Big Pulpit

Quæritur: Advent Wreaths, Lumps of Coal, and You – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Reason to Homeschool #984357943854398 – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic & Enjoying It!

The Angelic Warfare Confraternity – Bob Waruszewski, VirtuousPla.net

Religious Freedom: The First Freedom – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Fr. Robert Spitzer on Roe v. Wade – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, The Catholic Thing

The Christocentric Shift – Arthur C. Sippo, New Oxford Review

Europe’s Crisis Lies Beyond Finance – George Friedman, MercatorNet

How Tasteless can Harold and Kumar Get? – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Mandating Our Religious Freedom – Jane Robbins & Emmett McGroarty, Public Discourse

How Iran Persecutes its Oldest Religion – Jamsheed K. Chosky, CNN International

Confusing Libertarianism & the Catholibertarian Philosophy – Kevin & Teresa Rice, Cl

Conspicuous Consumption – Melinda Selmys, Daily Register

The Primetime Blues – Arland K. Nichols, New Oxford Review

No Conjuring Up the Dead on Campus Property – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

Jesus and Mithras, Debunked – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

St. Albert the Great and the Philosopher’s Stone – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Sacrament Houses: Fürstenwalde Cathedral – Gregor Kollmorgen, New Theological Mvmnt

Catholic Charities: The Bishop of Springfield Gets it Right – Dr. Jeff Mirus, CC/On the Cltr

The Bishops on Iraq – Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register

Are the US Bishops Gearing Up for a Lawsuit against HHS? – Phil Lawler, CC/On the News

The Sandusky Interview – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

I Could Have. . . and Entering College – Jared Dale Combista, VirtuousPla.net

US Dioceses Drop Lawsuit Against State & Shut Down Adoptions – Marianne Medlin, CNA

US: Nurses of Conscience & the Assault on Conscience Rights – John Burger, Daily Register

Down to the Wire on New Missal – Jeffrey A. Tucker, New Liturgical Movement

The Universal Doctor, St. Albert the Great – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Mvmnt

Same-Sex “Marriage” on the Rocks? – Stephen Beale, Daily Register

“Catholicism” Premiering on EWTN – Frank Weathers, Patheos/Why I Am Catholic

Agnostic Convert: Chad Torgerson – Why I’m Catholic

Cameron has Left the Church Floundering – Robin Harris, Catholic Herald

Why Catholics Give the Best Parties – Jeffrey Tucker, Crisis Magazine

Will Catholic-inspired Curse Words Survive Secular Quebec? – Mark Shea, Patheos/C&E!

St. Albert the Great: The Church & Science Are Not at War – Dan Burke, Ntnl Cth Register

How Does The Secular World View God? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Was Lincoln a Reluctant Abolitionist? – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Of Saints, Sinners, and Purgatorial Souls – Matt C. Abbott, RA

Update:  The document that was released at 1pm CST is available by clicking here.

 

Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia is reporting that in the U.S. Bishops’ Fall Plenary meeting today that Cardinal Wuerl will be announcing some new developments concerning the U.S. Anglican Ordinariate today at 1pm Central time.

 

Speculation is that the Ordinariate will be created “at the cusp” of the New Year with 2000 laypeople and 100 clergy to join and more “bidding their time”.

 

For more on this go to Rocco Palmo’s link here.

The Proper Hierarchy of Documents Related to the Liturgy – Fr. Chris. Smith, Chant Café

The New Roman Missal: Focus on Christology – Dr. Edward Sri, Catholic Lane

The Exponential Gifts of Generosity with Life – Rebecca Oas PhD, HLI America

DIY School/Christmas Portraits for Less $$$ – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Accepting Abundance

My Second Best Reason to Believe in God – JC Sanders, VirtuousPla.net

Catholic Col. Cancels Anti-Catholic, Pro-Abortion Rights Speaker – Crdl New Soc/Cmps Nts

Royal Euthanasia? – Michael Cook, Crisis Magazine

MSM Still Misses Point of Penn State Scandal: Updated – Tony Layne, Outside the Asylum

Betrayal and the Power of Relationship – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Must Human Evolution Contradict Genesis? – Dennis Bonnette, New Oxford Review

Archbishop Bathersby’s Resignation – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Church Growing in Vietnam, 1500 Seminarians – Agenzia Fides

What do Parishes Need for Daily Masses? – Adam Bartlett, The Chant Café

B16: Giving of Talent & Resources in Crisis Economy – Michael Severance, Actn Inst/PwrBl

Did Jesus Have Long Hair? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Living Justly – Fr. Ray Blake

Just Feed One – Sarah Babbs, VirtuousPla.net

US Diocese Trys to Turn the Crystal Cathedral into a Real Cathedral – Dylan Parry, ASpSn

It’s Time to Say Good-bye to the Girl Scouts – Kathy Schiffer, Catholic Lane

New Translation: Eucharistic Prayer 4, Pt. 4 (Anamnesis & 2nd Epiclesis) – J. Tawney, RLE

Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, & Father Damian – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The SSA Pandering of the Boston Archdiocese – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

B16: Saving on Life Cannot Justify Destroying Another – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Reflecting on the Parable of the Talents: You Are Not St. Francis – Joe Heschmeyer, ShPp

A Nation with the Soul of a Church – Jason Jones, Crisis Magazine

New Media and the 2011 Fall General Assembly – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

The Language Gap – Anna Williams, VirtuousPla.net

New Yorkers May Get to ‘Choose Life’ – Mary DeTurris Poust, OSV Daily Take

England & Wales: Efforts to Bring Back Lapsed Catholics – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Love & Responsibility: a Work that is Ahead of Its Times – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scp

Abp. Dolan: Penn State Scandal Reopens a Wound’– Joan Frawley Desmond, NCRegister

Church & Media: The Story of an Old Misunderstanding – Giacomo Galeazzi, La Stampa/VI

The Fall of an American Idol, Season 2: Fr. John Corapi – New Oxford Review

Thoughts On The Preferential Option for the Poor & Vulnerable – Teresa Rice, Cthlbrtrian

Pope to use iPad to Light up Christmas Tree (video) – Catholic Herald

Cletus The “Cuss Pig” – Sr. Marie Morgan OSF, Integrated Catholic Life™

Free Enterprise & the Church: Morality of Business & Work – Fr. John Flynn LC, Crisis Mag

Wasted for Love – Sr. Lisa Marie Doty FDCC, VirtuousPla.net

Immigrants, Legal and Illegal – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing

What Does it Mean to Fear the Lord? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Underpopulation: The Real Problem – Michael J. Miller, Catholic World Report

Cardinal Schönborn: Loose Canon – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

In Case Anyone Still Wonders if Contraception Leads to Abortion – Jennifer Fulwiler, NCRg

Quæritur: Does Coffee Break the Eucharistic Fast? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

St. Joseph Pignatelli, Restorer of the Jesuits – Archbishop Terry, The Journey of a Bishop

That Large Catholic Family Circus – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

Many Who Preach the Catholic Faith are Mostly Anglicans – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Bishops’ Resignations Continue in Ireland – Giacomo Galeazzi, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Card. Maradiaga: “A Bishop cannot Go into Politics” – Andrea Tornielli, La Stampa/Vat Ins

Penn State and the Church – Editors, Daily Register

Sorry U.K.! No E.F. Mass this Christmas – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

First American Saint – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Loneliness and Gender – Melinda Selmys, Sexual Authenticity

Portraiture: the Art Defending & Proclaiming Humanity – Daniel, Seeds of Hope

St. Leo: Model for the Modern Catholic – Patrick Owens, Cowboys-Philosophers-Poets

Population Control Funding to Poor Countries Grows Under Obama – Lisa Correnti, TB&B

New Mass Translation and ‘God’s Long Nose’ – Jimmy Akin, Daily Register

Facebooking Ourselves to Death – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Not One Thin Dime – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Abp. Thomas Wenski of Miami to Celebrate Pontifical High Mass – Lex et Libertas, COALT

Parables Lost: “Once Upon a Time. . . ” – Sr. Jeannine Marie OCD, Integrated Catholic Life™

RCIA: A Travesty – The Ordinary Catholic, Peter’s Barque

Eternal Rest: Archbishop-emeritus John Francis Donoghue – Brett Adams, Ship of St. Peter

Want to Spread the Faith? Use More Video – Brandon Vogt, The Thin Veil

The Real News About Stem Cells – Damiano Rondelli MD, The Catholic Thing

The Hagia Sophia May be Turned into a Mosque as Well – Marco Tosatti, La Stampa/Vat Ins

Because Tolkien and Lewis Took A Walk After Dinner – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Cthlc

The Christianity of Occupy Wall Street? – Joseph Bottum, Catholic Vote

Talk on Potential Reconciliation with SSPX – John Whitehead, Once I Was A Clever Boy

Diagnosis – Michael Baruzzini, Dappled Things

The Actress and the Bishop! – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Despite his Banishment, Fr. Rodriguez Receives God’s Grace – Dr. Tim Brady, Rmnnt Onln

Why does God Give to Some Five & to Others Only One Talent? – Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, NTM

You’ve Got Talents, Now What? – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Vatican Hosts Internat’l Conf. on Adult Stem Cell Research – Chelsea Zimmerman, Cthlc Ln

Is Theology All Greek? – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Accepting Abundance

No Catholic Church, No Scientific Method – Scott Locklin, New Oxford Review

What Is Our Lord Saying to Catholics About Marriage? – Peter S. Williamson, Spkng of Scrptr

Our Lady of the Seven Veils (St. Alphonsus and St. Pio) – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Searching for Beauty in Medicine – Redazione, Ilsussidiario

Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War – John Whitehead, Once I Was A Clever Boy

Why is the Curé d’Ars Visiting Only Shrewsbury? – William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Ten Things the Devil Wants Us to Believe – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Rhyming Past and Future – Mark Shea, National Catholic Register

Afghan Christian Explains How He Survived Persecution – Mindy Belz, World

George Tiller was Compassionate? No, God is Compassionate – Tom Crowe, Catholic Vote

Sebelius Spites Bishops Over Abortion – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Catholics Come Home to Roll Out T.V. Ads Nationally During Prime Time – Tim Drake, DR

The Question Behind Our Political Divisions – Francis Beckwith, The Catholic Thing

Are You a Beautiful Temple? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Sen. Hatch Adds Amendment to Prohibit Abortion Funding Abroad – Lisa Correnti, TB&B