Morning Roundup - Feria of the 1st Sunday after the Epiphany - Missa 'In Excelso Throno' - January 9th, 2012

• A Trail of Flowers >> It is by loving
• Archdiocese of Washington >> Don’t build a bridge over troubled waters! Wade on in! A Meditation on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. (Msgr. Charles Pope)
• Catholic Herald Online >> I’m puzzled by St Joan of Arc (Francis Phillips)
• Catholic Herald Online >> The saint who warned against the shark of self-love
• Charlotte was Both >> Sunday in the Park
• Chiesa.expressonline.it (Sandro Magister) >> Diplomatic and Combative. The Two Faces of Church Geopolitics
• Creative Minority Report >> The 3 Unwise Men and a Baby
• Crisis Magazine >> Rick Santorum Accused of Fathering His Child (Pat Schloss)
• Crisis Magazine >> Decentralizing the Church? (Russell Shaw)
• FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> Benedict Doesn’t Make Headlines (Leroy Huizenga)
• First Thoughts >> The End of Marriage (Mark Misulia)
• Holy Souls Hermitage - Fr. George David Byers >> Why would a nice priest go to hell?
• In Caritate Non Ficta >> 'Never Give Up': Heartbreak as Brave 12-year-old Cancer Blogger Loses Battle to Brain Tumor
• Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog >> "On hearing clearly the Church’s teaching": The Holy Father speaks to US bishops
• JIMMY AKIN.ORG >> The Church Year: Jan. 9, 2012
• New Liturgical Movement >> New England College Adopts "Simple English Propers" in Ordinary Form Liturgy
• RORATE CÆLI >> After the talks: 'You have to choose'
• SHIRT OF FLAME >> DOES GOD SUFFER, PART II
• Standing on My Head >> Journey of the Magi
• Standing on My Head >> Grieving for Christmas
• Streets Of Gold >> Facing the East
• The Catholic Thing >> A Hateful Outrage (Robert Royal)
• What Does The Prayer Really Say? >> QUAERITUR: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• What Does The Prayer Really Say? >> REVIEW: The Roman Catholic Ceremonial: Volume I. The Ordinary Ceremonies by Jeffrey Collins.
• Whispers in the Loggia >> "We Must Not Lose Heart": Economic Crisis Tops Pope's "State of the World"
• Word On Fire Blog >> Spirituality: The Solemnity of Our Lord's Baptism