emma –Mitchell Kalpakgian, Crisis Magazine

Three Hobbit-Related Book Reviews – Brandon Vogt, BrandonVogt.com

Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit”: Is It J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth? – Thomas M. Doran

Sandy Hook, Huckabee, & the Inscrutability of Evil – Francis J. Beckwith, The Cth Thng

Can Obama Have Marriage Agenda Without Talk on What Marriage Is – R. Anderson

Fr. Schall: Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing

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“Bartholomew Is Seeking to Reinvigorate Dialogue With Roman Catholics – CtC

Christmas Letter of Patriarch Gregorios III – Byz. Cath. Church in America (EC)

Be Ashamed When You Sin, Not When You Repent – Ramblings of a Byz. Cath. (EC)

Fr. Georges Massouh on Patriarch John X – Notes on Arab Orthodoxy (OX)

Those Whom God Chooses – Fr. J. A. Peck, Good Guys Wear Black (OX)

Another Prayer Rule! – Phillip Rolfes, The Master Beadsman (EC)

Mayan Apocalypse Day – Byzantine Ramblings (EC)

‘Tis the Season – Orthodoxy and Recovery (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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The Great Swindle – Roger Scruton, Aeon

On Robert Bork on Law, Culture, and Public Morality – Robert George, MoJ

On the Right to Own a Gun – Matt Zwolinski, BHL

Can We Talk (about Guns)? – Jonathan Adler, Volokh

Our Contemptible Media – Paul Zummo, TAC

Newtown Answers – NRO Symposium

Lewis Compared Modern Science to Demonology – Greg Forster, First Thoughts

The Roots of Mass Murder – Charles Krauthammer, WaPo

Newtown’s Unanswerable Questions – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal

Let’s Reason Together About Marriage – Ryan Anderson, First Thoughts

If We Go Over Fiscal Cliff, Blame Obama – Lonely Conservative

NRA Proposes More Policemen – Lonely Conservative

NRA: Blame Video Games for Newtown – Alana Goodman, Commentary

Controlling the Discussion on Gun Control – Andrew Hains, Ethika Politika

Changing Not Only Laws, But Hearts – Greg Sisk, Mirror of Justice

Main Street U.S.A.: The Problem of Evil – William Murchison, TIC

Goodbye, Judge Bork—Goodbye, My Friend – Michael Novak, On the Square

New York Democrats Look To Ram Through Stricter Gun Control – Lonely Conservative

Recollecting Laughter: On the Cultural Value of Satire – Daniel McInerny, TIC

RE: The Ugly Politics of Piers Morgan – John Steele Gordon, Commentary

In the Wake of Sandy Hook, Cooler Heads Must Prevail – Brian Jacoutot, Legal Insurrection

The Original Originalist – Adam Freedman, City Journal

Is There a Second Amendment Right to Own a Machine Gun? – TAC

Task Force Warns of NY Budget Meltdown – Via Meadia

Carrie Nation at the New Yorker – Ross Douthat, NYT

Evil is Real Because Human Exceptionalism is Real – Wesley Smith, NRO

The War on the Young Meets the Fiscal Cliff – Via Meadia

In Defense of Chesterton – David Schaengold, First Thoughts

The Calamity of Death – Russell Saltzman, On the Square

No, It Was Not The Vatican – Patrick Brennan, Mirror of Justice

Boehner To Obama: Pass Our Plan B Or Own It – Lonely Conservative

Martin Amis’s Lionel Asbo: State of England – Franklin Freeman, On the Square

Lessons From Reagan Part I – Pete Spiliakos, On the Square

The Ugly Politics of Piers Morgan – Peter Wehner, Commentary

Locke’s Nature – Greg Forster, First Thoughts

How Obama Responds to Intimidation – Scott McConnell, SotU

What if Robert Bork Had Joined the Supreme Court? – Michael McConnell, Slate

Why Don’t Men Come To Church? – Rod Dreher

Mayan Apocalypse Now? What the Experts Missed – Stephen Masty, TIC

The Significance of the Bork Battle – Matthew J. Franck, First Thoughts

The Need for Order, or “Do Something” Syndrome – Paul Zummo, TAC

Asian-American Quotas in the Ivy League? – Ron Unz, SotU

Restraints on Trade in Book Shops – Theodore Dalrymple

Christmas: Cure for Cynicism and Irony – George Weigel, On the Square

Bork and the Evolution of American Conservatism – Noah Millman

Obama Admin…To Rewrite Contraception Mandate – Lonely Conservative

Aristotle and the Economic Crisis – Mark Malvasi, TIC

Porn Use and Supporting Same-Sex Marriage – Mark Regnerus, Public Discourse

We’re Still Paying the Price for the Borking of Robert Bork – Jeffrey Rosen, TNR

Pope Benedict’s Caveats on Subsidiarity, Charity, & Social Teaching – Dr. Jeff Mirus

A New Rose Vestment – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

High-Pressure Parenting & Low Birth Rates – Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts

Religion: Virtue of Temperance – Kaitlin Davis, Ignitum Today

Top Ten Works On the Blessed Virgin Mary – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Head of the CDF Urges Catholics to Welcome Ordinariate Converts – Madeleine Teahan

The Catholic Position On Gun Control Should Be. . . – Patrick Archbold, Ntn Cth Register

Inspiring Catholics of 2012 – OSV Newsweekly

11 Reasons the Authority of Christianity Is Centered on St. Peter & Rome – St Ptr’s List

A Christopher Dawson Revival? – Fr. Brian Van Hove SJ, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Healthy Societies Need Successful Marriages – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine

Concerning the Zombie Apocalypse – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Christmas: Cure for Cynicism and Irony – George Weigel, First Things/On The Square

What Really Freaks Out Catholic Dissidents – Fr. Allan J. McDonald, Southern Orders

Should Pro-Lifers Compare Abortion to the Connecticut Tragedy? – Bryan Kemper, LSN

Note: We will resume a regular schedule this Saturday.

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MUST READ: Another Ordinary Year in America – OrthoDixie (OX)

Why Not Orthodox Beer? – The Catacomb Chronicles OX)

The OLD Evangelization – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

Accolades Continue to Roll in for Film “Archimandrite” – Byzantine, Texas (OX)

Schools and Yoga – Again and Again (OX)

Meet Teresa: Happy Housewife, Prayer Warrior, Catholic – FNLF (EC)

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God – A. Theodoridis, Kyrie Eleison (OX)

St. Nicholas Visits Children At St. Elias Church – St. Elias Today (EC)

Obama Calls For New Gun Restrictions – Ad Orientem (OX)

The Eternal Babe in the Manger: Reflections on Matins – P. of St. Ephrem EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

Robert Bork and the End of Democracy – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

Racism at the Times – John Steele Gordon, Commentary

Barbara Boxer Wants National Guard Troops – Lonely Conservative

Fertility and Decadence in Germany – Samuel Goldman, SotU

Global Warming: No Harm No Foul? – Wesley Smith, NRO

Robert Bork: From Atheism to Christian Faith – Austin Ruse, First Thoughts

Robert H. Bork, 1927-2012 – Roger Kimball

Jew Without a Gun – Seraphic Secret

Ideology, Institutions, and Modern Science – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts

Contraception Mandate Taking on Water – Jonathan Adler, Volokh

Catholics and Gun Control – Rob Vischer, Mirror of Justice

The Emptying of the Mental Institutions – Austin Ruse, First Thoughts

At Least the SS had Snazzier Uniforms – Donald McClarey, TAC

Who’s Killing Whom, And With What – Rod Dreher

Cultural Amnesia and the Separation of Church and State – Bruce Frohnen, TIC

Continuing to Argue Against Abortion – Roberta Bayer, FPR

A Man for This Season, and All Seasons – Charles Chaput, Public Discourse

Dave Brubeck – Marc Eisner, Pileus

Signifying Nothing – John Zmirak, TIC

The Will to Compromise – Ross Douthat, NYT

Apocalypse in Texas? – Via Meadia

Conservative Blue – Christian Schneider, City Journal

Benghazi Report – Legal Insurrection

Bans on…“Assault Weapons” Are Unlikely to Diminish…Deaths – Volokh, Volokh

Adam Lanza & American Exceptionalism – Rod Dreher

No Wonder Hillary Has A Headache – Lonely Conservative

Gushing Over the Royal Baby Shows Abortion Advocates Inconsistent – Eric Metaxas, LN

Five Ways To Evangelize Your Family This Christmas – Ryan Eggenberger, Ignitum Today

Christmas Sequence “Laetabundus” – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

Lady Chapel of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia – Shawn Tribe, Nw Lt Mv

Croaking Hope – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

The Perfect Gift for Christmas – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

The Two Sides of China’s Party – Anthony E. Clark PhD, Catholic World Report

Questioning the Use of Microphones – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

Why the Welfare State Denies Catholic Freedom – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine

FBI Report Finds 68 Anti-Catholic Crimes in 2011 – Kevin J. Jones, CNA

Is Jesuit Georgetown University Catholic Anymore? – Matthew Archbold, The CNS Blog

The What’s, Why’s & How’s of Talking to Strangers About God – Lauren Garcia, Focus

Nine Things You Need to Know About Pope’s New Book About Baby Jesus – Jm. Akin

In Defense of Silence Over Gunmen – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Bp. Olmsted to Head Congregation for Religious in Rome or No? – The Eponymous Flwr

Note: Limited Schedule of Posts Through December 27.  I Need a Break Too. 🙂

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