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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
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Office of the Dead Booklet, How We Dress at Holy Mass Matters, & More Links – NC Register

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. PopeWatch: Well, This Is Confusing – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
2. PopeWatch: Papal Tears – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Office of the Dead Booklet, How We Dress at Holy Mass Matters, & More Links – NC Register
4. Why Are Young Women Insisting on the Return of the Chapel Veil? – Michael Haynes at TFP
5. Heresy & Hammer: How Protestant Iconoclasm Became a Campaign of Destruction – H. White
6. The Great Paradox of Medieval Monasticism – Robert Keim at Via Mediaevalist
7. Is the Legacy of the Teutonic Order a Hatred between Germans and Poles? – Aaron Pattee
8. Christian Medical Witness to a Secular Culture – James O. Breen, M.D., at Crisis Magazine
9. Conservative Cosmopolitanism – Edward Weech at The European Conservative
10. The Philosophy That Framed the US Constitution – Dan Sanchez at Mercator

Punditry and Analysis:
Give Me That Old Time Originalism – David Phillips, J.D., and Josh Craddock at Public Discourse
A Spaniard’s Paean to Trajan, Romania, and Latin Civilization – Alberto M. Fernandez at The EC
Final Thoughts on Richard Dawkins – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., at God & Elements

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Art of Teaching – Eric Maurer at ClassicalEd Review

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
New Translations of Texts Used for Eucharistic Adoration to Go Into Effect in Dec. – NC Register
Sport a Little Texture: Corduroy – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. What Will Be Left for Catholics After Francis? – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
2. That Dumb Political Ad . . . I’m a Man – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing on my Head
3. The Vatican’s Watergate Break-In – J.D. Flynn and Ed. Condon at The Pillar
4. New Translations of Texts Used for Eucharistic Adoration to Go Into Effect in Dec. – Register
5. Whitmer the Witch Out Does Herself – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
6. The Pope Francis Word Salad a la carte – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. Popes Can Err Slightly but Cannot Profess Formal Heresy – The Daily Knight
8. Former US Ambassador to Vatican: Harris-Walz Is the Anti-Catholic Ticket – T. Williams, Ph.D.
9. God Will Not Be Mocked – by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or Anyone Else! – Joe McClane
10. Polls Coming Up Trump – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Punditry and Analysis:
Yes, We Should Celebrate Columbus Day – Peter Wolfgang at Catholic Culture
Catholic Thoughts on Yom Kippur, Redux* – Bob Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic
Virginia Bishop Urges Caution on Gambling Amid Push for New Casino – Natl Catholic Register
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Political Analyst Says That the Catholic Vote is Leaning Towards Trump – Charlotte Hazard
Political Parties and the Catholic Vote in 2024 – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Colleges With Strong Catholic Identity See Record Enrollment in Fall 2024 – Angelus News
Homeschooling: ‘Super Weird,’ or Future of the Church? – Jack Figge at The Pillar
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Synod on Synodality:
Catholic Homosexual Group: New Cardinals Largely ‘LGBTQSJ-Positive’ – Tho. D. Williams, Ph.D.
The Trinity the Synod Needs – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Top Jesuit Supports ‘LGBTQSJ Catholics’ Event Held at Order’s Headquarters in Rome – CWR
Synod in Swing/New Cardinals/Suicide Pods – Jeanette De Melo at National Catholic Register
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Synod Debates on Bishops, Laypeople Opened to Public at Theology Forums – Natl Cth Register

Michigan Governor Whitmer’s Blasphemy:
Is Gretchen Whitmer Mocking the Eucharist? Catholics React – A. Murphy at Natl Cthlc Register
Michigan Catholic Bishops Slam Whitmer Over Viral Skit Accused of Mocking Communion – CV

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
To Be Deep in History is to Cease to Be Protestant – D.R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How Protestant Denominations Vote (Graph) – Aaron M. Renn
Thought For The Day – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
San Francisco’s Liberal Racism – Lee Fang at UnHerd
PopeWatch: New Dialogue – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Did Aristotle Fail in Physics? Part I – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., at God & Elements
New Japanese Cardinal Lauds Peace Prize for Anti-Nuclear Weapons Group – Crux

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Synod Watch: Women Deacons Off the Table? – Raymond Hilbrich at The American Catholic
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. The Infernal Synod on Synodality – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at First Things
2. DDF Voids Vatican Secretariat of State’s ‘Extraordinary’ Interference in Abuse Case – The Pillar
3. Bishop Strickland’s Umbrellino Deliverance Prayer for America – Catholics for Catholics
4. ‘Storm of the Century’: Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall on Florida’s West Coast – Cthlc Vote
5. How Oprah & Vacuous Celebrity Endorsements May Embolden Catholics – Th Edwards at C Hr
6. Is Criticism of ‘Hedonistic Materialism’ Really an Extremist Position? – Gabriël Moens, et al.
7. Who is the Rome Diocese’s New Vicar General, Future Cardinal Baldassare Reina? – CWR
8. Synod Watch: Women Deacons Off the Table? – Raymond Hilbrich at The American Catholic
9. Trad Godmother: How to Build a Latin Mass Community – Jodi Lacroix at 1 Peter 5
10. My Truth? The Real Personal Truth is Neither Mine Nor Yours – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at CC

News:
Newly Appointed Cardinal from Japan Said Pope Highlighting Mission Areas in Asia – Crux

Punditry and Analysis:
Reassessing Elite Claims This Columbus Day – Bill Donohue at The American Spectator
Fall Up in This Top 10 List – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
How ‘Vatican Watchers’ Report on Papacy to Catholics Around World – Clemente Listi at Rel UnP
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The Duty of Civil Rulers to Be Nursing Fathers – Edward Dorr at American Reformer
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Summer Ends and a New Academic Year Begins – Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer at Catholic Stand

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
NY Times, Others Criticized for Lopsided Coverage of Storms Under GOP & Dem Admins – CV
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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