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THVRSDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Western Civ Defender:
1. The System Is Collapsing. Good News? – Rod Dreher
2. Germany’s Nightmare Continues – Connor Tomlinson at Courage.Media
3. Key Event in Fall of the Roman Empire May Not Have Happened, Historian Finds – Mdvlsts
4. Why the Stuarts Still Matter – Roy-Charles A. Coulombe, K.C.S.S., at 1 Peter 5
5. Yalta, 1945: The Western Betrayal – Robert de Mattei, D.Phil., at Voice of the Family
6. Does the Machine Have a Tradition? – Mary Harrington
7. Jordan Peterson Meets Coptic Archbishop to Debate the Future of The West – ARC
8. 1492 & Multiculturalism – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at Modern Age
9. How Much Will Merz Compromise with SPD To Form Coalition? – Zoltán Kottász at EC
10. Romania’s Presidential Frontrunner Detained To Prevent New Candidacy – Tamás Orbán

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VVEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Children, Women, Elderly Among 70 Christians Massacred in Democratic Rep. of Congo – CC
Oklahoma’s Inaugural Cohort of Catholic Educators Graduates from Credential Program – ICLE
See the New Western Civ Defender Post – Robert Edwards at Western Civ Defender
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Cardinal Cupich Supports Adoption by Same-Sex Couples – SSPX
2. On Old Snobs & New – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at the American Spectator
4. Connection Between Jeffery Sachs, the Catholic Church & UN Migration Goals – Cmplct Clergy
3. Here are Planned Parenthood’s Dirty Secrets Exposed – Brad Mattes at Life News
6. The Great Deception – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
8. Towards a Middle Earth Metaphysical – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at the Imaginative. . .
5. An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laity, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
7. Tradition Without Traditionalism – Aaron M. Renn
9. The Trans Controversy Is a Wake-Up Call – Isaac Willour at Religion & Liberty Online
10. The Cleanup Crew: On the Department of Government Efficiency – Editors of New Criterion

Analysis and Punditry:
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
Our Politics Must Arise from a Counter-Cultural Christianity – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at C Culture
Rich Historical & Religious Reflections in New Memoir of Modern English Catholicism – NLM
Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Journey to Christianity: From Islam Critic To Freedom Advocate – Clemente Listi
Contra Koppelman—What Mere Natural Law Was About – Hadley P. Arkes, Ph.D., at Public Dscrs

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Determinism – James Chastek, Ph.D., Ph.L., at Just Thomism

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. Waiting For It . . . – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand
2. Was Martin Luther Right About Indulgences? – Paul Senz at Catholic Answers Magazine
3. 33 Books to Build a Family & Home – Julie Kilcur at Liturgy of Ours
4. Traditional Maronite Catholic Fasting – Matthew at A Catholic Life
5. What is the Fellowship of St. Nicholas? – Luke Parks at 1 Peter 5
6. Raising Saints: Suffering – Patrick O’Hearn at Catholic Exchange
7. The Meaning of Life, & the Closing of Doors – Robert Keim at Via Mediævalis
8. Making Time for Prayer – Ignitum Today
9. Now is the Time to Prepare for Lent – Marge Fenelon at National Catholic Register
10. The Eucharistic Vision of San Vitale’s Mosaics – Hilary White at the Sacred Images Project

Book(s):
All about Lent & Holy Week: Book Review – Jennifer Gregory Miller at Catholic Culture

Analysis and Punditry:
Beauty & Worship – Fr. John Higgins at Catholic Stand
Conscience: The Echo of God’s Voice – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Silent Genocide is Unfolding in Congo, Church Sources Warn – OSV News via Angelus News
Prominent LGBT Activist Exposed as Leader of Pedophile Network in France – Hélène de Lauzun
Historic Canadian Catholic Church Burns Down in Suspected Arson Attack – Catholic Vote
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Shepherds of the Church: Why the Double Standard? – T.R. Clancy at American Thinker
2. Prominent LGBT Activist Exposed as Leader of Pedophile Network in France – Hél. de Lauzun
3. Vatican Condemns Publication of ‘Credibly Accused’ Clergy Lists — Again – The Pillar
4. How Pope Francis Loaded the Dice to Ensure a Progressive Successor – Nick Squires at Tlgrph
5. Historic Canadian Catholic Church Burns Down in Suspected Arson Attack – Catholic Vote
6. Another Repurposed Space Turned into a Chapel in Tyler, Texas – Liturgical Arts Journal
7. New Book: Showing that the Church in Africa Is Not a “Vatican II Success Story” – Rorate Cæli
8. Sunny Hostin Spews Perverse Christianity – Michael Knowles
9. The Next Papal Conclave Examined – Murray Rundus at Catholic Family News
10. Pope Francis & Public Opinion: Key Findings From Our Surveys – Pew Research Center

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
A New Plan Aims to Strip the Archbishop of Canterbury of Any Real Power – The Critic
Our Best President Not Named George Washington – D. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
New Book: Vindicating Pius X’s Teaching on Sacred Music – Rorate Cæli

Analysis and Punditry:
Ask Father: Is It Still Possible to Gain Indulgences During a Papal Interregnum? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
Bodies Found in Church & Bishop Robbed Amid DRC Upheaval – Antoine Lokongo at The Pillar
We Stand with JD Vance Versus Europe’s ‘Enemy Within’ – Mick Hume at the European. . .
The Hidden War: How Russia is Targeting Ukraine’s Christians – Real Clear Religion

News:
Pope Francis Names New Vancouver Bishop, Miller Exits – The B.C. Catholic
Pope Francis Fills No. 2 Position at Governorate of Vatican City State – Catholic World Report
Fulton Sheen Among Many Catholics to be Featured in National Garden of American Heroes – CV
JD Vance to Speak at Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis:
Cardinals Burke, Muller Pray at St. Peter’s – Salvatore Cernuzio at Vatican News
Pope Francis Continues to be in Serious but Stable Condition, Vatican Says – Cthlc World Report
Daily Holy Hour Held in Hospital Where Pope Francis is Being Treated – Catholic News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Left-Wing Activism Corrupted America’s Schools – Neetu Arnold at City Journal
Faith, Scholarship, & Community at Benedictine College w/Steve Minnis – Cardinal Newman Soc
Lowering Standards Masks the Present Crisis – Hannah Schmid at Real Clear Education
The Future of Education Starts with the States – Jose Munoz at Real Clear Education

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The True Victims of Woke Corporations – Isaac Willour at the American Spectator
(Roger) Scrutinizing the Sacred – Mark Dooley at Public Discourse
Keeping the Sacred Images Project Alive: Why Your Support Matters – Hilary White at Sacred. . .

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
However Much You Hate the “Mainstream Media”, You Don’t Hate Them Enough – TACatholic
Clarence Thomas Slams Supreme Court for Rejecting Pro-Life Free Speech Case – Townhall
Jim Jordan: ‘We Are Entitled to Answers’ About January 6 – Jeff Poor at Breitbart

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Foreclosure of Armenian Patriarchate Properties Threatens Christians – The Jerusalem Post

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
No Prayer Goes Unheard – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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VVEDNESDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Depletion of Culture – Aleksander Solzhenitsyn at the New Criterion
Without Europeans, Europe Has No Future – Rod Dreher at the European Conservative

Geopolitical Analysis and Punditry:
Can Christianity Save The West? @ARC – Gavin Ashenden
A European Army? No More Swiss Neutrality? Will Armenia Join NATO? – Js. Ker-Lindsay, Ph.D.
What Must Leaders Know to Wield the “Five Swords of Imagination”? – Barbara J. Elliott at the IC
Germany, a Civilisational Basket-Case – Melanie Phillips at The Times
The Moorings As Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
Should Liberty Have Limits? – David Lewis Schaefer at Modern Age
Making the Arts Great Again – Paul Du Quenoy at Chronicles
Soft Totalitarianism’s Attack On Western Civilization – Gavin Ashenden & Rod Dreher at CU
Museum Spat With Turkey Reveals the Superiority of Western Culture – P. Gonzalez at Chronicles

Geopolitical News:
GOP Lawmakers Push Trump to Recognize West Bank as Israeli Territory – Fox News

International Politics:
Merz’s ‘Restart’ Promises More of the Same  – Dieter Stein at the European Conservative

Maps:
Why Iran Wants to Change Its Capital – Caspian Report

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TVESDAY MID-AFTERNOON EDITION

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. What are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? – Dan Fitzpatrick at Catholic Stand
2. Need a Lenten Challenge? Here Are 25 Things to Give Up for Lent in 2025 – ChurchPOP
3. Customs of Sexual Abstinence in Marriage – Matthew Plese at 1 Peter 5
4. 5 Things You Should Not Do During Lent – Debbie Cowden at National Catholic Register
5. Rediscover the Power of Traditional Catholic Fasting – Matthew at A Catholic Life
6. Can’t Make It to Rome? Here are US Locations Where You Can Get a Jubilee Indulgence – CNA
7. The Effects of the Sacraments – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
8. A Woman’s Path to Holiness: Choosing the Right Battles – Terri Thomas at Catholic365
9. The Saint Next Door: Joe Reali – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. The Pedagogy of Forgiveness – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture

Analysis and Punditry:
Looking Ahead to “Spy Wednesday” with M.C. Holbrook – Suellen Brewster at Catholic Stand
Striving for Perfect Patience – Diana Ragsdale at Catholic Stand
What a Father Can Give His Son – Fr. Ryan O’Neill at The Catholic Gentleman
Meeting Peter Damian in Paradise – Dante Alighieri at The Catholic Thing
The Pilgrim Nun – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic
7 Reasons Why Peter Is the Rock – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine

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TVESDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘I Only Kneel Before God’: The Last Words of Priest Killed in Myanmar – Catholic World Report
Saints & Movies: A Man for All Seasons – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at Kmita’s Library
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Spirit of Vatican II: The ‘Let’s Get Wasted Mass’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Rumors that Pope Francis Now Has 48 Hours to Live – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
3. Americans Should Feel Uneasy About New D.C. Archbishop – Damian Thompson via Cmp Clr
4. Here’s Why Catholics Must Refuse to Accept a Public Heretic as Pope – Complicit Clergy
5. The Transformation of a Gymnasium into a Chapel in Maryland – Liturgical Arts Journal
6. Cardinal Tobin Promises Transparency — Again — In The Face Of Crisis – Complicit Clergy
7. They Cast a Black Woman as Jesus?! – Michael Knowles
8. Even the Canuckistan Government Gives Up on the Fraud – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
9. ‘I Only Kneel Before God’: The Last Words Of Priest Killed In Myanmar – Catholic World Report
10. Preparing for the Pope’s Passing – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
What are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? Part II – D. Fitzpatrick at Cthlc Stand
He Died Wearing His Mass Vestments! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
NYT Writer Ross Douthat’s Remarkable (& Reasonable) Case for Religious Faith – Richard Ostling

Analysis and Punditry:
Five Hidden Pitfalls to Catholic Social Media – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
The ARC Conference & the Age of Reconstruction, of What? – Catholic Unscripted
University of Notre Dame Undermines Catholic Mission In Pursuit Of DEI – The Federalist
Hindu Attacks on Christians in Manipur Escalate – Vishal Arora at Religion Unplugged

News:
Dicastery for Causes of Saints issues Decree Naming Fr. Emil Kapaun Venerable – Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis:
Senior Vatican Cardinal Broaches Topic of Pope Francis Resigning Due to Health – Cthlc Herald
Pope Experiences ‘Another Restful Night,’ Vatican Reports Tuesday Morning – Catholic Vote
Faithful Unite in St. Peter’s Square, Praying for Pope’s Health – Catholic World News

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Getting Schooled – Mark Judge at Chronicles
How Universities Get Away With Hiring Radicals – John D. Sailer at City Journal

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Word of the Week: Melancholy – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
To Save The West, We Must Save Socrates’ Children – Auguste Meyrat at Religion & Liberty Online
Does American Culture Venerate Mediocrity? – Chenyuan Snider at The Stream

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
Those Who Work for the Bureaucracy Itself, Work to Sustain It as an Organization – TACatholic
IVF Won’t MAGA – Nathanael Blake at The Federalist

L.A. Wild Fires:
After the Palisades Fire: A Church in Ashes, But a Parish Still Standing – Ntnl Catholic Register

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Arresting People for Silent Prayer in Totalitarian Scotland – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Am Catholic

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Millions of Voters Betrayed by Merz’s 24-Hour Migration U-Turn – Michael Curzon at the EC
The Communist Origins of Europe’s “Hate Speech” Crisis – Paul Coleman at First Things

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
Help a Priest – Action Item – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
“God Uses Wars to Teach Americans About Geography” Ambrose “Bitter” Bierce – TACatholic
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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TVESDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Targeted for Their Faith: Persecuted Priests in Burma – Antonio Graceffo at Mercator
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Communion on the Hand: The Truth about Church Teaching – Catholic Spiritual Direction
2. Matt Walsh Current Frontrunner for Next Pope – Babylon Bee
3. What are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? – Dan Fitzpatrick at Catholic Stand
4. The Wilton Diptych. . . a Surprising Discovery – Catch Light
5. Over at U.S. Catholic – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
6. Tales of Vatican Intrigue – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
7. Diocesan Priestly Vocations in America: A Look at the Numbers – Catholic World Report
8. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. New Jersey Church Finds Human Waste in Baptismal Font. . . – Grace Porto at Catholic Vote
10. You Have to Hear JD Vance’s Beautiful Explanation of Christianity – Michael Knowles

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Why Women Cannot Be Deacons – James Keating at First Things
Never Thought I’d See the Day Arabs Speak Up Against Hamas – The American Catholic
Learning to Love Pope Francis Strengthened My Faith – Peter Laffin at Washington Examiner

Analysis and Punditry:
Impregnating Serial Women isn’t How You Repopulate the Earth, Elon Musk – Aaron M. Renn
In India, Religion is the Demographic Hot Button – Louis T. March at Mercator
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
The Russian Orthodox Church Has Always Been an Arm of the Russian State – The Am Catholic
Nuance is Key to the US Immigration-Crisis Conversation – A.M. Picciotti-Bayer at NC Register
Catholics: First & Final Defense Against IVF – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
My Takeaways from the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conf. – Saving Culture From Itself

News:
Church in Ireland Mourns Death of Popular Bishop Willie Walsh – The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis:
If Pope Francis’ Health Means He Can’t Lead the Vatican, What Then? – Crux via Angelus News
3 Beautiful Catholic Prayers to Say for Pope Francis – Our Sunday Visitor
Bishops, Faithful Worldwide Pray for Pope Francis Amid Ongoing Health Struggles – CNA

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Most School Districts Have Many Kids Who Struggle with Reading, Not Steubenville – APM Reps

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Our Lady of Spring by Konstanty Mankowski – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The German Establishment’s Desperate Stitch-Up – Sabine Beppler-Spahl at Spiked
Hungary Announces Full Income Tax Exemption for Mothers of Two or More – The EC

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
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
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
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MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON EDITION

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Mystic Update:
1. Why You Were Never Told About This Forgotten Marian Apparition! – Joe McClane at ACT
2. Is Society Becoming More Demonic? with Fr. Dan Reehil – Lila Rose
3. This Small Diocese is Leading the Country in Vocations to the Priesthood – Cth News Agency
4. Exorcist Diary: Demons in Our Head – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
5. Discover Strength through Surrender – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life
6. Each Moment He Gives You Is The Best God Can Do – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Cthlc Stand
7. Praising God in the Midst of Suffering – Ryan Patrick Budd at the Imaginative Conservative
8. Pius XI: The Spiritual Exercises & Modernity – The WM Review
9. How is Fasting Different From Dieting? – Get Fed
10. Promoting Orthodoxy in the Face of Heresies – Joe Tevington at Catholic Stand

Analysis and Punditry:
Honor Your Father & Your Mother – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
The Gift of Holy Orders – Fr. Victor Feltes at Parishable Items
Prayer and Perseverance – Anthony Lilles at Spiritual Direction

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Media Ignores Beheading of Christians in the Congo – Lila Rose
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Christian Convert Imprisoned in Iran After Undercover Agents Raid Private Gathering – C Vote
Visit the Monday Early Morning Edition – Big Pulpit
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The Next Pope? It’s Complicated – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
2. How Many More Homosexual Bishops Has Pope Francis Appointed? – Complicit Clergy
3. Pope’s Choice for Bishop of Plymouth Steps Down After Delay of installation Mass – C Herald
4. PopeWatch; “Mild Renal Failure” – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. Who’s Really Calling the Shots at U.S. Diocesan Chanceries? – Michael J. Mazza at First. . .
6. The Duplicity of the Archdiocese of Seattle – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
7. No One Has Ever Accused the Pope of Being a Class Act – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
8. Francis’s Decade-Long Reign Removed Church from Intellectual. . . – S. Gregg, D.Phil. (Oxon)
9. An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laity, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
10. Where is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – Tradition, Family, & Property

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Can We Legitimately Pray for a Pope’s Death? – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
Vatican Thinks ‘Charity’ Means Championing Democrat Causes, Taking Money. . . – M. Mullarkey
On Saturday, Hindu Extremists in India are Planning a Christian Genocide – M. Cook at Mercator

Analysis and Punditry:
The Ignored Link Between Mass Migration & Europe’s Rape Epidemic – Javier Villamor at EC
Lessons from Post-Soviet Russia for American Christians – Vika Pechersky at Mere Orthodoxy
IVF is Not Pro-Family – Jonathon Van Maren at First Things
Khabur: Recalling a Hidden Assyrian Christian Hostage Crisis – A.M. Hernandez at NC Register

New:
Spirit of Vatican II: Anglican Priestess ‘Concelebrates’ Mass with Catholic Archbishop – CNA
Salesians to Elect New Rector Major to Replace Cardinal Fernández Artime – Cthlc News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Satisfaction with U.S. Public Education Reaches Record Low – Lauren Wagner at The 74

Pope Francis:
Pope Francis Had Good Tenth Night in Hospital – Vatican News
Daily Hour of Adoration & Mass Offered at Gemelli for the Pope – Vatican News
Cardinal Parolin to Lead Rosary for Pope’s Health in St. Peters Square – Vatican News

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Trans Ideology Took America by Storm – Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., at Tom
No, Choosing Family Over Career Isn’t ‘Settling For Less’ – Suzanne Venker at The Federalist

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Sauce, Goose, Gander – Dad29
AP’s Silly Gulf War – Don Surber
Zuckerberg Gave Millions To Anti-Trump Lawfare Sponsor – Logan Washburn at the Federalist
‘Fair Access’ Bill Would Stop Activist Banks from Discriminating Against Conservatives – Fdrlst

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Vance Shines Global Spotlight on Case of British Army Vet Prosecuted for Silent Prayer – OSV

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Friedrich Merz Won’t Give Germany the Change It Needs – Sabine Beppler-Spahl at Spiked

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why South Africa’s Crisis Should Shock The West! – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take

Et Cætera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Canada’s Oscar-Nominated Doc. on Residential-School Horrors Full of Falsehoods – Mercator

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Sarum Revival? – Tradition & Sanity
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
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MONDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Plight Of Nuns In Sudan Highlights Growing Humanitarian Crisis – Religion Unplugged
Two Catholic Priests From Nigeria Were Kidnapped – Yola Diocese (Nigeria)
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Visit Last Nights Sunday Early Evening Edition – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Bishop Barron & Open Table Communion? – Catholic Unscripted
2. “Vetted,” Say the Bishops. Really? – Dad29
3. Are We Allowed to be Disgusted by Homosexuality? – Rhys Laverty at The Critic
4. Deep State – Deep Church – Lepanto Institute via Complicit Clergy
5. Bishops Burning Bridges – Sheryl Collmer at Crisis Magazine
6. Yale Study Links Covid Shots to Shocking Long-Term Effects – Elise DeGeeter at Catholic Vote
7. An Exorcist Talks About Horror Movies – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Catholic News & Info. . .
8. Europe’s Coming Fall – Yascha Mounk at Persuasion
9. Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – Tradition, Family, & Property
10. The Slow Death of Wales – David James at The Critic

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Why Cars & Knives are Spontaneously Killing Christians in Europe – Joachim Osther
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
USCCB Sues Trump Administration Over NGO Funding – Christopher Manion, K.M., Ph.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
Catholics Cannot Endorse the President’s IVF Mandate – S.A. McCarthy at American Spectator

News:
Bishop of Arlington on IVF: Despite Giving Rise to New Life, It Also Destroys Many Others – LAN

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Survey: Homeschooled Adults are More Religious & Less Anxious – A.K. Reynolds at Federalist

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Lenten Offerings from Augustine Inst. Invite Faithful on Journey Before Ash Wednesday – IT
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
AG Pushes Indiana Supreme Court to End Lawfare Targeting Pro-Life Speech – The Federalist
Pro-Life Leaders Urge Trump to Reverse His IVF Stand, Say the Technology is ‘Not Pro-Life’ – FN
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Britain’s New Blasphemy Laws Imperil Us All – Tom Slater at Spiked
Sacked for Being a Christian – Paul Huxley at Spiked
Why Does Christianity Get Erased from the History of British Social Reform? – The Critic

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Lies are No Longer Uttered with Impunity: Vance’s Speech & Poland’s Crucial Election – Am Spec
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Friedrich Merz’s AfD Dilemma – Javier Villamor at the EC

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The 51st State That Never Was: Why the United States Didn’t Annex Canada – War On The Rocks
Out of Europe to Save Europe – James W. Carden at the American Conservative
Ukraine: A Defiant People – Matthew Omolesky at the American Spectator
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

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SVNDAY EARLY EVENING EDITION

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

Analysis and Punditry:
Our Lord Spoke in French to Reach Russian Ears – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
Back to the Future – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
The Paramount Importance of Daily Prayer – David Torkington at The Imaginative Conservative
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., TFP
Discovering the Origin of the Church in Genesis – Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., at OSV
The Grace of Spiritual Indifference – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand
What Does the Bible Teach About Forgiveness? – Clement Harrold at St. Paul Center
How You Know You’re Saved – Parker Manning at Catholic Answers Magazine
Prayers, Adoration & Getting Back to Basics Seen as Ways to Spur Vocations – OSV News
The Bitter Divorce of Faith & Works – Deacon Greg Lambert at Catholic Stand
How Our Words Often Reflect the State of Our Soul – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Learn How to Pray With Sacred Art When You Tune In to ‘Christ Contemplated’ – NC Register
Traditional Catholics & the Problem of Scrupulosity – Braden Hock at Crisis Magazine

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