AFTERNOON UPDATE at 2:26 P.M. U.S. CENTRAL TIME:
Top-Ten News Stories for today’s Sunday Edition:
1. The Cardinal Vesco & Bishop Barron Exchange, the Needle is Moving – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. How can I be Happy in Heaven, if My Children are in Hell? – Stacy A. Trasancos, Ph.D.
3. Lay Catholics Appeal Their Bishop’s Ban On Ad Orientem Masses – Complicit Clergy
4. The Brutal Harvard Class That Suddenly Everyone Wants to Take – The Wall Street Journal
5. Leo Approves Text Against Dogmatic & Moralistic language; Red Flags – Tay. R. Marshall, Ph.D.
6. The Submissive Wife: The Right Way to Love Your Husband – Mary Stanford, et al, at Cath Gentl
7. France After the Guillotine: Why Restoration May Be the Way Back from Chaos – Real Cl Cath
8. Loudcasting: The Tyranny of Unwelcome Music – John Cassara at Crisis Magazine
9. Goodbye Sam’s Club Mega-Church, Hello Stained Glass: Protestants Go Traddy – Christiani Tod
10. Video: The Final Battle for Europe? – Fr. Robert J. McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D., at iCatholic Radio
Honorable Mentioned:
Forgiveness Opens a Path to Sainthood – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Catholic Exchange
The Angelic World In Catholic Theology – The Crucesignati
An Evocative Wood-Carving of the Beloved Disciple, St. John, by Hape Sculpture – Lit Arts Journal
MORNING ROUND UP at 10:06 A.M. U.S. CENTRAL TIME:
Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Sacred Music, the Need for Beauty, & the Beatific Vision – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Forgiveness Opens a Path to Sainthood – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Catholic Exchange
The Angelic World In Catholic Theology – The Crucesignati
Leo XIV Embraces Serene Order’s Reign:
Faith Must Shape Culture, Not Fight It, Pope Leo XIV Tells Faithful at Audience – Angelus News
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Around the Catholic Blogosphere:
Catholics Not Here to Convert Darn It! Card. Vesco’s Silly Claim – Prayerful Posse via TACatholic
Virtue & Classical Education: Leaving Plato’s Cave & Becoming Truly Human – Robin Mark Phillips
The Cardinal Vesco & Bishop Barron Exchange, the Needle is Moving – Fr. Z’s Blog
How can I be Happy in Heaven, if My Children are in Hell? – Stacy A. Trasancos, Ph.D.
Lay Catholics Appeal Their Bishop’s Ban On Ad Orientem Masses – Complicit Clergy
Leo Approves Text Against Dogmatic & Moralistic language; Five Red Flags – T.R. Marshall, Ph.D.
The Submissive Wife: The Right Way to Love Your Husband – Mary Stanford, et al, at Cath Gentl
France After the Guillotine: Why Restoration May Be the Way Back from Chaos – Real Clear Cath
An Evocative Wood-Carving of the Beloved Disciple, St. John, by Hape Sculpture – Lit Arts Journal
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Catholic Media:
The Many Faces of Evil: Church Teaching, Scripture Highlight Devil’s Many Guises – Carl E. Olson
Why Postpartum Care Is the Next Pro-Life Frontier – Dr. June Joseph at The Catholic Weekly
The Multi-Layered Immorality of in Vitro Fertilization – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky at The Cath Wor Rep
Pope Leo XIV Names New Theologians to Vatican Advisory Body – Edward Pentin at NC Register
‘Catholic’ Georgetown University Celebrates “OUTober” & a “Pride Sabbath” – Info Vaticana
Loudcasting: The Tyranny of Unwelcome Music – John Cassara at Crisis Magazine
Video: The Final Battle for Europe? – Fr. Robert J. McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D., at iCatholic Radio
General Analysis, Punditry, and News from Everywhere Else:
On Many College Campuses, Some Students Are Turning to Catholicism – Religion Unplugged
Christian Persecution Continues – John Burger at Aid to the Church in Need
Announcing Next Catholic Champion Crusade Stop: Southern Methodist Univ. – Cath For Cath
Rural Pennsylvania Nuns Building Massive Stone Monastery by Hand – New York Post
No, Two Men Failing to Make A Baby Together Is Not ‘Infertility’– N. Blake at The Federalist
The Retreat from Reading – Elizabeth Kantor at The Libertist
The Brutal Harvard Class That Suddenly Everyone Wants to Take – The Wall Street Journal
Goodbye Sam’s Club Megachurch, Hello Stained Glass: Protestants Go Traddy – Christianity Today
Top-Ten News Stories from the Saturday Edition:
1. Cardinal Vesco Rebukes Bishop Barron, Wherein I Fisk the Whole Exchange – Amy Welborn
2. My Mistake: An Apology for a Misleading Article – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
3. If Priest Explains Away a Mortal Sin, & Penitent Believes Him, Is Absolution Valid? – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. All Saints’ Day 2026: What Catholics Should Know About This Holy Day of Obligation – The Reg
5. The Origin Story of a Distinctive Memento Mori Vestment Design From the 1600’s – LAJ
6. Robert Prevost Requests to Vote in Illinois, Unprecedented in Papal History – Info Vaticana
7. The Bishops Go Full Leo XIII This Election – David L. Gray, Th.M., at The Gray Report
8. The Most Helpful Spiritual Work I Have Ever Read – Leila Miller
9. The Battle According to Q(Anon) – Sheryl Collmer at Crisis Magazine
10. Fulton Sheen, St. Thérèse, & the Help of the Holy Souls – Catholic Exchange
Honorable Mentioned:
Divine Mercy Is Not a ‘Super-Indulgence’ – Fr. Mike J. Driscoll, Ph.D., at Cathol Answers Magaz
Inside Dallas’ Methodist Church Wars: Dallas Seceded from Liberal, Shrinking U.M.C. – Relig Unpl
What are Acceptable Halloween Costumes This Woke Year? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Catholic References:
Ask Me Anything About the Catholic Faith – Catholic Questions
How to be Catholic: A Step-by-Step Guide – EWTN News via National Catholic Register
Mass Times for Travel – MassTimes.org
Reverent Catholic Mass – ReverentCatholicMass.com
Douay-Rheims Bible – Douay-Rheims Bible Online
Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition Bible – EWTN
Haydock Bible Commentary – Haydock Commentary Online
Find a Catholic Charity Anywhere in the World – Catholic Charity Finder
Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project
Continuous Updates of Attacks Worldwide Against Christians – Christianophobie.fr
Catholic Prophecy Encyclopedia – Prophetical.org
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
Daily Readings:
Novus Ordo Mass (America) – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Traditional Latin Mass – Latin Mass Helper
Novus Ordo Mass (Australia) – Diocese of Parramatta
Novus Ordo Mass (Canada) – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Novus Ordo Mass (Ireland) – Church Support Group
