Big Pulpit

Benedict’s Final General Audience – Catherine Harmon

Sacred Liturgy: Past, Present, and Future – The Catholic World Report
Catholic History: The Ark and Dove – Michael, Whiskey Catholic
Catholicism Offers the U. S. a Vision of the Good Life – James Kalb JD
Stations @ Basilica of St Mary, Trastevere, Th, 2nd Week in Lent – Zphyrns
Natural Law is neither Useless nor Dangerous – R. J. Snell PhD
Playing the Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Card – Mark Ziegler, Patheos/Get Religion
Crd. Pell Faces Fury on Negative Comments of B16’s Resignation – K. Edwards
Spirit of Vatican II Chapel at U. C. Berkley – Rod Dreher
Ashley Judd Doesn’t Like Babies, Christianity – Matthew Archbold, CMR
Book Reveals Shocking Truth About Euthanasia in Europe – Thds. Baklinski
Touching the Hand of God in the Darkness of the World – Denis Hunnell MD
What Money Can’t Buy – Michael Cook, MercatorNet
Rock, Paper, Scissors; Vice and Virtue – Patti M. Armstrong, Catholic Stand
A Late Start to Lent – Mary C. Tillotson, Ignitum Today
H. H. S. Mandate, Now Including Prestidigitation – Matthew J. Franck

1581 A. D.: Death of Enlightenment Democratic Monarchy – TGOBTB
Spain: Bishops Show Error in German Pro-Abort Decision – Rorate Cæli
Crd. O’Brien’s Resignation: Opportunity to Fix Hierarchy – Dm. Thompson
Sufi Dancers in a German Church – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower
Great Britain and Gay Marriage – Michael Coren, The Catholic World Report
Germany: Fr. Imkamp Called to Archive of C. D. F. – The Eponymous Flower
Anti-Catholics Lied About the Magdalene Laundries – Wil. Oddie, Cthlc Hrld
UK: Teresa Pearce MP Explains Her Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Vote – Sub U. . .
Controversy in Germany: German Bishops & Morning After Pill – E. C. Brugger
Reuters Endorses U. K.  Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Bill – Thaddeus Baklinski
Chairman in Cameron’s Constituency Resigns Over Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Tlgrph

Thousands Say Farewell & Thank You – Jean M. Heimann

‘night, Papa – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine
After Resigning, Benedict Hopes to Disappear – Phil Lawler
Thank You Benedict: 26 Quotes from World Leaders – Saint Peter’s List
B16 & the History of Papal Resignations – Andrew Jones, Logos/Verbum Blog
5 Ways to Celebrate & Remember His Papacy – Sr. Theresa Noble
The Pope’s Benedict Option – Elizabeth Scalia, First Things/On the Square
The Twilight of B16 – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
Thank you Papa Bene! – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Health Care, Unsolved – Howard and Feyman, City Journal

Shepherds and Sheep – Thomas Sowell, T.A.S.

Patrick Henry Warned – Thomas Kidd, T.I.C.

Ben Carson to Speak at CPAC 2013 – John Hayward, Human Events

Values Voters for Obama – R.R. Reno, First Things

The Importance of Cicero – Bradley Birzer, T.I.C.

No Good Answer for Obamacare – John Hayward, Human Events

A Pathology of Democracy – Dario Fernandez-Morera, Liberty Law Blog

What’s Natural About Natural Law? -Noah Millman, American Conservative

Notes on the Decline of Work – Ross Douthat, N.Y.T.

Combining Executive and Judicial – Mike Rappaport, Liberty Law Blog

The Minimum Wage Conundrum – John Hayward, Human Events

Transhumanists Want to be Gods – Wesley Smith, N.R.O.

Abolish the Department of Education – Jeffrey Lord, T.A.S.

Disaster Coming? – Lopez & Last, N.R.O.

Meatless Family Dinners – Taylor Marshal PhD, CT

Harvard Debate Stresses Meaning & Purpose of Marriage – Adelaide Darling
Understanding the Difference Between Intellect & Sense – Mark Shea
The Church Music Director: Job or Vocation? – Andrew R. Motyka
What is Social Justice? – Jason Hall, Ignitum Today
The Full Parish Book of Chant for Your Inspection – Jeffrey A. Tucker
Making Life an Uphill Battle – Christina Weber, Catholic Stand
Seeing Clerical Corruption in a Larger Light – Regis Martin STL STD
The Evangelical Reform of the Church – George Weigel, First Things
Sally Quinn, Short Skirts & the Church of Rome – D. McClarey JD, The Amrc Cthl
An ‘Ordinary’ Day in Rome! – Father Ed Tomlinson’s Blog
Mar. Dowd: Be Wary of Condemning a Church of 1 Billion – P. Kennedy DPhil, NYT
The Superpower of a Grandmother – Anabelle Hazard Esq, Catholic Lane
The Washington Post & Pro-Homosexual Advocacy “Journalism” – Fr. Z’s Blog
All Saints in the Family – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers
Equating Christians With Racists – George Neumayr, The American Spectator

Benedict Rides Popemobile for Last Time – J. Heimann

Msgr. Wadsworth on Benedict: “A Supremely Liturgical Pope” – Sh. Tribe
Vocations Rose Under Pope Benedict XVI’s Papacy – Peter Jesserer Smith
B16’s New Name: Pope Emeritus, His Holiness Benedict XVI. . . – E. Pentin
Pope’s Faith Encyclical Could Appear in Different Form – Jean M. Heimann
The “N.” Word – Fr. Joe, Southern Fried Catholicism
On Resignation Eve, The Pope’s Last Word – Rocco Palmo, Whispers. . .
From Germany with Love – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Decision to Abdicate with ‘Profound Serenity’ – Francis X. Rocca, Cthlc Herald
B16’s Last Wed. Audience: God Will Guide Church in Days Ahead – D. Uebbing
“I Will Not Leave You Orphans” – Emily C. Hurt, Ignitum Today
Full Text: Benedict’s Final General Audience Address – Edward Pentin
Pope Reached Out to Increasingly Secular West – Austen Ivereigh, OSV
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Forced Plug Pulling Coming? – Wesley J. Smith, Human Exceptionalism
Bills Come Due in Illinois: $22 Billion – Walter Mead, Via Meadia
The Chronicle of an Undeception – Michael Bauman, T. I. C.
Obama’s ‘Non-Profit’ Sells Political Access – Arnold Ahlert
Guardini on Mastery and Nearness – Jason Peters
Selective Science & Breast Cancer – Mathew Hanley MPH, The Cthlc Thing
The Onion’s Big Mistake – Christian Bonk, TakiMag
Guns and Double Standards – Jack Kerwick
A Response to Hart and Potemra – R.J. Snell, Public Discourse
Aquinas and John Paul II on Executive Pay – Greg Forster, First Things
Is Leftist School Indoctrination Unstoppable? – Bruce Thornton
On Libraries – Alan Jacobs, T. A. Cn.
Using Military Members As Props – Doug Ross
Texas: $8 Billion Surplus – Walter Mead, Via Meadia
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That is Not Correct Catholic Doctrine – Fr. Sim. Henry

C. Everett Koop: The Padre Pio Connection – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace
Becoming Saints! – Matt Fradd, Catholic Answers
Purgatory: Conversion as a Process – J. C. Sanders, Catholic Lane
Rod Dreher’s Apocalyptic Anxiety of the Catholic Church – R. R. Reno
Stations: St. Cecilia (Trastevere), Wed. of 2nd Week in Lent – Zephyrinus
Rye Review: Riverboat – Whiskey Catholic
Ohio Woman Finds “Inspiring” Cheeto Shaped Like Joan Chittister – LarryD
The Fruitfulness of the Sacraments & the Liturgy – Msgr. Charles Pope
Suicide No Way to Go – Arland K. Nichols, Crisis Magazine
Demographic Disaster Looms for America – Celeste McGovern, Daily Reg
Protestant Scholar Lauds Benedict’s Ecumenical Strides – Carl Bunderson
The Worth of Work – Karl D. Stephan, MercatorNet
Anti-Life: Russian Adoption Ban – Caitlin Bootsma, Truth & Charity Forum
Jesuit College to Host V-Logues Despite Protests – Tim Drake, Cthlc Edctn Dly
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Benedict’s Resignation: The Prisoner of the Vatican Thesis – Dr. Jeff Mirus
The Apocalypse Cow – John Zmirak, Aleteia α
Rprt: Mahony’s Pretty Much Got This Pope Thing In The Bag – Eye of the Tiber
Tears and Whispers – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
How Old Will the Next Pope Be? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register
A Resource for the Conclave – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Ex-Amb. to Holy See Slams News Coverage of Upcoming Conclave – CWR
A ‘Young’ Pope? – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
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Pre-Conclave Meetings to Start March 4 – John Thavis, Decoding the Vatican
Hit Job on Crd. O’Brien Succeeded Beyond Wildest Dreams – Dmn. Thompson
Conclave Secrecy: A Two-Edged Sword – John Thavis,Decoding the Vatican
Betting on the Conclave? – Dr. Edward Peters, Canon Law Blog
Crd. Murphy-O’Connor: Crd. O’Brien Crisis Damaging for Church – Jn Bingham
For Cardinal O’Brien, A Sad End – John Haldane, First Things/On the Square
Could Abp. Nichols Get Last-Minute Conclave Call-Up? – John Bingham
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How Can I Forgive? – Dan. Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Direction

Barriers to Teaching Boys How to Become Men – Donald DeMarco PhD
A Tale of Three Priests – Damian Goddard, Catholic Stand
The Catholic Gentleman: Attire for Mass – Nicholas, Whiskey Catholic
Is the Default Position Shifting to Subsidiarity? – Dr. Jeff Mirus, CL
The Veil and I – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers
Feast Day of St. Paula Montal Fornés – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire
Review: St. Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal for E. F. Mass – Fr. Z
The Best Catechetical Conf. You’ve Never Heard Of – Marc Cardaronella
Mercy’s Power – Br. Tomás Martín Rosado OP, Dominicana
The Death & Resurrection of Confession – Fr. Gary Dickson, CCAT
Germany Controversy: Bishops & Morning After Pill – E. Christian Brugger
EF Mass at Simon Fraser Univ, British Columbia, Canada – Shawn Tribe
Damian Thompson’s Fangs Come Out on Celibacy – Tancred, TEF
Statues, Icons & the Eastern Tradition – David Clayton MA, TWOB
Bill Keller, et al, Openly Confess that “Error has No Rights” – T. Mattingly

GOP Edge? – Mark LaRochelle, Human Events

The Dead End Of Republican Factionalism – Pete Spiliakos, First Things

Woodward: Obama Is Lying About Sequester – Lonely Conservative

Death Panel Advocacy on This Week – Wesley Smith, N.R.O.

The Sequester is a Manufactured Crisis – George Will, Human Events

Moody’s Lowers UK Credit Rating – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

It’s Not Gun Control, It’s People Control – Lonely Conservative

Regional Reckonings – Alberto Alesina, City Journal

Commerce and the Court (I) – Michael S. Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Commerce and the Court (II) – Michael S. Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Privatization Shellacs Obamacare Model – David Catron, American Spectator

Trayvon Martin, One Year Later – Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Chronicle of Liberal Disasters – American Spectator

The Poor are a Gold Mine – Theodore Dalrymple, Liberty Law Blog