Big Pulpit

Innovation and Inequality – John O. McGinnis, National Affairs

A Guide to the 23 Edicts for the Perplexed – Donald McClarey, T.A.C.

Presidential Sophistry – Nicholas Johnson, Liberty Law Blog

Ten Conservative Books Revisited – Gerald J. Russello, T.I.C.

The GOP Should Become Versed In Agitprop – Lonely Conservative

Tolkien Absorbed in Absurdity – David Mills, First Thoughts / First Things

The Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz (II) – Orin Kerr, Volokh

The Founders’ Classical Vision for Our Capital – Justin Shubow, Public Discourse

This is Why We Have a Constitution – Paul Zummo, T.A.C.

Harvard Flunks the Greens – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

On Guns, an Abuse of Power – David Harsanyi, R.C.P.

Quebec to Redefine Suicide – Wesley Smith, NRO

Science and the Politics of Personhood – Maureen Condic, Altcatholicah

Gorgeous George – Southern Fried Catholicism

Why Distributism? Just Look at the Issue of “Wal-Mart” & Capitalism – Kevin O’Brien

Raphael: Saint or Sinner? – James Hall, The Times Literary Supplement

Benchmarks for Achievement in Catholic Education – Maryann G. Eidemiller, OSV

Catholic Social Thought? Not Your Father’s Encyclopedia – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Cthlc Culture

Abortion’s Terrible Consequence: The Shrinking Adoption Pool – Krystle Gabele, Lf Nws

Infertility Journey: The Church to Find Solutions, Wisdom, Peace – J. Hannemann MA

“Gotcha” Catholicism – Catholic in Brooklyn

Somewhere South of Sodom – Anthony Esolen PhD, The CWR Blog

Killer Cuomo – Patrick Archbold, National Catholic Register

The Fr. F Case: The Diocese Failed Its Duty – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Move Along, Nothing To See Here – Rod Dreher

Univ. of Notre Dame  Law Prof. Defends H.H.S. Mandate – Matthew Archbold

Smarter Than God? Tweaking the Bible Is All the Rage – Kathy Schiffer, P/Ssns of Grc

Andrew Cuomo’s Brave New Roe – Peter Jesserer Smith, Daily Register

The New Inequality – R. R. Reno, First Things/First Thoughts

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French Bishops Endorsing Homosexual Unions – Matthew C. Hoffman, LifeSiteNews

Sacra Liturgia Roman Conference Update: Registrations Now Open – Shawn Tribe, NLM

Paris: 1.3 Million Rally Against Same-Sex “Marriage” & Adoption – JC von Krempach JD

BBC Reports 4 Topless Girls in St. Peter’s, But Not 800,000 Paris Rally – Dc. Donnelly

Same-Sex Marriage: Catholics Plan Wave of Grassroots Protests – J. Bingham, Telegraph

E. F. Mass for Portsmouth! – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Will Cameron Act Now or Talk Endlessly on Protecting Christian Rights? – Wlm. Oddie

The Dan Savage of France strikes back in Le Parisien – Robert Oscar López

Julia Neuberger Heading Liverpool Care Pathway Inquiry is Worrying – John Smeaton

Disappointment in Strasbourg – Peter Smith, MercatorNet

Polish Parliament Keep Crucifix – Chris Borowski and Pawel Sobczak, Reuters

Euro Court’s Judgment in U. K. Religious Freedom Cases – Mark Movesian, First Things

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Everyday Christianity and the Spiritual Combat – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Welcome to Sodom (Maryland) – Fr. Z’s Blog

If I Were a Principal at a Catholic School, I Would: – J. Q. Tomanek, Ignitum Today

Evangelizing Young Adults – Abp. Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap, First Things/On The Square

The War on Boys – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

On Downton Abbey and Being Catholic – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

Why Does God Allow Sin and Suffering? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

Samuel Gregg: ‘Becoming Europe’, a Heritage Event – Elise Hilton, Acton Institute

Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak Elected New Patriarch For Catholic Copts – Communio

The True Slave and Freedom in Christ – Mystagogy (OX)

Facing Flu CDC, Catholics Endorse Communion Restrictions – Byz, TX (OX)

Met. Hilarion Lectures at Villanova University – Russian Orthodox Church

Sky God – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

My Year of Living Reclusively Pt. 2 – Pithless Thoughts (OX)

The Truth in Novels – Wake Up and Smell the Incense (EC)

Eternal Perdition as an Elixir – Notes on Arab Orthodoxy (OX)

Everyday Saints and Other Stories – Eastern Orthodox Librarian (OX)

Humility and Glory – A Vow of Conversation (OX)

“People Who Criticize the Church” – Again and Again (OX)

Answers For Calvinists – Orthodox Answers (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

7 Things to Know on the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel – John Henry, SPL

F. S. S. P. Parish Finds a New Home in Kansas City – Brian Burnes, Kansas City Star

Learning to Slow Down – Jimmy Davis, Slow Mama

Catholic Dorms at Non-Catholic Colleges – Peter Jesserer Smith, Daily Register

Today, the Commemoration of Blessed Juana María Condesa Lluch – Jean M. Heimann

Humility and the Year of Faith – Fr. Basil Cole OP, Truth and Charity Forum

Annus Fidei, Serbian Style: Edict of Milan Jubilee – Tristyn Bloom, First Things

N.A.A.C.P.: National Association for the Abortion of Colored People – Ryan Bomberger

Friendship: What Fellowship can Light have with Darkness? – K. Holland, Fide Et Literis

As Goes Christianity, So Goes Society? – Rod Dreher

French Secularism, At Home and Abroad – Joseph Wood, The Catholic Thing

Courage Ministry Draws Fire at University – Thomas L. McDonald, Pths/God & Machine

How Did We Forget About Hell? – Piers Paul Read, Catholic Herald

Porn, Gateway to Communion & Liberation – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Univ. of Notre Dame to Promote Priestesses, Fr. Jenkins Remains Silent – Mt. Archbold

The Plagiarism Chronicles – Alan Jacobs, American Conservative

Jane Austen’s Emma – Mitchell Kalpakgian, T.I.C.

Euthanasia the Right of Kevorkians – Wesley Smith, NRO

Wal-Mart to Hire “Every Vet Who Wants a Job” – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Britain’s Three Kingdoms: How Many Has America? – Stephen Masty, T.I.C.

France’s Resistance to Gay Marriage – Robert Royal, On the Square / First Things

On Moral Genius – Alan Jacobs, American Conservative

China’s One Jerk Policy – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

French Tax Hell – Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal

Parents’ Financial Support May Not Help College Grades – Tamar Lewin, NYT

More on the Mandate – Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice

Remembering Nicholas Berdyaev – Bradley Birzer, T.I.C.

Oakland Cop-Out – Jack Dunphy, City Journal

French Secularism, At Home and Abroad – Joseph Wood, Catholic Thing

The Marriage Debate II – George Weigel, On the Square / First Things

The Kids Aren’t Exactly All Right – Alan Jacobs, T. A. Cn.

Head Start Flunks – Editors, Washington Examiner

The Wages of Unemployment – Richard Vedder, The Wall Street Journal

WaPo Attacks Obama Reset Failure – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

The American Cause – John Pafford, T. I. C.

Advice to Southerners – Alan Jacobs, T. A. Cn.

Planned Parenthood’s Abortions – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts / First Things

More to Life Than Being Happy –  Emily Esfahani Smith, The Atlantic

Faith in a Postmodern World – Gregory Wolfe, The Wall Street Journal

How To Lose At American Politics – Ross Douthat, The New York Times

Anti-Terror Strategy in North Africa a Catastrophe – Walter Mead, Via Meadia

Do Ideas Create Realities? – Rod Dreher, T. A. Cn.

Law as Tradition: Law’s Presence – Marc DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice

These Girls Are Sad For Now – Michael Dougherty, State of the Union

Targets on Their Backs – David Conway, Liberty Law Blog

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Tim Drake Named Editor of Education News Source for Catholic Families – The CNS Blog

More Heraldic Art from Matthew Alderman Studios – Matthew Alderman, New Lit Mov

What’s the Difference Between Uniformity v. Conformity to God’s Will – Dr. T. Marshall

The Catechism Turns 20 – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register

Why Time Magazine’s Pro-Life Cover Might Be No Big Deal – Pia De Solenni, Daily Rgstr

France’s Surprising Resistance to Gay Marriage – Robert Royal, First Things

Five Signs We Get Wrong at Mass – Abram Muenzberg, Ignitum Today

Why Do People Want to Learn Chant? – Jeffrey A. Tucker, Crisis Magazine

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Notes for the Etiquette of a New Age: Fallen Episcopals – Hadley Arkes, The Cthlc Thing

Beauty: A Necessity, Not a Luxury – Fr. Charles Klamut, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Timeless Fashion Advice from St. Francis de Sales – Anabelle Hazard, Ignitum Today

Christ Did Not Grow in Grace or in Holiness – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Thlgcl Mvmnt

The Spirit of Antichrist and Thomas Hobbes – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

What is Acquired Contemplation? – Thomas of Jesus OCD, Rorate Cæli

Spiritual Guidance Through the Dying – Patti M. Armstrong, Catholic Spiritual Direction

“There’s No Place Like Home”, Is Homemaking a Thing of the Past? – Maria Kaufmann

Shakespeare’s Macbeth – Mitchell Kalpakgian, Crisis Magazine

Prolonged Contraceptive Use May Increase Chances of Miscarriage: Study – B. Johnson

Abortion’s Forgotten Victim: The Aborted Baby’s Father – Raimundo Rojas, Life News

Why Scandal Can’t “Bring Down” the Catholic Church – Katie Peterson Warner, ICL™

Is International Planned Parenthood Abetting Criminal Activity? – Piero A. Tozzi JD

Government as False Savior – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

A Guidebook for the Pilgrim Soul: Introduction Part II – Philip Kosloski, Into the West

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What the BBC Won’t Tell You About Paris Rally in Defence of Marriage – Dc. N. Donnelly

Estimated One Million+ March in Paris Against Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Plans – Jeanne Smits

Anyone for a March for Marriage on the English Capital? – Richard Collins

Churches Could be Sued for Refusing to Agree to Same-Sex Marriages – Daily Telegraph

Traditionalist Benedictines in Britain? – John Whitehead, Once I Was A Clever Boy

New F. S. S. P. Personal Parish, a First for the Netherlands – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

French Abbey to be Resettled by Monks from Fontgambault – The Eponymous Flower

Bishop of Ivea Assists at E. F. Mass of Msgr. Nicola Bux – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

Christian Employees in the U. K.: a Second Class Category – Grégor Puppinck PhD, TBAB

How Do Christians Offer an Alternative to the ‘Nonsense All Around Us’? – F. Phillips

French Anti Same-Sex Marriage Protests Prompt Ire of the B. B. C. – George Conger

Midwives Appeal Ruling Forcing Them to Supervise Abortions – Dr. Peter Saunders, LN

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The Priest Who Turned an Old Pub Into a Seminary Amid Persecution – Spiritual Life

Six Reasons Why Men Can Speak on Abortion – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Free Advice to the United States Council of Catholic Bureaucrats – Kevin O’Brien

Illinois GOP Chair Urges Vote for Gay “Marriage”: GOP Calls for Resignation – J. Dasteel

The Media’s Women’s Ordination Boosterism – Jeffrey Tucker, The Curt Jester

Priest Magician Performs Folk Mass Illusion; Parishioners Disappear – Eye of the Tiber

A Not So Ordinary Season, What to Know about Ordinary Time – Dc. Mike Bickerstaff

Daily Kos Writer Calls Pro-Lifers “Terrorists” – Matthew Balan, Life News

Children: California’s Diminishing Resource – CNA/EWTN News

RCSD Book Club: Imitation of Christ – Vicki Burbach, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

Just Wondering How Much of Promiscuity Among Young is Booze Related – M. Archbold

Vive la France! – Tito Edwards, The American Catholic

The Lost Art of Frugality – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Catholic

A Question About Abortion – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

Dominican University to Premiere “Band of Sisters” – Matthew Archbold, The CNS Blog

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