Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Religion Will Be Crucial as Post-Assad Syria Seeks Restoration – Richard Ostling at Rel Unp
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. One Year Later: The Fiducia Supplicans “Flop” – Complicit Clergy
2. Why Has Francis Promoted a Heretic & Gifted Him Washington? w/Christine Niles – C Unscr.
3. Bishop Strickland Blasts Appointment of Cardinal McElroy – Complicit Clergy
4. The Devil in Rome (Re: McElroy to D.C.) – Stella Maris Media
5. Once Mass Starts, You Aren’t Allowed to Stop Until You Finish, Even if Attacked – TACatholic
6. Pro-Lifer Arrested in Ohio for ‘Annoying’ Speech Outside Abortion Clinic – MRC News Busters
7. Casual Sex & Other Pathways to Diabolical Possession, & More Great Links! – NC Register
8. Pennsylvania Bishop Issues Pastoral Letter on Human-Trafficking Hotspot – ABC 27 WHTM
9. Saint of the Impossible – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Carmelite Monks Use Modern Tech to Build Gothic Monastery – Cowboy State Daily
News:
Canadian Archbishop & Indigenous Language Scholar Appointed to Winnipeg Archd. – Register
Shigemi Fukahori, Catholic Atomic Bomb Survivor and Peace Advocate, Dies at 93 – CNA
Punditry and Analysis:
This Joyful Nun is Now the Oldest Living Person – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
The Leonine Prayers after Mass (Part 2) – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
We Who Wrestle with God: On the Border of Things – Darren Geist, J.D., at Public Discourse
Trudeau Leaves Behind an Anti-Catholic Legacy – Peter Laffin at National Catholic Register
‘Death Cafes’ Aim to Convince People That Assisted Suicide is Good for Your – Live Action News
John Traynor’s Miraculous Cure in Lourdes Finally Confirmed – Tradition, Family, & Property
Meaning of ‘Inn’ in Bethlehem, Journey f/‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ to Catholic & More – Rgstr
Why are Bible Sales Booming in Our Secular Society – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property
Jubilee 2025: New Year’s Resolutions & Resources – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
Inspiring Courage: Saint John Neumann’s Stand Against Anti-Catholic Persecution – TFP
What Does The Future Hold For Christians In Syria Under HTS? – L. Gilbert at Religion Unplugged
Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
My Advice to Catholic Schools: Double Down on Your Catholicity – Thomas W. Carroll at Register
The Catastrophic Appointment of Cardinal McElroy to Washington, D.C.:
McElroy Discusses New Role, Engaging With Incoming Trump Administration – Catholic Vote
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Is Vivek Right About America? – Colin Redemer at First Things
The Fools’ Gold State – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Liberals & Tyranny – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
119th Congress Adds 2 Hindus, 2 Nones, Remains Mostly Christian – Religion News Service
Anglosphere Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Truth About ‘Grooming Gangs’ is Finally Coming Out – The Telegraph via Yahoo! News
9 Media Outlets Simping for PM Starmer on Grooming Gangs Scandal After Musk Rebuke – MRC
International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
How The Left Betrayed Charlie Hebdo – Andrew Hussey at UnHerd
Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Persecution of Nigerian Christians Continues – Catholic Arena
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender
Et Cetera. . . Pop Culture News, Punditry, and Analysis:
10 Wardrobe Resolutions for the New Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Reading Old Books – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
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