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VVEDNESDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
No, Caravaggio & Rupnik are Not the Same – One Mad Mom
The Norwegian Chesterton: A Brief Introduction to Sigrid Undset – David Deavel at The IC

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Bombshell Prayers by Pope Leo XIV! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
2. I Take This for a Good Sign – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Can the Pope Really Ban This Ancient Church Ritual?! – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
4. Pope Leo XIV: The Pope of Thermidor – Kevin Tierney
5. No, Caravaggio & Rupnik are Not the Same – One Mad Mom
6. The “Catholic” Sisters of Charity in New York Celebrating Pentecost – Lepanto on X
7. How Does Leo Solve the Twin Problems of Rupnik & Cardinal Cipriani? – Catholic Conclave
8. Pope Leo XIV Knows How to Act; Learned from the Fathers of the Church – Sandro Magister
9. Tames as Priests – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. The Norwegian Chesterton: A Brief Introduction to Sigrid Undset – David Deavel at The IC

Pope Leo XIV:
From Fulton Sheen to Pope Leo XIV, American Catholicism is in Its Ascendancy – Greg Cook
American? Peruvian? French? Augustinian is Pope Leo XIV’s Core Identity – Our Sunday Visitor

Bishop Michael Martin’s Infamous Deeds:
Looking Backward in the Diocese of Charlotte – Fr. John A. Perricone, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Latin Belongs in the Liturgy – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register

O Los Angeles, What Tempest Tears Thy Streets:
LA Archd. Statement on Anti-ICE Riots: Catholics For Catholics Responds – Cthlcs For Cthlcs
D.W. Lafferty is a Leftist First, Catholic Fifth – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Mexican Catholics Ask Archbishop Gomez to Use Exorcism Power on LA Riots – Hollywood Cthlc
American Intifada – Daniel McCarthy at Chronicles
Law & Order in Los Angeles – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at New Oxford Review
Fetterman Condemns the LA Riots – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Archbishop Gomez Appeals for Calm, Restraint in Los Angeles – Catholic World News

Analysis and Punditry:
Yale Study Confirms There’s Nothing Like a Mother’s Lullaby – Tradition, Family, & Property
Before & After: Corpus Christi in South River, New Jersey – Liturgical Arts Journal
The Problem with N.T. Wright’s Abortion Remarks – Sebastian Milbank at First Things
Video: Unboxing Newly Reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia – Fr. Z’s Blog
Obedience on Trial: Did St. Ignatius Plant the Seeds of Crisis in the Church – The WM Review
Movement on the Most Notorious Sex-Abuser? – J.M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
How Russia’s Alexander Dugin Tries to Explain the Trump Revolution – Trdtn, Family, & Prprty
How Catholicism Got Cool – Madeleine Kearns at The Free Press
The Rainbow Flag & the Sacred Heart: A Battle for the Soul of June – Gavin Ashenden at C Herald
The Debt Crisis Looms, But We Keep on Spending – Jn. Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
Joe McClane Talks Mary, Jesus, & Travelling with Bishop Strickland – Catholic Unscripted
Fr. Nicholas Deissbach Explains Why Every Sovereign Should Defend True Religion Always – TFP
Nigeria’s Bishops Demand End to Jihadi Violence After 100 Die in Fresh Attacks – Cthlc Herald

News:
Group Demands Univ. of Nebraska Held Accountable for Drag Show Mocking Mass – College Fix
Cardinal Decarbonisation. But Where is Christ to Be Found in All This? – Catholic Conclave
Chartres Pilgrimage Draws 19,000 in Show of Faith & Tradition – Catholic World Report
Nigerian Bishop Defends Decision to Build Mosque for Displaced Muslims – Cthlc World News
USCCB Reports Decline in Abuse Allegations Against Catholic Clergy – Catholic World Report

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Stratford Caldecott: Rethinking the Foundations of Education – Andrew Seeley, Ph.D., at The IC
Dismantling the Department of Education Is Not Enough – Daniel B. Murphy at Public Discourse

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Catholic Devotions for the 11th June – Catholic Conclave
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How the Rainbow Threatens the Faith – Gavin Ashenden at Catholic Unscripted

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘A Dark Day for New York’ – The Editors at National Catholic Register
The Double Tragedy of a Girl Whose Parents Claim Shouldn’t Have Been Born – Trad, Fam, & Prp
Inside the Supreme Court’s Birthright Arguments – John C. Eastman, Ph.D.

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Not Provinces of Empire: Patriots Gather in France to Call for a Europe of Nations – J. Villamor

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Paul McCartney’s Catholic Pulse – John Mac Ghlionn at Catholic Herald
When ABC Reported On Bohemian Grove – Spirit Daily Blog

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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TVESDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. Another James Martin, S.J., Spiritual Face Plant – One Mad Mom
2. Papal Altar Arrangement in Flux & a Sign of TLM Pulling on Leo? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
3. Traditionis Custodes Was Bound to Backfire – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. Liturgical Vandals of 60’s/70’s Bemoan Resurgence of the Roman Canon – J. Grondelski, Ph.D.
5. Llama, Llama Gaslit by Mama – Emily Finley, Ph.D., at The Christian Imagination
6. Christopher Wray Lied: The FBI Was Targeting American Catholics – S.A. McCarthy
7. Snuffing the Pyre: A Reply to Michael Warren Davis – Sebastian Morello at Tradition & Sanity
8. Synodal Path Runs Straight Through the Church & Divides It in Two – Catholic Conclave
9. Update on the NRSV-CE & NRSVue-CE – Marc at Catholic Bible Talk
10. Mexico Interferes in American Politics – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Analysis and Punditry:
Vatican News Removes Rupnik Art From Website – Catholic World Report
Traditional Catholicism, the New ‘Cool’ for Young Americans – Catholic Herald
This New York City Church Has a Marian Connection to Pope Leo XIV – Natl Catholic Register
Imagine Liturgical Peace – Mark Brumley at Catholic World Report
Where is the Equivalencing of Marian & Petrine Principles in the Church Leading? – C Conclave
What’s the Purpose of a “Great Books” Education? – Daniel Stoudt at Totus Tuus
The Debt Crisis Looms, But We Keep on Spending – Jn. Horvat, II, at Tradition, Family, & Property
Further Pentecost Themed Vestments from the French School – Liturgical Arts Journal
How Russia’s Alexander Dugin Tries to Explain the Trump Revolution – Trdtn, Family, & Prprty
Over 10,000 Pilgrims Gather in Knock, Ireland, for 40th All Ireland Rosary Rally – C World Report
Fr. Nicholas Deissbach Explains Why Every Sovereign Should Defend True Religion Always – TFP
Brazilian Census: Catholic Population Falls to 57% – Catholic World Report

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

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Double Tragedy of a Girl Whose Parents Claim Shouldn’t Have Been Born – Trad, Fam, & Prp

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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MONDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on BIG PVLPIT:
1. A Bible Disaster! – Suan Sonna at Catholic Answers Magazine
2. Why do Charismatics Speak in Tongues? The Devil is in the Details – Kennedy Hall at MT
3. An Imperfect Male’s Guide to Successful Married Life – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Cthlc Culture
4. When Was the Bible Divided Into Chapter & Verse? – Clement Harrold at St. Paul Center
5. When Tabernacles Had Wings – Robert Keim at New Liturgical Movement
6. 5 Incredible Catholic Sites Not to Miss in Vermont – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
7. Chapel & Sancta Maria Regina Angelorum Fresco at Seton H.S. in Manassas, VA – LAJ
8. A Spiritual Weapon for Our Time: The Shroud of Turin – Luke O’Hara at Crisis Magazine
9. St. Thérèse Reflects the Value of the Little Way – Amy Smith at National Catholic Register
10. Timeless Bits of Wisdom from St. John Bosco, Patron Saint of Youth – ChurchPOP

Analysis and Punditry:
Hawaii’s Seafarer Ministry Brings Pastoral Relief to Island’s ‘Invisible’ Fishing Industry – CWR
On Meditation – Fr. James Brent, O.P., at Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Spiritual Benefits of the Sacraments – Exaudi

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

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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SVNDAY MID-DAY EDITION

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Analysis and Punditry:
Word of the Week: Hero – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
The “Wild & Terrible” Mozart – Stephen M. Klugewicz at The Imaginative Conservative
Eucharistic Devotion Serves as Catalyst for Young Men Discerning Priesthood – NC Register
How to Find a Wife – Rachel Hoover Canto at Catholic Answers Magazine
The 10 Flowers Dedicated to Our Lady & What Each One Means – ChurchPOP
What is “Spiritual Reading”? How Do Busy People Find Time for It? – Fr. John Bartunek, L.C.
Dominican Nuns & a Priest’s Impressive Snowball Fight! – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
Why Bother Sending the Archangel Gabriel? – Karlo Broussard at Indulgences Blog
What Do Angels Look Like? – Get Fed
Reputed Biblical Moral Difficulties & Internal Confusion – David Armstrong at BEFC
Spiritual Warfare & Deliverance: Dr. Dan Schneider, Liber Christo Method, Marian Devotion – MD
Kick Family Pop-Culture to the Curb – Christopher B. Warner at The Way Of The Family
Essential Catholic Decor Every Household Needs (& How to Use It!) – uCatholic
How I Learned Tarot Is a Trap – Teresa Yanaros at Catholic Exchange

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:
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

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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SATVRDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Analysis and Punditry:
The Nowhere Pope of the Postmodern Age – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
What Pride Month vs. The Sacred Heart Really Means – Leila Marie & Philip Lawler
Understanding Pope Leo, Bit by Bit – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
e Who Wrestles With God in Public: Jordan Peterson Versus Himself – Scott Ventureyra at Crisis
What You Don’t Know About the New Pope, by Vatican Insiders – Tom Klington at The Times
“A Cringeworthy Romp in the Very Worst That the 70’s & 80’s Could Offer” – Fr. Z’s Blog
First Look: Word on Fire Bible Volume V – Exile & Return – Catholic Bible Talk
Soft Totalitarianism In Europe’s Capital – Rod Dreher
Hymn of the Week: Edmond Budry, 1884 – This is the Glory – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D.
The Ghost of Conradin: An Appeal for Ghibelline Catholicism – Charles Yost at The IC
3 Eye-Opening Truths from a Catholic Filmmaker Shaking Up Hollywood Today – uCatholic
The Scientific Evidence for the Soul w/ Fr Robert Spitzer – Lila Rose Show

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:
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

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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and
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FRIDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Analysis and Punditry:
Hidden Religion in Washington – David G. Bonagura, Jr., at The Catholic Thing
The Mass Trauma of Porn – Freya India at After Babel
Poem of the Week: Hiawatha (Excerpt) – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
Practical Steps for Transitioning from the 1962 to the Pre-1955 Roman Rite – New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
The Revival of Patristics – Stephen O. Presley at First Things
Once-Married Exorcist Reveals ‘Red Flags’ for Catholics Seeking Marriage – ChurchPOP
A Golden Rose Crafted for the 125th Anniversary of St. Rita of Cascia’s Canonization – LAJ
The Mummies of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic
St. Thomas More: A Turning Point in History – G.K. Chesterton via The Catholic Thing
Small is Beautiful: Recovering Catholicism’s Subsidiarity PrincipleFr. Jerry J. Pokorsky at C Cltr
Old English Boarding School with My Father – Johann Kurtz at Becoming Noble
Mr. & Mrs. Shakespeare: Domestic Bliss?Joseph Pearce at The Imaginative Conservative

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

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Only Approved Marian Apparition in US, Guidebook to Hearing God’s Voice & More – T. Edwards

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Gregorian Chant Benefits the Health of the Body. . .& Soul – 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
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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THVRSDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION


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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A ‘Classical’ High School Seeks to Renew Catholicism in D.C. – Sean Salai at Washington Times
VVEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION – BIG PVLPIT

Pope Leo XIV:
Pope Leo XIV Has Phone Call With Russian President Vladimir Putin – National Catholic Register
Pope Leo XIV: Counter Cohabitation Through Faithful Witness to Marriage – Catholic Herald
The Internet Reacts to Pope Leo XIV – Rachel Padilla at epicPew
A History of the Popes Named Leo: The Medici’s, Leo X & XI – New Liturgical Movement

Bishop Michael Martin’s Infamous Deeds:
Bishop Martin Is Out of Touch – Jayd Hendricks at First Things
Charlotte’s War on Reverence: A Priesthood Undone – Sarah Cain at Crisis Magazine
Dark Hollers: On the Traditional Mass in the Diocese of Charlotte – Amy Jay at The Lamp

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Beyond Barron: Aristotle, Hell, & the Hermeneutic of Continuity – Murray Rundus at C Fmly News
The Post-Conciliar Consensus is Breaking Down – Catholic Unscripted
The Decline in Devotions After Vatican II – Hand Missal History Project on X
There Are Misunderstandings on Both Sides of the Altar Rail Debate – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
2001 Vatican Doc: Bishops Cannot Compel Priests to Include Female Altar Servers – C Herald

Analysis and Punditry:
New Book by George Weigel Focuses on Universities, Truth, Faith, & Reason – Carl E. Olson
Wherein Fr. Zed Recommends a Couple of YouYube Videos – Fr. Z’s Blog
Jordan Peterson is Sinking Into Crisis by Denying His Faith – John MacGhlionn at Catholic Herald
Only Approved Marian Apparition in US, Guidebook to Hearing God’s Voice & More – T. Edwards
Should Catholics Celebrate Pride or Fidelity? – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Right
In Nagasaki Islands, Rare Version of Christianity Heads Toward Extinction – Associated Press
Sleepwalking Into the Next World War – Francis P. Sempa, J.D., at Modern Age
The Double Tragedy of a Girl Whose Parents Claim Shouldn’t Have Been Born – Trad, Fam, & Prp
Catholic Boom in Australia – Darren Ally at The Catholic Weekly
What’s Happening at Egypt’s St. Catherine’s Monastery? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
More On The Coming Civil Wars – Rod Dreher
Canadian Doctors are Euthanizing Patients Who Aren’t Even Terminally Ill – Wes. J. Smith, Ph.D.

News:
“Wolfe: Farewell, for Now – Kenneth J. Wolfe at Rorate Cæli
8 Blesseds Scheduled to Be Elevated to the Altars – National Catholic Register

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

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Gregorian Chant Benefits the Health of the Body. . .& Soul – Tradition, Family, & Property

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Democrats’ War on Small-Town Values, & Property Values – Betsy McCaughey at Chronicles
Assisted Suicide Bill Stalls in Illinois Legislature Amid Catholic Opposition – C World Report

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
Paging All You Garabandalistas – The Tim Man at Saint Louis Catholic
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
This L.A. Garden Has a Treehouse, a Tiny Farm, & Big Backyard Style – Kristin Guy at Sunset
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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VVEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Double Tragedy of a Girl Whose Parents Claim Shouldn’t Have Been Born – Trad, Fam, & Prop

Pope Leo XIV:
This Is Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention for the Month of June – National Catholic Register
Chicago Festival to Honor ‘Native Son’ Pope Leo XIV – Vatican News
How Can 3 French Saints Spark Missionary Momentum? Leo’s Call for Spiritual Renewal – CWR

Bishop Michael Martin’s Infamous Deeds:
Maybe Bishop Martin Has Done the Church a Favor? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
He Didn’t Do This Willingly – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
When the National Eucharistic Congress is All About Me! – Damian Thompson on X

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Teddy Bear Mass on Teddy Bear Sunday – Catholic Conclave

Analysis and Punditry:
A Canary in the Anglican Coalmine: Rise of Christian Intolerance in the West – Daily Declaration
Pope Leo XIV Taps Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman to Lead Diocese – NC Register
FBI Memo on ‘Radical Traditional Catholics’ Had Wider Circulation Than Acknowledged – CWN
Only Approved Marian Apparition in US, Guidebook to Hearing God’s Voice & More – T. Edwards
Zanchetta, Protected by Francis, Returns to Argentina From Rome, Outrages Survivors – C Cnclv
Petrocentrism: A Problem? – George Weigel at National Catholic Register
Decline of the Faith in France, Eldest Daughter of the Church – Catholic Conclave
Suggestion for the Gravitation Pull of the Novus Ordo on the TLM & Visa Versa – Fr. A. McDonald
Canonization to be Scheduled for Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – Catholic World News
Three Medieval English Embroidered Chasubles – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Nearly 100 Parishes Lost to Russian Occupation, Ukrainian Catholic Leader Says – CWN
Catholic College Chapels Embrace Traditional Architecture – National Catholic Register

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Gregorian Chant Benefits the Health of the Body. . .& Soul – Tradition, Family, & Property
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Jefferson Davis & the Suspension of Habeas Corpus – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Virtuous Action Movie! – Paul Prezzia at Catholic Answers Magazine

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Did St. Joan of Arc Pray at This Ancient Chapel in Wisconsin, & More Links! – Tito Edwards
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
An Image of Jesus for Everyone, Is A.I. Just a Demonic Illusion, & More Links – Tito Edwards
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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VVEDNESDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘This is Horror’: 36 Nigerian Christians Murdered in Three-Day BloodbathCatholic Herald
Anti-Christian Incidents in India State of Odisha Trouble Church Leaders – N. Carvalho at Crux
TVESDAY LATE-AFTERNOON EDITION – BIG PVLPIT
TVESDAY EVENING EDITION – MySTIC UPDATe

Pope Leo XIV:
Pope Leo XIV Cites Amoris Laetitia for the First Time – The WM Review
Pope Leo XIV Affirms True Marriage – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
“So, Are You Still Optimistic About the New Pope?” – New Catholic at Rorate Cæli
Pope Leo XIV Corrects the Record on Cohabitation & Marriage – Complicit Clergy
Pope Leo XIV Is American: Does That Matter? – Richard Ostling at Religion Unplugged
Pope Leo XIV’s Response to “Pride Month”? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
What Leo’s Family Homily Gets Right & What It Still Gets Tragically Wrong – Chris Jackson
Is Pope Leo XIV Breaking With Pope Francis? – Christine Niles, J.D., at Forward Boldly
Who Will Be in Pope Leo XIV’s Curia? – Serre Verweij at Catholic Family News
Pope Leo XIV: Cautionary Notes – Maureen Mullarkey at Studio Matters
Pope Leo XIV Abandons Papal Supremacy: Peter is No Longer “The Rock” – Chris Jackson

Bishop Michael Martin’s Infamous Deeds:
Did the Bishop of Charlotte Scale Back TLM Restrictions? – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
Has the Bishop of Charlotte Set a Trap for Leo? – Gavin Ashenden, et al., at Catholic Unscripted
Why a Bishop’s Preferences Can Never Become Law – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, S.T.D., Ph.D.

The Fruit of Vatican II’s Folly:
Fr. James Martin Urges Catholics to Celebrate LGBT ‘Pride Month’ – Complicit Clergy
Imagine Liturgical Peace – Mark Brumley at What We Need Now
Tucker Interviews Barron, Plus Vatican II: Answering With Non-Answers – Chris Jackson at HIE
A House, but Not a Home: Homeless TLMers – Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq., at The Tao Tattler

Analysis and Punditry:
Is The Egyptian Govt Trying to Take Over the World’s Most Important Monastery? – Rlgn Unplggd
St. Charles Lwanga Protected His Friends & Faced the Flames – National Catholic Register
What Comes Next Is Worse – Rod Dreher
The Chancel Screen (Templon) of the Satkhe Monastery Church in Georgia – Liturgical Arts Jrnl
Ex-Psychic Speaks Out: The Truth About the Spirit Realm w/Jenn Nizza – Lila Rose
A Life Well Lived: Deacon Larry Girard Dies at 106 – Patti Maguire Armstrong at NC Register
Toronto Cardinal Leo Tells Catholics to Avoid Using Any Gay Symbols at All – C World Report
Catholic Canada’s Surprising & Important Role in Church History – Msgr. Owen F. Campion
Overcoming the Crisis of a Church Divided – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
How Gregorian Chant Benefits the Health of the Body. . .& Soul – Tradition, Family, & Property
Are Canonizations Infallible After Vatican II? The Answer Might Surprise You – Kennedy Hall
Civil War Can’t Happen in Europe—Or Can it?  – Rod Dreher at The European Conservative

News:
Switzerland’s Largest Catholic Women’s Group Drops ‘Catholic’ From Name – C World Report
Citing Violent Attacks, Nigerian Diocese Closes 19 Parishes – Punch

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why We Don’t Trust the “Elites” – Gary W. Houchens at The Imaginative Conservative
Hegseth Orders Name of Gay “Rights Activist” Harvey Milk Scrubbed from Navy Ship – NY Post

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Islamic Blasphemy Law Now Effectively in Place in England – Michael Curzon at The European. . .

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Marie Antoinette & the Diamond Necklace – Steve Weidenkopf at Catholic Answers Magazine
Bavaria: One in Three First-Graders Unable To Speak German – TEC News

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Did St. Joan of Arc Pray at This Ancient Chapel in Wisconsin, & More Links! – Tito Edwards

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Little Dates Club: An Innovative Solution to Gen Z’s Dating Issues – Theology of Home
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
An Image of Jesus for Everyone, Is A.I. Just a Demonic Illusion, & More Links – Tito Edwards
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
17 Flowers You Can Grow Almost Anywhere for an Easy, Thriving Garden – Martha Stewart
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
The Best Chili Dogs – Ree Drumond at Pioneer Woman
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big PulpitXXX

Analysis and Punditry:
12 Steps to Sacred – Gabriel Garnica at Catholic Stand
Spera in Deo: The Single Life Before Marriage – Luke Parks at 1 Peter 5
Once-Married Exorcist Reveals ‘Red Flags’ for Catholics Seeking Marriage – ChurchPOP
Ex-Psychic Speaks Out: The Truth About the Spirit Realm w/Jenn Nizza – Lila Rose
12 Powerful Quotes to Help You Welcome the Holy Spirit This Pentecost – Scepter Blog
To Make Things New – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand
The Importance of Silence & Meditation in Christian Life – Exaudi

Sacred Scripture:
What Does the Bible Teach About Righteous Anger? – Clement Harrold at St. Paul Center

Piety:
Sacred Silence: The Role of Stillness in Meeting Christ in the Eucharist – Adoremus
The Beatitude of Poverty – Anthony Lilles at Catholic Spiritual Direction
A Yoga Retrospective: Don’t These Exercises Mock God? – Oliver Oliveros at Catholic Exchange

Liturgy:
Here We are in Ordinary Time – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
An Exquisitely Carved Altarpiece from 1692 – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Apologetics:
The Differences Between Men & Women – Peter J. Kreeft, Ph.D., & J. Budziszewski, Ph.D.

Saints:
St. Thérèse at 100: 3 Lessons From Lisieux – Claire Couche at National Catholic Register
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Poem for St. Marianne Cope – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

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For PRIME TIME POLITICS, click here. – Prime Time Politics
For WESTERN CIV DEFENDER, click here. – Western Civ Defender
Back to BIG PULPIT, Breaking News and Punditry Curated for Catholics – Big Pulpit

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Gregorian Chant Benefits the Health of the Body. . .& Soul – Tradition, Family, & Property
TVESDAY EVENING EDITION – MySTIC UPDATe

Analysis and Punditry:
How Greed Threatens Middle East Christians – Alberto M. Fernandez at Natl Catholic Register
Conclave Haste? – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at The Catholic Thing
How Did St. Joan of Arc Pray at This Ancient Chapel in Wisconsin & More Links – Tito Edwards
Second Thoughts On ‘Woke Right’ – Rod Dreher
Leo Faces an Early Challenge: How to Deal with Francis’ Restrictions on the TLM – Ed Pentin
What Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Complete Commitment’ to Vatican II Really Means – The WM Review
The Drama Builds! What Can It Mean??? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
Charlotte Bishop Delays Traditional Latin Mass Restrictions After Backlash – Jonathan Liedl
Paderborn Archbishop Sued after Dance with Chickens in Nappies at the High Altar – C Cn
Fiducia Supplicans Vatican’s Blessing Confusion & African Bishops – Christine Niles via CU
Toronto’s Cardinal Leo Calls on Faithful to Honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus in June – Rgstr
Looks Good & Orthodox to Me & I Am Not Left Scratching My Head. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Bishop Martin of Charlotte Assessing Future of Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse – The Pillar

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Book Recommendations on the Late Unpleasantness – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
I Can’t Really Speak to This – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Paganism Has Never Really Gone Away. . . – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How to Become Catholic in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide – National Catholic Register
When Mormons & Jehovah Witnesses Meet – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
An Image of Jesus for Everyone, Is A.I. Just a Demonic Illusion, & More Links – Tito Edwards
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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TVESDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The MONDAY EARLY-AFTERNOON EDITION – BIG PVLPIT

Pope Leo XIV:
Pope Leo XIV: Families Are the Cradle of Humanity’s Future – Kielce Gussie at Vatican News

Analysis and Punditry:
St. Philip Neri, the Oratorio, & Christian Culture – Michael De Sapio at The Imaginative. . .
Divorce, Family Arrangements, & Children’s Adult Outcomes – Andrew C. Johnston, et al. . .
The Trials of Translating Dante – Jason M. Baxter at The Catholic Thing
Vote Of Faith: Politics & The Rise of Priest-Politicians In Brazil – Religion Unplugged
All Fat is the Lord’s: “Leviticus 3:16” – Brother Cassian Iozzo at The Imaginative Conservative
Is Birth Control Necessary For Health Care? (Dr Marguerite Duane) – Lila Rose
A New Catholic Alternative to Screen Time – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at TOH Substack
The Lavabo – Michael P. Foley at New Liturgical Movement
Why I Care About Sound Doctrine – MJH, Ph.D., at Classically Christian
By the Width of a Wall: How Christendom Survived, & Turned on Itself – Hilary White at The SIP
Recommended Art History & Artistic Practice Text Books for Homeschoolers. . . – David Clayton
Catholics Dating Non-Catholics – Rachel Hoover Canto at Catholic Answers

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
My School Banned Phones for the Year, Here’s What Happened – After Babel

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

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Operation Spiderweb: Ukraine Strikes Hard in Deep Russian Territory – The American Catholic

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
John Wayne’s Fear & Courage on the Island of Molokai – Simcha Fisher at Our Sunday Visitor
Faith, Fashion, & Flour: 10 TikTok Accounts Bringing Beauty of Catholicism to Women – ChrchPP
The Deeper Themes of Lew Wallace’s Ben Hur – Mary Beth Bowen at 1 Peter 5

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
An Image of Jesus for Everyone, Is A.I. Just a Demonic Illusion, & More Links – Tito Edwards
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
What Religious Figures Do People See During Near-Death Experiences & More. . . – Tito Edwards
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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