MONDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Iran’s Takeover of Iraq Threatens Mass Christian Exodus – William Roberts at Providence

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. What an Obscure 2006 Foreword Might Tell Us About Pope Leo XIV – Natl Catholic Register
2. Great Celebration with Fireworks at the Unveiling of Rupnik Work – Catholic Conclave
3. Why We Need to Act Against Charlotte’s Jim Crow Anti-TLM Laws – Pet. A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
4. Pope Leo XIV & the Ordo Amoris – Daniel B. Gallagher at The Catholic Thing
5. Why Anglicans Cannot Select a New Worldwide Leader – Tim Wyatt at Premier Christianity
6. Iran’s Takeover of Iraq Threatens Mass Christian Exodus – William Roberts at Providence
7. Pornography’s Deadly Grip on Marriages Today – Sarah Cain at Catholic World Report
8. Francis, Leo XIV, & Synodality: Same Word but Different Meaning? – Michael Haynes at Per. . .
9. What Submission Looks Like in Marriage (Erika Bachiochi) – Lila Rose
10. The Plague of Profanity – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog

Pope Leo XIV:
Will an American Pope Remind Us of the Value of Nobility? – Rachel Lu, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
On Sexual Abuse Cases, Can Leo’s Past Say Much About the Future? – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar
Leo Louisiana Roots: Spanish Colonial Governor & Military Commander. . . – Scott Smith, Esq.

Analysis and Punditry:
What to Make of SCOTUS’s St. Isidore of Seville Virtual School Decision? – A.M. Picciotti-Bayer
Renowned Philosopher & Catholic Convert Alasdair Macintyre Dies at 96 – Catholic World Report
Will Pope Leo XIV Soon Approve the Eucharistic Miracle of Eten? – Florian Dunoguiez at Aleteia
Young Men Lead Renewed Interest In Christianity Across The UK – Religion Unplugged
The Decline of Christianity in Public Life (with Brian Smith) – CBS Eye On The World
Fertility Clinic Bomber Linked to Anti-Natalist Ideology – Catholic World Report

News:
Vandalism Against Catholic Churches Rising in Germany – Catholic World News

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Pepe Mujica: The Left Failed to Implement Self-Managing Socialism – Tradition, Family, & Prprty

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Nearly Half a Million Pilgrims Visit the Holy Tunic of Argenteuil Near Paris – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Deo Lux Nostra – Learn Latin via The American Catholic

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Pete Hegseth Prompts Criticism for Prayer to ‘King Jesus’ at Pentagon – The Christian Post
2024 Election Post-Mortem: Mainline Protestants – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., at Graphs About. . .
‘Globalize the Intifada’ & the Evils of Left-Wing Political Violence – Josh Hammer at Chronicles

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
They Still Do Human Sacrifices: How Christian Were 6th Century Franks, Anyway? – Glor. Rom.

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
China’s Monopoly of Rare Earth Minerals Can Be Broken by Making Them Less Rare – TFP
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – Catholic World Report
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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