Morning News Roundup - Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas - Commem.: St. Sylvester I, Pope & Conf. - December 31st, 2019

†  Octave Day of Christmas - Die Octavæ Nativitatis Domini - Missa 'Puer Natus Est' - January 1st, 2020 - Propers
† Traditional Latin Mass Calendar - December 30th, 2019 to January 5th, 2020 - Ordo for the Week

• Adult Catechesis in the Roman Catholic Tradition >> Why confess to a priest?
• Arise! Let Us Be Going! (Fr. George David Byers) >> Christmas shooters Hanukkah stabbers: security teams visitors ongoing training
• Canticum Salomonis (Notkerus Balbulus) >> Sing Your Ass Off: New Years with the Canons of Sens (1)
• CatholicCulture.Org - Liturgical Year >> Dec. 31 Optional Memorial of St. Sylvester I, pope, Opt. Mem.
• Catholic Exchange (Saints Editor) >> Pope St. Sylvester I
• Catholic Exchange (Fr. Ed Broom, OMV) >> Be Victorious in the New Year With a Spiritual Plan
• Catholic Exchange (James L. Papandrea) >> Our Eternal Life Has Already Begun
• Catholic Journal (Fr. Dino Vanin) >> He Pitched His Tent Among Us
• Catholic Journal (Fr. Joseph Esper) >> Which Direction Do We Follow?
• Catholic Journal (David Seitz) >> Speak Now
• Catholicism Pure & Simple >> The Secret Knowledge of Catholic Exorcists Compiled Into A New Book
• Catholic Restoration (Joseph Pio) >> Saint Sylvester
• Catholic Stand (Betty Parquette) >> An Unexpected Journey with the Holy Family
• Catholic Stand (David Torkington) >> The Resolution to End all Resolutions
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Carl E. Olson) >> The 20 most popular Catholic World Report stories and articles of 2019
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Thomas S. Hibbs) >> “Christ’s life is a demand”: The courage of endurance in A Hidden Life
• ChurchMilitant.com (John Zmirak) >> Fear Not: 2020 Will Be Even Stupider Than 2019
• Clutching My Rosary >> Saint Sylvester, Pope and Confessor
• CNA Daily News (Courtney Mares) >> The Miraculous Medal: St Maximilian Kolbe's weapon for evangelization
• CNA Daily News (Perry West) >> High school founded by former NFL star aims to make virtuous students
• Communio (Paul Zalonski) >> The Twofold Coming of Christ
• Crisis Magazine (Sean Fitzpatrick) >> A New Heart for a New Year, Always!
• Crisis Magazine (Donald DeMarco) >> The Year of the Philosopher?
• Dominicana (Br. Damian Day, O.P.) >> Behold the Rose!
• Dymphna's Road >> The Burning Babe
• First Things (Jake Meador) >> Why Rise of Skywalker Fails
• Fr. Kevin Estabrook >> December 31 2019 - The Last Gospel
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment  (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> LITURGICAL HANGOVERS
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Insight from Fr. Longenecker about about a devious tweet by a priest. Wherein Fr. Z also rants.
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 31: Te Deum laudamus
• IN LUMINE FIDEI (Rita Bogna) >> JANUARY – THE MONTH OF THE HOLY NAME
• Integrated Catholic Life (Mark Danis) >> Do Not Go Gentle…
• Liturgy Guy (Brian Williams) >> Just How Different are the Old and New Liturgical Calendars at Christmas and New Years?
• man with black hat (David L. Alexander) >> Christmastide: Day 7 (St Sylvester)
• New Liturgical Movement (David Clayton) >> This is Spiritual Warfare - But Take Heart, the War is Won!
• One Mad Mom >> More Big Ego Blocking
• +Pseudoclasm+ >> December 31 – St Sylvester, Pope & Confessor
• Shameless Popery (Joe Heschmeyer) >> The Science of Miracles
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Saint of the Day Quote: Pope Saint Sylvester
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Kenobi
• The Catholic Thing (Hadley Arkes) >> At the Close of the Year: Hearing Again the Voice of Fr. Schall
• The Sacred Page (John Bergsma) >>  The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God