Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Jimmy Lai Found Guilty of National Security Violations, Faces Life in Prison – Cath News Agency
Evangelizing through Art & Architecture – Mary Lawler at Catholic Exchange
The High Price of “Harmless” Fun – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Pope Leo XIV Speaks Not a Word About the False God of Synodality – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Pope Leo XIV Praises the Spanish & French Martyrs of the 20th Century – Rome Reports
Spanish: President Sheinbaum Invites Pope Leo XIV to Mexico – Info Vaticana
Advent:
Little Women, Big Joy: Gaudete Sunday with the March Sisters – Lauren Woodrell at Magis Center
Advent Guide: Charming Covington – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., & Emily Malloy at TOH Substack
O Bishops’ Conclave, What A Jest Thou Art!:
Poll: Most Catholic Voters Support Trump, Deportations Despite Bishops’ Concern – CNA
What’s Driving The U.S. Marriage Annulment Crisis In The Catholic Church – The Federalist
Bishop Cahill Out of Step with Church Teaching & the American Public – The Reg
General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Catechesis & Examination of Use & Construction of Altar Rails in the Novus Ordo – NLM
Slamming the Door on Female Clergy – Damian Thompson at First Things
For Your Christmas Intentions – The St. Andrew Novena – M.E. Meo at Catholic Stand Magazine
Video: How Can Women Dress Modestly? – Lila Rose
The Dark Side of the Global Surrogacy Market – Mary Harrington at UnHerd
Augustine v. Jerome, Gimli v. Legolas, & The Roman Thing. Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Key to St. Thérèse’s Little Way Is Innocence – Tradition, Family, & Property
French Catholic Daily La Croix: The Normalization of the TLM is Here – Rorate Cæli
College Campus Ministries Register Remarkable Growth in Baptisms, Confirmations – The Reg
Beyond Feminism – Alexandra DeSanctis at National Review
Married Women Reap More from the Festive Season than Singles – Scott Yenor, et al.
Fr. Murray: Tucho ‘Should be Fired’ by Leo Over ‘Pornographic’ Texts – Complicit Clergy
A Parent’s Dilemma: ‘We Raised Them Catholic — Why Did They Drift?’ – The Reg
The Mysterious Death Of Malachi Martin – Michael Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Lucy of Narnia Was a Real Saint? Yep, & She Had a Miraculous Life – Church Pop
The Lost Generation – Jacob Savage at Compact Magazine
Christian Renewal in the West Is Here, but Will Leaders Be Able to Sustain It? – The Reg
The Patheticness of Nick Fuentes – Tom Slater at Spiked
News Ticker:
Relevant Radio® Celebrates 25 Years of Broadcasting Hope at Commemorative Mass & Gala – IT
Record 12.8 Million Pilgrims Visit Guadalupe Shrine – Catholic World News
Mississauga’s Holy Name of Mary College to Close – The Catholic Register
News Brief:
Spanish: Rosary Rally in Vienna for a Blasphemous Artistic Exhibition – Info Vaticana
Pope Decries Australian Shooting, Condemns Anti-Semitism – Catholic World News
Spanish: Australian Bishops’ Conference Asks for Prayers After Attack in Sydney – Info Vaticana
Bishop of Providence Issues Statement After Shooting at Brown University – The Reg
Spanish: José Antonio Kast: Chile Elects a Catholic, Pro-Life, & Pro-Family Pres. – Info Vaticana
Liturgical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Cathedral of St. Stephen & the Assumption in Pavia, Italy – Gregory DiPippo at NLM
The Church of Saint-Roch in Paris – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Black Sunday, Saracens Sabre Slashing:
Australia Ignored Growing Islamist Threat for Too Long – Kyle Orton at UnHerd
The Bondi Beach Massacre Was a Choice: Australia Let This Evil Come & Fester – City Journal
Australia Doesn’t Have A Gun Problem, It Has An Islamist Problem – Brianna Lyman
Bondi Beach & the Heroism of Maronite Christian Ahmed Al-Ahmed – The Spectator World
Less-Than-Reassuring Answers in the Brown University Shooting – Jim Geraghty at NRO
The West’s Deflections Over Bondi Are Obscene – Georgina Mumford at Spiked
The Bondi Beach Shooting Was a Pogrom – Brendan O’Neill at The Spectator World
Catholic (Classical) Liberal Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Monument of Unageing Intellect – Marc O. DeGirolami, J.S.D. & LL.M., at Public Discourse
TPUSA Denied, While Democrats Club Approved, at a Catholic University – The College Fix
Chesterton Schools Network Wins $1 Million Yass Prize – The Yass Prize
Secular and Other Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
NSFW: Videos Show Bizarre Sexual Ceremony That Amherst College Pushes – Free Beacon
A Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas is Underway – Vimal Patel at New York Times
Putting the Progressive University in the Dock – Scott Yenor at James G. Martin Center
The Lavender Mafia:
Same-Sex “Marriage” & the European Bishops – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at First Things
Monday Early-Morning Edition Top-10:
1. Bombshell or Firecracker? Leo Has a Private Audience With George Weigel! – Fr. A.J. McDonald
2. A Couple of Recent & Conspicuous Reversals of Francis by Leo. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
3. Devout Catholics Support Mass Deportations – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
4. Never Too Late: 100-Yr-Old Man Baptized, Confirmed, & 1st Communion Same Day – Ch Pop
5. The Watering & Dumbing Down of the Faith at Vatican II – Virgil Nemoianu at Tradition &. . .
6. The “True” Islam – Fr. James V. Schall, S.J., at Catholic World Report
7. Home Alone in the Priesthood: Unaddressed Reasons Young Priests Leave – Gene T. Gomulka
8. The High Price of “Harmless” Fun – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
9. Fruit of the Council: A Church No Longer Serious About Salvation – The Catholic Herald
10. Austrian Bishop & Priests Praising Depraved Blasphemy, Mary as Bearded Man – Cath Conclav
Monday Early-Morning Edition Honorable Mention:
What’s the Difference bt. the “Lætare” Sunday of Lent & “Gaudete” Sunday of Advent? – Fr. Zed
Archbishop Gänswein Supports Scrapping of Traditionis Custodes – Catholic Conclave
Pope Leo XIV & the Dancing Crucifix Returns to the Center of the Altar – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Leo XIV: A European Pope? – Andrea Gagliarducci at Monday Vatican
She Tried Fasting & It Changed Her Life Forever – Lila Rose
Recent Posts:
MONDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
SVNDAY LATE-AFTERNOON EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
FRIDAY 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
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:
Albanese the Appeaser – Hugo Timms at Spiked
‘Birthright Citizenship’ Is A Feudal Relic That Has No Place In America – The Federalist
Whirring Sound – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Calling Out Candace – National Review
The Coming Fratricide in Europe:
Where Christianity Retreats, Islam Advances – Atilio Faoro at Tradition, Family, & Property
Christendom vs. Dār al-Islām:
FBI Thwarts New Year’s Eve Bomb Plot in Los Angeles, Officials Say – Catholic Vote
Where Christianity Retreats, Islam Advances – Atilio Faoro at Tradition, Family, & Property
Video: Freedom of Speech, Islam, & the Left with Andrew & Noleen Sedra – Lila Rose
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Europeans Aren’t Even Weak Shadows of What They Once Were – The American Catholic
America’s New Doctrine of Empire Can Trump Save Europe From Itself? – A. Roussinos at UnHerd
So What? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Spain Without Spaniards: The Unprecedented Decline of the National Population – A. O’Mullony
Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Devout Catholic Philip Rivers Electrified the NFL With Historic Comeback – Catholic Vote
What’s Up With the Fishwrap, America, Crux, Praising a Netflix Film? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
The Catholic Heart Hidden in the Christmas Classic ‘Home Alone’ – National Catholic Register
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
Rob Reiner, Narrator of My Childhood – Jeffrey Blehar at National Review
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
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