Big Pulpit

On Pope Francis and Understanding Theology

by Father James V. Schall, SJ,

of The Catholic World Report

 

  Holy Thursday Massacre in Kenya: If You Were

  a Christian, You Were Shot on the Spot

  by Matthew Archbold

  of The National Catholic Register

 

  Wisdom from Often Forgotten Proverbs

  by Anna Rose Meeds

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

The Mundane Mysteries of the Rosary – Matt Vander Vennet, Epic Pew
Abp. Chomali: Pope Francis Knew Facts of Bishop & Pedophile Scandal – The Register
Bad Appointment of Bp. Barros Could Spell Trouble for Pope Francis – Fr. A. Lucie-Smith
No One Should Have to Feel Lonely – Julie Machado, Ignitum Today
Bp. O’Donoghue: I Was Baffled by Lack of Support from Fellow Bishops – Catholic Herald
P. B. S.’ ‘Wolf Hall’ Trashes Saint Thomas More – Eamon Duffy, Aleteia∝
Saying Goodbye To The National Catholic Register – Patrick Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
The Council of the Media – Shane Schaetzel, FullyChristian.com
‘C’atholic Reporter Slams Crd. Burke as ‘Medieval Retrograde’ – Quartermaster
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
Tolerance, Religious Liberty, and Indiana – BigPulpit.com (4-4-15)
Lynch Mobs, Moral Bullies, and Homosexuals  – BigPulpit.com (4-6-15)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (4-28-15) click here.

Five Possible Theories that Explain the Resurrection of Jesus

by Dr. Peter Kreeft

of Strange Notions

 

  Five Must-Haves: A Catholic’s Survival Guide

  by Robert Barbry II

  of Epic Pew

 

 

  This Protestant Researched Marian Miracles,

  and What He Learned Blew His Mind

  by Albert Little

  via ChurchPOP

 

Mary’s Foretaste of the Resurrection – Joe Heschmeyer
Are Catholics the “Resurrection People”? – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
Campus Rebellion: The Meteoric Rise of the Latin Mass Society – Jim Bryant, Regina
Writing Within the Word? – Abigail C. Reimel, Ignitum Today
This Is Cool! Which Saint Has Your Myers-Briggs Personality? – ChurchPOP
Coming Home for Easter – Lori Hadacek, The National Catholic Register
Pittsburgh Diocese Cancels Fees for Annulment Process – John Burger, Aleteia∝
Next Chapter of the Greatest Story Ever Told: A.D. The Bible Continues – Pronechen
Jesus, the Flowing and Living Water of  ‘Yhwh’ – Fr. Dempsey R. Acosta SSL STD
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
Synod on the Family 2015 Final March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
Tolerance, Religious Liberty, and Indiana – BigPulpit.com (4-4-15)
Lynch Mobs, Moral Bullies, and Homosexuals  – BigPulpit.com (4-6-15)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the EASTER MONDAY EDITION (4-6-15) click here.
For the MONDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (4-6-15) click here.
For the EASTER MONDAY EXTRA (4-6-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (4-27-15) click here.

Revisiting Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ

by Brian Williams

of One Peter 5

 

  ‘They Killed Him’: Deicide & Holy Saturday

  by Leroy Huizenga

  of The Catholic World Report

 

 

  Convert, Five Years Later

  by Nicole DeMille

  of Epic Pew

 

 

12 Things You Need to Know About Holy Saturday – Jimmy Akin, The Register
Holy Saturday 2015 – Liz Estler, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Was Jesus Forsaken by the Father? – Nick Hardesty, Catholic Stand
Quæritur: Do Vestments Really Matter? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Are “Facts” the Only Kind of Truth? – Randall Smith PhD, The Catholic Thing
Works of Mercy Part VIII: Bury the Dead, Pray for the Living & the Dead – Ignitum Today
Holy Saturday & Lord of the Rings – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head
The ‘Final Four’ Last Things – Trent Beattie, The National Catholic Register
Some Strategies for Overcoming Temptation – Monsignor Charles Pope
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
Synod on the Family 2015 Final March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
Tolerance, Religious Liberty, and Indiana – BigPulpit.com (4-4-15)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (4-27-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (4-27-15) click here.

The New York Times: Christians ‘Must Be Made’ to Bow

by Rod Dreher

 

Now Is the Time to Talk About Religious Liberty – Abp. Chaput, Rob. P. George, et al
Indiana Legislature Caves, Guts Religious Freedom Restoration Act – Ben Shapiro, BG
Next Frontier: Gays Use Law to Silence Christians at Work – Austin Ruse, Big Gvrnmnt
Professor: Indiana RFRA ‘Fix’ Could Send Christians to Jail – Austin Ruse, Big Gvrnmnt
When They Come to Destroy Your Business because You are Pro-Traditional Family – Fr Z
$500K Been Given to Memories Pizza, One Gift Leaving People Speechless – Kyle Becker
Key Differences bt. Civil Rights Movement & Today’s Fight Against ‘Discrimination’ – CV
Indiana, Religious Freedom, and the Denial of Reality – The Catholic World Report
How to Talk About the Indiana Law w/Your Liberal Relatives at Easter – R. T. Anderson
Is Indiana Really Full of Christian Haters Eager to Hate Gays? – Austin Ruse, Crisis Mgzn
Beating a Dead Sea Horse: Seeking Intellectual Diversity at The N. Y. Times – T Mattingly
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the HOLY SATURDAY EDITION (4-4-15) click here.
For the EASTER SUNDAY EDITION (4-5-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (4-27-15) click here.

Bishop Robert C. Morlino: There Is a Connection between Bishops and Priestly Vocations

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

Holy Week Through New Eyes – Jenni Groft, Catholic Stand
The ‘Angel’ Among the Garbage-Pickers – Ellen Vaughn, Catholic Herald Magazine
For Pope Francis, Why Mercy, and Why Now? – Austen Ivereigh, OSV Newsweekly
The Arduous Journey To Forgiveness – Rich Lamm, Epic Pew
Why We Need Holy Priests (and How to Pray for Them) – Philip Kosloski
On the Conformity to the Will of God – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Why Do We Want So Much to Deny the Resurrection? – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, Aleteia∝
How Well Is Your Tongue Trained – Bob Waruszewski, Ignitum Today
The Real Enemy of Joy: Selfishness – Father Paul Check, The Ntnl Catholic Register
Fulton Sheen’s Intense Life of Holiness Worthy of Sainthood – Joseph M. Henneman
David Cameron’s Bizarre Easter Message – Madeleine Teahan, Catholic Herald Magazine
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
Synod on the Family 2015 Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
Indiana, Same-Sex ‘Marriage’, and the End of Tolerance – BigPulpit.com (4-2-15)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (4-27-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (4-27-15) click here.

Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and the End of Tolerance in America

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

Protests Force Re-Write of Indiana Law, Gays Explicitly Protected – J. Frawley Desmond
Big Gay Hate Machine Closes Christian Pizza Parlor – Austin Ruse, Big Government
No Thanks for the Memories Story: Journalism Basics in Indiana Pizza War – T. Mattingly
Indiana Bishops Release Statement or Duck and Cover Catholicism – R. R. Reno, Frs Ths
The Perils of Political Propaganda: Mass Hysteria Over Indiana – Randall Smith PhD, PD
Tim Cook’s Corporate Hypocrisy – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Indiana’s RFRA Controversy: The Sexual Revolution’s Next Stage – Rickard Newman
Gay Totalitarianism & the Coming Persecution of Christians – John Zmirak, The Stream
Gay Marriage Isn’t about Justice, It’s about Selma Envy – Hans Fiene, The Federalist
Why Homosexuals Need Not Worry Over the Indiana Law – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Indiana Governor to Critics: Is Tolerance a Two-way Street or Not? – Joan F. Desmond
[Video] Hillary Clinton: Marriage Is Sacred Bond Between Man & Woman – Eli. Argue
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
Tolerance, Religious Liberty, and Indiana – BigPulpit.com (4-4-15)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MAUNDY THURSDAY EDITION (4-2-15) click here.
For the HOLY SATURDAY EDITION (4-4-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (4-27-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (4-27-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (4-28-15) click here.

Did Saint Hildegard Prophesy Today’s Crisis in the World and Church?

by Frank Rega

of The Shield of Faith

 

Movie Review: Do You Believe? – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand
The Works of Mercy Part VII–Ransom Captives & Admonish Sinners – Ignitum Today
Four Critical Principles for Catholic Fathers – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™
How the Church Is Portrayed as a Ship in Theology & Architecture – Philip Kosloski
Defining Doctrine Protects Divine Mystery – Dusty Gates, Crisis Magazine
Lamenting Loss of Family-Owned Grocery – Tom Purcell, Catholic Lane
Celibacy in Question, Again – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
Coming Clean About My Latin Problem – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Delusions the Devil Suggests to Sinners – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Saint Joseph: His Increasing Importance in Our Times – Father Stanley Smolenski SPMA
Abortion: In the Bible or Not? – The Unconventional Catholic
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
Synod on the Family 2015 March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
Indiana, Same-Sex ‘Marriage’, and the End of Tolerance – BigPulpit.com (4-2-15)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (4-27-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (4-28-15) click here.

Fathers and Daughters, Is This a Missing Key

to Modesty Today?

by Monsignor Charles Pope

 

Notre Dame Bioethicist Foresees Manufactured Sperm & Eggs Soon – D. Montagna
Seven Connections Between Your Career and the Cross – John C. Connell, Cthlc Stnd
Growing in Holiness: God Alone Suffices – Leia Go, Ignitum Today
On Perseverance – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Of Six Things Necessary to Prayer – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Simplicity of Truth – Mitchell Kalpakgian PhD, Truth and Charity Forum
The Grace of a Slow, Painful Death – Patrick Archbold, One Peter 5
Gay & Catholic Lands at Life Teen: A ‘Yes’ or a Mess? – Deacon Jim Russell, Crisis
Choosing a Therapist: Addressing the Fears – Ed Rogers, Psyched Catholic
Faith and Suicide – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
Trends Destroying Families Faster than Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ in TX – A. Johannigman
Giveaway: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends May 1)
Synod on the Family 2015 March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
Indiana, Same-Sex ‘Marriage’, and the End of Tolerance – BigPulpit.com (4-2-15)
The Supreme Court & Same-Sex ‘Marriage’: Day of Destiny – Big Pulpit (4-27-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MAUNDY THURSDAY EDITION (4-2-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (4-27-15) click here.

Bare Ruined Choirs

by Ellen Wilson Fielding

of The Catholic Thing

 

  Homosexual Lobby Doesn’t Stop Indiana Governor

  From Signing State Religious-Freedom Bill

  by Jonathan Liedl

  of The National Catholic Register

 

  Bishop of Lancaster rebukes A. C. T. A.

  by Madeleine Teahan

  of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

 

Part 1: Supreme Court Must Rule for State Defined Marriage – H. L. Duncan, Cth Std
Between Virtue and Exhausted Fields – Dominic Cassella, Epic Pew
Indiana Protects Religious Freedom, Does Notre Dame Want It? – Kim. Scharfenberger
Only a Vatican Intervention can Save America’s Catholic Universities – Dominic Lynch
Is it Sinful to participate in a ‘Christian’ Passover Seder Meal? – Taylor Marshall PhD
Morality, Facts, and Opinions – Randall Smith PhD, The Catholic Thing
A Crash Course on the Crusades – Steve Weidenkopf, One Peter 5
Bishop Campbell’s Criticism of A. C. T. A. Is Spot-on – Father Alexander Lucie-Smith
French Priest Does a Liturgical Dance – Fr. Z’s Blog
Synod on the Family 2015: March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.

Will the University of Notre Dame Continue to Betray its Catholic Identity?

by Patrick J. Reilly

of Crisis Magazine

 

  How to Beat the Spiritual Disease of ‘Acedia’:

  Grab a Rosary and Go for a Walk

  by Francis Phillips

  of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

  Is the Lack of Solemnity a Cause or a Symptom

  of Our Problems?

  by Peter Kwasniewski, PhD,

  of New Liturgical Movement

 

  The Spiritual Renewal that Pope Paul VI

  Spoke of Has Not Yet Materialized

  by Christian Browne

  of Crisis Magazine

 

Interview: Mike Aquilina and Veronica Burchard – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Are You Ready for the Blood Moon? – Anabelle Hazard, Catholic Stand
The Profound Dignity of Motherhood – James Littleton, Catholic Lane
Brick by Brick in Greenville – Fr. Z’s Blog
The ‘Bach to School’ Program – Donald DeMarco, The National Catholic Register
Contraception, Conscience & Church Authority – George Sim Johnson, The Cth Thng
The Secular Media Isn’t Helping Curial Reform – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Give a Porn Star a Bible: Creativity in the Fight Against Porn – Sr. Theresa A. Noble
Synod 2015: Cardinal Kasper, Germans & Cardinal Nichols – BigPulpit.com (3-26-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.

The Rise of the Neo-Lutherans: Will There be a Schism?

by The Motley Monk

of The American Catholic

 

Cardinal Koch Slams Spirit of Vatican II Synod Clerics – Donald R. McClarey JD
German Bishops Threaten Schism If Demands Are Not Met – Patrick Archbold, The Reg
Crd. Müller to Crd. Marx: Bishops’ Conferences Are Not the Magisterium – C. Bunderson
Cardinal Müller: The Idea of a National Church Is ‘Totally Heretical’ – La Croix (French)
Surreal: Crd. Nichols Blasts Priests for Publicly Supporting Church Teaching – C. E. Olson
British Priests Have Canonical Rights, Too – Dr. Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law
Crd. Müller: It Would be ‘Anti-Catholic’ to Let Bishops’ Confs. Decide Doctrine – Cth Hrl
We Must Resist a Very Bad Idea Emerging from the German Church – Fr. Al. Lucie-Smith
The Case for a Fair, Free and Authentic Synod Debate – Edward Pentin, The Register
Books on Synod Publishers Suing Each Other – Fr. Z’s Blog
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-30-15) click here.
For the MAUNDY THURSDAY EDITION (4-2-15) click here.
For the EASTER SUNDAY EDITION (4-5-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (5-5-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (5-5-15) click here.

The Shroud: Not a Painting, Not a Scorch,

Not a Photograph

by Jim Graves

of The Catholic World Report

 

  Back in Prison, Mary Wagner Inspires

  Pro-Lifers World-Wide

  by Dorothy Cummings McLean

  of The Catholic World Report

 

  Why I’m Catholic: Ex-London Gangster

  Returns to the Faith

  by John Pridmore

  of Aleteia∝

 

  Cultural Evils: Floating With the Current

  by Ray Sullivan

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

  The Bishops Farrell: An Answer to an

  Irish Mother’s Prayers

  by Victor Gaetan

  of The National Catholic Register

 

On Integrating Latin Mass Parishes into Church Life – Jared M. Silvey, Crisis Magazine
Why the Devil Hates Sacred Music – Philip Kosloski, Armor of God
Never too Late to Lent – Judith Babarsky, Epic Pew
Rapprochement between Rome & the S.S.P.X. Close? Depends on Who You Ask – RCælil
10 Good Friday Traditions- Ideas For Observing This Day In Your Home – Catholic Icing
Lent, Suffering, and Offering It Up – Lianna Mueller, Ignitum Today
Defender of the (Eastern) Faith: Prince Charles! – Ed West, Catholic Herald Magazine
Synod 2015: Cardinal Kasper, Germans & Cardinal Nichols – BigPulpit.com (3-26-15)
Synod on the Family 2015: March Updates – BigPulpit.com (3-30-15)
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-29-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-30-15) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (4-20-15) click here.