MORNING VPDATE:
Pope Leo XIV’s Unfinished French Revolution – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Personnel Is Policy: Leo Excludes All Critics at Amoris Laetitia Gathering – Fr. Z’s Blog
Inaugural Edition of Sheen Awards Honors Mother Angelica – EWTN News
Pope Leo XIV Writes a Letter to the White Sox Ahead of Their World Series Quest – The Reg
Top-Ten News Stories for the Monday Edition:
1. Why The Catholic Church Keeps Its Priests Single – The Crucesignati
2. How to Raise a Son Who Is Boring & Unattractive to Women – Anthony B. Bradley, Ph.D.
3. How Many Catholics are Truly Catholic? – Captain Gene Thomas Gomulka
4. Demon Idol Venerated in the Vatican Gardens in October of A.D. 2019 – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. The Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno, Meets Pope Leo XIV – Church Pop
6. 17 Extraordinary Insights on Chivalry – Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker
7. Is Anyone Evil Anymore? – Sarah Cain at Homefront Crusade
8. Beautiful Baroque Portraits, Stunning Still Lifes, & Lissome Landscapes – The Way of Beauty
9. St. Francis, They Hardly Know Ye – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. When Does Holy Water Stop Being Holy? (& More Weird Questions) – Jimmy Akin
Honorable Mentioned:
The Ideology of How the Sanctuary Should Be Situated – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
A Father’s Scent Helps Babies Synchronize Their Brains With New Adults – K. Petrova at PsyPost
Clickbait & My Catholic Faith – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand Magazine
France Is Burning – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
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MORNING ROVNDVP:
Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why The Catholic Church Keeps Its Priests Single – The Crucesignati
17 Extraordinary Insights on Chivalry – Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker
Beautiful Baroque Portraits, Stunning Still Lifes, & Lissome Landscapes – The Way of Beauty
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
The Hulk, Lou Ferrigno, Meets Pope Leo XIV – Church Pop
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Christ & St. Francis – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How Many Catholics are truly Catholic? – Captain Gene Thomas Gomulka
Demon Idol Venerated in the Vatican Gardens in October of A.D. 2019 – Fr. Z’s Blog
Is Anyone Evil Anymore? – Sarah Cain at Homefront Crusade
When Does Holy Water Stop Being Holy? (& More Weird Questions) – Jimmy Akin
The Ideology of How the Sanctuary Should Be Situated – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Clickbait & My Catholic Faith – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand Magazine
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Catholic Media:
America’s Cold & Uncivil War: The Liberals Adopting Islam Into Its Ranks – Peter A. Giersch, M.A.
The Rosary is Therapeutic – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, C.F.R., at Catholic Spiritual Direction
From Childish to Childlike: The Lesson Behind St. Thérèse’s Little Way – Catholic Exchange
St. Francis Loved to Sing – Massimo Scapin at 1 Peter 5
The Pope, Hemingway, & ‘Moi’ in Paris – Brad Miner at The Catholic Thing
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Everywhere Else:
The Rescue of St. Augustine’s Library in the Fifth Century A.D. – Medievalists.net
The Religious Forces Shaping Iraq After The U.S. Withdrawal – Clemente Listi at Religion Unplugg
How to Raise a Son Who Is Boring & Unattractive to Women – Anthony B. Bradley, Ph.D.
A Father’s Scent Helps Babies Synchronize Their Brains With New Adults – K. Petrova at PsyPost
Top-Ten News Stories for the Sunday Edition:
1. Amnesia Should Not be a Papal Charism – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
2. Custody of the Eyes for Women Writers – Craft + Practice
3. Seven Ideas for Praying the Rosary Every Day—Even When You Don’t Have Time – Church Pop
4. Where Protestants Go Wrong on Ephesians – Luke Lancaster at Catholic Answers Magazine
5. St. Peter’s Basilica. . . Archpriest Cardinal Gambetti is Out, Who will be Next? – Fr. Z’s Blog
6. Bish. Guideo Marini Doesn’t Seem Out of the Running at St. Peter’s Basilica – Fr. A.J. McDonald
7. The Centenary of the Death of St. Francis of Assisi – David Torkington at Catholic Stand Magaz
8. Why Catholics Should Read Classic Fiction – Joseph Pearce at Crisis Magazine
9. France Is Burning – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
10. Lay Governance? Married Priests by 2028? Leo in France? – Prayerful Posse via The Amer Cath
Honorable Mentioned:
Bish. Luis Zarama of Raleigh Summons a Demon at Holy Cross Church in Durham – Fr. Z’s Blog
Bishop Olson of Fort Worth, TX Limits the Use of the Common Chalice at Mass – Fr. McDonald
Seeing the Invisible in Rembrandt’s St. Matthew & the Angel – Fr. Michael R. Rennier, M.Div.
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:
What Sickens Liberal George Orwell about Left-Wing People – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
The Illicit Sophistry of (D) Campaigns – Dad29
Debunking the Pay Gap Myth – Thomas Sowell
