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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Of Football, Changes, & the Booing of Taylor Swift. Wherein Fr. Z Rant. – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Timothy Cardinal Dolan of New York Resigns at 75 – Crux
3. Notre Dame Cathedral Faces Another Disaster: Threat of an Unwanted Legacy – Trd, Fam, Prp
4. Could the Badly Decided Obergefell be Overturned? Newsweek is Worried – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
5. Should Church Officials be Teaching Illegal Immigrants How to Avoid the Law? – Trd, Fam, Prp
6. See Tiny Portrait of Mary Magdalene that Raphael Painted when He was 20 – Smithsonian
7. Wander the Medieval Streets That Inspired ‘The Lord of the Rings’ & . . . – Our Sunday Visitor
8. What’s the Truth About Opus Dei? – Lila Rose
9. Pope Francis Interrupts the Homily Due to “Difficulty in Breathing” – Rome Reports
10. Striking Reform in Continuity Parish in Cottage Grove, Oregon! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
Honorable Mentioned News Stories:
How Nations Die – John Derbyshire at Chronicles
Addressing the Dating ‘Pendulum’ Problem on College Campuses – National Catholic Register
Fr. David Michael Moses Baptizes Baby Nephew Fighting for His Life in NICU – ChurchPOP
Analysis and Punditry:
Making the Case for Religion in a Secular Age | Ross Douthat – Aaron M. Renn
Adapting Plan into Reality, Pio Brunone Lanteri Commits Himself to Assisting Amicizia – TFP
Gordian Knots & Artful Dogers – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
“Deportation” & Catholic Teaching – Joe Tevington at Catholic Stand
Growing a Counterculture of Community, Tradition, & Joy – Jeff Minick at Chronicles
News:
UK Uni. Adds Trigger Warnings to Shakespeare for Popping Balloons, Extreme Weather – Cllg Fix
Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What’s Coming For Academia – Francis Menton at Manhattan Contrarian
How American Educators are Conning Kids – Frannie Block at The Free Press
Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Classical Music as Art & Play – Thomas Philbrick at Modern Age
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
L.A. Wild Fires:
The People’s Republic of California – Roger D. McGrath at Chronicles
L.A. Christians Keep the Faith as They Begin Post-Wildfires Recovery – Religion Unplugged
Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender
Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Not Worth a Penny – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Eagles’ Nick Sirianni, Jalen Hurts Praise God After Blowout Super Bowl Victory – Breitbart
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
PopeWatch: Bronchitis – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
February 9, 1775: Parliament Declares Massachusetts to be in Rebellion – The Amrcn Catholic
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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