Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Pope Has No Fever, ‘Clearly Improving’ From Flu – Joseph Tulloch at Vatican News
Plenary Indulgence For Praying Before Nativity Scene – Francesca Pollio Fenton at CNA
Sponsor a Shabbat Dinner – Shabbat Alone Together
Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal:
The Hidden Symbolism in the Miraculous Medal – Caroline Perkins at ChurchPOP
Symbolism of the Jewels on Mary’s Hand in Miraculous Medal Vision – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Why Our Lady of Grace is on the Miraculous Medal – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Vocations, Religious Life, Spirituality, & Saints:
Is Taylor Swift Summoning Demons on “The Eras Tour”? Exorcist Issues Warning – Church Pop
Courtship vs. Dating – Eamonn Clark, S.T.L., at Christian Renaissance Movement
The Pull of Scrupulosity – John Mark Cayer at Crisis Magazine
Mary, Thank You, Mary – Guy McClung, Ph.D., Esq., at The American Catholic
Three Reasons Catholic Men Should Go on Retreats – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Giving Thanks During Hard Times – Alexandra Greeley at Catholic Exchange
Pope Francis & the Scandals:
Pope Francis to Take Away Cardinal Burke’s Salary & Housing in Rome – Fr. Z’s Blog
Archbishop of Sydney is Politely Devastating on the Synod – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Bishop Strickland Saga Explained video – Catholics for Catholics
Strickland Sacking Signals ‘Internal Persecution of Faithful Catholics by the Pope’ – S. Caldwell
Synod on Synodality: A New Springtime or Pandora’s Box? – Edward Pentin
Pope Francis Sends Rosary to President-Elect Milei of Argentina – J. Villar/ACI Prensa/The Reg
Top-10 Catholic News & Punditry:
1. Marriage, the Catholic Way – David Ayers at The American Spectator
2. Renaissance Master’s Lost Madonna & Child Found in Croatia – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
3. Years of Invalid “Honeycake” Masses – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D./New Liturgical Movement
4. Green Bay: Satanic Christmas Tree Sparks Outrage. . . – Brandon Gillespie at Fox News
5. . . .Where’s the Bishop of Green Bay on the Satanic Christmas Tree Outrage? – Dad29
6. ‘Holiness Rather Than Peace’ – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
7. When Catholics are the Left’s Best Friend – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
8. Rhoades Urges St. Mary’s College to ‘Correct’ Transgender Policy – The Pillar
9. Love Letters to the Latin Mass 10: The Last & First Gospel – Cynthia Millen at Catholic Stand
10. The Unlikely Conversion of Ayaan Hirsi Ali – Scott Ventureyra at Crisis Magazine
Best of the Rest of Catholic News & Punditry:
Exploring Little-known Sites in the Holy Land – Dan Beaudoin at ZHΣTE ZEΣTO
Bätzing v. Gądecki: What’s Behind the Clash? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Why Does the Catholic Church Not Ordain Women? – Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic
All Women’s St. Mary’s College to Allow Trans Men – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
Christian School Sues Vermont After Ban f/Sports League Over Transgender Policy – The Reg
Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
German Missionary Priest Released a Year After Being Abducted in Mali – ACI Africa/The Reg
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Italy: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Condemns Vandalism of Pro-Life Center in Rome – The Reg
Preparing for Advent:
Advent 2023 Waiting with Wonder: Seven Ways to Help Young Hearts to Welcome Jesus – Reg
Bull Moose Politics Top-10:
1. Menstrual-Product Company Launches ‘Tampons for Men’ – Abigail Anthony/National Review
2. Apocalypse Trump – Peter Van Buren at The American Conservative
3. How NYT Covered Disfigured Palestinian Woman Who Was Released from Jail – Reb. Downs
4. Chevalier Film, a Peerless Example of Hatred for the West – Heather Mac Donald/City Journal
5. Family of the First American Released by Hamas Bought Hunter Biden’s Art – Matt Vespa/TH
6. Thomas Sowell’s “Social Justice Fallacies” – John C. Chalberg, Ph.D., at The Imaginative. . .
7. Disney on Track to Lose Nearly $750M Across 13 Films in Historic Year of Flops – Jn. Nolte
8. Transcendent Liberal Arts – Nora Kenney at City Journal
9. Polls Show Voters Mourn Loss of the American Dream – Simon Kent at Breitbart
10. Not-So-Affordable Care, Obamacare & Other Government Schemes – J. Zinberg/City Journal
Western Civ Observer Top-10:
1. Conservative Party Humbles Trudeau, Blames US MAGA Infiltration in Canada – K. Townsend
2. A Specter Haunting Europe – Theodore E. Dalrymple, M.D., at City Journal
3. Israel’s War is about to Escalate – David Patrikarakos at UnHerd
4. The Moral Cowardice of the Managerial Elites, Such as Varadkar – Brendan O’Neill at Sp!ked
5. Official: Boris Johnson Forced Kyiv To Refuse Russian Peace Deal – Tamás Orbán
6. Mystery Pneumonia Surge has China Overwhelmed with Sick Children – The London Standard
7. Why the Arabs ‘Betrayed’ the Palestinians – Khaled Abu Toameh at Gatestone Institute
8. ‘Tell Me How This Ends’, Trump was Right, Ukraine War Could End in a Day – Sumantra Maitra
9. Netherlands: Left-Wingers Threaten Violence if Wilders Forms Cabinet – Robert Semonsen
10. Canada Sees Massive 31% Increase in Euthanasia as More People Killed – LifeNews.com
Western Civ Observer Best of the Rest:
Israel Must Crush Palestinian Hopes – Richard Hanania
The Dangers of Criminalising the Anti-Israel Bigots – Andrew Tettenborn at Sp!ked
‘Safe Debate’ Means No Debate – Omar Loubak Mohamed at Sp!ked
Ranked: Share of Global Arms Exports in 2022 – Marcus Lu at Visual Capitalist
Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
I Would Have Enjoyed That a Lot More Than The Movie I Saw – McClarey/The American Catholic
Remember When Ireland Was Known as the Land of Saints and Scholars? – TACatholic
Damok & Larry – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Is the “Far Right” to Blame in Ireland? podcast – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
The Good News: A Hundred Million Miracles Are Happening Every Day, & More News. . . – C4C
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