Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Secret Behind Viral TikTok Nuns & Their Global Classroom – Jenny Lark Snarski at Aleteia
Self-Regulation: The Architecture of Childhood – Kevin Stinehart
In Newark, a New Generation Is Finding the Catholic Faith – National Catholic Register
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Pope Leo XIV: The Trinity Teaches That Every Creature Is Made for Communion – The Reg
Magnifica Humanitas Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What I Hope Leo Means on Just War Thoery – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
Leo XIV: What Does His First Encyclical Tell Us? – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
Not About A.I.: Dostoevsky vs. Totalitarians – Joseph R. Wood at The Catholic Thing
Video: Who Controls A.I.? – Robert Royal, Ph.D., Fr. Gerald E. Murray, J.C.D., Raymond Arroyo, et al.
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
June: Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
Trinitarian Philia – James Chastek, Ph.L., Ph.D., at Just Thomism
The Church’s Grave Prognosis – Captain Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37
Three in One & One in Three: The Trinity in Rothschild Manuscript – Art For The Liturgical Year
A Silent Day with the Lord – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand Magazine
Leo Praises “Catholic” Group That Practices Bizarre Form of Fringe Protestantism – Rad Fidelity
St. Jerome on the Trinity – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Do the Bishops Understand Islam? Will They Ever Learn? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Eating with the Seasons of the Church – Ashley Tumlin Wallace at The Liturgical Home
Introducing Thomistic Artists Guild: Upcoming Conf. & Competitions – P.A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from the Rest:
Five Powerful Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Every Catholic Should Know – Church Pop
Seeking Mary’s Help: Infertile Couples Find Hope & Healing at U.S. Marian Shrines – The Reg
An English Patrimony & The Ordinariate – Fr. Mark Elliott Smith at The Catholic Herald
The Plot for a British Caliphate – Ben Cobley at UnHerd
Eucharistic Reverence – Nicholas Nogueira at Homiletic & Pastoral Review
How to Explain the Surge in Conversions – Daniel B. Gallagher at Crisis Magazine
Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Revival of Classical Christian Schools – Dr. David Seibel at Beza Institute
Top-10 News Stories for the Sunday Morning Edition:
1. Pope Leo XIV is Not Francis II – Damian M. Thompson, Ph.D., on X
2. Washington Nationals Business Ops. President Apologizes for Anti-Catholic Scandal – Zeale
3. Austrian Dominican Defends Naked Nuns & More Blasphemy. . . – Catholic Conclave
4. Out of Date – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. Magnifica Humanitas – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
6. Dear Bishop Martin of Charlotte: Slaughter Not The Sacred Liturgy – A Treasure To Be Shared
7. I Was Shocked: Connection Between the Charismatic Renewal & the New Mass – Kennedy Hall
8. Video: Blasphemous Jesuit Art Display at N.Y.’s St. Francis Xavier Church – Anthony Stine, Ph.D.
9. Five Myths About the Trinity that Too Many People Still Believe, Maybe Even You – Church Pop
10. I’m Sticking With My Liturgical War, I Mean, Spiritual Warfare. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Honorable Mentioned News Stories for the Sunday Morning Edition:
Pope Leo Isn’t Standing Athwart the Singularity – Ross Douthat at New York Times
Predestination: Calvinism vs. Catholicism – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
A Video from Dr. Foley All About the Sign of Peace – New Liturgical Movement
Top-10 News Stories for Last Week, May 24-40:
1. Diocesan Priestly Vocations in the U.S.: A New Look at the Numbers – John J. Ziegler, Ph.D.
2. The Phone in Francis’s Coffin – Maureen Mullarkey at Studio Matters
3. Chicago’s Low Seminary Numbers Contrast With Tyler’s Vocations Record – Catholic Herald
4. The California Rosary Rally that Confronted the Unimaginable – Tradition, Family, & Property
5. The Charismatic Movement: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
6. Jesuit Trained German Theologian Lays Out Plans to Destroy the Catholic Church – Cath Concl
7. Pope Leo Quietly Buries Fiducia Supplicans as Copts Return to Dialogue – Michael Haynes
8. Major Newswoman Confused God Mentioned in Declaration of Independence – J. Budziszewski
9. Infidelity in Plain Sight by the Heretical Austrian Priest’s Girlfriend – Catholic Conclave
10. Initial Notes on the Encyclical – Fr. Z’s Blog
Top-10 News Stories for the Month of May:
1. Archbishop Shares 10 Characteristics of His Thriving Seminary – The Catholic World Report
2. Pope Leo XIV Names Four New U.S. Bishops – James Bradbury at The Catholic Herald
3. Priest Makes Space on Kneeler for Tiny Boy Who Wants to Adore Jesus – Hillbilly Catholic on X
4. I Just Threw Up in My Mouth, And Not a Little – Creative Minority Report
5. Why, Oh Why, is 77-year-old Arch-Modernist Cupich Still in Charge in Chicago – Rorate Cæli
6. What Jesus Told Sister Lucia After Fatima: Vague Request Most Catholics Miss – Church Pop
7. Priest Whose Final Words Will Be Remembered Forever – The Aramaic Wire on X
8. Portland Bishop Sample Makes St. Michael Prayer After Mass Mandatory – Fr. Z’s Blog
9. A True Scoundrel – Fr. Z’s Blog
10. A Dubium to Pope Leo from a Layman – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
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Catholic References:
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Find a Catholic Charity Anywhere in the World – Catholic Charity Finder
Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Catholic Bible – Haydock Commentary Online
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Catholic Prophecy Encyclopedia – Prophetical.org
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
Daily Readings:
Novus Ordo Mass (America) – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Traditional Latin Mass – Latin Mass Helper
Novus Ordo Mass (Nigeria) – Nigeria Catholic Network
Novus Ordo Mass (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary:
America’s Marvelous Mythology – Austin Ruse, K.M., K.H.S., Hon.D., at Modern Age
How to Cultivate the Virtue of Patriotism – Matt Mehan, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
Civics is Not Enough: A Proposal for the Study of American Civilization – The Federalist Papers
Prime Time Politics. . . Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Democratic Hopeful is a Real Nazi & a Pervert, Not a Problem! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
Australia’s Trans Radicalism Falls Under Weight of Its Own Absurdity – Glenn T. Stanton, M.A.
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Drone Strike Hits Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant – TEC News/AFP
Acton’s Case for Federalism – Max Skjönsberg at Law & Liberty
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