Big Pulpit

Benedict’s Corner: Parenting 101 – Melanie Baker, HLI America/Truth & Charity Forum

The Hobbit as J.R.R. Tolkien Saw It – Matt Blum, Wired/Geek Dad

A Dialogue with Fr. James V. Schall – David P. Goldman, PJ Media/Spengler

Say No to Girl Scout Cookies – Cathy Cleaver Ruse, LifeSiteNews.com

There is no Creator, There is no Creator, There is no Creator – Mark Shea, Patheos/CAEI!

Justice, Fairness, & Taxation: Further Discussion – David W. Cooney, Catholic Lane

God Matters: Ethical Theory and Divine Law – Matthew O’Brien, Public Discourse

Abortion Mills are the Same Stones as Dachau – Matthew Archbold, National Cthlc Register

Secular Theocracy: The Foundations & Folly of Modern Tyranny – David J. Theroux, Ign Ins

Spiritual But Not Religious, Lazy & Adolescent More Accurate – Fr. D. Longenecker, SOMH

The Iron Lady and the Pope – Daniel McInerny, High Concepts

Vatican: News.va Site Is Popular – EWTN News

How to Pray Like Jesus – Patti Maguire Armstrong

Words are Powerful – Tess, The Lighthouse

Did Jesus misquote 1 Samuel 21 – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Movement

Doctor to Parents: Your Retarded Daughter Just Needs Killing – Mark Shea, Patheos/CAEI!

The RNAB or Really Not A Bible – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

This Is What A Man Looks Like – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Some Economic Consequences of Abortion – T. Shaughn, Truth & Charity

Aligning with Catholic Identity, Real or Fraudulent? – The Motley Monk, The Amrcn Cthlc

What about English Independence from the Scots? – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Why “Invent” the Palestinians? – Robert R. Reilly, Crisis Magazine

Battle Over Birth Control – Libby A. Nelson, Inside Higher Ed

Ron Paul and Pius IX – John Zmirak, Crisis Magazine

Strategic Advice for Candidates with Large Families: Play Football – Mark Stricherz, CV

Rick Santorum’s ‘Authenticity’ Fuels Popularity – David Jones, Catholic Online

Ending the Palestinian “Right of Return” – Daniel Pipes, Catholic Lane

Pontifical M.C. has Celebrated a Public Mass in the Extraordinary Form – Rorate Cæli

One Liturgical Treasure of Milan: The Ambrosian Rite – Fr. Paul Wharton, Hearts on Fire

12 Bishops to Take Part in Walk for Life West Coast 2012 – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insght Scp

“Collar Hollers” and EncouragePriests.org – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Internat’l Planned Parenthood To Increase Africa Abortions by 82% – Lisa Correnti, TBAB

Giving Thanks in Illness – Tim Drake, National Catholic Register

Belgian Police Raid 3 Dioceses, Take Documents on Abuse Complaints – Catholic Culture

Ordinariate in England Celebrates 1st Anniversary, Pics – Shawn Tribe, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt

A long Anglican road to Rome – Terry Mattingly, On Religion

Anglican Convert: My Life as a Married Catholic Priest – Fr. R. Scott Hurd, Washington Post

Ordinariate Evensong Post – John Whitehead, Once I Was A Clever Boy

When Truth is Stranger than Fiction: a “Reverse Ordinariate”! – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Ord. Anniversary Evensong Pics & Sermon – John Whitehead, Once I Was A Clever Boy

Mass Conversions, Liturgical Pluralism: Path to Christian Unification? – Mt. Cantirino, FT

Getting the Anglican Timeline Right (Hurrah) – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

National “Catholic” Reporter’s Sr. Fiedler upset by the new Ordinariate – Fr. Zuhlsdorf

Former Episcopal Bishop Clarence Pope, Jr. Dead at 81 – Randy Sly, Catholic Online

On St. Anthony & the Beginnings of Monasticism, by Peter H. Görg – Ignatius Insight Scoop

Two Lessons from St. Anthony of the Desert – Omar F. A. Gutierrez, Regnum Novum

Rules of Etiquette Originate in the Church – Giacomo Galeazzi, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Don’t Judge Me! – Brent Stubbs, Ignitum Today

The Golden Age of Islam, Not Really – Richard Butrick, Stonegate Institute

How Saint Alphonsus Liguori Converted a Muslim – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Sensational! Kuwaiti Prince Converts to Christianity? – Marco Tosatti, La Stampa/Vtc Ins

12 Pics of Pontifical Solemn High Mass: Our Lady of the Rosary Feast – St. Peter’s List

Does the Bible Condemn Repetitive Prayer? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Why do Saturday Evening Masses Count for Sunday? – Anthony S. Layne, The Imprctcl Cthlc

Gay “Marriage” Debunked: Men & Women have Complementary Natures– S. R. Moore, MN

Common Objections to Homeschooling: What About High School? – Melody Lyons, Cth Ln

The Duty of All Christians to Engage in Public Life – Christopher White, Daily Register

Ethnic Cleansing of Christians in Pakistan – La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Is the Gay Movement Like the KKK? – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

NPR Posts Bogus Headline To Attack Church – Dave Pierre, TheMediaReport.com

New Drug for Depression Likely Developed with Cells from Aborted Fetus – R. Taylor, CL

Baptist Convert: Katie Plato – Why I’m Catholic

Joyful Scenes from 1st Anniversary of Ordinariate – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

Exquisitely Inane Editorial from NY Times – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Why the Nobel Prize is Meaningless – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Waiting for Justice in Education – Omar F. A. Gutierrez, Regnum Novum

Best Enrollment News for Chicago Catholic Schools since 1965 – Rosalind Rossi, CST

The Sunday Obligation – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

“Extraordinary Measure” – California Catholic Daily

Fr. Michael Rodriguez Responds to Bishop Ochoa – The American Catholic

Religious Freedom and the Ochoa Lawsuit – Jay Boyd PhD, Philothea on Phire

Bp. Ochoa’s Legal Action Against Fr. Michael Rodriguez (Updated) – The American Catholic

Effects of the Lawsuit Against Fr. Rodriguez – Jay Boyd PhD, Philothea on Phire

Bishop Ochoa’s Honesty – Steve Kellmeyer, The Fifth Column

Fr. Rodiguez is Being Sued. . .by Bishop Ochoa – Jay Boyd PhD, Philothea on Phire

A Mormon Minister’s Son’s Journey Home – Carlos Espinosa, Living The Faith On A High Wr

The Detroit Archdiocese Action Against RCTV is Nonsensical & Unjust – Dallas Area Cthlcs

God’s Will For You – Anna Williams, Ignitum Today

Eugenics in Disguise – Catholic Sistas

Abp. Nienstedt Defend Marriage, Work to Overcome Opposition; From Priests – Fr. Z

God’s Ecumenical Co-Pilot – Michael J. Miller, Catholic World Report

The More the Merrier? Europe’s Demographic Winter? – Mark Steyn, The Corner

93% of Irish Decry Closure of Embassy to the Vatican – Paul O’Brien, Irish Examiner

Was Lilith Edited out of the Bible? – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

Black and Catholic – Jim Graves, Daily Register

Affirmative Orthodoxy – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

Lawyer for ‘X’ Case is Member of Gov’t’s Expert Group on Abortion – Youth Defence

Newt Fading in SC as Christian Leaders Coalesce behind Santorum – Joshua Mercer, CV

Rick Santorum: I’ll Home-School In The White House – McKay Coppins, Buzzfeed

The Non-Electability of Rick Santorum – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Gingrich, Hillary Clinton & Religious Freedom – Joan Frawley Desmond, Dly Rgstr (fixed)

One Nation Under God – Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, HLI America

Who wears Catholicism on His Shirt Sleeve – Kathryn Lopez, Catholic Vote

Judge Rules Christian Facility Can’t Ban Gay Civil Union Ceremony – Ben Johnson, LSN

Does Google Always ‘Do No Harm’? – Ethika Politika

Politico is Biased – John Nolte, Big Journalism

Need to Learn Ecclesiastical Languages? There’s an App for That – Chris Owens, Bn Dm

Chinese Priests & Bishops ‘Forgotten’ in Jail – Marco Tosatti, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

MLK’s Philosophical and Theological Legacy – Justin Dyer & Kevin Stuart, Public Discourse

Euro Union’s Culture War against Hungary, The Big Picture – JC von Krempack JD, TBAB

The Wedding at Cana, Whose Wedding Was It? – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

From the “Cool Catholic Stuff” File. . . – Brad Noel, Southern Fried Catholicism

New Year’s Resolution for Singles – Anthony Buono, Catholic Lane

How to Choose a New Parish – Jay Boyd PhD, Philothea on Phire

The Reception of Holy Communion – Fr. Simon Henry, StAR

Sex Scandal, the “Scottsdale Visionaries”, & Medjugorje – D. M. Korzeniewski OCDS, TDL!

Why I Hate People Hating on Religion – Jimmy Akin

Taming the Beast Within – Michah Murphy, Truth & Charity

Hungary, the Church Praises the New Constitution – Alessandro Speciale, La Stampa/Vt In

The Monk Who was Burned by a Demon in His Sleep – Catholic Herald

British Nun who Hid Jews from Nazis on Track for Sainthood – Daily Telegraph

Vatican II Apologetics 101 – Keyser Soze, TIGTCN

The Plight of Priest’s Wives – Bill Donohue, Catholic Lane

Babies with Down Syndrome Deserve to be Treated Like Humans – Kristi B. Brown, LSN

Tasmania: Can a Spiritual Desert Yet be Revived? – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita