MORNING VPDATE at 8:48 a.m. U.S. Central Time:
Top-Ten News Stories for the Tuesday Edition:
1. The Devil Wants You to Move & Not Have Stability – Austin Ruse at Catholic Exchange
2. Asking for a Friend. . . – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf at Fr. Z’s Blog
3. S.P.X. Was Right – Timothy McHugh at Catholic Stand Magazine
4. Planned Parenthood Executives Sit on Board of Catholic-Affiliated Investor Group – Lepanto
5. The Vatican Needs to Dig Up Pope Francis So He Can Take Back His Apology – D. McClarey, J.D.
6. To the Women in Pink; Re: Lindsay Clancy – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
7. Gay Media Celebrates Pope Leo XIV’s Four Pro-L.G.B.T. Bishop Appointments – Complic Clergy
8. ‘This Is Only the Beginning’: Pope Leo XIV’s Visit Electrifies France – National Catholic Register
9. Chiclayo: The File Rome Must Now Open – Nuntiatoria
10. Leo’s Message to French Bishops on Unity, Not Flat Unity; Fr. M Rants – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Honorable Mentioned:
The People Trying to Bring Back Latin as Europe’s Common Language – E. Labanauskas at LRT.it
Some Basic Facts & Clarifications About the Angels – Msgr. Charles Pope at Catholic Spirit Direct
St. Michael, St. Gabriel, & St. Raphael, Archangels – Fr. Christopher G. Phillips at A Pilgrim’s Journ
Photos: Pope Leo XIV’s Final Day in France – EWTN News
What Our Reliance on Foreign-Born Priests Says About U.S. Catholics – Msgr. Richard C. Antall
St. Michael’s Sword against Satan’s Machines – Robert W. Keim, Ph.D., at Via Mediævalis
Rise in Young Catholic Converts Points to Spiritual Longing in The West – Michelle Boorstein
First Intact Burials Found at Göbeklitepe – Mark Milligan at Heritage Daily
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MORNING ROVNDVP:
Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Devil Wants You to Move & Not Have Stability – Austin Ruse at Catholic Exchange
The People Trying to Bring Back Latin as Europe’s Common Language – E. Labanauskas at LRT.it
Rise in Young Catholic Converts Points to Spiritual Longing in The West – Michelle Boorstein
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Pope Leo XIV in France: A Highlight Reel – Michelle La Rosa at The Pillar
Pope Leo XIV’s Grand Finale in Lourdes: A Candlelit Procession – Rome Reports
Pope Leo XIV: “I Went to France to Preach the Gospel, the Defense of Life. . .” – Rorate Cæli
In a Secular France, Pope Leo XIV Makes the Case for Faith in Public Life – The Catholic Weekly
Pope Urges Europe To Draw From Christian Roots – Nicole Winfield at AP
‘This Is Only the Beginning’: Pope Leo XIV’s Visit Electrifies France – National Catholic Register
Photos: Pope Leo XIV’s Final Day in France – EWTN News
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Music for Vespers of St. Michael – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Asking for a Friend. . . – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf at Fr. Z’s Blog
S.P.X. Was Right – Timothy McHugh at Catholic Stand Magazine
Planned Parenthood Executives Sit on Board of Catholic-Affiliated Investor Group – Lepanto Inst
The Vatican Needs to Dig Up Pope Francis So He Can Take Back His Apology – D.R. McClarey, J.D.
To the Women in Pink; Re: Lindsay Clancy – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
Gay Media Celebrates Pope Leo XIV’s Four Pro-L.G.B.T. Bishop Appointments – Complicit Clergy
Chiclayo: The File Rome Must Now Open – Nuntiatoria
Leo’s Message to French Bishops on Unity, Not Flat Unity; Fr. M Rants. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Some Basic Facts & Clarifications About the Angels – Msgr. Charles Pope at Catholic Spirit Direct
St. Michael, St. Gabriel, & St. Raphael, Archangels – Fr. Christopher G. Phillips at A Pilgrim’s Journ
St. Michael’s Sword against Satan’s Machines – Robert W. Keim, Ph.D., at Via Mediævalis
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Catholic Media:
The Comeback in Catholic Education – Patrick Reilly at The Cardinal Newman Society
Why St. Michael Matters More Than Ever Today – Scepter Blog
Blessed Fulton Sheen Relic to Be Venerated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York – Zeale
What Our Reliance on Foreign-Born Priests Says About U.S. Catholics – Msgr. Richard C. Antall
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Everywhere Else:
Book Review: Paul Kingsnorth’s ‘Against The Machine’ – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
Pope Leo XIV Attacks the Root of Left-Wing Radicalism in France – James P. Pinkerton
Top-Ten News Stories for the Monday Edition:
1. Not a Good Portrait of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
2. Ask Father: Are Female Eucharistic Ministers Spiritually Worse Than Laymen? – Fr. Z’s Blog
3. My Critique of the Beatification Mass of Now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
4. The Decline Before the Decline: Vatican II – James Green at Grain Of Wheat
5. McElroy’s New Auxiliary Bishop is a Donor to Pro-Abortion Causes – California Catholic Daily
6. On Why the Modern Church Loves Synodality, But Doesn’t Like You Much – Fr. Mt. Solomon
7. When It Comes to Illegal Mass Immigration, a Listening Church Stops Listening – Jn. Horvat, II
8. No, You Are Not on Indigenous Land – Noah Smith at Noapinion
9. Their Kampf: How Zoomer Men Radicalized – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
10. Oldest Little Daughter, Arise – Fr. Benedict Kiely at The Catholic Thing
Honorable Mentioned:
But for Wales: “Catholic” Biden Receives Planned Parenthood Award – The American Catholic
Before & After: Padre Pio Eucharistic Adoration Chapel in Bridgeport, CT – Liturgic Arts Journal
Meet the 13-Year-Old Girl Who Sang as St. Bernadette Before Pope Leo in Lourdes – Church Pop
Leo, Louis XVI, & the Catholic Faith That Wouldn’t Die – S.A. McCarthy at American Spectator
The Fake Lúcia Hypothesis: Handwriting Analysis Proves an Impostor? – Kevin J. Symonds, M.A.
X: Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Pope John-Paul II Visits Warsaw’ Moment – Krzysztof Szczawinski
Child Euthanasia Begins in the Netherlands – Michael Cook at The Catholic Weekly
Collection of Streaming News Articles:
All the Catholic Analysis on the Lindsay Clancy Matter – BIG PVLPIT
Catholic References:
Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Reverent Catholic Mass – ReverentCatholicMass.com
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Bible Commentary – Haydock Commentary Online
Find a Catholic Charity Anywhere in the World – Catholic Charity Finder
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
Continuous Updates of Attacks Worldwide Against Christians – Christianophobie.fr
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 (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical & Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
First Intact Burials Found at Göbeklitepe – Mark Milligan at Heritage Daily
Dancing Goblins Would Be A Nice Election Night Feature – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
Why China Is the Ultimate Frenemy: East & West Are Civilizational Peers – UnHerd
