Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
380 Million Christians Suffer ‘High Levels of Persecution’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Bishop Barron Mum on Oversight of IVE High School Seminary – Michelle La Rosa at The Pillar
2. The Bulverism of Pope Francis – Leila Marie Lawler at Happy Despite Them
3. “Sluggish Schizophrenia”; Re: Pope Francis Autobiography – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. Bishop Barron Reacts to ‘Imagine’ being Used at a Christian Funeral – Jn. M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
5. The Anti-Liturgical Heresy – Dom Prosper Guéranger at Catholic Family News
6. Italian Bishops Conduct Damage Control – Anthony Stine via Complicit Clergy
7. Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza
8. 3 Reasons Why Abolishing Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
9. The Big Cover-Up: How The West Whitewashes Islam – William K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
10. In Today’s Orwellian Europe, to Tell the Truth is a Crime – Steven Tucker at Mercator
Punditry and Analysis:
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Deserve Our Attention & Our Help – Grace Bydalek at National Review
On the Trail of the Elusive Christian Assyrians: Travels in Tur Abdin – Catholic Herald
What Should Your Priority Be as a Catholic Entrepreneur? – Laryn Weaver at CWIB
A Sea of Faith: 8-Million-Plus Devotees Join ‘Black Nazarene’ Procession in Manila – Register
Romanesque Sculptures in a Swiss Abbey – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
King Ezana of Aksum & the Rise of Christian Ethiopia – Phillip Campbell at Catholic Exchange
Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Make Buildings Beautiful Again – R.R. Reno at First Things
Beyond Jeremiads: Signs of Cultural Revival, Circa 2025 – Mary Eberstadt at The Heritage Fdn
L.A. Wild Fires:
‘God Does Things for a Reason,’ Says Pregnant Mom of 4 Who Lost Home in L.A.’s Fire – OSV
Democrats Fiddle While L.A. Burns – Joey Shagoury at The American Postliberal
How Getty Center Saved Precious Sacred Art From Raging Fires – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Lebanon Needs a Healthy Christian Community, Ambassador to Vatican Says – Crux
Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
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