January 24, 2013

British Airways and Religious Symbols: Cross in the Clouds – The Economist

The Sacredness of Sexuality – Abbot Tryphon, The Morning Offering (OX)

Captivating Coptic Cairo – OCP Media Network (OX)

On Fasting and Self-Control – Milk and Honey (OX)

Hieromonk Teodosy: Feast of Jordan 2013 – St. Elias Today (EC)

New Coptic Catholic Leader Receives Pope’s Approval – Cath. News Agency

A New Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem: What Does it Mean? – Ekklesia

St. Symeon the Metaphrast: The Real St. Nicholas – EWTN (RC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

St. Francis de Sales – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

The Pope’s Right, Latin is the Perfect Language for Twitter – Harry Mount, Telegraph

Clerical Fashions – David Mills, First Things/First Thoughts

Perfect! Catholic Hospital Argues Unborn Aren’t People in Lawsuit – Matt Archbold

Is Bill Gates Really That Generous if He Keeps a Few Billion to Himself? – Francis Phillips

Study: Educational Advantage for Children Living with Two Parents – Andrea Mrozek

Andrew Cusack on the Other Modern in Madrid – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Untold Story of the Ecumenism of the Trenches – J. Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Imprisoned Christian Pastor Banned from Trial – Michelle Bauman, Cthlc News Agency

Vatican Official Highlights Global Impact of U. S. Pro-Life Marches – Estefania Aguirre

Media coverage of Roe at 40 – Mollie Ziegler, Patheos/Get Religion

Young Pro-Lifers Are ‘Modern-Day Heroes’ Like Mother Teresa – Ambassador Ray Flynn

Pro-Life Rising, Forty Years after Roe v. Wade – George Weigel, First Things

Your Mother Wears Combat Boots – Patrick Archbold, National Catholic Register

St. Paul and a Dose of Reason – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Canary in the Coal Mine – Roger Trigg, Religious Freedom Project

Teaching in an Age of Ideology: Ellis Sandoz – Lee Trapanier, T.I.C.

Attack on Student Scholarships – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts / First Things

Why America’s Going Broke – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Life Is Good Living On The Dole – Lonely Conservative

Lebensunwertes Leben – M.C.J.

Specious Swedish Stereotypes – Jordan Bloon, SotU / American Conservative

Consistency – Clark, Popehat

Clinton: What Difference Does It Make? – Lonely Conservative

No Accommodations Allowed – David Conway, Liberty Law Blog

The Essential Russell Kirk – George Nash, T.I.C.

Can Democrats Win Texas? – Wick Allison, SotU / American Conservative

 

Orthodox Assembly of Bishops Remembers 54 Million Innocent Dead – Fr. P.P.

Orthodox Christians to Join March for Life – Pravmir (OX)

Watch the March for Life Tomorrow – Byzantine, Texas (OX)

“Roman Catholicism”: A New DVD Series – J. Andrew, PoSE (EC)

The Tenderness of God, the Hardness of Being Human – Fr. Ted’s Blog (OX)

Pretty Happy Funny Real Life – Priest’s Wife, Fear Not Little Flock (EC)

Giving Kids Matches – Byz. Bandit, Wake Up and Smell the Incense (EC)

Xenia of St. Petersburg, Fool-for-Christ – A Sinner (OX)

St. Gregory of Sinai on Spiritual Progress – Rob Hall, Road to Rome (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

The Latest Excommunication Call – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

John Paul II’s 1995 Message to Women Who Have Had Abortions – Dr. Taylor Marshall

Evagrius Ponticus and His Accounts of Demons – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

An Archbishop Celebrates from the Book of Divine Worship – Shawn Tribe, New Lit Mov

A “Bioethics Survival Kit” for World Youth Day pilgrims – Mchl. J. Miller, The CWR Blog

By What Right? – Jacob Tawney, The American Catholic

Vatican Rejects Claims It Is Encouraging Illegal Ivory Trade – Cindy Wooden, Cthlc Hrld

Study: Catholic Education Influences Choice to Become Nun, Brother – Matt Archbold

Deep South Theophany – Rod Dreher

Word of the Day: what – Anthony Esolen PhD, First Things/First Thoughts

Bad Religion – Peter Smith, MercatorNet

Happy 40th Anniversary, Baby – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Eight Things You Need to Know About St. Paul & His Conversion – Jimmy Akin, NCRegstr

The Pedal as Bass Drum – Michael E. Lawrence, The Chant Café

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Seminarians of Tradition Visit Abandoned Weigarten Monastery – The Eponymous Flwr

The T. L. M. in German-Speaking Lands: Statistics Since 2007 – Augustinus, Rorate Cæli

Dissident Irish Priest about to Get Hammered Into the Ground by the CDF – Fr. Z’s Blog

Catholic Adoption Agency Faces Closure for Gay ‘Discrimination’ – A Reluctant Sinner

There are Old Catholics & There are Bold Catholics – Richard Collins

Mass for Fr. Thwaites R. I. P. at Little Oratory – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic. . .

Jozef Cardinal Glemp, Leader of Church in Poland, Dies at 83 – Associated Press

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Cities Declare War on Food Trucks – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Trouble With Meritocracy – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

A Tale of Two Cités – Leo Linbeck III, T.I.C.

The Liberal Hour – Ross Douthat, N.Y.T.

Ending California’s Numbers Game – Tim Cavanaugh, City Journal

Women and the Pro-Life Movement – Anna Williams, First Thoughts / First Things

Obama and Realism – Daniel Larison, American Conservative

Religion: Engaged In By Consenting Adults In Private – Peter Berger, R.O.C.

The GOP and the City – Edward Glaeser, City Journal

The Next Target of Leftists: Talk Radio – Roger Kimball, PJMedia

The Real Reason to Criticize Roe – Daniel K. Williams, Public Discourse

Religious Liberty is a Right-Wing Cause – Matthew Franck, First Thoughts / First Things

Equality vs. Liberty – Eugene Volokh, Volokh