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SVNDAY MID-AFTERNOON EDITION

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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Radical Individualism: Foreign to the Common Good? – Fr. Kenneth M. Dos Santos, M.I.C., at CS
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – BIG PVLPITXXX

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. The Cistercian Abbey of Salem in Southern Germany – G. DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
2. Mothers, Encourage Your Sons to Be Open to the Priesthood – C.T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
3. A Holy Relic of Christ’s Passion: How to Visit the Column Where Jesus Was Scourged – ChPP
4. Radical Individualism: Foreign to the Common Good? – Fr. Kenneth M. Dos Santos, M.I.C.
5. How a Jewish Girl from Miami Made Her Way Into the Catholic Church – Catholic 365
6. Did Orthodox Priest Prophesy Israeli-Iran Clash? – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
7. Who or What Is the Antichrist? A Reflection on the Biblical Teaching – Msgr. Charles Pope
8. Argentine Psychologist Abandons the Occult After a Vision of the Virgin of Luján – C Conclave
9. The Rosary Is Not a ‘Vain Repetition’ – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine
10. St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment (Literal Translation) – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest

Holy Bible:
Parting of the Red Sea: Wind, Tides or Miracle? – David Armstrong at National Catholic Register

Saints:
Blessed Floribert Bwana: 26-yr-old Young Killed for Refusing to be Corrupted – Rome Reports
Saints That Every Dad Needs – Laura DeMaria at Catholic Stand Magazine

Piety:
Humility In An Opinionated World – Maggie Ciskanik at Magis Center
Sowing or Reaping? There is No Third Option – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

Apologetics:
Defense of Christian Apologetics Against a Strong Critic – David Armstrong at BEFC

Analysis and Punditry:
Fr. Gabriele Amorth Remembered as Most Famous Exorcist of the 20th Century – C World Report
The Church as a Field Hospital: Healing the Spiritually Wounded – Catholic Stand Magazine

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For WESTERN CIV DEFENDER, click here. – Western Civ Defender
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Illumine Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Beautiful Corpus Christi Procession in the Rubble of Cologne After End of WWII – Adrian on X 24

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Archbishop Gänswein Sees ‘Change in Atmosphere’ Under Pope Leo XIV – NC Register
2. A Priest for Our Times – Francis X. Maier at The Catholic Thing
3. Father Nicholas Diessbach, The Indefatigable “Ambassador of God” Dies at Age 66 – TFP
4. Beautiful Corpus Christi Procession in the Rubble of Cologne After End of WWII – Adrian on X
5. June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
6. A Thirsty American Pilgrim Drinks His Fill at Lourdes – Leo. J. DeLorenzo at Our Sunday Visitor
7. To Their Surprise, Scientists Find Limits to Artificial Intelligence – Tradition, Family, & Prprty
8. Why Does Saint John Seem to End His Gospel Twice? – Fr. Henry James Coleridge, S.J., at FCR
9. The Truth about the So-Called “Dark Ages” – Templarpilled on X
10. A Resolve to Uphold Latin – Pope St. John XXIII via The Catholic Thing

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Resolve to Uphold Latin – Pope St. John XXIII via The Catholic Thing
Are There Medical Benefits to Praying the Rosary? Leading Psychiatrist Answers – Zenit
On Not Skipping Mass, Even in the Summer – Evangeline Lothian at Catholic Stand Magazine
“A Forest of Symbols”: Sacred Liturgy in the Middle Ages – Robert Keim at Via Mediævalis
Vatican II Gave the Laity a Mission & a Mandate – Fr. Joseph Thomas at Natl Catholic Register
Tales of Conversion – Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq., at The Taos Tattler
Word of the Week: Flower – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
Poem of the Week: “More Than Most Fair, Full of the Living Fire” – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D.

News:
Father Nicholas Diessbach, The Indefatigable “Ambassador of God” Dies at Age 66 – TFP

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
To Their Surprise, Scientists Find Limits to Artificial Intelligence – Tradition, Family, & Prprty
How to Become Catholic in 2025: 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
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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
St. Damien’s Birthplace Reopens: A Beacon of Faith & Service – Thomas Philipp Reiter at The Reg

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. The 20 History Books That Everyone Should Read – Simon Heffer at The Telegraph
2. Widow, Mother of 4 Nuns & a Priest, Takes Perpetual Vows – National Catholic Register
3. Why do Catholic Women Wear Veils at Holy Mass? – Fr. Michael Rennier at Pondus Meum. . .
4. The Cistercian Abbey of Salem in Southern Germany – G. DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
5. Latin Belongs in the Liturgy – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
6. Father Nicholas Diessbach, The Indefatigable “Ambassador of God” Dies at Age 66 – TFP
7. New Recording From the London Oratory Schola Boys Choir – Terrific! – Fr. Z’s Blog
8. The Three V’s of Church Architecture: Vision, Verticality, & Volume – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
9. Even in Summer, You Must Go to Sunday Mass – Matt Nelson at Catholic Answers Magazine
10. All Vocations Are Local – Stephen White at The Pillar

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
Pope Leo XIV Celebrates the 43rd Anniversary of His Ordination – National Catholic Register

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Mothers, Encourage Your Sons to Be Open to the Priesthood – C.T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
‘Destroyed By Modernization’: Medieval Berlin’s Diverse Religious Roots Unearthed – Rel Unp
Word of the Week: Fire – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Rise & Fall of the Cristeros – Mark Fellows at Catholic Family News
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
To Their Surprise, Scientists Find Limits to Artificial Intelligence – Tradition, Family, & Prprty

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How to Become Catholic in 2025: 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 Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – BIG PVLPITXXX

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. Widow, Mother of 4 Nuns & a Priest, Takes Perpetual Vows – National Catholic Register
2. How People Get the Gospel Wrong – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine
3. New Recording From the London Oratory Schola Boys Choir – Terrific! – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. On Not Skipping Mass, Even in the Summer – Evangeline Lothian at Catholic Stand Magazine
5. All Vocations Are Local – Stephen White at The Pillar
6. Mothers, Encourage Your Sons to Be Open to the Priesthood – C.T. Hull at Catholic Exchange
7. All Music Is Spiritual Warfare – Andrew Cavallo at Ignitum Today
8. Edna May Is Dead – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand Magazine
9. What the Devil Gains From False Apparitions – P.M. Armstrong at National Catholic Register
10. A Demon, Some Murder Plots, & an Incorruptible Saint – Dcn TL McDonald at Weird Catholic

Holy Bible:
The 13 Best Proofs the Development of Doctrine – David L. Gray at Saint Dominic’s Media

Saints:
From Sinner to Saint – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
To Judge or Not to Judge, St. Jerome’s Dilemma – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at Kmita’s Library

Book(s):
A Reflection from “Padre Pio and You” – Mary O’Regan at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Analysis and Punditry:
The Transforming Power of Mercy – Noelle Mering at TOH Substack

Apologetics:
The Cross is the New Testament Tree of Life – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand Magazine
Tearing Down False Idols: The Unchanging Truth of Jesus – Scott Ventureya at Crisis Magazine
What is the Earliest Depiction of Mary? – Get Fed

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For WESTERN CIV DEFENDER, click here. – Western Civ Defender
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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. This Group Wants to “Affirm” Pedophilia – Christina Buttons at City Journal
2. Heiligenkreuz Critic Advocates Legal Abortion & Women’s Ordination – Catholic Conclave
3. Father Nicholas Diessbach, The Indefatigable “Ambassador of God” Dies at Age 66 – TFP
4. When We (the Mainstream Media) Started to Lie – Matti Friedman at The Free Press
5. LGBT+ Prayer Vigil Prevented in Basilica Dedicated to the Sacred Heart – Catholic Conclave
6. The World’s Greatest Church – Brad Miner at The Catholic Thing
7. Religious Life in Europe is Entering a Death Loop – Catholic Conclave
8. To Their Surprise, Scientists Find Limits to Artificial Intelligence – Tradition, Family, & Prprty
9. The Secret – Michael P. Foley at New Liturgical Movement
10. Tom Holland on How Christianity Saved Babies from Pagan Ritual Deaths – Gavin Ashenden

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
Pope Leo XIV Declares 174 New Martyrs from Nazi Camps & Spanish Civil War – NC Register
Leo’s Boyhood Home in Chicago Could Go for $1M+ – National Catholic Register
Pope Leo XIV & the Glory of Palestrina – Anthony Chase Fountain at The Taos Tattler

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Traditionalist Catholics See Evangelization Potential of Latin Mass – Our Sunday Visitor
How People Get the Gospel Wrong – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine
Father Nicholas Diessbach, The Indefatigable “Ambassador of God” Dies at Age 66 – TFP
A Holy Relic of Christ’s Passion: How to Visit the Column Where Jesus Was Scourged – ChrchPP
All Eucharistic Miracles With This Special Marker? – Parousia Media via Spirit Daily Blog
Plant a Sacred Heart of Jesus Garden – Margaret Rose Realy at Catholic Digest
Poetry Aloud: George Herbert; “The Flower” (A Meditation) – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at W&S
Everything We Know About OpenA.I.’s $6.5B Purchase of Jony Ive’s Io – Ty Roush at Forbes

News:
Chrism Press Sweeps the ACP Fiction Awards! – Chrism Press

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Inside Harvard’s Discrimination Machine – Christopher F. Rufo & Ryan Thorpe at City Journal

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Marseille, Heroin Capital of Europe, Turns Into A War Zone – Javier Villamor at The European. . .
Armenian PM Visits Turkey for “Historic” Meeting – TEC News/AFP
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What the Pope Means To Inspire in Talking About Sports – Trey Brock at Chronicles

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Scientists Got FAA Waiver to Fly Drones in Tornadoes, Watch Amazing Results. . . – New Advent
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Catholic Drudge Report—How Innovative! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Father Nicholas Diessbach, The Indefatigable “Ambassador of God” Dies at Age 66 – TFP

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Wrapping It Up at Fishwrap? – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. A Catholic Drudge Report—How Innovative! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
3. He’s James Martin’s Choice, But Is He Also Cardinal Burke’s? – James R. Green at Grain Of. . .
4. Jesuit Commentator Hits It Outta Da Park! Stark Clear Reality: Why Parishes Fail – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. (Is Pope Leo XIV) Rewarding Infidelity – Kathy Clubb at The Remnant
6. Heterodox Jesuit Parish Publishes Blasphemous Image of Trinity – Complicit Clergy
7. Has the New Liturgy Changed You? – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
8. Father Nicholas Diessbach, The Indefatigable “Ambassador of God” Dies at Age 66 – TFP
9. Syracuse Priest who Celebrated “Gay Mass” is Honored Member of Heretical Priest Grp – Lpnt
10. Should Catholics Worry About Who Pope Leo XIV Appoints? – Joe McClane at ACT

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
Bishop Rob. Prevost Confronts Peruvian Mob with Truth & Charity – The Meaning Of Catholic
Pope Leo XIV on AI: ‘All of Us Are Concerned for Children & Young People’ – NC Register

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Heiligenkreuz Critic Attacked Francis on Priestesses, Called for Creative Disobedience – C Cnclv
Heiligenkreuz Critic Criticised Vatican for Its Treatment of Gender Issues – Catholic Conclave

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Pope Benedict XVI on Corpus Christi Processions & a Rant From Fr. Z – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Coordinated Global Assault on Opus Dei – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
The Secret Code of “Thee” – Mary Ennis Meo at Catholic Stand Magazine
Robert George’s New Book: An ‘Intellectual Feast’ for Our ‘Age of Feeling’ – John Clark
To Their Surprise, Scientists Find Limits to Artificial Intelligence – Tradition, Family, & Prprty
Opinion: The U.S. Should Stay Out of Israel’s War with Iran – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at CWR
The Bookshelf: Exemplary Fathers in Classic Literature – Matthew J. Franck at Public Discourse
Introducing Adornare Paramenti Sacri of Hong Kong – Liturgical Arts Journal
New Book Highlights What an Apocalypse Can Reveal – Jason Adkins at Our Sunday Visitor
EWTN Docudrama Illuminates the Eucharistic Fire of Franciscan Saints – Natl Catholic Register

News:
Arson Attack on 12th-Century English Church – Catholic World News
Leo Names Bishop Anthony Ireland as New Archbishop of Hobart in Australia – The Reg
Nigeria Bishops Call for Prayer, Fasting for Benue Attack Victims – Catholic World Report

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Skipping College Is the New Dropping Out – Aaron M. Renn

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Awaiting the Last Crusade:
June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Is Amy Coney Barrett Still A Scary Catholic Lady? – Terry Mattingly at Religion Unplugged
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Small-Town Christian Shop Stands Up to Pride Pressure – TEC News

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
God Uses Wars to Teach Americans about Geography – Don McClarey at The American Catholic
The Risks of Regime Change – Daniel McCarthy at Modern Age
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hemingway’s Faith: The Story of a Wandering Soul – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at 1 Peter 5
Pope Leo XIV Loves Baseball — Will He Name Its Patron Saint? – Jonathan Liedl at NC Register

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How American Catholics are Winning Souls Online, Fueling a Catholic Digital Renaissance – ChP
Vocations to Consecrated Virginity Are Growing, but They Need Support – Erin Kinsella

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Poor Fr. Robert Prevost, He Was So Pre-Vatican II at His Priestly Ordination – Fr. A. McDonald
2. Bishop Schneider’s Shocking Response to Latin Mass Restrictions – Joe McClane at ACT
3. CQ CQ CQ: #ZedNet – Pope Leo XIV Pays a Visit – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. It’s Time for the Disney Dad to End – Michael Perrone at Build The Village
5. Very Wise Words from Pope Leo about Polyphony in the Liturgy – New Liturgical Movement
6. On Immigration, U.S. Bishops See Only One Side – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
7. Why the Modernists Dislike Heiligenkreuz So Much – Catholic Conclave
8. Profane Paradise: The Living Death of Deconsecrated Churches – Catholic Conclave
9. World’s Smartest Man Professes Christian Faith on Social Media – Catholic World Report
10. What the Devil Gains from False Apparitions – Patti M. Armstrong at Natl Catholic Register

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
Let’s Pray That Leo XIV Will Be in Liturgical Continuity with His Namesake Leo XIII – Fr McDonald
Where is Synodality Going? Eco-Feminisation of the Church & Denial of Transcendence – C Cnclv

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
To Their Surprise, Scientists Find Limits to Artificial Intelligence – Tradition, Family, & Prprty
‘The Entombment of Christ’ Draws Crowds in Japan – Keiko Kurane at UCA News
Did Judas Receive Holy Communion? & Was He Ordained a Priest? – Fr. Henry J. Coleridge, S.J
Will Brisbane’s New Archbishop Bring Change? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
What is the Earliest Depiction of Mary? – Get Fed
The Veils of the Balustrade (or Chancel Screen) – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Juneteenth & the Life of the First Black American Catholic Priest – National Catholic Register
A.I. Is a Mind Virus Superspreader – James R. Green at Grain Of Wheat
Against Sorcery, for Re-Enchantment, Part III: Against the New Puritanism – Ross Arlen Tieken
Christianity Is Declining in Australia, Or Is It? – Amy Lewis at Christianity Today
Tearing Down False Idols: The Unchanging Truth of Jesus – Scott Ventureya at Crisis Magazine

News:
Chicago City Council Votes to Protect Historic Catholic Parish After Yearslong Effort – The Reg
Leo Appoints Bishop Shane Mackinlay as New Archbishop of Brisbane in Australia – The Reg
CatholicVote Names Kelsey Reinhardt New President – CNA via National Catholic Register

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Dr. Bill Thierfelder Revived Belmont Abbey Thru Faith, Love & Benedictine Tradition – CNS
Christendom College to Offer Graduate Degrees in Education – National Catholic Register

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Catholic Devotions for 20th June – Catholic Conclave
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
Polls Show Young Adults are Increasingly Adopting Pro-life Views – Live Action News

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The New KKK – To Put It Bluntly
NPR & the Shrinking of the Western Mind – Rodney Howsare at The Catholic World Report
JD Vance Joins Bluesky & Gets Auto-Banned Almost Instantly – TEC News/AFP

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
200 Christians Massacred in Nigeria—German State Media Blames Climate Change – TEC News

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘The Chosen’ Cast Headed to Vatican for Presentation, Audience with Leo – NC Register
Houston Texans Head Coach Says God Guides Him. . . – Bobby Ross, Jr., at Religion Unplugged

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Bishop Athanasius Schneider Appeals to Pope Leo XIV – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. The Great Chicago Schism of 2025! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
2. Eucharistic Crudeness: The Carlo Acutis & Andrea Grillo Wrangling – Amy Welborn at CWB
3. Leo Appoints a Second Bishop in Favor of Women’s Ordination – Chris Jackson at Hiraeth In. . .
4. Andrea Grillo Should Be Sidelined Under Leo Over Carlo Acutis Wrangling – Fr. A.J. McDonald
5. Mission Abandoned: How the Coalition for Canceled Priests Failed Its Calling – Dan Sevigny
6. Modernist Attacks Corpus Christi Processions as Symbols of Pomp, Power, & Hierarchy – CC
7. They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions; The Answers Sent Them Spiraling – Kashmir Hill
8. Liturgical Music Can Teach Value of Unity in Diversity, Pope Leo XIV Says – CNS via OSV News
9. The Ever Tolerant Left – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Before & After: Restorations of the Facade of Sts. Nereo e Achilleo Church in Rome – LAJ

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Pepino & Fimister Attack Catholics Rejecting Vatican II’s Novel Religious Liberty – WM Review

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Cryptic Creation: Her Unknown Language & Unknown Letters – Mdvls
Petrocentrism: A Problem? – George Weigel at First Things
A Franciscan Controversy Over Carlo Acutis’ Wish to be Buried in Assisi – Catholic Conclave
When a Monk Helped a Soviet Bureaucrat Take Up an Unlikely Profession – P. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Sacred Or Scandalous? Catholic Shrines Take Different Approaches to Rupnik’s Art – The Reg
Reviving Christendom – Fr. Mario Alexis Portella at Crisis Magazine
Why June 2025 Is Uniquely Special for the Sacred Heart – Sister Annabelle Moseley at Aleteia
Measuring the Success of the Eucharistic Revival – Complicit Clergy
Nearly Half of Americans Have Connection to Catholic Faith – Pew Research Center

News:
Political Commentator Ben Shapiro Meets with Pope Leo XIV – Catholic World News

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Old-School Blue Books Make a Comeback to Beat A.I. Cheating at Colleges – The Remnant
Classical Catholic High School in DC to Open Second Location in Diocese of Arlington – CNA
The Historic Shift of Red States’ School Vouchers – David Osborn at The 74

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Ritualized Confrontation Between MAGA & the Neocons – Paul Gottfried at Chronicles
Communism Should Have the Leper Status of Nazism – Don McClarey at The American Catholic

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Most Bishops are Far Better in Theory Than in Practice – Don McClarey & Damian Thompson

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran? – Hanna Notte at The Atlantic
Regime Change Would Be Unlikely to Bring Democracy to Iran – A. Thomas at Asia Times

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Parents’ Political Beliefs Shape U.S. Baby Names – Natalie McMullin at Daily Trojan

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How to Become Catholic in 2025: 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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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Article Attacking Devotion to Carlo Acutis from Instigator of Traditionis Custodes – C Cnclv
2. 2 Trad Pastors Removed in Under 3 Years: Is This What Pastoral Care Looks Like – R Cæli
3. There’s More to Catholic Liturgy Wars Than the TLM – Terry Mattingly at Religion Unplugged
4. Will Pope Leo XIV Restore the TLM? – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
5. Did Leo Ask for the Restoration of Palestrina? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
6. Damian Thompson Needs to Read Lord of the Rings Now! – Don at The American Catholic
7. Petition to the USCCB to Put an End to “Pride Masses” – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Right
8. Police Investigating Flood of Anonymous Defamatory Letters Sent to Heiligenkreuz – C Cnclv
9. Against the Errors of James Martin – The Meaning Of Catholic
10. When a Progressive Utopia Burned – Johann Kurtz at Becoming Noble

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
The Neo-Popesplainers & the Pressure to Choose a Side on Pope Leo XIV – James R. Green
Having Lost Their Last Best Hope in Francis, Modernists Move on to Synodality – C Conclave
Pope Leo XIV: A Unifying Figure – Jayd Hendricks at Public Discourse
Pope Leo Has Yet to Address Clerical Sexual Abuse – Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
LSD, CIA Ops, & Utopian Optimists Making Deals with the World, the Flesh, & the Devil – J Green

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
All Music Is Spiritual Warfare – Andrew Cavallo at Ignitum Today
The Mysterious Frescoes of Castelseprio – Hilary White at The Sacred Images Project
Ross Douthat & the Future of A.I. – Steve Skojec at The Skojec File
In Search of the Biblical Mt. Sinai – David Armstrong at Biblical Evidence For Catholicism
Victims of the (Sexual) Revolution – Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
‘Live & Let Live’ is for Shallow Thinkers – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
Mission Territory: America – Jeffrey Bruno at Words & Pictures
We Challenge ‘Pride’ With The Sacred Heart – Gavin Ashenden at Catholic Unscripted

News:
Ousted Australian Bishop Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges – Jack Figge at The Pillar
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors – NC Register

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Catholic Devotions for 19th June – Catholic Conclave
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Awaiting the Last Crusade:
Christian Churches Torched Once a Week in Islamic World – Catholic World News

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Pro-Riot Left Is Following the Nazi Playbook for Seizing Power – John Zmirak, Ph.D.

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Card. Nichols: We’ll Close Catholic Hospices & Care Homes if Assisted Suicide Passes – CH

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
When Bad Theology Starts a War: Ted Cruz, Genesis 12, & the Road to Iran – Chris Jackson
Do Not Sleepwalk Into War with Iran – Owen Lee at The American Postliberal

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘The Ritual’ a Refreshingly Earnest (if Unoriginal) Return to Exorcism Genre – Religion Unplugged

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Why Are Cubans Fighting in Ukraine? – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
How Confusing Marijuana Laws Fire Up Activism Across America – Tradition, Family, & Property
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Wreckovated Church: One Last Look in Milwaukee – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
2. Lying Bishops & Catholic Media – Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37
3. There are Epochal Changes on the Horizon, & They’re Approaching Fast – Steve Skojec
4. Cardinal Vesco Denounces Ideal of Christendom – Catholic World News
5. June, Fatima, & Iran – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
6. In Epic Father’s Day Prank, 200 Dads Wear Same Shirt to Mass – National Catholic Register
7. The Catholic Struggle Against Same-Sex Attraction – Henry Williams at 1 Peter 5
8. Pentecost Saturday: We Are Our Rites – Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
9. Rod Dreher’s Weird Case for Religion (Book Review) – J.C. Scharl at Modern Age
10. ‘No Kings’ – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at New Oxford Review

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
He Really *Is* a White Sox Fan – Patrick T. Brown via The American Catholic
Pope Leo XIV’s Crusade Against Artificial Intelligence – Lauren Smith at The European. . .
Pope Leo XIV Hugely Popular in America – Associated Press via Spirit Daily Blog

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Lucien Refuted: ‘Religious Liberty: Illusory Distinction, Unwarranted Conclusion’ – WM Review

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
St. Joan of Arc, Islam, & the Christian Rebirth – Robert de Mattei, D.Phil., at Voice Of The Family
‘Public’ Does Not Mean ‘State’ or ‘Government’ – George Weigel at National Catholic Register
The Limits of Catholic Social Teaching – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
Christianity & The West, Part I – Daniel J. Mahoney, Ph.D., at the American Mind
The Church & the Resurgence of Nationalism, Part I – Darrick Taylor at Crisis Magazine
The Month of June is For . . . – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine

News:
Boy Scouts Sex-Abuse Claims Reach $7 Billion – Catholic World News
Vatican Publishing House, HarperCollins Republish Rerum Novarum – Catholic World News

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Catholic Devotions for the 18th June – Catholic Conclave
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Iconic Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris Celebrates Its 150th Birthday – Our Sunday Visitor
Guarino Guarini: Celebrating 400 Years – Susan Klaiber at The Institute for Sacred Architecture

O Los Angeles, What Tempest Tears Thy Streets:
USCCB Stands With Illegal Aliens – Rips Trump’s Deportation Efforts – Complicit Clergy

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
SCOTUS Sides with Nuns Fighting NY That Made Them Pay for Abortions – The Federalist
Against the Purity Spiral – Roger Kimball

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Are Cubans Fighting in Ukraine? – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
Islamism in Spain: The Left Denies It, the Center-Right Runs from It – Álvaro Peñas at The EC

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Communism Refuses to Die – Piers Shepherd at Modern Age
The Biggest Problem for Greece is Demographic Decline – Álvaro Peñas at The European. . .

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
One Love: Bono’s Quest for God – John Mac Ghlionn at Catholic Herald
How Confusing Marijuana Laws Fire Up Activism Across America – Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Make Missals Great Again – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Burn of the Day – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
And For What I Have Failed to Do – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Ten Years After the Obergefell Same-Sex “Marriage” Ruling, Calls Multiply for Its Overturn – TFP
How to Become Catholic in 2025: 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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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Whistleblower Fired for Exposing Blasphemous Sexual Perversions at Jesuit Univ. – Comp Clrgy
Jesuit Univ Stands by Course’s Sexual Bondage Video & Required Sexual Autobiography – NCReg

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Old Augustinian Friend of Leo Thinks Permission for TLM is Out of the Question – C Conclave
2. Whistleblower Fired for Exposing Blasphemous Sexual Perversions at Jesuit Univ – Cmp Clrgy
3. St. Peter’s Goes Net Zero, Faith Hits Rock Bottom – Chris Jackson at Hiraeth In Exile
4. Jesuit Univ Stands by Course’s Sexual Bondage Video & Required Sexual Autobiography – Reg
5. The Shocking Truth About a Condemned Theologian & Dissident Priests – Joe McClane
6. Sodomy Mass in Bishop Douglas J. Lucia’s Diocese of Syracuse, New York – Daniel O’Connor
7. Curious Aspects of Pope Leo XIV – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
8. There’s a Reason Why Catholics Escape Their Territorial Parish – Alexandria C. McCormick
9. Why the Sudden Attack on Alcohol? – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
10. Britain’s Götterdämmerung – Sebastian Milbank at The Critic

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
Pope Leo XIV & the ‘Gaudium Et Spes’ Debate – Larry Chapp, Ph.D., at The Pillar
Meaning of Papal Names: Leo II Explicitly Condemned His Predecessor for Heresy – TACatholic
It’s Confirmed! Leo to Return to Castel Gandolfo for Papal Rest & Vacations! – Fr. A.J. McDonald
Leo Denounces Massacre of Nigerian Christians; Hundreds Dead – Catholic World News

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Viewing Oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit Through the Lens of a Video – Fr. Z’s Blog
Card. Burke: Doctrinal & Moral Corruption Directly Related to Abuse of the Liturgy – Ed Pentin
Heiligenkreuz Unaware of Any Serious Allegations Which May Have Lead to Visitation – C Cnclv

Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Father Major General – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
A Modern Day Friar Tuck! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Do I Need to Attend My Territorial Parish? – Jenna Marie Cooper at Our Sunday Visitor
Baroque Triumphalism in Pennsylvania: Paintings of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart – LAJ
Demons & ChaptGPT – Thomas P. Harmon, Ph.D., at First Things
Outrage in Buffalo Over Abuse Costs – Eileen Buckley at BishopAccountability.org
Why Are Cubans Fighting in Ukraine? – John Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
Israeli Arab Catholic Describes Working With Israel’s Aid Agency – Charles Collins at Crux
Against Sorcery, For Re-Enchantment, Part II: The Critical Arguments – Ross Arlen Tieken

News:
Traditional Carmelites Need Your Help! – 1 Peter 5

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Our Schools Have a ‘Boy Problem’ & We Need to Talk About It – Richard Whitmire at The Hill

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hymn of the Week: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Confusing Marijuana Laws Fire Up Activism Across America – Tradition, Family, & Property

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Scrutiny on Starmer, Whistleblowers Vindicated, Audit Unmasks Grooming Gang Scandal – DD
UK Votes to Decriminalise Abortion Up to Birth – Gavin Ashenden, et al., at Catholic Unscripted
Asylum Seekers Tied to Recent Grooming Gang Cases – TEC News

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Let’s Try to Put Out Fire with Gasoline, Again! – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
The U.S. Should Stay Out of Israel’s War with Iran – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
Plato’s Love of Character was Purely Platonic – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Actor Al Pacino Meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican – National Catholic Register
Ten Years After the Obergefell Same-Sex “Marriage” Ruling, Calls Multiply for Its Overturn – TFP
Beauty & Belief: Art, Film, & the Catholic Imagination – The Catholic Thing

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Victory in Ireland as Catholics Rally Around the Infant of Prague – Tradition, Family, & Property
How to Become Catholic in 2025: 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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Illumined Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Militants Massacred Up to 200 Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State – Aid to the Church in Need

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. ‘Who Does This Serve?’ – Rod Dreher
2. Can Pope Leo XIV Afford to Wait on ‘Traditionis Custodes’? – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
3. (NSFW) Two SSA Men Adopted a Baby Boy & Then Killed Him. . . – Nancy Pearcey on X
4. Vatican Visit to Heiligenkreuz: Sources: From Francis’s Final Days, Not Leo – Dm. Thompson
5. Cardinal Burke Appeals for Restoration of Traditional Latin Mass – Natl Catholic Register
6. What Really Happened to Pride Month – Adam Ellwanger at Chronicles
7. Heiligenkreuz Apostolic Visitor, Heterodox & Non-Habit Wearing Sister Christine Rod – C Cncl
8. Why Progressives Hate Latin – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
9. Immodest Dress at Mass is Not a Comfort Problem, but a Spiritual Problem – Peggy Frye
10. Archb. Gänswein Speaks Candidly on 3 Popes & His Reconciliation with Francis – The Reg

Pope Leo XIV Sweet Order’s Reign Embrace:
Pope Leo XIV’s China Strategy & His New Direction | The Prayerful Posse – The Catholic Thing
Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry Includes African American Roots – Catholic Herald
My Recommendations for Pope Leo XIV’s Leadership as It Regards Synodality – Fr. A. McDonald
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Gravest Form of Poverty is Not to Know God’ – Catholic World Report

Detroit’s Archbishop Weisenburger Doth Impose Draconian Edicts:
Archbishop Weisenburger of Detroit’s New Restrictions on the TLM – Michael Haynes on X

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
The War on Eucharistic Reverence – Vicki Yamasaki at Corpus Christi for Unity and Peace
The Battleground for Reverence in the United States – Chris Jackson at Hiraeth In Exile
Cut Down, It Flourishes Again: Why I’m Hopeful About the Future – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
Surprise Candidate Now in the Running to Succeed Cardinal Schönborn – Catholic Conclave
St. Malachy’s Prophecy of the Popes – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
Elderly Nun Melts Hearts with Tender Prayer to Mary in Viral Video – ChurchPOP
Did Orthodox Priest Prophesy Israeli-Iran Clash? – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Secrets of My Time in the Royal Ecclesiastical Household with Gavin Ashenden – C Unscripted
The Incredible Mystery Under a Church built on an Ancient Pagan Temple in Peru – Spirit Daily
Espoused to Christ: Discover a Vocation Ever Ancient & Ever New, Consecrated Virginity – Ig Td
A Church Grows in Africa, But Where are Its Saints? – Joseph Maina at Religion Unplugged
How Confusing Marijuana Laws Fire Up Activism Across America – Tradition, Family, & Property
Against Sorcery, For Re-Enchantment, Part I: Defining Terms – Ross Arlen Tieken at El Antiguo
The Vatican’s Duty to Armenian Christians – Mark Movsesian at First Things

News:
NABRE Revision Confirmed by Holy See – Timothy McCormick at Catholic Bible Talk
Muslim Smokes Cigarette in French Church & Curses in His Language – RadioGenoa on X
A Pilgrimage in Australia! – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
Damascus Embarks on 25th Anniversary Summer with News of Expansion – Ignitum Today

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Santa Clara (Jesuit) University’s Crazy Idea of Human Sexuality – N.E. Best at Wall Street Journal
School Choice Continues to Expand, Even in Blue States – Lewis M. Andrews at The Hill

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Men & Women are Different. Thank God! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Malcolm Muggeridge Interviewing Robert Graves – D.R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How Confusing Marijuana Laws Fire Up Activism Across America – Tradition, Family, & Property

O Los Angeles, What Tempest Tears Thy Streets:
Riots for Criminals, Silence for Victims – Sarah Cain at Homefront Crusade

Minnesota’s False Dagger’s Stroke:
Politically Motivated Assassinations: Why is America Going Mad? – American Thinker

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Dear USCCB: Getting in Bed With Caesar is Always a Bad Idea – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
America’s Golden Age: A Return to the Permanent Things – Kevin D. Roberts, Ph.D., at The IC

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Spain Blackout Blamed on Solar Power, Leaked Audio Reveals – TEC News

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
U.S. Joins War Iran-Israel – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Academic Sounds ‘Civil War’ Warning for High-Migration Western Nations – Breitbart
Ten Years After the Obergefell Same-Sex “Marriage” Ruling, Calls Multiply for Its Overturn – TFP

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Victory in Ireland as Catholics Rally Around the Infant of Prague – Tradition, Family, & Property
Irish Teens Inspired by Carlo Acutis Make Lego Film of His Life – Patrick J. Passmore at CNA

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why the Opposition to Latin Archbishop Weisenburger of Detroit? – Damian Thompson on X
Liturgical Lessons in Ad Orientem – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Word & Sanity
An Incomplete Understanding of the Revolutionary Process Hindered Amicizia’s Progress – TFP
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

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