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Of Cardinals and Cardinals – Fr. Z’s Blog

Alliances Forming for Cardinal Scola – Andrea Tornielli, La Stampa
The Men Who Could be Pope: Cardinal Angelo Scola – Silvia Guzzetti, CH
Is An American Pope Possible, or Prudent? – Edward Pentin, Daily Reg
Conclave to Start on March 12 – Big Pulpit
What Will Happen If Voting Drags On – Jn. Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Video: How the Prep Gang Prepares the Sistine Chapel – Fr. Tim Finigan
Sophisticated Security System Installed in Sistine Chapel – Gco. Galeazzi
The Men Who Could be Pope: Cardinal Peter Turkson – Mark Greaves, CH
Cardinal Gibbons & the Stormy Conclave of 1903 – D. R. McClarey JD, TAC
How the N. Y. Times Reports on Upcoming Conclave – Terry Mattingly
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The Paradox of Help – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
This Modern Love – J. R. Baldwin, Ignitum Today
Critical Thinking Would Help Reporters in Gay Debates – M. Ziegler
But But. . .Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Inevitable ‘Cuz We Said So – Mt. Archbold
Fr. Rob. Barron Dissects Garry Wills’ “Bizarre” New Book – The CWR Blog
Abortion is a Symptom of Deeper Issues – Beatrice Fedor, Catholic Lane
Short Introduction to the Trinity – N. Hardesty, Phat Cthlc Aplgtcs
Great Books and Relativism – Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts
Papal Spring Breaks – Fr. Joe, Southern Fried Catholicism
Celebrity Popes, You’re Doing It Wrong – Patrick Archbold, Ntnl Cthlc Register
Feast Day of St. John of God – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire
Catholics for Seders – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers
Christian Realism in Foreign Policy: Kenneth Thompson – R. Russell PhD
The Orthodox Future – Rod Dreher
Internat’l Women’s Day Ignore Abortion Killing Women – R. Rojas
Conclave to Start on March 12 – Big Pulpit
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Conclave to Begin on Tuesday – Francis X. Rocca, Catholic Herald
‘Party politics’ and the Coming Conclave – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
An Illustrated Guide to the Conclave – Jonathan Teixeira, Focus Blog
Will the Real Curia Please Stand Up? – Jacob Tawney, The American Catholic
Demographic Makeup of the Conclave – La Stampa/Vatican Insider
As Conclave Nears, Media Play a Role – Andrea Gagliarducci, EWTN News
Profile of Future Pope Begins to Take Shape – David Uebbing, Daily Reg
Attention Catholic Bloggers: Rome Blognic Proposal – Fr. Z’s Blog
Priest Calls for Next Pope to be Homosexual – Mt. Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
Combining the Old and the New – Jeffrey Miller, The Curt Jester
Cardinal Mahony Pointing Fingers, Again – Mt. Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
Catholic Families & the Prophecies of St. Malachy – Don. Prudlo PhD
S. N. A. P. Makes ‘Endorsements’ for Three Papal Candidates – CC/CWN
Conclave To Begin 12th March – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Alert! Date of Conclave Set! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Habemus Datam, Conclave Starts Tuesday – Rocco Palmo, Whispers. . .
Election of 266th Pope Begins March 12 – Patrick Novecosky, The Prætorium

The Modern Sexual “Martyr” – R. J. Snell, Crisis Magazine
Laetare Jerusalem – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café
E. F. Mass at Polish Seminary – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement
Rocco Palmo to Cover Conclave from Philly Rather Than Rome – T. Mattingly
A Comprehensive & Biblical Defense of the Marian Doctrines – N. Hardesty
Homosexuality in Downton Abbey – Bonnie Engstrom, Ignitum Today
Catholics Draw Distinctions – David Mills, First Things/First Thoughts
Every Parish Needs a Crotalus or Two! – Fr. Z’s Blog
Stations @ St. Laurence’s-in-Lucina Basilica, Fri., 3rd Week in Lent – Zphyrns
Contraception Increases Divorce Rates, Suicide & More. . . – D. Pedulla MD
Who Needs the Family? – Daniel Grenfield, Catholic Lane
Should Catholic Youth Gps be Ethnically Segregated? – R. Campos-Duffy
Contraception and Abortion: A Love Story – Todd Aglialoro, Cthlc Answers
Excommunicated Cleveland Priest Goes Into Schism – Dr. Edward Peters
Stemming the Rising Tide of the Religiously Unaffiliated – Michelle Martin
Conclave to Start on March 12 – Big Pulpit
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T. L. M. News for Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire – Fr. Tim Finigan
Austria Worried About Rebirth of Czarist Russia – The Epnyms Flwr
Germany: Bishops Caved Under Intense Media Pressure – Stv. W. Mosher
B. B. C. Fake News – Dr. Edward Peters, In the Light of the Law
No Excuses for Cardinal O’Brien – William Oddie, Catholic Herald
U. K.: Catholic Adoption to Close Because of Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – A. Rimmer
Europe, Unemployment and Instability – George Friedman, MercatorNet

Seven Reasons to Go to Weekly Confession During Lent – Tay. Marshall PhD
Why Love Is the Secret to Conversion – Jennifer Fulwiler, Ntnl Cthlc Register
Musica Sacra St. Louis – Arlene Oost-Zinner, The Chant Café
St. Thomas’ Roadmap to the New Testament – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, NTM
The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
The Seven Pilgrim Churches Of Rome – Zephyrinus
Playing God Without the Wisdom of God – George Neumayr, Crisis Mgzn
Understanding: Connecting the Physical With the Abstract – Mark Shea
Does the Bible Condone Abortion? – JoAnna Wahlund, Catholic Stand
What Liturgy Means to Me – Sean Connolly, Ignitum Today
Last Rites Inappropriate for Ill Children Under Age of Seven – Dr. E. Peters
New Book Shows Adult Stem Cells as Medical ‘Paradigm Shift’ – C. Bunderson
Washington Post Smears Christianity. . . Again – Rod Dreher
Oscar Romero’s Exaggerating Critics – Filip Mazurczak, First Things
The Feminine Mystique at Fifty: Time for a New Feminism – Leslie Grimard
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The Case for Cardinal Erdõ – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est
Canon Law Allows Cardinals to Speak During Pre-Conclave – Dr. E. Peters
The Key Issue for the Coming Conclave is Transparency – Phil Lawler
Liberals, Conservatives, and the New Orthodoxy – David G. Bonagura Jr.
Crd. O’Malley’s Vatican P. R. Campaign, Lavendar Mafia in Boston – BCI
Team America Shut Down – George Weigel
The Men Who Could be Pope: Cardinal Dolan – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Caroline Kennedy: Um. . .Maria Shriver & I Would Make. . .Y’Know – CMR
Crd. Mahony Has No Friends in Rome (?) – Robert Royal, Dly Cnclv Rprt
What Exactly is a Cardinal – Fr. Simon Henry, Offerimus Tibi Domine
A Larger Role for Women in the Catholic Church? Yes! – Leticia Vasquez
Do Catholics Have Minds and Wills of Their Own? – Donald DeMarco PhD
The “Build-Out”. . .& The Blackout – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
Papal Conclave Presentation – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est
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Oh How We Love the Monteverdi Vespers – Jef. A. Tucker

Orthodoxy Rises, Clericalism Declines Among Young Catholics – Mt. Schmitz
What the Lord Means about the “Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail” – Msgr. Ch. Pope
Why is Seafood Allowed on Fridays in Lent – Taylor Marshall PhD, Cntrbry Tls
On Castel Stroll, Paparazzi Snap Papa Ratzi – Rocco Palmo, Whispers. . .
Who Was the Early Visionary St. Perpetua? – Jimmy Akin, Ntnl Cthlc Register
What the Prodigal Son Tells us About Divine Sonship – Joe Heschmeyer, SP
Ten Steps to the Gradual – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café
Avoiding Stagnation in the Spiritual Life – Rob. Waruszewski, Ignitum Today
Stations @ Sts. Cosmas & Damian Basilica, Thu. of 3rd Week in Lent – Zphyrns
Why Natural Law Arguments for Marriage are Not Enough – John S. Hamlon
Art Historian: Benedict’s Way of Beauty Will Continue to Flower – C. Bunderson
Capitalism & The Common Good – Bonchamps, Catholic Stand
Our Lady of the Sackcloth – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic
Baghdad: New Chaldean Patriarch Enthroned Under Heavy Security – CC/CWN
Venezuela: Church Braces for Uncertain Times After Chavez – A. Bermudez
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History of the Conclave – Msgr. Jm. P. Moroney

An American in Rome, Bound for the Chair of Peter – Sandro Magister
Advocates Ask 3 Cardinals to Withdraw from the Conclave – Fr. Z’s Blog
Little-Known Facts about a Papal Conclave – Michael J. Miller, The CWR Blog
Can Conclave Begin Without All Cardinals & Vatileaks – Dr. Edward Peters
Europe’s Hopes for the Next Pope – Julie Rodrigues, Ignitum Today
Raï to Fellow Cardinals: Don’t Ignore Middle East Christians – Cth. Harmon
Brazilian Cardinals in Open Campaign, Colludes with Media – Rorate Cæli
The Men Who Could be Pope: Odilo Cardinal Scherer – David V. Barrett
Transparency & the ‘Evil’ Media Narrative – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita
The Men Who Could be Pope: Cardinal Schönborn – Anna Arco, Cthlc Hrld
The Unique Impossibility of the Papacy – George Weigel, First Things
Self-Imposed Blackout and Vatileaks – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est
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O Nata Lux – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Crd. Burke as Pope: Answering 2 Objections – Taylor Marshall PhD, CT
The Renaissance of the Mass Propers – J. J. Ziegler, Cthlc Wrld Rprt
The Catholic Gentleman: Polyphony – Nicholas, Whiskey Catholic
The Apostolate of Suffering – Chelsea Zimmerman, Ignitum Today
Stations @ St. Sisto Basilica, Wed. 3rd Week in Lent – Zephyrinus
Save Aquinas and More – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
Revival of Sacred Music & Ad Orientem at Univ. Chapel – Shawn Tribe, NLM
Why It’s a Sin to Miss Mass on Sundays & Holy Days – Kev. O’Brien, WFGTL
WaPo Has Dirt on Vatican Power Struggle, Um No – Tom Crowe, Cthlc Vt
The N. Y. Times Anti-Catholic Rants Continue – Phil Lawler, CC/On the News
Benedict & Clergy Sexual Abuse: Decisive & Aggressive Action – Judy Roberts
After Death of Chavez, Venezuelan Bishops Call for Unity – CNA
My Friend And The Eucharist – Howard Duncan, Catholic Stand
B16’s Helicopter Ride Full of Historical Images & Analogies – D. Hartline, TAC
Absent Cardinals are Not Late – Dr. Edward Peters, In the Light of the Law
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Cartoon: Pope Tart – Jason Bach, Truth & Charity

The Three Most Profound Ideas I Have Ever Had – Dr. Peter Kreeft, ICL™
Virtue and Beauty, For Women – Mary C. Tillotson, Catholic Lane
Recovering from Cultural Amnesia – Dr. Wanda Skowronska PhD
St. Casimir: The Prince without Reproach – Paul Radzilowski, Crisis
A New/Old Model for Catholic Health Care? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Where Was Peter When Paul Wrote Romans? – Mark Shea, Ntnl Cthlc Register
New E. F. Mass in Charlotte, North Carolina – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
B16 Honored by Eastern Orthodox Hierarchs – Chr. B. Warner, Cthlc Wrld Rprt
Be Not Afraid, Be Very Not Afraid – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
Stations @ Sts. Pudentiana’s & Agatha’s, Tue., 3rd Week in Lent – Zephyrinus
Like it’s 1415 – Brianna Heldt, Catholic Stand
The Church is “Generally Reliable” – Devin Rose, Ignitum Today
Bp. Vasa’s New Contract: Good for Students & for Teachers – Dr. E. Peters
Cardinal O’ Brien and the Lavender Mafia – D. McClarey, The American Cthlc
New Atheism is Dead – Ed West, Catholic Herald
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Cassocks Future Pope Already Made – J. M. Heimann

And They’re Off – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
The Real Challenge of Rolling Back Secularism – Angelo Matera, Aleteia α
Peace: Catholicism’s Not in Total Crisis – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
10 Reasons Cardinal Burke Will Be the Next Pope – Taylor Marshall PhD, CT
Conclave News Round-Up – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Next Stop: The “Room of Tears” – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
A Non-Cardinal as Pope? – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Some Cardinals Hope for Quick Conclave – Andrea Gagliarducci, EWTN
The Conclave’s Missing Dimension – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Reform: Legal & Ecclesiastical – Fr. Rob. J. Araujo SJ, Mirror of Justice
Networks Claim Prime Roofscape Territory – J. Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
“Religious Correspondents – Rorate Cæli
A Canadian Brings Some English to the Press Office – John Thavis