Noon Roundup - Ember Wednesday of Advent - Feria IV Quattuor Temporum Adventus - Missa 'Rorate Coeli' - December 18th, 2013

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

• ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT / DEEP CALLS TO DEEP >> FEDERAL JUDGE IN NY RULES AGAINST THE OBAMACARE MANDATE
• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> A Brief Meditation on “Other Duties as Assigned.”
• Ask Sister Mary Martha >> The Case for Christmas
• Canterbury Tales (Dr. Taylor Marshall) >> Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained [Podcast]
• Catholic Education Resource Center >> "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry: The Wise Fools of Christmas  (Sean Fitzpatrick)
• Catholic-Hierarchy News (David M. Cheney) >> Doerfler named Marquette Bishop
• Catholic-Hierarchy News (David M. Cheney) >> Deeley named Portland Bishop
• Catholic World Report - Blog >> Pope Francis declares Bl. Peter Faber a saint  (Catherine Harmon)
• Chiesa.expressonline.it (Sandro Magister) >> Highly Centralizing and Hardly Collegial. That's How the Bishops See Him
• Creative Minority Report (Matthew Archbold) >> Poll: Belief in God Declining
• Creative Minority Report (Patrick Archbold) >> Holy Father, Please Help
• Crisis Magazine >> The Christmas Miracle  (Regis Martin)
• Dymphna's Road >> Rocky's Father's funeral was today
• FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> Cardinal George: An Anniversary Appreciation   (George Weigel)
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> O Bampfield, O Newman
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Pat Archbolds’ Open Letter to Pope Francis on Franciscan Friars
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Judge gives relief to Archd. NY against the “AFFORDABLE” Care Act
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 18: 3rd Wednesday of Advent – religion has dissolved into an emotion, but…
• Godzdogz (The English Dominican Studentate) >> Advent 2013: 'O Adonai'
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >> An Advent Reflection on the Child Who Made His Mother
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> Chinese Meta-analysis Confirms Abortion - Breast Cancer Link
• Liturgia Latina (David Forster) >> Wednesday in Ember Week of Advent
• New Liturgical Movement >>  New Website Makes Available All of the Documents of the Pauline Liturgical Commission  (Gregory DiPippo)
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> POPE FRANCIS' SELECTION OF NEW BISHOPS FOR THE USA KEEPS HITTING THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK--GOOD, PASTORAL AND ORTHODOX MEN!
• Standing on  My Head (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) >> The Prince and the Persecuted
• Standing on  My Head (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) >> Mercy? Who Needs It? 
• The Catholic League >> PROGRESS IN THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS
• The Catholic Thing >> They Were Sore Afraid  (Anthony Esolen)
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> You are there: a shepherd at the Nativity
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> Great moments in journalism: local TV news that keeps repeating itself
• The TOF Spot (Michael Flynn) >> Dennis
• These Stone Walls (Fr. Gordon MacRae) >> Christmas in the Midst of All that Really Matters
• tigerish waters >> Personal response to Church matters
• Views From the Choir Loft >> "Beauty" by Most Rev. James D. Conley   (Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> 18 December, O ADONAI 
• Whispers in the Loggia (Rocco Palmo) >> After 19-Month Wait, Portland Gets the Verdict – Boston's Deeley to Helm Maine Church