SVNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Odd How Bishop Barron & Minnesota Cohort Deny Responsibility for Mess They Created – CC
2. Look at These Poor Backwardists – Fr. Z’s Blog
3. Vatican II Liturgist Wreckovates Saint Peter Basilica’s High Altar – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
4. A Lucky Man – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. The Sad Saga of Bud Light – Anson Frericks at The Free Press
6. Trump vs. University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota – Dad29
7. CRS CEO: A Very Nice Living! – Dad29
8. Catholic Relief Services & US Bishops Quietly Launch Online Campaign to Halt Deep Cuts – CC
9. USCCB Laying Off a Third of Migration Services. . . A Good Start! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
10. The Catholic Church Teaches That It is a Mortal Sin to Facilitate a Mortal Sin – Dad29

Honorable Mentioned:
Vox Has a Meltdown Over JD Vance – Michael Knowles
Farewell to Mount Melleray: Lamenting the Closure of a Cistercian Monastery – Catholic Herald
I Won’t Deport Harry, He’s Got Enough Problems with Meghan – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
A Super Bowl Prediction – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Converting a Plan into Reality, Pio Brunone Lanteri Commits Himself to Assisting Amicizia – TFP
Signs of the Times Come by Way of Vandalism – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
The Great Siege of Malta – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Epiphanytide: ‘Ordinary Time’ or Something Much Better? – The WM Review

News:
Jesuit University Student Group to Host Speaker Linked to Israeli Teen’s Killing – The College Fix
US Sunday Mass Attendance Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels – Gina Christian at OSV News
Vatican Gives Definitive Approval to Statutes of Regnum Christi – Catholic News Agency
Next National Eucharistic Congress will be Held in 2029 – CNA via Catholic World Report

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
We Need a Reckoning on the 1619 Project – Peter Wood at Tom
Education Power is Returning to the People – Matt Frendewey at Real Clear Education

Catholic NGOs, Illegal Immigration Debate, and USAID Scandals:
Should Church Officials Be Teaching Illegal Immigrants How to Avoid the Law? – J Horvat at TFP
The Truth About USAID & Catholic Relief Services – Complicit Clergy
Prayer for Immigrants – Bishop Strickland
Catholic Relief Services to Chop 50% of Staff – Dad29
North Carolina Bishops Claim Immigration Is ‘Complicated & Emotional’ – Complicit Clergy
Archbishop Naumann Weighs in on Need to Solve Immigration, Refugee Challenges – CWR
Good News: USCCB Lays-Off 50 Migration Staffers – Complicit Clergy

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
NCAA Had the Power to Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports This Whole Time – The Federalist
Trump Signs Executive Order Creating White House Faith Office – Nick Gilbertson at Breitbart
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Germany Protests Against ‘Far-Right’ Being Funded by Left-Wing Government: Report – Breitbart

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump Is Right — America Needs Greenland & Access To Its Critical Resources – The Federalist
Trump’s Gaza Gambit & the Art of the Ultimate Deal – Josh Hammer at Real Clear Politics
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Bible Study & Prayer Part of Super Bowl Prep for Chiefs & Eagles – Breitbart

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Heh – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
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
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

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