THVRSDAY EDITION
Breaking News and Punditry Curated for Catholics
Highlighted News & Punditry:
Exclusive Interview with Michael Knowles and His Faith Journey – Catholics for Catholics
New Analysis of Shroud of Turin Points to Levant Origin – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Bishop Vitus Huonder, RIP – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Breaking News & Punditry:
I Don’t Think He Has the Personality or Energy to Be the New Pope, but . . . – Fr. A.J. McDonald
Biden the Apostate – Michael Ippolito at Crisis Magazine
Four More Pro-life Activists Convicted Under Face Act – Peter Pinedo at The CWR
The Cost of Anti-Catholic Bigotry – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Ask Father: Can We Eat Meat on Friday in the Octave of Easter? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Support BIG PULPIT & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Folk Catholicism Tangled With Liturgical Echoes? – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
Movie of the Week: Barabbas (1961) – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
It’s Time to Purchase your Sacred Heart Flag for June – T.S. Flanders at One Peter Five
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of BIG PULPIT, Tito Edwards, on X (Twitter) – Tito Edwards
Recovering the Common Good for Ethical AI Design – Dr. Steven Umbrello at Word on Fire
Can Pro-life Monarchs Veto Pro-Abortion Laws? – A. Joseph R. Shaw, D.Phil., at Crisis
Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew Hopes for ‘Unified Date’ for Easter in East and West – The Reg
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Series Producer of New Moses Netflix Hit Chats With Aleteia – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
New Amazon Prime TV Series ‘The Baxters’ Embraces the Sanctity of Life, Marriage. . . – ChP
Did We Just See the Budding Shoots of a Christian Revival This Easter? – Catholic Herald
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
‘North Korea’-Style Monitoring Inside the Vatican – Damian Thompson at Holy Smoke
Vatican II Church in Belgium Will Be Dead by 2045 at Latest – Catholic Conclave
Are Catholics Preparing to Abandon the Celibate Priesthood? – Jules Gomes at The Stream
Wrap Yourself Up in This Spring Trend: Trench Coats! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Chiefs’ Kicker Harrison Butker to Give Commencement Speech at Benedictine College – CWR
Bishop Joseph Strickland’s Letter to The Baptized – Catholics for Catholics
Westminster Forced to Turn People Away Due to Unprecedented Numbers – Catholic Herald
Catholic Teaching Does Not Okay Open Borders, and More – Catholics for Catholics
Face to Face with the Shroud of Christ – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at The American Spectator
Eucharistic Revival:
Eucharistic Revival Launches Video Series to Help People – F.P. Fenton at CNA via The CWR
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BIG PULPIT
Fishwrap and Altar Controversy:
On Altars that have been Altered – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing on my Head
Dude, Where’s My Altar? NC Reporter and “Historic” Vatican II Altar – David Matheson
Pope Francis:
The Conclave (Jorge’s Version) – Kevin Tierney at Kevin’s Substack
PopeWatch: Physician Heal Thyself – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Rupnik Case: 3 New Complaints, to Add to the 2 Which the Vatican Already Knows About – CC
Pope Francis and Conclave Secrecy – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at NC Register
A New Vatican Document on “Human Dignity”? | with Dr. Anthony Stine – Joe McClane
Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Letter to Bishop of Venice, FL: Illegal Aliens Seizing American Homes – Catholics for Catholics
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