Four related links which are, in turn, related to frequent themes on this blog:
Mark Judge  at the Wa Po  “Just Faith” site called “Just a Catholic.”…on thinking through “liberal” and “conservative”
Fr. Robert Barron on “The Next Generation of the Catholic Commentariat” (video)…moving beyond the issues that absorbed those who emerged from the Second Vatican Council
Aimee Milburn at Historical Christian on spiritual theology and making the  connections
Michael, also on making the connections.