Noon Roundup - Ember Friday - Feria VI Quattuor Temporum Adventus - Missa 'Prope es Tu'- December 20th, 2013

Local Area TLM's for Christmas Eve & Day, 2013

• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> The Bridegroom Comes! A reflection on the Great Wedding Feast That Christmas Brings 
• Bill Petro >> Science of the Winter Solstice
• Catholic Answers >> Homosexuality and the "Duck Dynasty" Debate  (Trent Horn)
• Catholic Education Resource Center >> A Healthier Kind of Self-Esteem  (Justin Coulson)
• CatholicHerald.co.uk >> The latest ruling on Obamacare is the best Christmas gift Catholics could hope for  (Francis Phillips)
• Catholic Stand >> An Addict’s Reflections: St. John Vianney, Patron Saint of Bad Memories?   (Jamey Brown)
• Catholic World Report - Blog >> A Reply to the Anonymous Critic at Rorate Caeli  (Michael J. Miller)
• Charlotte was Both (Amy Welborn) >> 7 Quick Takes
• Chiesa.expressonline.it (by***) >> Vatican Diary / How the bishop factory is changing
• Creative Minority Report (Matthew Archbold) >> Guess What Middle Schoolers Are Being Taught
• Crisis Magazine >> The New Homophiles  (Austin Ruse)
• Crisis Magazine >> Are Religious Teachings Fairy Tales?  (Howard Kainz)
• Dymphna's Road >> Girl with a Missal
• Dymphna's Road >> At Prayer
• First Thoughts >> Sexual Desire and Justice  (Phillip Cary)
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Knife marks and Co Kerry
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 20: 3rd Friday of Advent – “in front of him stands The Tempter…”
• Godzdogz (The English Dominican Studentate) >> Advent 2013: 'O Clavis David'  (Paweł Szylak OP)
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >> O Key of David
• Jimmy Akin (NC Register) >> 4th Sunday of Advent: 10 things to know and share
• Liturgia Latina (David Forster) >> 20th December, O Clavis David! 
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> St. Peter Faber, canonized by papal executive fiat
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> Against Sedevacantism
• New Liturgical Movement >> The Traditional Formation of the Artist is a Liturgical Formation for the New Evangelisation  (David Clayton) 
• On This Rock (Fr. John Hollowell) >> December 20th - O Clavis David
• RORATE CÆLI >> Speaking of strange altars, part 2
• RORATE CÆLI >> Natus ad hoc: The Messiah
• The Catholic Thing >> Beckwith’s Law  (Francis J. Beckwith)
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> Gänswein: no women deacons
• The TOF Spot (Michael Flynn) >> Quotes of the Day
• Traditional Catholic Priest (Fr. Peter Carota) >> Money, Fame, Hollywood and Antichrist Vs. Christianity with Duck Dynasty.
• Views From the Choir Loft >> Emotional Baggage and Changing Demographics
• Views From the Choir Loft >> "Ministerial Creativity" by Bishop Donald Trautman
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> 20 December, O CLAVIS DAVID
• Whispers in the Loggia (Rocco Palmo) >> Just Bring It – On His 77th, Francis' "Action Plan"... and Birthday "Hope"