MORNING ROUND UP at 5:34 A.M. U.S. CENTRAL TIME:
Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
All of the Latin Rite Should Have an Indult for Marian Blue Vestments! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
X: Traditionis Custodes Was a Solution in Search of a Problem – Archbishop Broglio
“A Lying Mouth Kills the Soul” – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
It Was Worth the Wait! The Emotion of a 95-Year-Old Woman Upon Seeing Leo – Church Pop
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Recognizing Christianity’s Evil Twin – Jerome German at Catholic Stand Magazine
The Art of Silence: The Carthusian Series of Santa María de El Paular – Liturgical Arts Journal
Good-Bye Salon & Good Riddance! – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
The Geghard Monastery in Armenia – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Cardinal Zen Urges Pope Leo XIV To Stop Synod, Remove Cardinal Fernández – Complicit Clergy
Catholic Numbers in Latin America: Collapse, Brazil Lost Its Catholic Majority – Rorate Cæli
Navigating My Way as a Single, Catholic, Millennial in the World Today – Christina M. Sorrentino
The Mathematics of Beauty: The Five Fields of Study – David Clayton at The Way Of Beauty
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Catholic Media:
The Real Issue Behind the Co-Redemptrix Debate – R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., O.S.B. Obl.
Euthanasia: A Gesture of False Compassion – Marie Brousseau at Catholic Exchange
So You Mortally Sinned, Now What? – Brayden Cook at Catholic Answers Magazine
Virus-Detecting Device Could Avoid Costly Lockdowns – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Cathol Culture
Holy Wars, Just Wars, & Other Wars – Luis E. Lugo at The Catholic Thing
Video: Politics—A Blood Sport? – Fr. Robert J. McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D., at iCatholic Radio
U.S.C. Football General Manager on His Catholic Conversion: ‘I Need to Do This’ – Angelus News
Restoring the Sacred: Why The Church Needs The Dies Iræ In Her Funeral Liturgy – The Wanderer
1700 Years of the Basilica of St. John Lateran – Duncan G. Stroik, A.I.A., at Sacred Architecture
St. Dominic’s ‘Immortal’ Orange Tree in Rome – Cyriac Zeller at Aleteia
An Informative Introduction to the Newest Doctor of the Church: Newman – Fr. T.G. Weinandy
Video: “Official Theology” vs. “Dogmatic Theology”, Re: S.S.P.X. – Thomas L.M. Pink, Ph.D., et al.
Exit Polling: Catholics Evenly Split Between Democrats, GOP in Midterms – EWTN News
Confession Is Not Psychotherapy, Says the Vatican: Four Keys to a Good Confession – Zenit
Communion from the Chalice, & Reverence in the Novus Ordo – National Catholic Register
The Why: Contraception, I.V.F., & Surrogacy – Caroline Manno at Crisis Magazine
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Everywhere Else:
Joyce Carol Oates vs. Flannery O’Connor – Cassandra Nelson at First Things
Occulture In Our Time – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) Relic Stolen, Burned, & Crushed in French Basilica – Brussels Signal
Gambling Scandals: Disgrace in Dishonest World of College Athletics – Minding The Campus
The School Apps are Out of Control – Stephanie H. Murray at The Atlantic
Top-Ten News Stories from yesterday’s Wednesday Edition:
1. The Vindication of Thomas Aquinas College – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
2. LeoWatch: Comrade Bob – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Seven Mind-Blowing Facts About the Oldest & Coolest Church in Rome – Alyssa Murphy
4. Bones of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) Destroyed in France by Hmmm. . . – Dad29
5. Is Pope Leo XIV Planning to Canonize the Satanist, Cardinal Bernardin? – The Daily Knight
6. I Can’t Imagine That Leo is Pleased with the Inter-Dicastery Conundrum – Fr. A.J. McDonald
7. An Illustration of How Sacred Art Can Inform Profane Art – David Clayton at New Lit Movement
8. Why Is She Saying “No” to Three Dates? – Katy Faust at Them Before Us
9. Pope Leo XIV: A Man With a ‘Mona Lisa Smile’? – Andrea Gagliarducci
10. Houellebecq & ‘Islamophobia’ – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
Honorable Mentioned:
The Once-Banned ‘The Devils’, Anti-Catholic Film, is a Gen-Z Hit – The Wall Street Journal
A Gift That Fits: The Moving Story Behind Pope Leo XIV’s New Zucchetto – Rome Reports
They Can’t be Serious: Bernardin for Canonization? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
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:
President Trump’s Letter for President Biden, Obtained – Don McClarey at The American Catholic
