Morning Roundup - Ember Wednesday of Advent - Commemoration: St. Eusebius, Bishop & Martyr - December 16th, 2015

Traditional Latin Mass Calendar - December 14th, 2015 to December 20th, 2015 - Ordo for the Week

• Aleteia (Maria Garabis Davis) >> Kissing Off the Year of Mercy (Keep it Simple, Sinner)
• Aleteia (Jenna M. Cooper) >> A Penitent’s Guide to “Reserved Sins” 
• CatholicHerald.co.uk (Catholic News Service) >> New York priest accused of improper behaviour steps down as investigation starts
• CatholicHerald.co.uk (Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith) >> The persecuted Christians of North Korea deserve our attention and prayers
• Catholic Stand (Kevin Aldrich) >> Contemplate the Unborn Christ
• Catholic Stand (Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC) >> Abba or Allah: 2 Views of the 1 God
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Jack Mulder, Jr.) >> Safe Zone Stickers and Bad Ecumenism
• Chiesa.expressonline.it (Sandro Magister) >> It’s Liftoff for the New Procedures for “Failed” Marriages. But Such Confusion
• Clutching My Rosary >> Wednesday in Ember Week
• Community in Mission (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> On the Virtue of Holy Silence Before the Mysteries of God – A Meditation on the Silence Imposed upon Zechariah
• Crisis Magazine (David Byrne) >> How Progressives Stole Christian History
• Crisis Magazine (Tyler Blanski) >> In Defense of Domesticity
• Dominicana Journal (Br. Ignatius Weiss, O.P.) >> Silence Please
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Homily at the Opening of the Holy Door (2)
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Extraordinary Form Mercy
• Fr Ray Blake's Blog >> Read This
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 18: “Hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests…”
• In the Light of the Law (Dr. Edward Peters) >> A non-magisterial magisterial statement?
• JimmyAkin.Com >> Why the Holy See Issues Non-Magisterial Statements
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> How Progressives Stack the Deck in the "Game" of Life and Death
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> "Video of Polish priest's speech slamming Islam goes viral"
• MyBrokenFiat: A Journey Towards the Divine Will (Gina)  >>  Please Don't Ask My Kid What He Wants for Christmas
• OnePeterFive (H.P. Bianchi) >> Lowering Catholic Standards: Is a More Welcoming Church a Healthier One?
• Pursued by Truth (Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP) >> God Showed Me Mercy Anyway
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> Final Report of the Synod of Bishops now Fully Available in English
• St. Corbinian's Bear >> Free Speech
• The Catholic Thing (Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky) >> To My fellow Cultists
• The Curt Jester (Jeff Miller) >> Church of Spies – Book Review
• The Papist (Mary P.) >> O Antiphons, O Antiphons!
• These Stone Walls (Fr. Gordon MacRae) >> Advent of the Mother of God
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> 17 December, O Sapientia