Thursday News Roundup - St. Stephen, Deacon & Protomartyr - Commem.: Day in the Octave of Christmas - December 26th, 2019

† Traditional Latin Mass Calendar - December 23rd, 2019 to December 29th, 2019 - Ordo for the Week

• A Priest Life (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> What to do when you’re watching TV with your kids and an unexpected sex scene appears?
• Atonement Online (Unknown) >> St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
• CatholicCulture.Org - Liturgical Year >> Dec. 26 Feast of St. Stephen, first martyr, Feast
• Catholic Exchange (W. L. Patenaude) >> The Catholic Faith Can Shape Science Fiction
• Catholic Exchange (Saints Editor) >> St. Stephen, Protomartyr
• Catholic Exchange (Constance T. Hull) >> How We Can Rejoice in Affliction at Christmas
• Catholic Exchange (Stephen Beale) >> How the Birth of Christ Reverses the Story of Eden
• Catholic Journal (Carolyn Humphreys) >> The Spiritual Journey
• Catholicism Pure & Simple >> St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross meditates on St Stephen’s martyrdom 
• Catholic Stand (David Torkington) >> Christmas Wishes with St Francis of Assisi
• Catholic World Report - Blog (James V. Schall, S.J.) >> The reason and reality of the Nativity
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Bill Maguire) >> Christmas Season and Gender Theory
• Clutching My Rosary >> Saint Stephen, the First Martyr
• CNA Daily News (Hannah Brockhaus) >> St. Stephen's martyrdom shows 'true meaning of Christmas,' Pope Francis says
• Community in Mission (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> A Meditation on the Bloody Octave of Christmas 
• Creative Minority Report (Matthew Archbold) >> Court To Decide if Catholic School Teachers are Ministers
• Crisis Magazine (Fr. James V. Schall) >> The Nativity of Our Lord
• Crisis Magazine (Fr. Mario Alexis Portella) >> No, Mr. Trump: Jews Are Not a ‘Nationality’
• Dominicana  (Br. Paul Marich, O.P.) >> Good Saint Wenceslaus
• Dymphna's Road >> Christmastide
• First Things (Various) >> 2019: Our Year in Books
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment  (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Avignon
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 26: The Child who made His mother
• Integrated Catholic Life (Joannie Watson) >> Good King Wenceslaus and Christmas’ Call to Holiness
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> On the Feast of St. Stephen, Be Brave! Make a Decision to be a Warrior against the Culture of Death.
• Lifezette (Maureen Mackey) >> What a Beautiful Christmas Message from President Trump and the First Lady
• man with black hat (David L. Alexander) >> Christmastide: Day 2 (St Stephen/Boxing Day)
• New Liturgical Movement (Gregory DiPippo) >>  St Stephen the First Martyr 2019
• OnePeterFive (Drew Belsky) >> Hold That Tree: Christmas Ain’t Over Yet
• +Pseudoclasm+ >> December 26 – St Stephen, The First Martyr
• Public Discourse (Chris R. Armstrong) >> The Incarnation and Our Everyday Lives: A Christmas Meditation
• Spaceweather.com (Dr. Tony Phillips) >> Reversed Polarity Sunspots Appear on the Sun
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Good King Wenceslaus, Saint Stephen and Martyrdom
• The Catholic Thing (Fr. Gerald E. Murray) >> A Trojan Horse in the Pontifical Biblical Commission