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2012’s Top Ten Manly Christmas Gifts – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

France Re-creates Cmt. on Public Safety to Combat Catholic “Extremists” – T. Bloom

The Hobbit: Adventure, Dragons & Battles Through Spiritual Growth – L. M. Armstrong

Beauty: So Much More Than We Think – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

The Ten Best Christmas Movies – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

The Hallowed House and the Secular World – Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

The “Munus Regendi” of the Priest and the Vocation of the Laity – Gaurav Shroff, H&PR

Five Ways to Watch the Hobbit like a Catholic – Kevin Cotter, Focus Blog

Seattle Archd. Policy on Same-Sex “Marriage” – Dr. Ed Peters, Canon Law; Fr. Z Opines

Marriage at Stake – Ed Whelan, Daily Register

Is Distributism a Form of Capitalism? – Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

From “Third Ways” to the First Way, Distributism Not So Good? – Bonchamps, TACt

Bp. Morlino Bans Two Dominican Sisters from Teaching, Cites New Ageism – C. E. Olson

How to Host a Catholic Party – Julie Rodrigues, Ignitum Today

Books for Christmas – George Weigel, First Things/On The Square

Pope Benedict Tweets – Big Pulpit

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Beating Demography for the Win in 2014 and Beyond – Lonely Conservative

An Open Letter to Conservatives – Morton Blackwell, RedState

McGovern’s Futile Warning on Unions – Seth Mandel, Commentary

The G.O.P. as (Not) a Club for Christians – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts

So Progressive, They’re Conservative – Emily Matchar, The Atlantic

A Radical Defense of Home Economics – Alan Jacobs

Workingman’s Bread – Christine Baumgarthuber, The New Inquiry

Jonathan Rauch’s (Mostly) Failed Agenda – Greg Forster, Hang Together (reply to this)

The Human Disaster of Unemployment – Hassett, Baker, NYT

Which Capitalism? – Dylan Pahman, Ethika Politika

Selling Conservatism And Why Benefits Beat Features – Streiff, RedState

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Union Goons Assault Steven Crowder – Lonely Conservative

Science and the Politics of Personhood – Maureen Condic, Public Discourse

Cultural Despondency and Cultural Motherhood – Samuel Aquila, On the Square

Lying: The Degradation of Language – Mark Malvasi, TIC

Is Chivalry the Natural Choice? Or Something Else? – Editors, Ethika Politika

The First Amendment: An Icon Sometimes Erected in Curious Places – Peter Berger

Soldiers As Lab Rats – Jordan Bloom, SotU

New Marijuana Laws Cause Confusion – Jordy Yager, The Hill

Lawsuit to Clean Up Indiana Voter Rolls Can Proceed – Associated Press

The Seventh Circuit Keeps “Bear” in 2nd Amendment  – Eugene Kontorovich, Volokh

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Inspirational Video a Hit: Ukrainian Catholic Mini-Documentary – WFP (EC)

Met. Georges Khodr’s Eulogy For Patriarch Ignatius IV – NOAO (OX)

To See the Heavenly Country – Glory to God For All Things (OX)

Famous Dutch Actor Turned Hermit – John S., Mystagogy (OX)

Elder Sergei of Vanves on Repentance – Orthodox Way of Life (OX)

The Duties of a Priest – Fr. Peter Preble, Good Guys Wear Black (OX)

Why Do the Children of This World Often Scoff? – Christ is in Our Midst (OX)

Hell: Barron, Voris, Martin, Jersak, Dart, Lazar, and Alfeyev – Nouv. Theo. (EC)

This Beeswax is Not Yours – Byzantine, Texas (OX)

St. Daniel the Stylite – Red River Orthodox (OX)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Obama Investigating Sergeant Who Said Bible Condemns Homosexuality – K. Andersen

Word of the Day: Brethren – Anthony Esolen, First Things/First Thoughts

Chastity at Princeton and Elsewhere – Jo Garcia-Cobb, National Catholic Register

Carl Anderson Speaks on Challenge of Witnessing in a Post-Christian World – C. E. Olson

The Ordinariate in Canada – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Amnesty Internat’l Bans Pro-Life Group From Human Rights Event – Steven Ertelt, LN

Alfred Hitchcock and the Jesuit – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Event: Bishop Athanasius Schneider in New York and Connecticut – Rorate Cæli

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Are The Hobbit and Les Mis Catholic? – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

The Theme of Merit has Reappeared in the New Translation – Fr. John Upton, H&PR

Papa Benedictus Africanus – Sandro Magister, La Repubblica/www.chiesa

Vatican Spokesman Calls China’s Suspension of Bishop ‘Serious’ – CNA/EWTN News

Another Requiem Vestment – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Peter as the “Another Man” in Paul’s Epistle to the Romans – Dr. Taylor Marshall

Why Did Joseph Plan to Divorce Mary? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

Is Marian Devotion Dangerous? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Is Our Image & Likeness to God Different? St. Thomas Thinks So – Matins Musings

In the Twitterverse, @Pontifex Eve – Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia

Is Christmas Pagan? – Catholic Knight

Nigeria to the West: We’d Refuse Aid than Legalize Gay “Marriage” – K. Andersen

Subtlety and Scalia – Matthew Schmitz, First Things/First Thoughts

Hitting on Hitchens – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Patheos/Standing on my Head

Faculty Blasts U. S. D. President, Bishop Defends – Matthew Archbold, The CNS Blog

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UK: After Catholic Blogosphere Uproar, Bishops Finally Defend Marriage – Matthaeus

Strong Testimony from Bishop Egan to Protect Marriage – Fr. Tim Finigan

A High Altar Restored in Poland – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Collapse of the Number of Christians in England and Wales – Rorate Cæli

UK: Number of Christians Falls by More than 4 million – Steven Swinford, Telegraph

Tradition Rising in Sweden – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

Christianity is Fading Away in Britain as Islam Surges – Damian Thompson, Telegraph

UK Catholics Decry P. M.’s Call for Same-Sex ‘Weddings’ in Churches – EWTN News

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Glenn Beck Is Pro Gay Marriage – Rod Dreher

Poverty and Perverse Incentives – Ross Douthat, NYT

Run Government Like Business – Michael Greve, Liberty Law Blog

Random Whines – Peter Lawler, PoMoCon

Belgian Euthanasia: Off the Moral Cliff – Wesley Smith, NRO

Abolish Social Studies – Michael Beran, City Journal

A Traditional Conservative Program of Action: Perspective – Bruce Frohnen, TIC

Some Questions About South Carolina – Pete Spiliakos, PoMoCon

Harvard as Hedge Fund: Harvard Replies – Ron Unz, SotU

Why Ray Bradbury Loved A Christmas Carol – Robert Woods

The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time – Mark Movsesian, First Thoughts

Lincoln: The Movie – Mike Rappaport, The Originalism Blog

Older Parenthood Will Upend American Society – Judith Shulevitz, TNR

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Evangelizing Through Memes – Brand Vogt, BrandonVogt.com

Distributism & the Local Organic Food Movement – Kevin Ford, The Distributist Review

Fatherhood Begins at Conception – J. C. Sanders, Ignitum Today

On Philosophical Eros – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic Thing

A Friend Asks, “Where is the Papacy in the Bible?” – P?T?ICK V?ND?POOL.com

Andean ‘Sistine Chapel’ is Bolivian “Jewel” – Juan Karita, CTPost.com

Why is the UK & US Church Leadership Failing? Because of Bishops’ Conf’s? – W. Oddie

National ‘c’atholic Reporter: Paul VI, JP2, B16 Sinned Against the Holy Spirit – Fr. Z

Pope St. Damasus I – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Swiss Guard Band: On the Front Line of Pope Music – Joanna Moorhead, Daily Telegraph

The Catholic University of America Rejects Gay Student Organization – Matt Archbold

Not Your Mother: An Autopsy on The Testament of Mary – Mark P. Shea, Cth Wrld Rprt

The Fight for Sexual Sanity in a World Awash in Porn – John Jalsevac, LifeSiteNews

The Poisonous Candy: Emergency Contraception for Kids – Judie Brown, Catholic Lane

When Mortality Suddenly Becomes Very Real – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

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Coptic Christians Asking Free World to Cut Ties With Egypt Under Morsi – CPW

The Sins of Others – The Morning Offering (OX)

ICON: An Acrostic Poem – Marcia Claesson, Exploring Orthodoxy (OX)

Christ: The Conquerer of Hell – Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev (OX)

US Egyptian Christians Fear For Faith Under Morsi’s Islamist Agenda – FxNws

In Memoriam: Archpriest Michael Mihalick – OCA.org (OX)

The Devil’s God – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

Meet Emmanuel: Artist, Autodidact, Papa, Catholic – Fear Not Little Flock (EC)

Carpatho-Rusyn Christmas – Carp. Rus. Cultural Center (EC)

Byzantine Christianity is a Catholic Gospel for All the Nations – So.Byz. (EC)

Mnohaya Lita, Fr. Alexander – St. Elias Today (EC)

Legend:

EC = Eastern Rite Catholic

OX = Orthodox Church

OR = Oriental Church (Coptics, etc.)

RC = Latin Rite Catholic

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Pray for Father Araujo – Austin Ruse, First Things/First Thoughts

Communist China Revokes Title of Bishop Who Left Patriotic Association – Cthlc Cltr

A Booming Apostolate in California – Anna Abbott, National Catholic Register

Science Si! Scientism No! – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

The 12 Days Before the Mayan Prediction of the End of the World Comes True – Fr. Joe

Nuncio to Ivory Coast Dies in Car Accident – Catholic Culture/Catholic World News

A Cop Finds the Cross on the Streets of New York – Patrick Craine, Pilgrim’s Journal

Fewer Postings for Theology/Religious Studies Positions – The CNS Blog

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Bad Economic Reasoning About the National Debt – Maverick Philosopher

Food Fight – Troy Senik, City Journal

Egypt’s Constitution – Mark Movsesian, First Thoughts

When Childbearing Is Decadent – Rod Dreher

Liberals and the Federal Favor Trap – Seth Mandel, Commentary

46 Cents For Every Dollar It Spends – Lonely Conservative

Family & Economy, Left & Right – Rod Dreher

James Crosby and the Failure of HBOS Bank – Theodore Dalrymple, Liberty Law Blog

The Founders on Taxation, Redistribution, and Property – Mark Mitchell, FPR

Martinis and Taxes – R.R. Reno, On the Square

Moral Neutrality, Marriage, and the Supreme Court – Adam MacLeod, Public Discourse

Subsidiarity. Who Knew? – Patrick Brennan, Mirror of Justice

Subsidiarity in the Tradition of Catholic Social Doctrine – Patrick Brennan, SSRN

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