Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
What Do Atheists Believe? – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., at Engaging Atheism
Christmas:
Make Christmas Medieval Again – Joseph Bottum at The Wall Street Journal
Evidence of Jesus’ Birth on December 25 – Catholics for Catholics
Watch this video before Epiphany with Bishop Fulton Sheen – Full Sheen Ahead via YouTube
Fiducia Supplicans Updates:
Gay Blessings on Papal Parchment? – Christopher R. Altieri at The Catholic World Report
The Price to Pay For Bowing to the Lavender Mafia – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Resistance to Same-Sex Blessings Grows in Africa, but Bishops Are Divided Globally – The Reg
Swiss Bishop Savages Fiducia Supplicans – Marian Eleganti via Catholic Conclave
Spanish Priests Collect Signatures Asking Pope to Annul Fiducia Supplicans – InfoVat/Cathcon
Blessing Gay Couples, all the Deceptions of Fiducia Supplicans – New Daily Compass
Cardinal Fernández: Vatican’s Gay Blessings Guidance is Clear Answer to German Bishops – Reg
Fiducia Supplicans Appears to Have Failed Spectacularly & More. . . – Catholics for Catholics
Fiducia Supplicans is Meant to Cause Tension – Fr. James Barry at Catholic Stand
It Is Not Good for Some Couples to Be Alone – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton – Catholics for Catholics
Shia LaBeouf Enters Catholic Church, Considers Diaconate Vocation – Catholics for Catholics
The Mystery of the Holy Name of Jesus – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Voice of the Family
How To Bless Your Home On The Epiphany – Becky Roach at CatholicLink
The Life & Legacy of St. Gregory Nazianzen, Doctor of the Church – Catholics for Catholics
Pilgrims Walking Camino de Santiago Broke Record in 2023 – F.P. Fenton/CNA/The CWR
‘He Already Knows’ – At SEEK, Navigating Catholic Complexities – Jack Figge at The Pillar
Pope Francis Updates:
Did Benedict’s Death Lift Restraints on Pope Francis? – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
The Pope vs. Tradition? – Joe Heschmeyer, Esq., at Catholic Answers Magazine
Justice? Italian Priest Excommunicated for Pope Francis Accusation – Joe McClane via YouTube
Francis Wants to Erase All Trace of Pope Benedict – Silere non possum via Cathcon
The Francis Effect in Dwindling Urbi et Orbe Attendance – Tradition in Action
Priest Criticizes Francis in Homily, Receives Sustained Applause, Excommunicated – Rorate Cæli
Catholic News & Punditry:
The Mad Magazine Caricature of U.S. Catholicism – George Weigel at First Things
The Church in Nicaragua’s Bleak Midwinter – Edgar Beltrán at The Pillar
Resurrecting Catholic Higher Education – Terence Sweeney at National Catholic Register
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The Good, the Badde, & the Tendentious – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
Ortega Publishes Pics of Bishop Álvarez as US Demands Freedom for Bishop, Clergy – Angelus
Syro-Malabar Archeparchy’s Fate Uncertain as Liturgy Deadline Passes – Luke Coppen/The Pillar
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The End of Athletics – Patrick O’Hearn at Crisis Magazine
The Battle for Ireland’s Catholic Soul – Dubhaltach O Reachtnin at Catholic Herald
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
The State of the Catholic Faith in Post-Pandemic Poland – Filip Mazurczak at The CWR
U.S. Dioceses Asked to Hold New Round of Synodal Listening Sessions – Michelle La Rosa
Glad for Plaid: The Influence of St. Margaret on Fashion – Meghan Ashley Styling, Catholic Stylist
Zuppi: Whoever Doesn’t Have a Good Relationship w/Francis, Isn’t Catholic – Eponymous Flower
Bull Moose Politics:
Treasury Drops a Hydrogen Bomb – The Editorial Board at The Wall Street Journal
Another California Gift to Texas – The Editorial Board at The Wall Street Journal
USA Boxing Allows Men to Fight Women in Olympics – Matthew Archbold at CMR
If You’re Happy Killing Babies, Clap Your Hands – Guy McClung, Ph.D./The American Catholic
Inside the Pressure Campaign That Ousted Claudine Gay as Harvard’s President – T. O’Neil
Claudine Gay, Thief – Geoffrey P. Hunt at American Thinker
AP Story Rages at ’Conservatives’ Using Plagiarism Against Poor Claudine Gay – Jn. Nolte
Portland Working Hard to Cement Third World Status – Leslie Eastman at Legal Insurrection
Modern Marxism is the Most Recent Manifestation of the Mark of Cain – Mt. Archbold at CMR
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Qualifies for First Presidential Ballot – Kayla Bartsch at National Review
Trump Endorses Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow’s Book ‘Breaking Biden’ – P. Bois
Next Star Wars Movie Will Be Even More Woke – David Strom at Hot Air
Western Civ Defender:
Add Flour And Salt And Assimilate – Tunku Varadarajan at The Wall Street Journal
Explosions Rock Memorial Service for Iranian Terrorist Qassem Soleimani, 100+ Dead – RS
The Perversion of the English Language – Terry Eagleton at UnHerd
Gaza Can’t Be Peaceful Without Jews – Eugene Kontorovich at The Wall Street Journal
Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Christmas Massacre in Nigeria, & More Dispatches. . . – Catholics for Catholics
Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns–Blames Racism & More. . . – Catholics for Catholics
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