Big Pulpit

Twitter Bans Gay Man For Telling Inconvenient Truths About Transgender People – Megan Fox at PJ Media
Our Coming War Of Religion (Politics As Religion) – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Brits Bow to LGBTQ Bullies – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Stream
Trudeau Has Failed, Voters Should Toss Him Out – Conrad Black at National Post
San Francisco Bans Employee Travel to Pro-Life States But Allows Travel to China – Jackson Elliott at Life News
Hillary Clinton Engages In Insane Conspiracy Theory Attacking Tulsi Gabbard – Tristan Justice at the Federalist
The New American Right: An Outline For A Post-Fusionist Conservatism – Sohrab Ahmari at First Things
A Chance To Challenge Roe? – Kevin C. Walsh at First Things
Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal: Last Step Before Freedom? – Richard Turnbull at Transatlantic Blog via Acton Institute
How Catholic Is Poland’s “Law & Justice” Party? – Filip Mazurczak at The Catholic World Report
Alejandro Chafuen In Forbes: Young Europeans’ Views Of Totalitarianism – Joshua Gregor at Powerblog
Lebanon’s Catholic Patriarchs Support Protesters Seeking Economic Reforms – CNS via Crux

The NAB Or Not A Bible – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Synod’s Most Debated Figure Was Back At Saturday’s “Way Of The Cross” – Inés San Martín at Crux
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
A Thomist’s Perspective on the Church in Crisis – Josef Pieper at Crisis Magazine
Leaked Documents Detail $200 Million Vatican Deal For Swanky London Property – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Viral Video: Popular Social Media Christian Walks Out of ‘The Addams Family’ for ‘Demonic’ Content – Megan Fox
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Happily Ever After . . . In The Church: The Blessing Of Convalidating Marriage – Patti Armstrong at NC Register
St. Faustina Movie to Reveal New Discoveries About Her Visions – Watch the Chilling Trailer! – ChurchPOP
Jeans: A Big Game-Changing Moment (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
Poor Religious Education at a Catholic School – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand
Two Can Play That Game Of “Gotcha Christian” – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at Underground Thomist
The World Wins! Jesus Loses – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand
Seminaries & Formation: One Priest’s Perspective & Suggestion, Monastic Seminaries – Fr. Jn. Chalny, S.T.D.
Medjugorje – Manifestations, Adoration, Expectations, Fruits – Dom Cingoranelli at Catholic Stand
Amazonian Women Deacons? – Mark Brumley at The Catholic World Report
Did the Church Ever Support Slavery? – Steve Weidenkopf at Defenders of the Catholic Faith
How I Talk With My Daughter About the Role of Women in the Church – Michele Chronister at Catholic Exchange
Letters from the Synod for the Amazon Vol. 7 – October 21 – Xavier Rynne, II, at The Catholic Weekly
Role Model? – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Analysis: What Synod Observers Can Learn From China: The Chinese Rites Controversy – Ch. R. Altieri
Doctors Are Euthanizing Mentally Ill Patients In Europe & Canada, The US Is Next – W.J. Smith, J.D., at Life News
The Bread of Heaven: Where Do Communion Hosts Come From? – Joseph Pronechen at NC Register
Women’s Role In Amazon Church Does Not Depend On Diaconate, Sisters Say – B. Fraser at CNS via Crux
Saint Paraskeva Pyatnitsa – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand

The Rise & Fall (& Restoration) of Western Civilization – Paul R. Dehart, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Hitler Could Have Forced Churchill to Take Peace Offer – David T. Payne
Poland Polarized – Filip Mazurczak at First Things
What Trump Has Wrought in Syria – Juliana Taimoorazy at The Stream
Obituary: Erich Honecker – David Childs at Independent
Ho Chi Minh Short Biography – Stanley Karnow at Time Magazine
How The Fall Of Rome Made The World Modern – Walter Scheidel at SpectatorUSA
Turkey’s Deportation & Annihilation Of Christian Armenians, Greeks, & Assyrians – Jn. Couretas at Powerblog
William Dalrymple On The East India Company – HistoryExtra
Give Charter Cities a Second Look – Mark Lutter at City Journal
Christians of NE Syria Plead: ‘Don’t Let Turkey Drive Christianity Out’ – The Syriac National Council of Syria
The Historiography & The Memory Of The Lebanese Civil War – Haugbolle Sune at SciencesPo

Do You Know Which Book in the Bible is Called “Paul’s Gospel”? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The 7 Greatest Popes in Catholic Church History – ChurchPOP
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
God Has You Right Where He Wants You – Kendra Von Ash at Catholic Stand
Peter Kreeft on Angels – Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
Purifying Our Hearts – Mark Danis at Integrated Catholic Life™
The Role of Mary in Mental Prayer – Anthony Lilles at Catholic Exchange
Without This Spiritual Director, Teresa of Avila May Have Never Become a Saint – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Ask & You Shall Receive – Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., at Catholic Exchange
The Catholic Church in Hawaii: A Faithful Traveler’s Guide – Jim Graves at Aleteia
Peace Of Mind Comes Before Peace Of Heart – Leila Miller at Catholic Spiritual Direction
St. John Henry Newman’s High Mariology – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
See Your Neighbor With the Eyes of Jesus – Gayle Somers at Catholic Exchange
Remembering a Young Martyr, Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
The “Crypt of the Popes” in the Catacombs of Callixtus Hold the Remains of 16 Popes & 60 Martyrs – D. Esparza at Aleteia
St. Luke the Evangelist—Artist, Doctor, Historian, Devout Follower of Christ – Theresa Doyle-Nelson at NC Register
Why Do Catholics Call God “Father”? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Satan’s Self-Destruction, My Take On What Is Happening In Our Times – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Cthlc Man
“Facing The Final Confrontation” – Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Peter Kreeft Answers 8 Fascinating Questions & 92 Others! – Laura Hensley at epicPew
Etiquette At Mass: Reasonable Do’s & Don’ts For Polite & Proper Worship – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Cthlc Faith
How an Amazon Pagan Rite Brought 48 Years of Demonic Torment, Until Christ Freed Me – E.  Pentin at NC Reg
Amazon Synod: Don’t Impose Old Agendas on the New World – The Editors at National Catholic Register
Predictions: An ‘Amazonian Rite‘ Created & Women Allowed To Be Instituted Lectors & Acolytes – Rocco Palmo
Jeans: A Big Game-Changing Moment (Fashion For Catholics) – Meghan Ashley Styling
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
An Early Rosary Variant From Trier – Tom B. at tom’s digest
Caring for Liturgical Linens – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L.
Cultivating Virtue Through Sports – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Our Sunday Visitor
The Real Reason Families Should Eat Dinner Together – Jenna Kandas at epicPew
Pro-Life Organizations That Go Above & Beyond – Leslie Rodriguez at Catholic Link
Exploring The History Of The Baltimore Catechism – Bill Dodds at Our Sunday Visitor
Ford Foundation Funding for Key Synod Participants Discussed Again Today – Edward Pentin at NC Register
The Orthodox Church In Greece Will Recognize The Autocephalous Orthodox Church Of Ukraine – Il Sismografo
The Church Is Not a Democracy – Chilton Williamson, Jr., at Crisis Magazine
Early Amazon Synod Returns: Priesthood, Evangelization & Ecology Discussed – Edward Pentin at NC Register
A Nation That Can’t Forgive Is Doomed – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
Ostriches Have A Special Place In African Christian Monastic Symbolism – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Amazon Synod Discussion Groups Support Married Priests, Female Deacons – C. Mares at CNA via NC Register
French Bishops Plan To Open Plenary Meetings To Lay Participation – Jonathan Luxmoore at CNS via Crux
Religion, Keeping Up With The Times: The Morphing Of St. Appolonia – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand
Week 2 Of Synod Ends With Buzz Words, Rehashed Goals, Talk Of “Conversion” – Mary Jo Anderson at The CWR

‘No One Ever Talked About McCarrick & the Boys’ – Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register
Ask Father: Is Pope Francis An Anti-Pope Because Cardinals Conspired & The Conclave Was Invalid? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
In Synod’s Married Priests Debate, Somebody Finally Names Elephant In The Room – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Christianity Collapsing In America – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Who Cares About the Latin Mass? – Ariel Hobbs at Clarifying Catholicism
The Ford Foundation & The Amazon Synod – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
The Coptic Orthodox View of a 21st Century Renaissance in Catholic Culture – Dav. Clayton at New Liturgical Movement
The Amazon Synod Is A Sign Of The Times – Douglas Farrow at First Things
How To Balance A Vow of Poverty & Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
The Signs of Joy in Religious Life – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange
The Last Knight of Scholastic Philosophy – Catherine Sims Kuiper at Church Life Journal
A Party Goods Company That Helps Families Celebrate Like Catholics – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
Cardinal Hummes’s Radical Bedfellows – James Baresel at Crisis Magazine
Galileo Revisited — On Climate Change – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Pro-Abortion Ford Foundation Major Funder of Key Synod Organizations – Edward Pentin at NC Register
Logic – SuperTradMum at Hope In The Storm
St. Peter: Apostle, Rock, Role Model – Deacon John Bacon at Catholic Stand
Evangelicals, Religious-Freedom Groups Criticize US Move to Pull Troops From Syria – Lauretta Brown at NC Register
Indigenous Priest Says Celibacy Doesn’t Cause Shortages In Amazon – Elise Harris at Crux
Pope Francis Prays for ‘Beloved & Tormented’ Syria – Courtney Mares at CNA via National Catholic Register
Bishop Says Amazon Mission Shouldn’t Begin With The Poor But With Christ – Inés San Martín at Crux

Brexit & Britain’s Collapse – John William O’Sullivan at First Things
Why Communist China Fears Sending The Tanks Into Hong Kong – Howard W. French at The Guardian
How Howard Zinn Helped Propel Efforts To Erase Columbus Day – Mary Grabar at The Federalist
Communist China’s Attack On NBA Shows It May Fail & The Chinese Dream – Mk. Clifford at South China Morning Post
There Will Be a One-State Solution – Yousef Munayyer at Foreign Affairs
Can NATO Members Kick Turkey Out of the Military Alliance? – The Associated Press via Haaretz
What Catalan Convictions Mean For Spain’s Future – Diego Torres at Politico
What Is To Become Of The Balkans? – Shannon Roberts Mercatornet
Study Finds Fertility Below Replacement Rate Is ‘New Normal’ – CNA via The Catholic World Report
The Nightmare of Uyghurs Returning to Xinjiang – Ye Ling at Bitter Winter
Can a West African Currency Union Work? – Simplice A. Asongu at Project Syndicate
Israel Should Back An Independent Kurdistan – Ariel Natan Pasko at The Stream

Contending with Demons (Dostoevsky) – Scott Yenor, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Communist China’s Surveillance State Won’t Survive The Hong Kong Protests’ Aftermath – Dav. Warren at Essays in Idleness
San Francisco, Hostage To The Homeless – Heather Mac Donald at City Journal
Political Correctness Erases History & Turns Heroes Into Villains – Jerry Newcombe at The Stream
The Trudeau Liberals’ Record: Four Years Of Nothing Solid – Conrad Black at National Post
The Problems With & Solutions To American Healthcare – Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
Government Help Will Never Be Enough – Sharpel Welch at City Journal
Sasse Resolution: Church Beliefs Should Not Jeopardize Tax-Exempt Status – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Fewer Jails Won’t Make Fewer Criminals – Seth Barron at City Journal
Reviving The Contract Clause: An Acid Test For Originalism – John O. McGinnis at Law & Liberty
America’s Great Experiment With Freedom Needs Religion – William Barr at Mercatornet
Humanitarian Groups Scramble To Help People Fleeing Northeast Syria – Dale Gavlak at CNS via Crux

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: eRosary; Wherein An Annoyed Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
Old Folks’ Folk Mass – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
What Really Happens After We Die – Charlie McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction
Retaking The Catholic Church – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Pagan Idols At The Amazon “Walking Together” Synod – Fr. Z’s Blog
Cardinal Pell’s Legal Team Accuses Victoria’s Prosecutors Of “Mischaracterising” Appeal – M. Davey at The Guardian
Pope Francis Unveils Dramatic New Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square – Kathy Schiffer at National Catholic Register
Being Christ’s Bride In The World: A Consecrated Virgin – Jessica Hayes at Our Sunday Visitor
Wanna Take Down Satan? Try These 11 Weapons To Use Against Him – Theresa Zoe Williams at epicPew
What Is the Wrath of God? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission
Enough Evidence Now Exists To Prove Shakespeare Was Catholic, Author Says – John Burger at Aleteia
Vatican Congregation Says Claim Against Bishop Sheltz of Houston ‘Manifestly Unfounded’ – CNS via Crux
Sometimes Our Patron Saints Pick Us – Richard G. Evans at Catholic Stand
Inculturation – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
Brazilian Bishop: Lack Of Holiness Among Clerics An Obstacle To Vocations – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Letters From The Synod–2019: #5 – Xavier Rynne, II, at First Things
#BreakTheChains of Pornography & Its Effects – Justin McClain at National Catholic Register
Leading the Way in Liturgical Art & Design: Talleres de Arte Granda – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal
‘The Art of Losing’ is Really About Trusting in God – Laura DeMaria at Catholic Stand
What Do We Make of “Development of Doctrine”? – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Shameless Popery
Logic vs. Propaganda – SuperTradMum at Hope In The Storm
The Amazon Synod Revives the Myth of the Noble Savage – Patrick Chisholm at Crisis Magazine
Vatican Communications Official: Carved Figure at Amazon Synod Is Not Virgin Mary – H. Brockhaus via NC Register
African Christian Students Can’t Practice Their Faith in China – Gu Xi at Bitter Winter

Indoctrination In Sodom & Gomorrah – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Is the State Church Coming? – Jane Clark Scharl at Crisis Magazine
PG&E Pulls The Fire Plug In California – Karl D. Stephan at Mercatornet
This Democrat State Legislator Is A Rarity: She’s Totally Pro-Life – Katrina Trinko at Life News
A Legal Argument Against Homosexual Marriage – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
Hiding Behind Supreme Court Won’t Stop Beto Crusade To Punish Orthodox Religion – H. Fiene at the Fdrlst
Extinction Rebellion’s Loopy Politics – Michael Cook at Mercatornet
The Harlem School That Outscores the Suburbs – Ray Domanico at City Journal
NBA Stands Behind Protest When It’s Anti-American, Ends Protest When Anti-China – M. Blue at the Fdrlst
Communist China: The Techno-Totalitarian Leviathan – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
How The NBA Censored Me On American Soil – Jon Schweppe at New York Post
The NBA is a Spineless Little Bully – Michael Brown, Ph.D., at The Stream

Why That Naked Native Lady Statue In The Vatican Ain’t Catholic – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Think You’re Catholic? Let This Checklist Confirm It – Melissa Guerrero at epicPew
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Sweden’s Billy Graham Explains How He & His Wife Became Catholic – John Burger at Aleteia
A Legal Argument Against Homosexual Marriage – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand
What The Police Chief’s Resignation Tells Us About The Vatican Power Struggle – Ch. R. Altieri at Catholic Herald
The Amazonian “Paradigm” – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
The Mysterious Resignation of Vatican Police Commander Giani – Edward Pentin at NC Register
At Least The Borgias Had Good Taste – Charles Coulombe at Crisis Magazine
Fr. Amorth Contra Wizards, & Fortune-Tellers – Fr. Gabrielle Amorth at Catholic Exchange
2016: Ecumenical Exchange Program With Winged Mayan Snake god Kukulkan – Fr. Z’s Blog
Jesus, Celibacy, & The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Biblical Roots of the Priesthood – Dave Armstrong at NC Register
Learning How to Serve the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) – Unit 1 Home Study – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L.
Science & Religion: The Superstition Of Those Who Reject Religion – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Sufficient Light: The Conversion of Takashi Nagai – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand
Contemplative Life Is An Adventure Of Love – Sister Frances Marie at Our Sunday Visitor
Prayer As Warfare: The 29th Sunday In Ordinary Time Readings Explained – John Bergsma, Ph.D., at The Sacred Page
The Beauty of Priestly Celibacy – John Hale at Clarifying Catholicism
How Chinese Christians Worship In The Face Of Persecution – Wang Yichi at Bitter Winter
Ideology Is Moral Blindness – Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
What Is Papal Secrecy? When Some Secrets Are More Secret Than Others – Billy Ryan at uCatholic
Missionary: Married Priests In Amazon Wouldn’t Get To The Root Of The Problem – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis Appoints New Head Of Vatican Security – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via Catholic Herald
St. Thérèse of Lisieux & the Renewal of Missionary Zeal – Fr. Roger J. Landry at NC Register
Inculturated Liturgy, Ecclesial Structure For The Amazon Area Discussed At Synod – Mary Jo Anderson at The CWR

LeBron Jame$ Is A Coward – David Harsanyi at The Federalist
‘Transgender Mandate’ Struck Down By Federal Court – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report
Astroturfing – How The Media Is Brainwashing Us – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
Why “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” Isn’t Indigenous – Robert R. Reilly at Mercatornet
Silence Would Be Preferable – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
The Attorney General Is Right About Secularism, But He Missed A Crucial Point – Ch. C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald
CNN-Vanity Cable News Network – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Eberstadt On Eberstadt: Identity Politics’ Roots In Secularization – Angela Franks, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
The Nightmare of Uyghurs Returning to Xinjiang – Ye Ling at Bitter Winter
Why Federal Judges Matter – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Originalism’s Expanding Popularity – James R. Rogers, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
Life-&-Death Issues Stand Out in Canada’s Federal Election – Celeste McGovern at National Catholic Register