Noon Roundup - Greater Feria of Advent - Feria II infra Hebdomadam IV Adventus - Missa 'Rorate Coeli' - December 23rd, 2013

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

• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> The Dramatic and Final Words of the Old Testament. A fitting close to the Advent Season
• CatholicHerald.co.uk >> Anti-Christian violence in the Middle East: the answer is more secularism, not multiculturalism  (Ed West)
• Catholic Stand >> In His Image–Does Yoda Have a Soul?  (Bob Kurland)
• Catholic World Report - Blog >> Students, parents rally for gay VP ousted from Catholic high school  (Catherine Harmon)
• Creative Minority Report (Matthew Archbold) >> Heh. A Whopping Half Dozen Protest Bishop Tobin
• Creative Minority Report (Patrick Archbold) >> Check Out This LIFE Cover From 1959
• Crisis Magazine >> “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore: The Doctrine of Santa Claus  (Sean Fitzpatrick)
• Crisis Magazine >> Benedict XVI on the Christmas Readings  (Matthew Ramage)
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> The Pope's secret strength: The freedom to be Francis
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> Pope Francis: Celebrating Christmas contemplating Mary and Joseph
• FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> St. Peter Faber: Model for a New Reformation  (William Doino Jr.)
• First Thoughts >> The Serpent Bites the Dust  (Phillip Cary)
• First Thoughts >> Papal Distinctions  (Kevin Staley-Joyce)
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Nihilne obstat?
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Once upon a time, 23 and 24 Dec were days of abstinence
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 23: 4th Monday of Advent – Dinosaurs and You
• Godzdogz (The English Dominican Studentate) >> Advent 2013: "O Emmanuel"
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >> The Poison Belt by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >> O God With Us
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> Favorite Christmas Movies! What's Yours?
• Liturgia Latina (David Forster) >> 23rd December, O Emmanuel!
• Liturgia Latina (David Forster) >> Monday of the 4th Week of Advent
• New Liturgical Movement >> St. Anastasia and the Second Mass of Christmas  (Peter Kwasniewski)
• Orbis Catholicus Secundus (John Sonnen) >> An amazing story about Mother Teresa!
• RORATE CÆLI >> CDF Prefect Müller: "Lefebvrians are de facto schismatic", Liberation Theology founder "has always been orthodox"
• SANCTE PATER  (Vincenzo) >> Robertson to be Reinstated? Fearing boycott, Cracker Barrel Reverses Decision.
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> CARDINAL RAYMOND BURKE NAMED NEW HEAD FOR THE CONGREGATION OF DIVINE WORSHIP (PIPEDREAM OR POSSIBLE?)  (Fascinating argument...)
• Standing on  My Head (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) >> St Joseph and Bilbo Baggins
• The Catholic Thing >> The World’s Desire  (Robert Royal)
• The hermeneutic of continuity  (Fr. Tim Finigan) >> The opposite of the "selfie"
• The Sensible Bond >> Dark hours, Christmas thoughts and new year plans
• The TOF Spot (Michael Flynn) >> On the Natural Law
• tigerish waters >> When the Son of Man cometh....
• Traditional Catholic Priest (Fr. Peter Carota) >> Traditional Christian Morals of Duck Dynasty versus Politically Correct Immorals
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> 23 December, O EMMANUEL
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness 
• Word On Fire Blog >> Where Have the Male Heroes Gone?