February 2013

Why an American has No Chance of Becoming Pope – Chris Owens, BD
Pope Names – Jeffrey Miller, The Curt Jester
For Pope, Keep An Eye On. . . – Patrick Archbold, Creative Mnrty Rprt
Card. Dolan: He Who Thinks is Next Pope is on Dope – Paolo Mastrolilli
Answering Your Questions About Papal Elections (Conclave) – J. Heschmeyer
Cardinals and Their Doctorates. . . or Not – Fr. Z’s Blog
On Bringing the Conclave Forward & ‘Sacredness’ of Rules – Andrea Tornielli
Is The Pope Infallible? – Rod Dreher
Cut The Papa-Bull – Patrick Archbold, National Catholic Register
How Will New Pope Lead While Card. Ratzinger Still Alive – William Oddie
EJ Dionne Jr, Unencumbered by Facts, Reason, Calls for Girl Pope – T. Crowe
Why I like Cardinal Pell for Pope – Suzanne F., Big Blue Wave
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What Does It Mean to “Offer It Up”? – D. Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Direction

Fasting & Abstinence: 6 Basic Questions & Answers on Lent – St. Peter’s List
The Pope, Twitter, and the World – Br. John Sica OP, Dominicana
Did the Virgin Mary & the Apostles Keep Lent? – Dr. Taylor Marshall, CT
An S. S. P. X. Personal Prelature? – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Living Lent in Beijing – Anthony E. Clark PhD, The CWR Blog
The S. S. P. X.: The Last Train? – Andrea Tornielli, La Stampa/Vtcn Insdr
Benedict on the Spiritual Battle That Is Lent – Estefania Aguirre, Daily Reg
Were The Martyrs Real? – Rod Dreher
The Feast of Blessed Fra Angelico & His Paintings – Jean M. Heimann, CF
Dealing with Demonic Rage – Fr. Dwt. Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Dialogue of Our Lord & Editior of the Natl “c”atholic Reporter – Fr. Z’s Blog
It’s the Devil, Silly – Val Bianco, Catholic Stand
Compelling Legal Briefs that Challenge Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Austin Ruse
John Cardinal McCloskey – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic
Fr. Z Installs Electric Altar Rails; 2 Women Injured – Eye of the Tiber

Dawson and the History We Are Not Told – Jeffrey Hart, T.I.C.

Idealistic Dreams and the Decline of Society – S.Laib, Intellectual Conservative

Survived Two World Wars and the Depression – Lonely Conservative

US Public Pensions: Worst in the World? – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

The Presidency in the Age of Obama – Mark Rozell, Liberty Law Blog

Waiting for my UPS Man – Nead Beuman, n+1

A New Farming Revolution in the Works? – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

More ‘Socialist’ Than Europeans? – Paul Gottfried, American Conservative

Love and Death in the Ashes – John Wilson T.I.C.

Thanatopsis for Ronald Dworkin – Robert Miller, First Things

How the Government Is Killing the Recovery – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

We’re History – Bill Croke, American Spectator

The Chelyabinsk Event – Commentary, John Steele Gordon

God’s Love In Your Life – Pope Shenouda III (OR)

The Desert of Lent – Kevin Clay, MONKROCK (EC)

Raising the Mind, Warming the Heart – Death to the World (OX)

Sunday of Orthodoxy Reflection – Ramblings of a Byz Catholic (EC)

Testing of Faith – Coptic Dad and Mom (OR)

“For Though a Righteous Man Falls Seven Times…” – Kaiserswest (EC)

Thoughts For Cheesefare Weekend – Fr. Chris Zugger (EC)

St. Athanasius on Fasting – Abouna’s Blog (OR)

While in the Workplace, I Need the Bread of Life – The Devout Life (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic
OX = Orthodox Church
OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)
RC = Latin Rite Catholic
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Virtual Violence and the Real Thing – John Hayward, Human Events

Presidential Power and the War on Terror – Greg Weiner, T.I.C.

Ben Carson: America’s Doctor – Jeffrey Lord, American Spectator

Black, Brown and Obama – Lloyd Billingsley, Front Page

Drones on the Fourth Estate’s Radar? – J.Harris, Intellectual Conservative

The ‘Nones’ and American Liberty – David Conway, Liberty Law Blog

Cruz Must Be Doing Something Right – Lonely Conservative

A B.A. in Three Years? – Samuel Goldman, American Conservative

The Politics of Impatience – Hans Eicholz, Liberty Law Blog

Conservatism and the Catholic Church – John Caiazza, First Principles

Provision, Payment, and Prevarication – Matthew J. Franck, First Things

Where the Green Graft Grows – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Saving Nature from the Hippies – C.R. Wiley, T.I.C.

150,000+ Show Up in Support of Pope Benedict XVI – Mulier Fortis
Ten Weird, Wonderful Foods for Lent – Mt. Schmitz, First Things
All Things Must Become Bitter: Some Thoughts For Lent – Jason Liske
Lent at the End of an Age – Fr. Bevil Bramwell OMI, The Catholic Thing
The End of a Catholic Moment – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Goodbye, Catholic Moment – Rod Dreher
Why I Don’t Buy Matt McGuiness Column – Kevin Tierney
St. Francis de Sales and the Velveteen Rabbit – Jen. Hartline, Catholic Stand
The Denial of Being – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave
Dorothy Day: Anarcho-Capitalist, Perhaps – Bonchamps, The American Cthlc
Küng, Sex-Obsessed – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
Is Tim Tebow a Religious Bigot?  A Second Look – Kat. Schiffer, Seasons of Grace
“Married” Homosexuals Die 20 Years Younger Than Natural Couples – C&W
Chen Guangcheng: 2018 Will Be Pivotal Year in Red China – LSN
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Gay Marriage: No Opt-Out for Christian Registrars – Jn. Bingham, Telegraph
UK: 98% of Abortions Done on Mental Health Issues – Dr. Peter Saunders
Last ‘Mass’ for Warwick Street – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow
Time to Set the Record Straight on Catholic-Bashers – Bre. O’Neill, Telegraph
Magdalene Laundries Put in Context – Matthaeus, Sub Umbra Alarum Suarum
Magdalene Laundries and the “Noble Lie” – Fr. Tim Finigan
Writing to Tories in Defence of Marriage Did Some Good – A Reluctant Sinner
Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Splits the Tories – Peter Smith, LifeSiteNews
Iceland May Ban Porn Due to Bad Impact on Women – Hilary White, LfStNws

The Kingmen Who Will Influence the Conclave – Giorgio Bernardelli, La Stampa
A Figure of Impossibility – Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report
John Milbank on the Erotic Politics of Benedict XVI – Nat. Peters, Frst Thngs
What the Pope Can Do, Can’t Do, Etc. – Dr. Edward Peters, Canon Law
Pope’s Resignation Drama Beats Any Dan Brown Plot – Pt. Sanford, Telegraph
A Strange Grief: Losing Pope Benedict XVI – Hilary White, LifeSiteNews
An Earlier Conclave? Update – Catherine Harmon, The CWR Blog
What is the History Behind Papal Resignations? – James Akin, NCRegister
The Real Story Behind the Pope’s Resignation – Phil Lawler
The Latest Issue Regarding the Conclave – Dr. Edward Peters, Canon Law
Papal Electors & “Old” Mass; Initial Preview on the Conclave – Tancred
Benedict XVI, the Best-Dressed Pope – Charlotte Allen, Los Angeles Times
Nationality Not Important. . . – Giacomo Galeazzi, La Stampa/Vatican Insider
Pope Benedict and the Art of Fencing – Hilary White, LifeSiteNews
Whither the Church? – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita
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Three Hymns for the Transition – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café
10 Things That Changed My Spirituality – Jas. Liske, Ascending Mt. Carmel
Meet The Brothers in Black – T. J. Burdick, Ignitum Today
Ten Steps to Start {Catholic} Homeschooling – Catholic Sistas
Why Lent is Forty Days? – Marcellino D’Ambrosio PhD, Intgrtd Cthlc Life™
Pope To Move Crystal Cathedral To Rome? – Eye of the Tiber
God Loves A Beard – Rod Dreher
The Church Teach on Infant Baptism – Joel & Lisa Schmidt, Catholic Stand
Corporate Ladder to Heaven – Catholic Lane
Study Resource: Aquinas’s Div. of Pauline Corpus in Charts – Rorate Cæli
Gentlemen & Gentlewomen in an Ungentle Society – Jos. Knippenberg
Be Not Afraid, Be Very Not Afraid – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
A Great Man – Traditium
Orthodox Priest: Pope Helped Heal East-West Divide – John Couretas
English Catholic History in the New World – Whiskey Catholic

Beastly Reporting by Barbie – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Irrelevant E. J. Dionne – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report
Garry Wills and the New York Times, Wrong Again – Fr. Z’s Blog
Benedict’s Long View – Christopher Manion, From Under the Rubble
Putting the Pope and Church Bashers in Perspective – Fr. Z’s Blog
Papa Bene’s Lesson for Us this Lent – Sr. Theresa Noble, Ignitum Today
Pope Steps Down; Many Journalists Fall Down – Terry Mattingly, P/GR
No, Pope Benedict XVI is Not a Hitler Fan – Answering Protestants
Vatican & Global Financial Contexts of Pope’s Resignation – Dr. R. Moynihan
No, the Pope Does Not Worship a Fish God – Answering Protestants

 

Abbot Tryphon on the Monastic Vocation (OX)

Elder Cleopa on Prayer – Fr. Peter-Michael Preble (OX)

Salvation Through Mary – R. Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

The Oft Unspoken Yet Underlying & Foundational Catholic Reality – TDL (EC)

John X’s First Address @ Balamand as Patriarch – Notes on Arab Orth. (OX)

Armenia Tries to Help Christian Armenians Fleeing Syria – USA Today

Holy Father: An E. Orth. Christian Looks West P. 5 – T. Flanders, MONKROCK

Coptic Christians Seek Russian Refuge – BBC News

OCA “Holy Conversations Plan Moving Forward – Byz, TX (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic
OX = Orthodox Church
OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)
RC = Latin Rite Catholic

St. Filippa Mareri – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire
Five Resources For Catholic Artists – Burke Ingraffia, Catholic Stand
Crdnl Mahony Finds Inner Peace – Mt. Schmitz, Frst Thngs/Frst Thghts
If Only the Church Were More Episcopalian! – D. McClarey, The Amrcn Cthlc
Pop Goes the Church, or the Errors of Pop Catholicism – Kevin O’Brien
What Makes For a Good Relationship? – Anthony Cavaliere, Sitz im Leben
Calling All Men! Time to Man Up! – Rob Hall, Road to Rome
Using the Tools We have been Given – The Eye-Witness
Learning Latin in a Year – James Preece, Catholic and Loving It!
Catholic & Orthodox Saints Born in the Present-Day US – Geographic Travels
Theology of the Wounded – Kevin M. Tierney, Catholic Lane
I Have Something You Need to Know – Amanda, Mommy in the Making
Search Continues for New U. S. Ambassador to the Holy See – Edw. Pentin
Cthlc Health Assoc.’s Dialogue is Code for Catholic Avoidance – Jef. Miller
Abp. Lori to Maryland General Assembly: End Death Penalty – CNA