17 May AD 2024

THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Fr. John Hunwicke – R.I.P. – Fr. Z’s Blog

Catholic News:
Chicago Vincentian Fr. Joseph S. Williams of St. Vincent de Paul Blesses Sin – Complicit Clergy
Holy Land Cardinal Says U.S. University Protests Are Mistaken Approach – Elise A. Allen at Crux
Kansas Legislature Enacts Four Pro-Life Bills Over Governor’s Vetoes – Matt McDonald at CNA
Mother’s Day Gift Guide – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Arlington Carmelite Nuns Withdraw Restraining Order Request Against Bishop – Arlington Report

Catholic Punditry and Analysis:
Was Gueranger a Great Liturgist? – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
Bishops, Borders, and the (Bully) Pulpit – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic World Report
Who Won the Akin/White Debate? – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
Support BIG PULPIT & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Stealth Arianism – the Root of Our Problems Today – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
Legitimacy of Grief Related to Abortion – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand
Archaeologism Part II: Not Real Archeology – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of BIG PULPIT, Tito Edwards, on X (Twitter) – Tito Edwards
Is It Really “Just” War? – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
Because They Regard the Faith as a Joke – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Epidemic of Male Loneliness: Is there a Cure? – The Catholic Gentleman
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Witch Trials – Just Thomism
Bishop Strickland Reacts to His Own Letter – Terry Barber at Full Sheen Ahead
The Emptiness of Liberal Theology – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
Victims: Rupnik’s Art Cannot Be Separated From Abuse Claims – F. Tourn at Our Sunday Visitor
Charity Mobile: A Catholic Pro-Life Cell Phone Company – Jonathon Fessenden at Missio Dei
Pius XIV: the Smoke of Satan & the Man of God – One Peter Five

The AP Article by Tim Sullivan on the Rebound and Rise of Orthodoxy in the Catholic Church:
America’s Catholic Church Sees an Immense Shift Toward the Old Ways – Tim Sullivan at AP
The Shift Toward “the Old Ways” is Really a Step Forward Into the Future – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
The Associated Press on the Future of the Church – Kenneth J. Wolfe at Rorate Caeli
Ross Douthat on the AP Story – Ross G. Douthat
Is the Church Shifting “Right”? – Kevin M. Tierney

Eucharistic Revival:
5 Ways Carlo Acutis is an Essential Influence for Today’s Children – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
Did Eucharistic Miracle Occur in India? Priest Says Blood-Like Substance Oozed f/ Host – ChP
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BIG PULPIT

Pope Francis:
Controversial: Pope Francis Linked to Catholic Church Scandals? – Joe McClane

Cardinal Fernandez:
Cardinal Fernández: New Document on Discerning Apparitions ‘Being Finalized’ – Edward Pentin

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Catholic Roots of Penmanship – Helen Hoffner, Ed.D., at Catholic Exchange
Now Gender By Season? – Spirit Daily Blog

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