BIG PVLPIT – Catholic News

THVRSDAY EVENING EDITION

Robert Edwards 14 May AD 2026 8:16 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Archbishop Sample of Portland Makes St. Michael Prayer After Mass Mandatory – Fr. Z’s Blog
A Benedictine Bishop: Belleville’s New Shepherd Sees Monastic Roots as an Asset – The Reg
Five Unavoidable Problems for Atheism – Clement Harrold at The Catholic Herald

The Feast of Ascension Thursday:
W.D.T.P.R.S.: Ascension Thursday – Hope Informs Our Trials – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Ascension – Christ’s Triumphant Entry into Heaven – Fr. Henry James Coleridge, S.J., at FCR
Let Me Rant About Sunday Ascension Thursday, Thanks Bishops! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
Jesus Ascends . . . Into Space? – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine
Ascension Thursday & Lordly Feet – Fr. Z’s Blog

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Leo XIV’s Appointments Reveal His Quiet Governance Style – I. Media via Aleteia
Pope Warns Main Threat Common to Religion & Science Is Denial of Objective Truth – The Reg
Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholics to Pick Up a Book – The Catholic Herald

General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Fr. James Martin: Schemer Behind Synod Report Testimonies on Homosexuality – D. Montagna
“Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed to Leo XIV by the S.S.P.X. Superior General – Fr. Z’s Blog
Analyzing the S.S.P.X. Response to Rome’s Excommunication Threat – Michael Haynes at Per. . .
Tradition Without Peter: The Society of Saint Pius X at a Dead End – Silere Non Possum
St. Francis of Assisi: The Founder – David Torkington at Catholic Stand Magazine
Interpreting Leo’s Remarks on Same-Sex Blessings – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Rupnik – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Origin of the Rogation Processios – Catholic Conclave
Atheists Misquoting the Bible – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Padre Pio & the Prostitute in London – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog

General Analysis, Punditry, and News from the Rest:
Study Finds Significant Interest in Returning to Confession – EWTN News via Adoremus Bulletin
Why Prayer to the Saints is Not Idolatry – David Hahn at The Catholic Herald
Spanish: Synod Secretariat Distances f/Contentious Report on Homosexuality – Religión Confid
Card Eijk: Same-Sex Synod Report Must Be Forcefully Refuted – Cardinal Eijk, M.D., Ph.D., L.M.T.
The German Gambit on Homosexuality – Larry S. Chapp, Ph.D., at First Things
Video: S.S.P.X. Under Pressure: Pope Leo’s Last Stand! – Joe McClane
An Appalling Alliance to Disfigure Notre-Dame de Paris – A. Faoro at Tradition, Family, & Property
Money Woes Close a Small Michigan Catholic College, It’s Not Alone – Janelle D. James via Crux
If the S.S.P.X. Consecrations Happen, Who Exactly is Excommunicated? – The Pillar
Book Explores ‘Darkness’ of Yoga – Tessa Gervasini at EWTN News
New Mexico Diocese Battles White House Over Pilgrim Site – Religion News Service
The Destructive Culture of Persona & the Increasing Loss of Character – Anne Hendershott, Ph.D.
Permanence is an Undervalued Asset – Gregory Treat & Johann Kurtz at Becoming Noble
Why Are So Many Protestant Students Converting to Catholicism? – Minding The Campus

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Should a Classical Writing Program Look Like? – Mark A. Signorelli at The Cornerstone

Top-10 News Stories for the Wednesday Evening Edition:
1. Pope Leo XIV Appoints Capuchin Priest & Former Missionary to Lead Florida Diocese – The Reg
2. Fr. Gerald Murray Raises Questions of Vatican Excommunication of S.S.P.X. – Diane Montagna
3. Fr. Z Makes a Plea over Doctrine of the Faith S.S.P.X. Excommunication Statement – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. The Baleful Influence of the Lavender Mafia Or Did Leo Change His Tune? – D.R. McClarey, J.D.
5. The Resurgence of Dominican Sisters – D.P. Curtin at Catholic Exchange
6. Cardinal Suggestions for Leo XIV – Filip Mazurczak at Crisis Magazine
7. The Vatican’s ‘Lavender Mafia’ Strikes Again – Phillip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
8. Doing the Work the Pope Refuses to Do – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. Dealing With Some Misleading . . . Not Quite Fake. . . News – Fr. Z’s Blog
10. What is Leo’s Plan of Action When Vatican Excommunicates All the S.S.P.X. – Fr. A.J. McDonald

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Catholic References:
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Find a Catholic Charity Anywhere in the World – Catholic Charity Finder
Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Catholic Bible – Haydock Commentary Online
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Catholic Prophecy Encyclopedia – Prophetical.org
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

Daily Readings:
Novus Ordo Mass (America) – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Traditional Latin Mass – Latin Mass Helper
Novus Ordo Mass (Nigeria) – Nigeria Catholic Network
Novus Ordo Mass (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group

Prime Time Politics. . . Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Utopias – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Is the Pro-Abortion “Consensus” in Europe Coming Apart? – Tradition, Family, & Property
French Catholic Businessman Backs Conservative Think Tank Ahead of 2027 – Hélène de Lauzun
Timeline of Trump vs. Leo: What Really Happened? – Taylor R. Marshall, Ph.D., at Canterbury Tales

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Are We Smoking Away Our Sanity? – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
Pregnancy Changes Mothers’ Brains, Recent Discoveries Show Us How – Smithsonian Magazine
What A.I. Can’t Know – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property

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VVEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION

Robert Edwards 13 May AD 2026 11:01 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Capuchin Priest & Former Missionary to Lead Florida Diocese – The Reg
The Catholic Difference: Doing Justice While Making Catholic Schools Affordable – Geo. Weigel
The Resurgence of Dominican Sisters – D.P. Curtin at Catholic Exchange

Our Lady of Fatima:
Thousands of Pilgrims Gather at Fátima to Commemorate the Apparitions of Our Lady – The Reg
The Children Who Saw Hell – Peter J. Disimile at Catholic Answers Magazine
Third “Secret” of Mary That Predicted Assassination Attempt on John Paul II – Rome Reports
The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima Is Truly Mother’s Day – Joseph Pronechen at Catholic Exchange
No Mere Coincidences: Fatima & the Shooting of John Paul II – Grattan Brown at NC Register
JP2 Shot on Our Lady of Fatima’s Feast—Blood-Stained Shirt Now a Miraculous Relic – Ch Pop
Pope Leo Prays Where St. John Paul II Was Shot on Feast of Our Lady of Fátima – NC Register
Seven Urgent Messages from Our Lady of Fatima the World Needs Right Now – ChurchPop

The Feast of Ascension Thursday:
The Role & Experience of the Angels at the Ascension – Msgr. Charles Pope at Cath Spir Dir
Durandus on the Vigil of Ascension Thursday – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

May the Month of Mary:
The Graces of a Month for Mary – Suellen Brewster at Catholic Exchange
Ladybugs a Sign of Our Lady? The Origins of How the Insect Earned Its Name – Church Pop

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Cardinal Suggestions for Leo XIV – Filip Mazurczak at Crisis Magazine
The Armistice of Leo, One Year in – Kevin Tierney at Kevin’s Substack
Pope Leo XIV: Why Priesthood Is Reserved to Men – EWTN News via Adoremus Bulletin

General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Before & After Update: More Decorative Works Installed at Our Lady, Star of the Sea Chapel – LAJ
Fr. Z Makes a Plea over Doctrine of the Faith S.S.P.X. Excommunication Statement – Fr. Z’s Blog
Fr. Gerald Murray Raises Questions of Vatican Excommunication of S.S.P.X. – Diane Montagna
What is Leo’s Plan of Action When Vatican Excommunicates All the S.S.P.X. – Fr. A.J. McDonald
Why Should Capable Women Be Hidden? On Women, Privacy, & Power – Becoming Noble
An ‘Eye for an Eye’ is All about Equality – Genesius at Catholic Stand Magazine
While Traditionis Custodes Exists, Ecclesial Situation of Trad Catholics is Precarious – Ror Cæli
Augustine Inst Expands New Evangelization Mission Thru Partnership w/Church Life Africa – IT
Feminists Want You to Think You Need Daycare to Have a Child – Leila Marie Lawler at Happy. . .
Doing the Work the Pope Refuses to Do – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Rome 13 May A.D. 609 – Exorcism, Screaming Demons, Terrified People Fainting – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Baleful Influence of the Lavender Mafia Or Did Leo Change His Tune? – D.R. McClarey, J.D.
Requiem for a Faithful Patriot: Bp. René Henry Gracida, R.I.P. – Christopher E. Manion, K.M., Ph.D.
In the Former Land of Saints & Scholars – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Dealing With Some Misleading . . . Not Quite Fake. . . News – Fr. Z’s Blog

General Analysis, Punditry, and News. . . The Rest:
‘There is Plenty of Life’: Bishop Lopes on the Australian Ordinariate’s Future – Luke Coppen
On Sanctifying Sodomy: Study Group #9 is an Attack on the Church – Regis Martin, S.T.D.
Leo XIV Grants the Order of Pius IX to the Iranian ambassador to the Holy See – Info Vaticana
Thief Steals Saint’s Skull – Reuters
Did Loudoun Cty Pub Schools Try to Cover Up Another Transgender Bathroom Scandal? – DS
Vatican Investigates Louisiana Bishop Over Response to Priest Misconduct Claims – The Reg
Is the Pro-Abortion “Consensus” in Europe Coming Apart? – Tradition, Family, & Property
Catholics & Modern Anti-Semitism – John Lamont at First Things
The Vatican’s ‘Lavender Mafia’ Strikes Again – Phillip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Against The Machine: Classical Schools Should Ban All Screens on Campus – Beza Institute

Top-10 News Stories for the Tuesday Evening Edition:
1. What Jesus Revealed to Sister Lucia After Fatima: Little-Known Request Catholics Miss – Ch P
2. When 500K People Saw Mary In Ukraine – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
3. Why is There So Much Fear of the T.L.M. by Progressives? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern. . .
4. Bp. Schneider: Synod Report on Homosexuality Echoes “Serpent in the Garden” – D. Montagna
5. Un-Protestant Bible: Paul Prays for a Dead Man – David Armstrong at Biblical Evidence For. . .
6. Central Cmt of German Catholics Rebuke Leo Over Same-Sex Blessing Ceremonies – Cath Con
7. Ray. Arroyo: Is Dancing Queen an Appropriate Song for a General Papal Audience? – TACatholic
8. Theodore Roosevelt on Islam – Anthony Chase Fountain, Esq., at The Taos Tattler
9. Five Takeaways from Leo XIV’s First Year – Patrick Novecosky at Catholic Answers Magazine
10. A Woman’s Grief After Spending Years as Man – Rachel del Guidice at Fox News

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Prime Time Politics. . . Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump Says He Plans to Raise Jimmy Lai Imprisonment During China Visit – OSV News
Le Canon Français: Banqueting, the New Face of the Far Right – Hélène de Lauzun at TEC
Video: Pope vs Trump: Why Trump Picked a Fight with Pope Leo – The Spectator

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Capturing a Moment in Time is Something Much of Modern Art Has Completely Lost – TACath
Keeping Track is Tough – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
When Our Lady Defeated a Huguenot Army at Chartres – Tradition, Family, & Property
Wyatt Earp: Man as Myth – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
St. Louis de Montfort Academy Celebrates Joyful Milestones with Cardinal Burke – TFP

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TVESDAY EVENING EDITION

Robert Edwards 12 May AD 2026 10:08 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Jesus Revealed to Sister Lucia After Fatima: Little-Known Request Catholics Miss – Ch P

The Feast of Ascension Thursday:
Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor: Ascensiontide Playlist on Spotify & YouTube – Sons Of Sirach

May the Month of Mary:
The May Crowning Ceremony – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
How the Virgin Mary Led This Artist to Love Jesus in the Eucharist – Har. Suzuki at Church Pop
When 500K People Saw Mary In Ukraine – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Five Takeaways from Leo XIV’s First Year – Patrick Novecosky at Catholic Answers Magazine
Pope Leo XIV Evokes Leo XIII & Reiterates Reason for His Name in His Homily – Rome Reports
Photos: Pope Leo XIV Visits Pompei & Naples in Italy – National Catholic Register

General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Video: Why Didn’t C.S. Lewis Become Catholic? – Joseph Pearce at The Catholic Theology Show
Video: Biblical Meaning Behind “Snares of the Devil” – T. Barber & Steve Ray at Full Sheen Ahead
Bish. Schneider: Synod Report on Homosexuality Echoes “Serpent in the Garden” – D. Montagna
Central Cmte of German Catholics Rebuke Leo Over Same-Sex Blessing Ceremonies – Cath Conc
Why is There So Much Fear of the T.L.M. by Progressives? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern. . .
The God Who Kneels – M.L. Kramer at Catholic Stand Magazine
Why Are Babies Most Often Cradled on the Left Side? – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at Theology Of Home
Un-Protestant Bible: Paul Prays for a Dead Man – David Armstrong at Biblical Evidence For. . .
“Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine” – Jeffrey Ostrowski at Corpus Christi Watershed
Jesus’ Most Misunderstood Prophecy? Olivet Discourse (Not the End of the World) – Jimmy Akin
Ray. Arroyo: Is Dancing Queen an Appropriate Song for a General Papal Audience? – TACatholic
Theodore Roosevelt on Islam – Anthony Chase Fountain, Esq., at The Taos Tattler

General Analysis, Punditry, and News. . . The Rest:
“Protect Our Children” was the Cry from 12K+ Public Rosary Rallies Held Across U.S. – TFP
Beyond Infinite Options: Why Gen Z Finds Freedom in Traditional Values – I. Doer at The Reg
Disclosure: What Is Being Hidden in Plain Sight – Scott Ventureyra at Crisis Magazine
What Can Fruitfulness Look Like Without Fertility? – Gemma Johnson at Aleteia
Vatican Affirms Future of Anglican Ordinariates – EWTN News via Adoremus Bulletin
Centesimus Annus at 35 – George Weigel at National Catholic Register
Inside the Most Popular Happy Hour among Washington, D.C., Catholics – The Cath World Rep
A Woman’s Grief After Spending Years as Man – Rachel del Guidice at Fox News
Neil Gorsuch Is Wrong, America Isn’t A ‘Creedal Nation’ – John Daniel Davidson at The Federalist
Overcoming Sexual Sin Through the Sorrowful Mysteries – Allie Mazur at Catholic Exchange
Protestantism’s Institutional Prob: A Serious Hurdle to Protestant Academics – Jordan B. Cooper

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Growing Ignorance of People in General Due to a Poor Education – The American Catholic
It Shouldn’t Be So Hard to Open Schools – Charles Mitchell at City Journal
Ivy League Students Are Suffering From Religious Illiteracy – Gregory Conti at Washington Post

Top-10 News Stories for the Monday Evening Edition:
1. Pope Urges Liturgical Unity, Inclusion of Traditional Latin Mass Faithful – Adoremus Bulletin
2. Bishop Eleganti Warned Leo About ‘Widespread Homosexuality’ Within Clergy – Comp Clergy
3. A Vatican II Treasure. . . /end_sarcasm – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. Breaking: Pope Leo Is Catholic – Kathryn Jean Lopez at National Review
5. A Mother’s Cry for Justice, Straight Vocations Destroyed; Cardinal Dolan, et al. – G.T. Gomulka
6. The Five Prayers Revealed at Fatima that Every Catholic Should Know – Church Pop
7. Pope Names U.S. Bishop Lopes to Lead Australia’s Anglican Ordinariate – NC Register
8. Wherein Vatican II Made This Coherent Church Into a Hot Mess – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
9. Amid Priest Shortage, Catholic Ministry Aims to Reshape Views of Priesthood – Zeale
10. Actions Always Matter More Than Words; Re: Pope Francis – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

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Prime Time Politics. . . Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
France’s Mélenchon & the Politics of Replacement – René ter Steege at The American Spectator
The Horrors of Cuba’s Prisons – Álvaro Peñas at The European Conservative
‘F.B.I. Does It Too’: Media Hacks Go All Out To Downplay S.P.L.C. Indictment – The Federalist

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
Now That’s Entertainment – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Why Is Russia Afraid of the Internet? – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
(I Love) Lucy & Superman – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
When Our Lady Defeated a Huguenot Army at Chartres – Tradition, Family, & Property

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MONDAY EVENING EDITION

Robert Edwards 11 May AD 2026 10:42 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Amid Priest Shortage, Catholic Ministry Aims to Reshape Views of Priesthood – Ma. Rose at Zeale
Vestment Instruction from The World’s Best Sacristan™ – Fr. Z’s Blog
Pope Names U.S. Bishop Lopes to Lead Australia’s Anglican Ordinariate – NC Register

May the Month of Mary:
The Five Prayers Revealed at Fatima that Every Catholic Should Know – Church Pop

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
A Year of Pope Leo – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
Pope Urges Liturgical Unity, Inclusion of Traditional Latin Mass Faithful – Adoremus Bulletin
Breaking: Pope Leo Is Catholic – Kathryn Jean Lopez at National Review

General Analysis, Punditry, and News in the
Catholic Blogosphere:
A Vatican II Treasure. . . /end_sarcasm – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wherein Vatican II Made This Coherent Church Into a Hot Mess – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Bishop Eleganti Warned Leo About ‘Widespread Homosexuality’ Within Clergy – Comp Clergy
The Institution of the Rogation Days – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
What is Truth? – Kenneth Cramer at Catholic Stand Magazine
Watts & Co’s New ‘Sainte-Chapelle’ Inspired Line of Vestments – Liturgical Arts Journal
Actions Always Matter More Than Words; Re: Pope Francis – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
A Mother’s Cry for Justice, Straight Vocations Destroyed; Cardinal Dolan, et al. – G.T. Gomulka
Gaslighting 24/7 Is All The Devotees of the Vatican II Disaster Have – The American Catholic
Ite ad Joseph! (Go to Joseph!) – Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer at Catholic Stand Magazine
Pope Leo Thinks Pope Francis is in Heaven – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Potent New Work Defends Summorum Pontificum & Critiques Traditionis Custodes – NLM

General Analysis, Punditry, and News at
Catholic Media Outlets:
Courage Director: Synod Report ‘Wounds the Church’ – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Why Nick Fuentes Appeals to Some Young Catholics – Luke Collins at The Catholic Herald
US Bishops Release Archbishop Sample Video on Consecrating US to Sacred Heart – The Reg
Violence, Obscenity, & the Recovery of Language – Daniel Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
A Modern Seminarian’s Dictionary, Revisited – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
New Converts & Ancient Mystagogy – David G. Bonagura, Jr., at The Catholic Thing
How to Forgive Someone Who Isn’t Sorry – Laura Hensley at Epic Pew
Ben Sasse in the Face of Death – Cale Clark at Catholic Answers Magazine
A Universal Song: New Book Offers Reflections on Sacred Music & Divine Worship – Adoremus

General Analysis, Punditry, and News by
Catholic Contributors at Non-Catholic Media Outlets:
John Quincy Adams, the Declaration, & America’s Christian Essence – Daniel Mahoney

General Analysis, Punditry, and News at
Non-Catholic Media Outlets or Bloggers:
What We’ve Been Reading—Spring 2026 – The Editors at First Things
The Supreme Court’s Next Church–State Battleground – Michael A. Helfand at City Journal
Religious Freedom Watchdog Warns Of Expanding Muslim Attacks In Nigeria – Religion Unpl
The Only Thing Out There is the UFO Industrial Complex – David Whitehouse at The Spectator
Over 100 Killed, 98,000 Displaced, 217 Churches Destroyed in Nigeria by Muslims – Prem Times
Fatherless Boys Should be Every Church’s Mission Field – Nancy Pearcey on X
Back from the Wasteland: J. Budziszewski on His Journey, Part I – Science and Culture Today

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Classical Christian Education Will Save This Country – Gerald R. McDermott, Ph.D.

Top-10 News Stories for the Sunday Afternoon Edition:
1. Leo, Evil, & the Rosary: That Strange Phrase on the Night of His Election – Delia B. Gallagher
2. Beautiful Sculptured Marble of the Veiled Christ – Inside The Vatican Pilgrimages via Sp Daily Bl
3. Changing “Attitudes” To Homosexuality as Prerequisite to Changing Doctrine – G. Gomulka
4. His Serene Holiness – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, M.P.A., M.Phil., S.T.L., at First Things
5. Why Did Leo Appoint an Illegal Alien as a U.S. Bishop? – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectat
6. Did You Know You Can Live With Some Religious Orders? – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
7. Happily Excommunicated From The Synodal Church – Laramie Hirsch at The Weltgeist
8. Catholic Priest Suspended Over Blessing of Masonic Monument – The Catholic Herald
9. Ask Father: A Point About Papal Pronouncements & the Truth – Fr. Z’s Blog
10. Being Intelligent is Highly Overrated – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

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Daily Readings:
Novus Ordo Mass (U.S.) – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Traditional Latin Mass – Latin Mass Helper
Novus Ordo Mass (Nigeria) – Nigeria Catholic Network
Novus Ordo Mass (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group

Catholic References:
Find a Catholic Charity Anywhere in the World – Catholic Charity Finder
Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Catholic Bible – Haydock Commentary Online
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Catholic Prophecy Encyclopedia – Prophetical.org

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Dear Commonwealth of Virginia, Res Judicata – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
What A.I. Can’t Know – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
How Your Tax-Deductible Donation Went to the Klan, Neo-Nazis, & the ‘Sadistic Souls’ – NRO
Is Trump as McDonald Jesus Much Better? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Pope Versus the President: Conservative Catholics Face a Choice – Sohrab Ahmari at UnHerd

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Foundation of Constantinople – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
People Have Actually Never Lived in Harmony – James Lileks at National Review
What Do Conservatives Mean by “Western Civilization”? – Js. Diddams at Providence Magazine

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Remembering Ted Turner: Mogul, Moralist, & Master of Saying Everything – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D.
Leisure is the New Luxury – Nicole Brignolle at Lovely Bits Magazine
The Classic Learning Test (C.L.T.) is Challenging the S.A.T. Exam, The Leftists Are Enraged – TFP

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
The Count Who Understood How Leisure Prepares One for Battle – Tradition, Family, & Property
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Robert Edwards 10 May AD 2026 3:24 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Beautiful Sculptured Marble of the Veiled Christ – Inside The Vatican Pilgrimages via Spir Daily Bl

May the Month of Mary:
Mary’s Maternal Love: Catholic Moms Share Their Favorite Marian Devotions – Jos. Pronechen
May is Mary’s Month: Seven Beautiful Ways to Honor Our Blessed Mother – Church Pop

Happy Mother’s Day:
Joy: Mom Beats Stage 3 Cancer While Pregnant, Welcomes Healthy Daughter – Live Action
Mothers Day is Children’s Day – Denise Trull at The Inscapist
We Celebrate Mothers, We’re Also Erasing Them – Them Before Us
Reclaiming the Dignity of Motherhood – Melanie Jean Juneau at Catholic Stand Magazine
Happy Mother’s Day: It’s Time to Give Womanhood Its Crown Back – Lisa Britton
‘Over This, Your White Grave’: Read the Poem JP2 Wrote for the Mother He Lost – Alyssa Murphy
Seven Mothers Who Struggle & Triumph in Catholic Novels – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia
We Sacrifice a Lot, But Gain Far More Than We Give – Kimberly Ells at Invincible Family Substack
Witnesses to Faith: Five Inspiring Mother’s Day Stories – Emily Chaffins at Catholic Exchange

10 May, The Feast of Saint Damien of Molokai:
St. Damien of Molokai – May 10 – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
A Quote from St. Damien of Molokai – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
His Serene Holiness – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, M.P.A., M.Phil., S.T.L., at First Things
One Year On: Leo XIV the Listening Pope – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Rubio & the Pope: American Catholics Have Come a Long Way – Jf. Lord at The American Spectator
Pope Leo Thanks Moms on Mother’s Day – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia
Pope Leo XIV & Peru – Matthew E. Bunson, Ph.D., & Shannon Mullen at National Catholic Register

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The West Is Good – Tony Morley at National Review
Did You Know You Can Live With Some Religious Orders? – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
Ask Father: A Point About Papal Pronouncements & the Truth – Fr. Z’s Blog
Leo, Evil, & the Rosary: That Strange Phrase on the Night of His Election – Delia Buckley Gallagher
Changing “Attitudes” Toward Homosexuality as Prerequisite to Changing Doctrine – G. Gomulka
Online Subculture Promises Reality to Young Men but Breeds Grievance, a Dead End – City Journ
WDTPRS – 5th Sunday after Easter (V.O.): Liturgical Goop, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
St. Dominic’s, One of the Oldest Churches in D.C., Catches Fire – Nick Sortor via Spirit Daily Blog
Why Did Leo Appoint an Illegal Alien as a U.S. Bishop? – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
Video: Gov Allegedly Meeting with Protestant Pastors About U.F.O. Disclosure – A. Stine, Ph.D.
Protestant Pastors Attended a U.F.O. Alien Disclosure Meeting – Destiny Image via Spir Daily Blog
Being Intelligent is Highly Overrated – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Fulton Sheen to Be Beatified, September 24 in St. Louis – EWTN News via Adoremus Bulletin
Power, Islamism, & the Crisis of Western Rationality – Shmuel Klatzkin at The American Spectator
Catholic Priest Suspended Over Blessing of Masonic Monument – T. Colsy at The Catholic Herald
Book Review: Catholic Feast Days – Alexandra Greeley at Catholic Stand Magazine
N.A.B.R.E. Farewell Tour – Bob Short at Catholic Bible Talk
Happily Excommunicated From The Synodal Church – Laramie Hirsch at The Weltgeist
On the Authority of the Magisterium – Andrew McGovern, Th.D., at Missio Dei Catholic
How My Faith Helped Me Recover Post Divorce – Trey Duncan at Catholic Stand Magazine
What A.I. Can’t Know – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
New Film on the Sacred Heart to Premier in June for 250th Anniversary of America – Rome Rep
New York Archdiocese Agrees $800 Million Abuse Settlement – The Catholic Herald
How to Carry Out Your Own Inner Spring Cleaning – Johanna Duncan at Zeale
The Strange Case of the German “Rebel Nuns” in Their 80s Who Made Global Headlines – Zenit
Athanasius Schneider & the Battle for the Catholic Faith – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
How Occultists Remade the World – Christopher Coome at Compact Magazine
It Is Appropriate for Priests to Drink Beer in Public – D. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Video: Leo Continues Some of the Worst Work of Francis – Anthony Stine, Ph.D., at Return To Trad
New Shrine Announced to Honor First American-Born Black Priest – National Catholic Register
Europe, America, & Bad Narratives: Ahmari vs. Mad King Strat; Muslims In The West – Rod Dreher

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
St. Louis de Montfort Academy Celebrates Joyful Milestones with Cardinal Burke – Tr, Fam, & Pr
Teaching Students the Way the Founders Learned: Classical Education Makes a Comeback – CBN

Top-10 News Stories for the Saturday Afternoon Edition:
1. Talking S*** – Nathan Krupa at Catholic Stand Magazine
2. Synod Report Pushing Homosexuality Attacks the Sheep – Fr. Gerald E. Murray, J.C.D., at TCT
3. Rubio In Rome & The Synod Strikes Back – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. How We Know Anglicanism is False – Erick Ybarra
5. Itty-Bitty Disclosure Day In Washington – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
6. Leo’s Book Picks, Plus Three Good Reads About Leo – Amy Smith at National Catholic Register
7. Fresh Outrage After Image Shows Israeli Soldier Desecrating Mary Statue – The Catholic Her
8. Pro Age Law for P*rnography: Non-White Cath 82%, Atheists 53% – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., on X
9. The Revolution That Dares Not Speak Its Name; Synodal Study Group #9 – The Latin Right
10. Card Müller, Former CDF Prefect, Blasts Synod Report on Doctrinal Issues – Ed Pentin

Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Saturday Afternoon Edition:
Record Number of Bishops at LGBT Vigils, How the Church is Surrendering to Satan – Dail Com
The Numbers Behind the Religious Orders in Recent Times, 2026 – David’s Ruminations
How the Rosary Brought a Colorado Nursing Home Resident Into the Catholic Church – Zeale

Top-10 News Stories for the Last Week:
1. Archbishop Shares 10 Characteristics of His Thriving Seminary – EWTN News
2. A Priest Makes Space on Kneeler for Little Boy During Adoration – Hillbilly Catholic on X
3. A True Scoundrel – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. The Quiet Capture of the Las Cruces Diocese by the Neocatechumenal Way – Lepanto Institute
5. Antonio Vivaldi Was an Ordained Catholic Priest – Jeremy Wayne Tate on X
6. The Return of the Spanish Biretta – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
7. The Arguments About Mary Were Never Really About Her – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Right
8. How Opus Dei Has Infiltrated & Changed the Way the America is Governed – Financial Times
9. Video: Pope Leo Appoints Radical Political Activist American Bishops – Anthony Stine, Ph.D.
10. Leo’s First Encyclical Set for May 15 Debut – Daniel Esparza & Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia

Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Last Week:
St. Monica, Her Incipient Alcoholism, the Intervention That Saved Her – Fr. Z’s Blog
Abbot Primate of the Benedictines: “Mass in the Old Rite Can No Longer Be Eliminated” – NLM
This is How Post-Vatican II Church Works, Disobedience Becomes Enshrined Law – Fr. McDonald

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Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
President Never – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
G.O.P. Strategist: Trump Surrounded By Anti-Catholic ‘Bigots’ – Raw Story via Spirit Daily Blog
Are We Smoking Away Our Sanity? – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
British Authorities Trying To Criminalize Christian Street Preaching – John Daniel Davidson

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Ukraine’s Robot Cavalry – Andrew Stuttaford at National Review
The Kremlin’s Secret Plans for Post-War Russia – Owen Matthews at The Spectator
When Our Lady Defeated a Huguenot Army at Chartres – Tradition, Family, & Property

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Ted Turner’s Role in Bringing Two Major Civil War Films to the Screen – Francis P. Sempa, J.D.
The Count Who Understood How Leisure Prepares One for Battle – Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
The Classic Learning Test (C.L.T.) is Challenging the S.A.T. Exam, The Leftists Are Enraged – TFP
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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SATVRDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Robert Edwards 9 May AD 2026 3:33 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How the Rosary Brought a Colorado Nursing Home Resident Into the Catholic Church – Zeale

May the Month of Mary:
The Month of Mary: Celebrating the Women Who Shape Our Faith – Courtney Roach at The Reg
Five Poems about Mary to Read in May – Zeale
12 Flowers Dedicated to Our Lady & What Each One Means – Church Pop

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Leo’s Book Picks, Plus Three Good Reads About Leo – Amy Smith at National Catholic Register
One Year On: Leo XIV The Listening Pope – Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register
Pope Leo’s First Year – Matthew E. Bunson, Ph.D., & Shannon Mullen at National Catholic Register

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Synod Report Pushing Homosexuality Attacks the Sheep – Fr. Gerald E. Murray, J.C.D., at TCT
Talking S*** – Nathan Krupa at Catholic Stand Magazine
Fresh Outrage After Image Shows Israeli Soldier Desecrating Mary Statue – The Catholic Herald
Rubio In Rome & The Synod Strikes Back – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pro Age Law for P*rnography: Non-White Cath 82%, Atheists 53% – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., on X
German Catholic Congress Will Include Booth on “Christian” Sadomasochistic Sex – Hir In Exile
Courage International’s Response to the Synodal Report – Courage International on X
The Numbers Behind the Religious Orders in Recent Times, 2026 – David’s Ruminations
Card Müller, Former CDF Prefect, Blasts Synod Report on Doctrinal Issues – Ed Pentin at The Reg
The Revolution That Dares Not Speak Its Name; Synodal Study Group #9 – The Latin Right
One of Britain’s ‘First Gay Dads’ Charged With Sexual Exploitation & Rape – TEC News
Did Vatican II Reject Pope Leo XIII’s Doctrine of Religious Freedom? – Catholic Stand Magazine
How We Know Anglicanism is False – Erick Ybarra
When Our Lady Defeated a Huguenot Army at Chartres – Tradition, Family, & Property
Itty-Bitty Disclosure Day In Washington – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
D (for Disclosure) Day – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic
Napa Legal Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief Supporting Catholic Church’s Marian Grotto – Zeale
You Can’t Celebrate Surrogacy & Mother’s Day – Katy Faust at Them Before Us
Video: If Almost Everyone Rejects Vatican II, Then What? – Fr. Robert J. McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D.
Video: Catholics Leaving, But Something Happening. . .Catholic Education – Fr. A. Criste, O. Præm
St. Louis de Montfort Academy Celebrates Joyful Milestones with Card Burke – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Sailing into the Storm: St. Augustine & the Morality of Modern War – Catholic Stand Magazine
LGBTQ-Affirming ‘Lavender Graduations’ Persist at Prominent Catholic Colleges – Newman Soc
Synodal Machine Reopens Gay “Marriage”, with Help from Post-Humanist Eco-Feminist – HIE
UFO’s: Ready, Set. . .Delusion? – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Grillo, the Vetus Ordo, & the Fear of Liturgical Peace – Silere Non Possum
Record Number of Bishops at LGBT Vigils, How the Church is Surrendering to Satan – Dail Com
The Price of Papal Imprecision – James Keating at The Fourth Watch

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Nobody Teaches Arithmetic Anymore – Daniel Murphy, M.S., at The Imaginative Conservative

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Teal Tide Washes Over Britain – Fraser Myers at The American Conservative
The Simple Truth at the Heart of Reform UK’s Success – Ameer Kotecha at The Spectator
Let This Be the Final Nail in Labour’s Coffin – Fraser Myers at Spiked
Reform’s Big Day – Andrew Stuttaford at National Review
The Reform Surge: An English Revolution – Brendan O’Neill, Fraser Myers, & Georgina Mumford
Dem Attempt to Wipe Out Virginia GOP is One With Nineveh & Tyre – The American Catholic
Reform’s Victory Shows the Brexit Spirit is Alive & Well – Frank Furedi at Spiked

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Russians No Longer Believe Putin’s War Propaganda – Owen Matthews at The Spectator
Culture Wars: When National Culture Is Viewed as a Threat – Sabine Beppler-Spahl at TEC
The Classic Learning Test (C.L.T.) is Challenging the S.A.T. Exam, The Leftists Are Enraged – TFP

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
Ripley’s Quotes – Tradition, Family, & Property
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A Thank You To Our Sponsor:
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MONDAY EVENING EDITION

Robert Edwards 4 May AD 2026 11:18 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Archbishop Shares 10 Characteristics of His Thriving Seminary – N. De Cárdenas at EWTN News
A Priest Makes Space on Kneeler for Little Boy During Adoration – Hillbilly Catholic on X
Antonio Vivaldi Was an Ordained Catholic Priest – Jeremy Wayne Tate on X

May the Month of Mary:
How to Live the Month of May with Mary (Even If Life Is Busy) – Scepter Blog
The Arguments About Mary Were Never Really About Her – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Right
A Catholic Guide to Mary’s Month – Amy Smith at National Catholic Register

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Leo’s First Encyclical Set for May 15 Debut – Daniel Esparza & Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia
Four New Bishops of Rome Are Ordained by Leo at St. John Lateran’s Basilica – Rome Reports
Video: Pope Leo’s Peru – EWTN News Special Report

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Return of the Spanish Biretta – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Rogation Days: A Forgotten Tradition Worth Keeping – Ashley T. Wallace at The Liturgical Home
Video: Pope Leo Appoints Radical Political Activist American Bishops – Anthony Stine, Ph.D.
The Quiet Capture of the Las Cruces Diocese by the Neocatechumenal Way – Lepanto Institute
Bay Area Diocese to Close 12 Parishes Amid Falling Participation – Elizabeth Weiss at Zeale
St. Monica, Her Incipient Alcoholism, the Intervention That Saved Her – Fr. Z’s Blog
Video: Wave of Parish Closures Make Internat’l News for Worst Reasons – Anthony Stine, Ph.D.
Brain Scans Reveal Early Dementia-Like Changes in Kids, Teens, f/Heavy Screen Use – 60 Mins
How Opus Dei Has Infiltrated & Changed the Way the America is Governed – Financial Times
Pope Leo XIII & the Anglicans – Fr. Samuel Keyes at Catholic Answers Magazine
Pope Leo’s New Bishop Gambit in West Virginia – Dymphna’s Road
The Leo Effect: 25 New Million-Dollar Donors – Delia Buckley Gallagher at The Sayable
This is How Post-Vatican II Church Works, Disobedience Becomes Enshrined Law – Fr. McDonald
Vatican Watchdog: Suspicious Financial Reports Rose In 2025 – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Abbot Primate of the Benedictines: “Mass in the Old Rite Can No Longer Be Eliminated” – NLM
Who were the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales? – Andrew Cusack at The Catholic Herald
Why Did Moscow’s Archbishop Pezzi Resign? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Psalm 19 & Artemis II – Bob Kurland, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand Magazine
The Legend of St. Judah Cyriacus – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Canadian Priest Who Broke Hip Was Offered Assisted Suicide – National Catholic Register
A Forgotten Apostle of Molokai: Hawaii Establishes a Day to Honor Brother Joseph Dutton – Zenit
Remember Him: Don Arrigo Beccari – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
A True Scoundrel – Fr. Z’s Blog
Legal Positivism & Liberalism Drive Hatred of the S.S.P.X. – The Catholic Esquire
18th Cent. Korean Scholars Introduced Catholicism to Korea, Not the Catholic Church – Levi on X
The Story Of Everything Hits at Right Time to Boost America’s Faith Resurgence – The Federalist
Does Just War Doctrine Require Moral Certainty? – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at First Things
Did You Know May 4 is the Feast of the Shroud of Turin? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Tech Billionaires Credit Their Classical Ed. for Success, but Tell Others to Code – Camus on X

Free Market Economic Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Video: The Rise & Fall of Bud Light: Inside the $27 Billion Brand Crisis – Michael Girdley

Top-10 News Stories for the Sunday Afternoon Edition:
1. Pope Leo XIV Names Four New American Bishops – James Bradbury at The Catholic Herald
2. A Dubium to Pope Leo from a Layman – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
3. U. of Notre Dame Fires Catholic Professor for Successfully Teaching Philosophy – The Observer
4. Fr. Pagliarani’s S.S.P.X. Statement: Untrue, Divisive, Uncharitable, & Arguably Heretical – RLE
5. When the World’s Largest Christian Nation Is Not in The West – The Daily Declaration
6. But Don’t Call the Pope Political (Raillery) – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. Pope or Politician? Looking at West Virginia – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
8. Blue Miles: A Monastic Novel Introduces the Monastic Life to 21st-Century Readers – The CWR
9. After Armenian Mother Church Razed in Nagorno-Karabakh, Europe Fights Back – The Reg
10. Leo on Immigration: Order, Dignity, & Misconception – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at The Am Spect

Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Sunday Afternoon Edition:
No Geese Were Harmed In the Making of this Video – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic
Cities Without Children: Childless Cities, Childless Young Couples – Aaron M. Renn
“Regina Cæli”, More Than You Wanted To Know – William J. Fritz at Corpus Christi Watershed

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Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Woke Archaeology – Álvaro Peñas & Marzena Kożyczkowska at The European Conservative
How the Sunrise Movement Became a Vehicle for Disruptive Protests – Stu Smith at City Journal
Dem Congressional Candidate J.P. Cooney Faces Scrutiny of Reported Anti-Catholic Texts – Zeale

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Count Who Understood How Leisure Prepares One for Battle – Tradition, Family, & Property
Two Dead in Leipzig After Driver Runs Car Into Crowd – TEC News/AFP
Trump Goes All In On Regime Change In Cuba – Chris Bray at The Federalist

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
19 Safe, Foolproof Canning Recipes for Every Skill Level – Andrea Beck at Southern Living

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
In Baltimore, Catholics Make Reparation for a “Satanic Revival” – Tradition, Family, & Property
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A Thank You To Our Sponsor:
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SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Robert Edwards 3 May AD 2026 4:04 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Blue Miles: A Monastic Novel Introduces the Monastic Life to 21st-Century Readers – The CWR
The Sacred Christian Art of Martin Earle – Robert Lazu Kmita, D.Phil., at The Imaginative. . .
After Armenian Mother Church Demolished in Nagorno-Karabakh, Europe Fights Back – The Reg

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Pope Leo XIV Names Four New American Bishops – James Bradbury at The Catholic Herald
Leo on Immigration: Order, Dignity, & Misconception – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at The Amer Spect
Leo XIV Recognises Another 49 Catholic Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War – Rafael Pinto Borges
Pope Leo Calls for the Immediate Release of Christian Hostages in Nigeria – Pope Respecter on X

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Legend of St. Helena, the Discoverer of the True Cross – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Mov
Review: Clementine Vulgate Enhanced Edition from Church Latin Publishing – Catholic Bible Talk
A Dubium to Pope Leo from a Layman – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
When the World’s Largest Christian Nation Is Not in The West – The Daily Declaration
But Don’t Call the Pope Political (Raillery) – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pope or Politician? Looking at West Virginia – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Fr. Pagliarani’s S.S.P.X. Statement: Untrue, Divisive, Uncharitable, & Arguably Heretical – RLE
The Interpretation of Ancient Greek Literature – Gilbert Murray at Antigone
One-Legged German Jesuit Stood Up to Nazi’s & Survived WWII – Sister M.J. Calore, S.S.C.J., on X
Stations of the Cross: Personal Prayer & Meditation – Richard Auciello at Catholic Stand Magazine
Questions about liturgy: Wrapped Low-Gluten Hosts – Fr. Edward McNamara at Zenit
When Monks Fasted Only On Liquid Bread for Lent: Holy Father Beer – The Culturist on X
Oldest American Bishop & WWII Veteran Bishop René Henry Gracida Passes Away at 102 – Zeale
Archaeologism & Death of the Living Body: The Fabrication of a Liturgical Rupture – Nuntiatoria
Teaching Your Children (or Grandchildren) Humility – Dan Fitzpatrick at Catholic Stand Magazine
Are You a Tombstone or a Living Stone? A Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter – Msgr. Cha. Pope
Ahead of World Youth Day, Catholic Population in South Korea Climbs Slowly – The Pillar
No Geese Were Harmed In the Making of this Video – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic
Meet the Psychedelic Christians: My First Embodied Experience of the Holy Spirit – UnHerd
“Regina Cæli”, More Than You Wanted To Know – William J. Fritz at Corpus Christi Watershed
Secular Parents Watch ‘Ted Lasso’ with Kids for Their Moral Lessons – John Daniel Davidson on X
U. of Notre Dame Fires Catholic Professor for Successfully Teaching Philosophy – The Observer
Why the Church Cannot Ordain Women – Luke Collins at The Catholic Herald
Cities Without Children: Childless Cities, Childless Young Couples – Aaron M. Renn
Is the Church Dying or Reviving? – David Paul Deavel, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report
The Classic Learning Test (C.L.T.) is Challenging the S.A.T. Exam, Leftists Are Enraged – TFP
Faith, Politics & the Rise of MAGA Catholics – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Catholic Herald

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Quiet Surge of Alternative Micro-Colleges – Matthew J. Smith at ARC

Top-10 News Stories for the Friday Evening Edition:
1. Why, Oh Why, is 77-year-old Arch-Modernist Cupich Still in Charge in Chicago? – Rorate Cæli
2. Three Historical Facts About the Resurrection That Challenge Every Skeptic – Church Pop
3. Amazing! Example of Alien Technology Harvested From Aliens at Roswell! – Fr. A.J. McDonald
4. Relics of the Virgin Mary & St. Joseph in Rome – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
5. The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris – S.R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
6. St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill (Dioc. of Savannah) Gets New Re-Redo’s – Fr. A.J. McDonald
7. The 1950’s Version of Super Habits – Kathleen Abela at Super Habit
8. Melinda Gates: A “Very Liberal” Priest Confirmed I Can be Catholic & Pro-Abortion – Life News
9. Claude A.I. Converts to Catholicism, the One True Religion – David L. Gray in the Morning
10. Florida Diocese Set to Debut ‘Trinity Village’ Offering Tiny Homes for Seniors – EWTN News

Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Friday Evening Edition:
New Yorker Restaurateur Erects Massive $400K Shrine to Padre Pio – New York Post
An American Pope – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Temptation? Catherine of Siena’s Three Powerful Methods for Fighting the Devil – Church Pop

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Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Killhouse: Where Ukraine’s Revolutionary Military Robots are Developed – The Spectator

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Raising the Confederate Battle Flag Over the Ruins of Shuri Castle – Donald R. McClary, J.D.
Iran’s Underground Church in Wartime – Jonathon Van Maren at The European Conservative
May 3, 1863: Lee Wins the Battle of Chancellorsville – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Book Covers & People – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
In Baltimore, Catholics Make Reparation for a “Satanic Revival” – Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
Is A.I. Making Us Intellectually Dumb? – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A Thank You To Our Sponsor:
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SATVRDAY MID-MORNING EDITION

MDF 2 May AD 2026 6:04 am

Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ with Latest Iran Offer (Updates) – Jerusalem Post
IDF: AI Transformed Air Force Effectiveness – Y J Bob at Jerusalem Post
The Stakes of the Next UK General Election – F Myers at American Conservative
Britain Heading for the Polls – T Shipman at The Spectator
UK: Muslim Sect Raided over Slavery, Sex Crimes ... – T Monroe-Hamilton at RAIR
The US Energy Triumph – R Lowry at National Review
Why ‘Meritocracy’ Enrages the Left – Giorgia Meloni at National Review
US Tariffs are not Stopping Cheap Chinese EVs – National Pulse
Global Oil Demand Isn’t Going Away – M P Mills at City Journal
US to Pull 5,000 Troops Out of Germany– B Smith at The Telegraph
Israeli Ambassador:Turkey Seeks Mid-East Dominance – S Michalopoulos at Euractiv
Russia Practising Arctic Dominance – C McFadden at Interesting Engineering

FRIDAY EVENING EDITION

Robert Edwards 1 May AD 2026 10:09 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Relics of the Virgin Mary & St. Joseph in Rome – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Three Historical Facts About the Resurrection That Challenge Every Skeptic – Church Pop
The Classic Learning Test (C.L.T.) is Challenging the S.A.T. Exam. – Tradition, Family, & Property

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris – S.R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
The Sunday Readings & Catholic Doctrine for May 2026 – M. Dybicz at Catholic Stand Magazine
Why, Oh Why, is 77-year-old Arch-Modernist Cupich Still in Charge in Chicago? – Rorate Cæli
St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill (Diocese of Savannah) Gets New Re-Redo’s – Fr. A.J. McDonald
In Baltimore, Catholics Make Reparation for a “Satanic Revival” – Tradition, Family, & Property
Trump’s Leadership, A.I. Images, & the Pope – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand Magazine
On The Left, Educating For Assassination – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
Amazing! Example of Alien Technology We Harvested From Aliens at Roswell! – Fr. A.J. McDonald
The Unknown Classic Film about a Russian Iconographer You Should Know – Kevin di Camillo
Claude A.I. Converts to Catholicism, the One True Religion – David L. Gray in the Morning
Not Development but Doctrinal “Progress”—by Leaps & Bounds – Fr. Serafino Lanzetta at 1P5
Temptation? Catherine of Siena’s Three Powerful Methods for Fighting the Devil – Church Pop
Florida Diocese Set to Debut ‘Trinity Village’ Offering Tiny Homes for Seniors – EWTN News
Christian Preacher Held After ‘Criticising Islam’ in U.K. – TEC News
Melinda Gates: A “Very Liberal” Priest Confirmed I Can be Catholic & Pro-Abortion – Life News
The 1950’s Version of Super Habits – Kathleen Abela at Super Habit
Grieving Mother Dies at Swiss Suicide Clinic – Wesley J. Smith, J.D., at National Review
A Priest in Purgatory – Veil Of Veronica
Palestinian Christian Details Israeli Settler Violence – Mary Rose at Zeale
New Yorker Restaurateur Erects Massive $400K Shrine to Padre Pio – New York Post
When Ambiguity (Under Pope Francis) Damaged the Catholic Faith – Gavin R.P. Ashenden, Ph.D.
‘Ecclesiacide,’ Then & Now – George Weigel at National Catholic Register
Migration is Being Used to Weaken Europe’s Christian Identity – Th. Colsy at The Catholic Herald
Spirituality as Protective Factor: New Data Bolsters Religion’s Role in Tackling Addiction – Zenit
An American Pope – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Cardinal Pizzaballa on the Israeli Soldier Smashing a Crucifix of Christ – Taylor R. Marshall, Ph.D.

Top-10 News Stories for the Thursday Afternoon Edition:
1. Report from the Ground: Charlotte – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. So, This is O.K.? But This is Not? – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
3. What the Life of a Hidden Convent Actually Looks Like – Jeffrey Bruno at Words & Pictures
4. Jesuit Fordham’s President Admitted on Camera She Rejects Catholic Teaching – Joe Doyle
5. How to Tell If Your Church Music Is Ugly – Mark Nowakowski at Catholic Answers Magazine
6. Rare Video Footage of St. Maximilian Kolbe – Hillbilly Catholic on X
7. Why Would Bishop Martin Want to be So Obstinate? – Don McClarey at The American Catholic
8. A Compendium of Catholic Books for Converts, Seekers, & Newly Curious – A. McGuire at TCA
9. How a Saint’s Marian Masterpiece was Hidden for 100+ Yrs & Finally Discovered – Church Pop
10. Vatican Prepares Pope Leo XIV Summit On Marriage Crisis – National Catholic Register

Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Thursday Afternoon Edition:
I Did the Same Thing Bishop Martin Did to the Family at the Altar Rail. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Before & After: St. Frances Borgia in Cedarburg, Wisconsin – Liturgical Arts Journal
Biden DOJ Prosecutors Discussed Their Desire to Target Catholic Nuns – Mary Margaret Olohan
Bishop Wants to Ordained Married Men Because “Pastoral Emergency”, What? – Fr. Z’s Blog

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Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Faithful Catholic Biden Administration – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Imperial Picks – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Is A.I. Making Us Intellectually Dumb? – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
The Female of the Species is Deadlier Than the Male – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic
Cardinal Burke Blesses New School Building at St. Louis de Montfort Academy – Trad, Fam, & Pr
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What the Life of a Hidden Convent Actually Looks Like – Jeffrey Bruno at Words & Pictures
Rare Video Footage of St. Maximilian Kolbe – Hillbilly Catholic on X
How a Saint’s Marian Masterpiece was Hidden for 100+ Years & Finally Discovered – Church Pop

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Vatican Prepares Pope Leo XIV Summit On Marriage Crisis – National Catholic Register

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Compendium of Catholic Books for Converts, Seekers, & the Newly Curious – A. McGuire at TCA
Before & After: St. Frances Borgia in Cedarburg, Wisconsin – Liturgical Arts Journal
Report from the Ground: Charlotte – Fr. Z’s Blog
Biden DOJ Prosecutors Discussed Their Desire to Target Catholic Nuns – Mary Margaret Olohan
Jesuit Fordham’s President Admitted on Camera That She Rejects Catholic Teaching – Joe Doyle
How to Tell If Your Church Music Is Ugly – Mark Nowakowski at Catholic Answers Magazine
Bishop Wants to Ordained Married Men Because “Pastoral Emergency”, What? – Fr. Z’s Blog
USDOJ Releases Report on How Agents Persecuted Christians, Including Trad Catholics – R Cæli
So, This is O.K.? But This is Not? – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
There Are Many Types of Schisms, Which One Will Leo Hate & Coddle? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Why a Catholic ‘Revival’ May Be Leaving the Working Class Behind – National Catholic Register
The Cheerleader Or The Nerd? – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand Magazine
Members of Antifa Ultras Have Desecrated the Santos Juanes in Spain – Mario ZNA on X
Saintly Models for Catholic Journalists & Writers – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at 1 Peter 5
American TFP’s Boarding School Celebrates Growth – National Catholic Register
The Call for Peace – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand Magazine
Bishops Announce Shrine Honoring Father Augustine Tolton – EWTN News
Why Would Bishop Martin Want to be So Obstinate? – Don McClarey at The American Catholic
Popes, Dollars, & War – Delia Buckley Gallagher at The Sayable
St. Catherine of Siena’s Love for the Eucharist – Catholic Spiritual Direction
Stressed or Anxious? Seven ‘Punchy’ Prayers to Bring Back in Difficult Moments – Church Pop
Hawaii Declares April 27 Servant of God ‘Brother Joseph Dutton Day’ – EWTN News
Problems of ‘Trans-Ecumenism’ When Canterbury Goes to Rome – Gavin R.P. Ashenden, Ph.D.
Polish Volleyball Star Refuses Life-Saving Treatment to Carry Pregnancy – Sachin Jose on X
The True Signs of Christianity – David Torkington at Crisis Magazine
Share of Muslim Pupils in Vienna Schools Rises to Over 41% – TEC News
The Catholic Side of Joe McCarthy – Catholics For Catholics
Creator of Catholic Planner: Reject Lies of Productivity by Sanctifying Time – Catholic Vote

Top-10 News Stories for the Wednesday Evening Edition:
1. I Did the Same Thing Bishop Martin Did to the Family at the Altar Rail. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
2. Bishop Martin of Charlotte Refuses Communion to Family at Altar Rail – Fr. Z’s Blog
3. Leo’s Unforgettable Moment in Equatorial Guinea: Never Seen Anything Like It – Rome Reports
4. Dicastery for Div Wor May Investigate Charlotte’s Bishop Martin for TLM Actions – Siate Santi
5. Why Leo Won’t Meet the S.S.P.X. – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
6. Orthodox Catholic Leaders Appointed to Board of Univ. of St. Thomas in Houston – The Reg
7. Reading The Signs Of The Times – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
8. Doctor Reveals Why Weekly Mass Can Help You Live Longer – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
9. Can Non-Catholics Be Saved? – Joseph Freymann at Catholic Answers Magazine
10. What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Be Like? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community In Mission

Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Wednesday Evening Edition:
Vatican is Ready to Drop the Anvil on the S.S.P.X. – David L. Gray, Th.M.
Leo Rejects Same-Sex Unions, Yet Liberalism Continues to Guide Vatican – Augustine Franer
“Translating the Bible”, Msgr. Ronald Knox, & Google Translate – Corpus Christi Watershed
Bachelor Parties Were Holy? The Forgotten Ancient Catholic Origins – Church Pop

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Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘American’ Should be a New Ethnicity – The American Catholic
Bye, Bye Race Discrimination in Redistricting – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
In Blow To Democrats, SCOTUS Rules They Have to Stop Being Racists – The American Catholic

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Cardinal Burke Blesses New School Building at St. Louis de Montfort Academy – Trad, Fam, & Pr

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
Human Rights Watch: Vatican-China Deal Has Aided Religious Persecution – TFP
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A Thank You To Our Sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

VVEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION

Robert Edwards 29 April AD 2026 10:04 pm

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Orthodox Catholic Leaders Appointed to Board of University of St. Thomas in Houston – The Reg
Doctor Reveals Why Weekly Mass Can Help You Live Longer – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
Meet the Five Patron Saints for World Youth Day Seoul 2027 – McKenna Snow at Zeale

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Leo’s Unforgettable Moment in Equatorial Guinea: Never Seen Anything Like It – Rome Reports
What Is ‘Ecclesiastical Communion,’ Which Leo Granted to New Chaldean Patriarch? – The Reg
Dicastery for Divin Wor May Investigate Charlotte’s Bishop Martin for TLM Actions – Siate Santi

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Bachelor Parties Were Holy? The Forgotten Ancient Catholic Origins – Church Pop
Regular Mass, Reconciliation Critical to Our Spiritual Growth – Dcn. Greco at Catholic Stand Mag
Bishop Martin of Charlotte Refuses Communion to Family at Altar Rail – Fr. Z’s Blog
I Did the Same Thing Bishop Martin Did to the Family at the Altar Rail. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Leo Rejects Same-Sex Unions, Yet Liberalism Continues to Guide Vatican – Augustine Franer
Can Non-Catholics Be Saved? – Joseph Freymann at Catholic Answers Magazine
What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Be Like? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community In Mission
The Lost Sheep & The Pearly Gates of Heaven – Deacon Greg Lambert at Catholic Stand Magazine
Synod Ofc to Provide ‘Organizational Support’ for Rome’s Amoris Lætitia Meeting – Mch. Haynes
Vatican Sets Out Next Stage of Global Synodal Process – The Catholic Herald
Yes, Religion Has a Place on Campus – Jacob Plante at Catholic Exchange
Catholic Converts, Then & Now – Nathaniel Peters, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Vatican is Ready to Drop the Anvil on the S.S.P.X. – David L. Gray, Th.M.
Letting Go of Outcomes, Adversaries, & Anxious Love with Catherine of Siena – Catholic Exchang
More Christians Killed by Muslims in Nigeria, But Leo Says be Unafraid of Them – Dcn. Donnelly
Why Leo Won’t Meet the S.S.P.X. – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
Are Gen Z Women Abandoning Religion? – Ellie G. Holmes & L. Margo at The American Spectator
“Translating the Bible”, Msgr. Ronald Knox, & Google Translate – Corpus Christi Watershed
The Tower of Babel & the Confusion of Languages – Robert Lazu Kmita, D.Phil., at Kmita’s Library
Cardinal Siri: It Will Take a Hundred Years to Heal Wounds Left by Vatican II – Dcn. N. Donnelly
Ambassadors of the Pope: How the Vatican Trains Its Nuncios Around the World – Rome Reports
Study: Increase in Church Attendance & Donations & a Decrease in Clergy Departures – Zenit
A New History of the Unrecognized Martyrs of Christian Militia Orders – C. Chalk at The CWR
Embrace the Cross of Christ – Diana Ragsdale at Catholic Stand Magazine
Reading The Signs Of The Times – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary

General Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Cardinal Burke Blesses New School Building at St. Louis de Montfort Academy – Trad, Fam, & Pr

Top-10 News Stories for the Tuesday Evening Edition:
1. Prophecy of Last Days by St. Louis de Montfort – Broth. Jos. Freyaldenhoven at Cath Stand Mag
2. USCCB’s New Bible Translations White-Washes Most Disordered Sexual Sins – Fr. David J. Nix
3. The Death of Catholic Modesty: Oklahoma City’s “Runner’s Mass” – Hiraeth In Exile
4. Shocking Video of Bishop Martin of Charlotte Who Wants to Ban Altar Rails – Catholic Conclav
5. Religious Liberty, Dignitatis Humanæ, Vatican II, S.S.P.X., & a Plea to Leo – Fr. Z’s Blog
6. The Hidden Heart of the World: The Mill & The Hill in a Forgotten Connecticut Village – Bruno
7. Fr. McTeigue Asks for a Novena of Reparation for the Anglican. . .Thing. . .in Rome – Fr. Z’s Blog
8. 5 Things Catherine of Siena Would Tell Catholics Today on Difficult Relationships – Scep Blog
9. Dear Pope Leo, When I was an Anglican Priest – Taylor R. Marshall, Ph.D., at Canterbury Tales
10. Jesus Must Have Forgotten to Tell the Centurion This – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic

Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Tuesday Evening Edition:
Never Cross Verbal Swords With a Quick Witted Priest – Don McClarey at The American Catholic
Report: Vatican Preparing for Aftermath of S.S.P.X. Consecrations – Diane Montagna
I Don’t Like Cute Liturgies – Robert Keim at Scire

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Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Christian I.D.F. Soldiers Meet Netanyahu Amid Rising Tensions – National Catholic Register
Trump Fires National Science Foundation Board, Including Two Catholic Scientists – NC Register

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Is A.I. Making Us Intellectually Dumb? – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
April 25, 1976: Saving the Flag – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Human Rights Watch: Vatican-China Deal Has Aided Religious Persecution – TFP

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
The A.I. Paradox: Gen Z Is Plugged In, But Tuned Out – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A Thank You To Our Sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

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