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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Assault On Besieged Christian Village On West Bank – Roberto Cetera at Vatican News
40+ Massacred In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo – John Burger at Aid to the. . .
Data Show: Vatican II Triggered Decline In Catholic Practice – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at CC
Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
Pope Leo: May Blood Of ‘Martyrs’ In DRC Church Attack Become Seed Of Peace – Vatican News
How Pope Leo XIV Can Influence The Catholic Church’s New Social Media Missionaries – CWR
Pope Leo XIV & the French Mission – Hélène de Lauzun at The European Conservative
The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
James Hitchcock & the Continuing Battles Over Vatican II – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Cth Thing
Post-1969 There are No ‘Revised’ Vesting Prayers—There are No Prayers at All – Jn. Grondelski
Pachamama Never Happened: & Other Things You Must Believe to Remain in. . . – Ch. Jackson
Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Syrian Bishop: Syria Is At Its End & Church Only Reference For Hope – Tradition, Family, & Prprty
Ralph Martin & The Crisis of Clarity: What Weisenburger Really Dismissed – Greg Schlueter at GR
On Abraham, Sodom, & the Love of God – Fr. Herman Majkrzak at Sons of Sirach
‘When Your Dad Is A Church Musician’ Goes Viral – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
Gen-Z ‘Spirituality’ on the Rise? – Edgar Beltrán at The Pillar
A Vigil on the Edge of Christendom – Filip Gašpar at The American Postliberal
Influencer Jubilee Flop: Young People Reject the Church’s Spin & Mystifiers – Silere Non Possum
Coldplaygate & the Case for Public Judgment – Justin Murphy at First Things
The Dinosaurs & Adam-Eve Question – Stacy A. Trasancos, Ph.D., at God & Elements
Church is Counter-Cultural & Solution to Problems are Counter-Intuitive – Archbold & McTeague
Meet The 100-year-old Priest Who Still Says Daily Mass – Sarah Robsdottir at Aleteia
When the Laity Need to Defend the Faith When Bishops Refuse To – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
The Current Relations Between The Vatican & The Russian Church – Rome Reports
Mike Lewis, Who Do You Worship? God or the Zeitgeist? – Steve Skojec at The Skojec Files
Newly Appointeditis. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
New York Archdiocese Sees Hundreds Of Responses To ‘Called By Name’ Program – OSV News
Recent Posts:
Read the SVNDAY EARLY-AFTERNOON TOP-10 Published Yesterday – BIG PVLPIT
Read the SVNDAY EARLY-AFTERNOON EDITION Published Yesterday – BIG PVLPIT
Read the SVNDAY EARLY-MORNING TOP-10 Published Yesterday – BIG PVLPIT
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Liturgical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Astronomy & Liturgy: the Symbolic Meanings of the Date of Easter – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D.
Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Kim Davis Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Obergefell Decision – R. Foley at The Christian Post
Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Teddy Roosevelt to Trump: Bully! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics
Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Victorian Doctor Jereth Kok Loses Job Over Social Media Posts – The Daily Declaration
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Nationalism Will Save the West – Mark Bauerlein & Yoram Hazony at First Things
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
A Man Is Beaten Only When He Quits The Fight – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Requiescat In Pace Tom Lehrer – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
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