VVEDNESDAY EARLY-AFTERNOON EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Massacre in Nigeria Follows Bishop’s U.S. Testimony On Christian Persecution – NC Register

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Revealing Pope Leo XIV’s Strategy – Catholic Unscripted
2. The Counterfeit Calm: How Leo XIV Is Normalizing Apostasy with a Smile – Chris Jackson
3. What a Head Case – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. How Long Will It Take to Call Out Heterodoxy Amongst College of Cardinals – Fr. A. McDonald
5. Matt Walsh’s Comments on Gay Adoption to Tucker Carlson Reveals Crisis in Church – K. Hall
6. Charlotte Priests Urge Bishop to Reconsider Decision to End TLM in Parishes – C World News
7. Macron is Having a Bad Day You Say? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. Pope Leo XIV: Patriarch of the West? – Roberto de Mattei, D.Phil., at Voice Of The Family
9. The Spirit of Vatican II Liturgical Revival! The Abba Mass! – Catholic Conclave
10. Pope Leo XIV Appoints Assisted Suicide Advocate to Head Pro-Life Office – Complicit Clergy

Pope Leo XIV:
Pope Leo XIV, Please Stop Catholics from Killing Themselves – Gene Thomas Gomulka at Am Th
Thin End of the Ordination Wedge, Women Working in the Roman Curia – Catholic Conclave
New President Not Likely to Bring Change at Pontifical Academy for Life – Catholic World News
Pope Leo XIV & the Hermeneutic of Continuity | The First 100 Days – Catholic Family News

Bishop Michael Martin’s Infamous Deeds:
Memo Reveals Bishop’s Strategy to Quell Resistance to TLM Suppression – Chris Jackson

Analysis and Punditry:
Payment to Priests – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How We Got Here, Food For Thought – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Vigil of Ascension – Old & New – Fr. Z’s Blog
Italian & Gothic: Two Stunning Designs in Contemporary Vestment Work – Liturgical Arts Journal
As Goes South Africa, So Goes America? – Rod Dreher
Against A.I. Art – Johann Kurtz at Becoming Noble
A Catholic Fix for American Higher Education? – George Weigel at National Catholic Register
To Be a “Cultural Catholic,” is to Empty the Gospel of Its Transforming Power – Rob Marco
Montana Guarantees Kids Access to Religious Instruction – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at F Th
Belgium: Mass Attendance Rises Almost 4% in a Year – Luke Coppen & Brendan M. Hodge

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Education & Parents’ Rights a Century After Pierce V. Society of Sisters – J.M. Grondelski, Ph.D.

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why You Should Wait to Have S*x Until Marriage – Lila Rose
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

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