December 2012

Humanism For Children – Mystagogy (OX)

Fr. Claudio of Monastery of the Cross Responds to Vandals – Jerusalem Post

Church Ascription Upon Conversion – Your Word From the Wise (EC)

The First Biography of Bishop Budka – Annales Ecclesiae Ucrainae (EC)

Meet the Workers of the Vineyard – Workers of the Vineyard Convent (EC)

Chaldean Catholic Saint: The Story of Mar Qardagh – Kaldu.Org (EC)

Mothers of Holy Theophany (Photos) – Holy Theophany Monastery (EC)

Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God – Fr. John Whiteford (OX)

Self-Control – Fr. Ted’s Blog (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

For the SATURDAY EDITION click here.

An Atheist, an Agnostic & a Catholic Priest – K. Schiffer

A U. S. Bishop Pushes “Ad Orientem” Worship – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Mystic Who Was Wrapped In Fire – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Why the Holy See and the S. S. P. X. Talks are at a Standstill – Sancrucensis

New Book: History of the Catholic Church (Apostolic Age to 3rd Millennium) – Carl Olson

The Eternal Presence of the House of Nazareth – Kathleen Curran Sweeney, H&PR

Just a Mom and Her Internet – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Catholic Lane

The Pointlessness of Pornography – John Jalsevac, LifeSiteNews

Preparing for Our Spouse – Abigail C. Reimel, Ignitum Today

Father James Schall’s ‘Final Gladness’ – Sophia Mason, Daily Register

Dickens on Hope & Despair: “The Chimes” – Thomas L. McDonald, P/God & the Machine

Billboard Shows Pope Marrying Gays – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Archdiocese of Boston Not Concerned in Saving Souls? – Boston Catholic Insider

Tiny Little News Stories about Booming Diocese of Orange – Terry Mattingly, P/Get Rlgn

Scientists Make Patient-Specific Stem Cells Without Cloning – Rebecca Taylor, Life Nws

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For the CHRISTMAS DAY EDITION (December 25) click here.

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A Head Rises Above The Parapet – Mac McLernon, Mulier Fortis

Generic Armenians Fleeing Syria for No Particular Reason – Terry Mattingly, P/Get Rlgn

Santa in Italy – Greg Erlandson, Our Sunday Visitor

Fr. John Edwards Dormivit in Domino – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutics

The Catholic Right and the Triumph of French Liberalism – John M. Vella, Crisis Mgzn

The Poverty Trap in France – Joe Carter, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

Byzantine Christians in Italy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

Good News, Bad News on New C. E. S. Director – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hdgrw

Involuntary Euthanasia Rampant in Belgium, 10-Year Review Says – Wesley J. Smith, LN

Abp. Vin. Nichols Feather Duster Proclamation Against Same-Sex “Marriage” – R. Collins

How Long does It Take for a Heretic to Get His Way? – Fr. S. Henry, Offrms Tibi Domine

Is It Too Late to Save Marriage? – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

How Council of Europe is Imposing Abortion on Ireland & Poland – Grégor Puppinck PhD

Archbishops: It is Not too Late to Stop this Shambolic Bill – Ed West, Catholic Herald

The Trouble with Moderns Such as P. M. David Cameron – Charles Moore, Telegraph

A Storm is Blowing Up Over Same-Sex “Marriage” – Father Ed Tomlinson’s Blog

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For the SATURDAY EUROPE EDITION click here.

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New Bishop Installed in Orange County – J. Heimann

Cardinal George (Archd. Chicago) Seems to be Cancer Free – Fr. Z’s Blog

Why You Need to Watch Jennifer Fulwiler’s “Minor Revisions” Tonight – Brandon Vogt

Gov. Perry Endorses Preborn Pain Bill for 2013 Legislative Session – Texas Right to Life

Australia Has a New Nuncio – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Bp. Bastres: Mayan Doomsday Believers Should Give to Church Before World Ends – CNA

God’s Jester and Our Lady of Guadalupe – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Chapel of St. Joseph High School, South Bend, Indiana – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

For the THURSDAY MORNING GOD & CAESAR EDITION click here.

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Saint Lucy in Dante’s Inferno and Paradiso – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Walter de la Mare’s Come Hither – David M. Whalen, Crisis Magazine

St. Lucy: Patron of the Blind – Dcn. Paul O. Iacono, Sacred Arts Institute

Aristotle & Aquinas: The Vital Difference – Donald DeMarco PhD, Truth & Charity Forum

20 Great Things about Being Catholic – Misty, Catholic Sistas

What’s Next for Syria’s Christians? – Mark Movsesian, First Things/First Thoughts

Don’t Succumb to the Secular Tidal Wave – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

Editing the Soul – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

The Overpopulation Myth and the New Morality – Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing

Top Ten Penance Ideas Rejected By the USCCB – The Larry D, Acts of the Apostasy

The Economist: A Traditionalist Avant-Garde – Fr. Z’s Blog

One is the Loneliest Number – Ross Douthat, The New York Times

Children of Gay Couples Academically Disadvantaged: Study – Johanna Dasteel, LfStNws

Why is Government & Society Discouraging Childbearing? – Elizabeth Charnowski, Ct Ln

The Emerging Hispanic Catholic Vote – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing

Pope Benedict Tweets – Big Pulpit

For the THURSDAY MORNING GOD & CAESAR EDITION click here.

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Pope Tweets – Edward Pentin, NCReg

@Pontifex Crowd-Sourcing Evangelization – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutics

Tweeting Vitriol at the Pope – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register

In First Tweet, Pope Blesses His Million-Plus Followers – Carl Bunderson, CNA

The Tweeting Pope – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Pipiavit @Pontifex – Fr. Z’s Blog

#HabemusPapam; @Pontifex Tweets – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

Pontifical High Tweet – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

The Pope joins Twitter #HabemusPapam – Mollie Ziegler, Get Religion

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“Incarnation Moments”: Reflection For Nativity Fast – Sr. Cecilia, CtB (EC)

Confession and Contrition – Ramblings of a Byzantine Catholic (EC)

The True Jihad – Melkite Eparchy of Newton (EC)

Icons For Charity – Fr. Ted’s Blog (OX)

December 13: Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska – GOArch (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

For the WEDNESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION click here.

For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION click here.

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For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

For the FRIDAY BYZANTINE EDITION click here.

For the SUNDAY EDITION click here.

A Brief History of American Prosperity – Guy Sorman, City Journal

Lincoln’s Signing of the 13th Amendment – Mike Rappaport, Liberty Law Blog

Conservatives, Women, and Votes – Ashley McGuire, Public Discourse

It’s About Entitlements, Part II – Scott Galupo, American Conservative

Government as Addiction – Donald McClarey, The American Catholic

Bilbo Binks? – Rod Dreher

The Knights of Middle-earth – Stratford Caldecott, TIC

Changing What I Wear Changed My Approach to Mass – Jennifer Fulwiler, Altcatholicah

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2012’s Top Ten Manly Christmas Gifts – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

France Re-creates Cmt. on Public Safety to Combat Catholic “Extremists” – T. Bloom

The Hobbit: Adventure, Dragons & Battles Through Spiritual Growth – L. M. Armstrong

Beauty: So Much More Than We Think – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

The Ten Best Christmas Movies – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

The Hallowed House and the Secular World – Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

The “Munus Regendi” of the Priest and the Vocation of the Laity – Gaurav Shroff, H&PR

Five Ways to Watch the Hobbit like a Catholic – Kevin Cotter, Focus Blog

Seattle Archd. Policy on Same-Sex “Marriage” – Dr. Ed Peters, Canon Law; Fr. Z Opines

Marriage at Stake – Ed Whelan, Daily Register

Is Distributism a Form of Capitalism? – Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

From “Third Ways” to the First Way, Distributism Not So Good? – Bonchamps, TACt

Bp. Morlino Bans Two Dominican Sisters from Teaching, Cites New Ageism – C. E. Olson

How to Host a Catholic Party – Julie Rodrigues, Ignitum Today

Books for Christmas – George Weigel, First Things/On The Square

Pope Benedict Tweets – Big Pulpit

For the THURSDAY MORNING GOD & CAESAR EDITION click here.

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For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION click here.

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For the SATURDAY EDITION click here.

For the SUNDAY EDITION click here.

For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (December 17) click here.

For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (December 17) click here.

Beating Demography for the Win in 2014 and Beyond – Lonely Conservative

An Open Letter to Conservatives – Morton Blackwell, RedState

McGovern’s Futile Warning on Unions – Seth Mandel, Commentary

The G.O.P. as (Not) a Club for Christians – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts

So Progressive, They’re Conservative – Emily Matchar, The Atlantic

A Radical Defense of Home Economics – Alan Jacobs

Workingman’s Bread – Christine Baumgarthuber, The New Inquiry

Jonathan Rauch’s (Mostly) Failed Agenda – Greg Forster, Hang Together (reply to this)

The Human Disaster of Unemployment – Hassett, Baker, NYT

Which Capitalism? – Dylan Pahman, Ethika Politika

Selling Conservatism And Why Benefits Beat Features – Streiff, RedState

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Union Goons Assault Steven Crowder – Lonely Conservative

Science and the Politics of Personhood – Maureen Condic, Public Discourse

Cultural Despondency and Cultural Motherhood – Samuel Aquila, On the Square

Lying: The Degradation of Language – Mark Malvasi, TIC

Is Chivalry the Natural Choice? Or Something Else? – Editors, Ethika Politika

The First Amendment: An Icon Sometimes Erected in Curious Places – Peter Berger

Soldiers As Lab Rats – Jordan Bloom, SotU

New Marijuana Laws Cause Confusion – Jordy Yager, The Hill

Lawsuit to Clean Up Indiana Voter Rolls Can Proceed – Associated Press

The Seventh Circuit Keeps “Bear” in 2nd Amendment  – Eugene Kontorovich, Volokh

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Inspirational Video a Hit: Ukrainian Catholic Mini-Documentary – WFP (EC)

Met. Georges Khodr’s Eulogy For Patriarch Ignatius IV – NOAO (OX)

To See the Heavenly Country – Glory to God For All Things (OX)

Famous Dutch Actor Turned Hermit – John S., Mystagogy (OX)

Elder Sergei of Vanves on Repentance – Orthodox Way of Life (OX)

The Duties of a Priest – Fr. Peter Preble, Good Guys Wear Black (OX)

Why Do the Children of This World Often Scoff? – Christ is in Our Midst (OX)

Hell: Barron, Voris, Martin, Jersak, Dart, Lazar, and Alfeyev – Nouv. Theo. (EC)

This Beeswax is Not Yours – Byzantine, Texas (OX)

St. Daniel the Stylite – Red River Orthodox (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION click here.

For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

For the FRIDAY BYZANTINE EDITION click here.