Big Pulpit

Tough Love about the Priest Shortage

by Father John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

 

  Front Row With Francis:

  The Domestic Church

  by Carlos X of Catholic Lane

 

  What Priest Thought It Good to Whitewash,

  Trash Statues & Tear Out Altars?

  via Fr. Z’s Blog

 

Persecuted Christians: Their Struggle Is Also Ours – Rachel Lu
God & an Extra 30 Minutes of Your Time? – Fr. Robert McTeigue SJ
Readings for Christmas Mass at Midnight – Michael Barber, TSP
A Paragon of Lit’l Trad’n & Unintended Effects – Msgr. Charles Pope
Law and Order in the Spotlight – Peter Jesserer Smith, The Register
Something New Under the Sun? – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Church Faces Immigration Challenge with New Congress – Pt. J. Smith
Movie Review: ‘Unbroken’ – Steven D. Greydanus, The Register
Watch: Midnight Christmas Mass @ Vatican w/ Pope Francis – ChPOP
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the CHRISTMAS EVE EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (1-5-15) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-5-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-6-15) click here.

“The Mystery of His Nativity”

by Father James V. Schall, SJ,

of The Catholic World Report

 

  A Short Christmas Story

  by Steve Robinson

  of Epic Pew

 

 

  Watching “A Christmas Carol”

  with Pope Francis

  by Nick Alexander

 

Christmas, Xmas & Yuletide: 5 Things to Know & Share – Jimmy Akin
Mary & the Love that Casts out Fear – Megan Twomey, Ignitum Tdy
The Lord is Coming; Take Him to Your Heart – Anthony Lilles, CSD
Why Is Christmas a Nighttime Event? – Msgr. Charles Pope
The Trial of Joseph – Daniel Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Loneliness & Christmas Enchantment – Joe Bissonnette, Crisis Mgzn
How Salvation Is Like Marriage – Victor Ajluni MD, Catholic Stand
G. K. Chesterton & Santa Claus – Catherine Harmon, The CWR Blog
Victory Over the War on Christmas – Shane Schaetzel, FIChM
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-24-14) click here.

Which American Archbishops, If Any, Will

Receive Red Hats at the February Conclave?

by Phil Lawler

of Catholic Culture

 

  For Pope Francis, 2015 Will be a Big Year

  by Austen Ivereigh

  of OSV Newsweekly

 

  Why Nuns Should Wear Habits

  by Matthew Schmitz

  of First Things

 

Free Will and the Problem of God’s Grace – Bob Kurland, Cthlc Stand
Pope Francis the Economist – Michael Severance, The Cth Wrld Rprt
Do Catholics Pray “Vain Repetitions?” – Tim Staples, Cthlc Answers
The Problem with ‘Contemporary Catholicism’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
No Freedom of Speech in U.S. Catholic Higher Ed. – The Motley Monk
What Some Liturgists Don’t Know about Latin Word Order – Ostrowski
Knights of Columbus Under Attack – Kathy Schiffer, SoG
The Magisterium of The Now – Patrick Archbold, The Register
The Loss of The Normal – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (12-29-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (12-31-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (1-1-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY EVENING EDITION (1-2-15) click here.

Enough, Drained, Blogging. . .

by Theresa Williams

of Ignitum Today

 

  Celebrating Christmas in the West Bank

  Presents Challenges

  by Michele Chabin of The Register

 

  Moving Through Advent and the

  Inconvenience of Salvation History

  by Nicholas Senz of Catholic Stand

 

Pope Francis’ Address Risks Lowering Curial Morale – Edward Pentin
Reading the O Antiphons Forward – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
Pope Francis Greets Curia for Christmas & Rips Them to Shreds – Fr. Z
No Merry Christmas at the Vatican – Donald R. McClarey JD, TACthlc
Pope Francis’ Fatal 15 – Edward Pentin, NCRegister.com
In Defense of the Immaculate Conception: Part 7 – Nick Hardesty, CS
Crd. Dolan, After NYPD Murders: Don’t Give Up Hope – The Registe
To The Mothers In Church – Amanda Sloan, Ignitum Today
You Can’t Be Christian & Support Torture – Alex Johannigman, Ct365
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
France & Islam: Islamist Terror Strikes Paris – BigPulpit.com (1-7-15)
Christendom & Responding to Muslim Terror – BigPulpit.com (1-9-15)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY MORNING EDITION (1-9-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-9-15) click here.

Eastern Catholicism and the Universal Church

by Jonathan Cariveau

of One Peter 5

 

  Why Catholic-Orthodox Reunion

  Probably Won’t Happen

  by Augustinus of Rorate Cæli

 

  Pope-Patriarch Meeting Moved Churches

  Closer to Unity, Experts Say

  by John Burger of Aleteia∝

 

  What Has Pope Francis’ Visit

  with the Patriarch Meant?

  by Cansu Camlibel of Hurriyet Daily News

 

Kowtowing to Moscow = Bad Ecumenism – George Weigel, Den Ct Rg
Why Was the Pope Silent on the Armenian Genocide? – Robert Cheaib
Lithuanian Abp Fears Russia Attack on Baltic States – Catholic Herald
Melkite Bishop of War-Torn Aleppo: Hope, Joy & Peace – The Register
Pope Francis’ Pilgrimage to Turkey Reflects Past & Future – V. Gaetan
Pope & Patriarch Sign Declaration for Unity & Peace – Elise Harris
‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ at 50 – Joseph Pronechen, The Register
Ukraine Catholics Being Driven Underground – Jonathan Luxmoore
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the CHRISTMAS EVE EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-26-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-6-15) click here.
For the THURSDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (June 25, 2015) click here.

Loved as I Am; Powerful Conversion Story

by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur

of Catholic Lane

 

  What Begging for Money Taught Me

  About the Richness of Poverty

  by Olivia Spears of Ignitum Today

 

  Pope Francis Expands Commission

  for the Protection of Minors

  by Andrea Gagliarducci of The Register

 

Dad Forced Abortion, I Forgave Him, He Wasn’t Sorry – Th. Bonopartis
The Dignity of Men – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman
A Preview of Pope Francis’ Christmas Schedule – Rocco Palmo
The Problem w/ Contemporary Catholicism – Donald R. McClarey JD
It’s Not Yours! Christmas & Covetousness – Susan Anne, Cthlc Stand
The Enemy’s Tactic #3: Daily Pinpricks – Philip Kosloski
In Defense of the Immaculate Conception: Part 6 – Nick Hardesty, CS
The Spirit of Christmas & the Spirit of Islam – William Kilpatrick
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the CHRISTMAS EVE EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (1-6-15) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (1-6-15) click here.

A Romantic Yearning for Our Eucharistic Lord

by Richard Becker

of Crisis Magazine

 

  The Arab World’s Vanishing Christians

  by Christian C. Sahner

  of Project Syndicate

 

  Advent and the Four Comings of Christ

  by Sam Guzman

  of The Catholic Gentleman

 

  Who Is Pope Francis?

  Interview with Austin Ivereigh

  by Kathryn Jean Lopez

 

Reclaim Beauty: Revitalize Thru Architecture & Art – Jos. Pronechen
On the Restoration of Chartres Cathedral – Lucas Viar, New Lit Mov
The New Hi Tech Bishop of Burlington – Brandon Vogt
Do You Get Cheated if Your Birthday Is Christmas Day? – Str. Smith
Could You Not Stay Awake for One Hour? – Ryan Kraeger, Igntm Tdy
NRLB & the Lost Soul of U.S. Catholic Higher Ed. – The Motley Monk
Video Reflection for Advent Week 4 – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew
Texas Protects Christians w/ Merry Christmas Law – Kathy Schiffer
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the THURSDAY EDITION (1-1-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY EVENING EDITION (1-2-15) click here.

Thank You: Two Words That Can

Transform Your Marriage

by Stephanie Weinert

of Catholic Lane

 

  ‘Enhancing Our Appreciation

  of the Beauty of Families’

  by Marion Laffey Fox of The Register

 

  Distinguish Civil Marriage from Sacramental?

  Of Course; Divide Them? No!

  by Dr. Ed Peters of In the Light of the Law

 

Factors Contributing to Marriage Crisis – Hilary Towers
Motherhood: The Ultimate Makeover – Carrie Gress, The CWR Blog
True, Virginal Wife of Joseph – Jonathan Fleischmann, Hm & Ps Rv
Why Is Christian Marriage Indissoluble? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Need to Set Aside Marriage & Use Holy Matrimony Only? – Msgr. Pope
Would the Real Pharisees Please Step Forward? – John Bergsma, TSP
Hope for a Marriage on the Brink of Divorce – ChurchPOP
Looking at Cbp. Faris’ Remarks on Marriage – Dr. Ed Peters, ItLotL
The Profound Injustice of Judge Posner on Marriage – John Finnis
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (12-22-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-22-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the CHRISTMAS EVE EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-26-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-27-14) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-28-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (12-29-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (12-31-14) click here.

Things I Said “I Would Never” Do

by Abby Johnson

of Epic Pew

 

  The Role of Beauty in the

  Formation of Men as Men

  by Jared M. Silvey of Crisis Magazine

 

  Christian Refugees in Iraq Face Up

  to a Bleak Christmas

  by Simon Caldwell of Catholic Herald

 

  Pope Francis’ Cuba Diplomacy

  by Donald R. McClarey JD

  of The American Catholic

 

Why Women Religious Communities Decline or Thrive – Donna Bethell
Hold the Christians of Gaza in Your Hearts – Crd. Vincent Nichols, CH
Clerical Child Sex Abuse Has Nothing to Do w/Celibacy – W. Oddie PhD
10 Gifts Ideas for Religious Priests, Sisters, Etc. – Sr. Th. A. Noble
Putting Crd. Dolan, Abp. Vigneron & Others on Notice – Sh. Schaetzel
Tweeting While in the Adoration Chapel – T. J. Burdick, Ignitum Tdy
In Defense of the Immaculate Conception: Part 5 – Nick Hardesty, CS
The Christmas Dilemma of Catholics – God-Haunted Lunatic
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-22-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the CHRISTMAS EVE EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-24-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (12-31-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY EVENING EDITION (1-2-15) click here.

The Worlds of Difference an “S” Can Make

by Sean Connolly

of Ignitum Today

 

  Let the Church Be a House of Wonder

  by Anthony Esolen

  of Crisis Magazine

 

  Pope Victor

  and the Second-Century Papacy

  by Joe Heschmeyer

  of Shameless Popery

 

Advent Sermons of Saint Thomas Aquinas – Donald R. McClarey JD
Persevering Thru Suffering This Advent – Annie Deddens, Cthlc Stnd
William May, Defender of Humanae Vitae, Dies at 86 – Joan Desmond
5 Advent Virtues of St. Joseph – Fr. Ed Broom, The Cthlc Gntlmn
In Defense of the Immaculate Conception: Part 4 – Nick Hardesty, CS
India: Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Celebrates Canonizations – A. A.
The Sunday Propers: Rorate Sunday – Kevin Tierney, Cthlc Exchange
Advent IV: Love – David L. Alexander, Man With Black Hat
Catholic Radio Launches in Los Angeles – Jim Graves, The Ct Wr Rp
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (12-22-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-22-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (12-31-14) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (1-1-15) click here.
For the FRIDAY EVENING EDITION (1-2-15) click here.

10 Must-See Attractions in Dante’s Hell

by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood OP

of Epic Pew

 

  Jane Austen’s Guide to Thomistic Virtue Ethics

  by Laura McAlister

  of Catholic Cravings

 

  Three Reasons to Take Your Son Hunting

  by John Cuddeback

  of The Catholic Gentleman

 

 

Subsidiarity & the Transformation of Our Culture – Isabel Nolan
Finding Tradition in the Transcendent: Christmas in the Church – 1P5
Same-Sex “Weddings” & the Shopkeeper’s Dilemma – Russell Nieli, PD
Pope Francis: Infallibility Doesn’t Make Him Right – David Vermont
Mission of the Family: Love – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
The Beauty of the Season – Jason Theobald, Ignitum Today
Movie Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Greydanus
Former Lesbian: Cruel for Church to Go Soft on Gay Relationships – PB
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (12-31-14) click here.

Big-Picture Social Justice

by Father Jerry J. Pokorsky

of The Catholic Thing

 

  Who Am I To Judge: A Life in a Lifeless Parish

  by Anonymous

  of First Things

 

  Mother Agnes on Visitation Report:

  ‘Religious Life Is Not Dying in U. S.’

  by Joan Frawley Desmond of The Register

 

Torture, Reasons of State & Our Christian Mistake – Dr. Jeff Mirus
What are the ‘O Antiphons’, Why Should I Care? – Fr. Roger J. Landry
Mary & Ecumenism: Our Mother Wants Unity – Stacy Trasancos PhD
Restore Balance of Catholic Social Teaching – David Mills, Aleteia∝
Nunsense – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic
East vs. West: Walk For Life – Doug Johnson, Epic Pew
The Power of Tradition – Emma King, Ignitum Today
Barking Up the Wrong Tree – Jeff McLeod, Catholic Stand
Major Media Ignore Arrest of Gay Activist & Political Donor – D. Siggins
Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (12-22-14)
For the TUESDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (12-23-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-27-14) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-28-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (12-29-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (12-29-14) click here.