Robert Edwards

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. John Allen’s Conspicuous Absence Explained – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
2. The Fessio Phenomenon – Lee Oser at the University Bookman
3. The Destruction of the Traditional Latin Mass & its Ultimate Cause – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D.
4. The US Bishops’ Hypocrisy on Human Trafficking – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
5. Jordan Peterson Supports Gay Surrogacy & Makes Case for Transgenderism – Jos. Sciambra
6. Newsom’s Calif. Govt App Tells Teens to Drop Christianity, Embrace the Occult – Hrbngr’s Daily
7. New Business: Marylike Dresses – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
8. A Common Date for Easter? I Don’t Like It! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
9. The Downfall of Ibram X. Kendi – Christopher F. Rufo at City Journal
10. Taxing Or Tithing? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing On My Head

Honorable Mentioned News Stories:
Should Church Officials be Teaching Illegal Immigrants How to Avoid the Law? – J Horvat at TFP
Handicapping Papal Elections a Fool’s Errand – Christopher Altieri at Crux
The Trump Administration & the U.S. Bishops – Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37

Analysis and Punditry:
Making Sense Out of Our Childless & Childish Age – John Horvat, II, at the Imaginative. . .
Converting a Plan into Reality, Pio Brunone Lanteri Commits Himself to Assisting Amicizia – TFP
Thoughts on Today’s Upheaval & Its Implications – N.S. Lyons at What We Need Now
Descartes, Trumpian Thomism, & ‘Pronouns’ – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
All Policy is Family Policy – Frank DeVito at The American Postliberal

News:
Drug Gangs in Ecuador Turn to “Death Saint” for Protection, Alleged Human Sacrifices – CBSN

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Parents Move Right, Pundits Panic – Erika Sanzi at Real Clear Education
How “Postcolonial” Education Endangers Our Way of Life – Samuel Lair at Tom

Catholic NGOs, Illegal Immigration Debate, and USAID Scandals:
Who Should Pay to Help Migrants? – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Catholic Relief Services Cuts Staff, Migration Efforts, as USAID Scandal Grows – Breitbart
Houston Catholic Charities Cuts 20% of Staff Amid Migration Grant Freeze – The Pillar

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

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

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump’s Greenland Play: The View From Moscow – E. Buchanan, et al., the National Interest
How Trump can Build on Israel’s Success & Keep Iran off Balance – E. Abrams at Foreign Affairs
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Odd How Bishop Barron & Minnesota Cohort Deny Responsibility for Mess They Created – CC
2. Look at These Poor Backwardists – Fr. Z’s Blog
3. Vatican II Liturgist Wreckovates Saint Peter Basilica’s High Altar – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
4. A Lucky Man – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. The Sad Saga of Bud Light – Anson Frericks at The Free Press
6. Trump vs. University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota – Dad29
7. CRS CEO: A Very Nice Living! – Dad29
8. Catholic Relief Services & US Bishops Quietly Launch Online Campaign to Halt Deep Cuts – CC
9. USCCB Laying Off a Third of Migration Services. . . A Good Start! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
10. The Catholic Church Teaches That It is a Mortal Sin to Facilitate a Mortal Sin – Dad29

Honorable Mentioned:
Vox Has a Meltdown Over JD Vance – Michael Knowles
Farewell to Mount Melleray: Lamenting the Closure of a Cistercian Monastery – Catholic Herald
I Won’t Deport Harry, He’s Got Enough Problems with Meghan – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
A Super Bowl Prediction – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Converting a Plan into Reality, Pio Brunone Lanteri Commits Himself to Assisting Amicizia – TFP
Signs of the Times Come by Way of Vandalism – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
The Great Siege of Malta – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Epiphanytide: ‘Ordinary Time’ or Something Much Better? – The WM Review

News:
Jesuit University Student Group to Host Speaker Linked to Israeli Teen’s Killing – The College Fix
US Sunday Mass Attendance Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels – Gina Christian at OSV News
Vatican Gives Definitive Approval to Statutes of Regnum Christi – Catholic News Agency
Next National Eucharistic Congress will be Held in 2029 – CNA via Catholic World Report

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
We Need a Reckoning on the 1619 Project – Peter Wood at Tom
Education Power is Returning to the People – Matt Frendewey at Real Clear Education

Catholic NGOs, Illegal Immigration Debate, and USAID Scandals:
Should Church Officials Be Teaching Illegal Immigrants How to Avoid the Law? – J Horvat at TFP
The Truth About USAID & Catholic Relief Services – Complicit Clergy
Prayer for Immigrants – Bishop Strickland
Catholic Relief Services to Chop 50% of Staff – Dad29
North Carolina Bishops Claim Immigration Is ‘Complicated & Emotional’ – Complicit Clergy
Archbishop Naumann Weighs in on Need to Solve Immigration, Refugee Challenges – CWR
Good News: USCCB Lays-Off 50 Migration Staffers – Complicit Clergy

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
NCAA Had the Power to Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports This Whole Time – The Federalist
Trump Signs Executive Order Creating White House Faith Office – Nick Gilbertson at Breitbart
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Germany Protests Against ‘Far-Right’ Being Funded by Left-Wing Government: Report – Breitbart

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump Is Right — America Needs Greenland & Access To Its Critical Resources – The Federalist
Trump’s Gaza Gambit & the Art of the Ultimate Deal – Josh Hammer at Real Clear Politics
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Bible Study & Prayer Part of Super Bowl Prep for Chiefs & Eagles – Breitbart

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Heh – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – 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
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Converting a Plan into Reality, Pio Brunone Lanteri Commits Himself to Assisting Amicizia – TFP

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The Breathtaking Hypocrisy of the USCCB – Complicit Clergy
2. A Vatican II Moment: Dancing in Front of the Relics of St. Maria Goretti – Rorate Cæli
3. Obama Spied on Pope Benedict XVI & Catholic Church to Instigate a ‘Catholic Spring’ – CA
4. The USAID Scandal is Getting Worse by the Minute – Stephen Green at PJ Media
5. USAID Gave $1M to Hamas by Advocacy of Catholic Relief Services – New York Post
6. Gregory DiPippo’s Pulverizing Critique of Brant Pitre – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at T&S
7. Never Alone – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. Forbes Reveals Catholic Relief Services as Top Recipient of USAID Funding – Catholic Vote
9. Pope Francis: Three Falls, Bronchitis, & His Bad Relationship with Winter – J.E. Mújica at Zenit
10. Trad Catholicism is Anything but a Trend – Sebastian Pestritto at Catholic Exchange

Honorable Mentioned:
USAID Pushed Anti-Christian Morality by Funding LGBT Advocacy, Abortion Globally – J. Gomes
The Prairie Years – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Making Christianity Weird Again – Tracy Rowland at the Catholic World Report
Caesar Has Paid the Piper & Our Clerics Have Gladly Danced to It – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
President Trump’s Task Force for Anti-Christian Bias Should Start with Francis – The Remnant
The Woke Revolution Isn’t Over – N.S. Lyons at Tom
Debunking The Myths About Opus Dei with Fr. Luke Mata – Lila Rose
Pope Francis Slams Trump for Repatriating Illegal Aliens, What Does The Church Teach? – Strm

News:
With Backlash, Grand Valley U. Will Move Pro-LGBT Art w/Catholic Imagery to Add ‘Context’ – CF
Trump Announces Executive Order Creating Task Force to ‘Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias’ – FN
Cardinals Re & Sandri Confirmed as Dean & Vice Dean of College of Cardinals – Cth World Report

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Kids Spend Startling Number of Hours on Phones at School – Brooke Steinberg at New York Post

Catholic NGOs, Illegal Immigration Debate, and USAID Scandals:
USAID Battle Bodes Well for Trump 2.0 – Matt Boose at Chronicles
Feds Gave Millions to Left-Wing Media Outlets Including Politico, New York Times – Federalist
We Need Broken Windows Immigration Policy – Mike Howell at Tom

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump’s Second Presidency is Going to Be a Revolution – Álvaro Peñas at the EC
CIA, USAID Targeted Trump for Impeachment – Dad29
Trump Can Make the Arts Great Again w/Appointees Who Love Beauty & Tradition – F. Derderian
Why the Founders Chose the Electoral College Design – M.C. Maibach, et al., at Public Discourse

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Donald Trump’s Popularity Poses Unexpected Dilemma for Putin – I. van Brugen at Newsweek
Taiwan: Trump’s Most Dangerous Global Challenge – N.S. Lyons at The Upheaval

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Train Travel Has Never Been More Popular, Here are the Best in the West – Sunset
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Can a Bishop Forbid Communion at a Communion Rail? A Canonist Responds – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta Blesses Shadow of the Rainbow – Lepanto Institute
3. Override: The Epic Takedown of USAID, But There is a Whole Lot More to the Story. . . – Eko
4. The Double Standards of Pope Francis – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
5. Whammo!! “Catholic” Relief Services Cut Off – Dad29
6. Sometimes it is Precisely Those You Most Suspect – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
7. USAID Funding Catholic NGOs, What You are Not Being Told – Mch. Hichborn & Joe McClane
8. Face of a Saint: Thomas Aquinas’ Appearance Revealed After 750 Years – N Catholic Register
9. Before & After: The Altar of St. Joseph’s Church in Killeen, Texas – Liturgical Arts Journal
10. Sometimes We Should Not Try to “Fix” the Local Parish – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.

Honorable Mentioned:
Catholic University of America Hosting Event Featuring Man in Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Cmp Clr
USAID & CIA Behind 2019 Trump Impeachment – Michael Shellenberger
Spokane Priest Attacked by a ‘Disturbed Man’ During Novena Service – Catholics For Catholics

Analysis and Punditry:
Storm in the Vatican, is the Cipriani Case a Trap Against Opus Dei? – The Remnant
The Emergent Catholic Right – Peter Wolfgang at Catholic Culture
How an Evil Pope Could ‘Destroy the Church’—Cajetan’s Objections – The WM Review
Could Strengthening Faith Help Solve Ireland’s Demographic Crisis? – OSV News

News:
Arrest Made of US Priest Murdered in Malaga Tourist Flat: Suspects Still at Large – Olive Press
Police Charge Teenager with Stabbing Classmate at Catholic High School in England – The CWR

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
In the Culture Wars That Christians are Winning is in the Crucial Sphere of Education – Cranach
Catholic International University Launches New program in AI, Emerging Technologies – Register

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
Catholic NGOs Shutter Migrant Shelters as Releases End & Money Dries Up – Breitbart
What Does Mexico’s Constitution Say About Immigration? – Jesse Romero at Full Sheen Ahead
Rubio Says State Department Will Exempt Select USAID Programs From Freeze – NC Register
Ordo Amoris: Love Has an Order, Not All Are Loved Equally – Fr. Joseph Hudson, O.S.B., at Josias
Make Your Charity Dollars Count — Our Lady of the Poor, Pray for Us! – Les Femmes

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Martina Navratilova After Trump Protects Women’s Sports: Democrats Failed Women – Brtbrt
Politico Cashed In $34 Million from U.S. Federal Government – Tamás Orbán at the EC
NCAA Bans Men From Women’s Sports Following Trump’s Executive Order – N Catholic Register

President Donald J. Trump:
Trump’s Mandate: Restore National Sovereignty – Casey Whetland at Tom

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The End of ‘Palestine’ – Lee Smith at The Tablet
How Hezbollah Ends – Hanin Ghaddar at Foreign Affairs

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Do We Say Storks Deliver Babies? – Lorna Wallace at Mental Floss
Why We Give Chocolates & Flowers on Valentine’s Day – History Facts

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Major Oddities in the Fr. Carlos Martins Case – Christine Niles, J.D., at Forward Boldly
2. Should Biden be Excommunicated for Joining the Masons? – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at C Cltr
3. JD Vance Triggered People Who Don’t Know Their Bibles. . . – Not The Bee
4. Romanian Rain on Francis’s Common Easter Parade – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Nw Ox Rv
5. Judge Strips Immunity from Ohio State Officials for Firing Prof Who ‘Triggered’ Student – JTN
6. The Strange World of Vatican Communications: No Mention of Jesus – Catholic World Report
7. ‘You Catholics are Divided, Too!’ – Casey Chalk at Catholic Answers Magazine
8. Trump Deportation Directives Fueling “La Raza” Revolt in L.A. – The Daily Knight
9. Satan is Ever a Liar – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Timeline of Pope Francis’ Alleged Cover-Up of Bishop Imprisoned for Sexual Abuse – Cm Cl

Honorable Mentioned:
PopeWatch: Squandering – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Never Fight Until You Have To. . . – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Stoic Generation – Michael Lucchese at Religion & Liberty Online

Analysis and Punditry:
How to Evangelize Leftists – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Defeating Modernism – Jim Valois at Catholic Exchange
Desiring the Salvation of Everyone—Including My Son’s Murderer – John Echaniz at CWR
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
The Monarch: A Lasting Symbol of National Unity – Rafael Pinto Borges at the EC
The Story Behind the Pro-Life Pardons – Monica Miller at Crisis Magazine

News:
Spokane Bishop Urges Voters to Fight Bill That Forces Priests to Break Confessional Seal – CWR
Prolific Observer of Catholic Foibles: David Lodge, 1935–2025 – The Catholic Herald
Cardinal Nichols Slams Govt for ‘Deeply Irresponsible’ Handling of Assisted Suicide Bill – CH
Pope Francis Highlights Hope for Fifth World Day for Grandparents & the Elderly – NC Register

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Hiking Club is a Natural Extension of a Classical Education – Betsy K. Brown at Plough
Parents Keep Filling Up Schools Where Children Learn to Love Western Civilization – Federalist

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
The Vice President, Immigration, & a Way Forward – Stephen P. White at the Catholic Thing

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Hellenic Origins of Church Music – Christopher B. Warner at The Way Of The Family

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
AG Pam Bondi Launches Investigation of Lawfare Against Pro-Life Conservatives – Life News
Did Obama Send Missiles to Hezbollah? – Daniel Greenfield at Sultan Knish
The Path To Victory – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician To The Stars!

President Donald J. Trump:
Trump Slams Door on Climate Grifters – Dad29

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Argentina Withdraws from W.H.O. After U.S. Exit – Elizabeth Weibel at Breitbart

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Meteoric is the Word: The Rise of JD Vance – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Explosive Report from Taylor Marshall on USAID & the Catholic Church – Complicit Clergy
2. America’s “Zombie” Protestant Denominations & the Coming Land Grab – American Reformer
3. An Open Letter to Bewildered Catholics – Joseph Bevan at The Remnant
4. Catholic Charities CEO’s Get Rich by Helping the Poor – Michael Hichborn at Lepanto Institute
5. St. Louis Archd. Rebukes Pastor’s Comments Opposing Ban on Transgender Treatments – Reg
6. Ireland: Catholic Priest in Serious Condition After Hate Attack – Catholic Arena
7. Bishops Harboring Undocumented Immigrants Could Face Decades in Prison – The Hill
8. Deportation Protests Courtesy of U.S. Bishops – Complicit Clergy
9. Pro-Migrant Catholic Charity Faces Major Layoffs Due to USAID Cuts – The National Pulse
10. Zanchetta Appeal Rejected in Aggravated Sex Abuse Case – The Pillar

Honorable Mentioned:
Charity for Sale: Is The American Catholic Church Just Another NGO? – Catholics For Catholics
An Uncontroversial, Pro-Catholic Move Trump Can Make on Immigration – The Editors at NC Reg
Catholic Relief Services Lays Off Staff, Cuts Programs – Complicit Clergy

Analysis and Punditry:
Jordan Peterson & the Problem of God – Mike Johns at Public Discourse
The Religion & Politics of Students Who Were Homeschooled – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., at GAR
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property
The Celebrity Complex of Millennials – 50% Want to Be Famous – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
Hawaii’s Seafarer Ministry Brings Pastoral Relief to Island’s ‘Invisible’ Fishing Industry – CWR
War Against the Cartels is Justified – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at Postliberal Order
Manners, Methods, & Greatness – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
How Trump’s Executive Orders Stack Up Against Church Teaching – Jonathan Liedl at Register

News:
Citing Ancient Church Teachings, Vance Prioritizes Religious Freedom at IRF Summit – Register
Trump Signs Executive Order Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – National Catholic Register

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Edith Hamilton & the Resurgence of American (Classical) Education – John M. DeJak, J.D.
States Discriminate Against Faith-Based Preschools – Nicole Stelle Garnett, et al., at City Journal

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
Taxpayers Spent $1B+ Facilitating the Migrant Pipeline via Religious ‘Charities’ In ’24 – Fdrlst
Role of Catholic NGOs in Facilitating Mass Unlawful Migration Draws Fresh Scrutiny – Cmp Clrgy
San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center To Shut Down – Complicit Clergy
Hijacking the Good Samaritan as the Patron Saint of Illegal Immigration – Jules Gomes, Ph.D.

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Virtues Make a Society Truly Good – Daniel J. Mahoney at Modern Age

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trumpian Rhetoric Seeks to Unravel the Gazan Gordian Knot – National Catholic Register

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What Made Gladiator Great & Why the Sequel Fell Short – Domenico Bettinelli at Bettnet

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The Outrageous Catholic Charities Story Just Got a Lot Worse – A. Stine at Return To Tradition
2. A Plea to Good Bishops – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
3. Jesse Romero: Nothing Catholic about ‘Catholic Charities’ in the San Diego Diocese – Cmp Clr
4. Dreamt of Learning Latin? Here’s How You’ll Finally Do It – Thomas Mirus at Catholic Culture
5. The ‘Ordo Amoris’ & Half-Truths – Daniel B. Gallagher at the Catholic Thing
6. Hidden in Plain Sight: Medieval Fresco Shows Muslim Tents Used in Churches – Medievalists
7. Pope Francis Political Hobby Horse Exposed – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
8. Catholic Cartel: How Our Bishops are Making Millions Trafficking in Human Misery – Stream
9. What Will Be Pope Francis’ Lasting Reform of the Reform & Papal Legacy? – Fr. A.J. McDonald
10. It’s Difficult to Celebrate the University of Notre Dame Like We Once Did – Angelus News

Honorable Mentioned:
U.K. Bishop Responds to Murder of 15-year-old Catholic Schoolboy – The Catholic Herald
A Confession – Jackie Dettling, O.C.D.S., at The Catholic Thing
Catholic Charities NY Have Concerns; Note Fed Efforts to Catch Criminals as Legitimate – CH

Analysis and Punditry:
The Pope Is Not Not Infallible – Parker Manning at Catholic Answers Magazine
Defending the Faith of the Bard: Strindberg on Shakespeare’s Catholicism – Joseph Pearce
Henri de Lubac: Pilgrim of Hope, Witness to Jesus Christ – Fr. Robert P. Imbelli at What We. . .
Faith, Civil Society, & the American Founding – Barbara J. Elliott at the IC

News:
Spanish Diocese Cancels Parish Prep Course for Blessing Irregular Couples – Cthlc World Report
Statues Of Blessed Virgin Mary Damaged At Maryland Church – WBAL
Shooting Victims Remembered by Pope Francis & Sweden’s Cardinal – J.A. Esteves at OSV News

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Parent’s Crusade Against Woke Ideology in Catholic Education – The Cardinal Newman Society
Tennessee Bishops Welcome ‘Landmark’ School Choice Voucher Program – Cthlc World Report

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
Augustine, Aquinas, & Natural Law vs. Wooly Bromides – The American Catholic
Ordo Amoris: Putting the American People First – The American Postliberal
Should Christian Ministries Take Government Funds? – Warren Cole Smith at Religion Unplugged

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Saint Valentine’s Week Date Challenge – St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Church

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump’s NGO Apocalypse – Rod Dreher at the European Conservative
USAID Defunded, Ends Politico Funding, Politico Layoffs – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
U.S. Hospitals Stop ‘Transitioning’ Kids after Trump Order – Mary Margaret Olohan at Daily Wire

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Sweden School Shooting: Police Warn Against Online ‘Misinformation’ – Michael Curzon

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
U.S. To Take Over Gaza – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
Mar-a-Gaza: A More Peaceful Middle East – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
I Can’t Even. . . Trump, Greenland, & Gaza, Oh My! – Saint Louis Catholic
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby Explains What JD Vance Got Right & Why Some Clergy Disagree – C Unscrptd
2. Edward Feser on the Pope, Migrants, & Mercy with Bill O’Reilly – Bill O’Reilly at No Spin News
3. How to Defeat a Destroyer Pope – The WM Review
4. For Stewart, Theology is a Closed Book. Vance Just Tore It Open – S. Milbank at The Critic
5. Traditional Catholicism: Religion for the Mentally Ill – Kathy Clubb at The Remnant
6. Debunking the Deceptive Immigration Talking Points of Our Bishops – Complicit Clergy
7. Who is in Charge of the Catholic Church? – Kevin Tierney at Kevin’s Substack
8. How the Catholic Church Became a Champion of Biden’s Open Borders – City Journal
9. Elites Like Vivek Ramaswamy Will Never Represent Interests of Cincinnatians Like Me – Fdrlst
10. Up in Smoke, the LA Fires – Julie Ponzi at Chronicles

Honorable Mentioned:
Fr. Charles Murr Reveals Actual Church Teaching On Immigration – Complicit Clergy
How Bad was the Metz Agreement? A Russian Catholic Perspective – Maxim Grigorieff at 1P5
USCCB & Catholic Charities Received $449M by Exploiting Migrant Children – Complicit Clergy

Analysis and Punditry:
How Catholic Businesses are Shaping America’s Future: Catholic Dental Services – Catholic365
Christianity as the True Psychology – James Matthew Wilson at The Catholic Thing
Facing East in the Ancient Church? – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Anglican Denominations’ Record on Abuse Prompts Calls for Victim-Focused Reform – RNS
Religion, State Law, & the Common Good – Frank DeVito at Public Discourse

News:
New Orleans NFL Team Denies It Had Input Into Archdiocesan Clergy Abuse List – CWR
Our Lady of Martyrs in New York Officially Declared a National Shrine – Ntnl Catholic Register
Sodality of Christian Life Dissolution Process Gets Underway – CNA via Catholic World Report
Pope Francis Condemns the “Murderous Practice of Abortion” – McKenna Snow at Life News

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Trump’s Executive Order on School Choice Is Great News – Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer
Conservative Christian Private Schools Find a Foothold in Liberal San Francisco – SF Standard

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

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
3 Major New Developments in Trump’s Battle Against Transgender Tyranny – Amrcn Spectator
Senate Confirms Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General – Catholic Vote
Gabbard Approved by Intelligence Committee, One Step Closer to Confirmation – Catholic Vote

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Will Angela Rayner Ban Criticism of Islam? – Fraser Myers at Spiked

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Yes, There is a Mexican State-Cartel Alliance – Joshua Trevino at the Spectator World
VOX Now Most Popular Party for Young Voters – Tamás Orbán at the European Conservative
Will the EU Finally Wake Up From Its Migration Fantasy? – Zoltán Kottász at the EC

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Are the Protests in Slovakia Due to NGO & USAID Interference? – The American Spectator

Et Cetera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Chiefs’ Harrison Butker Stands Firm: Nothing to Apologize for 2024 Graduation Speech – Brtbrt

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., at Trdn, Fm, & Prp
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – 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
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Why Islam Remains a Persisting Threat – Julio Loredo at Tradition, Family, & Property

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Fr. James Martin & the Tired Leftism of the Jesuits – Mark Judge at Chronicles
2. The Death of Liberal Catholicism – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
3. Care for Family & Country First, Then Others. Was JD Vance Correct? – Steve Ray at DOTCF
4. Billions in Blood Money: Catholic Charities – John Cassara at Crisis Magazine
5. The Spectacle of a Double Collapse, of the Church & of the State – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
6. Trump Was Right About California Wildfires – Deroy Murdock at The American Spectator
7. USAID – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. Tributes Paid after Murder of 15 Year Old at Catholic School – Th. Edwards at Catholic Herald
9. Vance Introduces Lesser-Known Catholic Moral Principle Into National Discourse – Jon. Liedl
10. Lake Ontario Will Now be Called Lake Freedom? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.

Honorable Mentioned:
PopeWatch: Rights – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Is Same-Sex Marriage a Settled Issue in the U.S.? – Richard Ostling at Religion Unplugged
Why It’s Absolutely Christian to Swiftly Deport All Illegal Migrants – Nathan Stone at Federalist

Analysis and Punditry:
The Great Inversion of Love – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
The Vanished Pre-European Christendom – Rick Plasterer at Juicy Ecumenism
Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., Tradn, Fam, & Prop
Keeping the Faith: Religious Pilgrimages are Back in a Big Way – Religion Unplugged
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
A Future for the Family: A New Technology Agenda for the Right – Institute for Family Studies
Religion & The Republic – Jerome E. Copulsky, Mark Noll, & James M. Patterson at Law & Liberty
Christianity & Civilization Are Allies, Not Enemies – John Doherty at Mercator

News:
Pope Francis to Write Papal Document on Theme of Children – CNA via Catholic World Report

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why Public Schooling Delivers War, Not Peace – Neal McCluskey at The Daily Economy
The Ghettoization of Western Civilization in Universities – Nadya Williams at Providence

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
What is the ‘Ordo Amoris’? JD Vance’s Comments on Christian Love Spark Debate – Register
Slaves & Open Borders – Gavin Ashenden at Catholic Herald
Catholic Church in Germany in Turmoil Over Migration Row – Rob Hyde at Catholic Herald
A Hayekian Defense of Ordo Amoris – Gene Callahan at Modern Age

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Disappearance of the Pledge of Allegiance in Public Schools – Maggie Phillips at Arc
Whose Reform? Which Special Interest? – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Catholic or the Davos Man? – Anna Farrow at Catholic World Report

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hollywoke: The Motion Picture Academy of Bigotry – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at Am Spect

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Good Start – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Learn to Do Stoop Labor – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Let Me Tell You what Catholic Charities Did For Me & My Old Neighbors – Dymphna’s Road
2. The European Union is Cracking Down on the Hallow App – Tom Olohan at MRC News Busters
3. Irish Politicians Growing Frustrated That St. Brigid Holiday Growing in Popularity – Cthlc Arena
4. JD Vance Destroys Yale Professor Regarding Ordo Amoris – Michael Knowles
5. Bishop has Eagles-Related Secret at Washington, DC-Area Cathedral – CBS News
6. Gardasil Vaccine Kills – William Makis, M.D., at Covid Intel
7. JD Vance States the Obvious About Ordo Amoris – James Orr, J.D., at First Things
8. There’s a Backlash Against Same-Sex Marriage of Growing Group of Christians – R Burge PhD
9. Scholar: Trump Exposes Harm Caused by Vatican Collusion w/Dem-Run Globalism – Ed Pentin
10. JD Vance is Obviously, & Unremarkably, Correct About the Order of Love – Kenneth Craycraft

Honorable Mentioned:
Not Tired of Winning Yet – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Explainer: How the Church Partners with the US Govt to Serve Migrants – NC Register
Three for Three – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Analysis and Punditry:
Inside Breathtaking Ice Chapel Built by College Students for Annual ‘Ice Mass’ in Michigan – CP
Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., Tradn, Fam, & Prop
Landmark Study Links Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Kids to Vax – J Gomes PhD
In New Book ‘Believe,’ Ross Douthat Makes a Case for Old-Time Religion – Bob Smietana at RNS
How Guy Fawkes Avoided Horrors of Execution by Hanging, Drawing, & Quartering – Smithsonian
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
CNA Explains: the Sexual Abuse Accusation Case Against Cardinal Cipriani – Cthlc World Report
Do We Need a “Rapid Theology?” – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Catholic World Report
Hindu Nationalists Persecute Dalits, Then Jail Christians Who Minister to Them – Jason S. Jones

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Liberal Education Has Long Been on Unstable Ground in Western Universities. . . – Dr. Reinhard
For Better or Worse, Education can Shape Who We are, & Thomas Jefferson Knew That – Frd Frm

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
JD Vance is Right About the ‘Ordo Amoris’ – R.R. Reno at Compact Magazine
Is It Time To Start Arresting Some Bishops? – Complicit Clergy
“Government Charity” is an Oxymoron – Complicit Clergy
‘Catholic’ Fordham University President Expresses Support for Illegal Aliens – Complicit Clergy

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Brotherhood of Blackheads: A Unique Medieval Club – Lorris Chevalier, Ph.D., at Medievalists
Remembering Jonathan Swift – Jack Trotter at Chronicles

Islam’s War With Christianity:
Mohammed was Really Jesus? – Raymond Ibrahim
Jihadist Terror: Alive & Well in Africa – Nils A. Haug at Gatestone Institute

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Wikipedia Effectively Blacklists Conservative Media – Luis Cornelio at MRC News Busters

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Little Noticed Major Victory For Life – Daniel Philpott at Arc of the Universe

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Travelers Flock to Top Religious Landmarks Deemed ‘Most Instagrammable’ – Fox News

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Surprising Talents of Medieval Dogs – Cait Stevenson at Medievalists.net
The More a Soul is Consecrated to Mary, the More it Will Resemble Christ – The Amrcn Catholic
Unlocking the Secret Spiritual & Organizational Connections between Amicizia & Aa – TFP
Return of The King’s College? – Davison Drumm at Juicy Ecumenism
How & When to Fertilize Roses for Vibrant, Beautiful Blooms – M. Buiano at Martha Stewart
The Jihad on Man’s Best Friend – Raymond Ibrahim at The Stream
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Are Syria’s Christians Safe? – Daniel Thorpe at Spectator Australia
Use the Next 4 Years to Advance Catholic Education & Secure It for Decades – K. Roberts, Ph.D.
Number of Kidnapped Catholic Priests Grows in One Year Worldwide – Zenit
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. If Bishops Fight Trump on Immigration, They’ll Lose for This Important Reason – L.M. Lawler
2. Danger!: New Platform for Renovated Sanctuary Looks Very Dangerous – Fr. A.J. McDonald
3. Pope Francis Should Brace for New Dynamic in U.S. Catholic Church – J.K. White at The Hill
4. The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., TFP
5. Couple Sue Vatican Bank After They Were Fired for Getting Married – Catholic Herald
6. RICO Lawsuit Called for Against Vatican & U.S. Bishops – Gene Thomas Gomulka at Jn 18:37
7. General Mike Flynn: Catholic Charities is Ripping-Off American Taxpayers – Complicit Clergy
8. As Hollywoke Crumbles – Lou Aguilar at the American Spectator
9. 3 Catholic “Influencers” That Prove Christ is for Everyone – Genevieve Perkins at Catholic Link
10. How J.K. Rowling Defeated the Transgender Movement – Jonathon Van Maren at the EC

Honorable Mentioned:
Sweden Hit by 32 Bombings by Muslims in January Alone – Michael Curzon at the EC
Bishop Strickland: The Importance of Both Charity & Justice on Immigration – Cmplct Clergy
J.D. Vance: A Very Online Catholic – Sohrab Ahmari at UnHerd

Analysis and Punditry:
Saying It Doesn’t Make It So – Jeffrey Minick at Chronicles
Spiritual But Not Religious: A Closer Look at Women’s Predominance in This Movement – C Exch
New Book Provides Encyclopedic & Ecumenical Treatment Of Deification – Carl E. Olson at CWR
Vatican Fixer Announces Full Suppression of Peruvian Lay Movement Mired in Scandal – C Hrld
Europe’s Wars of Anti-Religion – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
On the Strange & Politicized Jubilee for the World of Communications – Catholic World Report

News:
Vatican Nuncio Visits Site of 2008 Massacre by Anti-Christian Rioters in India – Crux

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
CRT 2.0: A New Brand of Neo-Marxism is Worming Its Way Into Schools – The American Mind
Trump Pledges to Prosecute Teachers, Admins for ‘Facilitating’ Gender Confusion in Kids – JTN

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
The Sacred Order of Love: Defending J.D. Vance’s Ordo Amoris – Eric Sammons at Editor’s Desk
Are Churches Sanctuaries? – The Pillar
The Church: Always Spiritual, Sometimes Corporal, Never Political – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.
Migration: U.S. Bishops Open to Dialogue with Trump Administration – Vatican News

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Changing Demographics & Culture – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine
Holy Wars & Unlikely Alliances – Daniel Hannan at The Critic

L.A. Wild Fires:
Kansas Catholics Travel 1,600 Miles With Truck of Supplies for Los Angeles Parish – NC Register

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Democrats Hammered by Ugly Unpopularity Numbers – Erin Doherty at Axios
President Trump Tells Congress to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortions – Life News
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
U.K. Officials Draft a Hit List for Wrong-Think – Graham Barnfield at the European Conservative

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The West’s Great Free Speech Divide – Paul Coleman at the European Conservative

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

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
PopeWatch: They Were Kung Fu Fighting – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Trump Made Him an Offer He Couldn’t Refuse – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Daughter of the Transportation Secretary Has A Confab With the President – TACatholic
Pick Up Your Cross – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Unlocking the Secret Spiritual & Organizational Connections between Amicizia & Aa – TFP
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Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Syrian Christians Who Speak Language of Jesus Disappearing after 2,000 Yrs – Dm Thompson
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. An Ailing Pope Francis – and the Vultures Circling in the Vatican – The Week
2. As Usual, Fr Martin SJ Is Wrong; Re: Catholic Charities Scandal – Dad29
3. Gay Catholic Priests in Decline – David Ayers at The American Spectator
4. Time to End “Catholic” Charites – Dad29
5. What Happens After a Demographic Collapse? – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Underground. . .
6. The Vice President & the ‘Ordo Amoris’ – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
7. Catholic Charities Has Lost Control Of The Narrative – Complicit Clergy
8. Abp Aymond Fires Food Bank Workers Who Refuse to Pay for Diocese Sex Abuse Claims – CC
9. PopeWatch: Everyone Expects the Jesuits! – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Ireland’s Spiritual Mother Faces Secular Reinterpretation – Catholic News Agency

Honorable Mentioned:
The Miraculous Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne – Roberto de Mattei, Ph.D., TFP
Univ. of Notre Dame Pro-Abortionist Prof Loses Libel Lawsuit Against Student Newspaper – VC
JD Vance Knows That Catholic Charities Has Lost Its Soul – Anne Hendershott at American Spect

Analysis and Punditry:
The Self Destruction of the Church of England – Catholic Unscripted
Matt Fradd & Michael Knowles React to Woke Religion TikToks – Michael Knowles
Let’s Make Dogma Great Again – Fr. Benedict Kiely at The Catholic Thing
Amicizia Christiana Groups Did Everything for the Good of Souls – Tradition, Family, & Property
Common Sense & the Cult of Multiculturalism – William K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D., at Turning Point. . .
Capital, Labor, & Bonuses – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
U.S. Bishops Applaud Trump’s Robust Support for School Choice – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
K-12 Education is Failing: Abolish the DOE – Greg Maresca at The American Spectator
Book Review: Transmitting Western Civilization Through Education – The University Bookman

The Illegal Immigration Debate:
Virginia Bishop: Catholic Teaching ‘Does Not Support Open Border Policy’ – Th. D. Williams, Ph.D.
Immigration Debate: Archbishop Wenski Goes to Bat for the Bishops – Catholic News Agency
Jesuit James Martin Says J.D. Vance Got ‘Ordo Amoris’ Wrong – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
The Complicity of Catholic Bishops in the Illegal Invasion of America – Complicit Clergy
M. Hichborn: USCCB Collects Money for Immigration Services, Never for Pro-Life Activities – CC
JD Vance is Bringing Catholic Social Teaching to National Attention – Catholic Herald
The Catholic Church Is On The Wrong Side Of Illegal Immigration – Complicit Clergy
Catholic Charities Advising Illegals On How To Avoid Deportation – Complicit Clergy

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
10 Historical Events That Shaped the English Language – Larry Jimenez at Listverse

Islam’s War With Christianity:
Murder of Qur’an Burning Protester May be Work of ‘Foreign Power’, Says Sweden – Breitbart
Trump Must Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization – Gatestone

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Tulsi Gabbard Expose Obama & Biden Installing Christian-Murdering Muslims in Syria – Brtbrt
Kash Patel Promises to Investigate How Biden Targeted Catholic Churches – Joshua Mercer
Sanctuary Cities Were Always Anti-American – Daniel Greenfield at Sultan Knish
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Roger Scruton, Conservatism, and Care of the Soul – Daniel J. Mahoney at Law & Liberty

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Japan in Demographic Decline, Pornography is to Blame – Angeline Tan at New Daily Compass
Trump Doubles Down on Taking Panama Canal: They’ve Totally Violated the Agreement – Brtbrt
A Preliminary Prescription for Russo-Ukrainian Peace – Anton Chekhov at Providence
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Scholars Conclude Trumpets During Jesus’ Return Means He’ll Come Back with a Ska Band – BB

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Cardinal Dulles on the Possible Reversal on Capital Punishment – The American Catholic
Unlocking the Secret Spiritual & Organizational Connections between Amicizia & Aa – TFP
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property