Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Carmelite Friar Prays Rosary Online at 4am is Brazil’s Most-Watched Streamer – Zenit
Priest Who Was Padre Pio’s Personal Secretary Dies At 85 – Grace Porto at Catholic Vote
Leo XIV, the Long Transition – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Pope Leo’s New Notes – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Leo Approves a Jubilee Year to Mark 800 Years Since the Death of St. Francis – Zenit
Will 2026 Be a Crucial Year for Leo & the Catholic Church? – Gaetano Masciullo at TEC
The Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals:
Tucho Demotes Doctrine While Baggio Decentralizes the Church – Chris Jackson
General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Bishops against Bishops on the TLM: Where Will Leo Land? – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5
Ratzinger V. Kasper: Why the Debate Matters Even More Today – Larry Chapp, Ph.D., at CWR
St. Thorfinn of Hamar Offers Timeless Lessons for Nigeria – Vincent Obiajulu at Catholic Stand
Manufacturing Crisis with ICE, NASA’s Moon Push, & Holy Doors Sealed – David L. Gray
Byzantine Monastery Unearthed in Egypt – Lauren K. McCormick at Biblical Archaeology Society
Children of Light Make Reparation for a Black Mass of Defiant “Light” in Texas – TFP
Latin Mass Project Seeks to Expand Knowledge of Beauty of Tradition – P.A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
A Jubilee Pilgrimage & Venerable Antonietta Meo – Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer at Catholic Stand
Cardinal Dolan Calls on Parents to Name Babies After Saints – Church Pop
If Progressive Catholics Were Totally Honest. . . – The Latin Right
Yes, Treating Employees Like Family Still Happens – Tradition, Family, & Property
Spanish: The Liturgical Limbo of Leo XIV – Info Vaticana
The U.K. Is in Peril: It’s An Open Secret – Abigail Anthony at National Review
America’s First Basilica Uses Lights to Show Catholic Heritage – Jenny Lark Snarski at Aleteia
How One Student’s Failing Grade Turned the “Transgender” Agenda Upside Down – TFP
The Consent Fallacy – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician To The Stars!
K-Pop Demon Hunters: Teaching Teenagers about Spiritual Warfare – Nathan Krupa at TCD
Video: Jesuit School Blocks TPUSA Chapter From Being Formed – Anthony Stine, Ph.D.
News Ticker:
Pope at Angelus: We Are Precious in God’s Eyes – Deborah Castellano Lubov at Vatican News
More Than 110 People at Kansas State Prepare to Enter the Church This Easter – Catholic Vote
The Persian Gulf Just Got Its First Basilica – Christine Rousselle at Aleteia
News Brief:
Five Powerful Prayers to Honor The Holy Name of Jesus in January – C. Perkins at Church Pop
Fr. John Howren, Died Unexpectedly, Requiescat in Pacem! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Pic Showing Ratzinger & Fulton Sheen Together at Second Vatican Council – Catholic Arena on X
Liturgical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Information Requested About Hymnals – Jeff Ostrowski at Corpus Christi Watershed
Candlemas With the Family – A Catholic Mom’s Life
Mater Populi Fidelis: A Note “That Luther Would Sign” – Tradition, Family, & Property
Vocations Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Is the Journey to the Priesthood Like? – Rome Reports
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Can Prayer Help Us Make Crucial Decisions? – Mónica Muñoz at Aleteia
Franciscan Friars Draw Youth, Families to Eucharistic Adoration in N.Y. City – Catholic Vote
The Profound Impact of Profanity: How Swearing Affects the Brain, Emotions & Soul – TFP
Persecution of Christians:
From India to China, a Discreet Stifling of the Christian Faith – Hortense Leger at Aleteia
Catholic (Classical) Liberal Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Humanities Endowment Awarding Millions to Western Civilization Programs – Jen. Schuessler
Secular and Other Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Civics Takes Center Stage in 2026 – Mary-Liz Shaw at Ed Surge
Mis-Portraits of a Graduate – Daniel Buck at Education Next
How One Student’s Failing Grade Turned the “Transgender” Agenda Upside Down – TFP
Books:
The Diabolical Face of Francis – Theresa A. Nixon at Petite Fleur
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:
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:
Catholics for Catholics Invites USCCB to Ceremony of Rescued Migrant Children – CforC
AWFL Wimmins Whine About “AWFL” – Dad29
A Catholic Perspective on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ – Editors at National Catholic Register
The Coming Fratricide in Europe:
Civil War Approaches – Rod Dreher at The European Conservative
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Trump Will Get Greenland: Europe is Too Weak to Fight – Wolfgang Munchau at UnHerd
Christendom Rising: Europe Must Become Christendom Again – Editorial Team at TEC
China’s High-Tech Gamble is Winning the Race, but Losing Ground – Gary Isbell at TFP
Marine Le Pen is Unstoppable – Gavin Mortimer at The Spectator
‘Charlie Began Taking in a Lot of Harmful Ideological Messages’ – Ed West at Wrong Side Of. . .
The 1950 Christmas Miracle of Hungnam – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Funny How Hollywood Only Makes Exorcist Movies Out of Catholicism – The American Catholic
Don’t Judge Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey on Historical Accuracy Alone – J. Howland at Unherd
What Would Russia’s Conversion to Our Lady of Fatima Look Like? – Tradition, Family, & Property
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
Volunteers who Honor the Legacy of Heroes with “Taps” – Tradition, Family, & Property
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register
As Women Climb the Corporate Ladder, Burnout is an Unwelcome Achievement – G. Isbell at TFP
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Ukraine, the Rule of Money & the Art of the Done Deal – Tradition, Family, & Property
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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