Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
No Closures Recommended for St. Louis Catholic Elementary Schools, Archdiocese Says – CWR
Eucharistic Revival:
The Powerful Witness of Eucharistic Spiritual Fathers – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
Advent:
The O Antiphons: “O Radiant Dawn” – Derek Rotty at Catholic Exchange
The O Antiphons: “O Leader of the House of Israel” – Derek Rotty at Catholic Exchange
MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
Is the End Almost Here? – Maurice Williams at Catholic Stand
Five Daily Graces from Your Guardian Angel – Tan·Direction
Who was St. John Paul II’s Favorite Saint? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Mary’s Hand in Certain Icons has a Hidden Message – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Norbertine Sisters Pray Middle-of-the-Night Holy Hour For Mothers – ChurchPOP
The Rules for Spiritual Warfare – Jesse Romero & Eddie Chavez at Full Sheen Ahead via YouTube
The Appropriate Names Of The Holy Spirit – Catholic Spiritual Direction
Thor, St. Boniface, & the Origin of the Christmas Tree – Matthew Sewell at ChurchPOP
Why Sweden Honors St. Lucy, a Beloved Italian Saint – F.P. Fenton at CNA via The CWR
Her Immaculate Majesty: The True Queen of England – Joseph Pearce at NC Register
Who is the Patron Saint of the Blind? – Get Fed™
Pope Francis, the Scandals, & the Repercussions:
PopeWatch: Merciful Discretion – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
German Catholicism: On the Brink or at the Cutting Edge? – George Weigel at The CWR
Catholic News & Punditry Top-10:
1. This Beloved Christmas Song Has Mary All Wrong – Joannie Watson/Integrated Catholic Life™
2. Before & After: St. Monica’s Church in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin – Liturgical Arts Journal
3. Ten Books for the Literarily Inclined – Julian Kwasniewski at One Peter Five
4. Cardinal Parolin & the Upcoming Conclave – Fr. Claude Barthe via Rorate Cæli
5. Catholics Dating Non-Catholics – Rachel Hoover at Catholic Answers Magazine
6. Suspect in Priest’s Murder is Homeless Man – Josh Funk at Associated Press
7. Guide to Mainstream Media’s Failures to Report on Pope Francis Scandals – Clemente Listi
8. What are the Liturgy Wars? – Julian Barkin at Catholic365
9. A Devotional Guide to the Latin Missal – Michael Foley, Ph.D., at One Peter Five
10. Have Pope Francis’ Financial Reforms Gone Too Far to Fail? – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
Catholic News & Punditry Best of the Rest:
A Convert Among Communists & Carmelites – Joseph Pearce at Crisis Magazine
Why The Ordinariate? – A Treasure To Be Shared
A Christmas Hymn, Richard Wilbur (1958) – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
Local Bishops: Steubenville-Columbus Diocesan Merger Back in Play – Mt. McDonald at The Reg
Pope: My Health is Better, I have No Plans to Resign – Courtney Mares at Catholic News Agency
Catholic Conviviality: Reflections from Provence – Michael Ippolito at The American Postliberal
Pope Francis Celebrates 54 Years as a Priest – Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics for Catholics
Planned Parenthood Received $1.7B+ in Federal Funds Over Three Years – Angelus News
Tights: An Underrated Accessory – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
Pilgrim’s Reflection On Just War – Guest Contributor – The Latin Rite
Bull Moose Politics Top-10:
1. Trisomy 18 is Not an Automatic Death Sentence, These Children are Proof – Live Action News
2. Michelle & Barack Obama’s New Movie Warns Not to Trust White People – American Thinker
3. The Great Jewish Realignment of 2023 – Richard Hanania
4. Washington Post Cherry-Picks Abuse Story to Smear Homeschooling Surge – Casey Chalk
5. California’s Golden Goose, Grounded – Steven Malanga at City Journal
6. Economists are Roasting Biden’s ‘Incoherent’ Inflation Tweet, for Good Reason – J. Miltimore
7. The Federalist Notable Books Of 2023 – The Federalist
8. The Quiet Revolution of Place – Caleb Whitmer at Religion & Liberty Online
9. Claudine Gay & the Debasement of Academia – Jenny Holland at Sp!ked
10. A Panoramic View of the West – Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Bull Moose Politics Best of the Rest:
Axelrod: Polling is ‘Very, Very Dark’ for Biden – John Sexton at Hot Air
California’s Crusade for Gender-neutral Toys – Ella Whelan at Sp!ked
As Trump Lead Widens, Prosecutors Step Up Pursuit – Byron York at Townhall
Beyond The Culture War – Luke Dale at The Critic
The Academy at the Crossroads – Heather Mac Donald at City Journal
Radical Pro-Palestinian Leftists Shut Down LA’s 110 Freeway; 75 Arrests – Joel B. Pollak
Revolutionary Degradation – Luke C. Sheahan at Law & Liberty
Survey Reveals a Mountain of Possible 2020 Election Crimes – Kevin Downey, Jr., at PJ Media
Report: Milwaukee County DA Refused To Probe 354 Potential Cases Of Illegal Voting – Fdrlst
Tucker Carlson Joins Free Speech Video Platform Rumble – Christina Maas at Reclaim The Net
Study: Taxpayer-Funded NewsGuard Biased Against Conservatives – Evita Duffy-Alfonso
Classical Education is Not a Right-Wing Project – James Hankins at First Things
Western Civ Defender Top-10:
1. Un-Retouched Photo – Dad29
2. Cooking Tips from the Middle Ages – Medievalists.net
3. Biden Says Ukraine has Already Won, He’s Right – Anatol Lieven at Responsible Statecraft
4. The Rise of Islam in Tolkien’s England – William K. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., at Turning Point Project
5. Why Singaporean Healthcare Works – Tim Worstall at The Critic
6. An Activist King is Bad for Britain – Laurie Wastell at The European Conservative
7. Israel/Palestine: Map of Control After End of Truce – Political Geography Now
8. The Internal Jihad against the French Republic – Brendan O’Neill at Sp!ked
9. In Which We Learn about the Holocaust & the Modern Left – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
10. This War Could Spread Far Beyond Gaza – Tim Black at Sp!ked
Western Civ Defender Best of the Rest:
Dutch Coalition: No Alternative to Stable Rightist Cabinet – Tristan Vanheuckelom
The Palestinian Authority isn’t Going to Save Gaza – David Sylvan/Responsible Statecraft
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