THVRSDAY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Explosive Report from Taylor Marshall on USAID & the Catholic Church – Complicit Clergy
2. America’s “Zombie” Protestant Denominations & the Coming Land Grab – American Reformer
3. An Open Letter to Bewildered Catholics – Joseph Bevan at The Remnant
4. Catholic Charities CEO’s Get Rich by Helping the Poor – Michael Hichborn at Lepanto Institute
5. St. Louis Archd. Rebukes Pastor’s Comments Opposing Ban on Transgender Treatments – Reg
6. Ireland: Catholic Priest in Serious Condition After Hate Attack – Catholic Arena
7. Bishops Harboring Undocumented Immigrants Could Face Decades in Prison – The Hill
8. Deportation Protests Courtesy of U.S. Bishops – Complicit Clergy
9. Pro-Migrant Catholic Charity Faces Major Layoffs Due to USAID Cuts – The National Pulse
10. Zanchetta Appeal Rejected in Aggravated Sex Abuse Case – The Pillar

Honorable Mentioned:
Charity for Sale: Is The American Catholic Church Just Another NGO? – Catholics For Catholics
An Uncontroversial, Pro-Catholic Move Trump Can Make on Immigration – The Editors at NC Reg
Catholic Relief Services Lays Off Staff, Cuts Programs – Complicit Clergy

Analysis and Punditry:
Jordan Peterson & the Problem of God – Mike Johns at Public Discourse
The Religion & Politics of Students Who Were Homeschooled – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., at GAR
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
The Celebrity Complex of Millennials – 50% Want to Be Famous – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
Hawaii’s Seafarer Ministry Brings Pastoral Relief to Island’s ‘Invisible’ Fishing Industry – CWR
War Against the Cartels is Justified – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at Postliberal Order
Manners, Methods, & Greatness – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
How Trump’s Executive Orders Stack Up Against Church Teaching – Jonathan Liedl at Register

News:
Citing Ancient Church Teachings, Vance Prioritizes Religious Freedom at IRF Summit – Register
Trump Signs Executive Order Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – National Catholic Register

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Edith Hamilton & the Resurgence of American (Classical) Education – John M. DeJak, J.D.
States Discriminate Against Faith-Based Preschools – Nicole Stelle Garnett, et al., at City Journal

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
Taxpayers Spent $1B+ Facilitating the Migrant Pipeline via Religious ‘Charities’ In ’24 – Fdrlst
Role of Catholic NGOs in Facilitating Mass Unlawful Migration Draws Fresh Scrutiny – Cmp Clrgy
San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center To Shut Down – Complicit Clergy
Hijacking the Good Samaritan as the Patron Saint of Illegal Immigration – Jules Gomes, Ph.D.

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Virtues Make a Society Truly Good – Daniel J. Mahoney at Modern Age

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trumpian Rhetoric Seeks to Unravel the Gazan Gordian Knot – National Catholic Register

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Made Gladiator Great & Why the Sequel Fell Short – Domenico Bettinelli at Bettnet

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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