Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Update on Pope Francis’ Health: ‘I’m Improving, but My Voice Still Doesn’t Work’ – CNA/The Reg
Bomb Blast Kills Four at Philippine Catholic Mass in Suspected ISIS Attack – Shannon Mullen
Philippine President Blames Foreign Militants for a Bombing that Killed Four Catholics – Crux
New York’s College of Saint Rose Will Close in May 2024 Amid Financial Woes – Matthews/Crux
Eucharistic Revival:
Eucharistic Miracle to Saint Catherine Laboure in Paris – Highway to Heaven (podcast)
Fascination About Eucharistic Miracles Prompts ‘The New Manna’ Movie – Sab. Ferrisi/The Reg
‘The Fruit of Carlo’s Faith’: How the Eucharist Can Change Souls & the World – S. Ferrisi/The Reg
Advent:
Advent With Aquinas – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Watch! A Homily for the First Sunday of Advent – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
What Is Advent Anyway? – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
Awake, Practical Resolutions for Advent – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff/Integrated Catholic Life™
Why is Advent called a “little Lent”? – Get Fed™
Everything You Need to Know About the Advent Wreath – Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA/The Reg
Advent 2023: Five Catholic Resources to Help Prepare Your Heart for the Birth of Jesus – CWR
Advent: A Sacred Ache – Claire Dwyer at Catholic Spiritual Direction
The First Sunday of Advent 2023 – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Mystic Update | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
An Exemplary Study of Tolkien’s Spiritual Life & Catholic Faith – Joseph Tuttle at The CWR
Holding onto a Grudge? Three Ways to Free Yourself from Resentment & Forgive – ChurchPOP
Northern Lights Spotted Across Southern Nevada Sky by Meteorologist – Angela Barbuti
Forgive & Forget- Is It Even Possible? – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand
Some Gifts of Being a Convert – David Deavel at The Imaginative Conservative
The Life & Martyrdom of Edmund Campion – Catholics for Catholics
Saint Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr – Catholics for Catholics
Padre Pio: Modern Saint of Obedience – Amelia Monroe Carlson at Catholic365
Pope Francis & the Scandals:
Sad News from the Vatican – Confusion & Dismay – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
Influential Italian Blog, Silere Non Possum, Take on Cardinal Burke Debacle – Fr. A.J. McDonald
Fool Me Once. . . – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
The Enemy of the Pope – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take via YouTube
Pope Francis Wants To Make the Church Less Masculine – Joe McClane via YouTube
Francis On A Mission To De-Masculinize The Church – Restore-DC-Catholicism
Catholic News & Punditry Top-10:
1. The Mystery of Caravaggio’s Lost Christmas Painting – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia
2. Get the Unfiltered Truth! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
3. The Descent of Michael Matt – Maureen Mullarkey
4. Jesuit Priest Declares Donald Trump an Antichrist – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
5. Desecrating Jesus at Canterbury – Gavin Ashenden
6. From Your Pocket to Satan’s Wallet: Catholic Funding of Demon Worship video – Joe McClane
7. The Advent & Christmas Assault on Mary – Lorrie McNickle at Catholic365
8. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Botches Priest Scandal – Dad29
9. Tights: An Underrated Accessory – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
10. Satanic Temple Tree at Museum Draws Condemnation from Green Bay Bishop – WBAY
Catholic News & Punditry Best of the Rest:
A Take on Chairing. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
The Good News: The Next Possible Pope May Be Hungarian, & More. . . – Catholics for Catholics
Christmas 2023: Handmade Gifts from Catholic Monasteries – Zelda Caldwell at CNA/The CWR
The Star of Bethlehem: History or Mystery? – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
What Happened to the Wrong Flag of Vatican City? – History With Hilbert via YouTube
Five Good Reasons to give Simple Gifts for Christmas – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Dueling Ultimate Authorities – Casey Chalk at Catholic Answers Magazine
Books & Voices – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
Ten Countries where Faith Persists Despite Persecution – Anne-Sophie Retailleau at Aleteia
Prayer App Hallow Defends Partnership with Pro-Abortion Actor Liam Neeson – A. Mastrangelo
What is the Origin of Christmas Stockings? – Get Fed™
Is Catholicism Biblical? Mariology, Priesthood, & Purgatory All Rooted in Scripture – ChurchPOP
Thinking about Funding Real Online News – Terry Mattingly at GetReligion
The Wisdom of ‘Persona Humana’ – Msgr. Robert J. Batule at The Catholic Thing`
Bull Moose Politics Top-10:
1. Target Rolls Out ‘Pride Santa’ – Luke Gentile at Washington Examiner
2. Disney Decided to Boycott X, Then New Report Completely Exposed the Company – RedState
3. More Rumors Swirl Regarding Trump’s Potential 2024 VP – Sarah Arnold at Townhall
4. Instagram Is Pornifying Your Children – Carmel Richardson at The American Conservative
5. Climate Activists’ Private Planes Freeze Themselves to Runway in Powerful Protest – The BB
6. The Border Crisis Just Got Worse – Sarah Arnold at Townhall
7. Frank Capra’s Timeless Vision of American Exceptionalism – Will Sellers at AIER
8. A Prophet of School Choice – Matthew H. Lee at Law & Liberty
9. The Plague of Subjectivity Causes the ‘Death of Truth’ – Sarah Holliday at Washington Stand
10. Dean of Columbia Law School Resigns Amid Anti-Semitism Scandals – Wash. Free Beacon
Bull Moose Politics Best of the Rest:
Woke Takeover of Universities: Reaction to Hamas’ October 7 Attack – Catholics for Catholics
Poll: Joe Biden Approval Among Independents Suffers on Range of Issues – Hannah B. Knudsen`
Let the Market, Not Government, Decide the Fate of EVs – Kenneth W. Costello at AIER
If Your Kids Aren’t Happy at School, Find Them Another One – Kerry McDonald at FEE
Western Civ Defender Top-10:
1. A Warning Sign for the West – Fr. Benedict Kiely at The European Conservative
2. Canada Calls Christmas Holiday ‘Colonialist’ & ‘Discriminatory’ – Christ Tomlinson
3. The Rage Behind The Dublin Riots – Angela Nagle
4. La Manif Pour Tous: A European Model – Hélène de Lauzun at The European Conservative
5. US Warship Under Attack In the Red Sea – Sarah Arnold at Townhall
6. New Website Tells the Story of Medieval People Through their Bones – Medievalists.net
7. The Confucius Institutes: China’s Trojan Horse – Abigail Darwish at The European. . .
8. Naming Names: The World’s Worst Religious Persecutors – Bandow/The American Spectator
9. Javier Milei, Geert Wilders, & the English Language – Claire Berlinski/Cosmopolitan Globalist
10. Christianity can only save Western Civilisation if It is True – Heather Tomlinson at The Critic
Western Civ Defender Best of the Rest:
On International Law – Yuan Yi Zhu at The Critic
The Origins of Hamas: Between Islamization & Armed Struggle – M. Introvigne/Bitter Winter
China Cracks Down on Language – Amanda Florian at New Lines Magazine
Man Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ Kills One in Knife Attack Near Eiffel Tower – Reuters via NY Post
Russia-Ukraine War: New Revelations Shed Light on Early Talks – Echols/Responsible Statecraft
The Islamic State Renews Calls for Attacks on Europe in Wake of Gaza Conflict – Oliver J.J. Lane
Niall Ferguson: Are the US & China Truly ‘Polar Opposites’? – F.P. Sempa/The American Spectator
Why Ayaan Hirsi Ali Became a Christian – Carl R. Trueman at First Things
Italy Announces €4.3M Project to Save Leaning Tower of Bologna – Breitbart`
Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
The Things You Find on the Internet – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Heckuva Job Conclave of 2013 – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Seven Things to Say While Your Wife is in Labor – D.R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Vatican II, Have We Reached the Better Tomorrow Yet? – D. McClarey at The American Catholic
Unexpected Christmas Movies, a Series – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
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