January 2013

Syrian Christian Community Trapped in War Zone – Ind. Catholic News

The Longer Liturgies Are Coming! – Wake Up and Smell the Incense (EC)

2012 Eastern Catholic Encounter West Coast: Final Talk – J. Andrew, PoSE (EC)

“I Will Begin to Do So Henceforth” – Kaiserswest (EC)

The Prison Desert in January – Dr. Ken Craven, Desert Prison Ministry (EC)

The Journey From Jehovah’s Witnesses to Orthodoxy – Orthocath (OX)

St. Vitalios and the Prostitutes of Alexandria – Mystagogy (OX)

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov’s Councils on Prayer Pt. 3 – Master Beadsman (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

Shakespeare and Distributism – Colin Jory, StAR

Of Near-Death and Resurrection for a Great English Church – Fr. Z’s Blog

Spain: Religious Orders Prepare for the End – Augustinus, Rorate Cæli

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

Gender Theory – Dale O’Leary, Catholic Lane

For Your Marriage – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Fertility is Not a Disease – Allison LeDoux, Truth and Charity Forum

Why Aren’t You Naked? – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Facilitating God’s Will for Our Wives and Children – Dr. E. Christian Brugger, H&PR

Mass and Vespers with the Bishop of Trenton – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Meet Novelist Katharine Grubb – Sarah Reinhard, Integrated Catholic Life™

Books to Deepen Your Spiritual Life – Rachel Zamarron, Ignitum Today

Saint of the Day: St. Theodosius, Abbot – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

The Meaning of Place in America: How & Why it Shapes Lives – Rich Danker & Xixi Chen

Harvard Munch: When Liberty Becomes Bondage – Michael Cook, MercatorNet

Federal Assistance for Failed Solar Company – LoCo

Demonizing Gun Owners Isn’t Working – Bethany Mandel, Commentary

Kentucky Mayors Beg for Pension Reform – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

The Overpopulation “Crisis” Peters Out – Wesley J. Smith, Human Exceptionalism

Going Platinum? – Noah Millman, T. A. Cn.

Why Republicans Should Watch More TV – Peter Lawler, The American Interest

Music, Demons, and Little Girls – Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

J. F. K., Um, Overkill – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.

On Saving Relativity From Relativism – Peter Blum, T. I. C.

Federalism and the Administrative State – Michael Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Solzhenitsyn and the Second Amendment – Donald McClarey, T. A. Ct.

Public Conflict Over Human Cloning – Wesley J. Smith, On The Square / First Things

For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

Baptisms are Swaggerific! – Fr. Joe, Southern Fried Catholicism

Six Patron Saints for Six Serious Diseases – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Cows & Computers, Summarizing Distributism – K. O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Rep. Dan Lipinski Among Those Rumored for Vatican Ambassador – Joshua Mercer, CV

Mr. Roy Bourgeois Gets His Letter – Fr. Z’s Blog

March for Life Attendance Could Top Obama Inaugural Event – Steven Ertelt, Life News

Where’s Francis?! Three-Ton Underwater Statue Goes Missing – Kathy Schiffer, P/SOG

Syrian Refugees Putting ‘Enormous Strain’ on Holy Land, Say Bishops – Catholic Herald

Why Do People Want to Learn Chant? – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Duomo of Monza – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Netflix For the Well-Dressed Gentleman – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God & Machine

Secular Thinkers Notice Reality, but is It Too Late? – Russell Shaw, The CWR Blog

New Year Blogger Awards Top 10 – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Fr. Jenkins Makes Ironic Plea for Civility – Matthew Archbold, The CNS Blog

Language of the Pulpit Supplied Our Country with Its Ethical Vocabulary – Mth. Schmitz

For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

For the SATURDAY EDITION click here.

For the SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

For the SUNDAY EDITION click here.

For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

For the TUESDAY EVENING EDITION click here.

From Orthodoxy to Astrophysics: Mysticism & the Russian Space Program – Trs. Bloom

Northern Ireland May Shut Out Marie Stopes Abortion Biz – Steven Ertelt, Life News

Why Did Putin Ban American Adoptions? Demographics – Matthew Archbold, Cr Mn Rp

Gay Mass Centre for Wales? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Nick Clegg Reassures Prince Charles, Church of England Over Royal Succession – Tlgrph

Der Spiegel Really Doesn’t Like Catholic Bishops – George Conger, Patheos/Get Religion

Church of England OKs Gay Bishops in Relationships, So Long Celibate – Hilary White

For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION click here.

For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

Federalism and Marriage – Ed Whelan

Cuomo on Abortion Regime – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts / First Things

“War on Terrorism” Coming to an End? – Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily

Print Is Here to Stay – Nicholas Carr, The Wall Street Journal

Joy in the Task – Julian Baggini, Aeon

Humanist Funerals? – Peter Berger, Religion and Other Curiosities

On ‘Socially Conscious’ Investing – Maverick Philosopher

Pravda Warns Americans About Giving Up Guns – LoCo

Muzzled Britain – Peter Whittle, City Journal

Ought and Is – Brandon Watson, First Thoughts / First Things

What Madison Meant – Ralph Ketcham, T. I. C.

1 In 4 Children On Food Stamps – LoCo

For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

Ten Beautiful Photos of Bp. Schneider at St. James Cathedral-Basilica – H. H. Ambrose

Tyburn Nuns to Open First Convent in Africa as Order Grows Worldwide – Sim. Caldwell

Strange to the Ears: Gregorian Chant – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Sealed Under Turkish Mud, a Well-Preserved Byzantine Chapel – Jen. Pinkowski, NYT

What Frankincense and Myrrh Look Like – Jimmy Akin, JimmyAkin.com

St. Gregory of Nyssa – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Epiphany Parish Vespers in Connecticut – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Follow-Up on Bishop Morlino’s Latest Legal Reforms – Dr. Ed Peters, Canon Law

Distributism in a Nutshell – Joseph Pearce, StAR

Let’s Talk About Just War – Nathaniel Peters, Public Discourse

Muzzling Military Chaplains – George Neumayr, The American Spectator

Are Catholic Marriages Disappearing? – Chelsea Houghton, Ignitum Today

The New Philippians – Leroy Huizenga, First Things/On The Square

Faithful Chinese Bishops Dies, Forgave His Enemies – Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Leo XIII Knew Socialism Would Fail Because it was Evil – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Mg

Our Three Kinds of Materialism – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing

Commentator’s Disease – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.

Misconceptions About Intelligence (I – V) – Satoshi Kanazawa, E pur si muove

Honey Boo Boo, Hypatia, Hart – Matthew Gerken, First Thoughts / First Things

What Does Atheism Do For Atheists? – Alan Jacobs, T. A. Cn.

Pension Reform Fails in Illinois – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

More from the Obesity Police – Neo-Neocon

A Message to You, GOP – Samuel Goldman, State of the Union

Cuomo Does the NRA a Favor – Jonathan Tobin, Commentary

Kaczor’s Seven Big Myths – Anna Williams, First Thoughts / First Things

The Politics of the Platinum Coin – Ross Douthat, The New York Times

Is the Platinum Coin Ploy Legal? – Jonathan Adler, Volokh

The Problem of Circulation – Eugene Kontorovich, Volokh

Remembering Barry Goldwater – Bradley Birzer, T. I. C.

Against Capra’s Critics – Stephen Greydanus, On the Square / First Things

For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

Weird Catholic Baby Names: Ignatius – Meg Matenaer, CatholicMom.com

The Next Frontier for Homosexualists Will Be the Legal Age Limit – Fr. Z’s Blog

Tim Drake Leaving the Register – Tim Drake, National Catholic Register

Robert P. George DPhil: Marriage Ain’t Just Tennis Partners – Mt. Archbold, Cr Mn Rp

Choosing a Patron, Or The Patron That Chooses You – Rachel M, Catholic Sistas

There are Zingers & Then There are Denzingers – Carl E. Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Music Hidden Within the Words – David Mills, First Things/First Thoughts

St. Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal: Part 1 & Part 2 – Jeff Ostrowski, New Lit Mov

An Agnostic Prays for a Miracle and Converts – Stephen Ryan, Mystic Post

Of Clerics Who Won’t Proclaim The Truth – Restore-DC-Catholicism

Out, Damned Spots! – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Fed’l Stem Cell Funding: You Need to Know About the Dickey Amendment – R. Taylor

Another Jesuit University Promoting Abortion – Matthew Archbold, The CNS Blog

Fire and. . .  – Thomas J. Neal PhD, Neal Obstat Theological Opining

Jesuits and “Womenpriests” – Fr. John Malloy SDB, A Shepherd’s Voice

For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION click here.

For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

For the SATURDAY EDITION (January 12) click here.

For the SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (January 12) click here.

For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (January 14) click here.

For the SUNDAY EDITION (January 13) click here.

Hundreds of Thousands to Flood Paris in Support of Marriage – Hillary Senour, CNA

Mozarabic Potentialities for Contemporary Church Architecture? – Shawn Tribe, NLM

Have the Soho Masses Really Been Stopped? – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Will Farm Street End Up on Queer Street? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

U. K. Court Asked To Allow Forced Abortion of Mentally Disabled Baby – Ad. Cassandra

Arson in Three Churches in Lower Austria as Yet Unsolved – The Eponymous Flower

Backlash Over Radio 2 Sunday Hymns Programme Being Switched to 6am Slot – Tlgrph

U. K. Govt Grossly Under-Reports # of Down Syndrome Babies Aborted – Dr. P. Saunders

Clergy Retreat in Bavaria – Fr. Simon Henry, Offerimus Tibi Domine

For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION click here.

For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

Pray for Bishop Putney of Townsville, Gravely Ill – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

New Canadian Bishop-Elect Known for Strong Pro-Life Activism – Thaddeus Baklinski

New York Auxiliary Bishop Picked to Shepherd Camden – Michelle Bauman, Cth Nws Agn

I Love You & I’m Sorry We’re Going to Die – Amanda Hamilton, We Spin Around the Sun

Rep. Blackburn Introduces First Pro-Life Bill in 113th Congress – Lisa Correnti, TBAB

Musica Sacra Florida 2013 Gregorian Chant Conf. – Jennifer Donelson, The Chant Café

Canon 915, Excommunicating Governor Pat Quinn, & Bp. Morlino – Dr. Ed Peters

You Don’t Have To Be a Football Fan to Appreciate – Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

Income Inequality – R. R. Reno, First Thoughts / First Things

A Revolution in Nuclear Power? – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Cleverness And The Common Good – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.

Sex Selection Abortion Behind India Rape Crisis? – Wesley Smith, NRO

Generation Entitlement Or The Greatest Generation? – LoCo

Sneering Social Constructionists – Mark Bauerlein, Public Discourse

‘Culture of the Copy’ – Jordan Bloom, State of the Union, T. A. C.

BOFA Froze Assets Of Gun Manufacturer – LoCp

Greens Jump the Gun on Oil Sands Pollution – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

In the News: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Marc Eisner, Pileus

Malpractice Claims: Drain on the Entire Health Care System – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Coffee And Chinky’s Bowl – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.

For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.