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Pope Has Half a Million Twitter Followers in 24 hours – J. M. Heimann

Was There Marian Devotion in First 3 Centuries of the Church? – Dr. Taylor Marshall, CT

Modernity is an Attack on Being – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Apparitions at Holy Love Ministries Revisited – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic Lane

More on Fulfilling Mass Obligations – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

Bread in the Old Testament – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

An Antique Black Chasuble – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Drone War vs. Just-War Teaching – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

Eve and the Forbidden Pomegranate – Katherine Infantine, First Things/First Thoughts

Five Suggestions for a Tweeting Pope – Brandon Vogt, BrandonVogt.com

Jesuit Celebrates Mass With Woman, Priestly Faculties Suspended – Joseph Fromm

Subsidiarity in the Tradition of Catholic Social Doctrine – Joe Carter, Acton Institute

The Dating of Christmas – Jacob Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

Pro-Lifers Praise Pope for Ordering Church Charities to be Catholic – J. H. Westen, LSN

Contraception & Women’s Wellbeing: NFP, Disillusionment & the Poor – Helen Alvaré

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Abp. Bregantini of Campobasso-Boiano in a “Clown” Mass? – Augustinus, Rorate Cæli

More Christmas Masses than Meet the Eye – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Steps & Stumbles of David Cameron’s “Big Society” – D. Cooney, The Distributist Rvw

In Its Search for ‘Relevance’, the Anglican Church is Losing Relevance – Tim Stanley

Polls Claiming Britons Want Assisted Suicide are Misleading – Dr. Peter Saunders, Lf Nws

Sedated to Death Without Permission in the U. K. – Wesley J. Smith, Human Excptnlsm

Reporter Who Broke Savita Story: No Request for a ‘Termination’ – Hilary White, LSN

In Ireland, the Case for Legal Abortion is Built on Fraud – Phil Lawler, CC/On the News

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The Constitution Without the Common Law – James Stoner, Liberty Forum

Tradition v. Interpretive Process – John McGinnis, Liberty Forum (resp. to Stoner)

Reflections Stirred by James Stoner – Hadley Arkes, Liberty Forum (resp. to Stoner)

The Strange Case of Dinesh D’Souza – The Constructive Curmudgeon

Is Iron Dome the Maginot Line? – Philip Garaldi, SoTU

Is Political Stability What’s Best for a Nation? – Andrew Haines, Ethiks Politika

Roger Scruton and Environmental Conservatism – Alan Jacobs

IRS Issues 159 Pages Of New Rules On Obamacare Taxes – LonCon

The Cause of Dorothy Day – William Doino, First Things/First Thoughts

Crash Where They Know Your Name – Rod Dreher

Obama’s Fundamental Transformation Of Our Schools – LonCon

Is the Church Suppressing God’s Will? – Elizabeth Scalia, First Things/On the Square

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What’s the Difference Between Sisters and Nuns? – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law

NPR’s Mary: Bitter, Angry, and Mad at Christians – Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

Credible Communion: The Witness of Apostolic Religious Life – Sr. Gill K. Goulding CJ

Sing We Noël! – Christopher O. Blum, Crisis Magazine

Pope’s Twitter Handle: What Does “Pontifex” Mean, Anyway? – Jimmy Akin, NCRegister

The Natural Law Is Not Enough – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

What ‘The Economist’ Meant to Say. . . – Patrick O’Meara, National Catholic Register

Vatican Report on Medjugorje Due this Month? – Catholic World News

Catholics Don’t “Believe” Life Begins at Conception – Rebecca Taylor, Catholic Lane

When Charlie Brown Grew Up. . . – The Larry D, Acts of the Apostasy

The Shadow of Ecclesia Dei – Côme de Prévigny, Rorate Cæli

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Fr. Arsenie Papacioc: Do Not Waste Your Time (OX)

Greeks Seek Strength in Predictions of Elder Paisios – Mystagogy (OX)

The Angelic Liturgy – Blog of the Dormition (EC)

God’s Dirty Hands – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal (EC)

Why in the World Would an Episcopalian Become Orthodox? – AOCA (OX)

 What Do You Want Me To Do For You? – Fr. Peter Preble (OX)

How Porn is Like Strangulation – Rob Hall, Road to Rome (EC)

What is Making Us Crazy? – Orthodoxy and Recovery (OX)

Top Ten Book Picks – All-Saints of North America Orthodox Church (OX)

Nativity Fast Retreat “Missions”, Dec 15th in Seattle – OrthodoxNorthwest (OX)

Two Sermons on the Moral Law of God – Fr. John Whiteford (OX)

Fasting Before Christmas – 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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The Right to Secede – Joseph Sobran, TIC

Neuhaus, Marriage, and Our “Great Nonetheless” – Nathaniel Peters, First Thoughts

The Plight of the Alpha Female – Kay Hymowitz, Family Journal

The Lesson Romney Can Teach the Republican Party – Daniel Larison

I’m Socially Conservative…and Need a Party – Derek Bekebrede, Public Discourse

Human-Scale Tools and the Slavish Education State – Anthony Esolen, FPR

Should There Be a Traditional Conservative Program of Action? – Bruce Frohnen, TIC

Another Good Tax Reform That Will Never Happen – Jordan Bloom, SotU

“Finding Sex in the Bill of Rights” – Eve Tushnet, First Thoughts

A Nation of Singles – Jonathan Last, Weekly Standard

The Retrovirus of Upper-Income Tax Cuts – Scott Galupo, SotU

Is It Generational Theft When The ‘Victims’ Voted For It? – LonCon

Kontorovich on Sex With (German) Animals – Marc DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice

On Black Lamb and Grey Falcon – Alan Jacobs

Decadence and Fertility – Samuel Goldman, SotU

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St. Francis Xavier – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Pope Benedict XVI Joins Twitter – Tim Drake, National Catholic Register

Advent Customs, It’s Not Too Late to Start – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Pope on Twitter: All Eight Accounts – H. H. Ambrose, Saint Peter’s List

Promoting the Angelus as an Advent Devotion – Edward Looney, Catholic Lane

Should there be a Diocese that Covers the Internet?  – Joe Luedtke, Catholic Tech Talk

Leo XIII Decried the Pernicious Impact of Divorce – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine

Tradifying a Church Exterior – Kenneth J. Wolfe, Rorate Cæli

The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker – Thomas Storck, Distributist Review

Rupert Shortt and a Church Besieged – William Doino Jr., First Things/On The Square

The True Spirit of Vatican II – Douglas Bushman, Catholic World Report

Parishes in Queens Remain Ravaged by Hurricane Sandy – Carl Bunderson, CNA

John Lennon & Bob Marley Embraced Traditional Faith Late in Life – Dave Hartline, TAC

National “Catholic” Reporter Rejects Infallible Teaching on Ordination – Matt Archbold

The Church Should Not be Ashamed of Its Missionary Past – Francis Phillips, Cthlc Herald

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The Tea Party Tsunami at the Gates – William Jacobson, LI

Increase Debt Limit Without Input From Congress – LonCon

Neither Greek Nor Jew – Bradley Birzer, TIC

The Crisis of American Self-Government – Maverick Philosopher

Rejoinder to Blankenhorn – Douglas Farrow, First Things/First Thoughts

Disheartened Obamaphiles Should Just Stop Talking – William Jacobson, LI

How Can Any Fiscal Cliff Deal Be Balanced Without Spending Cuts? – LonCon

Great Books Based Distance PhD Program – Robert Woods, TIC

Why Don’t People Get It About Jefferson and Slavery? – David Post, Volokh

The Tragedy of Inaction – Guy Burnett, City Journal

Updike: The Trivial and the Profound – Neo-Neocon

The Origins and Role of Government – Bonchamps, The American Catholic

Condoms, the Pope, and World AIDS Day – Christine Emba, First Things/First Thoughts

Misunderstanding Tolkien – Daniel Larison

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Two Mass Obligations Means Two Masses, But . . . – Dr. Ed Peters, Canon Law

How to Establish a Family Altar & the Family Rosary During Advent – Dr. Taylor Marshall

Advent: A Time of Penance and Preparation – Catholic in Brooklyn

Memo to Catholics: Gregorian Chant Belongs to You – Kathleen Pluth, The Chant Café

Musical Reparation: 7 Examples of Beautiful Christian Music – Jason Liske, Ascn Mt. Crml

Awful Liturgical Art by Oregon Crummytacular Publishing (OCP) – Thomas L. McDonald

What is the Solution to our Stressful and Anxious Lives? – Msgr. Charles Pope, DC Archd.

Holy Impatience – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap, First Things/On The Square

Benedict: Catholic Charities Must Act in Accordance With Cthlc Teaching – Hilary White

Secular Society Should be Grateful for Confession (Australia Especially) – Ber. Toutounji

New York Time Readers: Do Not Go Forth and Multiply – Don McClarey, The Amrcn Cthlc

Parents are the Solution to Bullying, Not Government: Think Tank – Peter Baklinski, LSN

Catholic Priests Pushed to Become Better Preachers – Tim Townsend, Washington Post

Fr. Sirico: Politics isn’t the Solution to Our Economic Problems – Fr. Z’s Blog

Protecting Life by Recognizing & Responding to Signs for Suicide – Chris Stravitsch

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Floor Tiles from Cleve Abbey in Somerset – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

The Cardinal and the Love Letter – Guild of Blessed Titus Brandsma

Crdnl Scola Doubles the Number of Exorcists in Milan Archd. – The Eponymous Flower

EU: Ban Children’s Books Depicting Traditional Families, ie, Gender Stereotyping – LSN

The Fallacy of the “‘Hitler Card’ Fallacy” – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

No Catholics in the New Europe – George Conger, Patheos/Get Religion

HIV Diagnoses in U. K. Homosexual Men at All-Time High – Thaddeus Baklinski, LfStNws

Science a Replacement for Religion? – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

Bp. William Murphy: New Law Will Make Abortion Widespread in Ireland – Michael Kelly

Half of Those on Liverpool Care Pathway Never Told – Laura Donnelly, Daily Telegraph

The High Price of Establishment – Wesley J. Smith, First Things/On The Square

Animals are Much Easier to Understand than Women – Fr. Levi, The Way Out There

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Men Have Forgotten God – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, TIC

Can the Republican Party Avoid the Fate of the Whigs? – Patrick Caddell, Big Gvrnmnt

Robert Solow is in a Time Warp – Brian Domitrovic, TIC

The Left Now Calling 401k Plans ‘Subsidies’ – LonCon

A Review of Martin Amis’s Lionel Asbo: State of England – Franklin Freeman, First Things

Human Rights. . .at the UN – Austin Ruse, Public Discourse

The Government Mandate For Higher Food Prices – LonCon

Bespoke Babies – Joseph A. Kohm, First Things/On the Square

British NHS Starves, Dehydrates Babies to Death – Jason Sorens, Pileus

Dear Republicans – Pete Spiliakos, PoMoCon

The Majority of Democrats Like Socialism – Neo-Neocon

Religion & ‘Life Of Pi’ – Rod Dreher

Students Getting the Message, Dropping LSATs – Via Meadia

Down Home American Zen – Stephen Masty, TIC

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Premonstratensian Chant from St. Michael’s Abbey – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

Womb Fight! – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Other than the Latin Mass, is there Anything more Beautiful than This? – Richard Collins

Healed by Sticks (Or Why I Love Going to Confession) – Ryan M., Ignitum Today

Yad Vashem Honors Italian Cardinal Who Rescued Jews – Catholic News Agency

U. S. T. (Houston) Awarded $1.25 Million Grant for Special Ed – Matt Archbold, CNS Blog

Baby with Rare Heart Defect is Saved by Surgery – Doug McGee, Texas Right to Life

It’s Advent in Lego City! – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

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