Big Pulpit

Rebuilding After the Earthquake

by Donald R. McClarey, JD

of The American Catholic

Synod of Bishops, Hope in the Peripheries – Andrea Gagliarducci
Why Should the Church Adapt Its Teachings to the Times? – Holloway
On the Temptation of Hostile Inflexibility – Big Blue Wave
Wrangling in Rome, What Good Is It? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Final Report Leaves Controversial Questions Open – Francis X. Rocca
The Synod’s Right Turn – Nicholas G. Hahn III, Real Clear Religion
Synod Sends Message of Encouragement to Families – Fra. X. Rocca
Clash of Straw Men – George Weigel, Denver Catholic Register
Three Reasons for Synod Hysteria & the Solution – Sr. The. A. Noble
Key Quotes from Pope Francis’ Synodal Speech – ChurchPOP
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family, Crd. Kasper & More! – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Family on the Synod: Success or Failure? – BigPulpit.com (10-21-14)
Synod on the Family Fall Out – BigPulpit.com (10-27-14)
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-27-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (10-28-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION (10-29-14) click here.

Interview of Edward Pentin By Michael Voris

by Patrick Archbold

of Creative Minority Report

 

  Lesbian Mayor’s Intimidation of Christians

  a Religious Liberty Threat

  by Msgr. Charles Pope

 

  Be Careful My Catholic Friends

  by Shaun McAfee

 

 

Benedictine Success Story at Newark Prep School – Tom McDonald
Gay Rights & Ideology – R. R. Reno, First Things
A Marian Pilgrimage in Hungary – Gregory DiPippo, New Ltrgc Mvmnt
Cardinal Kasper’s Nose Is Growing Again – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Culture
Govt to Pastors: Celebrate Gay Wedding or Go to Jail – R. T. Anderson
Crd. Burke Confirms Demotion & Crd. Kasper – Carl E. Olson
Ebola Caution: Kiss of Peace Now Meaningful Eye Contact – K. Schiffer
Gratitude, Whos & Whats – Burke Ingraffia, Ignitum Today
Komen Contributes to Deception about Breast Cancer – Karen Malec
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Pope Blessed Paul VI & Humanae Vitae – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family, Crd. Kasper & More! – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Islam 101 – BigPulpit.com (10-28-14)
Crisis of the Family and Marriage – BigPulpit.com (10-29-14)
Looking to Synod on the Family 2015 – BigPulpit.com (10-30-14)
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (10-31-14) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA (10-31-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY MORNING EDITION (11-1-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-1-14) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (11-2-14) click here.

Render Unto Caesar

by Marcellino D’Ambrosio

of Catholic Lane

 

  6 Ways to Connect Your Children With Nature

  by Mary Ellen Barrett

  Seton Magazine

 

  Pope Francis Marrying Sinners Is No Surprise

  by Bernard Toutounji

  of Ignitum Today

 

What’s Missing from the Book of Acts? – Jimmy Akin, The Reg
Catholic Musician Eliot Morris – T. J. Burdick, Ignitum Today
A Proper Understanding of Biblical Inspiration – Br. A. Murphy OP
That Christ Is Proclaimed In Every Way – Irish Papist
Raising the Tone of Catholic Music – Beverly Stevens, Regina Mgzn
The Liturgy & the New Evangelization – Dr J Sienkiewicz & C Pinedo
The Ironic Outcome of the Benedictine-Jesuit Controversy – Kwsnwsk
Justification: Process or One-Time Deal? – Tim Staples, Cthlc Answrs
Does the T. L. M. Have Too Much Pomp? – Ben Yanke, New Lit Mov
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Pope Blessed Paul VI & Humanae Vitae – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family Aftermath – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (10-20-14) click here.

Pope Blessed Paul VI and the Smoke of Satan

by Donald R. McClarey JD

of The American Catholic

The Courage of Pope Paul VI – Jennifer Fulwiler, NCRegister.com
Blessed Paul VI, Pray for Us – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace
Pope Francis Praises ‘Farsightedness’ of Paul VI – Francis X. Rocca
What I Owe to Blessed Pope Paul VI – Dr. Ed Peters, Canon Law Blog
The Papacy of Blessed Paul VI – James Hitchcock, NCRegister.com
Pope Francis beatifies Paul VI: Text of Homily – The CWR Blog
The Pope Who Confronted the Modern World – Carlos X, Cthlc Lane
Humanae Vitae & The Synod: Theories & Predictions – Wm. M. Briggs
Paul VI Beatification a Fitting Coda to a Stormy Synod – Jn. L. Allen Jr.
Why This Evangelical Was Convinced Humanae Vitae Is Right – Millegan
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family Aftermath – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Family on the Synod: Success or Failure? – BigPulpit.com (10-21-14)
For the SUNDAY EDITION (10-19-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
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Synod’s Final Report Shows Nuance

on Divorce, Homosexuality

by Andrea Gagliarducci of NCRegister.com

 

  Pope Francis Shows His Cards

  by Joe Heschmeyer

  of Shameless Popery

 

  This Is Not Pope Francis’s

  Finest Hour

  by Damian Thompson

 

Report Lacks Bishops’ Unity on Big Topics – Edward Pentin
The Tyranny of “Mercy” – Michael Matheson Miller, The CWR
Fr. Z Fisk’s New York Times Editorial on the Synod – Fr. Z’s Blog
Crd. Burke: Relatio Synodi Is Significant Improvement – Carl E. Olson
Affirms Uniqueness, Indissolubility of Conjugal Love – Elise Harris
Full Text of Pope Francis’s Concluding Address – The Catholic Herald
Fr. Z Fisk’s Pope Francis’s Concluding Address – Fr. Z’s Blog
Rejected Paragraphs on Communion for Divorced, Gays – Rorate Cæli
Votes on Four Key Sections Reveal Synod’s Fault Lines – Crux
Pope Blessed Paul VI & Humanae Vitae – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Synod on the Family Aftermath – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Synod on the Family, Crd. Kasper & More! – BigPulpit.com (10-20-14)
Family on the Synod: Success or Failure? – BigPulpit.com (10-21-14)
An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed – BigPulpit.com (10-22-14)
For the SUNDAY EDITION (10-19-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-20-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-21-14) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION (10-22-14) click here.

Reknowned Italian Expert Speaks About Growing Christianophobia in Europe – Pravmir

Orthodox Christians, Priests Face Threats in Ukraine – RT

Christ is Cleansing Ukraine, Says Church Leader – Catholic Culture

Ancient Christianity Confronts Death and Halloween – Fr. J. Parker, OCN

First Person Beatified on US Soil Raised in Byzantine Catholic Church – CtB

Coptic Christian Landmark Church Restored in Cairo – BBC News

Philoxenus of Mabbug: Love the Truth as the Martyrs Did – Cath Book Blogger

Where the Apostle Luke Wrote His Gospel – Mystagogy

The Point of a Monk – Jason Liske, Revenance/Death to the World

For the THURSDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (June 25, 2015) click here.

Metropolitan Hilarion’s Interview

to Vatican Radio

Pravmir

Look to the East for Canonical-Spiritual Balance – Synod on Family

A Conversation with His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk – Crd. Dolan

The Immorality of Moralism – Archimandrite P. Papadopoulos

The Gospel and the Rules – Phillip Pullella, Monks and Mermaids

Buddhism & Eastern Asceticism vs. Orthodox Asceticism – Kandylaki

Acedia: The Noonday Demon – Fr. A.F. Kimel, Eclectic Orthodoxy

Mainstream Religious Orders Are Not Attracting

Vocations as Younger Traditional Orders

by Phil Lawler of Catholic Culture

Christians in Iraq Face Uncertain Future – John Burger, Aleteia∝
Did the Papacy Exist While John Was Alive? – Joe Heschmeyer, ShP
Apple & Facebook Offer Coverage for Egg Freezing – Elizabeth Kirk
Why the Internet Will Make the World More Pro-Life – Jennifer Fulwiler
Satanism Hits the South – John Burger, Aleteia
No Matter How Dark Your Past, You Can Start Over: Sexual Healing
Accompanying Unaccompanied Refugee Children – Brian Fraga, NCRg
How To Craft A Thurible For Catholic Kids – Catholic Icing
I’m Dying, too, Brittany, but Suicide Is Not the Answer – Kara Tippetts
Suffering, Catholic Style!‏ – Leila Miller, Catholic Stand
Beautiful A Capella Performance of the Lord’s Prayer – ChurhcPOP
Synod on Family: Pope Francis & Crd. Kasper – BigPulpit.com (10-18-14)
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Pope Blessed Paul VI & Humanae Vitae – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
For the SUNDAY EDITION (10-19-14) click here.

What’s Pope Francis Trying to Do with This Synod? – Big Blue Wave
Pope Francis’ Pontificate Could Spin Out of Control – Wlm. Oddie PhD
Questioning Crd. Kasper: Five Points – Mark Brumley, The CWR Blog
Kasper was Ready to Destroy a Man’s Reputation for His Ends – RCæli
Francis’s Firestorm – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Aleteia∝
Sayonara Synod, Not So Fast – Patrick Archbold, NCRegister.com
Crd Sarah: Pressure Gps Lobbying to Change Church Teaching – NCRg
The Counter-offensive of the Orthodox – Matteo Matzuzzi, Il Foglio
Crd Kasper Missing Chance to Demonstrate Mercy, Updated – E. Scalia
Don’t Fear the Synod on the Family – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
Austen Ivereigh on Realities of African Bishop Participation – E. Scalia
“Providing for” Homosexuals: What Could the Synod Mean? – SE Wills
Synod on the Family 2014 Post Mortem – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
Pope Blessed Paul VI & Humanae Vitae – BigPulpit.com (10-19-14)
For the SATURDAY EDITION (10-18-14) click here.
For the SUNDAY EDITION (10-19-14) click here.

Thousands of Years of Christian Culture

Are Destroyed

by Paul Bett of The Catholic Herald

Eye of the Tiber’s Samer Naoum’s Story/Interview – Shaun McAfee
A Martyr Glowing with Divine Love – Stephen Beale, Cth Exc
Why it is Hard to Find Truth in Academia – Clifford Staples, Crisis
Houston’s Lesbian Mayor Does ‘Witch Hunt’ of Pastors – The Reg
What’s Happening in Houston? – Mark Movsesian, First Things
Irrational Disbelief: The Hypocrisy of Scientific Atheism – Dusty Gates
Epic Video on Attending Mass – Patrick Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt
8 Full Hours of Gregorian Chant in One Video – ChurchPOP
Let’s Have Clarity & Charity – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Understanding the Devil in Order to Overcome Him – Aleteia∝
Is An Influential Pro-Life Judge Really a Religious Judge? – M Stricherz
Family of the Synod Late Night Drama – BigPulpit.com (10-16-14)
Synod on Family: Pope Francis & Crd. Kasper – BigPulpit.com (10-18-14)
Synod on the Family Fall Out – BigPulpit.com (10-27-14)
For the SATURDAY EDITION (10-18-14) click here.
For the MONDAY MORNING EDITION (10-27-14) click here.
For the MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (10-27-14) click here.

Kasper Appalled, Denies Africa Comments Caught on Tape – Schmitz
What’s the Dissidents Next Move? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Crd. Pell: We Won’t Give Up to the Secular Agenda – Carl E. Olson
Say It’s So, Joe, Say It’s So – Dr. Ed Peter, In the Light of the Law
Relatio Gays Section Revised in English Version – Kathy Schiffer
The Conclusions of the Synod’s Small Groups – Rorate Cæli
The Synod, the Faith & the ‘Reluctantly Divorced’ – Bill Maguire
How a Synod Is Run: The Order for a Synod – Gregory DiPippo, NLM
Past & Present Conceptions of Tradition – Joshua Brotherton, H&PR
What’s a “Synod”? The Vatican Explains the Basics – Kathy Schiffer
Diocesan Synods Offer Opportunities for Church Renewal – JP Shimek
Crd. Burke Fighting Synod of the Media – Als. Gnocchi, Il Foglio
Synod on Family: Pope Francis & Crd. Kasper – BigPulpit.com (10-18-14)
For the THURSDAY EDITION (10-16-14) click here.
For the SATURDAY EDITION (10-18-14) click here.

Bps Under Pressure f/Kasperites to Modify Views or Else – M. Tosatti
How the Synod & Vatican Council II Compare? – Jms. Hitchcock
A “Lambeth Moment” for the Synod – Fr. Mark A. Pilon, The Cth Thg
Bishops Indicate Move Towards Rewrite of Relatio – And. Gagliarducci
What the Synod Relatio Didn’t Say & How It Didn’t Say It – Kt. O’Hare
Bruno Forte Responsible for Homosexual Section of Relatio – RCæli
Cardinal Balidsseri Caves In to Demands for More Transparency – Fr. Z
Nigerians Pleads for Respect of African Bishops Views – O. Ekeocha
What About Divorced Catholics Who Don’t Remarry? – J. Desmond
Listening for the Holy Spirit at the Synod – Fr. Richard Heilman, 1P5
The Real Dilemma: Indissolubility or Divorce – Sandro Magister
Gradualism: I am “Exhibit A” – Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, PbT
Evidence Emerges of an Engineered Synod – BigPulpit.com (10-15-14)
The Walter Cardinal Kasper Synod Saga – BigPulpit.com (10-15-14)
Family of the Synod Late Night Drama – BigPulpit.com (10-16-14)
For the THURSDAY EDITION (10-16-14) click here.