December 2012

Cardinal Questions Whether David Cameron can be Trusted – Catholic Herald

French Traditional Marriage March Expect Crowds Up to 350,000 – Jeanne Smits, LSN

Russia Rejects U.N. Committee Edict on Homosexual Propaganda – S. Gennarini JD, CL

Belgian Euthanasia to Expand to Minors – Wesley J. Smith, Human Exceptionalism

Conversion of Wantage Community Marks End of Anglo-Catholicism – William Oddie, CH

Ukip are the True Heirs to Thatcher – Thomas Pascoe, The Daily Telegraph

France Steps Up Efforts to Restrict Religious Freedom – Stephen Kokx, Catholic Vote

Negotiating Same-Sex Marriage Confusion – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutics

France, Intimidated – Joseph A. Harris, The American Spectator

MPs, Peers Start Gay Marriage Rebellion Saying Cameron has No Mandate – J. Bingham

Mr Tibbits’s Catholic School – Charles Cole

Conservative Grassroots Rail Against Gay Marriage – Robert Watts, The Daily Telegraph

I Do, but Not in the Established Church – Peter Smith, MercatorNet

O Antiphon for December 18: “O Adonai” – Jean M. Heimann, Cthlc Fire

How to Give Charitably, but More Charitably – Simcha Fisher, The Reg

The O Antiphons: 18 December, Law and Awe – Fr. Z’s Blog

How Our Family Celebrates Advent –  Kathleen Vogt, A Knotted Life

Jesuit Who Said His Cancer Was Gift from God Dies Aged 83 – M. Teahan

Solzhenitsyn: The Courage to be a Christian – Joseph Pearce, Crisis

The Christian and the Cave – Br. Mannes Matous OP, Dominicana

Notre Dame at Eight Hundred & Fifty – Emily Greenhouse, The New Yorker

Evangelizing an Anti-Intellectual Culture – Beauty in Education

Man, Co-Creator of the World, & All Sorts of Crazy Truth – Marc Barnes

The Imitation of Christ – Vicki Burbach, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

Crdnl Marx Thinks the Priesthood May Still Be Open for Women – TEF

Notre Dame’s Plan for a Faithful Homosexual Outreach – Peter J. Smith

God’s Gift and a Pair of Scissors – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic

The First 10 Popes of the Catholic Church – Saint Peter’s List

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Pope Francis The Wonderful – BigPulpit.com (1-6-14)

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GOP Moves Toward Via Meadia on Fiscal Cliff – Via Meadia

Gun Control Advocates Threaten Lives Of NRA Members – Lonely Conservative

The Brutality of Late Term Abortion – Wesley J. Smith, NRO

Prepare For The Alternative Minimum Tax – Lonely Conservative

The Children of Hannibal – Michael Totten, City Journal

Canada Leaps Past Dithering US in Energy Race – Via Meadia

I’ve Had To Turn Off The News – Lonely Conservative

Claremont Christmas Reading – Claremont Institute

Adam Lanza: The Stranger – Rod Dreher

The Case For More Cops – Ross Douthat, NYT

Justice Delayed – Phillip Giraldi, SotU

Delicious Irony – John Steele Gordon, Commentary

Gun-free Zones, Gun Ownership, and Murder – Neo-neocon

Lumen Christi Propers: Christmas – Adam Bartlett, The Chant Café

The Infancy Narratives and The Hobbit – Tim Drake, National Catholic Register

Introducing Newest Pro-life Member of the Senate – D. McClarey, The American Cthlc

Missed Minor Revisions? The Full Episode is Online Right Here! – Jennifer Fulwiler, CD

Maine’s Only Catholic College Removes Cross from Brand – Matt Archbold, The CNS Blog

Univ. Settles Case with Student Kicked Out for Her Christian Beliefs – B. Johnson, LSN

The Mind Of An Atheist – Marcus Allen Steele

FIUV Papers Published as Lulu Book – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli

The English Bible According to Msgr. Ronald Knox – Dr. Jeff Mirus, CC/On the Culture

Man Angry That Only Women Can Become Female Priests – Eye Of The Tiber

Another Ordinary Year in America – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine

Bullying, Bigotry, and Moral Judgment – Matthew J. Franck, First Things/First Thoughts

A New Altar Rail in Connecticut – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Catholics Need to Ramp Up Their Online Presence – Jeffrey Miller, The Curt Jester

Kathleen (Sebelius) the Terrible – David Catron, The American Spectator

Gov. Jindal Draws Correction From Church for Contraception Op-Ed – Hil. Senour, NCRg

Conceived in Rape: I Did Not Deserve Death Penalty for Father’s Crime – Ben Johnson

Over the Counter Oral Contraceptives are Bad for Women’s Health – Rebecca Peck MD

“Sanity and Society” – Frank Sheed, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Why the Rush to Canonize 20th Century Popes? – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

Coming Soon to a TV Near You: ‘The Bible’ – Bobby Ross Jr., Patheos/Get Religion

Book Review: Sons of Cain, Modern Knights in a Catholic Thriller – Kevin Symonds, CL

Christianity, Islam and Atheism – Jeffrey Miller, The Curt Jester

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Great Antiphons – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Worst Christmas Video Ever – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Catholic CD Top of the Billboard Charts! – Russ Rentler MD, Crossed the Tiber

Pianist Matthew Schellhorn on Chant and Birdsong – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

O Sapientia – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

Law and Order in the Fallen World – Benjamin Domenech, The Transom

Crdnl Dziwisz, Secretary of JP2, “Moved” by Mass in Old Rite – The Eponymous Flower

‘The Hobbit’ and Virtue – Joseph Pearce, National Catholic Register

The Connecticut Tragedy Aftermath – Big Pulpit

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Love It! – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

The Gay Intimidation Campaign Reaches Toward B16 – Phil Lawler, CC/On the News

Ten Things You Should Know About Advent – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Widow Who Was Cautioned by a Saint for Being too Generous – Spiritual Life, Ct Hr

O Antiphons, 17 December, O Sapientia – Fr. Z’s Blog

What Ever Happened to Lessons and Carols? – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

He’s Coming! The Great O Antiphons – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

The Role of Philosophy in the New Evangelization – Brian Jones, Crisis Magazine

Old Calendarists in Appalachia – Tristyn Bloom, First Things/First Thoughts

St. Therese of Lisieux & the Death Penalty – Wil. Doino Jr., Frst Thngs/On The Square

The Schoenstatt Movement Nearly 100 Years Old – David Hartline, The American Cthlc

Why are So Many Rampage Killers the Sons of Divorce? – Michael Cook, MercatorNet

Problems with Children’s Liturgy – Andrew McDowell, Catholic Collar And Tie

Evil Exists: Denial Will Destroy Us – E. Neubauer, 21 Century Pilgrim

Book Notice: The Church Building as a Sacred Place – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

The Real Social Justice Issue: Taking Care of the Violent Mentally Ill – A. Hendershott

The Connecticut Tragedy Aftermath – Big Pulpit

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Egalitarian Hedonism & The Working Class – Rod Dreher

Reality, Not Politics, Obstructs Gun Laws – Jonathan Toobin, Commentary

More On the New Hobbit – David Mills, First Thoughts

Two Thoughts about Guns, Risks, and Safety – Alan Jacobs

If I Were a Marxist (But Then Again No…) – Peter Lawler, PoMoCon

Crazy Old Nick Gillespie – Rod Dreher

4 Awful Reactions to Sandy Hook School Shooting – Nick Gillespie, Reason

England Excludes Hebrew: What Would Milton Think? – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

Re: Abortion and Child Support – Michael Paterson-Seymour, First Thoughts

Big Red & Rape – Rod Dreher

Balancing Economic Control and Entrepreneurship – Scott Shane, SBT

A Lazier America – Donald McClarey, TAC

Is GOP the Party of Human Rights? – Michael Rubin, Commentary

California’s New Motto: Blue Heaven or Bust! – Via Meadia

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Youhanna Yaziji New Grk. Orth. Patriarch of the Levant & Antioch – Naharnet

As the Nation Mourns – Abbot Tryphon, The Morning Offering (OX)

Eternal Memory to Those Killed in Connecticut – OrthodoxNorthwest (OX)

Syrian Christians Tortured, Killed, Driven From Ancient Home – Cath.Online

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Talks Spiritual Renewal – BC Catholic

Catholics, Awake!  Marriage Doesn’t Just Happen! – St. Elias Today (EC)

Life of Bl. Vasyl Velychovsky, Bishop and Martyr – Bp. Vel. Martyr’s Shrine (EC)

A Great Example of the New Evangelization – From Canada?! – Frank W., WIAC

The Lay Porter Who Resurrected a Dead Man – John S., Mystagogy (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Culture and the Culture Wars – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

Excluding Religion from Public Life is Tricky – Darryl Hart, FPR

A Few More Thoughts on Newtown and the Pied Piper Impulse – Neo-Neocon

Silence of the Feminists – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal

Regulatory Decadence and Dodd-Frank – Todd Zywicki, Liberty Law Blog

“Shallow Reasoning” Behind Gay Marriage Push – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

What Future Tragedy Will It Take For Another Revival? – Dave Hartline, TAC

Does Online Ed Spell Doom for Traditional Universities? – Via Meadia

E.J. Dionne Wrong About IPAB – Wesley Smith, NRO

Lord Percy’s The Heresy of Democracy – Bradley Birzer, TIC

Jefferson’s Robust Views of Religious Freedom – Brian Walsh, Public Discourse

Literary Imagination – Andrew Seeley, TIC

Life Under Compulsion: Curricular Mire – Anthony Esolen, FPR

The Media, Social Networks, And Civility – Pete Spiliakos, PoMoCon

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The Hobbit Film. . .An Unintelligible Journey – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Advent in Sharp Focus – The Editors, National Catholic Register

“Same-Sex Marriage” and True, Sacramental Marriage – D. B., Omnia Vincit Veritas

The Chapel of Pope John Paul II High School, Huntsville, Alabama – Shawn Tribe, NLM

The Ninth Month of Advent – Bridget Green, Truth & Charity

Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Unleashes Fatwa Against Christians: Death – The Eponymous Flwr

Phoenix Seminar with Bartlett – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Accommodations and the Advent of 1984 – Fr. Gordon MacRae, These Stone Walls

The Connecticut Tragedy Aftermath – Big Pulpit

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Redefining Marriage Proves We are Entering a Real Dark Age – A Reluctant Sinner

Will a World War Spark a Religious Revival? – Dave Hartline, The American Catholic

Feminism’s War on Women – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Bishops, Archbishops, and Cardinals – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

Roger Scruton: “Shallow Reasoning” Behind Gay Marriage Push – Matthew Schmitz, FT

Congregation for Saints Issued Decree on the Heroic Virtues of Paul VI – Fr. Z’s Blog

Was there a New Pentecost after Vatican II? Yes, Unreservedly Yes! – Rorate Cæli

Maine: Notaries Must Do Same-Sex ‘Marriages’ or Violate Law – Johanna Dasteel, LSN

What’s So Offensive About a Nativity Set? – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

The Connecticut Tragedy Aftermath – Big Pulpit

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