Late Morning Roundup - Feria of Lent - Missa 'Meditatio Cordis Mei' - Commemoration: St. Isidore, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor - April 4th, 2014

• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> A meditation on the teaching of Jesus that we are stubborn of heart and slow to believe
• CatholicHerald.co.uk >> Cardinal O’Brien allegations to be investigated by Vatican’s former chief prosecutor  (Mark Greaves)
• CatholicHerald.co.uk >> Memo to Nancy: there’s more to being Catholic than papal rosary beads  (Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith)
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Michael J. Miller) >> Vienna Cathedral and three other Catholic churches vandalized
• Charlotte was Both (Amy Welborn) >> 7 Quick Takes
• Courageous Priest >> Cardinal Burke: Unfaithful Catholic Universities
• Creative Minority Report (Matthew Archbold) >> Totalitolerance
• Crisis Magazine >> Lenten Meditations on Politics  (James Kalb)
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> Saint of the day: Isidore of Seville
• Dymphna's Road >> A work of mercy
• First Thoughts >> What Mozilla Means  (Robert P. George)
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> 'Limited' Communion and Coronations  [("Indeed, I have Magisterial authority for the suggestion I am making. Benedict XIV, in the Letter Certiores effecti, after defending the right of the laity to receive Communion within the Mass, went on to lay down that unseasonable demands for this right of receiving Communion within Mass should not be allowed to cause perturbatio, giving rise to confusio et scandalum. (Learned pontiff that he was, he went on to point out that the opportunities for reception of Communion during Mass were much greater 'now' than in the times when when only one Mass had been celebrated in each church, and when the laity had been obliged only to receive the Eucharist from their own proper pastors!)"]
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Priest denies Sen. Durbin Holy Communion. Bp. Paprocki supports priest.
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ASK FATHER: Can deacons request ordination in Extraordinary Form?
• Godzdogz (The English Dominican Studentate) >> The Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time
• In the Light of the Law (Dr. Edward Peters) >> Mass at the border raises liturgical and canonical issues  ("...So, by all means, let bishops celebrate Mass in sacred spaces for immigration reform and for the repose of the souls of persons who died crossing the border (and for the souls of agents who died policing it). But let’s not assume that sacred spaces for worship may be ignored just because a photogenic backdrop for one’s political views (however decent they may be) presents itself, and let’s not distort Church law by claiming that “necessity requires” Mass to be celebrated in these sorts of places. Because neither assertion is true...")
• Latin Word of the Day >> vacare: to be free from
• Psallam Domino (Kate Edwards) >> The Penitential Psalms - Psalm 101/5: verses 26-29
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Lazarus "Let none despair, but let none presume in himself"
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> A FAIR AND BALANCED APPRAISAL OFTHE SISTER JANE DOMINIC'S CONTROVERSY AND THE CATHOLICS IN CHARLOTTE  ("...MY COMMENTS FIRST: Since I wasn't at the talk or the meeting after the talk this past Wednesday, we can only rely upon news reports. It seems that the meeting on Wednesday was ugly, hateful and anything but Catholic--or maybe this reality is the new Catholicism of the modern era? At any rate, what a sad state of affairs when a Catholic sister teaches what the Church teaches and uses statistics that prove to upset some who were in attendance. It does go against the current philosophy of most educational institutions today, even Catholic, that children and adults must be praised no matter what, given awards even if they don't deserve them and be recognized even if their work is unworthy of recognition. Just go to any Catholic school's end of the year awards program and see who doesn't get something...")
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> AT THE THRESHOLD OF GLOBAL PERSECUTION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
• The Catholic Thing >> Does Inaction Politicize the Faith?  (Kristina Johannes)
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> USCCB: nearly 1,000 abuse allegations last year, 27 substantiated
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> Opening the door to vocations
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> Lazare, veni foras!
• Word On Fire Blog >> Let Go and Gain All