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Bishop Rhoades expresses ‘strong opposition’ to pro-abortion professor’s appointment at Notre Dame (EWTN)

Amid criticism by bishops, Notre Dame says pro-abortion professor ‘well prepared’ to lead institute (EWTN)

More bishops call for Notre Dame to drop appointment of pro-abortion professor (EWTN)

Notre Dame must choose courage. An excellent piece by a Notre Dame undergraduate, Liam Kelly, in the independent campus newspaper, The Observer. “Notre Dame is now at a time for choosing. It must decide whether it will remain resolutely and unapologetically a Catholic university or if it will continue down the slow and lamentable drift of secularization.”

Why I’m Done with Notre Dame (Professor Christian Smith in First Things)

The Land O’ Lakes Statement Has Caused Devastation For 50 Years (Essay by Patrick Reilly of the Cardinal Newman Society, from 2017)

God and Man at Yale, by William F. Buckley, Jr. (1951) (affiliate link)

Josef Pieper, Not Yet the Twilight: An Autobiography 1945-1964 (affiliate link)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s address to the Munich Security Conference

Pope Benedict XVI: The quote about Zionism can be found on pp. 16 and 17.

IHRA working definition of antisemitism. (US Dept. of State)

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Them Before Us: Katy Faust

Greater Than

Is Germany facing ‘synodal fatigue’? by Luke Coppen

Some favorite history books, military and otherwise (if it’s an Amazon link, a small amount goes to us without costing you more — thank you!):

Thucydides: The History of the Peloponnesian WarThe Face of Battle by John Keegan (all his books)Shelby Foote: The Civil War (3 volumes)WWI: Barbara Tuchman: The Guns of August; The Sleepwalkers by ChapmanWWII: The Storm of War by Andrew Roberts

Historical fiction:

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraIn a Dark Wood Wandering by Hella HaasseThe Red Horse by Eugenio CortiAugust 1914 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Confidential to the commenter who asked about Phil’s history reading recommendations (sorry, it’s impossible to search Notes here and I didn’t record your name, alas): We will get to his list next week!

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Xi Jinping Is Accelerating China’s Collapse by Steven Mosher

China’s demographic crisis threatens the Party’s grand plans by Phil Lawler

Matt Walsh: The Solution To The Immigration Problem That No One Is Talking About (plus a discussion of an AI history series).

Taking Religion Seriously by Charles Murray (affiliate link)

A social scientist seeking faith by Phil Lawler

Netflix: The Seven Dials based on a book by Agatha Christie

The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence by Matthew Spalding (affiliate link)

Lawler Family Book Club: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (affiliate link)

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Minnesota DHS Employee on Welfare Fraud: “This Is Real” - City Journal

THE LAW on “Excessive Use Of Force Claims” -- Public Sentiments Do Not Reflect The Realities Of Legal Principles. (Bio of the author of this post from X: 22 years as DOJ prosecutor; Rep’d 91 Jan 6 clients.)

Tim Walz compares Minnesota ICE actions to Holocaust and Anne Frank: ‘Hiding in their houses’ - Fox News

Federal Affidavit: Church Invaders Blocked Parents from Kids, Told Them Their Parents Were ‘Nazis’

The Bill of Rights: The First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence by Matthew Spalding (affiliate link)

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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Finland’s president is a bit overconfident about not needing US military help — and immediately contradicts himself!

President Trump’s full speech at Davos — in Leila’s opinion, even the seeming digressions off topic have meaning, and the whole thing will go down in history as a watershed

Emmanuel Macron wants massive Chinese investment

NATO General Secretary declares Trump correct on the need for a strategic reset

New York Times: Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy (archived here)

Broglio: US troops could refuse Greenland orders (The archbishop’s statement is more nuanced than the headline, but concerning nonetheless for reasons we discuss.)

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This week, Phil and I are really just talking about larger social issues creating a serious divide in our country, so we don’t have any particular show notes.

Here is the tweet Leila read: Rob Henderson on X: 95% of children in 1960 were raised by two married parents regardless of social class…

For on-the-ground reporting: Andy Ngo is a good source.

Megyn Kelly has lots of information on events in Minneapolis and their effect on the public on her site, including a story about women reacting on social media and losing their minds.

Black Lives Matter Activists Executed A Shocking $83 Billion Shakedown Of American Corporations

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A Consistory to Revitalize the College of Cardinals by Fr. Daniel Gallagher (The Catholic Thing)

Charlotte priests submit Dubia to Vatican over liturgical changes (The Pillar)

Is our society normalizing dark things while our bishops polish their managerial skills? Nicole Shanahan: Burning Man; Mike Cernovich: Ayahuasca trips. What does the Church teach?

Here is a more optimistic take.

Phil Lawler:

Pros and cons on the politics of the Venezuela action: Rich Lowry and Megyn Kelly

And what about the Just War aspect? Phil:

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (affiliate link) and the whimsical movie based on the book (highly enjoyable, not without mild adolescent themes, in keeping with the “coming of age” aspect).

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Nick Shirley’s report on MN daycare fraud.

Minnesota’s Massive Somali Fraud Scandal Is a Warning to Every State, Including Maine by Ben Midgley, Republican candidate for governor (not an endorsement; we don’t know anything about him)

Andy Ngo addressing claims that the legacy media already reported on the MN fraud

Washington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists To Stop Investigating Somali Daycares Or Face Potential Hate Crime Charges ~ Zerohedge

Legislators move to protect fraudsters

Peachy Keenan: “You had to send your baby to a real daycare to pay a Somali to open a fake one.”

The New York Times moves in to neutralize Nick Shirley (I said this article was unlocked but I’m not sure about that now.)

There was even a Strange New Respect award! Tom Bethell

The Bishop’s Wife

Seven housewifely [and mostly universal] New Year’s resolutions that will actually change things from The School for Housewives

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Eclipse of the boomers by Christopher Caldwell

Bottle feeding: an unexamined societal factor

Jacob Savage: The Lost Generation, Compact Magazine

Black Lives Matter Activists Executed A Shocking $83 Billion Shakedown Of American Corporations

Helen Andrews

Merry Christmas! See you in two weeks!

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Controversial “ICE was here” nativity display in Massachusetts to remain until priest speaks to archbishop - CBSNews

ICE acting director, Boston Archdiocese demand ‘ICE was here’ Nativity be removed from Massachusetts church: Todd Lyons says display adds to dangerous narrative as archdiocese calls for removal - Fox News

Why it’s wrong to deprive the community of religious displays: Beauty will save the neighborhood by Leila M. Lawler

It’s Historically And Theologically Ridiculous To Compare The Holy Family To Illegal Immigrants by Maisey Jefferson

Marriage is an exclusive union requiring ‘tender care,’ Vatican says

I’m finding it difficult to get the English translation of the document “ ‘Una Caro’ (One Flesh): In Praise of Monogamy. Doctrinal Note on the Value of Marriage as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belonging.” (Obviously you can get your browser to translate it, but must remember that is not official.) I read it on the Inside the Vatican site, but awkwardly, as it is spread over three “letters” that are not linked together. This is the final post there. You can see how thinly the topic of procreation and children is treated.

Catechism of the Council of Trent: Marriage

For my critique of Amoris Laetitia, see the appendix to my book God Has No Grandchildren: A Guided Reading of Pope Pius XI’s Encyclical “Casti Connubii” (On Chaste Marriage), 2nd Edition, by Leila M. Lawler. This book makes a great Christmas gift, by the way!

Is Vatican ‘satisfied’ with China’s contempt for diplomatic accord?

Our Lady of Guadalupe: the stories behind the story

Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy by Joseph Julian and Monique Gonzalez (Affiliate link)

The Like Mother, Like Daughter Library Project

Go here for the Lawler Family Book Club list from the past year.

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