Big Pulpit

A Journey to the Home of St. Damien of Molokai – NativeCatholic.com

When is a Vicar Not a Vicar? – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

A Tweeting, Blogging, Podcasting Bishop – Brandon Vogt, The Thin Veil

Patriarch Kirill’s Slow Response to the Russian Crisis – Gianni Valente, La Stampa

How Catholic New Media Assists the Parish and Archdiocese – California Catholic Daily

In Defense of Bourgeois Civilization – Jeffrey Tucker, Crisis Magazine

The Lie of Overpopulation – Frank Weathers, Patheos/Why I Am Catholic

Connecting Non-connecting Dots: AP’s Horrible Job – Jeff Miller, The Curt Jester

5 Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012 – Elise, Kissing the Leper

France & Turkey in Genocide Brawl: Both Wrong – Walter Russell Mead, American Interest

Et Tu Santorum? – Julie Robison, Creative Minority Report

Can’t We Just be Friends? – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

What To Do Over Christmas Vacation? – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

Christopher Dawson: Christ in History – Gerald J. Russello, Crisis Magazine

Don Stefano Carusi on the Raison d’Etre of the Inst. of the Good Shepherd – S. Tribe, NLM

Nigerian Church Bombings Condemned – Lekan Oyekanmi & Jon Gambrell, Detroit Free Prss

Quæritur: “Openly Gay EMHC, an Ex-Priest” – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Dec 27: Today is Wine Blessing Day in the Church! – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Cntrbry Tls

Evangelicals Join Catholics in Fight Against HHS Imposition – Steven Ertelt, Life News

B16: December 25 as the Historical Date of the Christ’s Birth – Dr. Taylor Marshall, CT

Why We Celebrate Christmas Greater than the Annunciation? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, NTM

Card. Ranjith’s Powerful Letter on Rito Antico – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

 . . . Fr. John Zuhlsdorf comments on Cardinal Ranjith’s letter here . . .

Quæritur: Should I Write to the Bishop about Urging Priests to Hear Confessions? – Fr. Z

“That Your Joy May Be Full” – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic Thing

Don’t Stop! Christ’s Birthday Celebration Continues – Vanessa Barnes, Gulf Coast Catholic

Still Christmas: Advent & Christmas Family Traditions – Steven D. Greydanus, NCRegister

Catholicism and the Bourgeois Mind – Christopher Dawson, Crisis Magazine

Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong Il – Victor Gaetan, Daily Register

Did John Write the Fourth Gospel? – Michael Barber, The Sacred Page

An Overlooked But Powerful Reading from the Christmas Cycle – Msgr. Ch. Pope, AOW

Christmas in Bethlehem, Nothing In Gaza – Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest

Midnight Mass At Blackfen. . . – Mac McLernon, Mulier Fortis

HHS Mandate No Longer Just a Catholic Fight – Patrick J. Reilly, First Things/On the Sqr

Study: Porn Makes Teen Girls 5 Times More Likely to Have Group Sex – LSN (link fixed)

Why Does the NAACP Support Abortion? – Jerome Hudson, The DC

Protestants Shrinking Three Times Faster in Germany – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

Military Chaplains Get Religious Exemption, Is It Enough – Joan Frawley Desmond, Dly Reg

Christians Don’t Owe Gingrich Anything – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic & Enjoying It!

Shame. . .What Happened to It? – Patty, Catholic Sistas

“The Real Dirty Little Secret of Religiosity in America. . . – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insght Scp

Why I’m Glad the Pope is ‘Just a Man’ – Brandon Vogt, Ignitum Today

‘Father, Pray for Me, I Will Not Survive’ – Kathryn Lopez, Catholic Vote

Persecuting Pakistani Christians – Mollie Ziegler, Get Religion

Educating Young People in Justice & Peace – Fr. Robert John Araujo SJ, Mirror of Justice

The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse – Spengler, Asia Times Online

For Richard Dawkins, Traditional Christmas Carols Trump Atheism – Jen. Schuessler, NYT

The Battle for Christmas and the Creep of the ‘Spiritual’ – Paul Allen Montreal Gazette

The Marriage Gap Presents a Real Cost – Ruth Marcus, Washington Post

John Lukacs: Biblical Historical Thinking – Francesca Aran Murphy, University Bookman

Is the Univ. of Notre Dame’s Chair Unfit to Serve? – Card. Newman Society/Campus Notes

Kateri Tekakwitha – Brian Fraga, Daily Register

Book Review: The Catholic Briefcase by Randy Hain – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Catholic Lane

Of Book Burning & Burial of Old Roman Missals – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Is this where Protestantism is Headed in the United States? – The Motley Monk, TAC

The Anglican Prelate who thought Stalin was a Saint – Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph

Researcher Defends Study: Abortion Linked to Mental Health Problems – C. Dhanagom, LSN

“Kairos Palestine”: From Mendacity to Megalomania – Malcolm Lowe, Hudson New York

Ten Amazing Catholics of the Year – Mary O’Regan, Catholic Herald

The Heavens Proclaim the Glory of the Lord – David Clayton, Crisis Magazine

When is Christmas, Anyway? – Terry Mattingly, On Religion

Good King Wenceslaus, Saint Stephen & Martyrdom – Donald R. McClarey, The Amrcn Cthlc

Ecumenical 1-Way Road, Apologetics & St. Stephen – Brent Stubbs, Almost Not Cthlc

Ecclesial Backbone Award 2011: Time to Vote! – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Cthlc

Abp. Vigneron, Bp. Ochoa’s Heterodoxy, & Michael Voris – Steve Kellmeyer, Fifth Column

A Christmas Massacre – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

Nigerians Fear more Church Attacks after 39 Killed – Associated Press

Pakistani Christian on Death Row Cooks Own Meals, Fears Food Poisoning – R. Crilly, Tlgrph

Pakistan Military Hid Osama in Abbottabad: Ex-Army Chief – IANS

Solve the Pakistan Problem by Redrawing the Map – M. Chris Mason, Toronto Globe & Mail

The Mystery of Charity – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing

Pope Benedict XVI’s Midnight Mass Homily – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

A Proclamation – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Blood, Bones And Flesh: God Joins The Human Race – Vanessa Barnes, Gulf Coast Catholic

LGBT Gps Using Anti-Catholic Rhetoric & Klu Klux Klan Tactics – Y.M. Daviyd, David Gray

The Shoddy Business of Lesbian Parenting Studies – Wendy Wright, Turtle Bay and Beyond

The Dutch Drift, from Model Church to Pedophile Scandal – Giacomo Galeazzi, La Stampa

The Birth of Jesus, Revealed to St. Bridget – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Mvmnt

Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich’s Mystical Vision of Christ’s Birth – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Cn Tl

The Priest Whose Preaching was like a ‘Spiritual Earthquake’ – Catholic Herald

Christmas Myths & Furrowed Brows: Fr. James Martin Stumbles Again – Rich, OTRAITT

“What, Really, is the Point of Christmas? Why did God become Man?” – Carl Olson, Ig Int Sc

Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

An Apology to Cardinal Pell – R.R. Reno, First Things/On the Square

About Those Christmas Animals – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Lane

Another Spanish Royal Failure on Morals – Wendy Wright, Turtle Bay and Beyond

Siblings Heavenly Praise by Singing Gregorian Chants – Rosa S. Rodriguez, FW Journal Gztt

Church in Nigerian Capital Abuja Hit by Explosion – Daily Telegraph

Bombs, ‘Sects’ and Questions in Nigeria – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

When did Christ Reach the “Age of Reason”? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Thlgcl Mvmnt

Isaiah’s Other Lesser Known Prophecy of Christmas – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Life begins at Conception, Then Celebrate Incarnation Not Christmas? – Pat. Craine, LSN

Now here’s Something Incomprehensible to Catholics – Brad Noel, Southern Frd Cthlcsm

Jesus Christ Our Savior – Fr. Brian Mullady OP, Daily Register

Beyond the Tinsel of Christmas – Bp. David McGough, Catholic Herald

Saint Athanasius On the Incarnation – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

A New Day Dawns – Sr. Lisa Mari Doty FDCC, NunSpeak

Christmas at the Vatican – Edward Pentin, Daily Register

The Manger & the Cross: Calvary Begins in Bethlehem – Fr. Bernhard Speringer, Cthlc Onln

December 25 is the Historical Birthday of Christ – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Quæritur: No Record of First Communion in Baptism Records! What to Do? – Fr. Zuhlsdorf

The Nativity Story DVD: Don’t Watch It – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Christmas 2011 in Bethlehem, USA – Joseph Pronechen, Daily Register

Make-Ahead Christmas Breakfast Casserole – Barbara Curtis, Mommy Life

India Tribunal Indicts Gov’t for Anti-Christian Violence – Anto Akkara, Daily Register

Hungary: Priest Murdered by Bolsheviks Commemorated – Tancred, Eponymous Flower

Complete List of 2012 U.S. March for Life Events – LifeSiteNews.com

Peru Pres. Replaces Pro-Abort Minister with Pro-Lifer – Matthew C. Hoffman, LSN

Is This the End of the Christmas Season, or the Beginning? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shmlss Ppry

Why Do Words Matter? – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Empty Manger – John Zmirak, Crisis Magazine

Detroit Archd. asks Michael Voris Stop Using the Name ‘Catholic’ – J.H. Westen, LSN

The Weak Eye – Ben, Two Catholic Men and a Blog

Thank God for Catholic Education – Kathryn Lopez, Catholic Vote

Be Steadfast Until the Coming of the Lord – Peter Kwasniewski, Cwbys-Phlsphrs-Pts

Help for Parish Website Designers – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

Israeli Christian Village Revives Language Spoken by Jesus – Karl Vick, Time Magazine

Quæritur: Long Confession Lines – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Irish Youth Use Stunning Imagery of Unborn Child in Christmas Message – J. Jalsevac, LSN