December 2012

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Chant – Studite Monks of Univ Lavra (EC)

Syrian Christians Face Starvation, Deadly Attacks – BOSNewsLife

“Roman” Catholic? – Cruce Signati (RC)

Byzantine Catholic Rapture? – J. Andrew, Prayer of St. Ephrem (EC)

Monogamy, Celibacy, and Fatherhood – Southern Byzantine (EC)

A Story of Father Arseny – Practical Orthodox Spirituality (OX)

When Elder Paisios Smacked a Theology Student – John S., Mystagogy (OX)

Concerning the Future – Fr. Peter Preble (OX)

A Roman Catholic’s Journey To Eastern Catholicism Pt. 4 – TMB (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Rhode Island’s Blue Civil War – Via Meadia

Contraception and Women’s Wellbeing – Helen Alvare, Public Discourse

The Failures Of Integration – Rod Dreher

Please Disenfranchise My Daughter – Jordan Bloom, SotU

Right-to-Work Law Advances in Michigan – John Steele Gordon, Commentary

What Remains? – Bradley Birzer, TIC

Power Gained, Argument Weakened – Matthew Franck, First Things/On the Square

Sustainable Liberalism – Nathan Schlueter, Public Discourse

Social Justice – Jacob Levy, BHL

Back Tax Hikes On The Rich Or Else – LoCo

A Story of Liberalism, Illiberally Told – David Conway, Liberty Law Blog

Abortion’s Backdoor Maneuver at the U.N. – Austin Ruse, First Things/On the Square

Judge May Overturn GM Bailout – LoCo

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The Five Best Christmas Movies & the Gift of Grace & Renewal – Dr. Mk. W. Hendrickson

Wedding. . .Church or Garden? – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Today

Former Episcopal Priest Grateful to Pope for Catholic Ordinariate – Kevin J. Jones, CNA

Can the Boston Archdiocese “Prepare the Way of the Lord”? – Boston Catholic Insider

Searching for St. Utopia’s – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Patheos

Catholic Teaching is Not Determined by Opinion Polls – Kate Edwards, Oz Incognita

How Infallible Is the Magisterium? – Anthony Rosselli, Until We Rest in Thee

Book Review: Catholic Spiritual Practices – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

J.R.R. Thomas Chesterton of Hippo? – Francis J. Beckwith, Catholic World Report

Rorate Cæli Desuper – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

Plutonomy – Richard Aleman, The Distributist Review

“Knowing God: God and the Human Condition” – Frank Sheed, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Urge to be Like Someone Else – Br. Tomás Martín Rosado OP, Dominicana

Supreme Court’s Challenge: Restore Marriage Decisions to Citizens – Ryan T. Anderson

Widespread Public School Abuse Cover-Ups; Rest of Media Snores – The Media Report

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Franciscan Fasting – Wolfsbane, ???????? ??? ?????????

Catholic Dads: Hitting the Bar. . . – E. Neubauer, 21 Century Pilgrim

Advent: Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum – Marcus Allen Steele

The Anglican Use Hook – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic In The Ozarks

Transcendent Morality – Ben, Two Catholic Men and a Blog

How to Market an Anglican Patrimony – Father Ed Tomlinson’s Blog

On Missing Advent Traditions & the Immaculate Conception – Emily C. Hurt, Ignitum Tdy

Google+ Launches ‘Communities’ With Great Benefits For Parishes – Catholic Tech Talk

What can Christians in the West do to Help Those in the East? – Robin Harris, Cthlc Hrld

Canon Law and Donations to the Church – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made

Holy See Approves Ordinariate Deanery for Canada – Chair of St. Peter Ordinariate

Homeschool Review and Resolutions – Jennifer Fitz, Catholic Lane

Economics: The Church in America Matures in Christ – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture

For My Catholic Male Friends – Super Trad Mum, Saint Etheldreda’s Place

Twas The Night Of Nicea – Traditium

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What Do You Get if You Ask a Communist Atheist to Build a Cathedral? – Fr. Sim. Henry

A Catholic Couple’s Guide to Infertility – Mary Zurolo Walsh, Daily Register

On Strange Names and the Curse of Individualism – Msgr. Charles Pope, DC Archdiocese

The Connection between Mother & Child is Deeper than Thought – Robert Martone

Again, Father Jenkins Must Go – Patrick Archbold, National Catholic Register

The Pope Must Read American Catholic Blogs – Tom Crowe, Catholic Vote

Defining Subsidiarity Down – Jordan J. Ballor, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

Too Much Mary, or Too Little Jesus? – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

Good Catholic, Good American – George Weigel

The Immaculate Conception of Mary, The Beauty of the New Eve – Dcn. Paul O. Iacono

Immaculate Mary – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Twitter And Infallibility – Marcus Allen Steele

Will Hobbits Save the World? – Philip Kosloski, Into the West

Quæritur: Winter Solstice Mass? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Christmas Caroling Outside Abortion Clinics: A Pro-Life Tradition – John Jalsevac, LSN

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Science Confirms Pope Was Right on Contraception/Abortion Link – Mt. Archbold, CMR

Obligatory Two Masses This Saturday – Fr. Z’s Blog

Status Disputationis: Satisfying Mass Obligations – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

St. Ambrose, Father and Doctor of the Church – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Pope Remarks Upon Value of Theology, Real Meaning of Sensus Fidelium – Carl E. Olson

The Genuine Sexual Revolution – Donald Prudlo PhD, Truth and Charity Forum

Criticisms of Bishop Finn Described as Misleading, Dishonest – Michelle Bauman, CNA

The Oh-So-Thoughtful-Church Still Steamed about the Translation – Austin Ruse, Crisis

The Mainstream Media has It in for the Catholic Church – Tim Stanley, Daily Telegraph

Notre Dame Creates ‘GLBTQ’ Student Organization – Kevin J. Jones, EWTN News

Should Catholics Have to Pay for Anti-Catholic Bigotry? – Fr. Val J. Peter, The Cth Thing

There is the World, and there is the World with Marriage – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Cthlc Culture

Groups Led by Bishop Promote Abortion, Despite Vatican Investigation – M. Hoffman

The Christian Origins of Islam – Peter J. Leithart, First Things/On The Square

75 years of The Hobbit – Harley J. Sims, MercatorNet

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Fable of American Prosperity – Mark Malvasi, TIC

His Inhuman Elegance – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal

Gun Control’s Racist Origins – Nicholas Johnson, Liberty Law Blog

Aquinas Amongst the Analytics – Richard Marshall, 3:AM Magazine

Very Bad Outlook for the Working-Class American Man – Jonathan Rauch, NJ

Interposition Now – Michael Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Anna Karenina – Barbara J. Elliott, TIC

Unadjusted Claims Soared – Lonely Conservative

EDNY Holds Standing and Ripeness Requirements Satisfied – Marc DeGirolami, MoJ

Centrist Splinters and Legislative Leverage – Noah Millman

It’s Liberal Tolerance Charlie Brown! – Donald McClarey, TAC

The Uniformity Clause – Another ObamaCare Challenge? – Jonathan Adler, Volokh

A Definition Of Decadence – Rod Dreher

On Joseph Epstein – Alan Jacobs

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Orthodoxy… With a Rebel Yell! – Byzantine, Texas (OX)

Celebrating Advent in the Byzantine Edition – Rob Hall, Road to Rome (EC)

Life Today Has Become Abnormal (Audio) – Fr. Seraphim Rose (OX)

The End of the World – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Passes Away – Katherine Infantine, First Things

Thoughts on the Byzantine Advent Season – Priest’s Wife, FNLF (EC)

Was St. Nicholas At the First Ecumenical Synod? – John S., Mystagogy (OX)

How Should We Spend Our Sundays? – Simply Orthodox (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Quæritur: Should I, a Deacon, Go on Strike when I See Liturgical Abuses? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Vatican I: “The Really Radical Council” – Andrew Lynch, Orate Fratres

Defining Subsidiarity – Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts

Can Cousins Marry in the Church? – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

The Obstacles of the New Evangelization – Abram Muenzberg, Ignitum Today

Towards a Conversation about the Future of the Church in Australia – Kate Edwards

Power Gained, Argument Weakened for Same-Sex Marriage – Matthew J. Franck

“Go Read Your Thomas” – Brian Jones, Crisis Magazine

Modernism is Ideological, Tradition is Realistic, but . . . – Rorate Cæli

The Separation of Church and State Is a One-Way Street – Matthew Archbold, NCReg

“Catholics” For Choice: The Made-up History of Sex, Choice & Catholics – The Larry D

How a Protestant was Led to the Catholic Faith by Our Lady of Guadalupe – Gene Sager

ACLU Sues to Force Elementary Libraries to Show Lesbian Book – K. Andersen

Story of Monarchy: Latin Jerusalem, Part II – The Mad Monarchist

UNFPA’S Dark View – Susan Yoshihara PhD, Catholic Lane

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The Miracles of a Priest Who Made the Faith Blossom in Marseille – Sandro Magister

A Stunning Church in Hull – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

Irish Bishops, Pro-Lifers Mobilize Against Proposed Abortion Law Changes – CNA

Anglican Use Mass Celebrated at Blackfen – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutics

The Russians Don’t Agree “That’s a Family” – Austin Ruse, First Things/First Thoughts

Pope to French Bishops: Religious Ignorance. . .Begets Ignorance – Hilary White, LSN

New Appointment to Replace Abp. Muller of Regesburg – The Eponymous Flower

A Friend’s Response to My Other Friend’s 2 Abortions – Leroy Huizenga, First Things

9 Out of 10 Unborn Children Found to have Down’s Syndrome are Aborted – F. Phillips

Crdnl Al Rahi Celebrates Maronite Rite in St. Peter’s – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

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Swiss Guards Launch Christmas CD – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

What I Didn’t Say About Christ the King – Fr. Dw. Longenecker, P/Standing on my Head

Why I Think You’ll Like ‘Minor Revisions’ – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

The Magnificat Year of Faith Companion eBook – Tom McDonald, P/God & the Machine

“You Have But One Teacher” – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

Quæritur: Can Girls Choose Male Saints’ Names at Confirmation? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Messianic Prophecies: Malachi 3:1-5 – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

“16 & Pregnant” Star Catelynn Lowell Slammed as Pro-Life “Extremist” – Steven Ertelt

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Sinterklaas: The Feast of St. Nicholas – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Secret Society of St. Nick – Rebecca Frech, Shoved to Them

St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

St. Nicholas, Russian (Orthodox) Statuette – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

Yes, Virginia, There Was A Santa Claus – Nicholas Frankovich, First Things

The Jarring Secular Santa – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

Wine in the Holy Gospel of Saint John – Thomas L. McDonald, Pths/God and the Machine

Get Ready to Celebrate St. Lucia’s Day! – Catholic Sistas

Logos Severed from Mythos: The Consequences of Our Forgetting – James M. Wilson

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine

In Praise of the Modern Atheist – Colin Gormley, Ignitum Today

Pope’s Latest Motu Proprio Signals an End to Dissent in the Church – A Reluctant Sinner

National “Catholic” Reporter ‘Quotes’ Newman – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

“I Wasn’t Trying To Show Off For The Ladies,” – Joseph Fromm, Good Jesuit Bad Jesuit

Quæritur: Are We Now in the End Times? – Fr. Z’s Blog

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