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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Jesuitical Father Thomas Reese of the Fishwrap Seems a Bit Nervous. . . – Fr. A.J. McDonald
2. Who Appointed Charlotte’s Destroyer Bishop Michael Martin? – The WM Review
3. The Pillar: Martin Had to Withdraw Some of His Loonier Demands – Damian Thompson on X
4. A North Carolina Bishop Threatens a Full-scale ‘Liturgy War’ – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at C Cltr
5. The Parable of Hypocrisy: Pope Leo XIV’s Words Meet His Bishops’ Deeds – Chris Jackson
6. Martin’s Actions Regarding Liturgy are Worse Than a Crime, They’re a Mistake – Kevin Tierney
7. A Satirical Look at the Diocese of Charlotte’s TLM Train Wreck – Bellarmine Forum
8. Bishop Martin’s Fanatical Actions Have Backfired Spectacularly – Damian Thompson on X
9. Pope Leo XIV Speaks Hard Truths to a Troubled Age – Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., at Rgstr
10. . . .Apology Issued by German Cathedral for Freak Show – Catholic Conclave
Pope Leo XIV:
Prior of Vienna Augustinians Gives Insight on His Colleague, Pope Leo XIV – Cthlc Conclave
Pope Leo XIV a New Direction for the Church – Catholic Unscripted
Is Francis a Saint or Sinner? Pope Leo XIV Can’t Decide – Chris Jackson at Hiraeth In Exile
A Practical Guide to Obtaining an Apostolic Blessing From Pope Leo XIV – N Catholic Register
Future Pope Helped Found Villanovans For Life, Marched Against Roe V. Wade – Cths For Cths
Vatican City Issues Postage Stamps With Pope Leo XIV’s Photo – Catholic World News
Bishop Michael Martin’s Infamous Deeds:
From One Reformed Control Freak to an Unreformed Control Freak. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Sources: Charlotte Bishop Shelves Mass Manifesto, for Now – The Pillar
Charlotte Liturgy War Heats Up After Bishop’s Ban of Tradition Leaked – Jonathan Liedl
Anti-Traditional/Anti-Liturgical Letter to be Sent by Bishop on Liturgical Norms. . . – Rorate Cæli
Tall Tales to Tell of Bishop Michael Martin:
He Has Become the Most Hated Bishop in America – Damian Thompson on X
At a Minimum, Other Bishops Should Rebuke Him – Phillip E. Lawler, Ph.D., on X
Martin’s Attempt to Strangle Traditional Worship is Unprecedented, He Must Go – D Thompson/X
He Should Immediately be Removed – Damian Thompson on X
Charlotte Laity Should Cut Off Every Last $ from the Bishop – Norman Leeds, Ph.D., on X
This is the Most Anti-Vatican II Letter Ever Written by a Bishop – Catholic Sat on X
A Vandal Arrives, Abusing His Authority to Spit on Reverent Catholics – Damian Thompson on X
Charlotte Laity Asking for Prayers to Endure Bishop Michael Martin – Nancy Kitson on X
I Think It’s Time to March on the Diocese of Charlotte – Fred Simon on X
Vatican II, Behold What It Hath Wrought:
. . .Freak Show Performed Inside German Cathedral – Robert Nugent on X
What We Were Told To Do Because of ‘Vatican II’ – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., on X
They’re Not Just After the Latin Mass Anymore – Chris Jackson at Hiraeth In Exile
What Vatican II is Afraid Of, Traditional Catholics in 1947 Africa – James the Nigerian on X
Church Opens Cause for the Beatification of Modernist Heresiarch, Blondel – Catholic Conclave
Are Women at the Altar Helping or Hurting the Church? – Fr. Kevin Drew at Catholic Exchange
Francis Inheritance: Another Liturgically Repressive Bishop Appointed in South America – C Con
. . .Germany’s Priestly Ordinations Hit Record Low – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Vatican II Apologetics Means Denying Vatican I & Gaslighting Anyone Who Notices – C Jackson
Analysis and Punditry:
Before & After: St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Myrtle Beach, SC – Liturgical Arts Journal
The “Take It Down Act” Is a Long Overdue First Strike Against Pornography in Schools – TFP
Church of Scotland’s 140-year-old Magazine to Close Along With Hundreds of Churches – C Hrld
Jesus Called People Morons: The Sacred Insult That Could Save a Civilization – Greg Schlueter
The Left Can’t Admit Sexual Revolution Was Bad w/o Admitting Christians Were Right – Fdrlst
Todos, Todos, Todos, Except Victims of My Friends Grassi, Zanchetta & Rupnik – D Thompson/X
German Lay Group Opposes Bishop Barron Award Over ‘Anti-trans’ Stance – Luke Coppen
A Poem & Essay for Ascension Day – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Imaginative Conservative
How Might Our Society Change if We Understood Parenting as a Skilled Occupation? – I. Greco
Faith Involvement Enhances Mental Health – Lois M. Collins at Deseret News
“Farm Stops”: A Refreshing Alternative to Gigantic Supermarkets – Tradition, Family, & Property
How Medieval Christians Celebrated the Rogation Days (with a Dragon) – New Liturgical Mvmnt
News:
Grand Canyon University Cleared of $37.7M Federal Fine, Retains Tax-Exempt Status – Rel Unp
Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Happened to Harvard? – Robert Curry at Real Clear Education
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Europe Is Silencing Its Citizens—One Jail Sentence at a Time – Ildikó Bíró at The European. . .
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Will SCOTUS’s Disparate Impact Theory Survive the Trend to Dismantle DEI? – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
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