Big Pulpit

An Icon of the New Coptic Martyrs of Libya

by Gregory DiPippo

of New Liturgical Movement

 

  Could Pope Francis Travel to Ukraine?

  by Andrea Gagliarducci

  of The National Catholic Register

 

 

  At Last, A(n Orthodox) Council for the Ages?

  by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis

  of First Things

 

 

Putin Is Pushing the Patriarch to the Brink – Geraldine Fagan, Catholic Herald Mgzn
Ukraine: Disinformation and Confusion – George Weigel, Echoes
Primacy of the Pope As Viewed in Dissident Byzantium (1416/7-1429) – James Likoudis
Ukraine: A Great Lesson in Thinking Like a Catholic – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture
The Byzantine Liturgy in the Basilicas of Rome – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgcl Mvmnt
The Newest Doctor of the Church: St. Gregory of Narek – Mark Movsesian, First Things
St. Gregory of Narek: Was the New Doctor of the Church a Catholic? – Dr. R. Jar. Staudt
Taking a Leaf from the Armenians’ Book – Christopher Howse, The Daily Telegraph
His Beatitude Sviatoslav Expresses Sympathy to Relatives of Mariupol Victims – M.J. Miller
Epic Giveaway: A.D. Books – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
The Islamic State Is Exterminating Christians and Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-2-15)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
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Deepening the Perspective on Pope Francis

by Russell Shaw

of OSV Newsweekly

 

  Ex ore infantium: Children and

  the Traditional Latin Mass

  by Peter Kwasniewski, PhD

  of New Liturgical Movement

 

 

  The Fifth Commandment: Standing Firm

  on Capital Punishment

  by Bob Kurland

  of Catholic Stand

 

  Defending “Rome”

  by Robert Royal

  of The Catholic Thing

 

 

Paris: The Flourishing Sainte Cecile Parish – Meghan Ferrara, Regina Magazine
A “Liturgy Snob” Answers Her Critics – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine
Hard Sayings: God’s Word Never Changes – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
The Witness of Our Lives – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
New Atheists, A Disgrace to the Forces of Evil – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACatholic
The Ultimate Planner – Morgan McFarlin, Ignitum Today
Is Your Workout Strengthening Your Body and Soul? – Elisabeth Deffner, The Register
A Clean Heart – Deacon Edward Looney, Ignitum Today
Epic Giveaway: A.D. Books – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
The Islamic State Is Exterminating Christians and Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-2-15)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (3-3-15) click here.
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Behind Pope Francis: A Hidden Vatican

by Andrea Gagliarducci

of Monday Vatican

 

  Understanding Pope Francis

  by Austen Ivereigh

  of OSV Newsweekly

 

 

  Facing Lent While Recovering From Anorexia

  by Anna Rose Meeds

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

  15 Do’s and Dont’s While Supporting

  Your Wife During Child Labor

  by Rich Lamm

  of Epic Pew

 

  An Exclusive Interview of Cardinal Burke

  by Adfero

  of Rorate Cæli

 

 

Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals – Anne Hendershott
The Hit Job on Cardinal Pell was Inevitable – Damian Thompson, The Spectator
My Lenten Pilgrimage – Denise J. Hunnell MD, Catholic Stand
Why the Catholic Church Has to Conform to Like, the World – Donald R. McClarey JD
‘How Do You Like Them Apples?’ – Julianne McCullagh, Catholic Stand
Jesus Expelled – Matthew Heinrich, Ignitum Today
Obama Admin. Ties Funding for Care of Child Migrants to Abortion Services – Brian Fraga
Giveaway: Vocation Boom! Gifts – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends March 13)
The Islamic State Is Exterminating Christians and Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-2-15)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (3-3-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-3-15) click here.
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I. S. I. S. Destroys Antiquities

via Thomas L. McDonald

of God and the Machine

 

  Coptic Christians Murdered in Libya Whispered

  Name of Jesus before Death, Bishop Says

  by Catholic Herald Magazine

 

 

  The Muslim Majority Cities of England and France

  by William Kilpatrick

  of Crisis Magazine

 

 

What’s Been Lost to the Islamists’ Sledgehammers – John Burger, Aleteia∝
A Message in Blood: ISIS & the Meaning of the Cross – Fr. Robert Barron, The CWR Blg
The Islamic State’s Apocalyptic Death Wish – Father Dwight Longenecker, The Reg
Will the Other Sleeping Giant Awake? – William Kilpatrick, The Catholic World Report
Who Is I. S. I. S. – Foxfier, The American Catholic
The Passion of the Church in the Middle East – The Editors, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
(Soon to be) Saint Milad Saber and His Twenty Companions – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Egypt’s Coptic Catholics Consecrate First Church in Sinai – Oliver Maksan, The Register
Islamic State May be Getting Closer to Christian Refugee Area in Iraq – John Burger, A∝
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For the SUNDAY EDITION (3-8-15) click here.
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Diocese of Madison: Bishop Morlino

and the Surge of Priestly Vocations

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

  Pope Francis Offers Tips on Preparing for Confession

  by Carol Glatz

  of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

 

  Allegations of High Spending at Secretariat

  for Economy ‘Completely False’

  by Edward Pentin

  of The National Catholic Register

 

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out – Nicole DeMille, Epic Pew
Oil Company Hit Man has Archbishop Cordileone in His Sights – Kevin Jones, Ct Nw Ag
Epic Giveaway: A.D. Books – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
The Booming T. L. M. Parish in Oklahoma’s Oil Fields – Donna Sue Berry, Regina Mgzn
Having a Baby Ruined My Marriage – Nicole Padley, A Couple of Catholics
Learning the Priesthood: The Role of Altar Service in Vocational Discernment – P. Lyons
From Homeschool to College: Five Tips for Success – Athanasius Clark , Seton Mgzn
PopeWatch: ISIS – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Three Apps for Lent. . .and Beyond – Sarah Reinhard, The National Catholic Register
Catholic Blogisterium Overreacts to German Bishops’ Statements – Anthony Layne, TIC
Giveaway: Vocation Boom! Gifts – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
The Islamic State Is Exterminating Christians and Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-2-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-2-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-10-15) click here.
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Six Keys to Help You Surrender your Life to Jesus Christ

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff

of The Integrated Catholic Life™

 

  Saint Cyril of Alexandria on the Transfiguration

  by Donald R. McClarey, JD,

  of The American Catholic

 

 

  Basking in Beauty’s Glow

  by Father David Friel

  of Views from the Choir Loft

  via Corpus Christi Watershed

 

A Brief History of the Mass – Dominic Cassella, Epic Pew
‘Baby Box’ Shows God’s Love – Lori Hadacek Chaplin, The National Catholic Register
Willy Herteller, Homeless Man, Laid to Rest in Vatican Gardens – Kathy Schiffer, SofG
Lent: My Final Forty Days as a Protestant – Albert Little
Beyond My Comfort (Food) Zone – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
What Is Heaven? – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers
Four Ways We Pick Our Poison – Erin Franco, Humble Handmaid
The Difference Between a Martyr and a Victim – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic
Archbishop Cordileone, Willy Wonka, and the Hullabaloo in San Fran – Mountain Catholic
The Islamic State Is Exterminating Christians and Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-2-15)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (3-2-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-2-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-8-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (3-9-15) click here.

Seven Things Not to Do For Lent

by Birgit Jones

of Catholic Stand

 

  German Bishops: ‘We Are Not Just a Subsidiary of Rome’

  by Edward Pentin

  of The National Catholic Register

 

 

  The Catholic’s Survival Guide to Internet Trolls

  by Shaun McAfee

  of Epic Pew

 

 

A Decades’ Long Struggle: Catholic Identity & Univ. of Notre Dame – The Motley Monk
From Worry to Prayer – Lianna Mueller, Ignitum Today
Dissident Notre Dame Theologian, Candida Moss, Disappointed w/ Pope Francis – TACthlc
Fifty Shades of Catholicism. . .Yes and No – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
False Teachings on Meditation & Contemplation: Teresa of Avila & More. . . – CSD
3 Online Lenten Sites: Lent Calendar, Prayer-a-Day, Holy Heroes – Sarah Reinhard
Three Explanations on Lenten Fasting from Saint Thomas Aquinas – Saint Peter’s List
10 Things You Need to Know about Jesus’ Transfiguration – Jimmy Akin, The Register
Can the Swiss Guard Protect Rome? – Father Dwight Longenecker, Aleteia∝
Truth-Telling & Right of Self-Gov’t: Why Obama’s Marriage Lie Matters – Crs. Holloway
Giveaway: Vocation Boom! Gifts – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends March 13)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
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For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-8-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (3-10-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-10-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-10-15) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-11-15) click here.

Lent: Experiencing the Reality of Purgatory

by Melanie Jean Juneau

of Catholic Stand

 

  Cardinal Baldisseri Has To Go

  by Patrick Archbold

  of The National Catholic Register

 

 

  Pro-Abortion Senator Thanks His Jesuit Education

  by Donald R. McClarey, JD

  of The American Catholic

 

 

Bishops Praise Net Neutrality Ruling – Mark Stricherz, Aleteia∝
My Husband Isn’t Trained – Amanda Sloan, Ignitum Today
Lost in the Mail: Crd. Baldisseri Allegedly Held Up Delivery of Pro-Marriage Book – Pentin
False Teachings on Meditation & Contemplation: Teresa of Avila & More. . . – CSD
Rape The Fifty Shades Way – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic Stand
Worship Idols Much? – Shane Kapler, Epic Pew
Raising Little Angels: How to Properly Praise Your Child – Matt Breuninger, Psychd Cth
Give and Take: An Exercise for Lent – Matthew Bauer, Epic Pew
Why Do We Pray, Fast, and Give Alms During Lent? – Luke Arredondo, Ignitum Today
Giveaway: Vocation Boom! Gifts – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (Ends March 13)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
For the SATURDAY EDITION (2-28-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (3-1-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-10-15) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (3-11-15) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-11-15) click here.
For the THURSDAY MORNING EDITION (3-12-15) click here.
For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-12-15) click here.

Things You Should Never Say to a

Catholic Bookstore Employee

by Brooke Gregory

of Epic Pew

 

  How 32 Adorers Grew to More Than 4,600

  by Patti Maguire Armstrong

  of The National Catholic Register

 

 

  When Waiting Is Really Hard

  by Abigail C. Reimel

  of Ignitum Today

 

 

  Pope Francis: An Agenda Behind his Back?

  by Andrea Gagliarducci

  of Monday Vatican

 

 

  Does Your Mind Wander When You Pray?

  by Stacy Trasancos, PhD,

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

Vox Cantoris Is Not Alone, Thanks to Fr. Rosica Lawsuit – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACt
Giveaway: Catholic Family Handbook – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Five Biblical Truths About Fasting – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, The Intgd Cthlc Life™
What Is Hell? – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers
Passages from Vatican II that Every Catholic Should Know – Jared M. Silvey, Crisis Mgzn
In Bondage to Pornography – Carl R. Trueman, First Things
Father Rosica’s Ironic Lawsuit – Michael Hichborn, Lepanto Institute
Giveaway: Vocation Boom! Gifts – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends March 14)
I. S. I. S. Declares War on Civilization – BigPulpit.com (2-17-15)
The Islamic State Is Exterminating Christians and Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-2-15)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
For the THURSDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (2-19-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (3-3-15) click here.
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The Basics of the Christian Faith,

Explained in Just Two Minutes

via ChurchPOP

 

  Year of the Consecrated Life: Stats & Observations

  The Accelerated Decline of Women Religious

  by Augustinus

  of Rorate Cæli

 

  Embracing the True Meaning of Lent

  by Todd Nolan

  of Catholic Stand

 

 

Pope Pius XII’s Apostolic Exhortations on the Ideal Film – Thomas Van, Catholic Culture
The Courageous Witness of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter – Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine
The Parameters of Christian Orthodoxy – Father Thomas Kocik, One Peter 5
Can Homeboy Redemption Help Restore America’s Future? – Peter Jesserer Smith
The Temptations of Christ: Part One – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
Poor Media Coverage of March For Life – Burke Ingraffia, Ignitum Today
Archbishop to Politicos: Would You Hire Against Your Interests? – Kevin Jones, The Reg
Read More Books Now – T. J. Burdick, Ignitum Today
Archbishop Cordileone, a Catholic Mensch – Mark Paredes, Jews & Mormons
Giveaway: Vocation Boom! Gifts – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends March 14)
I. S. I. S. Declares War on Civilization – BigPulpit.com (2-17-15)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
For the THURSDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (2-19-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (3-3-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (3-8-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-8-15) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (3-9-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-9-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-10-15) click here.

How a Supporter of Women’s Ordination Left the Anglican Church to Become a Catholic

by Francis Phillips

of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

  Death in Kristin Lavransdatter

  by Tyler Blanski

  of Crisis Magazine

 

 

  The Church that Fills Me with Hope for Europe

  by George Cardinal Pell

  of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

 

On Being Restless – Randy Hain, The Integrated Catholic Life
The Deaths of 300 Migrants Should Shake Us to Our Core – Fr. David Forrester, Cth Hrld
Diocese in France Removes Eucharist f/ Tabernacles in Wake of Church Thefts – J Burger
Trying to Understand Pro-Abortion Politicians – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand
Landfall – Cabriel Olearnik, Dappled Things
The Dying Episcopal Church – Gilbert T. Sewall, The American Spectator
Is “Sexual Immorality” a Useful Concept? – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
Witness “Begets” Witnesses – Francis Etheredge, Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Catholicism and the Cross – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman
Giveaway: Vocation Boom! Gifts – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew (ends March 13)
Prepare for Lent – BigPulpit.com (2-16-15)
I. S. I. S. Declares War on Civilization – BigPulpit.com (2-17-15)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
Islam & Christianity: What Now? – BigPulpit.com (3-9-15)
For the THURSDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (2-19-15) click here.
For the SUNDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (3-8-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (3-10-15) click here.
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10 Reasons It’s Great to be Catholic

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

of Epic Pew

 

  Father Thomas Rosica Threatening to Sue a

  Prominent Catholic Blogger for Defending

  the Truth on the Synod of the Family

  by Donald R. McClarey, JD, of The American Catholic

 

  Some Efficacious Vaccines are Produced Unethically

  by Dr. Jay Carpenter, MD,

  of Crisis Magazine

 

 

Michele Ferrero: What Does It Mean to Be Rich? – Dawn Carpenter, Catholic Stand
What’s the Meaning of 12 & 7 Baskets Left Over f/Feeding of 5000 & 4000? – T. Marshall
Perinatal Hospice – Tammy Ruiz, Catholic Stand
Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth – Siobhan Benitez, Ignitum Today
Walking Behind My Dad – Lisa Shefferly-Gillay, Catholic Stand
Review: Lenten Adventure by Holy Heroes – Jessica McAfee, Epic Pew
Mass Homilies Must Not be Improvised Entertainment, Says Vatican – Conor Gaffey, CH
Classical Education Can Purge a Multitude of Sins – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine
Is Religion Responsible for the World’s Violence? – Joe Heschmeyer
Prepare for Lent – BigPulpit.com (2-16-15)
I. S. I. S. Declares War on Civilization – BigPulpit.com (2-17-15)
The Islamic State Is Exterminating Christians and Civilization – BigPulpit.com (3-2-15)
U. S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Saga – BigPulpit.com (3-5-15)
For the THURSDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION (2-19-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (3-3-15) click here.
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For the THURSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (3-5-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (3-6-15) click here.