Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Nigeria’s Christians Await Christmas Amid Fear Of Repeat Violence – Religion Unplugged
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Cardinal Ranjith Just Jumped to the Top of the Papabile Index – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Fr. Frank Pavone Provides An Update About His Status – Complicit Clergy
3. Clearing the Air on the Use of EMHCs at Mass – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
4. Larry Chapp Napalms a Cardinal! – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. Pope Francis Names Father Roger Landry a Monsignor – National Catholic Register
6. PopeWatch: A Christmas Miracle! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. Why I Am Not Protestant – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
8. Where are all those New Prolife Seamless Garment Catholics? – D. Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
9. Card. Cupich’s Backward Direction to the 1970’s & Gaslighting Traditionalists – Fr. McDonald
10. The Duke Lacrosse Hoax Is Not an Aberration – John Ziegler at Chronicles
News:
King Charles III Attends Event at Catholic Church Remembering Christians in Middle East – Crux
British Spies Foiled Two Plots to Kill Pope Francis in Iraq – Simon Caldwell at Catholic Herald
Punditry and Analysis:
’55 & ’69 Liturgical Reforms Uprooting Oral Custom – Jennifer S. Bryson, Ph.D., at 1 Peter 5
What is the Best Catholic Missal? – Murray Rundus at Catholic Family News
Santa’s Tomb? Coffin of St. Nicholas May Have Been Found — But There’s A Catch – NC Register
Another Christian School Attacked – Michael Knowles
Ahead of Christmas, Christian Villagers Told to Leave Homes in State in India – Crux
Advent (and Christmas):
Father Christmas Will Never Die Because Christ Has Risen From the Dead – N Catholic Register
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
The Collapse of Syria and the Consequences for Christians:
Patriarch John X Says Christians ‘Not Just Guests’ In Post-Assad Syria – Religion Unplugged
Diplomatic Pressure Should Be Applied to All Parties in Syria to Protect Christians – Uzay Bulut
Cardinal Cupich Ban’s Kneeling for Communion:
Kneeling & the Selective “Listening” of Synodality – Larry Chapp, Ph.D., at Catholic World Report
Is Kneeling for Communion a Disruption? – Fr. Casey Jones at Crisis Magazine
Cardinal Cupich Bans Kneeling Before Jesus! – Catholic Unscripted
Nancy Pelosi Scandal:
Correction Over Communion Can Be Complicated, but is Also Crucial – Daniel B. Gallagher, Ph.D.
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
How to Reverse Biden’s Lawless Immigration, Despite Hysteria of Our Priests – J. Zmirak, Ph.D.
As Americans Tolerance for Wokeness Dies, an Appetite for Violence Grows – The Federalist
Displaying, Not Establishing – Eugene Kontorovich at City Journal
Et Cetera. . . Pop Culture News, Punditry, and Analysis:
See the Stunning Christmas Wreaths of Colonial Williamsburg – Lindsey Liles at Garden & Gun
Carrie Gress Talks Classical Countdown Takeover – Conversations with Consequences
14 Surprising Thrift Store Finds Perfect for All Your Advent & Christmastide Parties – M. Stewart
15 Best Champagne Bottles to Celebrate Advent & Christmastide – Luc. Capretti at Tasting Table
Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Why Christian Chivalry Still Lives: A Review of the Maxims of Christian Chivalry – TFP
The Miracle of Notre Dame’s Restoration: Divine Call to Conversion – Tradition, Family & Property
Winter Trend: Fair Isle Sweaters – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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