First Links — 6.13.12

A Roundup of the Sr. Margaret Farley Controversy
Elizabeth Scalia,  Patheos

How Silence Works: E-mailed Conversations with Trappist Monks
Jeremy Mesiano-Crookston,  The Awl

Children at Protestant Communion Services
Doug Wilson, Blog & Mablog

Mindmaps and Kuyper’s Wisdom and Wonder
Mindy Hirst,  Acton Institute

The UN’s New Goal: Eradicating ‘Baby Boxes’
Luke Moon,  Juicy Ecumenism

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