Late Morning Roundup - Feria of Advent - Missa 'Pópulus Sion' Or Our Lady of Guadalupe - Missa 'Salve Sancta Parens' - December 12th, 2013

• Aggie Catholics (Marcel) >> BIG NEWS - Msgr. Mike Sis (Former Pastor of St. Mary's) Named Bishop of San Angelo!
• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> What Ever Became of Advent Fasting And Penance? 
• Ask Sister Mary Martha >> Sister Mary Martha's Christmas Gift Guide
• Bill Petro >> History of the Magi: Who were the Wise Men?
• CatholicHerald.co.uk >> The saint who reinvigorated the Church in the 17th century  (Ed West)
• Catholic-Hierarchy News >> Pfeifer retired, Sis named San Angelo Bishop
• Catholic-Hierarchy News >> Latino retired, Kopacz named Jackson Bishop
• Catholic World Report - Blog >> TIME for Some False Assumptions  (Carl E. Olson)
• Creative Minority Report (Matthew Archbold) >> The Irony of Time Mag
• Crisis Magazine >> Inclusiveness: Bad Religion and Bad Reason  (James Kalb)
• Crisis Magazine >> An Advent Paean to Christian Hope  (Regis Martin)
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> Our Lady of Guadalupe: Patroness of the Americas
• Domine, da mihi hanc aquam! (Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP) >> Do you believe that His word is fulfilled?
• Dymphna's Road >> A word form PXI
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Whatever happened to Genesis? (5)
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 12: 2nd Thursday of Advent – “The ‘type’ of the manly vocation”
• Global Economic Warfare  (Kevin D. Freeman) >> The Risk of Confiscation Continues to Grow
• Godzdogz (The English Dominican Studentate) >> Las Casas Lecture by Jean-Jacques Perennes OP - "the message of the martyrs of Algeria", and a reflection on the film Of Gods and Men  (Toby Lees OP)
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >> The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Homiletic & Pastoral Review - Articles >> Jesus’ Infancy through the Eyes of Benedict XVI   (Dr. Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D.)
• Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog (Carl Olson) >> Why the Laity Matters
• Mulier Fortis (Mac McLernon) >> I Couldn't Resist...
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> Deuterocanonicals, anyone?
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> and the bishops say ...?
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> WASHINGTON POST EDITORIALIST GETS IT RIGHT ABOUT POPE FRANCIS: "CONSERVATIVES NEED TO DROP THEIR FEARS ABOUT THE POPE!"
• The Catholic Thing >> Viva il papa! – and TCT  (Robert Royal)
• The Curt Jester (Jeff Miller) >> Person of the Year
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> What does Pope Francis have in common with Nelson Mandela?
• V for Victory! (Anita Moore, O.P., Esq.) >> Idiocracy
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> Roses in December
• Whispers in the Loggia (Rocco Palmo) >> Padre de Misericordia, que has puesto a este...
• Whispers in the Loggia (Rocco Palmo) >> Madre de America... Madre de Francisco 
• Whispers in the Loggia (Rocco Palmo) >> Gig 'Em, Bishop – Pope Taps Aggieland's Beloved Sis For San Angelo
• Word On Fire Blog >> How to be an Evangelist