June 2013

Pp. Francis on Corruption, ‘Gay Lobby’ in Roman Curia – John Thavis, DTV
There Were More Than Twelve Apostles? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, Nw Th Mv
Sweden’s Cowardice – Rod Dreher
Francis: Can’t Serve 2 Masters, Serve the Lord or Serve the World – LS/VI
Does Marriage Change People? – Barb Lishko, Catholic Lane
Unpacking the First Cause Argument for God – Dr. Peter Kreeft, Strng Ntns
Whiskey Talk with Dr. Peter Kreeft – Whiskey Catholic
The Misunderstood Sin of Sloth – Msgr. Charles Pope, AOW
An Art School in Florence in the Naturalistic Tradition. . . – David Clayton
Priest Uses Technology to Draw People to Confessions – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Eucharist is Not a Pagan Invention – Jon Sorensen, Catholic Answers
Modesty is Honesty – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic
New Bishop of East Anglia Appointed – Ed West, Catholic Herald
The Crash, Divine Providence? – Marcus Allen Steele, Catholic Stand
60 Minutes on Antoni Gaudí & the Sagrada Família. – Gregory DiPippo, NLM
IRS Scandal: IRS Agent Lays Down the “Law” to Pro-lifers – D. McClarey JD
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Modest is Not Hottest – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic
Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design – Jimmy Akin, Strange Notions
Pope Francis: “Yes, There Is a ‘Gay Lobby'” – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
So-Called Same-Sex Marriage, Dr Who, And An Admission – LarryD, TAC
Listening to Young Atheists – Larry Alex Taunton, The Atlantic
How to Drive Away Temptation – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel
Should You Say “Individual” or “Person”? – Taylor Marshall PhD, Cant Tls
Of Requiem Masses, Death, Prudence and Perennial Wisdom – Fr. Z’s Blog
St Philip’s Day at the Oxford Oratory – Charles Cole, New Liturgical Movemt
Remembering the Stars of One’s Life – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Lane
When the Counselor Comes – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers
Spirituality for Widows – Ronda Chervin PhD, Homiletic & Pastoral Review
To Puff or Not to Puff – Nissa LaPoint – Daily Register
The Girl Scouts: A “Groundbreaking” Feminist Moment – M. R. Hasson, CS
PRISM, Tech, and Trust – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and Machine
Rumors of a Coup in the News to Unseat Hollande Govt – The Epnyms Flwr
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Gay Pride: A Politically Incorrect Dialogue – Howard Kainz, Crisis Magazine
Man Never Killed Or Anything Similar Doesn’t Need Confession – TibrEye
The Cause of Good Liturgy – Jeffrey A. Tucker, New Liturgical Movement
Breathing the Same Air as Genius: Flannery O’Connor – Padgett Powell, OA
A Parent’s Guide to Courtship – Lori Hadacek Chaplin, Ntnl Cthlc Register
Review of Fr. Longenecker’s Book: Catholicism Pure & Simple – D. Hartline
The Rosary, a Guy’s Prayer – John M. Grondelski, National Catholic Register
New iPad Story Draws Children Into the Life of Jesus – Hillary Senour, CNA
Bishop Christopher Coyne Celebrates Anglican Use Mass – Anglican Use Scty
Bourbon Review: 1792 Ridgemont Reserve – Whiskey Catholic
It’s Sad Women Deprive Themselves of Love of a Down’s Child – F. Phillips
And Without Gender He Created Them – Dale O’Leary, Aleteia
Boy Scouts, “Bigotry” & the Catholic Culture Wars – Anne Hendershott
Homeschooling Growing 7 Times Faster than Public School – Rorate Cæli
Abp. Chaput Asks for Bodies of Gosnell’s Victims to Bury – Matt Archbold
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Ol’ Fr. Bear prays . . . – Jeff, Sword of Peter

Evolutionary Theory and Reality – Stephen Barr, Public Discourse
The DSM Thinks You’re Sick – David Mills, First Thoughts/First Things
What is a Catafalque and Why is It Used? – Jeffrey Tucker, New Lit Mov
Ask a Carmelite: “Is My Prayer Good Enough?” –  Carmelite Sisters, ICL™
How Does a Person Accept God’s Mercy? – Fr John Bartunek, RCSD
What Made You Turn From Pro-“Choice” to Pro-Life? – L. Miller, LCB
How to Drive Away Temptation – Jason Liske, Ascending Mt Carmel
Christ and His Church: It’s a Package Deal – Hector Molina, Catholic Ans
The Aborted Generations – Faceless or Beloved? – Birgit Jones, DBB
The Marian Month of . . . June – Ben, Two Catholic Men & a Blog
Hermeneutic of Reform – Kathleen Pluth, Chant Café
Hallelujah Chorus in Haitian Creole – John Bergsma, The Sacred Page
What Should Philosophers Of Statistics Do? – William M. Briggs, STTS!
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Is Pope Francis the Final Roman Pontiff? – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers
Georgetown University Responds to Canon Law Petition – Tim Drake
U. S. Lutherans Lose 1/2 Million Members  – Mathew Block, FT/FT
Yes, Marriage Will Change and Here’s How – Mark Regnerus, Public Disc
When Religious Education Programs Thrive, We All Win – Martina, CSistas
Matt Birk #77 “Walks the Talk” – The Motley Monk, The American Catholic
Why Godparents Matter – Joel and Lisa Schmidt, Catholic Stand
House of Lords Votes Down Marriage, Response? – C. Andrews, Aleteia
From “Gay Sex” to Marriage Equality – Mark S. Latkovic STD, Truth & Char
On Marriage, Inevitability Is a Choice We Can Reject – Ryan T. Anderson
The Rights of Error & the Death of Tolerance – Francis J. Beckwith, CathTh
Being Called a Bigot for Defending Marriage, No Matter What – Mark Shea
School Pontifical Mass at the Little Oratory in London – Charles Cole, NLM
Archbishop of Canterbury Grovel to the Government? – W. Oddie, CH
The Pope is Showing Us the Way – Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Cath Exch
Contraception/Abortion Connection – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic
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The Wittiest Man in Europe: Fr. Ronald Knox – Br. C. Shonk OP, Dominicana
Christopher Dawson’s Christendom & Catholic Intellectual Life – Brd. Birzer
Ad Orientem in the Ordinary Form – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The New Lit Mov
Pp. Francis: Church is a Love Story Not an Institution – Taylor Marshall PhD
Fr. John Bapst SJ: An Evangelist Among the Know Nothings – John F. Quinn
What It Means to Call God ‘Father’ – Carl E. Olson, OSV Newsweekly
Ordinary Time Needs Extraordinary Faith  – Emmanuel Joseph, Cthlc Stand
Philosophy, Science & Some Questions Worth Asking – Dominic Verner, FT
A Heresy as Evidence of the Historical Jesus – Jon Sorensen, Cthlc Answers
Historical & Theological Humanity – Peter J. Leithart, Frst Thngs/On the Sqr
‘This Is How We Are Going to End Abortion’ – Peter D. Williams, Cth Herald
Shakespeare’s The Tempest – Mitchell Kalpakgian, Crisis Magazine
Pp. Francis = Peter The Roman = Antichrist ? – Shane Schaetzel, Ozarks Cth
Seeing the Catholic Presence in Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet – Jef. Miller
Rudyard Kipling, Boots – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
‘Nuns on the Bus’ 2 – Judy Roberts, The Daily Register
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The Christian Filmmaker & Bringing Faith to the Big Screen – Jim Graves
Blessed Sacrament Procession in Oxford, England – Charles Cole, Nw Lt Mv
Czech Cardinal Welcomes Compensation from Gov’t – Jonathan Luxmoore
Relativism: Missing The Truth – Patrick Pierce, Catholic Stand
As Torches of West Burn Out, Depravity-Wolves Encircle Us – Dr. Peters
Equality Run Amok – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine
Protestantism and Nihilism – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave
People-First Language – Matthew Hennessey, First Things/On the Square
Bible Outpaces 50 Shades of Grey, Becomes Bestseller in Norway – FirstTh
The Perfect Monument for Atheism – Matthew Archbold, Creative Mnrty Rprt
In Soccer Mom Era, Sports & Faith Go Head-to-Head – Maria Wiering, OSV
Number of Priests & Nuns in Marked Decline – Josephine McKenna, Tlgrph
NFL Player Snubs Prez, Said God Bless Planned Parenthood – Motley Monk
‘I Didn’t Want to be Pope,’ Francis Tells Children – Estefania Aguirre, CNA
Pope Francis Will Brave Rome’s Summer Heat – Lauren Cater, EWTN News
Want to Go to WYD in Rio for Aleteia? – Aleteia
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When Did the Sacred Heart Begin to Exist? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, Nw Th Mvt
Saint Who Was Modest in Demeanor, Merciful in Judgment – Spiritual Life
3 Fun Sacred Heart of Jesus Activities for the Family – Saint Peter’s List
The Evidential Power of Beauty – Abp. Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap, Cth Philly
Enthroning the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Our Family – Terry McDermott, CL
On Pope Francis’ First Major Statement on Ecology – Carl E. Olson, CWR Blg
Discernment and Communion – Fr. Bryce Sibley, Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Austerity Is Good For You – Julie Rodrigues, Catholic Stand
Scientists Study the Clinging “Belief in Science” – Stacy Trasancos PhD
5 Literary Aids to Understanding Modern Atheism – Jason Liske, As Mt Cr
The French Spring: the March for Marriage in Paris – Marie Meaney PhD
Sedevacantist Singles Workers Not Sure To Recognize CEO Authority – Eye
They Look Like Warehouses, Vtcn Museums Dir on New Rome Churchs – GD
Jesuit Educated Alumni Heckle Bishop for Defending Marriage – Fr. Z’s Blg
Prayer & First Amendment – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Friendship & “Hooking Up” in College – Wesley Hill, Frst Thngs/Frst Thghts
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St. Gertrude Reports that Jesus Sang Mass Propers – Jeffrey A. Tucker
Whiskey Man: Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki – Whiskey Catholic
The Conspiracy of Pornography Exposed – Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Mag
Bill Maher: Pope’s an Atheist, Vatican Will Poison Him – M. Archbold, NCR
Women Priests: Driving Wedge Between Anglicans & Rome – Fr. O, AIR
Darkness to Light: a Story of Redemption and Life – Hannah R. Allen, CL
Robot Sex – Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing
Operation Overlord – Deacon Mike Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic Life™
Packing for the Final Journey – Thomas L. McDonald, P/God&Machine
Vocation for the Wives of Deacons, M. Kaufmann MA, H&PReview
Was Saint Paul a Misogynist and a Bigot? – Jim Blackburn, Catholic Ans
The Power of Communication: A Reflection on Euphemism – Ashley Noronha
Of Latin and Sunday Collections – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Don’t They Come Here Legally? – Jason Hall, Catholic Stand
Mother Teresa, Pope Francis & You: – Eric Neubauer, 21 Century Pilgrim
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The 75-Year Tradition of the Baby Box in Finland – Katherine Infantine

Corpus Christi Procession at Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini – G. DiPippo
Is Lying Ever Justified? – Scott P. Richert, Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis Renews His Appeal for Peace in Syria – The Catholic Herald
Turning the Problem of Evil On Its Head – Joe Heschmeyer, Strange Notions
Pope Says Lamenting Suffering Is Form of Prayer – Catholic News Agency
St. Norbert: Playboy to Preacher – Jean Heimann, Catholic Fire
Neuroscientists Scooped By Catholic Church – Stacy Trasancos PhD
Quæritur: Does Registering in a Parish Mean Anything? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Why Progressives Are Wrong About Pope Francis & Poverty – Rich Lizado
Singer: Right to Bear Children Not Absolute – Luke Foster, FT/FT
Father Ranger – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
D-Day. . .Please God, No More Wars – Richard Collins, Linen on the. . .
Despite Lawsuit, Ohio Archd. Keeps Teacher Morality Clause – K. J. Jones
Ohio St. Univ. Pres. Who Upset Catholics Resigns – Tim Drake, Cth Ed Daily
Father Corapi and Praying for Priests – Matthew Brower, Catholic Stand
IRS Ordered Pro-Lifers Not to Protest Planned Parenthood – Ben Johnson
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Valedictorian Breaks Rules, Recites Our Father – Tristyn K. Bloom
Transform Your Free-Standing Altar! – Jennifer Donelson
Sioux City Bishop: Must “Exorcize” the “Spirit of Vatican II” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Is the Faith a Trench or a Bunker? – Todd Aglialoro, Catholic Answers
Pope on “Culture of Waste” Including Relationships – Carl Olson, Ignatius
Wordless: Lots of First Holy Communion Pictures – Martina, Catholic Sistas
Father: Feminism’s Four Letter Word – Kenneth L. Connor, Catholic Lane
John Henry Newman: Real, Rational, Religion – Daniel McGiffin, Strange Nts
Pope Recognizes Spanish Civil War Martyrs – Carol Glatz, Catholic Herald
Exorcism, Satan, and the Baptismal Liturgy – Taylor Marshall PhD
Two Great Pseudo-Authors: Dionysius and Macarius – Jason Liske, AMC
Orestes Brownson: Forgotten Prophet – Kevin O’Brien, Distributist Review
Freedom, Free Speech & IRS Scandal – Fr. Gordon MacRae, Stone Wlls
Sending up the White Flag – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing
The Intolerance of Secular Toleration – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
Don’t Shoot that Lego Gun at Me – Cari Donaldson, Aleteia
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Evangelical Pastor Converts to Catholicism – William E. Kangas, The Orant
Scientific Discoveries Proves Book of Genesis – Rod Dreher
What Happens When Love Turns Into Tolerance – Fr. Robert Barron, CNA
Pope Francis on the True Meaning of Poverty – Samuel Gregg, Crisis Mgzn
Small-Town Saints for Our Placeless Age – Michael W. Hannon, Public Dscrs
Pp. Francis’ ‘Economic Examination of Conscience’ – Edward Pentin, DReg
A Sure Guide to St. Augustine’s Thought & Theology – Jared Ortiz, CWR
Pp. Francis: Food We Throw Away Is Stolen From the Poor – Rocco Palmo
Bishops Urge G8 Leaders to Remember the Poor – EWTN News
Love Conquers Death (Luke 7:11-17) – Fr. John Bartunek LC, Cth Sprtl Drctn
Fashion Choices Should Reflect Dignity, Beauty – Emily Stimpson, OSV
Sacred Music Conference in Scotland – Charles Cole, New Liturgical Mvmnt
The Death of Willie Lincoln & God’s Purpose – Donald R. McClarey JD, TAC
The Cult of Social Justice & the Idolatry in Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – St. Ethl’sP
The Boy Scouts: Newly “Out and Proud” – Mary Rice Hasson, Catholic Stand
The Remarkable Story of Jacob’s Conversion – Msgr. Charles Pope, AOW
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