January 2013

7 Things to Know on the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel – John Henry, SPL

F. S. S. P. Parish Finds a New Home in Kansas City – Brian Burnes, Kansas City Star

Learning to Slow Down – Jimmy Davis, Slow Mama

Catholic Dorms at Non-Catholic Colleges – Peter Jesserer Smith, Daily Register

Today, the Commemoration of Blessed Juana María Condesa Lluch – Jean M. Heimann

Humility and the Year of Faith – Fr. Basil Cole OP, Truth and Charity Forum

Annus Fidei, Serbian Style: Edict of Milan Jubilee – Tristyn Bloom, First Things

N.A.A.C.P.: National Association for the Abortion of Colored People – Ryan Bomberger

Friendship: What Fellowship can Light have with Darkness? – K. Holland, Fide Et Literis

As Goes Christianity, So Goes Society? – Rod Dreher

French Secularism, At Home and Abroad – Joseph Wood, The Catholic Thing

Courage Ministry Draws Fire at University – Thomas L. McDonald, Pths/God & Machine

How Did We Forget About Hell? – Piers Paul Read, Catholic Herald

Porn, Gateway to Communion & Liberation – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Univ. of Notre Dame to Promote Priestesses, Fr. Jenkins Remains Silent – Mt. Archbold

The Plagiarism Chronicles – Alan Jacobs, American Conservative

Jane Austen’s Emma – Mitchell Kalpakgian, T.I.C.

Euthanasia the Right of Kevorkians – Wesley Smith, NRO

Wal-Mart to Hire “Every Vet Who Wants a Job” – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Britain’s Three Kingdoms: How Many Has America? – Stephen Masty, T.I.C.

France’s Resistance to Gay Marriage – Robert Royal, On the Square / First Things

On Moral Genius – Alan Jacobs, American Conservative

China’s One Jerk Policy – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

French Tax Hell – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal

Parents’ Financial Support May Not Help College Grades – Tamar Lewin, NYT

More on the Mandate – Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice

Remembering Nicholas Berdyaev – Bradley Birzer, T.I.C.

Oakland Cop-Out – Jack Dunphy, City Journal

French Secularism, At Home and Abroad – Joseph Wood, Catholic Thing

The Marriage Debate II – George Weigel, On the Square / First Things

The Kids Aren’t Exactly All Right – Alan Jacobs, T. A. Cn.

Head Start Flunks – Editors, Washington Examiner

The Wages of Unemployment – Richard Vedder, The Wall Street Journal

WaPo Attacks Obama Reset Failure – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

The American Cause – John Pafford, T. I. C.

Advice to Southerners – Alan Jacobs, T. A. Cn.

Planned Parenthood’s Abortions – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts / First Things

More to Life Than Being Happy –  Emily Esfahani Smith, The Atlantic

Faith in a Postmodern World – Gregory Wolfe, The Wall Street Journal

How To Lose At American Politics – Ross Douthat, The New York Times

Anti-Terror Strategy in North Africa a Catastrophe – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Do Ideas Create Realities? – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.

Law as Tradition: Law’s Presence – Marc DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice

These Girls Are Sad For Now – Michael Dougherty, State of the Union

Targets on Their Backs – David Conway, Liberty Law Blog

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Tim Drake Named Editor of Education News Source for Catholic Families – The CNS Blog

More Heraldic Art from Matthew Alderman Studios – Matthew Alderman, New Lit Mov

What’s the Difference Between Uniformity v. Conformity to God’s Will – Dr. T. Marshall

The Catechism Turns 20 – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register

Why Time Magazine’s Pro-Life Cover Might Be No Big Deal – Pia De Solenni, Daily Rgstr

France’s Surprising Resistance to Gay Marriage – Robert Royal, First Things

Five Signs We Get Wrong at Mass – Abram Muenzberg, Ignitum Today

Why Do People Want to Learn Chant? – Jeffrey A. Tucker, Crisis Magazine

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Notes for the Etiquette of a New Age: Fallen Episcopals – Hadley Arkes, The Cthlc Thing

Beauty: A Necessity, Not a Luxury – Fr. Charles Klamut, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Timeless Fashion Advice from St. Francis de Sales – Anabelle Hazard, Ignitum Today

Christ Did Not Grow in Grace or in Holiness – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Thlgcl Mvmnt

The Spirit of Antichrist and Thomas Hobbes – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

What is Acquired Contemplation? – Thomas of Jesus OCD, Rorate Cæli

Spiritual Guidance Through the Dying – Patti M. Armstrong, Catholic Spiritual Direction

“There’s No Place Like Home”, Is Homemaking a Thing of the Past? – Maria Kaufmann

Shakespeare’s Macbeth – Mitchell Kalpakgian, Crisis Magazine

Prolonged Contraceptive Use May Increase Chances of Miscarriage: Study – B. Johnson

Abortion’s Forgotten Victim: The Aborted Baby’s Father – Raimundo Rojas, Life News

Why Scandal Can’t “Bring Down” the Catholic Church – Katie Peterson Warner, ICL™

Is International Planned Parenthood Abetting Criminal Activity? – Piero A. Tozzi JD

Government as False Savior – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

A Guidebook for the Pilgrim Soul: Introduction Part II – Philip Kosloski, Into the West

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What the BBC Won’t Tell You About Paris Rally in Defence of Marriage – Dc. N. Donnelly

Estimated One Million+ March in Paris Against Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Plans – Jeanne Smits

Anyone for a March for Marriage on the English Capital? – Richard Collins

Churches Could be Sued for Refusing to Agree to Same-Sex Marriages – Daily Telegraph

Traditionalist Benedictines in Britain? – John Whitehead, Once I Was A Clever Boy

New F. S. S. P. Personal Parish, a First for the Netherlands – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

French Abbey to be Resettled by Monks from Fontgambault – The Eponymous Flower

Bishop of Ivea Assists at E. F. Mass of Msgr. Nicola Bux – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

Christian Employees in the U. K.: a Second Class Category – Grégor Puppinck PhD, TBAB

How Do Christians Offer an Alternative to the ‘Nonsense All Around Us’? – F. Phillips

French Anti Same-Sex Marriage Protests Prompt Ire of the B. B. C. – George Conger

Midwives Appeal Ruling Forcing Them to Supervise Abortions – Dr. Peter Saunders, LN

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The Priest Who Turned an Old Pub Into a Seminary Amid Persecution – Spiritual Life

Six Reasons Why Men Can Speak on Abortion – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Free Advice to the United States Council of Catholic Bureaucrats – Kevin O’Brien

Illinois GOP Chair Urges Vote for Gay “Marriage”: GOP Calls for Resignation – J. Dasteel

The Media’s Women’s Ordination Boosterism – Jeffrey Tucker, The Curt Jester

Priest Magician Performs Folk Mass Illusion; Parishioners Disappear – Eye of the Tiber

A Not So Ordinary Season, What to Know about Ordinary Time – Dc. Mike Bickerstaff

Daily Kos Writer Calls Pro-Lifers “Terrorists” – Matthew Balan, Life News

Children: California’s Diminishing Resource – CNA/EWTN News

RCSD Book Club: Imitation of Christ – Vicki Burbach, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

Just Wondering How Much of Promiscuity Among Young is Booze Related – M. Archbold

Vive la France! – Tito Edwards, The American Catholic

The Lost Art of Frugality – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Catholic

A Question About Abortion – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

Dominican University to Premiere “Band of Sisters” – Matthew Archbold, The CNS Blog

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G. O. P. Rep Threatens Impeachment – LoCo

Law’s Logic at the End of Life – Adam MacLeod, Public Discourse

Here Comes “Mandate Plus” – Jonathan Adler, Volokh

19 Executive Actions Waiting On Gun Control – LoCo

Obama Owns the Debt Now – Glenn Harlan Reynolds, USA Today

Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz – Orin Kerr, Volokh

“Giving up” on the Constitution? – Bruce Frohnen, T. I. C.

Desire and Design – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

Bilbo’s Journey – Louis Markos, On the Square / First Things

Modesty’s Retreat – R. J. Snell, F. P. R.

Who Kills, Who Dies, In Baton Rouge – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.

Piers Morgan on Domestic Thermonuclear War – Donald McClarey, T. A. Ct.

Humanity and Inhumanity in Gotham City – Seth Mandel, Commentary

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‘Must-Pass’ Sandy Bill Loads Up On Pork – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Worth the Wait: Edmund Burke – Jeffrey Nelson, T. I. C.

Silencing the Whistleblower – Larry Sand, City Journal

The Sad Irony of Affirmative Action – Gail Heriot, National Affairs

Greens Misread the Climate Tea Leaves – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

The Living Edmund Burke – Russell Kirk, T. I. C.

Realism and Foreign Policy – Peter Lawler, Liberty Law Blog

Britain’s Rail Fiasco – Nicholas Galinas, City Journal

Partisan Shot – Gerald Russello, Liberty Law Blog

More “Wise Latina” Drivel – John Rosenberg, Legal Insurrection

Insurgents And The Establishment – Pete Spoliakos, PoMoCon / First Things

Depardieu, Heal Thyself – Theodore Dalrymple, Liberty Law Blog

Mayors Against Illegal Guns – Anne Sorock, Legal Insurrection

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Now That’s How to do a Novus Ordo Canon! – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

Dignitatis Humanae is Development of Church Teaching, Not a Reversal – O. Gutierrez

How Relevant is Catholic Social Doctrine? – Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

The Lectionary of Holy Mass: One Year vs. Three Year? – Dr. Tay. Marshall, Cntrbry Tales

Mother Rejects Abortion After Seeing Baby’s Smile in Ultrasound – Stv. Ertelt, Life Nws

L. A.: Pastor Determines Latin Mass “Disturbs” Tourists – The Eponymous Flower

Becoming Gollumized – Joseph Pearce, StAR

St. Dominic’s Nine Ways of Prayer – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

Wait, Am I Actually Jealous of France? – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

“Band of Sisters” Doc. about Dissident Women Religious Premiers – Fr. Z’s Blog

In Defense of the March for Life – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

“We Were Blessed to Have Met Them” – Peter Baklinski, Catholic Lane

Flawless Until I Got Caught – Emmanuel Joseph, Ignitum Today

Rumors & Rumors of Rumors, Rebel SSPX’ers to Consecrate New Bishop – Rorate Cæli

Pope John Paul II Received Help From Miner in Discerning Vocation – Cthlc Nws Agncy

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Manif “Next Day Thank You” Video! – Robert Oscar López

Good News. . .Very Good News. . .From Rome – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Lesson from France in the Fight for Marriage – Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

France’s One-Million-Member March for Marriage – Estefania Aguirre, Cthlc Nws Agncy

Italy: Ordinary Form, Ad Orientem – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Cameron, Like Henry VIII, Will Have to Face the Martyrs – Cristina Odone, Telegraph

Identical Twins Commit Suicide Euthanasia in Belgium – Wesley J. Smith, Life News

Helping Pro-Lifer Univ. Students Navigate the Jungle of Student Politics – Mdln. Teahan

Petition Against Redefinition of Marriage in England – Robert Asch, StAR

Canonical Consequences for Suicide – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

“A Theory of Justice”: The Musical – Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice

Judean People’s Front vs. People’s Front Of Judea – Rod Dreher

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CNEWA Launches Rome Event for Eastern Catholic Churches – News.Va

Egypt’s Coptic Christians Fleeing Country After Islamist Takeover – Telegraph

Chicago Area Orthodox to Pray for Life – Byzantine, Texas (OX)

Looking Death in the Face, Aesthetics of Dying – Gladsome Light (OX)

The Great Schema – Orthodox Life (OX)

What Are Your Gifts? – Fr. Peter Preble (OX)

The Untame Faith of Aphrahat and Chrysostom – The Pocket Scroll (ANG)

Meet Angel: Rock Climber, Scholar, Catholic – Fear Not Little Flock (EC)

Chaldean Catholic Liturgical Books For Sale – Kaldu.org (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

ANG = Anglican