SATVRDAY EVENING EDITION

Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Pass the Salt & Turn on the Lights; Homily for 5th Sunday of the Year – Msgr. Charles Pope
No Better Way for a Priest to Go – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Sunday Readings & Doctrine for February 2026 – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand

Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
The Brothers Behind Pope Leo | For Pete’s Sake: A Vatican Podcast – Rome Reports

Preparing for Lent:
Ascension & Fr. Columba Create Crux: A Lenten Journey of Surrender – The Catholic Herald

FSSPX to Consecrate Bishops:
SSPX Leader Tells Further Details on Planned Episcopal Consecrations – The Catholic Herald
The SSPX & Rome: Fifty Years of Conciliar Gaslighting – Chris Jackson at Hiraeth In Exile
SSPX is the New Old Catholics (Schism Rinse & Repeat) – David L. Gray, Th.M.

General Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Six Step Method to Get More out of Mass – Deacon John Brundage, C.C., at Integrated Prayer
Denver: Leo XIV Has Appointed Bishop Golka as the New Archbishop – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Was It Just a Reflection? Was It Padre Pio? – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
You Just Never Know When the Holy Spirit Is Involved – Jeffrey Bruno at Words & Pictures
English Archdiocese Responds to a Surge of Conversions – Caitlin Bootsma at Aleteia
Anti-Catholic University of Notre Dame – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Is Card Fernández Real Source of Tensions in SSPX & Vatican Standoff? – Michael Haynes
The Exchange that Reveals the Crisis since Vatican II – The Pursuit Of Truth In La La Land
Blasphemy in The Swedish Protestant Church? – Kristoffer Ehrnström at Catholic Stand
Video: James Martin Gleefully Told The World The Truth About Leo – Anthony Stine, Ph.D.
Ireland Is Playing With Holy Fire – Roger Berkely at The European Conservative
Involuntary Asceticism – Nathan Krupa at Catholic Stand Magazine
The Francis Credibility Problem (SSPX) – Who Can Trust Any Deal Now? – Rorate Cæli
U. of Notre Dame Professor Controversy & SSPX Rift – R. Arroyo, Robert Royal, Fr. G. Murray
Face of Euthanized Woman Transplanted to Another Patient – Wesley J. Smith, J.D., at LAN
Go With God’s Flow – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at The American Catholic
No, Virginia, Each Person Does Not Have His Own Reality – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Am Spec
The ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Reckoning Begins – Judson Berger at National Review

News Ticker:
Vatican Summons SSPX Boss After Bishops Consecration Announcement – The Catholic Herald

Classical Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What We Lose When We Abandon the Classics – Amy Lai at The European Conservative
Has the Keyboard Slain the Quill? New Jersey Schools Don’t Think So – Gary Isbell at TFP

Modern Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Myth of “College & Career Readiness” – Beanie’s Blog

Books:
Why Can’t We Just Reject This Destructive Ideology – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D.

Poetry:
The Poetry & Priesthood of Fr. Joseph Evans – Jan C. Bentz at The Catholic Herald

Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Ode to Joy – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Brazil’s Catholic Prince Says The West Must Restore Christendom to Survive – Trad, Fam, & Prop

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
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

Catholic References:
Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
I’d Like To Feel Sorry For The Washington Post, But. . . – Rod Dreher
Crash by Illegal Immigrant in Indiana Draws National Outrage – The American Spectator
An Anti-I.C.E. Movement Increasingly Run by Revolutionaries – Stu Smith at City Journal
Mass Amnesty In Spain Heralds The End Of Nationhood – The Federalist
Marine Le Pen’s Trial: And Now, What To Expect? – Hélène de Lauzun at TEC

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Worship of Death – Shmuel Klatzkin at The American Spectator

Et Cætera. . . Other Analysis, Punditry, and News:
TFP Hosts Dr. Jerry Johnson, Who Speaks About His Path to Rome – Trad, Fam, & Prop

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, News, and Anecdotes:
Trying to Explain the Crisis over Greenland – John Horvat, II, a Tradition, Family, & Property
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Need Professional Fundraising Advice? – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Helping You Build a Better Wardrobe – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow on X, BIG PVLPIT’s Editor-in-Chief – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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