Robert Edwards

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
My Conversion Story and Fundraising Drive, Day Two – Robert “Tito” Edwards

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. A Monk’s Habit: Thomas Merton’s Other Affair – James K. Hanna at Crisis Magazine
2. Succubus Priestesses Secretly “Ordained” in the Shadow of the Vatican – AFP via France 24
3. Catholics To Battle Satanic Mass in Atlanta – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
4. A Stable Style Choice: The Barn Jacket – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
5. The Casual Racism of Radcliffe, Kasper, and Leftist Catholics – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
6. Opus Dei: Monsters, Dupes, and Slaves? – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
7. Pope Announces 21 New Cardinals, Is He Trying to Pack the Conclave? – Damian Thompson
8. Vatican Statistics: Catholic Population Shrinks in Europe, Rises Everywhere Else – CNA
9. How Many Catholics, Priests & Seminarians Are There in the World? – Zenit
10. EWTN: 150 “Catholic” Hospitals Inject Hormones in Children for “Gender Transition” – Zenit

News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Punditry and Analysis:
A French Novelist Anatomises the Lonely Death of Post-Christian Europe – S. Tucker at Mercator
Two-Tier Policing is Real – Just Ask Christians – Paul Sapper at Spiked
French Archbishop Consecrates Dioc. to Sacred Heart of Jesus to Battle ‘Satanic’ Art – CH
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Sinister Lunacy of Trigger Warnings for Christian Content of Chaucer’s Works – G. Ashenden
European Leaders Berated for Ignoring Christian Heritage – Zoltán Kottász at The EC

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Five Recent Cases in the Pronoun Wars in Education – Charles J. Russo at Catholic World Report

Synod on Synodality:
The Joy of Bishops’ Conferences? – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Papal Posse Discuss Week 3 At The Synod – Complicit Clergy
“Let’s Pray for the Successful Ending of the Synod” – by Cardinal Zen – Rorate Caeli
Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican
Will the Pope Embrace Vatican Synodality? – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
GOP: Think Twice about IVF! – Natalie Dodson at First Things
Trump Pledges to Consider Reimplementing Ban on Overseas Abortion Funding – CNA

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The UN Takes to Social Media to Say Men Can Be Lesbians – I.E. Cazan at Catholic World Report
Diversity is Our Strength: Cherokee Confederates – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Majority of UK Residents Don’t Want England to Legalize Assisted Suicide – Right to Life UK
Mary’s Meals Provides Nourishment for School Students in Zambia – Charles Collins at Crux
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. New York Archdiocese Sells Headquarters Building – The New York Catholic Spirit
2. Father Radcliffe Blames the Russians—Not the Bible – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Cthlc Culture
3. EWTN News Examines Kamala Harris’ Scrutiny of Knights of Columbus Members – CNA
4. Want to Know Why the Left Lies About Amber Thurman? – Leila Marie Lawler at HDT
5. Why Do Affluent Nations Fail to Reproduce – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Catholic Answers
6. ‘This Is Home’: Coptic Catholic Parish Takes Over Long-Shuttered NJ Church – NC Register
7. A Stable Style Choice: The Barn Jacket – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
8. Columbus: Separating Myth from Fact – Steve Weidenkopf at Catholic Answers Magazine
9. Who’s Who: Martin Rhonheimer, the Church’s Swiss Army Knife – Thomas D. Howes, Ph.D.
10. Compromise Killed Off the Habsburgs – Brendan Simms at UnHerd

News:
Florida Parish Hit by Second Fire in 16 Months, Under Investigation as Arson – CNA
U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed – Zenit
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

Punditry and Analysis:
Sandinistas vs. Protestant Christians, Again – Mark Tooley at Juicy Ecumenism 23
Irish Government Blames the Catholic Church for the Government’s Own Failures – D. Roughneen 18
Bishop Daly Says USCCB Must Address Transgender Treatments In Catholic Hospitals – Rgstr 15
Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican
Why Won’t David Lammy Help Jimmy Lai? – Charles Moore at Spectator Australia 8

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Chiefs Owner Backs Harrison Butker’s Right to Create Conservative PAC – Breitbart

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
UK, Shock Verdict: Silent Prayer Against Abortion is a Crime – New Daily Compass 13
Be Careful What You Think: In Britain, It Might Be a Crime – Paul Coleman at The EC 7
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Big Pulpit Needs Your Prayers and Donations, Our First Annual Fund Drive – Rob. “Tito” Edwards
Photos: ‘We Need to Proclaim It!’: Thousands Take Part in NY City Eucharistic Procession – CNA
Why Won’t David Lammy Help Jimmy Lai? – Charles Moore at Spectator Australia
Hurricane Relief: Catholic Extension Society Supports Struggling Tennessee Communities – CV
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Adam Smith-Connor is First Christian Convicted for Thought-Crime in UK – Catholic Herald

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. This is the Sports Story of the Moment & Nobody’s Covering It, Why? – Creative Minority Rprt
2. Vatican Letter Settles and Raises Questions About U.S. Mass Obligation – The Pillar
3. A Gore-Awful Hatchet Job on Opus Dei – Jack Valero at Mercator
4. JD v. NYT: Vance Takes His Catholic Faith to a Skeptical NY Times – Catholic Herald
5. 17 Oct 1978: Pope John Paul II – Fr. Z’s Blog
6. Don’t Say ‘Transgender’ – Dan M. Fitz at A Principal’s Principle
7. Nevada Volleyball Captain: No Players Will Compete Against Team with Tranny Player – C Vt
8. Pope to Trannies: I’ll Appoint ‘More Open’ US Bishops – Catholic Herald
9. Cardinal Cupich Pushes Tranny “Rights” in Suburban Chicago Parish – Creative Minority Rprt
10. Cardinal Gregory: I Don’t Know Why Francis Didn’t Invite Me – Elise Ann Allen at Crux

News:
Pope Francis to Release ‘First Memoir Published by a Sitting Pontiff’ in January – CNA
Trump Interview With EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo to Coincide With Al Smith Dinner – CNA

Punditry and Analysis:
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
How Well Do We Carry the Catholic Brand? – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life
Christian Realtor Persecuted for ‘Hate Speech’ for Posting Bible Verses on Facebook – Federalist
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Tranny-Critical Authors Cancel Brussels Conference After Death Threats – Hélène de Lauzun
Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican
Why is Cardinal Zuppi Back in Moscow? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
The Rise of Archbishop Fabre? – J.D. Vance at The Pillar
J.D. Vance on His Catholic Faith & His Hindu Wife – The Indian Express

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Government Schools Never Have Enough Of Your Money – Don Huffiness at The Dallas Express

Synod on Synodality:
What is the Good News? – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
Synod Prioritizes Fashionable Trends Over Evangelization – Larry Chapp, Ph.D., at NC Register
The World is on the Brink of WW3 & the Vatican Lobbies for Priestesses! – Joe McClane at ACT
Synod Proposal to ‘Decentralize’ Doctrinal Authority Met with Pushback – Natl Catholic Register
A ‘Boring’ Synod? – Edgar Beltrán at The Pillar
Dutch Cardinal Advocates Christ-Centered Reform Over Controversial Issues – Cth World Report
Live From Rome, It’s Synodality! – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Be Careful What You Think: In Britain, It Might Be a Crime – Paul Coleman at The European. . .
UK, Shock Verdict: Silent Prayer Against Abortion is a Crime – New Daily Compass
Trump on Tranny Athletes: “Ban It!” – Dad29
British Army Veteran Convicted of Praying Silently Near Abortion Clinic – Catholic World Report

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
A Dutch Cardinal as the Next Pope? For Heaven’s Sake, This One Yes! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Donald Trump & Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Is Demographics Destiny, or Destruction? – Brian Lonergan at Chronicles
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
Francis Wants to Appoint a US Bishop Open to Trannies – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Am Catholic
Who is the Real ‘Father of IVF’? – Michael Cook at Mercator
When Catholics Don’t Participate in the Life of a Nation – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Amrcn Catholic
Jesuit University Honors an Alumnus Who Attacked a Police Officer – Just Mindy at Twitchy
October 16, 1793: Execution of Queen Marie Antoinette – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Am Catholic

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Big Pulpit Needs Your Prayers and Donations, Our First Annual Fund Drive – Rob. “Tito” Edwards
Court Delivers “First Known Conviction of a ‘Thoughtcrime’ in Modern British History” – The EC
Norway’s Catholic Bishops Sign Declaration Against Gender Ideology – Catholic World Report
Archbishop Urges Voters To Ask Politicians To Reject Assisted Suicide In UK & Ireland – Crux
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Scottish Bishops Calling on Government to Respect Right to Life for the Unborn – Crux

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Court Delivers “First Known Conviction of a ‘Thoughtcrime’ in Modern British History” – EC
2. Dutch Cardinal: Don’t Repeat Our Mistakes! Don’t Follow the Spirit of Vatican II – Rorate Caeli
3. A Catholic Struggle Session Breaks Out at the Synod – Hélène de Lauzun at The European. . .
4. From Crystal Cathedral to Christ Cathedral: Major Renovation Completed After 12 Years – Reg
5. The Gospel Is True!: A Conversation with Theologian Larry Chapp, Ph.D. – Robert Royal, Ph.D.
6. From His Lips to God’s Ear – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. I Am Convinced Commonsense Recommendations, from Historic Survey, Work – Fr. McDonald
8. Crossing the Threshold of Hope After Thirty Years – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
9. Australian Archbishop: Synod on Synodality Cannot ‘Reinvent the Catholic Faith’ – CNA
10. Radcliffe: African Bishops Face ‘Intense Pressure’ to Fight Sodomy – Tho. D. Williams, Ph.D.

Punditry and Analysis:
Bishop Athanasius Schneider: The Church’s Conscience – F. Andrew Wolf, Jr., at Crisis Magazine
An Interview with Archduke Eduard Habsburg – John C. Pinheiro at Religion & Liberty Online
In the Shadow of the Culture of Death – Jonathan Van Maren at The European Conservative
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Price Tags on Embryos? – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at New Oxford Review

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Necessity of the Classics – Ma. Louise Cowan, Ph.D., at Modern Age

Synod on Synodality:
The Subversive Nature of Contemporary Synods – Tracey Rowland at What We Need Now
The Hidden Father of Recent Synodal History: Hegel’s Raging Torrent – First Things
The Trinity the Synod Needs: Jerusalem, Athens, & Rome – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Cth Thing
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Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Trump Says He’s the ‘Father of IVF’ During Women’s Town Hall – Ben Whedon at Just the News
Does the Catholic Vote Matter in 2024? – George J. Marlin at The Catholic Thing
Poll: Donald Trump Leads Kamala Harris Among Swing State Catholic Voters – Breitbart
Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican
Could the Catholic Vote Decide the Election? – Freddy Gray at The Spectator

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donald Trump Praises ‘Christian Witness’ of Martyred Polish Priest – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
Lessons from Europe’s Immigration Crisis – Rodrigo Ballester at The European Conservative
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
North Carolina Pastor & Knights of Columbus Deliver Crucial Aid After Helene Devastation – C Vt
Catholic Conference of Illinois Speaks Out Against IVF Advisory Referendum – Catholic Vote
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Pope Francis Snubs Washington’s Wilton Cardinal Gregory – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
2. Japanese Depiction of St. Michael Goes Hard – D.R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Cincy Priest Made Parochial Vicar After Destroying Hard Drive of Possible Child Porn – CWR
4. Mission Accomplished: Pope to Declare 14 New Saints – C. Wooden at CNS via Angelus News
5. The Recent Failure by Pope Francis & the Mendacity of Radcliffe – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.
6. How the Vatican Shamelessly Protects Clerical Sex Offenders – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
7. Nuclear Kamala – Kathryn Scharplaz at Crisis Magazine
8. The Power Play at the Synod and Marriage! – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
9. Synodality: New Form of Religion is Conjured Masquerading as Catholicism – Dav. Torkington
10. Darkness Visible: Exorcism Films & the Iconography of Evil – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Punditry and Analysis:
‘Time is Right’ for Catholic Hospital & Medical School Project in Michigan, Bishop Says – Rgstr
Confraternity of Catholic Clergy Releases Voting Guide App Ahead of Election – Catholic Vote
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Eucharistic Congress: Will there Be Revival? – Mary Beth Bowen at 1 Peter 5
Kansas City Archbishop Denounces Pro-Abortion Propaganda Circulated by ‘Journalists’ – C Vt
Florida Archbishop, Experts Warn Amendment 4 Could Create ‘Mecca for Abortions’ – Cthlc Vote
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Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
These Three States Have School Choice on the Ballot – CNA via Catholic World Report
Classical Education, Bad Behaviour, and Building Character – Conor Ross at Quadrant

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Politics is a Substitute Religion for Many Leftists – D.R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
New Report Spotlights Immigration Struggle For Persecuted Christians – Religion Unplugged
Historic Survey of Catholics Blames Communion in Hand for Lack of Faith in Eucharist – Brtbrt
Religious School Choice Advocates Envision Next Steps After Significant Wins – RNS
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Historic Survey of Catholics Blames Communion in Hand for Lack of Faith in Eucharist – Brtbrt
2. Radcliffe Links African Bishops’ Opposition to Sodomy to Pressure f/Evangelicals, etc. – CC
3. Russell Brand: This is Why I Believe in God – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
4. Pope Francis’ Popularity Plummets in the U.S. & 6 Latin American Countries – Zenit
5. Christians Are Being Hounded From Their Jobs by the Perpetually Offended – Virtue Online
6. Christopher Columbus Was Jewish?! – Michael Knowles
7. “Catholics for Kamala” is a Bogus Group With a Rented Room in a Strip Mall – Bill Donohue
8. Liturgical Season in Hiding – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at The Catholic Thing
9. Neutrality and Nobility: How the Order of Malta Runs Its Diplomatic Service – The Pillar
10. Religious School Choice Advocates Envision Next Steps After Significant Wins – RNS

Punditry and Analysis:
Discussion with Dr. Jason Fugikawa about The Catechism of the Council of Trent – Mk. Lambert
Groundbreaking Survey of U.S. Catholics Reveals Path to Restoring Eucharistic Belief – Fr. Zed
How did Modern Academia Become Enamored with Magic? – Edwin Benson at TFP C Perspective
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Pope’s Next Visit to the ‘Peripheries’ is to . . . Europe – Francis X. Rocca at Natl Catholic Register
Cardinal Prevost Never Investigated Abuse Claims, Alleged Victims Say – F. d’Avillez at The Pillar
A Warm Friend of Toleration: Charles Carroll & Religious Freedom – Stephen M. Klugewicz, Ph.D.
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Religious Liberty and the Golden Rule – Andrew M. McGinnis at The American Spectator
Catholic Legacy Empowers Catholics to Make Faith the Center of Their Estate Plans – IT
New Mexican Blessed Considered Protector of Life f/Conception, Who Was Moisés Lira? – RNS
Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Associate Superintendent Discusses Kansas Diocese’s Tuition-Free Ed Program – Catholic Vote
A Renaissance of Aquinas at 800 – Christopher Kaczor, Ph.D., at Word on Fire
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
An Invalid Confession, Was Matthew the First Gospel, & More Links – NC Register
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. EWTN Exposes Kamala Harris’ Anti-Catholic Bigotry – David L. Gray
2. An Invalid Confession, Was Matthew the First Gospel, & More Links – NC Register
3. PopeWatch: Hoof and Mouth Disease – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. University Puts Trigger Warning on “Expressions of Christian Faith” in Chaucer – Nick Hallett
5. Deacon Asselin Does the Political Thing – An Archdiocese of Washington Catholic
6. In 2024, the Seamless Garment Offers No Cover for Dems – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Rite
7. How the West Betrayed Its Own Sacred Tradition – Hilary White at The Sacred Images Project
8. An Artifact From a Lady Raised in a More Civilized Time – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Am Catholic
9. Defending Yourself Against a Curse, Should Catholics Practice Yoga, & More Links – Register
10. $200M & Counting: Billionaires Line Up to Back Free-Thinking U. of Austin – The College Fix

Punditry and Analysis:
Libs Funneling Money to “Christian” Organizations to Move Christians on Policy – Human Events
“Opt for the Great Happiness”: A Timely Blueprint for Family Revival – Jan Bentz at The EC
Gov. Whitmer’s Video Angers Catholics, Offers Half-Hearted Apology – Michigan News Source
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Liturgy and Literature in the Middle Ages – Joseph Pearce at The Imaginative Conservative
New Appointments in Syro-Malabar Archdiocese Unlikely to End Liturgical Conflict – Crux
China, Catholics Told “Honor Thy Father” Means “Honor the Communist Party” – Liu Mengyao
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Columbus Day Fallout:
Christopher Columbus, True Son of St. Christopher – Patrick McCarthy at Catholic Family News

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Are Catholic Universities a Good Investment? – Chad Engelland at National Catholic Register

Synod on Synodality:
The Hermeneutic of ‘Lived Experience’ – Xv. Rynne, II, Fr. Robert P. Imbelli, Ph.D., & L. Chapp, Ph.D.
How ‘Special Interest Advocacy’ Works at the Synod on Synodality – Jon. Liedl at NC Register
Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Whitmer Disrespects the Eucharist, Insults Catholics – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Crisis
Office of the Dead Booklet, How We Dress at Holy Mass Matters, & More Links – NC Register
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Vindicating the Mother of God Against False Medjugorie Apparitions – Pet. A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Silent & Smiling, Pope Offers an Opening to ‘Transgender’ Advocates – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D.
2. The Issue That Will Not Go Away – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at Crisis Magazine
3. Vindicating the Mother of God Against False Medjugorie Apparitions – P.A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
4. How Bishops Kill – An Archdiocese of Washington Catholic
5. It’s Time to Talk About the Rumors Regarding Tim Walz & Teen Boys – American Thinker
6. New Myth From Anti-Catholics – Dad29
7. Adoremus: 12 Points of “Anti-Liturgical Heresy” and Their Counters – Fr. Z’s Blog
8. Benedictine Byzantium? – R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., Obl. O.S.B., at Building Catholic Culture
9. Columbus, Ohio is Now C-Bus, Ohio – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
10. Solzhenitsyn, Communism, Miracles, & The Imposing Your Beliefs Fallacy – W. Briggs, Ph.D.

News:
Starmer Replaces Historical British Paintings at No 10 w/Anti-Clerical Portuguese Artist – C Hrld
UK Police Arrest Christian Pastor, After Accusations About Gender at Bristol Univ – Catholic Vote
Raging Fire Destroys 17th Century Chilean Church, Investigation Underway – Dylan Gwinn

Punditry and Analysis:
Women and the Catholic Novel – Mark Bauerlein and Haley Stewart at First Things
Christians Sitting Out This Election Are Burning Down Their Own House – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
The War On Ordinary Families – Jason Jewell at American Reformer
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Protesters March as Syro-Malabar Truce Unravels – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Cultural Literacy; Book Review – Matthew Stone at Classical Ed Review
Baroque Borghese – David Platzer at The New Criterion
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Exploring a Poem: Hopkins’ “The Sea and the Skylark” – Julian Kwasniewski at Tradition & Sanity
Bishops in UK Warn of Dangers of Legalized Assisted Suicide – McKenna Snow at Catholic Vote

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
University of Notre Dame Law School’s Growing Influence on the Supreme Court – L. Hurley
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

Columbus Day Fallout:
Kamala “Celebrates” Columbus Day – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Harris Doubles Down Amid Outrage Over Columbus Day Rhetoric – Emma Colton at Fox News
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How Much of the Hatred towards Columbus is Plain Old Anti-Catholicism? – Fr. Rch. G. Cipolla

Indiscriminate Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
UN Reno Women’s Volleyball Forfeits to Team with Male Player – Mic. Bilger at The College Fix
“Smart on Crime” Is Kammy’s Ode to Plagiarism – Dad29

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Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Liberal Bishop Cancels Catholic Priest for Preaching the Gospel – Catholic Unscripted
2. Yet Another Historic Church Goes Boom, Hmmm. . . – Mt. Archbold at Creative Minority Report
3. Defending Yourself Against a Curse, Should Catholics Practice Yoga, & More Links – Register
4. A Day of Marvels – Fr. Z’s Blog
5. Office of the Dead Booklet, How We Dress at Holy Mass Matters, & More Links – NC Register
6. Confirmation that Remains of Christopher Columbus in Seville & He Likely was Jewish – C Her
7. Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Cherokee Leader Stand Watie – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at Am Spect
8. DNA Reveals Christopher Columbus Was A Jew – David L. Gray
9. PopeWatch: Foot in the Door – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Everyone Makes Fun of Catholics Until They Need an Exorcism – D. McClarey, J.D., at TACthlc

Columbus Day (America):
“Columbus is Ours!” – Roberto de Mattei, D.Phil., at Corrispondenza Romana via Rorate Caeli
Universities Have Canceled Christopher Columbus More Than a Dozen Times – The College Fix
Christopher Columbus: America’s Saintly Founder – Michael Ippolito at Crisis Magazine
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
It’s Monday, October 14 and It’s Columbus Day in the Ordo for Mass – Fr. Allan J. McDonal
Yes, We Should Celebrate Columbus Day – Peter Wolfgang at Catholic Culture
Thanksgiving for Columbus Day! – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5

News:
Archaeologists Uncover One of the World’s Oldest Christian Churches – Andrea Margolis
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Punditry and Analysis:
Behind Syro Malabar Church Schism, a Raging Battle between Conservatives & Liberals – H John
A Church Maligned: Irish Government Continues to Slander the Church – Dualta Roughneen at EC
What the LGBTQ Community Needs from the Church – Amy E. Hamilton, Ph.D., at Mercator
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Report: CCP is ‘Trying to Sever the Catholic Church in China From the Pope’ – The Am Spectator
Social Contract Theory in the Ruins? – Paul R. DeHart, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
US Catholic Hospitals Perform Gender-Mutilation Surgeries on Children – J. Gomes, Ph.D.
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San Francisco’s “Prop O” Aims to Destroy Crisis Pregnancy Centers – Ann Hendershott at CWR

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
‘See the World Through a Sacramental Lens’: Bishop Conley on Education – NC Register

Synod on Synodality:
Authentic “Walking Together” – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Synod on Synodality: Petering Out Into Irrelevance? – Aub. Gulick at The American Spectator
The Synod and the Catholic Imagination – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Is a Vote for Trump Formal Cooperation with Evil? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Man of the Last Century – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Harrison Butker Endorses President Trump on Weight of One ‘Crucial’ Issue – Michael Blinn
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
The Plagues of Ukraine: War and Demographic Collapse – Louis T. March at Mercator
UK Fertility Rates Experience Sharpest Decline in G7 – Nick Hallett at The European Conservative
U.S. Sending Troops and Anti-Missile System to Israel – Michael Curzon at The European. . .

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Gretchen Whitmer Issues Apology After Mocking Holy Communion with Dorito Chips – E. Weibel
New York City’s Largest Catholic University Cancels Columbus Day – Carl Campanile at NY Post
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Defending Yourself Against a Curse, Should Catholics Practice Yoga, & More Links – NC Register
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Christopher Columbus Was Likely Jewish & Spanish, Researchers Claim – K. Zindulka at Brtbrt

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Pope’s Use of Fraught Verse on Gaza Anniversary Raises Vexing Questions – John L. Allen, Jr.
2. Gretchen Whitmer Issues Apology After Mocking Holy Communion with Dorito Chips – Brtbrt
3. What Haunted Lucia Most About October 13 at Fatima! – Joe McClane
4. The Party of Demons – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
5. New York City’s Largest Catholic University Cancels Columbus Day – Carl Campanile at NY Pst
6. Was it Right for Gov. Ron DeSantis to Burn a Quran? (Asking for a Friend.) – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
7. Defending Yourself Against a Curse, Should Catholics Practice Yoga, & More Links – Register
8. Office of the Dead Booklet, How We Dress at Holy Mass Matters, & More Links – NC Register
9. Is the Vatican at War with Itself? – The Pillar
10. An Open Letter to the Bishops of Canada – Kennedy Hall at Crisis Magazine

Punditry and Analysis:
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington Celebrates ‘National Coming Out Day’ – Cmplct Clergy
The Gretchen Whitmer Chip Video is the Democratic Message for 2024 – The Spectator World
The Allure of American Mysticism Modern Life Has Lost Its Sense of Ecstasy – M. Ledger-Lomas
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Not All Religions Lead to God – Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
You Can’t Be Catholic and Pro-Abortion – Michael Knowles
The Anti-Transcendent Politics of Charles Maurras – Matthew X. Wilson at Public Discourse
Support Big Pulpit & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Little Vatican
JD Vance, Peter Thiel, & Rene Girard: Fusing Catholicism & Capitalism – Lee Konstantinou at Arc
Is There a ‘Gender Gap’ Among the Young & Religious? – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., at Graphs About. . .
Christian Third Parties – Daniel K. Williams at Anxious Bench
Ethel Kennedy, Human Rights Advocate and Widow of RFK, Dies at 96 – Simon Kent at Breitbart

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Study: States Continue to Report High Levels of Home Schooling After Pandemic Boost – CWR
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faithless – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

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