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THVRSDAY EVENING EDITION

Highlighted Punditry, Analysis, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
The Most Unlikely Convert w/Dr Scott Hahn – The Lila Rose Podcast

Punditry and Analysis:
A Daughter’s Transformation: The Power of Prayer & Silence – Mar Dorrio at Exaudi
“The Office of the Holy Spirit” Prayed by the Bridgettine Nuns – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Imitating the Divine Nature – Deacon Steve Greco at Catholic Stand
3 Surprising Ways Tech Will Change Catholicism in the Next 50 Years! – uCatholic
Raising Saints: Sacramental Life – Patrick O’Hearn at Catholic Exchange
7 Spiritual & Practical Books for Mothers in the New Year – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
Blest Are the Pure in Heart – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
The Best Possible Resolution for This Jubilee Year – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
When You Just Don’t Know – Shaun McAfee, O.P., at Catholic Answers Magazine

News:
Crowd Goes Wild After Seeing Nuns on Big Screen at NHL Hockey Game in Viral Video – ChPP

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Catholic Breaks Down the Authority Structure in Spiritual Warfare – Full Sheen Ahead

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THVRSDAY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
380 Million Christians Suffer ‘High Levels of Persecution’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Bishop Barron Mum on Oversight of IVE High School Seminary – Michelle La Rosa at The Pillar
2. The Bulverism of Pope Francis – Leila Marie Lawler at Happy Despite Them
3. “Sluggish Schizophrenia”; Re: Pope Francis Autobiography – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. Bishop Barron Reacts to ‘Imagine’ being Used at a Christian Funeral – Jn. M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
5. The Anti-Liturgical Heresy – Dom Prosper Guéranger at Catholic Family News
6. Italian Bishops Conduct Damage Control – Anthony Stine via Complicit Clergy
7. Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza
8. 3 Reasons Why Abolishing Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
9. The Big Cover-Up: How The West Whitewashes Islam – William K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
10. In Today’s Orwellian Europe, to Tell the Truth is a Crime – Steven Tucker at Mercator

Punditry and Analysis:
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Deserve Our Attention & Our Help – Grace Bydalek at National Review
On the Trail of the Elusive Christian Assyrians: Travels in Tur Abdin – Catholic Herald
What Should Your Priority Be as a Catholic Entrepreneur? – Laryn Weaver at CWIB
A Sea of Faith: 8-Million-Plus Devotees Join ‘Black Nazarene’ Procession in Manila – Register
Romanesque Sculptures in a Swiss Abbey – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
King Ezana of Aksum & the Rise of Christian Ethiopia – Phillip Campbell at Catholic Exchange

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Make Buildings Beautiful Again – R.R. Reno at First Things
Beyond Jeremiads: Signs of Cultural Revival, Circa 2025 – Mary Eberstadt at The Heritage Fdn

L.A. Wild Fires:
‘God Does Things for a Reason,’ Says Pregnant Mom of 4 Who Lost Home in L.A.’s Fire – OSV
Democrats Fiddle While L.A. Burns – Joey Shagoury at The American Postliberal
How Getty Center Saved Precious Sacred Art From Raging Fires – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Lebanon Needs a Healthy Christian Community, Ambassador to Vatican Says – Crux

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.

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VVEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION

Highlighted Punditry, Analysis, and News:
Mike Pantile: How to Build a Man – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
From Perpetual Pilgrim to Consecrated Virgin: A Young Woman’s Call to Christ – NC Register
High School Football Teams Host Pre-Game Eucharistic Adoration, Benediction in Epic Video – C

Punditry and Analysis:
The Chronically Ill & Their Family Caregiver – Exaudi
Why Its Important to Find Your Mission in Life – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
St. Maurus, & a Famous Miracle of St. Benedict – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
The Immediate Reward for Trustful Surrender – Conor Gallagher at Catholic Exchange
Feeling Spiritually Empty? The Vital Lessons from the Saints for Your Darkest Hours – uCatholic
Fighting the Clutter in Our Hearts – Monica Simpson at Theology of Home Blog
This Saint Had 3 Saintly Grandchildren – Get Fed
Aquinas’ Surprising Life Wisdom for 2025 w/Fr Gregory Pine – The Lila Rose Podcast

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Sparklers! Light from God – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
Protestants Against Mom – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine
We Vote for Our President But We Live for Our Lord – Dan Fitzpatrick at Catholic Stand

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VVEDNESDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
3 Reasons Why Abolishing the Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Something Happened. . . then Steve Skojec (& Rod Dreher, Earlier) Snapped – David Griffey
2. PopeWatch: Mentally Imbalanced – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Man Awakens After 12 Years in “Vegetative State,” Says “I Was Aware of Everything” – Lif Nws
4. Catholic Ranch Thrives Despite Ban from Archbishop Gustavo – Complicit Clergy
5. Vatican Cracks Down On Illegal Entry Into Its Territory – Catholic News Agency
6. Behavior at Funerals (Carter & ‘Imagine’ Song) – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at New Oxford Rvw
7. ‘It’s Over.’ Leading U.S. Anglican Gives Searing Assessment of Welby Years – Gavin Ashenden
8. From Doubting Thomas to Doubting Peter? – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
9. Word on Fire Celebrates 25 Years, Plans New Religious Order – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
10. Fire Was Coming: Why LA is Burning, Rural Calif. Tried to Warn You – K. Covello at UnWon

L.A. Wild Fires:
L.A.’s Devastating Lesson for Blue Cities Everywhere – Betsy McCaughey at Chronicles

Punditry and Analysis:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Doctrine of Christian Warfighting – Miles J. Smith, IV, Ph.D.
“In Defense of the Hermit Vocation” – Mark Rose via Rorate Cæli
Could Religious Disaffiliation Drive People Toward Occult Practices? – Teresa Yanaros at Crisis
Discovering an Unpublished Manuscript on Newman in Munich – Newman Review

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Mathematics for Human Flourishing – Scott Carpenter at Classical Ed Review

The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope’s Autobiography Sheds Light on Complex & Contradictory Mind of Successor of Peter – CH
Francis’ 1970’s Ethos Includes Love of 70’s Pop Psychology as if It’s Still Popular – Fr. McDonald

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman – Smithsonian
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
New Book on Ernest Hemingway’s Messy but Sincere Catholicism – Joseph Pearce at Aleteia

Islam:
Which Christians First ‘Demonized’ Muhammad? – Raymond Ibrahim
Jihad Must Have No Place in the West – Guy Millière at Gatestone Institute

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
His Prep was Probably having Guns Pointed in His Face Over Course of Career – TACatholic

Anglosphere Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The End of Trudeau’s Pseudo-Caesarism – Nathan Pinkoski at First Things

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Frog Leftists Schadenfreude – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Russia’s Church from Pagans to Putin – James Bradshaw at Mercator

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural News, Punditry, and Analysis:
More Than A Game, University of Notre Dame Football – Tom Piatak at Chronicles

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
A Kidney Stone in Rome – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Woke Liberals Debate TFP & Immediately Regret It – TFP Student Action
A Movie Needs to Be Made About These WWII Nuns in the Submarine – The American Catholic
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
A Look at Vatican City’s New Artificial Intelligence Law – CNA via Catholic World Report
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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Confirmed: The Corruption Pope Francis Chose Not to Expose

>> Continue to this story on Catholic Culture by Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D.

BPNF Summary Note: In 2012, a three-cardinal commission, led by Cardinals Herranz, Tomko, and DeGiorgi, investigated a scandal known as “Vatileaks,” which involved the leak of confidential documents. Their report was submitted to Pope Benedict, but its conclusions were not made public. The commission reportedly identified the existence of a corrupt group known as the “lavender mafia” within the Roman Curia.

After delivering their report, the cardinals continued their research and met with Pope Benedict again in December 2012. Pope Benedict announced his resignation soon after, citing declining strength and old age. However, some observers wondered whether his decision was also motivated by the need for a younger, more energetic Pontiff to tackle corruption within the Vatican.

When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he met with his predecessor and was handed a large white box containing documents. The new Pope revealed in his autobiography that the box contained a dossier related to cases of abuse, corruption, dark dealings, and wrongdoings. He stated that Pope Benedict had told him it was “your turn” to confront the mess.

Despite having held the position for nearly twelve years, Pope Francis has not mentioned the three cardinals’ report or attacked the sources of corruption. The article suggests that a future Pope should search for and read the dossier, and then establish a new commission to investigate how corruption has spread since 2013.

The above note summarizes details in the original source (link above).

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VVEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Confirmed: The Corruption Pope Francis Chose Not to Expose – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at C Cltr
2. This is Not the Music That is Played at a Christian’s Funeral – Michael Knowles
3. How Nuns Got Squeezed Out of the Communion Host Business – Mark Dent at The Hustle
4. ‘Stand Up Like Free Men’: The Modern History of Standing for Communion – The Pillar
5. Can Theology of the Body be Reconciled w/Traditional Ends of Marriage? – P Kwasniewski PhD
6. Francis Accuses Young Catholic Priests Who Like the TLM of ‘Mental Imbalance’ – Comp Clrgy
7. TLM & Many Vocations? For Francis, It Means Forced Resignation! – The Remnant
8. Francis: God Loves Homosexuals Just ‘As They Are’ – Complicit Clergy
9. Fiducia Supplicans – The Blessing That Doesn’t Approve (Chesterton’s Jest) – Cmplct Clergy
10. Apparent Synodality & Creeping Authority – SSPX via Complicit Clergy

News:
Kidnapped Nigerian Nuns Freed, Congregation Confirms Unconditional Release – OSV News

Punditry and Analysis:
Strengthen Your Prayer Life with Pocket Guide to Prayer – Susan Cianco at Catholic World Report
Opus Dei Contests Charges of Malfeasance in Author’s New Book – National Catholic Register
Milwaukee’s New Archbishop Draws from Rural Roots at Installation Mass – N Catholic Register
The Old Testament Roots of American Christian Music – Howard Husock at First Things
Book Review: Turned Around – Replying to Common Objections Against the TLM – Lit Arts Jrnl

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope Francis Thinks Your Nuts if You’re a Trad! – Kennedy Hall at Mere Tradition

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Rare Roman Gold Coins Discovered in Luxembourg – Laura Baisas at Popular Science
How to Fight Against a World Hostile to Christian Values – Louis Markos at The Federalist

Islam:
What Is & Isn’t Wrong with Islam? – Raymond Ibrahim
The Uncertain Future of Syria’s Christians – Msgr. Michael J. Nazir-Ali, Th.D., at Spectator World

L.A. Wild Fires:
A Report from the Great L.A. Fire: Hope in the Ruins – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at Pstlbrl Order
California Fires Due to Bad Politics, Not Climate Change – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D., at Breitbart
Man Arrested Near L.A. Fires with Possible Blowtorch is an Illegal Immigrant: ICE Sources – C4C
L.A. Fire Victims Speak Out After Losing Their Home. . .with The Halpins – Lila Rose
Hope Rises from the Ashes as Catholic Aid Mobilizes in California Wildfires – Cthlc World Report
Catholics Seek Comfort in Mary & the Saints During L.A. Wildfires – Maria Wiering at OSV News

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
Cartel Trafficking Kids & Drugs Right Under the Nose of USCCB’s ‘Open Border Czar’ – Off-Press
When It Comes to Sex, are Dems More Puritanical than Republicans? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Trump to Create ‘External Revenue Service’ to Collect Tariffs – Elise DeGeeter at Catholic Vote

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
More than 1,000 Violent Deaths, & Rising: Crime in France Hits All-Time High – H. de Lauzun
Hong Kong: from Political Haven to Fishing Village – Chen Guangcheng at Public Discourse

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Threatens to Invade Puerto Rico – Christian K. Caruzo at Breitbart

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Historic Survey on Real Presence Ignored by U.S. Bishops – Complicit Clergy
Creative New Bible Concordance Gives You Out-of-Context Verses to Justify Any Behavior – BB
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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TVESDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. New Research Shows That the Carbon Dating of the Shroud of Turin is Fake – Mercator
2. Stephen Fry & Modern Society’s Sex Problem – Anthony McCarthy at Catholic Herald
3. Francis’ Autobiography “Hope” is Hopeless on TLM: Same Old, Same Old. . . – Rorate Cæli
4. Small Town Culture Shocks In America Go Viral, Answers Are Very Accurate – Discern Report
5. Who Are the Potential Replacements for 88-Year-Old Pope Francis? – The American Spectator
6. The Current Gang at the Vatican Has Raised Shamelessness to an Art Form – D. McClarey, J.D.
7. L.A. Fire Priorities – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. Pope Francis on Badminton: The Insidious Influence of Marko Rupnik – J.J. Ziegler, Ph.D.
9. Canadians Flee to U.S. After Doctors Threaten to ‘Unplug’ Son & Harvest Organs – Federalist
10. Trump is Going for His Five Bonus Armies – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

News:
Pope Francis’ Autobiography ‘Hope’ Is Out This Week – CNA via National Catholic Register

Punditry and Analysis:
Soccer vs. Sunday Mass: How Youth Sports are Undermining Faith – Fr. Joshua J. Whitfield
Priests’ Ejection Sparks Wild Weekend in Syro-Malabar Church – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
A Spiritual Weapon for Our Time: The Shroud of Turin – Luke O’Hara at Crisis Magazine
New Biography of Cardinal Pell Published 2 Years After His Sudden Death – Edward Pentin
No, People Are Not Fleeing States With Strong Pro-life Laws – Michael J. News at Live Action

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Lennon’s “Imagine” & Carter’s Ignorance – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine
Is Czechia Slowly Dying Because Of Declining Faith & Family? – Religion Unplugged
How “The Brutalist” Brutalizes History – Noah Millman at Modern Age
When Parenting is Politicized – Elizabeth Grace Matthew at Law & Liberty

Islam:
The Catholic Dilemma in Israel – Cole S. Aronson at First Things
Big Cover-Up: Is “Jihad” an Interior Struggle? Francis Won’t Tell the Truth – W.K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
Syria & the Future of Global Jihad – Max J. Prowant, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty

L.A. Wild Fires:
LA Journalist Exposes Red Tape Consequences, Films Rows of Fire Vehicles Out of Service – LD
California’s Policies Laid the Groundwork for Wildfire Danger – James B. Meigs at City Journal
Mel Gibson on Loss of Home to LA Fires: It’s All Just ‘Stuff’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
LA Mayor Karen Bass Said She Would Not Travel Internationally When Campaigning – Breitbart
California Fires Highlight Importance of Faith-Based, Community Volunteerism – Rlgn Unplggd

Muslim Grooming Gangs of Under Age Girls in Britain:
Eyes Wide Shut – Charlies Bentley-Astor at The European Conservative
Tables are Turning: UK PM Under Pressure as Labour MPs Back Rape Gang Inquiry – N. Hallett
Labour’s Grooming Gang Cover-Up Continues – Connor Tomlinson at Courage.Media

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Turkey’s Major Role in Fall of Assad in Syria a Serious Threat to Christians – F. Martel at Breitbart
Make Europe Great Again? What Trump 2.0 Can Do for Europe – Rod Dreher at The EC

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Why is the Infamous Stanford Prison Experiment Still So Influential? – Gina Perry at Mercator
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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TVESDAY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Sister Clare Crockett’s Beatification Cause Opens in Spain – CNA via Catholic World Report
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Little Vatican, Form & Inform. . . – Tito Edwards at The American Catholic

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Bishops Swimming Against the Tide – Kevin Tierney at Kevin’s Substack
2. Is the Vatican Preparing a Charismatic Mass? – Kennedy Hall at Mere Tradition
3. L.A. Times Says It Was a Mistake to Endorse Karen Bass – Collin Rugg
4. L.A. Fire Captain Salvages Tabernacle From Corpus Christi Rubble – Angelus News
5. Current Situation of: The Legionaries of Christ & Regnum Christi – Javier F. Garcia at Exaudi
6. After ‘Traditionis,’ is Reforming the Reform Still Okay? – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar
7. PopeWatch: McElroy – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. The Cardinal in D.C., the Sister in Rome, & the Pope’s New Law – Catholic World Report
9. The Newsom/Bass Wildfires & the Allocation of Blame – John F. Di Leo at American Thinker
10. Italian Bishops: ‘Gay Seminarian Policy’ Reports Are Fake News – Edgar Beltrán at The Pillar

L.A. Wild Fires:
California Takes on the Insurance Industry – Warren Beatty at American Thinker
Priorities – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Newsom Suspends State Environmental Rules for Rebuilding After Fires – New York Times
Democrats & Left-Wing Groups are Profiting from Wildfire Donations via ActBlue – PJ Media

Punditry and Analysis:
After Her 21-wk Abortion, She Had Nightmares of What Happened to Her Baby’s Body – LAN
Are TLM Catholics Elitists? – Emily Finley at The Christian Imagination
Religion & The Plight Of Unmarried Young Adults – Terry Mattingly at Religion Unplugged
Prophetic Courage in the Public Square, & Everywhere – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Cthlc Culture
Did the Crusaders Spoil ‘Five Centuries of Peaceful Coexistence’ with Islam? – Raymond Ibrahim
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Muslim Grooming Gangs of Under Age Girls in Britain:
Govt Tells Grooming Gang Survivor to Delete X Post of Her Rape – Citizen Free Press
Rape Gang Scandal Shows U.K. Hypnotized by Evil Post-Christian Ideology – Gavin Ashenden

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Poll: Majority of Greenlanders Support Joining America – Lauren Irwin at The Hill
Crazy Like a Fox: Trump’s Greenland Pitch – Frank Miele at Real Clear Politics
Maduro Signals Readiness for Armed Conflict Amid Global Opposition – Latin Times

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
2025: Opulence is Back! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
True Man & True God – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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MONDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Little Vatican Looks to Form & Inform – Tito Edwards at Catholic Stand
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. No, the Italian Bishops Did Not Change Admission Criteria for SSA – Rorate Cæli
2. California Ski Resort Owner Builds Massive Virgin Mary Statue, Angering Locals – Spirit Daily
3. Freemasonry has Invaded the Church – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
4. Cardinal McElroy is No Diarmuid Martin – Gene Thomas Gomulka at John 18:37
5. “Catholic” Georgetown Professor Lying about Islam for Too Long – Dad29
6. Beloved Gold Crown Stolen from Mary Statue at Catholic Church in Phila. – 6 ABC Action
7. Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
8. Historical Falsehoods about Active Participation: Response to Dr. Brant Pitre – New Lit Mov
9. UK Court Blocks Deportation of Migrant Who Raped Sleeping Woman – Michael Curzon
10. A Serious Consideration on Luce, Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP

L.A. Wild Fires:
Singing From the Ruins – Christine Niles, J.D., at Forward Boldly

Punditry and Analysis:
The Catholic Church & the Death Penalty: Teachings & Actions of Recent Popes – Exaudi
2025: Opulence is Back! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
List of 10 Clarifications on How to Perform Exorcisms Correctly Published – Catholic Herald
Should We Decouple Technology from Everyday Life? – Phillip Dolitsky at Public Discourse
Mel Gibson Criticises Pope Francis Over Slide Toward Religious Pluralism – Catholic Herald
The Debasement of Tolerance – J. Daryl Charles at First Things
Researchers Underscore Link Between Decline of Marriage, Plummeting Fertility Rates – CWR

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Classical Education’s Thriving Counterculture – Mark Bauerlein at Modern Age

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Down Memory Lane – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Should Foreign Policy Be Determined by its Impact on Christians? – Christianity Today
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Muslim Grooming Gangs of Under Age Girls in Britain:
Muslim Rape Gangs As Religious Warfare – Sarah Cain at Crisis Magazine

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Under Siege: How War on Farmers Threatens Western Values & Global Food Security – R. Roos
German Police Shield Muslim Offenders, Fail German Society – Srđa Trifković, Ph.D.

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Former Censorship Tsar Admits EU Role in Annulling Romanian Election – Tamás Orbán
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural News, Punditry, and Analysis:
All Creatures Great and Small: The Beauty of Ordinary Things – Kate O’Hare at Pax Culturati

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
5 Habits of People Who Always Have a Clean Kitchen – Quincy Bulin at Southern Living
PopeWatch: Birds of a Feather – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
2025: Opulence is Back! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. See No Evil & Sodomy – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
2. The “Catholic Relief” Fraud – Dad29
3. Logic 101 from Fr. Tom Collins on the California Fires – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
4. Milwaukee Archb.-Designate Aided Investigators in Nun’s Satanic Murder Case – Mt. C. Abbott
5. Traditionalism & its Dangers: Reflections of a Parish Priest – Fr. Mch. Brownson at 1 Peter 5
6. Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
7. Justin Welby, the Worst Archbishop of All Time? – Gavin Ashenden
8. Telling Lies & Getting Away With It: Elaine Pagles – Regis Martin, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
9. Here Are the Dem Senators Who Voted Against the Laken Riley Act – Matt Vespa at Townhall
10. Dawkins’s Gender Dilemma – Carl R. Trueman at First Things

L.A. Wild Fires:
Palisade Fire Bears the Fingerprints of Newsom & the Global Elite – David Martin at Daily Knight

News:
R.I.P. David Lodge, a Catholic Novelist Who Taught Us How to Laugh at Ourselves – Our Sun Vstr
President Biden Awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom With Distinction – CNA

Punditry and Analysis:
‘Losing Faith’ – Preying From The Pulpit Special Report – Complicit Clergy
US Bishops Denounce Trump’s Immigration Plans – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
Crisis in Jewish-Catholic Relations Continues at Vatican – Complicit Clergy
The Permanent Vagueness of Synodality – Complicit Clergy
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Notre Dame’s Biggest Bragging Point? Team’s Popular Bible Study – Theresa C. Barber at Aleteia

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Does Educational Philanthropy Harm Liberal Society? It’s Complicated – The Daily Economy

The Appointment of Cardinal McElroy to Washington, D.C.:
Pope Francis Gets His Man in Washington – Mary Frances Devlin at The American Spectator

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Is Anyone Surprised that Nobody Trusts Journalists. . . – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Is Wokeness an Ideology for an Effete Elite? – James Bradshaw at Mercator
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
No More Hugs for Trudeau – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Post

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The State of Newfoundland & Labrador? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

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

Punditry and Analysis:
Did You Know the Baptismal Rite Includes an Exorcism? – The Editors at ChurchPOP
Does Jesus Talk to You? – Ida Adams at Catholic Stand
The L.A. Fires: Fire In Prophecy – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Biblical Evidence of the Deity of Jesus – His Attributes – Pamela Mandela at Catholic Stand
Marian Devotion – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
A Catholic Guide to New Year’s Resolutions: 5 Doable Ideas – National Catholic Register
Only the Truth Will Give You Joy & True Happiness – Roseanne T. Sullivan
There is So Much We Can, & Do know About Jesus, Mary, & Miracles – Catholic World Report
The Glory of the Glorious Mysteries – Dustin Shane at Catholic Answers Magazine
Was Jesus’ Baptism the Same as the Sacrament of Baptism? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Does God Want You to Fast From the Internet on Sundays? – Ter. Mattingly at Religion Unplugged
Travel Vestments by Ars Comacina – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
Three Deadly Giants & How to Fight Them – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at Kmita’s Library
Holy Thursday Ciborium Veils by Manufactura Vesti Clero – New Liturgical Movement
Deliverance From Demonic Oppression – Lila Rose

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SVNDAY MID-DAY EDITION

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
2. Entrepreneur Builds Chapel So Employees Can Adore Jesus – A. Gębalska-Berekets at Aleteia
3. Is an American the Bishop of Greenland? (& Other Catholic Facts about the Island) – The Pillar
4. The Essential Christian Library – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at Kmita’s Library
5. Mel Gibson Explains to Joe Rogan the Shroud of Turin – Jack Poso
6. The Suscipe Sancte Pater – Michael P. Foley at New Liturgical Movement
7. Storage Ideas for Holy Cards – Theology Of Home Blog
8. Why There’s a New Catholic Church at Jesus’ Baptism Site – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
9. The Best Books Catholic Culture Staff Read in 2024 – Catholic Culture
10. New Church in Jordan Reflects National Desire for Closer Ties With Christendom – CWR

Punditry and Analysis:
Tolkien-ology with Fr. Chris Seith– Fr. Michael O’Loughlin & Mother Natalia at What God Is Not
Where Christian Art Begins; 3rd to 6th Centuries – Hilary White at The Sacred Images Project
Modern Science? Thank the Catholic Church – Gary Michuta at Catholic Answers Magazine
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

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

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Armenian Family’s Journey to Freedom, Faith During Genocide, Focus of New Film – CWR

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural News, Punditry, and Analysis:
2025: Opulence is Back! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Rosary Secrets, Incredible New Findings on St. Teresa of Avila’s Relics & More Links – Register
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Meaning of ‘Inn’ in Bethlehem, Journey f/‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ to Catholic & More – Rgstr
Why Are Bible Sales Booming in Our Secular Society – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property
Casual Sex & Other Pathways to Diabolical Possession, & More Great Links! – NC Register
John Traynor’s Miraculous Cure in Lourdes Finally Confirmed – Tradition, Family, & Property
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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