Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hindu Film in India Stoking Persecution of Christians Released in – Jason Scott Jones
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Oklahoma’s Inaugural Cohort of Catholic Educators Graduates from Credential Program – ICLE
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Two Big, Indispensable Catholic Books – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at the Imaginative. . .
2. Pope Francis Never Misses an Opportunity to Miss an Opportunity – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
3. Austrian Bishop Names First ‘Episcopal Vicaress’ – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
4. Mexican State Decriminalizes Abortion; Catholics Supporting It Excommunicated – CNA
5. Controversy as King Charles & London Celebrate Islam in Public – The National Pulse
6. Prominent English Scholar Says His Country’s Decline Began With the Reformation – Ed Pentin
7. Well, It Was Just Sitting Around in That Government Warehouse – The American Catholic
8. The Hearts of Many Shall be Made Manifest – Raymond Hilbrich at Catholic Stand
9. The Moorings as Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
10. Boris Spassky, RIP – Fr. Z’s Blog
Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Your Eminence, As You Approach Conclave – Bishop Joseph Strickland
Let’s Apply Elon’s Bullet Point List to Homemakers to Finally Appreciate Their True Worth – IT
David Solomon, Champion of Catholic Identity at Notre Dame, RIP After Converting – Register
Analysis and Punditry:
. . . Why Old Mass Isn’t Broken & New Mass Can’t Be Fixed; New Book by Pt. Kwasniewski – NLM
An Open Letter to JD Vance about IVF – Sister Renée Mirkes at Catholic World Report
Catholics Shouldn’t Flee the Cities – Raymond Dansereau at Crisis Magazine
What Happens When Church Authority Undermines Civil Authority? – The American Postliberal
Can Christianity Save The West? @ARC – Gavin Ashenden
Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License – Glenn Moots at Public Discourse
News:
State Dept. Terminates USCCB Migration Funds – The Pillar
Pope Francis:
Pope Benedict XVI Resigned Freely – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
What Happens with a New Pope | Dr. Luis Sandoval – Full Sheen Ahead
Pope Francis’s Condition Continues to Slowly Improve – Elise A. Allen at Crux via Catholic Herald
Conclave Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How to Become the Pope as Michael Knowles Explains – Michael Knowles
Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
These Three Schools Are Preparing Teachers For Classical Education – Mch. McShane at Forbes
New York’s Catholic Schools are in Crisis – Ray Domanico at City Journal
Oklahoma’s Inaugural Cohort of Catholic Educators Graduates from Credential Program – ICLE
The Next Step for School Choice: Get It Right – John Grove at Civitas Institute
Colorado Court Rules for Christian Academy’s Eligibility for Universal Preschool Pgm – CV
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Show Some Class, Cut the Crass – Jeff Minick at Intellectual Takeout
Beautiful Beethoven & Magnificent Mahler – Paul du Quenoy at the New Criterion
Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
While Citizens in North Carolina Were Left to Freeze in Tents – The American Catholic
The Andrew Tate Moral Rot & the Future of the American Right – The American Spectator
Join Us at Mar-a-Lago for our Catholic Prayer For America Gala! – Catholics For Catholics
Republicans Back IVF Expansion, Pro-life Groups Push Back – R. Quackenbush at Catholic Vote
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender
Et Cætera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
“Napoleon”: The Rediscovery of a Cinematic Masterpiece – K.V. Turley at the Imaginative. . .
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Where is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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