Big Pulpit

5 Essentials for Discovering & Living God’s Will – Deacon Mike Bickerstaff, Intgrtd Cthlc Lf™

Italian Study: Shroud of Turin is Christ’s Authentic Burial Robe – Nick Squires, Telegraph

Practical Distributism: Subsidiarity and Social Security – David Cooney, Catholic Lane

Catholics Should Be Distributists – The Catholic Knight

Pro-Life Activist Linda Gibbons Rearrested – Tony Gosgnach, Life Site News (link fixed)

Time to Boycott Tesco? Executive Calls Christians Who Oppose Gay “Marriage” Evil – RS

The Scandal of What We Sing – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine

Just Plain Christmas Please! – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Obedience and Our Bishops – Jerry Boyd, Philothea on Phire

Did Jewish Temple Virgins Exist & was Mary a Temple Virgin? – Taylor Marshall, Cntrbry Tls

How Mary Built the Temple that King David Couldn’t – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Think Twice about Dropping your Donation into that Salvation Army Kettle! – Leticia, KIDS

Pro-Lifers, the Tide Just Turned – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Church of Christ Convert: Joe McClane – Why I’m Catholic

King Henry VIII, Come Save Us! – John Zmirak, Crisis Magazine

B16: Virginity of Mary & Divinity of Jesus Reciprocate Each Other – D. Kerr, EWTN News

Legion Doublespeak on Zenit – New Oxford Review

“Queer Bioethics” or the End of Bioethics – Wesley J. Smith, Frst Thngs

Does Bp. Anthony Taylor Have Some Problem with B16? – Ray Zürbeck, The Remnant

Dissident Pro-Abortion Ex-Nun Leaves the Catholic Church – John-Henry Westen, Lf St Nws

The Missing Element – David W. Cooney, The Distributist Review

Nina Shea on Religious Freedom – Kathryn Jean Lopez, Daily Register

Lying Worst Governor in the Country – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Benedict’s Corner: Preparing to Welcome God-With-Us – Melanie Baker, HLI America

Theo-Logic: Understanding What Divides Catholics from Protestants – Patrick Vandapool

Remembering Joy – Tess, The Lighthouse

When Christmas Isn’t Christmas – Fr. Paul Wharton, Hearts on Fire

LifeWay Admits Mistake, Pulls Komen Bible from Market – Susan Tyrrell, LifeSiteNews.com

Children with Down Syndrome Bring Joy – Barbara Curtis, Mommy Life

Messianic Prophecies: Numbers 16-19 – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Planned Parenthood Approval Rating is 68%. Really?! – Frank Weathers, Patheos/YIMCthlc

Let’s Blow the Whistle on Internet Porn – Paul B. Hunker III, MercatorNet

Pope says Christianity Trumps Secularism in Building Good Societies – David Kerr, CNA

Tim Tebow and Evangelicalism’s Altar of Entertainment – Patrick Vandapool

Marie Rose Ferron photo documentary -Little Rose pictures – Mystics of the Church

Gov. Quinn vs. The Bishops – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

Advent Light in Darkest Night – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

New Strategies for Combatting Internet Porn – Jeremy Prichard, MercatorNet

Down Syndrome: Toward More Successful Advocacy – Monica Rafie, HLI America

Atheists Disprove God’s Existence Again! – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Claiming Christmas – Tess, The Lighthouse

The Angels of Advent – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Daily Register

Believing Like a Child – Kleine Katerine, Five Feet Above Sea Level

Sex-Selective Abortion Causing Massive Gender Imbalance in Taiwan – Thad. Baklinski, LSN

Chanted Propers for the 4th Sunday of Advent – Jeffrey A. Tucker, New Liturgical Mvmnt

“The Advent Revolution” – Fr. Robert Barron, Integrated Catholic Life™

New Saint and Doctor of the Church: The Sybil of the Rhine – Anita Moore, V for Victory

Saint Hildegard of Bingen – Pope Benedict XVI, Paul VI Hall

Catholic Identity and the New Translation – Jake Tawney, The American Catholic

Approaches to “Religion” – David G. Bonagura Jr, The Catholic Thing

“Hail! Tabernacle of God and the Word!” – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Ten Marks of a Catholic School – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Which Act of Contrition Should We Pray in Confession? – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Call of a Lifetime – Joe Sales, Ignitum Today

Benedict XVI’s Christmas Card is Unveiled – Catholic Herald

Last Thoughts before First Primary – Ranting Catholic Mom

Catholic Bloggers Christmas Wish List – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy (link fixed)

Genetic Warrior: Leticia Velasquez and the New Diversity – Lisa Mladinich, Catholic Lane

Beautiful Christmas Vigil in City Centre makes Pro-Life Message Heard – Youth Defence

Catholics Slam Rockefeller Foundation’s Push for Abortion in Uruguay – M. Hoffman, LSN

Tipping the Scales Towards Euthanasia – Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet

Traditional Marriage Supporter Blacklisted from Teaching at College – Mat. Archbold, CMR

Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly, OP, Rest In Peace – Bp. Paul D. Etienne, Truth in Love

Culture of Death Texting – Kristen Walker, Live Action

Fordham Fights Pro-Abortion Law Students Group – Brian Fraga, Daily Register

Is There Something Attached to Your Giving? – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

Pope: ‘Remember that the First of All Rights is the Right to Life’ – Youth Defence

The Revised Roman Missal: A Mass of Potential – Louie Verrecchio, RA

Bp. Alexander Sample: Contraception a Clear Factor in Church Decline – P. B. Craine, LSN

Egypt’s Christians Wary as Voting Continues – Michele Chabin, Daily Register

Obama At the University of Notre Dame was “Trojan Horse” – Cardinal Newman Society

Thomas Friedman and the Higher Education Bubble – David P. Goldman, PJ Media/Spengler

China’s “Superior” Economic Model? – Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson, Catholic Lane

“Smells & Bells” – California Catholic Daily

Christ in a Cab – Elise, Kissing the Leper

After My Abortion, the Remaining Drops of My Sanity Evaporated – Jewels Green, LSN

Condemned Book Still In Use at U.S. Catholic Colleges – Cardinal Newman Society

Underground Morality of Christians – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Has Mormonism Discarded Ex-Scripture? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Why Tollefsen and Pruss are Wrong about Lying – Janet E. Smith, First Things

The Musical Shape of the Liturgy – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Evelyn Waugh Preferred a Priest’s Humble Absorption in a Low Mass. . . – F. Phillips, CH

How Could Mr. Right Turn Out to be So Wrong? – Dr. Edward Sri, Integrated Cthlc Life™

The Vanishing Western Tradition – Herbert I. London, Hudson New York

The Cross from the Creche – Sr. Lisa Marie Doty FDCC, Ignitum Today

When Seconds Count – Daniel Allott, Catholic World Report

Just How ‘Tolerable’ is Prostitution? – Andrew Haines, Ethika Politika

Yes, There Are Christmas Haters – L. Brent Bozell III, Crisis Magazine

Sodom & Gomorrah Excavated, Guess How They were Wiped Out – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Catholic Bloggers Christmas Wish List – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy (link fixed)

Lots of Little Churches in the First Two Centuries? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, SOMH

Assisted Suicide OK in Switzerland if Not Done Under “Selfish Motives” – L. Correnti, TBAB

Defending the Rights of Religious Expression for Everyone – Thomas L. McDonald, Dly Rgstr

A Catholic Girl’s Guide to Jane Austen – Amy Smith, National Catholic Register

The Blessings of Bunny Slippers – Julie Robison, Ignitum Today

The Girl with the ‘Interior’ Tattoo – Marissa Nichols, Theology of Laundry

Creating a Culture of Vocations – Michelle Bauman, Daily Register

Scrupulosity in Mental Illness – Lisa Graas, Catholic Bandita

Is America Just a Protestant Botch? – Christopher Manion, Crisis Magazine

Political Counsel from St. Thomas More – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

Catholic Hospital Chief Gynecologist Promotes Abortifacients – M. C. Hoffman, Lf St Nws

Can Natural Law be Erased from the Human Heart? – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Early Church Fathers on Mary as the New Eve – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Moral Absolutes and the Divine Command – Robert T. Miller, Public Discourse

The Miraculous Medal of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Mystics of the Church

A Few Reasons to Wear the Veil at Mass – Rachel Howell, Ignitum Today

Perpetual Adolescence Goes on Display in San Francisco – Paul Adams, MercatorNet

Become a Certified Catholic Priest For a Low, Low Price! – Donald R. McClarey, The Am Cth

A Treatment for Down Syndrome? – Austin & Cathy Ruse, The Catholic Thing

Why Are There No Catholic Mom Bloggers on this Top 100 List? – Jennifer Fulwiler, NCRgstr

Record Drop in US Marriages Caused by Social Changes – Michelle Bauman, Cthlc Nws Agncy

No Christmas is Complete without the Jesus Toaster – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archd. of Wash.

Bp. Davies can Reach Youngsters, Bp. Conry Disagrees, Which One to Trust – W. Oddie, CH

Toward a Realistic View of Society – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/In Depth Analysis

Colombia Fights to Protect Children from Adoption by U.S. Gay Activist – M. Hoffman, LSN

Callista Gingrich Brings Attention to the National Shrine Choir – Katherine Boyle, WaPo

Camerata Group Offers Christmas Mass CD – Debra Duncan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hearing the Heart of a Child – Arland K. Nichols, HLI America/Truth & Charity Forum

Vatican Approves Miracle No. 2 for Bl. Marianne Cope – Joan Frawley Desmond, Dly Rgstr

Right to Life Will Oppose “Pro-Life” Democrat Ben Nelson – Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com

Some Things Never Change: Looking at a Bishop’s Record – Jerry Boyd, Philothea on Phire