First Links—12.8.14

The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in Roman Catholic Thought That Shape Contemporary Dogmatic Theology
Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Zondervan Academic

Why Write Christmas Carols in the Zombie-Era?
Joseph Bottum, Patheos

Saint Rose of Lima
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Poetry Magazine

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