Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Bishop Strickland’s Letter to His Brother Priests – Catholics for Catholics
The Never Trump Call for Violence – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
Civil War II – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
An Irish Ghost Haunts Hallow – The Editors at National Catholic Register
Iowa Satanic Temple Display Not Protected by First Amendment, Legal Expert Says – The Reg
Eucharistic Revival:
Beautiful Eucharistic Procession in Kerala, & More Dispatches. . . – Catholics for Catholics
Advent:
Gaudete Sunday: Advent’s Call to ‘Rejoice Always’ – Msgr. Charles Pope at The Reg
Find Peace Amidst the Holiday Hustle with this ‘O Antiphon’ Prayer Guide – Denver Catholic
10 Additional Ways To Become Holier This Advent – A Treasure To Be Shared
The O Antiphons: “O Emmanuel” – Derek Rotty at Catholic Exchange
Rejoicing With the O Antiphons – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life™
MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
Our Lady of Fatima: Her Prophecies & Warnings Remain as Essential as Ever – Msgr. Ch. Pope
Doctrines of Demons – Veil of Veronica
How to Pray the 300-Year-Old ‘Christmas Novena’ – Katie Yoder at CNA via The Reg
The Darkness Within – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand
Did You Know Franciscans Pass Down Their Robes? – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Stripped Down to Simplicity, What Brings Joy Becomes Apparent – Th. Francis at Ignitum Today
How a Religious Community Uses an Ambulance as a Mobile Confessional – ChurchPOP
The Life of Saint Virginia Centurione Bracelli – Catholics for Catholics
Pope Francis, the Scandals, & the Repercussions:
Cardinal Gregory & the ‘Dominant’ Rite – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Mercy Strikes Again: the Unjust Treatment of Cardinal Burke – Diane Montagna/Catholic Herald
To Recognize & Resist the P. . . – Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic
The Curious Case of the Purloined Precept – Deacon James H. Toner at Crisis Magazine
Ask Father: Validity of Absolution & Reception of Communion in the State of Grace – Fr. Z’s Blog
Moral Theologian on New Cremation Guidance: ‘Reverence for Body’ Still Paramount – The Reg
Theology for Toddlers – Javier Arias at InfoVaticana
Vatican Orders Closure of Community Co-founded by Rupnik – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Rome: Small Part of Cremated Ashes can be Kept in Personal Place, Some Cases & More – C4C
Catholic News & Punditry Top-10:
1. Are You a Fornication-Denier? – Drew Belsky at Indulgences Blog
2. A Random Catholic Blog Just Became The Most-Interacted Website On Facebook – A. Bumas
3. Irish Priest Calls Musician Shane MacGowan’s Raucous Funeral Mass ‘A Scandal’ – CNA
4. No, Mary Was Not an Unwed Mother – Joe Heschmeyer, Esq., at Catholic Answers Magazine
5. Glad for Plaid: The Influence of St. Margaret on Fashion – Meg. Ashley Styling/Catholic Stylist
6. “The Best Books I Read in 2023” – CWR Contributors at The Catholic World Report
7. Cardinal Burke Offers Extensive Reflection on State of World, Church – Walter S. Silva/CNA
8. Accused Killer Laid on Priest in Form of a Cross after Nebraska Stabbing, Filings Say – Reg
9. “Computer-Verified” Gödel-Scott Proof of God’s Necessary, Unique Existence – Ignitum Today
10. The Cathedral of Toledo, Spain – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Catholic News & Punditry Best of the Rest:
Your Confessional is Ready: Buzzing into Confession at Bishop Machebeuf HS – Denver Catholic
How Will You Do Mass on the Double Christmas This Year, & More Links – Tito Edwards/The Reg
Catholic Survey Showed Church Closures Severely Affected Mental Health – uCatholic
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Perils of “the Vote”: Must All Government be Bad Government? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.
Roman Catholic Christian Soldiers in the Streets of Phoenix, & More. . . – Catholics for Catholics
Christian Population Shrinking in China Amid ‘Crackdown’ – Zelda Caldwell/CNA/The Reg
Bull Moose Politics Top-10:
1. NBC News Embarrasses Itself With ‘Cisgender Runners’ – Amy Curtis at Twitchy
2. Senate Staffer Caught Making Gay Porn in Capitol Bldg, Democrat Senator Identified – RS
3. 2022 Nobel Prize Winner Blasts Claudine Gay & DEI – David Strom at Hot Air
4. University Scalped Five-Mo.-Old Unborn Babies, Stitched Hair on to Lab Rats – Catholic Vote
5. Has Hitler Won The Left? – Carl R. Trueman at First Things
6. Here’s What Happened to the DOJ Official Who Tried to Protect Hunter Biden – Matt Margolis
7. Progressives Worry About So Many Former Comrades Drifting to the Right – John Sexton
8. AZ Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs Pulls Trigger, Orders Natl Guard to Secure Border – B. Lower
9. Christian Military Vet Decapitates Statue of Satan – Kate Anderson at Daily Caller
10. After All Saying ‘Women Will Die’ w/ Abortion, Where are the Dead Women – Am Thinker
Bull Moose Politics Best of the Rest:
Study Says Human Breathing Contributing to Global Warming – Eric Utter at American Thinker
A State-by-State Look at Noncitizen Voting – Joe Fried at American Thinker
The Uncomfortable Truths of October 7 & Modern America – Jessica Tarlov at The Messenger
School Board Member Sworn In On Stack Of Explicit ‘Banned’ Children’s Books – Sarah Wilder
17 Convenience Stores Robbed This Week in Democrat-Run San Diego – Jn. Nolte at Breitbart
Antisemitism’s Sharp Left Turn – Robert Graboyes from Bastiat’s Window via Hot Air
The Constitutional History of the Boston Tea Party – Hans Eicholz at Law & Liberty
Western Civ Defender Top-10:
1. My Victory Over the Gender Ideologues – James Esses at Sp!ked
2. Cancel Culture Canadian Style – Tom Flanagan at Law & Liberty
3. John Mearsheimer: There is No Two-state Solution – Freddie Sayers at UnHerd
4. Should These Countries Even Exist? – General Knowledge via YouTube
5. The Movement That Imagined a Jewish Homeland Without the State of Israel – L. Almagor
6. ‘Transgenderism has become a Youth Subculture’ – Jo Bartosch at Sp!ked
7. How Israel Plans to Win in Gaza – CaspianReport via YouTube
8. Euros & Dollars: Milei’s Peso Plunge Explained – Sven R. Larson at The European Conservative
9. Has China’s Christian Population Stopped Growing? – Conrad Hackett at Pew Research Center
10. Suspected Hamas Terrorists Arrested Across Western Europe – Thomas O’Reilly
Western Civ Defender Best of the Rest:
EU Pressuring New Leftist Polish Govt to Fast-Track Gay Marriage – Thomas O’Reilly
COP28 & the Scourge of Eco-imperialism – Brendan O’Neill at Sp!ked
Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Earliest Depictions of Jesus in Art – UsefulCharts via YouTube
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