MONDAY EVENING EDITION
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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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:
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
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