Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Mistaken Drive Against “Parish Shopping” – Kevin Tierney at Kevin’s Substack
A Tale of Two Green Liturgies. . .in Two Cities. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Leo Today Received in Private Audience FSSP Superior General Fr. John Berg – Diane Montagna
Note I:
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Note II:
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Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
The Art of Refraining from Taking Advantage of Fame, Popularity, & Success, by Leo – Zenit
What’s Wrong With This Picture? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Pope Leo XIV Takes Aim at Orwellian Language – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun: Sister Mother Earth – Michael P. Foley, Ph.D., at NLM
The Disenchantment of the World: Max Weber’s Legacy – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D.
Does the Lineage of Christ Matter? – Fr. Kenneth M. Dos Santos, M.I.C., at Catholic Stand
Video: Why Euthanasia Violates the Dignity of the Human Person – Full Sheen Ahead
10 Fascinating Facts About the Mysterious Enoch – B. Shumaker at National Catholic Register
Lost for Decades: A.I. Helps Locate Spanish Work of Art in Massachusetts, U.S.A. – Rome Reports
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin? – Todd Federici at Catholic Stand Magazine
Demons in the Desert: The Epic Spiritual Warfare of St. Anthony the Great – Church Pop
Martin Luther King wasn’t a Catholic, but He Appealed to Catholic principles – Catholic Answers
The Sheen Renaissance – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
Did the Ancient Egyptians Prophecy the Death & Resurrection of Christ – Catholic Stand
What My Time in Israel Taught Me About the World’s Fertility Crisis – J. Wood at Them Before Us
Catholic Women Chat Beauty, Difficulty, Redemptive Nature of Teachings on Sexuality – EWTNN
Moving, Liturgically – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
C.S. Lewis on Prayer in Wartime – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Shoppers Overwhelm Stationery Shops As Social Media Touts ‘Return To Analog’ – WBEZ Chicago
News Ticker:
40 Catholics in South Africa Archd Face Excommunication For Unruly Protests – EWTN News
News Brief:
Create a T.L.M. Ordinariate & Start With the F.S.S.P.! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
How’s This for a Chapel? – Culture Explorer via Spirit Daily Blog
Liturgical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Motet for Septuagesima Sunday – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Sealing Shut the Holy Door of St. Peter’s: Bricks, Coins, & Parchments – Rome Reports
5th Cent Eastern Roman Church of Panagia Acheiropoietos in Thessaloniki – Liturgical Arts Journ
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
5 Practical Tips for Praying the Daily Rosary, the ‘Greatest Prayer’ Next to the Mass – Church Pop
God Promised Forgiveness, But Not Procrastination Tomorrow – The American Catholic
5 Tips To Help Do the 5 First Saturdays Devotion More Devoutly – Tradition, Family, & Property
Persecution of Christians:
One in Seven Christians Worldwide Suffers Persecution: New Professional Report – Zenit
Catholic (Classical) Liberal Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Did We Ever Stop Teaching This Way & How Can We Return to What Works – Beanie’s Blog
Secular and Other Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Florida Shows How to Push Back Against Campus Speech Radicalism – Real Clear Education
The Campus ‘Vibe Shift’ is an Illusion – Samuel J. Abrams at Washington Examiner
Why Southern States Are Outperforming Others in Education – N. Arnold, et al., at City Journal
Books:
Assessing Modernity’s Malaise – Alex Hibbs at Law & Liberty
O Bishops’ Conclave, What A Jest Thou Art!:
Heterodox Cardinals Denounce Trump – Ruth Graham at New York Times
The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Amen to the Bugnini Mass? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Monday Early-Morning Edition Top-10:
1. Pope Leo’s New Notes – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
2. Leo XIV, the Long Transition – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
3. How One Student’s Failing Grade Turned the “Transgender” Agenda Upside Down – TFP
4. Carmelite Friar Prays Rosary Online at 4am is Brazil’s Most-Watched Streamer – Zenit
5. If Progressive Catholics Were Totally Honest. . . – The Latin Right
6. Bishops Against Bishops on the TLM: Where Will Leo Land? – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5
7. Pic Showing Ratzinger & Fulton Sheen Together at Second Vatican Council – Cath Arena on X
8. The Diabolical Face of Francis – Theresa A. Nixon at Petite Fleur
9. Cardinal Roche is Very, Very Worried – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
10. Priest Who Was Padre Pio’s Personal Secretary Dies At 85 – Grace Porto at Catholic Vote
Monday Early-Morning Edition Honorable Mention:
The U.K. Is in Peril: It’s An Open Secret – Abigail Anthony at National Review
Fr. John Howren, Died Unexpectedly, Requiescat in Pacem! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
The Consent Fallacy – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician To The Stars!
Sunday Early-Afternoon Edition Top-10:
1. What Killed Sacrosanctum Concilium – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
2. The Question That the Pope’s Niece Asked Her Uncle – Rome Reports
3. Card Burke Reflects on Consistory, Discusses Concerns Over Papal Workload – Edward Pentin
4. The Profound Impact of Profanity: How Swearing Affects the Brain, Emotions & Soul – TFP
5. Explaining Catholic Civil Disobedience to Simcha Fischer – Peter J. Wolfgang, J.D. at Cath Cultur
6. Standing-Room Only at Eucharistic Adoration – Spirit Daily Blog
7. We’re Saved! At Last We Will Learn How to Do “Walking Together” Together – Fr. Z’s Blog
8. Cardinal Roche is Very, Very Worried – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
9. A Cocky Roche Infestation – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
10. Non Multa Sed Multum: The Method of Leo XIV – Silere Non Possum
Recent Posts:
MONDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
SVNDAY EARLY-AFTERNOON EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
Liturgical References:
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (U.S.) – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Nigeria) – Nigeria Catholic Network
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (U.K.) – Alive Publishing
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (New Zealand) – Universalis
Daily Readings: Traditional Latin Mass – Latin Mass Helper
Order of Mass: Novus Ordo – Universalis
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
Bible References:
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Catholic Bible – Haydock Commentary Online
Catholic References:
Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions
Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Antifa Storms Minnesota Church – Anders Hagstrom at Fox News
Trump & Teddy Roosevelt: Twin Presidents – Francis P. Sempa, J.D., at Modern Age Journal
How One Student’s Failing Grade Turned the “Transgender” Agenda Upside Down – TFP
The Coming Fratricide in Europe:
The Thousand & One E.U. Expenses That Finance Islam & Inclusion – New Daily Compass
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why the Taliban Wants to Talk with the Trump – James D. Durso at The National Interest
Trump’s Tough Love for Europe – Rod Dreher at The European Conservative
Treason? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The U.S. Territory of Greenland:
As American as Apple Pie: Purchasing Greenland – Don McClarey at The American Catholic
German Retreatkrieg – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Children of Light Make Reparation for a Black Mass of Defiant “Light” in Texas – TFP
Sort of Explains the Guarding the Streets of Heaven Thing – The American Catholic
Five Reasons Zohran Mamdani Will Not Save New York – Tradition, Family, & Property
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
What Would Russia’s Conversion To Our Lady of Fatima Look Like? – Tradition, Family, & Property
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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