Morning Roundup - Feria of the 1st Sunday after the Epiphany - Missa 'In Excelso Throno' - January 12th, 2012

• A Priest Life >> Agnostic Jew: "What is so terrifying and bizarre about the Catholic Church's teachings on the intrinsic beauty and sanctity of life, death and sex?
• Archdiocese of Washington >> Is Being a Bishop Like Herding Cats? It Shouldn’t Be (Msgr. Charles Pope)
• Charlotte was Both >> Why does anyone want to know what *I* think about “small groups?”
• Creative Minority Report >> Litigious Catholics
• Crisis Magazine >> A Calm and Cheerful Frame of Mind (Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.)
• Crisis Magazine >> Rick Santorum’s Rosetta Stone (Lee Wishing)
• FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> What Comes After Hosanna-Tabor (Matthew J. Franck)
• flosdomini >> Wamblecropped Wednesday: Modesty
• Food for the Soul >> Food For Thought: Continuing the Countdown for Grace!
• Godzdogz >> Christ Crucified our Bridge: the spiritual teaching of St Catherine of Siena.
• Holy Souls Hermitage - Fr. George David Byers >> Saint and sinner: it’s either both or neither one
• In the Light of the Law >> Granted, victory has a thousand fathers, but call me a proud papa anyway
• Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog >> The Catholic Faith Is Not a Noble Lie
• JIMMY AKIN.ORG >> The Church Year: Jan. 12, 2012
• Liturgia Latina >> 12th January, 7th Day in the Octave of Epiphany
• Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Thursday, Week 1: "make me clean."
• New Liturgical Movement >> The Ancient Origins of the Nativity Scene - Part 2
• RORATE CÆLI >> Mass for a man who died in the service of his nation
• Standing on My Head >> March for Life
• Standing on My Head >> Spiritual Warfare and the Atom Bomb
• The Catholic Thing >> Look Out, Nuns! (Matthew Hanley)
• The New Theological Movement >> Mark: The shortest but most detailed Gospel
• Word On Fire Blog >> News: Additional commentary from Fr. Barron on the Persecution of Christians