December 2012

What Can We Do? – Sherry Antonetti, Chocolate For Your Brain!

Novena For the Sandy Hook Families – Russ Rentler MD, Crossed The Tiber

Sin Tried to Batter Life Out of the Innocent Son of God. . . – Dawn Eden

Rediscovering Integrity for Our Children – Sr. Maureen OCD, Integrated Catholic Life™

In the Face of Horror, Faith in Action – Joseph Pronechen, Daily Register

The One Pertinent Question We Truly Must Ask – Mary Kochan, Catholic Lane

How I’m Praying Today – Brother Charles, A Minor Friar

Sandy Hook: A Time For Mourning, Not Lecturing! – Gary Zimak, Following the Truth

A Glimmer of Hope Amidst Despair & Broken Hearts – Carlos Espinosa, Living the Faith

So, ‘Broader Societal Problems’ in Newtown, or Not? – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

The Shootings In Newtown Connecticut – Restore-DC-Catholicism

The Other School Assault This Past Friday – Restore-DC-Catholicism

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Beautiful: Fr. Lazarus’ Experience of St. Anthony the Great (OR)

Mass Shootings and Cultural Decay – Fr. John Whiteford (OX)

EP Bartholomew Seeks to Restart Ecumenical Progress – Byz, Texas (OX)

A Jesus Prayer Experience – Ric Ballard, ECSR (EC)

2012 Eastern Catholic Encounter West Coast IV – Prayer of St. Ephrem (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Paul VI to be Declared Venerable – J. Heimann

Pray, Petition, and Make Requests to God with Thanksgiving – The Motley Monk

Iterum Dico, Gaudete! – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

Interactive Advent Calendars Help Families Pray – Joseph Pronechen, NCRegister

Review: St. Thomas Aquinas, Commentaries on St. Paul in Latin & English – Fr. Z’s Blog

Installation of a Painting of Christ in Majesty at TMC chapel – David Clayton, Nw Lt Mv

The Hobbit Opening Day in the U. S. – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

My Son’s Affection & The Loving Father – Carlos Espinosa, Living The Faith On A High Wr

Catholic Blogosphere Reaction to the Connecticut Tragedy – Big Pulpit

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Adam Lanza Described As Ticking Time Bomb – Lonely C.

A Virtual Lawyer Speaking Crowdsourced Wisdom – The Legal Whiteboard

The Case for More Guns (And More Gun Control) – Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

Thinking the Unthinkable – Anarchist Soccer Mom

Deinstitutionalization Of Mentally Ill And Crime – Lonely C.

The ‘Right’ to Happiness – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, TIC

Democrats Losing Their ‘Balance’ on Entitlement Reform – WaPo

26 States Refuse To Implement Obamacare Exchanges – Lonely C.

$90 Billion Investment in America’s Brown Industries – Via Meadia

Mr. China Comes to America – James Fallows, The Atlantic

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Vatican Christmas Tree Lit Up at St. Peter’s Square – J. Heimann

Gaudete! – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

An Interesting Claim about the Followers of @pontifex – Fr. Z’s Blog

Gaudete: Joy as a Fruit of the Holy Spirit – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Mvmnt

The Priority of Religious Liberty – Andrew J. Ratelle, The Distributist Review

Please Sing the Propers on Gaudete – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Voice, in the Wilderness: Rise of a Pro-Life Youngster in Atheist Canada – David Warren

Finding Serenity & Joy is the Midst of Conflict & Sorrow – Msgr. Charles Pope, DC Archd.

The Priesthood and the Vow of Poverty – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

We Three Kings of Orient Are – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Joy! Anticipation! Fire? – Carl E. Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

John Paul II, As His Friends Knew Him – Joanna Bogle, Catholic World Report

The Tiffany Legacy of Churches – George Weigel

Catholic Blogosphere Reaction to the Connecticut Tragedy – Big Pulpit

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Vatican, Diocese of Bridgeport Respond to Tragic School Shooting – Catherine Harmon

Jesus Wept – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Prayers and Heartache for those in Connecticut – Bonnie Engstrom, Ignitum Today

Today’s Shooting Reveals Spiritual Illness – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

America Still Has Half a Soul, For Now – Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

A Letter to President Barack Obama – Catholic in Brooklyn

Where is God At Times Like These? – Msgr. Charles Pope, DC Archdiocese

Were Medications Responsible For The Connecticut Lanza Murders? – William M. Briggs

Getting to Know Evil. . .Again – Ben, Two Catholic Men and a Blog

Reason #1,356,902 Why People Hate The Mainstream Media – Acts of the Apostasy

Deterring, Not Preventing, Evil – David T. Koyzis, First Things/First Thoughts

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Pray for Newtown Connecticut – Rmn Cthlc Spiritual Direction

Catholic Priests Respond Quickly to Conn. School Shooting – Kevin J. Jones, Ct Nw Ag

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The Connecticut Tragedy Aftermath – Big Pulpit

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Do “Peacemakers” Favor Abortion & Fake Marriage? Impossible, Says B16 – Rorate Cæli

A Future of Tradition – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Five Ways to Help the Pope on Twitter – Matthew Warner, National Catholic Register

St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

On Talking in Church – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

Catholics See Two Sides to Michigan’s New Union Limits – Kevin J. Jones, Daily Reg

Can Catholic Children Receive the Last Rites? – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

Catholic Social Doctrine, Association, Labor & Michigan – Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice

Monogamy, Exclusivity and Permanence? – Ryan T. Anderson, R>ric?chet

No Fr. Rolheiser, Pedophilia is Not a Disease: It’s a Crime! – Kate Edwards, Oz Incognita

Subjectivity, Relativism, Satanism & Anarchy – Super Trad Mum, St. Etheldreda’s Place

Have Yourself a Very Adult Christmas – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Today

Catholic Govr. Bobby Jindal Promotes an Intrinsic Evil – David L. Gray, DavidLGray.info

San Francisco Officials Accused of Discouraging Pro-Life Rally – Hillary Senour, CNA

L. A. School Sex Abuse: 189 Abuse Claims at Just One School! – The Media Report

Catholic Blogosphere Reaction to the Connecticut Tragedy – Big Pulpit

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63% of Catholics Want The Feast of the Holy Family – Richard Collins, Lnn on the Hdgrw

Thoughts on Bp. Egan’s Letter to David Cameron – Mattheus, Sub Umbra Alarum Suarum

Ukip Plans to Derail the Tories Over Gay Marriage & Destroy Cameron – William Oddie

Sweden Revokes Parental Rights of Homeschooling Family after 3 Year Ordeal – LSN

Dinosaurs Roar Approval as Church Appoints Paul Barber of C. E. S. – Damian Thompson

Euthanasia ‘Trivialized’ in Belgium: Report by Bioethics Institute – Michael Cook, LSN

Sick & Disabled Infants Starved & Dehydrated in U. K. – Jacqueline Harvey PhD, Life Nws

St. Leo the Great Meets Attilla the Hun – Matthaeus, Sub Umbra Alarum Suarum

What Would Cardinal Heenan have Done? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Bp. Campbell of Lancaster on Marriage Redefinition Proposal – Fr. Tim Finigan, THOC

Bishop Philip Egan to David Cameron – Fr. Simon Henry, Offerimus Tibi Domine

Fundamentalists of the Modern Zeitgeist? – Fr. Levi, The Way Out There

11 Anglican Sisters to be Received into the Catholic Church – Mark Greaves, Cthlc Hrld

France Threatens Catholic Pro-Family Activists for Violating Secularism – M. Hoffman

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Unions Tearing Down Tents… And Themselves – Brian Jacoutot, Legal Insurrection

The Slaughter of Innocents – Bonchamps, The American Catholic

So Maybe We Will Go Over the ‘Cliff’ After All – Scott Galupo, SotU

Michelle Obama Slams GOP For Money Spent On Campaign – LoCo

The Transcendent in Tolkien – James Person, TIC

The University As Resort – Rod Dreher

Christie Struggling to Stave off NJ Pension Collapse – Via Meadia

Life, Death, and Motherhood – Caitlin Bootsma, Altcatholicah

Do You Have to be Old to be Conservative? – Darryl Hart, FPR

A Thought Experiment Related to School Shootings – Eugene Volokh, Volokh

My Long Car Ride Mourning the Victims – William Jacobson, Legal Insurrection

The New Hobbit – David Mills, First Things/First Thoughts

The Hobbit: My Review – Alan Jacobs

The Fear of God and the Law – Donald McClarey, The American Catholic

The Evil in Sandy Hook – Kevin Lee, Mirror of Justice

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Gehenna in Connecticut – John Podhoretz, Commentary

I Want A Hippopotumus For Christmas – Julie Robinson, TIC

Relief Package Loaded With Pork – LoCo

Gustav Holst: Psalm 86 – David Koyzis, First Things/First Thoughts

Standing, Originalism, and the Gay Marriage Cases – Mike Rappaport, Liberty Law Blog

The Real Fairy Tale – Chris Reed, City Journal

Clash Of The Liberal Protected Groups – Rod Dreher

Interposition: An Update From the Cliff – Michael Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Catholic Social Doctrine. . .and Michigan – Rick Garnett, MoJ

Malcolm X – Russell Kirk, TIC

“Experts” Run American Colleges into the Ground – Via Meadia

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“St. John of the Cross” – Fr. Thomas Dubay SM, Ignatius Insight Scoop

December 14, 1862: The Angel of Marye’s Heights – D. McClarey, The American Catholic

Is St. Joseph a Model for Fathers? – Fr. Basil Cole OP, Truth and Charity Forum

Rejoice Jerusalem – Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine

Rose and Blue Vestments – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Myth of Inevitability of Same-Sex “Marriage” – Luis Tellez, MercatorNet

The Hobbit (film). . .Looks to Disappoint – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

Helping the Disabled: Fact and Fiction – Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

New Catholic T. V. Show on Jennifer Fulwiler Makes Major Splash – Catholic Sistas

Images of Christ in the Modern Age – Jason Liske, Catholic Lane

“Blessed is She Who Believed”, The Mother of God as a Model of Faith – Kevin M. Clarke

Bishop Morlino Bans Workshops by Professor, Campus Minister – Matthew Archbold

Five Awesome Pro-Life Videos of 2012 Everyone Should Watch – Kristi Burton Brown

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I Was So Right I Scare Myself – Wesley Smith, CBC

Responding to Pro-IP Conservatives – Jordan Bloom, SotU

More California Chaos: Psychiatrists Making Millions -Via Meadia

UNFPA Youth Conference Calls for Unfettered Abortion – Austin Ruse, First Thoughts

One Brief Pre-Hobbit Thought – Alan Jacobs

November’s Budget Deficit Was A Whopping $172 Billion – Lonely Conservative

Standing and Gay Marriage – Michael Ramsey, The Originalism Blog

The Virtues of Susan Rice’s “Undiplomatic” Diplomacy – Max Boot, Commentary

Chavismo and the Economy – Marc Eisner, Pileus

Open-Minded Conservatives, Prejudiced Liberals – Samuel Goldman, SotU

A Word to the Wise – Theodore Dalrymple, New English Review

Little-Known Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens – FedSoc Blog

Not Another ‘Elfing’ Elf! – Stephen Masty, TIC

Law Prof Blog Traffic Rankings  – Tax Prof Blog

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