Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
For Gaudete Sunday, Pope Leo XIV Wore a Beautiful Rose Chasuble – Josh Mansfield on X
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Spanish: Pope Leo XIV Receives Gänswein in Audience – Info Vaticana
The Weekly Leo – 10 December 2025 – Jeff Miller & Jimmy Akin
Advent:
Waiting with Hope: The Spiritual Meaning of Advent – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand Magazine
Spanish: The Greatest Hymn of Advent – Info Vaticana
General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Perfect Gift: A Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community In. . .
How to Stop Complaining & Have Joy – Fr. Michael Rennier at Pondus Meum Amor Meus
Science Is Not Enough: Karl Stern, A.I., & the Vocabulary of the Soul – Bob Kurland, Ph.D., at CSM
How to Eradicate Envy – Dr. Donald DeMarco at Catholic Exchange
Five Miraculous Facts About Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas – Church Pop
Why Christ Asked Who Touched Him, if He Knew It Was the Bleeding Woman – Fr. Coleridge, S.J.
Dilexi Te & a Monastic Vision for the Homeless – Nathan Krupa at Catholic Stand Magazine
Ordering Our Loves: The Secret Architecture of a Holy Life – Rob Sexton at Catholic Exchange
Seven Miracles That Reveal Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Powerful Intercession – Church Pop
What is Gaudete Sunday & What is Its Spiritual Meaning? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Gratitude Is the Answer – Derek Rotty at Catholic Exchange
A Priest’s Powerful Message for Every Tired Mom – Church Pop
Four Saints Whose Trauma Led To Their Holiness – Catherine DiNuzzo at Catholic Link
There’s More to St. Pier Giorgio than His Works – Paul Suski at Catholic Exchange
A Little-Known 15th-Century Saint’s Terrifying Vision of Purgatory – Church Pop
Is It Okay To Miss Mass If You’re Traveling? – Matthew Chicone at Catholic Link
God Doesn’t Waste Humiliation & Suffering – Kathryn Jean Lopez at National Review
Mother Angelica’s Stirring Encounter with the ‘Poorest of the Poor’ in Mexico – Church Pop
Liturgical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Cardinal Burke’s Titular Church in Rome: Sant’ Agata dei Goti – Liturgical Arts Journal
Gaudete Sunday 2025 – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
How the Liturgy Guides Us to Live the Mass Beyond Sunday – St. Dominic Media
An Example of a Leather Antependium from Old Quebec City (1675-1725) – Liturgical Arts Journal
Liturgical & Spiritual Resources on New Online Platform – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at NLM
Friday Early-Morning Edition Top-10:
1. For the Crime of Being a Priest – The World Is Quiet Here
2. Video: The Numbers Don’t Lie: The Catholic Faith Is in Freefall – Anthony Stine, Ph.D.
3. Brigitte Macron Catholic Controversy – Taylor R. Marshal, Ph.D., at Canterbury Tales
4. Dropped Eucharists & Christ’s Secret Wound – Laramie Hirsch at The Weltgeist
5. Why Christians become Liberals & How to Avoid It Happening to You – The WM Review
6. Society’s New ‘Sins’: Smoking & Having Too Many Kids – Dr. Ray Guarendi at The Reg
7. The Irish Priest Who Became the Most Decorated Chaplain in U.S. History – Catholic Arena
8. Even Liberal Protestants Must Commit – Casey Chalk at Catholic Answers Magazine
9. True-Ecumenism vs. False Ecumenism from a Traditional Catholic Priest. . . – Erick Ybarra
10. The Magisterial Minimism of John Henry Newman – John F. Doherty at Public Discourse
Friday Early-Morning Edition Honorable Mention:
Good Fences Make Good Christians – Drew Belsky at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Catholic Meaning Behind the Color Blue – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
A Black Marian-Themed Cope from the Renaissance – Liturgical Arts Journal
Recent Posts:
FRIDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
THVRSDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
VVEDNESDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
Liturgical References:
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (U.S.) – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Nigeria) – Nigeria Catholic Network
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (U.K.) – Alive Publishing
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group
Daily Readings: Novus Ordo Mass (New Zealand) – Universalis
Daily Readings: Traditional Latin Mass – Latin Mass Helper
Order of Mass: Novus Ordo – Universalis
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – BIG PVLPIT
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
Bible References:
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Catholic Bible – Haydock Commentary Online
Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender
Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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