VVEDNEDAY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Punditry, Analysis, and News:
Bevelyn Williams’ Husband Says She Has Not Been Pardoned Nor Released – Life News
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The Pope Promotes an American Heretic – John Gravino at Soul Science
2. Robert Cardinal Sarah: ‘A Diabolical Project Against the Latin Mass’ – New Daily Compass
3. Woman Sacked by Cardinal Nichols for Pro-Marriage Stance to Appeal Ruling – Cthlc Herald
4. Bishop Praised by Pope ‘Facing Vatican Probe’ & Perjury Trial – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
5. Bevelyn Williams’ Husband Says She Has Not Been Pardoned Nor Released – Life News
6. I Know Francis Thinks Priests Who Wear Lace Have Mental Problems. . . – Fr. A.J. McDonald
7. Pope Francis: My Critics are Unstable & Ostentatious – Tom Kington at The Sunday Times
8. What Next for Downside Abbey? – Michael Hodges at Catholic Herald
9. Reading Tea Leaves & Church Documents – Janet E. Smith, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
10. Our (Incoherent) Post-Modern Condition – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Punditry and Analysis:
The Case of the Book “Opus” or How to Misinform about the Church – Exaudi
Young Priests’ Journey: Aa’s Spiritual Path to Our Blessed Mother – Tradition, Family, & Property
What Going Into ‘Jubilee Mode’ Means for Catholics – Mike Aquilina at Angelus News
How Jimmy Lai Became Communist China’s Good ‘Troublemaker’ – H. Raleigh at The Federalist

News:
Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards Dies at 67 – C. Hazard at Just The News
Pope Sends Special Inauguration Telegram to Trump – E.A. Allen at Crux via Catholic Herald
Cardinal O’Malley Brokered Deal for Release of Cuban Prisoners – Catholic World News
Catholic News Agency (CNA) Official X Account Compromised, Working With X Support – CWR

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Beyond MCAS into Scouting: Rethinking High School for Real-World Readiness – Dom. Bettinelli

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Teleology in Mechanical Philosophy – James Chastek, Ph.L., Ph.D., at Just Thomism
Work, Creativity, Economics, and the Social Nature of the Person – The Moral Imagination

Islam:
Do Islamic Societies Create Dictators? – Raymond Ibrahim

Political Punditry, Analysis, and News:
mRNA Vaccine Study Demonstrates Spike Protein Does Damage Heart – New Daily Compass
What Would It Mean if Trump Scuttles the Department of Education? – Catholic News Agency
Maine’s Doubles Down Again on Discrimination Against Religious Schools – Cthlc World Report
How Legalizing Surrogacy Helps Activists ‘Queer Babies’ – Katy Faust at The Federalist

President Donald J. Trump:
A Work of Special Providence – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Trump Signs Executive Order Affirming ‘Biological Reality of Sex’ – Catholic World Report
‘We Have Been Living Under a Lawless Regime’: Catholics Celebrate Trump Overhauls – CWR
What Can Catholics Expect From Trump 2.0? – Peter Laffin at National Catholic Register

Anglosphere Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
“What Else are We Not Being Told?” Starmer Under Pressure Over Southport Killer – G. Barnfield

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Germany & China Beg Trump Not To Start Trade War – Zoltán Kottász at The EC

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The ICE-men Cometh Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso – Dad29
Sodalitium Confirms Suppression After News Leaks with No Vatican Confirmation – OSV News
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

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