Robert Edwards

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Pope Francis’ Shock Untidy Appearance in Vatican: Was It Intentional? – Michael Haynes
2. Vatican’s Embrace of Sex Change Mutilation Conveys We’re at a Maccabees Moment – Zmirak
3. Why are Corporations Abandoning San Francisco’s “Gay Pride” Festival? – Trad, Family, & Prop
4. The Whirring You Hear is Henry VIII in Hell – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
5. Leftists See Red When Bill Gates Sees Less Green – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property
6. The Next Pope Needs to Only Clean House – The American Catholic
7. TLM: Catholics Who Have to Worship Somewhere Else – Francis X. Rocca via Complicit Clergy
8. America Mobilizes to Hold 1,067 Rallies Defending Traditional Marriage – Trad, Family, & Prop
9. Getting in Bed With Caesar – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
10. The Anti-Iconoclast Mass of Passion Thursday – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical. . .

Analysis and Punditry:
Names, Feminism, Tradition, & Marriage – Gene M. Van Son at Catholic Stand
The Other Charles in Rome: ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ is Buried in St. Peter’s Basilica – CWR
Synodality Against Episcopacy? – George Weigel at National Catholic Register
Everything You Need to Know About 3 Huge Religious Liberty Cases at SCOTUS – T. Goeglein
Restoring the Humanities: An Education That’s Not For Dummies – Joseph Pearce at the IC

News:
Man Smashes Statue, Spits In Holy Water at Immac. Conception Church in Astoria – Astr Post
First Baby Born in U.K. Using Transplanted Womb – Catholic Herald
Catholic Charities of Galveston-Houston Lay-Offs – Houston Chronicle via Complicit Clergy

Pope Francis:
King Charles III’s Surprise Visit With the Pope – Rome Reports

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Conservatives Seize the Moment to Remake Higher Ed – Josh Moody at Inside Higher Ed

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Evelyn Waugh on Conversion – The American Catholic
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The American Public Overwhelmingly Supports Ukraine’s Brave Fight – Tradition, Family, & Prop
Story of Randy, the Man Who Saved the Host from the Kansas Black Mass – Trad, Family, & Prop

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
May China Have the Luck of Carthage – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
New German Government Pledges to Clamp Down on ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ – Zoltán Kottász

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Wise Captain: William Shatner, the Civil War, & Tearing Down Statues – The American Catholic
Sweden’s Mosque Surge: 4,200% Rise in 25 Years – TEC News
Marine Le Pen & the Weaponized Judiciary – Michel Gurfinkiel at First Things

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Praying for a True Pope – Saint Louis Catholic
What I Saw at the Kansas State Capitol Black Mass – M. Gorre at Tradition, Family, & Property
The Rosary Helped Them Defeat Muslims – Lila Rose
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Are Corporations Abandoning San Francisco’s “Gay Pride” Festival? – Tradition, Fam, & Prop

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Why I Won’t Use  John Paul II’s Luminous Mysteries – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D.
2. Why Progressives Fear Latin So Much – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., via Rorate Cæli
3. Say It Ain’t So Amy – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
4. Why Are Corporations Abandoning San Francisco’s “Gay Pride” Festival? – Trad, Family, & Prop
5. Canceling Easter – Nasser Hussain at First Things
6. The Differences Between Men & Women – Peter J. Kreeft, Ph.D., & J. Budziszewski, Ph.D.
7. It’s Time for a Renaissance of Excellence in Catholic Liturgy – Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
8. A Comprehensive Guide to the Theology & Practice of Veiling – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
9. Catholics Set to Exceed Anglicans for First Time Since Reformation in U.K. – Catholic Herald
10. The Pen is Mightier: On Evelyn Waugh & His Novels – David Pryce-Jones at the New Criterion

Analysis and Punditry:
On Cloistering the Tongue & Hearing the Music of Christ – Mk. Cornelius at Rebuilding The Walls
Vatican Pension Deficit Estimated at 1.4 Billion Euros — 10 Years Ago – The Pillar
Blueprint for Reform: Teacher Preparation – Shannon Watkins at James G. Martin Center

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Story of Randy, the Man Who Saved the Host from the Kansas Black Mass – Trad, Family, & Prop
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Leftists See Red When Bill Gates Sees Less Green – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The American Public Overwhelmingly Supports Ukraine’s Brave Fight – Tradition, Family, & Prop

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What I Saw at the Kansas State Capitol Black Mass – M. Gorre at Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
John Senior’s Humanities Program Taught Us How to Change the World Thru Literature – Crisis

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. When a Smartwatch Disrupts Second Grade – Delaney Ruston, M.D., & Lisa Tabb at After Babel
2. The Natural Law – Peter J. Kreeft, Ph.D., & J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at the Philosopher’s Bench
3. John Senior’s Humanities Prgrm Taught Us How to Change the World Thru Literature – Crisis
4. There are Small & Sensible Solutions to Our Demographic Woes – Louis T. March at Mercator
5. Conservatives Have Undervalued the Role of Imagination in Forming a Worldview – Chr Img
6. The Importance of Exposing Conspiracies & Their Architects – The Daily Knight
7. Story of Randy, the Man Who Saved the Host from the Kansas Black Mass – Trad, Fam, & Prop
8. St. Benedict & the Restoration of Cult, Culture, & Cultivation – Rebuilding The Walls
9. Building the Catholic Economy: Supporting Catholic-Owned Businesses – B. Joiner at CWIB
10. ‘Christ is King’—Christendom & Religious Liberty – S.D. Wright at the WM Review

Analysis and Punditry:
Can You Love an Embryo? Aquinas on the Internal & External Senses – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D.

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What I Saw at the Kansas State Capitol Black Mass – M. Gorre at Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hungary: Fiscal Incentives to Form Families Fails to Raise Births – Tradition, Family, & Property
Aided by Grace & a Workable Plan, Amicizia Christiana Grew Fast – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
The Catholic Pipe Company

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Story of Randy, the Man Who Saved the Host from the Kansas Black Mass – Trad, Family, & Prop
Is Classical Education the Key to Reviving The West? – Katharine Birbalsingh & Eric Metaxas

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. After Pope Francis Shattered an Orthodox Catholic Order, Rebirth – The Assembly
2. St. Mary’s College Facing Hostility Due to Anti-Catholic Commencement Speaker – CUP Blog
3. This Is Why Cowards Have No Welcome in Heaven – D. McClarey, J.D., at American Catholic
4. Uncle Ted Is Dead. Uncle Ted Lives On – Rod Dreher
5. Now What’s ‘Wrong’ With the Vatican Flag? – Jonah McKeown at Catholic News Agency
8. Clint Eastwood Reads Contemporary Catholic Hymns – The American Catholic
7. Story of Randy, the Man Who Saved the Host from the Kansas Black Mass – Trad, Fam, & Prop
8. McElroy, Sipe, & McCarrick’s Clones – Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37
9. Why the Novus Ordo Mass Will Never Become Normative – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at T&S
10. Open Letter to Cardinal Robert McElroy – Complicit Clergy

Analysis and Punditry:
“Fruit” of the Vatican II Behemothian Bishop-Bureaucracy – Corpus Christi Watershed
Catholicism on the Decline in the U.S. – S.A. McCarthy at the American Spectator
What I Saw at the Kansas State Capitol Black Mass – M. Gorre at Tradition, Family, & Property
Are TLMer’s to Preoccupied with Externals? – Fr. Michael Rennier at Dappled Things
On Restoring the Heart & Hearth Through Reading – Mark Cornelius at Rebuilding The Walls
On the Sanctification of Time – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Liturgical Movement

News:
New TLM at New Shrine Under Institute of Christ the King – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at T&S
Arrest Made in Connection to Priest’s Death – 13 WIBW Topeka, Kansas
New Children’s Book Unlocks Mystery of Faith for a New Generation – Ignitum Today

Theodore McCarrick, Requiescat in Pace:
The Legacy of Theodore McCarrick, a Stain on Holy Mother Church – Gavin Ashenden, et al. . .
Ted’s Dead, But Still No Accountability – CBS News via Complicit Clergy

Pope Francis:
Why Pope Francis Means So Much to Non-Catholics – Molly Cahill at America Magazine
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

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

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

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Resisting Soviet Britain; Where Catholics are Targeted by the State – Gavin Ashenden, et al. . .
Freedom of Speech Doesn’t Exist in the U.K. – D. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
Labour’s Muslim Problem—Blindness or Self-Deception? – Frank Haviland at the European. . .

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:
Disney’s Master Class on How to Lose Money on Snow White – D. McClarey, at American Catholic
Hungary: Fiscal Incentives to Form Families Fails to Raise Births – Tradition, Family, & Property
Aided by Grace & a Workable Plan, Amicizia Christiana Grew Fast – Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Communist Cuba Fuels Conflicts but Can’t Provide Electricity – Tradition, Family, & Property
When A.I. Becomes Criminal, Everyone is Vulnerable – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. A Tale of Two Cities: ICKSP kicked out of Oakland, TLM Sheltered in Tampa – E. Finley, Ph.D.
2. The Prince Charming Problem – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
3. What are the Non-Negotiables of the Trad Movement? – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5
4. What Modern Medicine Says About Near-Death Experiences – Scott L. Smith, Jr., J.D., at C Exc
5. Helpful Overview on Hand Missals from CFN – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5
6. The Upstart ‘Classic Learning Test’ Gets a Testy Welcome From the SAT – RC Investigations
7. The Miraculous Veil of the Virgin Mary & Where it’s Kept in France – Hollywood Catholic
8. Psychology & Its Influence on Religion – Stephen Sammut, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
9. The Appeal of Premodern Religious Art – Hilary White at the Sacred Images Project
10. What I Saw at the Kansas State Capitol Black Mass – M. Gorre at Tradition, Family, & Property

Analysis and Punditry:
First Look: RNJB Reader’s Edition (Night Theme) – Marc at Catholic Bible Talk
We Need Poetry – Robert Keim at Via Mediævalis
Aided by Grace & a Workable Plan, Amicizia Christiana Grew Fast – Tradition, Family, & Property

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

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

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

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hungary: Fiscal Incentives to Form Families Fails to Raise Births – Tradition, Family, & Property
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Communist Cuba Fuels Conflicts but Can’t Provide Electricity – Tradition, Family, & Property
When A.I. Becomes Criminal, Everyone is Vulnerable – Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Do the Media Go Easy on Violent Eco-Activists? – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property
Dark Tech: What Happens When Chatbot Tells You to Kill Yourself – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
The Catholic Pipe Company

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Aided by Grace & a Workable Plan, Amicizia Christiana Grew Fast – Tradition, Family, & Property

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Dreadful: Wreckovation at Saint Peter’s – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Haitian Mob Hunts Down & Murders Religious Sisters – Amy Balog at Catholic Herald
3. What I Saw at the Kansas State Capitol Black Mass – M. Gorre at Tradition, Family, & Property
4. Card. Cupich Implemented a Recruitment Ministry for Girl Altar Servers – American Catholic
5. Will “Where Peter Is” Survive A Post-Francis Papacy? – Dennis Knapp at the Latin Right
6. PopeWatch: Oh Joy – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
7. Catholic Charities Involvement In Child Trafficking – Complicit Clergy
8. Was He There, St. Peter, When They Crucified Our Lord? – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at TACthlc
9. What to do about Decrease in Priests & Free Fall in Seminarians? – Archbishop Héctor Agüer
10. When A.I. Becomes Criminal, Everyone is Vulnerable – Tradition, Family, & Property

Analysis and Punditry:
The Case Against Our “Hate Crime” Culture Mentality in One Easy Story – David Griffey at DTh
Great Piece on the Archconfraternity & the Custom of Washing the Feet of Pilgrims – Fr. Z’s Blog
Catholics & Neighbors Unite to Fight Casino Near University of Dallas – N Catholic Register

News:
Fátima Shrine: We’re Keeping Rupnik’s Mosaics – Catholic Herald
Post-Election Data Shows Non-Religious Population in U.S. Has Plateaued – C News Agency
Indian Bishops Condemn Assault on Catholic Pilgrims and Priests at Jabalpur – C World Report

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Perpetual Martyrdom of the Classical Educator – The Classical Teaching Institute

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Sunday Readings & Catholic Doctrine for April 2025 – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Two Films That Defined the Future of Christian Politics – Joseph Holmes

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Tariff Free Vatican – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
European Union to Hungary: Embrace “Gay Pride” or Else – Tamás Orbán at the European. . .
Hungary: Fiscal Incentives to Form Families Fails to Raise Births – Tradition, Family, & Property

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Communist Cuba Fuels Conflicts but Can’t Provide Electricity – Tradition, Family, & Property
The Schuman Plan: Toward a European Federation – Sean McGlynn at the European Conservative
Le Pen Backers to Protest in Paris on Sunday – Hélène de Lauzun at the European Conservative

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Dark Tech: What Happens When Chatbot Tells You to Kill Yourself – Tradition, Family, & Property
Why Do the Media Go Easy on Violent Eco-Activists? – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Jesse James: Print the Legend – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
Return to Order Author Featured Orator at Benedictine Col.’s Business Summit – Return To Order
“New York, New York! Stand Up for the God-given Right to Life!” – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
The Catholic Pipe Company

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Trump Administration Must Defend Syria’s Christians – Luma Simms at First Things 5

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Priest Fatally Shot in Kansas, Archbishop: ‘Senseless Act of Violence’ – Hollywood Catholic
2. What I Saw at the Kansas State Capitol Black Mass – M. Gorre at Tradition, Family, & Property
3. Sound of Music Julie Andrews Visits Church f/Wedding Scene for Film’s Anniversary – Hllwd C
4. New Omaha Bishop Told USCCB to Delay Debate on Communion for Pro-Abort Politicos – CC
5. Corrected: A Man for All Seasons (1966) – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
6. Catholic Schools Can’t Compete – Shaun M. Dougherty, Ph.D., et al., at Education Next
7. Does a Priest Need Permission to Offer the Traditional Latin Mass? – Pt. A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
8. New Study Suggests Only 9% of Catholics Believe In The Trinity – Jules Gomes, Ph.D.
9. Good Advice on Confession! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
10. Bad Theology Is at the Heart of Declining Numbers – Christopher D. Raymond at Crisis

Analysis and Punditry:
Is Catholic Charities Really Catholic? (Don’t ask the Supreme Court) – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D.
When A.I. Becomes Criminal, Everyone is Vulnerable – Gary Isbell at Tradition, Family, & Property
Pope St. John Paul II, Doctor of the Church? – George Weigel at First Things
Stronger Families; Stronger Priests – Stephen P. White at the Catholic Thing

News:
100-year-old Virgin Mary Statue Defaced at New York Parish – Catholic Vote
Return to Order Author Featured Orator at Benedictine Col.’s Business Summit – Return To Order
Pew Data Profiles Demographics, Beliefs, & Practices of U.S. Catholics – Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Service Academies Should Adopt the Classic Learning Test – George Leef at NRO

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Art For The Day – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Oh, To Have Been Part of That Conversation – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
Dark Tech: What Happens When Chatbot Tells You to Kill Yourself – Tradition, Family, & Property

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Funding Withheld From Planned Parenthood Centers – Joshua Mercer at Life News
A Pro-Life Teaching Innovation – Kate Scanlon at OSV News
Why Do the Media Go Easy on Violent Eco-Activists? – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump Warns UK On Persecuting Pro-Life Grandmother – Steven Ertelt at Life News

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Communist Cuba Fuels Conflicts but Can’t Provide Electricity – Tradition, Family, & Property
Macron Backs Judiciary Over Le Pen Ban – Michael Curzon at the European Conservative

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
J.D. Vance On ‘Live Not By Lies’ – Rod Dreher
50% of Women Murdered in Spain This Year Killed by Migrants – Javier Villamor at the EC
Hungary: Fiscal Incentives to Form Families Fails to Raise Births – Tradition, Family, & Property

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
PopeWatch: Open Thread – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
“The Lost Tools of Learning” & Dorothy L. Sayers as a Moral Apologist – Josh Herring at AUJ

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. An End to Catholic Rage Bait – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
2. Lady Gaga is Satan & Blasphemes Bible in New Song ‘Garden of Eden’ – Hollywood Catholic
3. Church History Under the Duck Test: The Orthodox Have to Decide – Mx. Grigorieff at 1 Peter 5
4. The Fool Says in His Heart ‘There is No God.’” – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. Justin Welby Exposed! A Crisis of Leadership – Gavin Ashenden, et al., at Catholic Unscripted
6. “The Lost Tools of Learning” & Dorothy L. Sayers as a Moral Apologist – Josh Herring at AUJ
7. The Cultivation of Despair: How Modern Society Breeds Hopelessness – Homefront Crusade
8. The Case for a Lectionary Bible – Guest Post by Matthew Kudija – Catholic Bible Talk
9. Is Christianity the New Religion of Silicon Valley? – Aaron M. Renn
10. Orthodox Christian Institutions Plundered in Turkish Muslim-Nationalist Campaign – U. Bulut

Analysis and Punditry:
Is Catholicism Compatible With Feminism? – Jonathan Liedl at Catholic News Agency
When Technology Becomes Theology – Carl R. Trueman at Renovatio
New Study Claims John Paul II’s Visits Boosted Fertility Rates Across Latin America – C Herald

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Utah Passes Historic Bill Installing ‘Western Great Books’ At All State Universities – Federalist

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

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
The Catholic Pipe Company

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Catholic Economy: Reimagined App, Eastertide Shopping, & Liturgical Living Guide – IT
Feminism is Just Another Half-Baked Ideology – Gene M. Van Son at Catholic Stand

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Will Chris Pratt Return to the Catholic Church? Will Raise Kids Catholic – Hollywood Catholic
2. Is The West About To Implode? – Frank Furedi at the European Conservative
3. A Lame-Duck Pope? – Elise Ann Allen at Crux
4. How the First Catholic President Gave Rise to Cafeteria Catholicism – Msgr. Owen F. Campion
5. A Liturgical Lesson From the Satanists – Daniel B. Gallagher at Crisis Magazine
6. Thousands Defy Secularization at Valley of the Fallen Mass – Javier Villamor at the EC
7. This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of April – CNA via Catholic World Report
8. U.S. Military Academies Should Adopt the C.L.T. – Jeremy Wayne Tate at James G. Martin Cntr
9. British Toddler Excluded from Nursery for “Transphobia” – Creative Minority Report
10. Catholic Answers Launches New Natural Product Line – Catholic Answers Magazine

Analysis and Punditry:
Why We Need a Flourishing Catholic Literary Culture – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith, G. Ashenden, et al.
German Ordinations Hit Record Low in 2024 – Luke Coppen at the Pillar
The Power of Loving Parents: How Your Faith Shapes the Next Generation – Scepter Blog
Attending the Person: Twenty Years after John Paul II – R.J. Snell, Ph.D., at Public Discourse

News:
Lourdes Bishop Orders Rupnik Mosaics Covered Over – Federica Tourn at OSV News
Archbishop Credits Cardinal Pell’s Intercession for Miraculous Survival of Toddler – Register

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
K-12 Is Getting More Woke, Not Less – David Bernstein at Real Clear Education

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How 2 Great Plains Farm Boys Became Holy Priests on the Road to Sainthood – NC Register
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
1,000 Cheeses to Fill Monastery Walls in Citeaux – Joan Lewis at Joan’s Rome Blog

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
In God She Trusts: Catholic Karoline Leavitt’s Journey to the White House Podium – David Brody
Anyone Who Views Civil War & Derive Only Hatred, is Deeply Un-American – American Catholic
U.S. Bishops Call on Congress to Defund Abortion, ‘Gender Transitions’ – Catholics For Catholics

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Masters of the Law Who Stood Against Kings when Kings were Wrong – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
British Government Finally Wakes Up to ‘Two-Tier Justice’ Danger – TEC News
U.S. State Department ‘Monitoring’ U.K. Government Arrest of Pro-Life Advocate – CNA

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Le Pen Trial: It Is Time for France To Reflect – Pieter Cleppe at the European Conservative
Outlasting Oppressive Governments Since A.D. 33 – Gavin Ashenden via The American Catholic
Putin Orders 160,000 Soldiers To Be Drafted – TEC News

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Left Has Gone from Vandalizing Churches & Pro-Life Clinics to Scratching Teslas. . . – CMR
Did Catholics Add Books to the Bible? – Lila Rose
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Yes, It’s Completely Constitutional for U.S. Govt to Promote Christianity – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Deacon Greydanus Responds – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
2. Civil War Between Liberal Catholics? – Serre Verweij at Catholic Family News
3. PopeWatch: Hospice – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
4. PopeWatch: Truth Impaired – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
5. Seward’s Folly? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
6. Why Gen X Catholicism is a Fighting Faith – Peter Wolfgang at Catholic Culture
7. Why Trump? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
8. Is the Tide Turning on the Rupnik Case? – Ed. Condon at the Pillar
9. Catholic Saves Eucharist f/Desecration at Black Mass, Consumes Host – Hollywood Catholic
10. Gwen Stefani: Suffering Brought Her Back to God After Falling Away – Hollywood Catholic

Analysis and Punditry:
Notre Dame’s Presidential Commencement ‘Tradition’ is Nuanced. . . – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
‘Live Not By Lies’ Documentary Is Here – Rod Dreher
Linking Satanism With Religious Liberty Triggered Some Outrage—Here’s Why – WM Review
Synodality’s ‘Ecclesial Assembly’: Anglican Model Undermining Episcopal Authority – Ed Pentin
Why IVF is Wrong – Katie Breckenridge at National Catholic Register
Catholic Business Profile: Young Catholic Professionals – Tom Wehner at Ntnl Catholic Register

News:
Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Michael McGovern To Lead Archdiocese of Omaha – CNA
New Documentary on Blessed Carlo Acutis Aims to Show That Holiness is Possible Today – CNA

Pope Francis:
Pope Francis Approves Decree to Advance Sainthood Causes of 5 People – C World Report
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Teen’s Tumors Vanish After Prayers to Solanus Casey: Possible Miracle for Canonization – CV
Parents’ Prayers & Blessed McGivney Novena Brings Toddler’s Miracle After Drowning – OSV
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Sweet Family Life: Fostering Secure Attachments Through Traditions – Theology of Home

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Four More Years! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
UK Nurse Faces Dismissal for Misgendering LGBT Sex Offender – The Daily Declaration

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Le Pen Vows To Fight Back as Court Ruling Shakes French Politics – Hélène de Lauzun at the EC

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Only Force Known to Reverse Islam is Militant Christianity – The American Catholic
Global Liberalism in Crisis: Philip Pilkington Interview – The American Postliberal
See the Latest Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Snow What? – The Editors at First Things

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Our 1800s Dining Room Renovation – In Honor of Design
Blessed Natalia Tulasiewicz – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The USCCB is Embarrassed About The Revealed Truth of the Traditional Housewife – 1 Peter 5
2. Spiritually Toxic News – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at the Catholic Thing
3. The Novus Ordo’s Abolition of the Special Prayers – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Rorate Cæli
4. The Education of Fr. Karras – Msgr. Robert J. Batule at the Catholic Thing
5. Music & the Decline of Civilization – Esmé L.K. Partridge at Renovatio
6. How I Was Taken Over by A.I. – Robin Phillips at the Epimethean
7. True ‘Enlightenment’ – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at the Catholic Thing
8. A World Shaking Problem: A.I. – Peco Gaskovski at Pilgrims in the Machine
9. Critiquing Prof. Thomas Pink’s Explanation of Religious Liberty – The WM Review
10. Human Conscience & Its Sources – Peter J. Kreeft, Ph.D., & J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at PB

Analysis and Punditry:
Pros & Cons: NFP vs Birth Control – Lila Rose
Sacred Initiation & Baptismal Symbolism in Tolkien’s Stories – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at 1P5

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

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

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsors:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Six Cardinals Accused Of Sexual Abuse Cover-Up – Nick Squires at the Telegraph
2. Chase Debanked Rod Dreher’s ‘Live Not By Lives’ Documentary – Rod Dreher
3. USCCB’s Denialism Must Be Overcome – Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., at Crisis Magazine
4. Is the Anti-Christ Among Us? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing On My Head
5. I Complained About My Daughter’s School on WhatsApp Then 6 Cops Turned Up – The Times
6. Europe: Preparing for an Apocalypse of Its Own Making – Javier Villamor at the European. . .
7. What Cardinal McElroy Gets Wrong on Immigration – S.A. McCarthy at the American Spectator
8. A Tale of Two Conversions – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
9. The Myth That the Church in Africa is Flourishing Because of Vatican II – P Kwasniewski PhD
10. Keir Starmer Officially Proclaims a Two-Tier Justice System for Native Brits – GB News

Analysis and Punditry:
Christian Communities in Israel Face Growing Hostility – CNA via Catholic World Report
Detroit Catholic High Schools Politically Indoctrinate Youth On Illegal Immigration – Cmplct Clrgy
The Concerns of The West’s Suicidal Antinatalism – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D., at 1 Peter 5

Pope Francis:
For Live Updates on the Health of Pope Francis, Click Here – Catholic News Agency

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:
A Stabbing Attack in Amsterdam Wounds 5 People, Including 4 Foreigners – Zoltán Kottász
Four Injured in Knife Attack in Trondheim, Norway – UK News In Pictures

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
For All Your Fundraising Needs! – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property
and
The Catholic Pipe Company