Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Confirmed: The Corruption Pope Francis Chose Not to Expose – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at C Cltr
2. This is Not the Music That is Played at a Christian’s Funeral – Michael Knowles
3. How Nuns Got Squeezed Out of the Communion Host Business – Mark Dent at The Hustle
4. ‘Stand Up Like Free Men’: The Modern History of Standing for Communion – The Pillar
5. Can Theology of the Body be Reconciled w/Traditional Ends of Marriage? – P Kwasniewski PhD
6. Francis Accuses Young Catholic Priests Who Like the TLM of ‘Mental Imbalance’ – Comp Clrgy
7. TLM & Many Vocations? For Francis, It Means Forced Resignation! – The Remnant
8. Francis: God Loves Homosexuals Just ‘As They Are’ – Complicit Clergy
9. Fiducia Supplicans – The Blessing That Doesn’t Approve (Chesterton’s Jest) – Cmplct Clergy
10. Apparent Synodality & Creeping Authority – SSPX via Complicit Clergy
News:
Kidnapped Nigerian Nuns Freed, Congregation Confirms Unconditional Release – OSV News
Punditry and Analysis:
Strengthen Your Prayer Life with Pocket Guide to Prayer – Susan Cianco at Catholic World Report
Opus Dei Contests Charges of Malfeasance in Author’s New Book – National Catholic Register
Milwaukee’s New Archbishop Draws from Rural Roots at Installation Mass – N Catholic Register
The Old Testament Roots of American Christian Music – Howard Husock at First Things
Book Review: Turned Around – Replying to Common Objections Against the TLM – Lit Arts Jrnl
Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope Francis Thinks Your Nuts if You’re a Trad! – Kennedy Hall at Mere Tradition
Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Rare Roman Gold Coins Discovered in Luxembourg – Laura Baisas at Popular Science
How to Fight Against a World Hostile to Christian Values – Louis Markos at The Federalist
Islam:
What Is & Isn’t Wrong with Islam? – Raymond Ibrahim
The Uncertain Future of Syria’s Christians – Msgr. Michael J. Nazir-Ali, Th.D., at Spectator World
L.A. Wild Fires:
A Report from the Great L.A. Fire: Hope in the Ruins – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at Pstlbrl Order
California Fires Due to Bad Politics, Not Climate Change – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D., at Breitbart
Man Arrested Near L.A. Fires with Possible Blowtorch is an Illegal Immigrant: ICE Sources – C4C
L.A. Fire Victims Speak Out After Losing Their Home. . .with The Halpins – Lila Rose
Hope Rises from the Ashes as Catholic Aid Mobilizes in California Wildfires – Cthlc World Report
Catholics Seek Comfort in Mary & the Saints During L.A. Wildfires – Maria Wiering at OSV News
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
Cartel Trafficking Kids & Drugs Right Under the Nose of USCCB’s ‘Open Border Czar’ – Off-Press
When It Comes to Sex, are Dems More Puritanical than Republicans? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Trump to Create ‘External Revenue Service’ to Collect Tariffs – Elise DeGeeter at Catholic Vote
International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
More than 1,000 Violent Deaths, & Rising: Crime in France Hits All-Time High – H. de Lauzun
Hong Kong: from Political Haven to Fishing Village – Chen Guangcheng at Public Discourse
Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Threatens to Invade Puerto Rico – Christian K. Caruzo at Breitbart
Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Historic Survey on Real Presence Ignored by U.S. Bishops – Complicit Clergy
Creative New Bible Concordance Gives You Out-of-Context Verses to Justify Any Behavior – BB
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
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