Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Future of Traditionis Custodes — & of the Traditional Mass – Kevin Tierney at Rorate Cæli
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Pope Benedict Warned Pope Francis Twelve Years Ago – Allan Ruhl at 1 Peter 5
2. Should Steubenville Cut Bait or Be Allowed to Let Down the Nets? – Aaron Mattioli at Crisis
3. PopeWatch: Skull Shot – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
4. She Got In Bed With Drake – Lila Rose
5. Cardinal Dolan’s Unforced Error on Anti-Semitism? – Thomas V. Mirus at Catholic Culture
6. Neither Trump Nor Vance Will Give Notre Dame’s Commencement Address – NC Register
7. The Future of Traditionis Custodes — & of the Traditional Mass – Kevin Tierney at Rorate Cæli
8. If Only Those Under Francis Could Be as Transparent as Rome Reports – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
9. Francis Appoints Tucson’s Edward J. Weisenburger as Archbishop of Detroit – Detroit Archd.
10. Before & After: St. Joseph’s Church in Mason, TX – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Analysis and Punditry:
Catholics to Protest Satanic Black Mass at Kansas State Capitol – Tradition, Family, & Property
Must Our Children Pay the Costs of Pride? – Sarah Cain at Homefront Crusade
The Two Sides of the Dallas Charter – Thomas G. Guarino at First Things
Francis Determined to Push Synodality Forcefully – Emily Mangiaracina via Complicit Clergy
St. Joseph & the Vocation of Consecrated Laymen – Jeremiah Barker at Catholic World Report
Media Bias: Firebombing of New Zealand Churches Not Reported as Hate Crime – Daily Dclrtn
News:
USCCB Begging Catholics To Lobby Congress To Restore CRS Public Funding – CWN
Camden Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Williams Succeeds Sullivan as Bishop of Diocese – CWR
‘From Inclusion to Belonging’ Conference Welcomes Catholics With Disabilities – CNA
Pope Francis:
Pope Francis is Recovering. . . What Happens Now? – Miles Pattenden at Catholic Herald
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency
Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Arizona Republicans Want Chaplains in Public Schools – Caitlin Sievers at The 74
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Cluster Bs & Queen Bees: Time to Dismantle the Cult of Feminism? – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., et al.
Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Acts of War – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics
Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Last of The Few – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Vatican’s Deal with Communist China: Diplomatic Victory or Launchpad for Persecution? – TFP
Leftists Detonate Smoke Bombs as Hungarian Parliament Bans Pride Parades – Tamás Orbán
EU Pledges Billions To Syria Despite Jihadist Massacre of Christians – Zoltán Kottász at the EC
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender
Et Cætera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Priest Influencer on Evangelizing Through Humor, Social Media Pitfalls, & Advice to Gen Z – OSV
St. Peter’s Basilica Becomes a ‘Fixable,’ Explorable Minecraft World – CNS via Our Sunday Visitor
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
This Cookbook Made History, Now Republished for First Time in 160 Years – Southern Living
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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