February 2013

That is Not Correct Catholic Doctrine – Fr. Sim. Henry

C. Everett Koop: The Padre Pio Connection – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace
Becoming Saints! – Matt Fradd, Catholic Answers
Purgatory: Conversion as a Process – J. C. Sanders, Catholic Lane
Rod Dreher’s Apocalyptic Anxiety of the Catholic Church – R. R. Reno
Stations: St. Cecilia (Trastevere), Wed. of 2nd Week in Lent – Zephyrinus
Rye Review: Riverboat – Whiskey Catholic
Ohio Woman Finds “Inspiring” Cheeto Shaped Like Joan Chittister – LarryD
The Fruitfulness of the Sacraments & the Liturgy – Msgr. Charles Pope
Suicide No Way to Go – Arland K. Nichols, Crisis Magazine
Demographic Disaster Looms for America – Celeste McGovern, Daily Reg
Protestant Scholar Lauds Benedict’s Ecumenical Strides – Carl Bunderson
The Worth of Work – Karl D. Stephan, MercatorNet
Anti-Life: Russian Adoption Ban – Caitlin Bootsma, Truth & Charity Forum
Jesuit College to Host V-Logues Despite Protests – Tim Drake, Cthlc Edctn Dly
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Benedict’s Resignation: The Prisoner of the Vatican Thesis – Dr. Jeff Mirus
The Apocalypse Cow – John Zmirak, Aleteia α
Rprt: Mahony’s Pretty Much Got This Pope Thing In The Bag – Eye of the Tiber
Tears and Whispers – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
How Old Will the Next Pope Be? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register
A Resource for the Conclave – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Ex-Amb. to Holy See Slams News Coverage of Upcoming Conclave – CWR
A ‘Young’ Pope? – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
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Pre-Conclave Meetings to Start March 4 – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Hit Job on Crd. O’Brien Succeeded Beyond Wildest Dreams – Dmn. Thompson
Conclave Secrecy: A Two-Edged Sword – John Thavis,Decoding the Vatican
Betting on the Conclave? – Dr. Edward Peters, Canon Law Blog
Crd. Murphy-O’Connor: Crd. O’Brien Crisis Damaging for Church – Jn Bingham
For Cardinal O’Brien, A Sad End – John Haldane, First Things/On the Square
Could Abp. Nichols Get Last-Minute Conclave Call-Up? – John Bingham
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How Can I Forgive? – Dan. Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Direction

Barriers to Teaching Boys How to Become Men – Donald DeMarco PhD
A Tale of Three Priests – Damian Goddard, Catholic Stand
The Catholic Gentleman: Attire for Mass – Nicholas, Whiskey Catholic
Is the Default Position Shifting to Subsidiarity? – Dr. Jeff Mirus, CL
The Veil and I – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers
Feast Day of St. Paula Montal Fornés – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire
Review: St. Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal for E. F. Mass – Fr. Z
The Best Catechetical Conf. You’ve Never Heard Of – Marc Cardaronella
Mercy’s Power – Br. Tomás Martín Rosado OP, Dominicana
The Death & Resurrection of Confession – Fr. Gary Dickson, CCAT
Germany Controversy: Bishops & Morning After Pill – E. Christian Brugger
EF Mass at Simon Fraser Univ, British Columbia, Canada – Shawn Tribe
Damian Thompson’s Fangs Come Out on Celibacy – Tancred, TEF
Statues, Icons & the Eastern Tradition – David Clayton MA, TWOB
Bill Keller, et al, Openly Confess that “Error has No Rights” – T. Mattingly

GOP Edge? – Mark LaRochelle, Human Events

The Dead End Of Republican Factionalism – Pete Spiliakos, First Things

Woodward: Obama Is Lying About Sequester – Lonely Conservative

Death Panel Advocacy on This Week – Wesley Smith, N.R.O.

The Sequester is a Manufactured Crisis – George Will, Human Events

Moody’s Lowers UK Credit Rating – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

It’s Not Gun Control, It’s People Control – Lonely Conservative

Regional Reckonings – Alberto Alesina, City Journal

Commerce and the Court (I) – Michael S. Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Commerce and the Court (II) – Michael S. Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Privatization Shellacs Obamacare Model – David Catron, American Spectator

Trayvon Martin, One Year Later – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Chronicle of Liberal Disasters – American Spectator

The Poor are a Gold Mine – Theodore Dalrymple, Liberty Law Blog

Campus Free Speech and Sabotage – Mark Movsesian, First Things
Mr. Hamilton’s Surprise! – Hans Eicholz, Liberty Law Blog
Chesty Puller and the Catholic Chaplains – Donald R. McClarey, Catholic Stand
Infantile Conservatism – Pat. Buchanan, Taki’s Magazine
QQQ – The Barrister, Maggie’s Farm
Sushi Tuna…Not Tuna? – Christopher Mims, The Atlantic
Population Decline and the Birth Dearth – Scott Yenor, Public Discourse
A Fiscal Example for Washington – Tim Cavanagh, Human Events
Blue States Wither, Red States Prosper – LoCo
Environmentalism and Human Sacrifice – Dennis Prage
The True Sage of Woodstock – Richard Reinsch, Liberty Law Blog
WaPo: ‘Error Has No Rights’ – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.
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Did Mary Ask Pope Benedict to Step Down? – Taylor Marshall PhD
Vatican Death Plots Feared, Vampires *May* be Involved – Fr. Z’s Blog
B16 Experienced Raw, Unhinged Anti-Catholic Hatred on Twitter – T. Mattingly
Putting the Pope in His Place – Kenneth D. Whitehead, Crisis Magazine
Benedict vs. the Dictatorship of Relativism – Benjamin Wiker, NCReg
Pew Poll Finds Strong Approval for Benedict – Catholic News Agency
The Curtain Falls – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
Card. Zen: Curia Stopped Pope’s Support of Chinese Church – M. Schmitz
Burning Flax – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
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I. C. R. S. S. Church in Britain – Shawn Tribe, NLM

Teaching Science & Faith in Harmony – Lori Hadacek Chaplin, Daily Reg
Stations at Basilica of St. Balbina Tue. of 2nd Week in Lent – Zephyrinus
In Sickness & in More Sickness – Thomas L. McDonald, God & Machine
Organ Accompaniment for Campion Missal and Hymnal – Jeffrey Ostrowski
People With Same-Sex Attraction Need to Be Shown True Compassion – D. O’Leary
English Propers: Palm Sunday – Adam Bartlett, The Chant Café
American Catholicism: Decline But Not Exhaustion – Ross Douthat, NYT
Rod Dreher on the Sex Scandals – R. R. Reno, First Things/First Thoughts
“You Did It for Me”; Help a Sister in Need – George Vogt, A Talking Donkey
About Clerical Celibacy – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity
Quæritur: Sundays, Open Restaurants, and You – Fr. Z’s Blog
Who Wrote 1 Peter? – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers
This Bad Catholic – J. Q. Tomanek, Ignitum Today
A Reader Puzzles about the Deuterocanon – Mark Shea, NCReg
Guess which WaPo Reporter Refuses to Cover You Fairly – Mollie Ziegler
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Crd. Wuerl: We Cannot Do Business as Usual – C. Olson

The Vacant Curia; Duties During the sede vacante – Zephyrinus
Vatican Death Plots Feared, Vampires *May* be Involved – Fr. Z’s Blog
Vatileaks Report will be Shared Only with New Pope – Catherine Harmon
Shaping Up Conclave 2013 – Dc Calamity, DC-LausDeo
Letter #22: The Three – Dr. Robert B. Moynihan, The Moynihan Letters
The Attacks Increase In Force – Mac McLernon, Mulier Fortis
Letter #22: Cappuccino – Dr. Robert B. Moynihan, The Moynihan Letters
Crd. O’Brien Does Right, if only Mahony & Daneels Did the Same – K. Edwards
Julien Cardinal Ries, Requiesce In Pace – Zephyrinus
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Standing Against Violence – Abbot Tryphon, MONKROCK (OX)

Ukrainian Catholic to Lead Cdn. Govt.’s New Religous Freedom Office – SET

Cardinal Al-Rahi To Make Historical Visit to Moscow – Maronite Blogger (EC)

Bulgarian Church Has New Patriarch – Byz, TX (OX)

Are You Ready For the Persecution – Fr. Peter-Michael Preble (OX)

Statement by Ecu. Pat. Bartholomew on Retirement of Pope Ben. – EPC (OX)

I’d Rather Be Saved By Christ – Lessons From a Monastery (OX)

Origen on Penance and Confession – Your Word From the Wise (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

Fr. Barron: What’s the Relationship between Faith & Reason – NCRg

Reading the Catechism, Rebuilding Catholic Culture – Carl E. Olson
Notes from Beneath the Veil – Jennifer Fulwiler, Conversion Diary
Five Ways to Fast (That Don’t Involve Food) – Marge Fenelon, Catholic Lane
Exercising Good Judgment – Debi Vinnedge, Catholic Stand
Blessed are Les Misérables: For Theirs Is the True Philosophy of Law – PD
Joseph and Mary: The Perfect Catholic Couple – Michael, Whiskey Catholic
Birth Control & the Love of Life – Pt. Kwaniewski PhD, Truth & Charity Forum
Forcing Teenagers to Attend Mass – Matthew Archbold, Ntnl Cthlc Register
The Five Papal Resignations in Catholic History – Abram, Saint Peter’s List
Mark Wahlberg, Confessor of the Faith – Matthew Schmitz, First Things
For This Purpose – Amanda Mortus, Ignitum Today
The Latest Links on Cardinal O’Brien’s Resignation and More. . . – Big Pulpit
WaPo: Yes, We Fear & Loathe Religious Traditionalists – Mollie Ziegler
Garry Wills, Sigh  – R. R. Reno, First Things/On the Square
WaPo Admits to Biased Journalism, Favors Same-Sex Marriage – Rod Dreher

Choose Your Pope! – D. McClarey, The American Catholic

Recipe for a Pope: A Christlike Man Who Can Govern & Unite – Edw. Pentin
After Recent Reports of Crisis, I’m Still an Optimist – Msgr. Charles Pope
Early Conclave: Pope Issues motu propio – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est
Cardinals Get Green-Light For Quick Conclave – Rocco Palmo, Whispers. . .
What an African Pope can Offer the World – Eugene Ohu, Harambee
motu proprio: Possible Early Conclave – Dr. E. Peters, Canon Law Blog
motu proprio Establishes New Rules for Conclave – Catherine Harmon
One Catholic Media Person’s Experience of Covering History – Matt Swaim
Has the Papacy become “Just a Job”? – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum
What Faithful Catholics Make of Crd. O’Brien’s? – Catholic & Welsh
Hit By Scandal, A Cardinal Falls & Bails On Conclave – Rocco Palmo
Pope Accepts Resignation of Keith Cardinal O’Brien – Catholic Herald
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