First Links — 1.8.12

On God and Downton Abbey
Todd Dorman,  Christianity Today

Constitutionalism, Orestes Brownson, and Hegel
Richard Reinsch,  Library of Law & Liberty

Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?
Paul Tullis,  New York Times

Tracking the Times on Contraception
Michael J. New, The Corner

The Liturgical Cliff
David G. Bonagura, Jr.,  The Catholic Thing

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