16 May AD 2024

April 12, 2024

FRIDAY EDITION

Highlighted News and Punditry:
Vatican Gives Plenary Indulgences to US for Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Eucharistic Congress – Crux

Catholic News:
From Papal Secretary to Nuncio? Report of a Diplomatic Role for Gänswein Unconfirmed – CNA
Pope Francis Reinstates Papal Title ‘Patriarch of the West’ in Pontifical Yearbook – CNA
SSPX Priest Admits to Years of Sexual Misconduct With Minors – AC Wimmer at via The CWR
Bishop-elect Dies Within Days of His Episcopal Consecration – E. Berdejo at CNA via The CWR
Woman Found Dead In Italian Church Was Searching For Ghosts – CNN

Catholic Punditry:
A Successor for the St. Gallen Mafia? – Julia Meloni at One Peter Five
A Review of Eleanor Parker’s Winters in the World – Michael P. Foley, Ph.D., at NLM
Support BIG PULPIT & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
St. Colman’s Ruins: Irish Christianity on a Windswept Island – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
“Catholic” Joe Biden Is a Product of Church Apathy – Sarah Cain at Crisis Magazine
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of BIG PULPIT, Tito Edwards, on X (Twitter) – Tito Edwards
Marian Apparitions for Protestants – Casey Chalk at Catholic Answers Magazine
Who is Jesus: C.S. Lewis and the Trilemma – Hunter Leonard at Catholic Stand
Ridiculous Rules of Religion – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing on my Head Blog
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
New Film About Flannery O’Connor Shows ‘God Can Deliver His Grace in Any Way’ – The Reg
The Church of England Must Reject Worldliness or Face Extinction – Lewis Brackpool
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
Jesus Is Not Like Bigfoot – Trent Horn at Indulgences Blog
‘Irena’s Vow’ Tells A WWII Story Of A Courageous Catholic – Kate O’Hare at Pax Culturati
Headbands: Put Some Pop at the Top – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Hong Kong Jimmy Lai Trial: Some Advice to Judge Remedios from a Former Classmate – BW
Andrew Tate and the Destruction of Men – The Catholic Gentleman

Eucharistic Revival:
Vatican Gives Plenary Indulgences to US for Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Eucharistic Congress – Crux
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BIG PULPIT

Fiducia Supplicans:
Card. Sarah: African Bishops Have Spoken for Whole Church by Rejecting SSA ‘Blessings’ – CC
Cardinal Sarah: The Church is Dying as Many Western Prelates Cower in Fear – CMR
New Ways Ministries – Rainbow Wolves – Complicit Clergy

Dignitas Infinitas:
Two Problems with Dignitas Infinita – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
The Missing Lens and the Key Weakness of Dignitas Infinita – David Deane at The CWR

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Mystic Update Top-10:
1. From P**n Worker to the Church: Story of the Woman Who Quit Sex Work – ChurchPOP
2. Vatican: Plenary Indulgences to US for Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Eucharistic Congress – Crux
3. My Near-Death Experience and Miraculous Healing – Fr. Daniel Maria Klimek
4. How to Combat Our Own Selfish Heart – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
5. Did You Know About France’s Mountaintop Madonnas? – Get Fed
6. History of France’s Chocolate Sisters: Monastic Life of 160-Yr-Old Religious Community – ChP
7. Who Is the Holy Spirit? – Tan Direction
8. “Classical Art is a Way of Evangelising Through Beauty” – Alejandro P. Esclusa and Á. Peñas
9. 10 Fascinating Facts About 19th-C. Italian Mystic Saint Gemma Galgani – ChurchPOP
10. On Mercy And Forgiveness – Fr. John Burns at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Mysticism and Spirituality:
On Mercy And Forgiveness – Fr. John Burns at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Why Did Christ Not Stay Continually With His Disciples After The Resurrection – Msgr. Ch. Pope
The Newly Restored Façade of Trinità dei Pellegrini in Rome – New Liturgical Movement
On Ghosts: A Video Presentation By Msgr. Pope – Msgr. Charles Pope
Our Lord in the Attic: the Hidden Chapels of Amsterdam – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Holiness in the Ordinary: The Story of Venerable Carla Ronci – L. Merrie at Catholic Exchange
Borromeo Style Chasuble by AltarworthyJohn Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Praying the Psalms With Christ – Joannie Watson at Integrated Catholic Life
The Potentialities of Classic Italian Romanesque – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BIG PULPIT

Eastertide:
What Happened to the True Cross? – Get Fed

Saints:
Blessed Notker the Stammerer – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

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Highlighted American Political News and Punditry:
Democrats Will Champion Despicable Pedophilia Within Five Years, or Less – American Thinker

American Political News:
‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson Attacks Christians Who Support ‘Rapist’ Trump – David Ng
The Great Campaign Against the Great Reset – The Vulnerable People Project

American Political Punditry:
“Saint Christopher”: Hitch at 75 – John Rodden at Acton Institute
Why Can’t Deep-Red Ohio Accomplish Anything For Conservatives? – Mt. Mayer at The Federalist
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Says the Moon is “Made Up Mostly of Gases” – The American Spectator
Is Trump Riding A Realignment Wave? – J.T. Young at The Federalist

Political Lawfare:
Pro-Abortion Terrorist Gets Lighter Sentence Than Peaceful Pro-Life Activists – The Federalist

Culture Wars:
Marriage and Babies Really Do Make Women Happier – Wendy Wang at IFS Blog
‘Civil War’ Review: Ridiculously Dopey, Anti-Trump Snuff Film – John Nolte
Get Married: An Interview with Brad Wilcox – Public Discourse
DEI Cronyism and Woke Grifters – Victor Davis Hanson

American History:
Flying the Unfriendly Skies – David Krugler at Law & Liberty

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Major UK Report Throws Transgender Medicine Onto the Rubbish Heap – Js. Parker at Mercator
How a Cult Captured the NHS – Kathleen Stock at UnHerd
The High Cost of Scotland’s Controversial New Hate Law – Cockburn at The Spectator World

Indiscriminate News and Punditry:
What If California and Texas Formed a Single Country? – History Roar
The Good News: DEI Cronyism and Woke Grifters, and More Dispatches. . . – Catholics for Cthlcs

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