Robert Edwards

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TVESDAY LATE MORNING EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Building a Parallel Economy of Catholic-Owned Companies – Genesius at Catholic Stand

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Jesuits in Spain Go Full on Pagan Praying to Pachamama – Catholic Conclave
2. Pope Leo XIV with the Staff of Pope John Paul II – D. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Delusion of the Bergoglians on the Eve of the Conclave. . . – Catholic Conclave
4. The Red Scare at the Conclave – Alex Salvi
5. Pope Leo XIV, Who Has Visited China, Will Continue Pope Francis’s Approach. . . – CWN
6. Young Trad Catholics React to Pope Leo XIV – Murray Rundus at Catholic Family News
7. Pope Leo XIV & the Hermeneutics of Continuity – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine
8. A Day in the Life of Pope Leo XIV – Joan Lewis at Joan’s Rome
9. Runaway Pope: The Saint Dante Condemned to Hell’s Antechamber – Roseanne T. Sullivan
10. Pope Leo XIV’s Connection to Spanish Civil War Martyrs, Valley of the Fallen – NC Register

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
The Remarkable Carved Angel Hammerbeam Roof of St. Agnes Church in Norfolk – LAJ
Building a Parallel Economy of Catholic-Owned Companies – Genesius at Catholic Stand
Gen Z Men are Becoming More Religious, the Women, Not So Much – Christian Paz at Vox

Pope Leo XIV:
Chicago to Celebrate Election of Pope Leo XIV with Mass at White Sox Stadium – CWR
What It Means to the United States to Have an American Pope? – Catholics For Catholics
Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music Launches ‘Let’s Sing With the Pope’ Video Series – CWR
Trump Says Vatican Might Host Imminent Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks – C News Agency

Analysis and Punditry:
On the Economic Front, the Winds of Frenetic Intemperance Are Blowing – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Why She Wishes She Waited For Marriage (Nala Ray) – Lila Rose
Why Everyone’s Talking About ‘Rerum Novarum’ Again – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at CWR
Centenary Celebrations in France for Canonisation of ‘The Little Flower’ – Catholic Herald
New Book Draws From Catholic Teaching to Show Why IVF is ‘Not the Way’ – Our Sunday Visitor
Inside Growing Push For More Religion in Public Schools – Russell Contreras at Axios
Synods Through the Ages – Phillip Campbell at Catholic Family News

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Will the New Leo Drive Away the Old Wolves? – José A. Ureta at Tradition, Family, & Property
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Jailed for a Tweet: British Mother Denied Early Release – TEC News

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Almost 1,500 Knife Attacks Carried Out in Germany This Year – TEC News

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Gourmet Grilled Cheese – Emily Malloy at TOH Substack

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Dad Tossed Dimes Around Like They Were Manhole Covers – The American Catholic
The New Priests of 2025 Want to be Priests, Not Activists or Social Workers – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Why Do Doctors Always Prescribe Birth Control? – Lila Rose
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
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski

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TVESDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Face of Jesus in the Host: Vatican Recognizes Eucharistic Miracle in India – Zenit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Pope Leo XIV Personally Expelled Heretics From Pilgrimage Shrine – With Video – C Conclave
2. Interesting!!! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
3. Damian Thompson: Synodality Is Over – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. Undesirable Alien: Prince Harry – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. Paglia Replaced at JPII Institute – The Pillar
6. Purchasing Too Many Books – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. Face of Jesus in the Host: Vatican Recognizes Eucharistic Miracle in India – Zenit
8. Watch: Pope Leo XIV’s Emotional Moment Receiving the Fisherman’s Ring Goes Viral – Rgstr
9. Who’s Nearing Retirement in the Roman Curia? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
10. Pope Leo XIV & the SSPX Need for Bishops: What Will He Do? – Kennedy Hall at Mere. . .

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
If There’s Salvation Outside the Church, What is the Church For? – Fred A. Nazar, Ph.D.
Lord Take My Memory, Does Marriage Transcend Death in Heaven, & More – Tito Edwards
NY Times Panics Over State Efforts to Roll Back Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – The Stream

Pope Leo XIV:
Why Pope Leo XIV is Triggering a Massive Surge in Catholic Internet Searches – ChurchPOP
Trump Invites Pope Leo XIV to the White House – Cthlc News Agency via Catholic World Report

Analysis and Punditry:
A Tale of Two Churches – John Brander Fitzpatrick at Catholic365
Will the New Leo Drive Away the Old Wolves? – José A. Ureta at Tradition, Family, & Property
Why the Devil Hates that She Left OnlyFans (Nala Ray) – Lila Rose
Paul the Silentiary’s Description of Altar, Ciborium, & Balustrade of Hagia Sophia in 563 – LAJ
Did You Know? Catholic Kings Used To Be Able To “Veto” in Papal Elections! – uCatholic
Wilmington Diocese, Politicians Urge Prayers for Biden Amid Cancer Diagnosis – NC Register
Fact-Finding Teams Expose Violence Against Christians in Indian State of Odisha – Rlgn Unplggd

News:
Bishops Paprocki & Rhoades Join Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Advisory Board – Rgstr
Catholic Education Foundation Hosts July Seminar on the Role of Priests in Schools – CWR

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:
The New Priests of 2025 Want to be Priests, Not Activists or Social Workers – Trad, Fam, & Prop

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
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 MID-DAY EDITION

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. From Sloth to Sanctity: 3 Ways Catholics Can Triumph Over Their Hidden Vices – ChurchPOP
2. The Beginning of Mystical Prayer – David Torkington at The Imaginative Conservative
3. Exorcist Diary: 7 Behaviors that Feed Demons – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
4. What Glorifying God Actually Means – Gayle Sommers at Catholic Exchange
5. 10 Things that Drew Me, a Protestant, to the Catholic Church – Sarah Stock at Slightly. . .
6. Carmelites: Trust Like an Avocado Pit – Nathan Krupa at Catholic Stand
7. Do You Struggle in Your Prayer Life? Lessons I Have Learned. . . – Integrated Catholic Life
8. Jews: Deo Gratias! – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
9. Sharing The Beauty Of Evensong In The Catholic Church – A Treasure To Be Shared
10. The Mighty Power of the Name of Jesus – Sophia Inst Press via Catholic Spiritual Direction

Analysis and Punditry:
No Salvation Outside the Church? – Phillip Hadden at Missio Dei
Does Gentle Parenting Work? – Lila Rose
A Tale of Two Questions – Gabriella Garnica at Catholic Stand

Saints:
St. Simon Stock: 5 Things to Know about Carmelite Saint of the Brown Scapular – Cthlc Link

Piety:
The Unsung Catholic Sisters Who Care for Abandoned Children – National Catholic Register

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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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MONDAY LATE MORNING EDITION

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Pope Leo XIV Removes Paglia from Inst on Family! A Bombshell Report! – Fr. A.J. McDonald
2. A Pope Motivated by Malice – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Will the New Leo Drive Away the Old Wolves? – José A. Ureta at Tradition, Family, & Property
4., 3 Things Demons Don’t Want You to Know – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
5. Augustine, Augustinianism, & the New Papal Moment – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Cthlc Thing
6. Popes, Waffles, & “The Healing of Harms” – Dorothy Osanna at Catholic Stand
7. A Guide to Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Augustinianism’ – Michael Aquilina at Angelus News
8. Is Pope Leo XIV A “Vatican II Man”? | The First 100 Days – Catholic Family News
9. Will Pope Leo XIV Reveal the Vatican’s Secret UFO Files? – Kody W. Cooper at Crisis Magazine
10. Bergoglio & Perón, One Heart. The Perils of a Politicised Papacy – Catholic Conclave

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
A Close Examination of Pope Leo XIV’s Papal Ring – Kielce Gussie at Vatican News
Twenty for Me – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Catholic Tradition vs. Darwinian Dogma – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity

Pope Leo XIV:
Pope is Peruvian! How 2 Decades in South America Shaped Pope Leo XIV – M. Casey-Pariseault
Pope Leo XIV on Social Media: Instagram & X Accounts Up & Growing – Our Sunday Visitor

Analysis and Punditry:
The Christian Criticism of T.S. Eliot – Edward Short at Catholic World Report
Was There Really Such a Thing as the Renaissance? – Robert Keim at Via Mediævalis
Word of the Week: Money – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
Vestments from the Cathedral of Beauvais – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Studio of St. Luke’s Paschal Candle Based on an Antique, Baroque Chasuble – Liturgical Arts Jrnl
Being Good Bankers – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
Do Social Encyclicals Advance the Church’s Mission? – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The New Priests of 2025 Want to be Priests, Not Activists or Social Workers – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
DEI in Retreat?  – Brandon Van Dyck at The Imaginative Conservative
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

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Art, Religion, & Culture in the ’80s – Mark Judge at Chronicles

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
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 Pulpit:
1. Why the Francis-Critics Are Wrong – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
2. For Justice Sake, Will Pope Leo XIV Sacrifice a Bishop for a Pawn? – Gene Thomas Gomulka
3. Francis Condemned Clergy Like Pope Leo XIV for Wearing Lace. . . – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
4. Peter. . . Keys. . . Net. . . Coat of Arms. . . Regnal Name. . . Yeah. . . – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. Pope Leo XIV & the Veep – Michael Haynes via The American Catholic
6. The Two Lungs of Pope Leo XIV – Fr. Benedict Kiely at The Catholic Thing
7. Why Does Timothy Cardinal Radcliffe Not Have an Episcopal Lineage? – David’s Ruminations
8. Eight Reasons Why I Like Pope Leo XIV – Peter Wolfgang at Catholic Culture
9. Bee, You Are Supposed to Be Satire – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. On Not Lionizing or Demonizing Leo & Crying Need for Dehyperpapalization – P. Kwasniewski

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
How Pope Leo XIV’s Rarely-Seen Thesis Sheds Light on His Vision for the Church – NC Register
All the Words Fit to Print: Journals & Magazines Worth Reading – David P. Deavel, Ph.D.
Marian Theologian Urges Pope Leo XIV to Proclaim Mary as Co-Redemptrix – Michael Haynes

Pope Leo XIV:
Full Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Homily From Inauguration Mass: ‘This Is the Hour for Love’ – Register

Analysis and Punditry:
Secular Satanism – Aaron M. Renn
Catholic Psych Inst Offers New Approach to Catholic Mental Health Care & More – Tito Edwards
The Genius of the Mass in Latin & Greek in the Latin Rite – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern. . .
This Book Sounds Wake-Up Call to Ignite the Catholic Revolution, & More – Tito Edwards
Public Sin Demands Public Reparation – Jesse Evans at 1 Peter 5
An Orthodox Reading of “Mutual Subjection” in Marriage – Thomas V. Mirus at Catholic Culture
Does the Gift of Prophecy Still Exist in the Church? – Fr. Henry James Coleridge, S.J., at FCR
Discover Chapel at the Spanish Steps Where St. Thérèse Prayed for Her Vocation – NC Register
16 Martyrs of Compiègne Followed the Lamb to the Guillotine & to Glory – NC Register
2022 Interview with the Jesuit General about Father Rupnik – Catholic Conclave
The Church’s Reasonable Approach to Immigration – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
The New Priests of 2025 Want to be Priests, Not Activists or Social Workers – Trad, Fam, & Prop

News:
Religious Statue Bashed Outside Of Clinic In Wichita – Jasmin Adous at KSN Wichita

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:
China’s Ticking Timebomb – Aaron M. Renn

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Cardinal Sarah: A.I. Will Not Save Humanity – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Get Rid of This to Save Your Marriage – Lila Rose

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Artificial Intelligence Can Turn Seeking Employment into a Nightmare – Trad, Fam, & Prop
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
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski

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SVNDAY LATE MORNING EDITION

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. 12 Shocking Facts About How Jesus’ Apostles Died & Where They Were Buried! – ChurchPOP
2. The End of Bourgeois Values – Aaron M. Renn
3. Were Medieval People Healthy? – Aaron Pattee at Maintaining The Realm
4. When a Hijacker Demanded St. John Paul II Release the Third Secret of Fatima – ChurchPOP
5. A Hopeless Hope – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
6. The Galileo Affair – Henri Daniel-Rops at The Imaginative Conservative
7. Why We Can’t Help But Love Flannery O’Connor – David Mills at National Catholic Register
8. Looking Steadily – Fr. Benedict Kiely at The Catholic Thing
9. Reclaiming Childhood through Poetry – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
10. Insulating Yourself from Critique – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Analysis and Punditry:
To Rhyme Is Human. . .English Poetry – James Matthew Wilson at Plough Magazine
Top Five Articles on St. Robert Bellarmine – S.D. Wright at The WM Review

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:
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

A thank you to our sponsors:
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and
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SATVRDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Cardinal Danneels Admits in Public to the Existence of the St. Gallen Mafia – Cthlc Conclave
2. How Much Can I Drink Before It’s a Mortal Sin? – Christopher Kaczor, Ph.D., at Word On Fire
3. The Church’s Socialism Problem – Trent Horn & Catherine R. Pakaluk at Catholic Answers
4. Solving ‘The Mystery of Joy’ with Philosopher Peter Kreeft – Gigi Duncan at Our Sunday Visitor
5. Revisiting Taulkinham: Flannery O’Connor’s City of Sin. . .73 Years Later – Catholic Exchange
6. The Rise & Fall of Ireland’s First Christian High King – Phillip Campbell at Catholic Exchange
7. Why It’s So Hard To Find Small Press Books – Melanie Jennings & E.K. Cook at Persuasion
8. 11 Reasons Why Two Parents Are Better Than One – Aaron M. Renn
9. What Is a Priest, Anyway? – Fr. Kevin Drew at Catholic Exchange
10. The Bookshelf: Hayek’s Vision of Human Complexity – Matthew J. Franck, Ph.D., at Pub Dis

Analysis and Punditry:
The Josias Podcast Episode XLVIII: Ordo Amoris – Socraticum at The Josias
What Rights Do Human Embryos Have? – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., 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:
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

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
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FRIDAY MID-DAY EDITION

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The New Priests of 2025 Want to be Priests, Not Activists or Social Workers – Trad, Fam, & Prop

Pope Leo XIV:
Conclave: Unstacked Deck – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pope Leo XIV Affirms Family is Based on Union Between a Man & a Woman – Nicole Winfield
Pope Leo XIV & the Coming Apocalypse – Gavin Ashenden, et al., at Catholic Unscripted
Pope Leo XIV & the Battle Against Modernity – Mark Haas at Crisis Magazine
5 Ways Leo XIV Might Advance Catholic Social Teaching – Deacon Omar Gutiérrez at NC Register

Analysis and Punditry:
The Enduring Influence of Demonic Spirits Behind Modern Movements – The Daily Declaration
‘Out of the Banality’ – Cordileone on Liturgical Reform – Michelle La Rosa at The Pillar
This Book Sounds Wake-Up Call to Ignite the Catholic Revolution, & More – Tito Edwards
A.I. Apocalypse Coming Hard & Fast – Rod Dreher
100 Years a Saint: Remembering St. Thérèse’s Deep Connection to Mary – N Catholic Register
From a Passion to a Business: An interview with Founder of Verso L’Alto Coffee – TOH Substack
Cardinal Sarah: A.I. Will Not Save Humanity, Only Christ Can – The American Catholic
Why Have Children? Global Population Decline & Human Happiness – Margarita M. Clayton, Ph.D.
No, Being Raised by a ‘Group of Pals’ isn’t Better Than Having a Mom & Dad – The Federalist
In Her Majesty’s Secret Service: How Mary’s Meals Feeds Children Worldwide – N Cthlc Register
Eucharistic Adoration: Good or Bad? – Adam Lucas at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Caudatario: The Carrier of the Train of a Cappa Magna – Liturgical Arts Journal

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Make Him Do The Perp Walk Secret Service – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Nine of Fourteen New Dutch Primary Schools Will Be Islamic – TEC News

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Inaugural Mass – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How Artificial Intelligence Can Turn Seeking Employment into a Nightmare – Trad, Fam, & Prop
I Travel with My Older Parents & Younger Kids, 9 Tips to Keep Everyone Happy – Afar

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
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

A thank you to our sponsors:
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FRIDAY MID-DAY EDITION

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Consider a Recurring Monthly Donation of $5 or More! – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. Why St. Hildegard Believes This Parable Teaches Us How to Save Lost Souls – uCatholic
2. 5 Signs of God’s Hidden Presence in Your Life – Aleteia
3. These Cloistered Nuns Display Quiet, Yet Unshakable Faith in the Desert – H. King at Angelus
4. Clothing Gluttony & Accumulation – Patricia Patnode at TOH Substack
5. Changing the World with Pure (or Impure) Thoughts – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
6. Meditate on It Day & Night – Sara Grace at Catholic Stand
7. Why I Became Catholic – The War on Beauty via the American Catholic
8. How God Led Me to Become a Spiritual Director – D. Bartalini at Catholic Spiritual Direction
9. From St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to the Sisters of Life: Legacy of Grace, Unbroken – Jeffrey Bruno
10. Some Frequently asked Questions on Sacramental Records – Fr. Alan Guanella at Adoremus

Apologetics:
Defending the Faith Against False Belief Systems – Teresa Yanaros at Catholic Exchange

Analysis and Punditry:
A Season For Fullness – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand

Saints:
Saint Matthias: The Apostle You Might Have Missed – Get Fed
St. Emilia – Patroness of Mothers – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand

Navigational Links:
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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FRIDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

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Consider a Recurring Monthly Donation of $5 or More! – Robert “Tito” Edwards

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Gen Z’s Jesus Surge – Paul Bedwell at The Daily Declaration

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Louisville Archbishop Issues New Norms for Posture During Mass – Catholic World News
2. Future Pope Leo XIV’s Doctoral Thesis Offers Clues to His Pontificate – Catholic World Report
3. Pope Leo XIV Will Not Continue Francis’ Legacy – David Martin at The Daily Knight
4. Divine Link? Priest Tells Shocking Connection bt. Carlo Acutis & Pope Leo XIV – ChurchPOP
5. Archbishop Gänswein – More Details About Views on Pope Francis – Catholic Conclave
6. The Papal “We”?! – Fr. Z’s Blog
7. Senate Dems Block US Vatican Ambassador Confirmation: What’s Next? – C News Agency
8. The Enduring Influence of Demonic Spirits Behind Modern Movements – The Daily Declaration
9. Male Religious Orders in Recent Times (Top Dozen, Charts, 2025) – David’s Ruminations
10. Growing the Church with The Chosen Fans or Latin Mass Catholics? – Jesse Romero at FSA

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
The Taylor Swift Mass Or Restore the Mystery of the Mass? – Catholic Conclave
All the Saints & Church Fathers Pope Leo XIV Quoted in His First Week – Catholic News Agency
Cardinal Denies Controversial Conclave Interview in Iraq Imbroglio – The Pillar

Pope Leo XIV:
Pope Leo XIV Expected to Live in Traditional Papal Apt. Unused by Francis – Cthlc World Report
Chicago-Style Hotdogs, Pizza, the White Sox Just a Few of Pope’s Windy City Favorites – OSV
Bishop Strickland Urges Catholics to Pray for Pope Leo XIV – Full Sheen Ahead
JD Vance, Marco Rubio to Attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inaugural Mass at the Vatican – C News Agency

Analysis and Punditry:
Bishop Seitz Begging For Donations For Illegal Aliens – Complicit Clergy
How The Church Is Meeting the Needs of Autistic Catholics – Matthew Chicoine at Catholic Link
Health & Human Services Chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Orders Review of Abortion Pill – Register

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Fighting the State of Washington Over the Seal of Confession – The American Catholic

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Prince Harry is a Walking, Talking Argument Against Hereditary Monarchy – The Amrcn Catholic

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why are Miscarriages Happening? – Lila Rose24

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Red Heads Forever! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
A 1970s Redwood House on Kauai, Preserved & Refinished by Beatrice Faverjon – Remodelista
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. Take, Lord, My Memory – Mary Ennis Meo at Catholic Stand
2. Does Marriage Transcend Death in Heaven? – Jenna Marie Cooper at Our Sunday Visitor
3. Rite Questions: The Law Concerning the Eucharistic Fast – Fr. Anthony Strouse at Adoremus
4. Angela Iacobellis, Pray for Us – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
5. Incorrupt Body of St. Teresa of Avila Brings Pilgrims to Tears – Grace Porto at Catholic Vote
6. Conversion Story: From Jesus People to Vineyard Pastor to Catholic – Coming Home Network
7. Bells, Catholic Bells – Small & Big! – Russell D. James at Catholic Stand
8. Curious Phenomenon: One Mom’s Story of a Personal Eucharistic Revival – Catholic Exchange
9. Guarding Our Hearts – Dr. Alexander Harb at Sophia Inst Press via Catholic Spiritual Direction
10. Exploring Miracles: Mary, Saints, & the Holy Eucharist – Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
Making Stability in the Home – John Cuddeback, Ph.D., at Life Craft
Ritual as a Gateway to Faith – Tom Collingwood at Catholic Stand

Piety:
The Family at the Heart of a Culture of Life – Stratford Caldecott at The Imaginative Conservative

Saints:
The Teeth & Bones of St. Ambrose – Steve Ray at Defenders Of The Catholic Faith
May is for Mary: 7 Beautiful Ways to Honor the Blessed Mother This Month – ChurchPOP

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Revival of Classical Education is Underway – Maggie Miller at Real Clear Investigations

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Pope Leo XIV’s Papacy is Off to a Surprisingly Promising Start – Dam. Thompson at The Spect
2. Prevost Cover-Ups? – Taylor Marshall & Fr. David J. Nix
3. Map: The U.S. States Where Number of Catholics is Growing – Jasmine Cui at NBC News
4. The Inside Story of the Election of Pope Leo XIV – Alex Salvi
5. Before & After: Sacred Heart Church in Peoria, Illinois – Sh. R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
6. Massimo Faggioli’s Jihad Against Theology Departments – Anne Hendershott at C World Rprt
7. Pope Leo XIV’s Hidden Haitian & Creole Heritage – David L. Gray
8. Pope Leo XIV, Ocáriz Discuss Process of Revising Opus Dei’s Statutes – Ntnl Catholic Register
9. The Buck Stopped With Harry – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. How Do You Respond to an IVF-Conceived Person? – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., at Cth Exchange

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
God Bless England! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How Artificial Intelligence Can Turn Seeking Employment into a Nightmare – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Religious Fads – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture

Pope Leo XIV:
Will the New Leo Elevate Leo XIII’s Cardinal Newman to Doctor of the Church? – Fr. Js. Bradley

Analysis and Punditry:
Desecrations, Threats, & Silence: Anti-Christian Violence Grips France – Gavin Mortimer at C Her
How Will We Save Western Civilization? – George A. Harne, Ph.D., at The Imaginative. . .
The Early Church & the Development of the Papacy – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing On. . .
Yes, the Visible Head of the Church is the Pope; This is Our Christian Faith – Rob. L. Kmita, Ph.D.
The Lilies of Lisieux: The Four Sisters of St. Thérèse – Angela Cuba at Tradition & Sanity
Acutis Doc. Filmmakers to Launch Streaming Service, New Film on Pope Leo XIV – NC Register
The Hand of the Lord Is With Us: Ecumenism in the Early Church – Catholic Exchange

News:
Nigerian Diocese Laments Desecration of Church, Orders Reparation – Ngala K. Chimtom at Crux

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:
When Union & Confederate Veterans Broke Bread Together – The American Catholic
Women’s Health Centers Outnumber Planned Parenthood 15 to 1, Report Finds – C World Report
More Than Dobbs Needed to Erase Impact of Roe, Says Ryan Anderson – Pregnancy Help News

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Mother-Daughter Duo Bringing French Cooking (& Joy) Home – Julia Youman at Food 52
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
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski

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