Afternoon Roundup - Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) - Dominica III Adventus - December 14th, 2014

• CatholicHerald.co.uk (Carol Glatz) >> Pope offers encouragement to beleaguered Middle Eastern faithful
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Carl E. Olson) >> The Joyful, Particular Scandal of Advent
• Charlotte was Both (Amy Welborn) >> Pope Francis blesses the Bambinelli
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> Saint of the day: John of the Cross
• Dymphna's Road >> A Gorgeous Italian Madonna and Child
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> LORD OF THE WORLD
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 15: Creation holds its breath – “Will she say ‘yes’?”
• Godzdogz (Christopher Pierce OP) >> Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete): Surprised By Joy
• Human Exceptionalism (National Review Online; Wesley J. Smith) >> Driving Pro-Lifers Out of Medicine
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> Thought for the Day from St. John Kanty
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> The Kasper proposal still very much alive
• National Catholic Register Daily Blog >> Prepare Well for Christ
• National Catholic Register Daily Blog >> Why (and How) of Daily Prayer & A Guide to Living the Catholic Basics
• On This Rock (Fr. John Hollowell) >> Do You Believe in Magic?
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> Rejoice? Really?...
• SANCTE PATER  (Vincenzo) >> Scottish monk arrested for distributing leaflets promoting sexual morality
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> IF YOU CAN'T TRUST THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT A BOY AND HIS DOG, THEN WHO CAN YOU TRUST?
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY 88% OF CATHOLICS TODAY DO NOT ATTEND MASS, COMPARED TO 90% OF CATHOLICS WHO DID ATTEND MASS IN THE EARLY 1960'S
• The Imaginative Conservative (Dwight Longenecker) >> Wrecking Churches: Iconoclasm or Continuity?
• tigerish waters >> the violent bear it away....
• Traditional Catholic Priest (Fr. Peter Carota) >> A Crusade Dream With Hilaire Belloc By Fr. John McCloskey
• Unam Sanctam Catholicam (Maximus) >> Gaudete!
• Views From the Choir Loft (Jeff Ostrowski) >> "The Experience After The Council Was So Strong And In Some Cases Violent…" —Cardinal Burke