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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe Head Shot Wide PicOur Lady of Guadalupe: Miracles, Facts and Fancy

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

A Light in Advent: Our Lady of Guadalupe – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Renaissance of Civilization – Peter Howard Ph.D., C.S.D.
Model of Motherhood – Liz Beller, The National Catholic Register
Guadalupe: The Trailer. Narratived by Jim Caviezel  – Matthew Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
Seven Amazing Facts About the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Matthew Coffin
The Challenge of Our Lady of Gaudalupe – Bishop Robert Barron, Word on Fire
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SATURDAY EDITION

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The Thinking NeanderthalDid Neanderthals Have a Soul?

by Bob Kurland, Ph.D.

of Reflections of a Catholic Scientist

Quæritur: During Year of Mercy Can I Go to S.S.P.X. Masses for My Sunday Obligation? – Fr. Z
Four Errors About the Burden of Proof for God – Joe Heschmeyer, Strange Notions
Okay. . . Pope Francis Is Officially Off My Christmas List – Fr. Z’s Blog
How I Didn’t Become a Conservative (& Neither a Liberal) – Thomas Storck, Distributist Rev.
On Merit and the Equality of God’s Love – Etheldreda’s Place
Catholic Priest Receives & Distributes Episcopal Communion – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Virtue Matters: The Decline of the Secular University – Stephen Turley
New Coke: If Today’s Catholics Were In Charge – Eric Sammons, One Peter 5
How Can Catholic Colleges Celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy? – Justin Petrisek, Cth Ed Dly
Purgatory and Hell: Forgotten Destinations, Part II – Peter Kwasniewski Ph.D., One Peter 5
Are You Ready to Stand Before Him? – Travis C. Headley, FortySomethingFaith
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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Fr John ZuhlsdorfQuæritur: Father Denies Communion to Girl Who Was “Rebaptized”

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Economic Participation: Trade Unions, Employers, Private Property. . . – Richard Aleman
Are the Works of Mercy Ever Obligatory? – Brother André Marie, Ad Rem
Reading Through Advent and Christmas – Heather Bowen, Life of a Homeschool Mom
What Makes the Church Grow? – Bishop Robert Barron, Word on Fire
What G.K. Chesterton Never Said – Glenn Stanton, The National Catholic Register
Denis McNamara on Church Architecture, Part 7: Sacred Images – New Liturgical Movement
Pope Francis Chastises the Church in Germany for Worldliness, et al – Edward Pentin, The Reg
St. John Paul II: No Mercy Without Truth – John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine
Return From the Abyss of Homosexual Pornography – Leticia Velasquez, The N.C. Register
The Meaning of Human Sexuality – Karee Santos, Catholic Lane
The New Dignity: Gnostic, Elitist, Self-Destructive Will-to-Power – Robert Green Ahmanson
Europe & Islam – Big Pulpit (January 5, 2016)
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FRIDAY MORNING EDITION

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Pope Francis Talking Speaking Into a Mic Full White CoatWhat the Pope’s Marriage Annulment Reforms Really Mean

by Edward Condon

of Catholic Herald

Why Do So Many Millennials Become Catholic? – Tyler Blanski, Catholic Exchange
Pope Francis: Mercy Pleases God the Most – The National Catholic Register
A peritus Remembers Vatican II – Dawn Eden, The Catholic World Report
#FultonFridays: The Joy of Giving – Fulton J. Sheen, The Catholic Gentleman
Advent: Apocalypse Now? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The National Catholic Register
The Danger of “Theocratic Majoritarianism”, i.e., Secular Humanism – John M. Grondelski
The Environmental(ist) Degradation of St. Peter’s – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Cardinal Turkson: Don’t Breed Like Rabbits in Order to Save Mother Earth – Rorate Cæli
The Vatican Light Show: Politics at the Vatican, Prayer in the Streets – Nicholas Frankovich
Recognizing the Fall of Man – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, Catholic Stand
Gaudete Sunday! – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
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THURSDAY EDITION

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Fr John ZuhlsdorfFisking: The Next Synod Is Already in the Works, On Married Priests

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Christians, The State Department, and Genocide – Mark Movsesian, First Things
St. Peter’s Magic Lantern Show – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
Does Synod’s ‘Way of Accompaniment’ Put the Church at Risk of De Facto Schism? – E. Brugger
Evangelizing With Joy – Kasia I., Ignitum Today
Concerns Linger Over Fairness of Vatileaks Trial – Edward Pentin, The Nat’l Cthlc Register
We All Need Traditional Priests, Here Is How To Help – Adfero, Rorate Cæli
Tony Agnesi: The Story of a Storyteller and a Man of Faith – Anne DeSantis, Catholic Stand
Books for Christmas – George Weigel, The Dispatch
Messianic Prophesies: 1 Samuel 2: 1-10 – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Synod’s ‘Way of Accompaniment’ Is Actually a Path of Problems – E. Christian Brugger
Book Review: Whatever Happened to Sacral Kingship – Aaron Weinacht, First Things

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

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Pope Francis Thoughtful ContemplatingSpeak Badly of Pope Francis and Incur Automatic Excommunication. . . Not True

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Crd. Sarah: Without God, There Is Nothing but Wars, Division & Bewilderment – The C.W.R.
Collateral Damage: Same-Sex ‘Marriage’, Pvt. Religious Schools & Parental Rts. – N. Swanson
Christmas Gratitude Calendar – Heather Bowen, Life of a Homeschool Mom
To Sing With the Angels: A History of the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale – Janet Gorbitz, N.L.M.
Whoa, Christmas Tree – Laura Hensley, Epic Pew
How to Make the Most of a Year Rich in Mercy – The Editors, The National Catholic Register
Waiting in the Darkness: Seeking the Real Meaning of Christmas – Mike Eisenbath, Cthlc Stnd
Year of Mercy More Than Two Centuries in the Making – Fr. Raymond J. De Souza, The Reg
Book Review: A Deeper Vision (Ignatius Press) – Stuart Dunn, Stuart’s Study
Movie Review; The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 – Sister Helena Burns F.S.P., Cth Lane
The Modern Idea of Conscience – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum

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TUESDAY EXTRA

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The sun rises over palm trees in mid-March along Pomeroon River in the interior of Guyana. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) See WASHINGTON-LETTER-ENVIRONMENT Nov. 24, 2015.Pope Francis’s Holistic Understanding of “the Environment”

by Randall B. Smith, Ph.D.

of The Catholic World Report

Harsh Language Against Pope Not a Canonical Crime, Excommunicable – E. Peters J.C.D. J.D.
The Year of Mercy and Our Maimed Hearts – Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, Aleteia
It’s Time to Rediscover God’s Mercy, Pope Says at Jubilee’s Opening – Ann Schneible
Is the Home of Fatima Turning Socialist? – Diogo Miguel Machado, Crisis Magazine
Papal Visit to Africa Stirs Up Controversy – Daphne Vega, Epic Pew
An Ancient Expectancy, The Promise of Hope – Sarah Huntziger, Catholic Stand
The Unsoundness of Synod 2015’s “New Way” – Germain Grisez, The Catholic World Report
This Is Why We Need a Pro-Life President – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
The Uncertainty of Advent, A Challenge to Our Generation – Michele Chronister, Ignitum Tdy
Ancient Apologetics and the New Evangelization – Carl E. Olson, The Dispatch
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Big Pulpit (December 8, 2015)
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The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Miguel Cabrera The Blessed Virgin Mary of the ApocalypseDecember 8, 2015: A Declaration of War Against Satan to Save the Christian Family!

by Peter Howard, S.T.D.

of Catholic Spiritual Direction

Wishing for God’s Plan: Mary’s Fiat in St. Luke 1:38 – Sarah Klitenic Wear, First Things
Our Lady’s Soul Was Entirely Filled with Grace – Mary O’Regan, Catholic Herald Magazine
3 Reasons the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Consoles Me – Elizabeth Scalia, Aleteia
Marian Entrustment in the Gospel of John – Tyler Blanski, Crisis Magazine
Mary’s Advent – Liesl Bee, Ignitum Today
Mary’s Salvation and Ours – Cheryl Dickow, Catholic Lane
Fulgens Corona – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
“The Salvation Christ Would Bring” – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
Saint Ambrose of Milan, Patron of the Veneration of Mary – Tom Perna
Our Lady Reveals Herself to St. Bernadette: I Am the Immaculate Conception – Spirit Singing
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TUESDAY EDITION

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Dear New York Daily News: There Is a God, Be Careful

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Catholic Priest Defends Protestant Pastor on Trial for Calling Islam ‘Satanic’ – Catholic Herald
Is Heaven a Place or State of Being or Both? – Fr. John Bartunek L.C., Cthlc Spiritual Drctn
The Corab Report Is Grossly Unfair to Catholic Schools – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Cth Hrld
What Is the Difference Between a Friar, a Monk and a Priest? – Elizabeth Scalia, Aleteia
Nobody Can Claim, “I Am Redeemed Once and For All” – Fr. Z’s Blog
Five Things to Do When You Are Betrayed by Another Catholic – Carrie Gress Ph.D., Aleteia
How to Make the Most of a Year Rich in Mercy – Editorial, The National Catholic Register
What Is the Year of Mercy? – David Torkington, The Hound of Heaven
An Advent Message: Secretly Cynical, Profoundly Blessed – Melanie Jean Juneau, Cthlc Stand
Christ the Greatest Black Swan: The Unexpected Expected Messiah – Donald R. McClarey J.D.
The Feast of St. Francis Xavier in Rome, A Small Step in the Right Direction – Gregory DiPippo
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Big Pulpit (December 8, 2015)
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MONDAY EXTRA

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Pope Francis Airplane Press ConferenceTaking Aim at Francis

by William Doino, Jr.

of First Things

Pope Francis and the Stalled Reforms in the Curia – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Consuming Christ in the Eucharist Amid the Prayer-Shamers – Elizabeth Duffy, Aleteia
Religious Minorities are Violently Oppressed in the World, Why No One Cares? – Jn. Newton
Toward Plural Marriage: Understanding & Countering the Liberal Wringer – Scott Yenor, Pb Ds
Pro-Life Win in Rhode Island: Abortion-Free Health Plans Added to State Exchange – B. Fraga
The Best Way Forward For the Church – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
How About Forgiveness For This Christmas? – John C. Connell, Catholic Stand
It’s the Year of Mercy, Not Compassion! – Liz Estler, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Advent in the Family: A Transmission of Values – Stephanie Pacheco, Truth & Charity Forum
54 Ways to Be Merciful During the Jubilee Year of Mercy – Aleteia
Your Advent Playlist to Counter the War on Advent – Alexi Sargeant, First Things
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Big Pulpit (December 8, 2015)
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MONDAY EDITION

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Catholic WeddingAustralian Bishops Point the Way for the Church in America To Be Pro-Marriage

by Tim Staples

of Catholic Answers

University of Notre Dame May Recognize Alumni Group Supporting Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – C.E.D.
New Orleans Catholics Raise $1 Million in 24 Hours – Peter Jesserer Smith, The N.C. Register
Three Epic Liturgical New Year Resolutions – Tristan Rios, Epic Pew
Theological Gobbledygook about Degrees of Doctrinal Authority from Amerika Magazine – Fr. Z
Stifling Democratic Debate Over Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Anthony Esolen, Public Discourse
St. Maria Gorretti: A Pro-Life Patron for Mercy & Justice – Joe Kral, Truth and Charity Forum
Justice Kennedy, Henry David Thoreau & Children of Gays & Lesbians – Robert Oscar Lopez
The Most Unusual Catholic Museums in the World – Fr. Matthew Pittam, Catholic Herald
Christians as “Soft Targets” – Howard Kainz Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Robert Lewis Dear Isn’t Pro-Life (Pro-Life = Pro-All-Life) – Fr. Matthew Schneider L.C., C.S.
China’s One-Child Catastrophe – David Alton, Catholic Herald Magazine
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Big Pulpit (December 8, 2015)
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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Rome.One City Does Not Make a World: Canon Law and Kurt Martens

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D.,

of The Dispatch at The Catholic World Report

Brother Orchid – Donald R. McClarey J.D., Catholic Stand
A Gentile Development? A Second Response to John Martens – Leroy Huizenga, The C.W.R.
Is God Necessary for Human Happiness? – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
Saint Pio: Amazing Humility in the Face of Incredible Gifts – David Werning, O.S.V. Nwswkly
When In Doubt, Get Out(side) – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Why Charles Dickens Cried When He Met St. Jeanne Jugan – Patty Knap, The N.C. Register
Denis McNamara on Sacred Architecture, Part 6: Columns – New Liturgical Movement
An American Family: The Carrolls – James Carmody, The National Catholic Register
The Forgotten Founding Father, a Catholic Priest, of the European Union – Filip Mazurczak
Quæritur: Adult Child Living at Parents’ Home Doesn’t Want To Go To Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
You Are Not An Ape – Wesley J. Smith, First Things
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Big Pulpit (December 8, 2015)
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