Big Pulpit

Saint Joseph’s Hospital Is No Longer Catholic, & It Is a Big Deal – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

I Don’t Make the Natural Law, I Just Enforce It – John Zmirak, InsideCatholic

Hope for Pope’s Improvement on Episcopal Appointments – William Oddie, Cthlc Hrld

Darwin Mythos & Their Doomed Attempts to Explain Faith – Mark P. Shea, CAEI!

The CDF’s Condom Conclusion, and Mine – Thomas Peters, American Papist

A Look at Bishop Olmsted’s News Conference on Saint Joseph’s Hospital – Lisa Graas

Abortion Hospital Decree and Pushback – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

Him Who Is the Last: An Advent Reflection – Abp. Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap., InsdCthlc

Radically Unreasonable Love for God’s Plans – Katie Peterson, The Integrated Cthlc Life

Christ’s Endangered Language Gets New Lease of Life in Oxford – Maev Kennedy, Grdn

The Perfect Messiah – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

When You Leave Rome, This is What Happens – Russell E. Saltzman, First Thoughts

Nothing to See Here, Green Bay Diocese Destroys Pedophile Evidence – S. Kellmeyer, TFC

Delving Into Indulgences – Kelly Wahlquist, The Integrated Catholic Life

A Plea for a Cease Fire in the War on Christmas – Elaine Krewer, The American Catholic

What Did Jesus Sing? – Jeffrey Tucker, The Chant Café

Catholicism and Feminism – Cathleen Kaveny, Contending Modernities

Obligation to Go to Christmas Mass Twice so as to Bring the Squeakers – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Happy Meals, Sex, Violence and Condoms – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

Vatican: Pope’s Words on Condoms Not a Change in Church Teaching – John Thavis, CH

Persecution in Iraq – Charles Colson, Catholic Exchange

Dysfunctional Nation – Patrick Fagan, The Catholic Thing

The Incongruity of the Darwin Mythos – Mark P. Shea, Catholic Enjoying It!

How To Apply for Membership in the Anglican Ordinariate – The Catholic Knight

WikiLeaks: Vatican Vetoed Holocaust Memorial Over Pius XII Row – Andrew Brown, Grdn

Questioning God – Mark P. Shea, InsideCatholic

Christmas at Katyn – Doctor Paul Kengor, Catholic Exchange

Teachers Can’t Say ‘Merry Christmas’ – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Liberalism and Irritable Mental Gestures – R.R. Reno, First Thoughts

Locke on the Law of Nature: Epistemic Constraints on Natural Law – M.J. Andrew, TAC

CDF Sheds Light on Pope’s Condom Comments – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

The CDF on the Pope’s Condom Remarks – Steve Kellmeyer, The Fifth Column

CDF Issues Note on Pope’s Condoms Comments – Edward Pentin, National Cthlc Register

Professor Rhonheimer Writes, and the Holy Office Agrees – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

What the Euro Court Ruling Means for Irish Abortion Laws – Michael Kelly, Cthlc Wrld Rprt

Land of the Crescent Moon? – Elliot Jager, Jewish Ideas Daily

Bishop Olmsted Strips Saint Joseph’s Hospital of its Catholic Status – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Bishop Olmsted Strips Abortion Hospital of Catholic Status! – Jimmy Akin, Ntnl Cthlc Register

In Phoenix, a Bishop Uses His Staff – Thomas Peters, American Papist

Bp. Olmsted, Canon 216, & St. Joseph’s Hospital – Doctor Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

Why Do Ex-Catholics Care About the Saint Joseph Hospital Scandal – Mark P. Shea, CAEI!

Bishop Olmsted’s Statement of Revoking Claim to “Catholic” Name – Diocese of Phoenix

Catholic Healthcare West ?Pays for Abortions – California Catholic Daily

EXPOSED: Catholic Abortion Hospital’s *Network*? – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

A.C.L.U. Shoves Its Forcepts Into Bishop Olmsted’s Head – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Who Is Elizabeth’s Lord? – Eric Sammons, The Divine Life

Merry Christmas! And If You Don’t Like It… – Joe Hargrave, The American Catholic

Iain Duncan Smith Holds Up Saint Joseph as a Role Model – Father Tim Finigan, THOC

Matthew Franck on the “Hate Card” – Robert George, Mirror of Justice

Christmas Tree Becomes New Korean Flashpoint – Mark Willacy, ABC News

The Drive Home for Christmas – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing

Bill Donohue Is Accused of Starting the Fight Over Christmas – Deal W. Hudson, InsideCthlc

G.K. Chesterton, Saint of the Blogosphere – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

Hierarchy or Social Network? Spirit and Method at Vatican II – Jonathan Day, Pray Tell

Fathers of the Church – David Warren, InsideCatholic

The Spanish Abbot Who Liberated Christian Slaves – Catholic Herald

Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Michael Denton, The American Catholic

Authority Both Apostolic and Petrine – Doctor Jeff Mirus, In Depth Analysis

How to Deal with the Pervasive Problem of Sacrilegious Communions – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Star of Bethlehem, Caused by Movement of Planet Jupiter? – Richard Gray, The Telegraph

Lives Are Worth Living: An Open Letter to So. Australia Premier – N. Tonti-Filippini, OTS

N.P.R. Analyst’s Odd Christmas Party Apology – Brent Baker, NewsBusters

An Advent Reflection: On Running to Meet God – Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdcs of Wshngtn

Bilocation Device Called “Scientific Breakthrough of the Year” – Steve Conor, The Indpndnt

The Haunting Tale of Seven Trappist Monks Murdered in Algeria – Anna Arco, Cthlc Herald

Defying the Vatican – California Catholic Daily

The Nativity Story Movie, Blasphemous and Sacrilegious – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Some Questions About the Claims Made by ‘Catholics Come Home’ – Lisa Graas

A Book Review on The Tudors – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

Chastisement – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

Midnight Clear – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

Philosophy Lives, Stephen Hawking Fail – John Haldane, FIRST THINGS

A Priest Speaks About Celebrating Mass “Ad Orientem” for Five Years – Fr. Z, WDTPRS?

Homosexuals in the Military: O Brave New World! – Donald R. McClarey, The American Cthlc

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Will Use Military to Impose Gay Agenda – CNA/EWTN News

Liturgical “You” v. “Thou” – Father John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Catholicism, and the Oceans, Will Survive – Conrad Black, National Review

Back to the Woods, The Druids are Back – Gerald J. Russello, InsideCatholic

U.S.: Notre Dame Football Trumps Sexual Assault – Stacy St. Clair/Todd Lighty, ChiTrib

A Miracle of Advent Candles – Madeleine Hogue Rabideau, Domestic-Church.com

Last Words of Wisconsin Seer – Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help

Over 200,000 Lapsed Catholics Return Through ‘Come Home’ Outreach – EWTN News

Philip V of Spain & the War of Spanish Succession – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy & Survival

The Connection Between Muslim Inbreeding & Terrorism – Nicolai Sennels, Gates of Vienna

Lesbian Marxist Nuns Have Reduced U.S. Parishes to Nuclear Wasteland – D. T., Tlgrph

Catholicism & Distance Education: A Conversation with Mark Giszczak – B. Saint-Paul, IC

Pope Benedict’s Message for the 44th World Day of Peace – Father Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Academia’s Religious Turn – Matthew Milliner, First Thoughts

Pope’s View of the Historical-Critical Method of Biblical Interpretation – Msgr. Pope, AoW

Did Saint Joseph Suspect the Blessed Virgin Mary of Sin? – Reginaldus, Nw Thlgcl Mvmnt

With Maciel Buried, His Centurions’ Fires Are Burning Out – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Ethnic Cleansing in the Womb – Mike Sullivan, MercatorNet

Slippery Slope and Will Saletan – Rob Vischer, Mirror of Justice

Monsignor Praises Judge that Ruled Against ObamaCare – California Catholic Daily

John Zmirak is “The Church’s Comedian” – Elizabeth Lev, Andrew Cusack

American Empire – R.R. Reno, On The Square

The Phoenix Hospital Conflict & the Magisterium of Nuns – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

…recent developments to the Phoenix Hospital Conflict here and here…

A Fatwa on Liam Neeson? – Ken Blackwell, The American Spectator

The Puritans Against Christmas – Stephanie A. Mann, Supremacy and Survival

Because God Became (Despite His Flawed Human Ancestors) – Frank Weathers, WIAC

Apostolic Authority & the Selection of the Gospels – Doctor Jeff Mirus, In Depth Analysis

Sexual Ethics, Six Professors Discuss the Ratzinger Case – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Latin Experts Weighs In – Steve Kellmeyer, The Fifth Column

God Thirsts – Kelly Wahlquist, The Integrated Catholic Life

Why Taking Marriage for Granted Fails – Kevin Staley-Joyce, First Thoughts

Pope Shenouda Ends His Retreat, Egypt to Release 70 Coptic Christians – Indian Express

NYTimes Promotes DREAM Act, Tar Opponents as ‘Anti-Christian’ – Tim Graham, NwsBstrs

Do Catholic Priests Abuse Children, Here Are The Stats – Lisa Graas

A New (Old) Model for Catholic Schools – Eric Pavlat, InsideCatholic

Abortion, Mental Health and the Grand Jeté – Stacy Trasancos. Accepting Abundance

Are Mass Intentions For the Living Forbidden? – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

It Could Have Been Much Worse: Euro Court & Ireland’s Abortion Laws – John Breen, MOJ

A Powerful Reminder – Father Roger Landry, The Integrated Catholic Life

Why Be An Atheist? – David Mills, First Thoughts

Let’s Read a Story About Hamas & Palestine – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

As Southern Sudan Ponders Independence, a Catholic Radio Station Raises Heaven! – CNS

Anglican Nuns Joining The Battle, Will You? – Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register

Ancient Christian Monastery Site in Persian Gulf Opened to Public – Catholic News Agency

Embattled Christians in Iraq On the Verge of Extinction – Open Doors

Christians Once Banned Christmas – Remy Melina, Life’s Little Mysteries

Note: An Extra Saturday Edition will be published this evening.

The Argument Against Gay Marriage: And Why it Doesn’t Fail – Robert P. George, Pblc Dscrs

Lisa Fullam’s Dangerous Advice Should be Ignored – Doctor Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

Catholic Abortion Hospital Smackdown: Part II – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register

The Pope, the Church, & the Condom: Clarifying State of the Question – George Weigel, OTS

Tessa Dahl, Daughter of Famous Writer, Finally Finds Peace in an Abbey – C. Moynihan, MN

Top Ten Sacred Christmas Songs – Losana Boyd, First Thoughts

The Case for Canonizing Pope Pius XI – Kevin Madigan, Commentary Magazine

‘Feeling the Pain’ of Angry Nuns – Lisa Graas

Cardinal Burke: “The Religious Illiteracy Which Marks Our Time” – California Catholic Daily

Time Magazine’s Dopey & Erroneous Remarks About Pope Benedict – Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Please Give Me Some of that Ol’ Time Religion! – Carl Olson, Insight Scoop

Nat’l Org. for Women: Abortion Good, Hooters Bad – Matthew Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt