Big Pulpit

How one priest is helping children who’ve escaped slavery in the DRC mines – CNA via The Catholic World Report
The Real Presence & The Pew Study – James at Cream City Catholic
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Turkish invasion of Syria would mow down Kurdish Christians. Are media tracking this? – Julia Duin at Get Religion
The Land Drenched in Tears: In Xinjiang, It’s the Cultural Revolution—Again – Ruth Ingram at Bitter Winter
They Hate Black Catholics, Part I (How I Became A Black Catholic) – David L. Gray at DavidLGray.info
Saint Anthony Of Padua Teaches How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
15 Mortal Sins Catholics Are Missing In Their Confessions – Fr. David Nix at Pilgrim Priest
What Is The Difference Between Chastity, Celibacy, & Continence? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Christian Origins Of Religious Freedom? – Thomas Albert Howard at Anxious Bench
The Proof is in the Provence: What the South of France has Taught Me About Style – Meghan Ashley Styling
How the Sexual Revolution Has Corrupted the Professions (& What You Can Do About It!) – Jennifer Roback Morse at NC Register
Social Science Is Not Enough – Scott Yenor, Ph.D., at Public Discourse
“Reason, Faith, & the Struggle for Western Civilization”: Illuminating the Past & Present – Carl E. Olson at The Imaginative Conservative
Diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria—Too General & Too Much Harm – Walt Heyer at Public Discourse
Because There are Consequences for Actions, Fr. Martin! – One Mad Mom
For The ‘c’atholic Left, The Church Should Be Perpetual Woodstock – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘You Ask Them: Are You Serious?’: An Interview With Cardinal Arinze – Dan Hitchens at Catholic Herald
Why America Needs Classical Architecture – Catesby Leigh at City Journal
When Tolerance Isn’t Tolerant – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine
Archaeologists Unearth the Church of the Apostles Near Sea of Galilee – Nancy Flory at The Stream
Prince Harry Lives Up to His Namesake – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine
Where Have All the Startsi Gone? – Robert Klesko at National Catholic Register
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray The Our Father – Birgit Jones at Catholic Stand
The New York Times Team Assumes Polish Catholics Are Justifying Anti-Gay Violence – Terry Mattingly at Get Religion
The West Must Return to the Faith – or Perish – Paul Krause at Crisis Magazine
Did World War II Undermine Catholicism? – Joseph Shaw at Catholic Herald

The  Benedictine Way – Conversion Of Life – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
The Religious Order For Women With & Without Down Syndrome Is Growing, Are You Called? – Aleteia
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Facing Extinction in Iraq, Can Christians Hope for Aid from the West? – Edward Clancy at National Review
What The Philadelphia Foster Care Case Could Mean For The Supreme Court – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation at 50 – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil., at The Catholic World Report
Saint Anthony Of Padua Teaches How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
How (Sexual) Revolutions End – Dan Hitchens at First Things
Understanding an ideological purge at the Vatican – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture
Unplanned & The Border- Off The Shelf 136 With Abby Johnson – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
The Proof is in the Provence: What the South of France has Taught Me About Style – Meghan Ashley Styling
EWTN Video: Newman Society Discusses Latest Threats to Catholic Education – Newman Society Blog
Knights of Columbus Donated Over $185 Million to Charity in 2018 – Matt Hadro at CNA via NC Register
Just Too Cool: Ancient Roman Tchotchke – Fr. Z’s Blog
Prince Harry Has a Problem with Humans – John Clark at NC Register
Neo-Victorians Like Rees-Mogg Know What Britain Is Lacking – Tim Stanley at Catholic Herald
2020 Democrats Need To Answer For Their Party’s Open Religious Bigotry – Washington Examiner
Kissing Christianity Goodbye – Carl R. Trueman at First Things
French Catholics Find Unlikely Allies In The Fight Against IVF – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil., at Catholic Herald
Catholic Creative: A Catholic Apparel Designer – Katie Warner at National Catholic Register
Beware Of Christian Nationalism! Say. . .Christian Leaders? – William M. Briggs, Ph.D., at Statistician to the Stars!

ESPN Profiles Basketball Star Who Became a Poor Clare – Matthew Archbold at National Catholic Register
Good Science Gets Its Boots On: The Shroud Of Turin – Foxfier at The American Catholic
The Depth & Beauty of Catholicism – Matt D’Antuono at National Catholic Register
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
More on Modesty: What is Permissible vs. What is Best – Susanna Spencer at NC Register
Surprising Convergences between an Anti-Catholic Textbook & the Liturgical Reform – Pt. A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Saint Anthony Of Padua Teaches How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Before Lourdes & Fatima, Our Lady Appeared in Laus, France – Joseph Pronechen at National Catholic Register
The Inexplicable Transfer Of St. Peter’s Relics To Constantinople – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at Catholic Herald
Catholic Families Answer the Call to Foster Children – Elisabeth Deffner at National Catholic Register
The Proof is in the Provence: What the South of France has Taught Me About Style – Meghan Ashley Styling
Homoerotic Archbishop Vs. St. John Paul II – Rod Dreher at The American Conservative
Cryogenics, Transhumanism, & The Futurists – K.V. Turley at National Catholic Register
Book Review: The Amazing Miracles Of Padre Pio – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald
Drag Queen Masculinity – Peter Darcy at Catholic Stand
What Does The Rise Of Boris Mean For Catholics? – Simon Caldwell at Catholic Herald
Baptismal Record for Same-Sex Couples Causes Controversy in Colombia – CNA via National Catholic Register
The Amazon Synod That Could Have Been – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Make No Mistake: The Fathers of the Church Were Catholic – Shaun McAfee, O.P., at National Catholic Register
Human Nature – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
Making the Ordinariate’s Divine Office Better: Simplicity – Tom B. at tom’s digest
Orwell the Prophet – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Introducing Ars Comacina – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

A Teenager’s Spiritual Diary Has Become An Unexpected Hit – Louise Lawlor at Catholic Herald
Nun Hilariously Fires Back at Goth Account, Exploding Twitter: We’re The Original Goths – ChurchPOP
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
What’s Up At The Fishwrap These Days? – Fr. Z’s Blog
This Is A Battle For The Soul Of America! – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man
How The News & Politics Is Destroying Your Soul & What To Do About It – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D.
Saint Anthony Of Padua Teaches How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
Sick of Shootings? Promote Authentic Catholicism for a Change USCCB – One Mad Mom
An Idea for Diocesan “Traditional” Vocations – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L., at Dilexi decorem domus. . .
Amazonian Synod Clap Trap – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
The Proof is in the Provence: What the South of France has Taught Me About Style – Meghan Ashley Styling
This Drone Flying Over Mont Saint-Michel Will Turn Your Thought To Higher Things – Aleteia
Orthodox Catholic Fr. Erik Richtsteig Attacked At A Spirit Of Vatican II Utah Parish – Dad29 (link repaired)
Politics From The Pulpit – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., Underground Thomist
Anti-Christian Carnage In Nigeria Could Be Global Security Nightmare – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Was The Original Walsingham Statue Destroyed Or Is It In The V&A? – Catholic Herald
Accompanying Those With Same-Sex Attraction & Simon The Cyrene – Russ Rentler, M.D.
Dorothy Day: Future Patron Saint of Women Who Regret Abortions? – R. Sullivan at Dappled Things
Autism Is Not Due To Parental Sin, Fr. Valanmahal – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
Rooting Out Worry with Trust in God’s Providence – Sabrina Vu at Catholic Stand
Let My People Go – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today
Christian Cardinal Tumi Backs Federal Union To End Cameroon’s ‘Anglophone Crisis’ – Crux
Social Justice: What is it Anyway? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes – The Truth
Lessons of St. Francis of Assisi about Poverty & Sacred Liturgy – S. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal
Beauty, the Major Evangelizer: How Signs of the Sacred Point to the Ultimate Good – NC Register
Dictatorial Iranian Regime Sentences Christian Convert to One Year in Prison – Michael Van Der Galien
Iraqi Immigrants Supported Pres. Trump, So Why Is His Admin. Deporting Them? – Catholic Herald

What Every Catholic Should Know About The Eucharist – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Catholic Herald
You Can’t Win The Spiritual Battle Without Discipline – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf at Catholic Herald
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Inquisition, as Medieval Catholics Would View It – Dave Armstrong at National Catholic Register
The Moment I Knew I Had To Be Catholic – Zac Mabry at Catholic Herald
Surround Yourself With St. Michael’s Protection While You Sleep – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Church of the Early Fathers – Kenneth D. Whitehead at Catholic Answers Magazine
“I Am So Lucky”: How This Elderly Man Finds Joy in His Wife’s Alzheimer’s Disease – ChurchPOP
What Are Some Pitfalls That New Converts Should Watch Out For? – Sh. McAfee, O.P., at Cthlc Answers Mag
St. Alphonsus Liguori on the Merits of Reciting the Divine Office – G. DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
The Resurrection Of The Catholic Church In Albania – Fr. Benedict Kiely at First Things
The Three Levels Of Conversion: Intellectual Conversion – Magis Center
Blessed Solanus Casey Continues To Heal & Work Miracles After His Death – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Carmel, The Incarnation, & Our Eucharistic Journey – Fr. Nicholas Blackwell, O. Carm., at Catholic Stand
Inner Peace – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand
Feast of Our Lady Queen of Angels: The Pardon of Assisi – Jean Elizabeth Seah at Ignitum Today
The Byzantine Fast of the Dormition – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
The Highly Effective Parenting Style Of St. Joseph For Today’s Dad – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia
8 Symbols Of The Holy Spirit Used In The Bible & Art – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Father Augustus Tolton – Off the Shelf 135 with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand
St. Alphonsus Liguori: Patron Saint of Confessors & Lover of Souls – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange

Can Women Preach at Mass? – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Incredible Success Story Behind One County’s Plummeting Divorce Rate – Lee Habeeb at Newsweek
Gillette Loses Billions After Shaming Masculinity & Manhood In Ad Campaign – PJ Media
Fishwrap’s Latest Spittle-Flecked Nutty About Cardinal Burke – Fr. Z’s Blog
Saint Anthony Of Padua Teaches How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
We’re Not Ready To Answer Questions About JPII Institute Shake-Up, Says Vatican – Catholic Herald
‘Wokeness’ Is Becoming A Parody Of Christianity – C.C. Pecknold at Catholic Herald
Western Classical Music Is Bad — Because It Is Racist, Hegemonic, & So Forth – J. Nordlinger at Ntnl Rvw
The Proof is in the Provence: What the South of France has Taught Me About Style – Meghan Ashley Styling
Bishop Peter Doyle: G.K. Chesterton’s Cause Will Not Be Opened, Cites Antisemitism – Catholic Herald
8 J.R.R. Tolkien Books Other Than The Lord of The Rings – Theresa Zoe Williams at epicPew
The Treco Case is Exactly What We Signed Up For – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Rochester Cathedral – David Warren at The Catholic Thing
Scandal Alert: AP Attacks Nonprofit For – Gasp! – Helping Accused Priests – TheMediaReport.com
When We Listen to Lies – Rob Marco at Catholic Stand
Naked, Angry, & Alone: Homelessness & Other Factors – Christopher F. Rufo at City Journal
The Theology of Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, Genesis, & Revelation – Scott Smith, J.D., at ARLTR
How Both Christians & Feminists Can Correct Society’s View of Women’s Bodies – D. Siggins at RCR
In Defense of Hometowns – Charles F. McElwee at City Journal
An Italian Lesson In Helping People At High Risk For Homelessness: Family – Christopher F. Rufo
‘Freedom to Forgive’: How One Man Abused by a Priest Found Healing – E. Condon, J.C.L., via NC Register
Foster Care: Faith-Based Agencies Provide It & It’s in Short Supply – Kathryn J. Lopez at National Review

A Tale of Two Screen Shots Regarding Fr. James Martin – One Mad Mom
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
Wherein Fr. Z Fives Advice To New & To Young Priests – Fr. Z’s Blog
Saint Anthony Of Padua Teaches How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
No Parish for Real Men – Bob Sullivan, J.D., at Crisis Magazine
Surviving & Thriving In The Demographic Disaster We Face As A Church; Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Zed
On Fr. Treco, I Stand with Bishop Lopes – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Closet CheckList Spotlight: Tailored Shorts – Meghan Ashley Styling
More On The Systematic Attack On John Paul II’s Magisterium, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
Mother Teresa on Firing Line With Bill Buckley – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
& Another Thing, Massimo. . . – One Mad Mom
Former Homosexual Activist Helps Others With Same-Sex Attraction – Roxanne King at NC Register
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is Still the Rule in Seminary – Fr. Patrick Klekas at Crisis Magazine
Winning the Person, Not the Argument – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
Bishops & The Internet – Positive Developments – Fr. Z’s Blog
Establishing an Oasis of Beauty & Joy – Dom Alcuin Reid, O,S,B., at Liturgical Arts Journal
Desperate for Answers: How the Church Is Helping Millennials Find Their Way – J. Roberts at NC Rgstr
From Islam to Christ—Derya Little – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand
When You Share the Good News, Begin With Beauty – Fr. John P. Cush, S.T.D., at National C. Register
Forgive God? – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today
4 Catholic Missionaries on the Mission of the Church – Jim Graves at National Catholic Register
The Way Of St. Benedict – Stability – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Resisting the Temptation to Change the Our Father – Deacon Nick Donnelly at Rorate Cæli
Note:  I have returned from an enriching pilgrimage. 🙂

Amazing, Little-Known Story of Nowogródek Nuns Martyred by Nazis 76 Years Ago Today – NC Rgstr
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
This Is Pretty Weird, But. . . Well. . . Not Really, It’s Germany, After All – Fr. Z’s Blog
Modesty On The Go & My Rue De Bac Hack – Meghan Ashley Styling
Canceling Mario Lopez Over A Thought Crime Regarding Transgenderism – Rod Dreher
Massimo’s “Look at Me!” Moment (AKA, Life) – One Mad Mom
Homosexuals Perform Erotic Dance In Montreal St. Pierre-Apôtre Church – Dcn. N. Donnelly via Twitter
Saint Anthony Of Padua Teaches How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net
2 August Until Midnight: “Portiuncula” Plenary (Or Partial) Indulgence – Fr. Z’s Blog
Overcome Temptation With Our Lady’s Help: A Powerful Prayer By St. Alphonsus Liguori – ChurchPOP
A Ukrainian Catholic Reflects on Church & Country – Susan Klemond at National Catholic Register
Fire Destroys 125 Year-Old Texas Catholic Church – Cthlc News Agency via National Catholic Register
Our Ever-Vanishing Privacy As a Call to Conversion – Greg Chrysostom at Catholic Stand
New Survey: 50% Of US Catholics Know What Transubstantiation Is – Fr. Z’s Blog
Ascension Launches New Program to Engage Catholics & Encourage Evangelization – Ignitum Today
Outstanding Ad Positioning – Foxfier at The American Catholic
Refuting a Catholic Case for Communism – T. Horn & C.R. Pakaluk, Ph.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
Why Is August Dedicated To The Immaculate Heart Of Mary? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Alphonsus Marie Liguori – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
1 August – Seven Holy Maccabees: A Mother Urges Her Children To Their Deaths – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Book of Jonah: A Lesson in How to Become a Prophet – Sister Theo Kristen Hauck at Catholic Stand
Polish Priest Attacked in Sacristy During Apparent Robbery – Hannah Brockhaus at CNA via NC Register
10 Ways To Celebrate The Immaculate Heart Of Mary This August – Annabelle Moseley at Aleteia
Note:  I am back from my enriching pilgrimage!  Plus a Major announcement in the next few days for Big Pulpit.

This Eucharistic Host Was Filmed Bleeding & Pulsating Like A Heart On Fire – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The Last Czars On Netflix: What Did The Romanovs Do To Deserve This? – Carl Curtis at Catholic Herald
Surprising Secrets About Scandinavian Socialism – Ron F. Hale at The Stream
The Emptiness of Liberal Theology – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine
Macron’s Denial Of God – The European Conservative
What Is This Love Affair With Socialism? – Jerry Newcombe, D.Min., at The Stream
The Decline of Religious Colleges & Universities – Richard J. Bishirjian, Ph.D., at The Imaginative Conservative
A Nordic Paradox: Higher Gender Equality, More Partner Violence – Carolyn Moynihan at Intellectual Takeout
Britain’s Identity Crisis – John Williams Sullivan at First Things
Read This Before Talking To Art Snobs – John H. Folley at Beauty Advocacy
Oprah Winfrey Thanked Her Mom Before She Died for Not “Getting Rid of Her” in an Abortion – Life News
Inventing European Identity – Theodore Dalrymple at Law & Liberty
In God We Trust: Morally Responsible Investing – Jim Graves at National Catholic Register
Capitalists Are Debating Capitalism & Socialism More Than They Have In Years – Eshe Nelson at Quartz
Note: I will be in a pilgrimage overseas until August 1.  We will still publish daily, but with less links.

Great Awokening: Rise of Progressive Occultism Or Why AOC Shared Her Birth Chart – The American Interest
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
In Brooklyn, ‘Tradpunk’ Christianity Meets Millennial Counterculture – Tara I. Burton at Religion News Service
8 Things You Didn’t Know About St. Benedict Until Now – Jenna Kandas at epicPew
What Is A Christian Mystic? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
The Theology of The Matrix – Scott Smith, J.D., at All Roads Lead To Rome
The Practical “Do’s” & “Don’ts” Of Vocation Discernment – Paul Senz at The Catholic World Report
Scripture Verses To Remind You That God Cares – Fr. John Catoir at Catholic Stand
Biblical Philistines May Have Come From As Far Away As Spain, Tests Suggest – John Burger at Aleteia
Politics & The Sacred – R.R. Reno at First Things
Liberal-Modernism Kills Authentic Ecumenism – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity
Amazon Bans Books About Same-Sex Attraction, But Not Nazi Propaganda – Glenn T. Stanton at The Federalist
Note: I will be in a pilgrimage overseas until August 1.  We will still publish daily, but with less links.

Gilded Cowardice: The Chief Vice of Our Time – Deion A. Kathawa at The Irish Rover
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
A Traditional Catholic Wife? – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
How Spiritual Well-Being Is A Key Factor For Health Outcomes – Aideé Granados at Aleteia
“American Priest”: Fr. Ted Hesburgh’s Ambition & Conflicted Legacy – The Imaginative Conservative
Why is America So Polarized? Tocqueville Has An Answer – C.C. Pecknold at Catholic Herald
What You Need to Know About St. Benedict & His Medal – Angelo Stagnaro at NC Register
Sex, Violence, & Hollywood – Tim Stanley at History Today
In The Pending Reconstruction Of Notre-Dame Cathedral, The French National Character Endures – Guy Sorman
No Liberal Home – Bruce D. Marshall at First Things
5 Ways You Can Tell a Psychic is Full of Hot Air – Angelo Stagnaro at National Catholic Register
When Can Parish Buildings be Rented Out for Secular Use? – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy
The Person At The Center Of The Economy – Michael Matheson Miller at Acton Institute Powerblog
Why Technology Certainly Is Not Neutral – R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., Building Catholic Culture
Beer Review: Tynt Meadow English Trappist – R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., at Building Catholic Culture
Note: I will be in a pilgrimage overseas until August 1.  We will still publish daily, but with less links.

Can We Talk About the Antichrist? – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify
The 100 Best Catholic Novels I Know – Deal Hudson at the Christian Review
Belief Limbo – Ronald W. Dworkin, M.D., at First Things
Among The Lies We Tell Ourselves – David Brooks at The Catholic Thing
Can A Priest Offer Mass “Privately”? – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L., at Dilexi decorem domus Domini
Reproductive Rights Glossary for the Unwoke – Mike Most, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Do You Have a Death Wish? – Christopher Reilly at Catholic Stand
Book Review: House Churches & Sacred Space – Uwe Michael Lang at The Institute For Sacred Architecture
Individualism Waning in the West – Niall McCrae at The European Conservative
What Is Morally Responsible Investing? – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
The Difference Between Abbey Beers & Trappist Beers – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Note: I will be in a pilgrimage overseas until August 1.  We will still publish daily, but with less links.