February 2013

Sandy Hook and Our Response – Fr. T. Hopko, Ancient Faith Radio (OX)

With God in Russia – Tim Kelleher, St. Elias Today! (EC)

How to End Isolation – Abbot Tryphon, MONKROCK

No Agonies Too Great – Wake Up and Smell the Incense (EC)

The Fans of Christ – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

Letting Failure Do Its Job – Orthodoxy and Recovery (OX)

St. Abanoub: The Child Saint Martyr (OR)

Gehenna: Torment of God’s Love – Mystagogy (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

The Same Sad Stories [in] Family Law – Sardonicus, Sardonic Ex Curia

New Rules: Contraception Mandate – Rick Garnett, M.o.J.

Soderbergh, Political Theorist – Noah Millman, American Conservative

The Budget: A Citizens Guide? – Jeffrey Polet, F.P.R.

Kosher Fraud Lawsuit Dismissed – Eugene Volokh, Volokh

More on Libertarians and War – Fernando Teson, B.H.L.

Nordic Countries Reinventing Capitalism – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

The Narcissism Of Ecclesial Differences – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Myth…in the Writing of American History – Mark Malvasi, T.I.C.

The Hope of Churchill – Justin Lyons, Liberty Law Blog

NYC Schools Handing Out Morning After Pills – Lonely Conservative

Time for Tough Love – Indiana Barrister

Off-Campus Proselytizing – Eugene Volokh, Volokh

DNC Ended 2012 In Debt – Lonely Conservative

The End of Freedom? – Samuel Goldman, American Conservative

The “Reproductive Coercion” Crisis – Wesley Smith, N.R.O.

Millions Put Off Retirement – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Gall Of Cardinal Mahony – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Signs of the Beast – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing

The End of the University – Nathan Harden, American Interest

How Dead is Edmund Burke? – Russell Kirk, T.I.C.

The Yale Debate and Surname Analysis – Ron Unz, American Conservative

Mexico Through Blood-Tinted Glasses – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

College President Personally Liable – Eugene Volokh, Volokh

Great New Books and Films from Ignatius Press – Carl E. Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

To Anybody Becoming Catholic in 2013 – Ryan Eggenberger, Ignitum Today

Thomas Aquinas College Unveils Renderings of New Classroom Building – Tim Drake

How to be an American Catholic: Bishop Francis Kelley – Christopher Check, Crisis Mgzn

S. E. O.: Making It Simple For Catholic Parishes – Brad West, Catholic Tech Talk

The State of Catholic Education – Jeanette De Melo, National Catholic Register

Gomez: Mahony, Curry “In Good Standing” – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

A Perfect God – David Baggett and Tom Morris, First Things/On the Square

In U. S. Debut, Rome’s “Grand Inqusitor” On the Ordinariates – Rocco Palmo

Abp. Alexander Sample Interviewed by The Oregonian, Well Done – Fr. Z’s Blog

What Teaches the Greatest Wisdom: Poetry, Prose or Beautiful Art & Music? – NLM

Philly Catholic Schools Get the ‘Miracle of Memphis’ – Peter Jesserer Smith, Daily Regstr

How to Establish a Pro-Life Framework – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Loaves, Fishes and God and His Work – Chelsea Houghton, Ignitum Today

Life is Probably a Gift – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Blessed John Henry Newman: Our Guide & Inspiration – Joseph Pearce, Crisis Magazine

Is Every Act in Mortal Sin Another Sin? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Movement

Help us Say “Thank You” to our Faithful Priests and Religious! – Daniel Burke

The Plan to Save Catholic Schools – Joe Carter, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

Why Having a Prayer Rule is a Great Idea – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Always Be Catholic – Larry D, Catholic Stand

No Final Agreement Yet Between the Holy See and Israel – Edward Pentin, Daily Reg

Pro-Life Movement is Quietly Winning the Abortion Battle – Stacie Kuhns, Life News

The Preferential Option for the Poor – R.R. Reno, First Things

Natural Rights are More Than a Rhetorical Device – Aeon J. Skoble, Pileus

Is Sweden a Red State? – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

The Reason That Dare Not Speak Its Name – Donald McClarey, T.A.C.

Subsidiarity, Foreign and Domestic – Joseph Wood, The Catholic Thing

The Church Building as a Sacred Place – Duncan Stroik, T.I.C.

Gay Conversion Therapy – Joshua Gonnerman, On the Square / First Things

Health as an Excuse to End Privacy – Wesley Smith, NRO

A Proper Core Curriculum is Political – John Alvis, T.I.C.

President Obama and the 2nd Amendment – Grover Cleveland, Pileus

iPotty – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Is a Concealed Carry Law Necessary? – Jake Tawney, T.A.C.

Obama’s Million-Dollar Ambassadors – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 7.9% – Lonely Conservative

A Russian Family Alone for 40 Years – Mike Dash, Smithsonian

U. S. T. (Houston) to Co-host Pontifical St. Thomas Aquinas Conference – Tim Drake

Communion Propers for Lent – Richard J. Clark, The Chant Café

What Kind of Pro-Life Generation Are We? – Amanda Hamilton, As We Spin Around T. . .

Pressure from Islamic Radicals Driving Catholic Religious Out of Eastern Libya – Cth Cltr

Twitter Censors Black Pro-Lifers Blasting N. A. A. C. P. on Abortion – Steven Ertelt, LN

Catholic Answers is Blogging! – Devin Rose, St. Joseph’s Vanguard

LOL Saints Shuts Down – LOL Saints

Usus Antiquior Magazine Articles Now Online – Augustinus, Rorate Cæli

For the SATURDAY EDITION click here.

Out of the Closet: Wearing Your Cassock – Fr. Joe, Southern Fried Catholicism

Bishop Sample and the Future of Catholic Music – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Christians and Muslims in Lebanon – Sandro Magister, La Repubblica/www.chiesa

No Babies, No Future: The Latest Evidence – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

Same-Sex ‘Marriage’, Assisted Reproductive Technologies & the Family – Anna Williams

Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum – Gregory DiPippo, NLM

Celebrating Lent with A Homemade Candle – Hannah M., Catholic Sistas

Seven Things You Should Know About Creation – Micah Murphy, Truth & Charity

The Miraculous Healing Power of Indulgences – Jim Cole, Catholic Lane

Rome is the Apostolic Throne: 24 Quotes from Alexandria, Antioch. . . – H. H. Ambrose

Pro-lifers Urge John Kerry to Support Human Rights – Carl Bunderson, EWTN News

E. W. T. N. Pressing on in Face of Latest H. H. S. Notice – Michael Warsaw, Daily Regstr

The Dominican Nuns: First American Foundations – Br. John Maria Devaney OP

Pope Benedict XVI Gives New Cardinals Their Curia Positions – Catholic News Agency

The Edict of Milan in the History of Liberty – Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (February 6) click here.

First Latin-Italian Hand Missal Published – Gregor Kollmorgen, New Liturgical Movement

Edmund Adamus on the Ordinariate – Father Ed Tomlinson’s Blog

Have You Spoken Out for Marriage as Bishops Asked Us to Do? – A Reluctant Sinner

Are the Swiss Bishops Guilty of Supporting Abortion? – Editors, LifeSiteNews

Proto Ordinariates – Guild of Blessed Titus Brandsma

Cameron Said He Would Not Redefine Marriage – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic. . .

Sir David Attenborough – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

Marianne Mag (Frnc.): The Non-Debate on Homosexual Parenting vs. Equality – R. López

Is Vienna’s Cathedral Pastor a Freemason? – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

For the SATURDAY EDITION click here.

Egyptian Pope:”My Countrymen Must Love Each Other” – CBN News

Guest Post: Holy Father (An E. Orth. Christian Looks West) Pt. 1 – MONKROCK

Catholic Catechism: Breathing With Both Lungs – J. Andrew, PoSE (EC)

Orthodox Bishops Weigh in on Roe V. Wade and Abortion – Red Riv. Orth. (OX)

Vladimir Soloviev: Convert to Russian Catholicism – The Holy Unia (EC)

St. Bridget of Kildare – Fr. Peter Preble (OX)

Why God Does Not Love Us All the Same – Ric Ballard, ECSR (EC)

On the Church Council – Again and Again (OX)

The Great Confusion – Fr. Vasile, Gladsome Light Dialogues (OX)

Silence – John R. P. Russell, Blog of the Dormition (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

The Hermit Who Lived With Snakes: St. Verdiana – Spiritual Life, Catholic Herald

The Nature of Mystery – John Morgan, Catholic Stand

L. A. Archbishop Relieves Cardinal Mahony of Duties – Catholic News Agency

St. Brigid of Ireland – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Legacies: Mother Angelica or Cardinal Mahony – Patrick Archbold, Ntnl Cthlc Register

Bruce Guernsey: Practicing Poet, Lapsed Catholic – Katherine Infantine, First Things

Waiting for the Hat to Drop: Card. Mahony Relieved of Duties in L. A. – Fr. Z’s Blog

Harper Opposes Probe of 491 Babies Left to Die After Abortions – Steven Ertelt, Lf Nws

Cardinal Mahony Bearing Witness – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Bishop Defends Protestant Law School Against Attacks by Homosexualists – P. B. Craine

We Were Right About Cardinal Mahony – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

H. H. S. Mandate Revision Still Forces Catholics to Fund Contraception – Matt Archbold

Cardinal Mahony Relieved of Public Duties – Archbishop José Gomez, Daily Register

Catholic Politicians Betray the Faith Again – Matthew Hennessey, Crisis Magazine

L. A.: “There Is No Excuse”, Archbishop Gomez Goes Defcon 1 – Rocco Palmo

Abp Gomez Does The Right Thing – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Jobs of the Future – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Food Stamps for the 1% – Mike, Lightning War

Notes From A Total Amateur – Pete Spiliakos, PoMoCon / First Things

Reflections of a Former Fetus – Jennifer Morse, Public Discourse

Jar Jar, The Ruin Of A Universe – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

US Youth Immobilized by Student Debt – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

David Cameron, Euro-Skeptic? – Peter Whittle, City Journal

Self-Interest Wins Out Over Society – Anne Sorock, Legal Insurrection

“Establishment Clause Appearances” Decision – Marc DeGirolami, MoJ

Islam and Constitutionalism – Sohail Hashmi, Liberty Law Forum

Response One: Human Flourishing – David French

Response Two: The Protection of Fundamental Rights – Asma Uddin

Response Three: Formidable Philosophical Obstacles – Robert Reilly