Big Pulpit

It Is Time to Revoke the Catholic Status of the LCWR – Dr. Jeff Mirus

The LCWR Doubles Down on Dissent – Ann Carey, The Cth Wrld Rprt
What’s Behind the Secularist Shame Campaigns – Helen Andrews, FT
Best Images of Pope Francis’ Trip to South Korea – Catholic Fire
Not Stopping Islamic State, U.S. Ignores Lessons of Auschwitz – WaPo
Full Transcript of Pope Francis’s In-Flight Interview from Korea – Reg
World Vernacular Is English, Pope Francis Korean Edition – Kat. Pluth
Pope Francis Gets Rock-Star Treatment – Jonathan Cheng, The WSJ
What Dante Gets Wrong About Heaven – Stephen H. Webb, Frst Thns
ISIS shatters the Dreamscape of Rawlsian Liberalism – Amelia Sims
Scapegoating and Social Violence – Father Dwight Longenecker
Let There Be Ice Cream In Cones: Determinism & Miracles – Trasancos
Vietnam: A Franciscan Friar Tackles the Improbable – Howard Duncan
Abortion Breast Cancer Link: When Orthodoxy Trumps Science – Nadal
Can China & the Holy See Overcome Their Differences? – Sha. Tiezzi
Islamic Extremism & Hypocrisy of Church of England – Dm. Thompson

How the Famous Sell Their Soul to Satan – Joseph Sciambra, ChrchPP

Recalcitrant LCWR Digs in Its Heels at Nashville Meeting – K. Schiffer
Korea Confirms Pope Francis as the ‘Teflon Pope’ – John L. Allen Jr.
Vatican Calls for International Action to Liberate Iraq – Cnd. Wooden
Holy Hour: Healing Through Forgiveness – Kathleen Beckman, Ct Ex
Pope Francis: Crisis in Family Requires Greater Church Outreach – Rg
“Secularists” Make a Pope In Their Own Image – Rorate Cæli
Mobilizing Against Black Masses – Fr. Roger Landry, NCRegister.com
What Is God’s Will Regarding Suffering? – Fr. John Bartunek LC ThD
Dealing w/Depression: Getting the Help that Matters – Dr. G. Popcak
Calls for Peace Abound After Michael Brown Shooting – Adelaide Mena
The Present, Future & Quality of Catholic Online Ed. – The CWR Blog
The Stillbirth of Science in Babylon – Stacy Trasancos PhD, Strg Nts
The Dangers of “Routine Communions” – Fr. Timothy Finigan
Movie Review: Calvary – Sr. Helena Burns, Catholic Lane
The Only Acceptable Rebellion – Randy Hain, Integrated Cthlc Life™
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

New Art from Daniel Mitsui, Inculturation Alert! – Fr. Z’s Blog

Homeschooling Basics: Four Popular Approaches – Philip Meade
Christian Genocide, It Is Now Time for a Diplomacy of the Truth – A. G.
Mosul Archbishop: The West Will Also Become Victims of Islam – RCæli
Thai Pilgrims: Pope’s For Everyone, Not Just for Catholics – E. Harris
How Much Is Too Much? Family Matters: Married Life – The McDonalds
Vatican Social Media Guru: Catholics Should Give Internet A Soul – CG
Jim Caviezel Talks Faith & Football – Donna-Marie Cooper-O’Boyle
Summer Reading: A Bible Story Retold Well – Sarah Reinhard, NCReg
St. Max Kolbe: Martyr of Charity & True Friend of Christ – R. Howard
Sr. Nyirumbe: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless in Uganda – Sr. Candiru
Show Us Your Face – Jenny Uebbing, Catholic Exchange
The Sign of Humility – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave
What Does Sanctity Smell Like? – Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange
Review: New Translation of Durand’s Rationale Divinorum Offcrm – PW
A Winning Program for Renewal – Fr. C. John McCloskey, The Ct Th

Chart Decodes Hand Gestures in Contemporary Worship – ChurchPOP

Did The Ancient Mass Really Have Three Readings? – Jeff Ostrowski
Thinking Liturgically: The Introit – Kevin M. Tierney, Catholic Lane
What Truth Should We Take Away from “The Giver”? – Dan. McInerny
Aleppo’s Christians Under Grave Threat of Genocide – Rorate Cæli
Pope Francis Gets Warm Welcome f/Children w/Disabilities – The Reg
Ecclesial Movements of Great Faith – Deacon Edward Looney, Ig Td
Pope Francis to Asian Youth: Church Needs Your Witness – The Reg
Chants Abrégés: Fantastic Resource for Beginning Scholas – B. Yanke
Pope Francis Prays at Memorial for Aborted Children – E. Pentin
Pope Francis Beatifies 124 Korean Martyrs – NCRegister.com
Heart of Korean Papal Trip: Witness of Martyrdom – Cat. Harmon
Uniting w/Christ Through Our Senses – Melanie Jean Juneau, Cth Std
Asian Youth Impressed by Pope Francis’s Humility – Elise Harris, Reg
Pope Francis: Forgiveness Key to Uniting Two Koreas – F. X. Rocca
10 Bad Catholic Words That May Not Mean What You Think – Archbold
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

19 Most Refreshingly Commonsensical G.K. Chesterton Quotes – ChPP

The Real Presence: 13 Memes on the Holy Eucharist – H. H. Ambrose
12 Amazing Virtual Tours of World’s Most Spectacular Churches – ChP
Fr. Schiffer & the Priests Who Survived Hiroshima – K.S. (link fixed)
The 16 Manliest Beards of Salvation History – ChurchPOP
Plain Living: A Suburban Catholic Family Goes Country – Chr. McClure
What Does it Mean to be a Victim with Christ? – Mary Kaufmann
The Miracle Church in the Canadian Countryside – Regina Blog
31 Beautiful Paintings of Mary Nursing the Baby Jesus – ChurchPop
The Antipope Who Became a Saint – Steve Weidenkopf, Cth Answrs
Always a Catholic: Reversion Story of Francis Jacobs – TCHNI
How Did People Tell Time in Jesus’ Day? – Msgr. Charles Pope
The Goodness of Grandeur – Musings of a Mountain Catholic
The Nativity in the Initial P by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci – NLM
Celebrating Mass Ad Orientem: Video – Joseph Shaw, Rorate Cæli
The Jewish Rite of Marriage to the Sacrament of Marriage – Etheredge

Quæritur: Priest Doesnt Guard Eucharist f/Profanation, What to Do – Z

On Seeking Freedom “from” Religion – Quartermaster of the Barque
The History of Anti-Catholic Violence in the U.S. – Fr. David J. Endres
Why We Must Pray – Dom Hubert Van Zeller, Catholic Exchange
Does Your Belief On Ordination Line Up w/Early Church’s Belief? – DLG
The Problem w/Not Having a Personal Relationship w/Jesus – Dr Brown
Does Evolution Nullify Human Meaningfulness? – Charlie Ducey, EP
Wanted: Code of Shareholder Ethics – Bruce Edward Walker, PwrBlg
On Property Rights; Subjective & Objective, Human & Natural – W.B.L.
The Polish Lesson: From Communism to Solidarity to Capitalism – A. R.
A Christian Alternative to Unicorn Governance – Joe Carter, PwrBlg
Mythbuster : How Benedict Tackled False Christologies – Skowronska
Corpus Christi: Punctuation & Continuity – Donald S. Prudlo, Crisis
Willie Wonka Truth – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
The Two Abysses of the Soul – Costica Bradatan, L.A. Rev of Books
Understanding Golgotha – Fr. James V. Schall SJ, Aleteia∝

Worshiping the Devil by Default – Dusty Gates, Crisis Magazine

“How Gay are We?”: Gay Games 2014  – Brittany Higdon, Tr & Ch Fr
Don’t Ignore the Bible’s Violence, Understand It – Philip Jenkins
Franciscans Determined to Keep Christianity in Holy Land – The Reg
Staying Pro-Life on College Campuses – Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller
The Debate Over “Common Core” – Russell Shaw, Aleteia∝
We Can Build Jerusalem Amongst Inner City Housing Projects – D. C.
Distributism Basics: Distributism vs. Socialism – David W. Cooney, EP
Questioning Q – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers
Ars Moriendi – Dale M. Coulter, First Things
Of Head Nods, Hat Tips & Empty Crosses – Richard Becker, Cth Exchn
Can Private Charity Replace the Social Safety Net? – Joe Carter, PB
The Seduction of Changing the Culture – Hadley Arkes, The Cth Thng
Homosexuality & Vocational Discernment & Choice – Fr. P. A. McGavin
Why I Love My Invisible Friend – Fr. Robert Barron, Strange Notions
Growing Babies in Artificial Wombs: Inevitable? Moral? – Sus. E. Wills

The N. Y. Observer: Holy Innocents Church Exploding in Popularity – Z

Robin Williams, Suicide & Catholic Guilt. . . – Carlos Espinosa
Worlds Coolest Archbishop Auto-Tunes His Annual Appeal Message – CP
Hundreds Unite at Denver Interreligious Prayer for Peace – Ma. Rezac
Pope Francis: ‘There’s Only One Korea’ – NCRegister.com
Iraq Christian Genocide: Growing Quality of Bloody Coverage – J Davis
Pope Francis in South Korea: Three Things to Know – John P. Shimek
Praying for the Media – Chelsea Houghton, Catholic Stand
Korea Trip Fulfills Pope’s Seminary Hopes – NCRegister.com
Mother Angelica’s 70-Year-Old Promise – Raymond Arroyo, The Reg
Vatican Shares Sadness of Chinese Youth Barred f/Visiting Korea – Rg
Atheists vs. Football Coaches: Want to Bet Who’ll Win? – Sus. E. Wills
Why Is Pope Francis Visiting a Cemetery in South Korea? – SW Mosher
Video Clip Reveals Robin Williams’ Hopes for Heaven – Trisha Hoffman
Movie Revs: Jim Caviezel! Turtles! James Brown! Woody Allen! – SDG
37 Signs You Were a Youth Group Kid – ChurchPOP
For The Assumption Of Mary Round Up of Links click here.
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

People Are Dying for Christ, Go to Mass Today – Kate O’Hare, Cth Vt

“The Assumption” by Mgsr. Ronald Knox – Ignatius Insight Scoop
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – RCSD
Fairest Daughter of the Father – Ignatius Insight Scoop
Purity on Earth & the Feminine in Heaven – Anthropology of Accord
For Converts & Non-Catholics – Denise Bossert, Catholic Lane
The Assumption: Finding Mary in the Darkness – Kerri Baunach
Mary’s Assumption: Five Gems – Kathleen Beckman, Cthlc Exchange
The Assumption of Mary – Mark P. Shea, NCRegister.com
Mary, Chosen by God – Cynthia Trainque, Catholic Exchange
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Heimann
Celebrate the Assumption in Baltimore – Sherry Antonetti, The Reg
The Assumption of Mary – David L. Alexander, Man With Black Hat
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

What’s Never Mentioned in the Sex Scandal Cases – Kevin O’Brien

Planned Parenthood’s 2014 Fails – Patti Maguire Armstrong
It’s a Shame Our Culture Views Chastity w/Such Suspicion – F. Phillips
Spayed Sentiments & Sterilized Sex: Catholic Dating – K. O’Brien
10 Things About the Assumption of Mary – Fr. D. Longenecker
“May God Have Pity On Us”, Readings for the 20th Sunday – M. Barber
Not the Ultimate Sacrifice, But Sacrifice None the Less – Greg Yoko
Are Catholic Bishops Living Too Lavishly? CNN Says So. . . – L. Mettler
The Assumption of Mary: 12 Things to Know & Share – Jimmy Akin
Kingfishers & Fisher Kings – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
The Challenge of the Assumption of Mary – Denise Bossert
New Film: Faith & Friendship of JRR Tolkien & CS Lewis – P. Kosloski
Will the New AIDS Pill Promote Promiscuity? – Anne Hendershott
Immigration: A Principled Catholic Approach – S. Gregg
Real Sword in the Stone Is the Church’s First Official Saint – ChrchPP
A Right to Complain, an Obligation to Help – Randall Smith PhD
For The Assumption Of Mary Round Up of Links click here.
For the FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION click here.

RIP Robin Williams: I Only Knew That You Were Thirsty – Sr. T. Noble

Priest’s Eye-Witness Account of Fleeing the Islamic State – Del Guerico
Are the Gospels a Myth? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Cthlc Exchange
A Just War, We Must Act to Help Iraq’s Minorities – The Cthlc Herald
ISIS: A Short History – Bobby Ghosh, The Atlantic
Mother Olga on the Crisis in Iraq – Dead Philosophers Society
Christian Orgs. Praying, Rallying, Donating for Iraqis – John Burger
Pope Francis Praises Korea’s Undiminished Hope – Edward Pentin
Moral Clarity in the Middle East – Joshua Brown, Catholic Vote
Korean Faithful Show God Is Alive, Powerful in Asia – An. Gagliarducci
The Flowers in Cell 21: Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe – Ch. T. Haley
Pope Francis’ Address to South Korean Authorities, Full Text – NCRg
Battling Depression: A Catholic Perspective – Jessie Tappel MS, T&CF
Witness in Words & Works. . .Or Else! – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
God’s Quiet Whisper – Matthew Tyson, Catholic Stand
The Pope is Coming to My Country! – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

How I Moved from My Megachurch to Catholicism – Ulf Ekman, The CH

An Interview with Mr. Michael Voris! – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
You Got it Wrong This Time, Matt Walsh – Hallelujah Is My Song
Church Leaders Act as Iraq Sinks Further In Chaos – Grt. R. Crowe
Editorial: Help Iraq in Six Steps – OSV Newsweekly
Pope Francis Urges U. N. Intervention in Iraq – NCRegister.com
Dialogue With Hamas & ISIS Is Pointless & Impossible – Wil. Kilpatrick
Latest Church Pronouncements on the Genocide in Iraq – Rorate Cæli
Not Only Christians: The Yazidis, a People Who Fled – Emma Gree
The Story of a Seminarian, From a Mom’s Point of View – Cthlc Lane
Funding Your Startup Business – Christina Weber, Catholic Stand
Depression Does Not Discriminate – Michael Lichens, The Cthlc Gntlm
Dealing With Suicide (Robin Williams) – Fr. Matthew Schneider
Christian Supporters of Gay Unions Show Other Moral Divisions – NCRg
School Shopping: Finding the Right Fit – Emily Stimpson, OSV
The Loneliness of the Sexual Revolution; Noted in Good New Book – CP