TOP-10 NEWS STORIES:
1. Dialoguing with the Most Incoherent Document ever sent out from Rome – C. E. Olson/C. W. R.
2. Jesuit Fr. James Martin Says “Gay Marriage” Is Marriage – Tho. D. Williams, Ph.D./Breitbart
3. Make No Mistake, the Gloves have come Off – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
4. Vatican Investigates Newcastle Cathedral for Sex Party, Bishop Resigns – Leading Britain’s . . .
5. How Would Modern Roman Missal Parishes Take to This Sign? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
6. Cleaning Lady Decided that Modern Art in Church is Rubbish – Spiegel via Catholic Conclave
7. George Neumayr, R. I. P. – Wlady Pleszczynski at The American Spectator
8. Catholic Church becomes a Place to Swing rather than Pray – Catholic Conclave
9. Could Bevy of New Vatican Books Betoken Not Civil War, but Synthesis? – Jn. Allen at Crux
10. Homosexual Mass on a Bicycle – Ansa.it via Catholic Conclave
Bonus: Eucharistic Miracle of Kranenburg – Blessed Carlo Acutis Podcast
Commentary & Opinion:
Locker Rooms & Lessons in Gender – Leila Miller at Catholic Answers
Vatican:
Pope Francis Confers Lay Ministries Upon Ten People in St. Peter’s Basilica – C. N. A./C. W. R.
Bugnolo to Go Radio Silent Until after the Benepapist “Conclave”?! – S. O’Reilly/Roma Locuta Est
Christendom:
The 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Follow Jesus in 2023 – Christianity Today
Europe:
Medieval Pendant Found in a Garbage Pit may hold the Bones of a Saint – Live Science
Le Chiese delle Cittá: Sant’Agnese fuori la Mura – Nathaniel Gotcher at Ignitum Today
America:
Priest With Dementia Still Missing – Associated Press
Requiescat In Pace: George Neumayr – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Supreme Court Tackles Respect for the Sabbath in ‘Groff v. DeJoy’ – N. C. Register
“Walk for Life” in San Francisco – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
2023 Winter Trend: Faux Fur – Meghan Ashley Styling, Catholic Mōdê Blog
Great Post-Dobbs Signs at the March for Life – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
3 Successful Ways to Fundraise in the New Year – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Pro-Lifers At Annual March – Micaiah Bilger at LifeNews.com
Britannia:
Second Bystander Ensnared by English Ban on Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics – C. N. A./C. W. R.
Africa:
The Horror In Nigeria – Jude Atemanke at Catholic News Agency
Philippines:
How the Santo Niño became the Philippines’ Most Popular Devotion – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Radio, Film, T. V., & Streaming:
The Blue Dahlia – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
Spirituality:
The Seven Secret Symbols of The Rosary – T. J. Burdick, O.P., at Catholic Exchange
Learning to Pray with Power – Steve Greco at Catholic Stand
Patron of Children – Prayers to the Infant of Prague – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
Politics:
The Tip of Mount Paper – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Philosophy:
Were They Snowflakes or Situationalists? – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
Literature:
When Fiction & Theology Intersect – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
Let In The Darkness To Show The Light: A Plea For Catholic Fiction – Larry Denninger
Theology:
The Cross Is Not for Wisdom – Fr. Samuel Keyes at Catholic Answers
BONUS NEWS LINKS:
FŒDVS: The League of Catholic Bloggers – FŒDVS
The Samizdat Herald: Click Quality, Not Bait – The Samizdat Herald
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