Headline Catholic News & Punditry:
Tragedy in Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Christians Flee Another Genocide – Religion Unplugged
Biden Will Deport Family Who Fled Germany to Home-School Kids – D. Payne/CNA/The Reg
Explosion Kills 68 Armenian Refugees as Thousands Flee Nagorno-Karabakh – Peter Pinedo
Parents Beware: ‘Paw Patrol’ Spin-Off ‘Rubble & Crew’ Adds LGBTQ Character – Alyssa Murphy
Pro-Democracy Catholic Jimmy Lai Marks 1,000th Day in Jail Awaiting Trial – CNA/The Reg
Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1. How to Build a Barely Passable Shrine in Your Yard – Nathaniel Slattery at Catholic365
2. How to Find A Spiritual Director – Claire Dwyer
3. New Book Explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s Faith & How It Imbued His Work – CNA via The CWR
4. Biden Will Deport Family Who Fled Germany to Home-School Kids – D. Payne/CNA/The Reg
5. Cardinal Müller Advises Bishop Strickland of Tyler Not to Resign – Fr. Z’s Blog
6. Fr. Mark Goring on Women Deacons & Padre Pio – Complicit Clergy
7. Unanswered Questions Have Some Saying to Investigate McCarrick Again – NC Register
8. Strickland Pastoral Letter on Gay ‘Blessings’: God Doesn’t & Can’t Bless Sin – Tyler Dioc./CC
9. Parents Beware: ‘Paw Patrol’ Spin-Off ‘Rubble & Crew’ Adds LGBT Character – Alyssa Murphy
10. How to Deal with Women Priests & Deacons – Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic
Next-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
11. Future Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Pope’s Rep in USA – Aleteia
12. Unbelief in Our Culture Is More Serious Than Most Imagine – Msgr. Charles Pope
13. Synod Website Features Artwork of Accused Serial Sex Abuser Rupnik – Catholic Vote/CC
14. Where to Find A Traditional Catholic Mass – Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic
15. Report on Poland’s Catholics Finds Stark Generational Divide – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
16. Incoming College Students Unable To Do Basic Math After Pandemic – Intellectual Takeout
17. Oldest Monastery in the West Was Built on the Spot of St. Maurice’s Martyrdom – The CWR
18. What Catholics Need to Know About Islam – William K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D./Turning Point Project
19. Canada Health Authority Criticized for Offering Euthanasia to Pensioners – The CWR
20. Fr. Hans Zollner, S.J., Ph.D.: Abolishing Celibacy Doesn’t Solve Sex Abuse – Info Vaticana/CC
Another-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
21. Making the Christian Church Irrelevant – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
22. Tragedy in Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Christians Flee Another Genocide – Religion Unpgd
23. A Taste of Sarum: The Blessing of Salt & Water – A Treasure To Be Shared
24. Peruvian Splendour: Vestments from Lima, Peru – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
25. Recovering the Sacred in Music – Robert R. Reilly, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
26. Hymns are Essential to the Anglican Patrimony – Ch. Mahon/Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society
27. Visit New St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Museum (with Slideshow) – John Tuohy at Aleteia
28. The 50th Anniversary of Cardinal Villot’s Letter to Cardinal Siri on Sacred Music – NLM
29. Explosion Kills 68 Armenian Refugees as Thousands Flee Nagorno-Karabakh – Peter Pinedo
30. The Art of Virtue & the Virtue of Art – David Clayton at New Liturgical Movement
Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
Family of UK Teen Who Died Fighting Rare Disease Speaks Out – Kevin J. Jones/CNA/The Reg
New Catholic Clinic in Detroit to Offer Women, Families with Care for Whole Person – CWR
From Liberal Democracy to Global Totalitarianism – Thaddeus Kozinski, Ph.D., at One Peter 5
‘As Art Degenerates Around Us, So Too Does Unity in the Church’ – K. Bennett/Catholic Herald
A Narrow Win for Religious Freedom in Maryland – Charles J. Russo at The CWR
Six Bible Quotes to Help Put Panic in Its Place, & More Links – Tito Edwards at The Reg
Don’t Ask for Fairness, Ask for Mercy! – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Updates on the Political Landscape from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
Bishops Helping Congress: The One Thing Needful? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
The Eucharist & The Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FullnessOfTruth.org
Pro-Democracy Catholic Jimmy Lai Marks 1,000th Day in Jail Awaiting Trial – CNA/The Reg
How to Wrap Up Your Closet: Fit for the Holidays – Meg. Ashley Styling/Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Just Say No to Mideast Defense Pacts – Sohrab Ahmari at The American Conservative
Brussels Issues Warning After Azerbaijan Military Offensive – Michael Curzon
Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Pope Francis’ Teaching on Catechesis – John Hartley at Ignitum Today
The Sense of the Sacred, Back to the Faith of Our Fathers – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Pope Francis’ Next Environmental Document to be Called ‘Laudate Deum’ – CNA via The Reg
Mass of Our Lady of Walsingham – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
India’s Christian Rights Network Not Hopeful after Meeting with Minorities Cmsn – The CWR
What to Know about St. John Chrysostom Beyond His Preaching – Mia Schroeder at Aleteia
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