Big Pulpit

Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield Are Jesuit Priests, Scorsese’s Film – KS

Have Conservatives Become Cafeteria Catholics? – Maureen Williamson
The Pill’s Glorious Legacy: Widespread Animal Mutation – T McDonald
History & Heresy – Fr. Dwight Longenecker (link repaired)
World War I & the Papacy – George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
Protecting Religious Liberty of Adoption & Foster Care Providers – TPD
Ditch Sign of Peace or Take Your Stinking Paws Off Me! – P. Archbold
When I’m Dying, Please Do This – Hallelujah Is My Song
Choosing the Better Part – Matthew Higgins, Ignitum Today
Have Confidence in God, Even in Difficulty – Jessica Archuleta, Ct Ex
Ressourcement & Aggiornamento in Ecumenical Perspective – H&PR
Answering Three Common Arguments for Abortion – Trent Horn, St Nt
Why Population Control Is Bad Foreign Policy – Steven W. Mosher
Official Guidelines for Social Responsibility of Catholic Hospitals – SPL
Are We Really Teaching the Catholic Faith? – Marlon De La Torre, CL
Is Recorded Music Okay for Children? – Fr. David M. Friel

New York Times Attacks Abp. Nienstedt – TheMediaReport.com

All That Really Matters Is How Much You Love Jesus? – Fr Longenecker
The Organist Is Dead – Richard Ingrams, The Catholic Herald
Long Dark Night of Mosul’s Christians, Does Washington Even Care – Rg
Brave Letter by Syriac Catholic Archbishop to Mosul – Rorate Cæli
Spiritual Attacks on the Expectant Mother – Olivia Spears
The Bible Does Not Forbid Alcohol – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers
Scientific Geniuses & Their Jesuit Collaborators – Andrew Kassebaum
The Feeding of the 5000, the Eucharist & the Hope of Israel – Barber
Showing the Courage to Battle Homosexual Impulses – Phil Lawler, CC
Europe’s High Court Can Teach Justice Ginsburg a Lesson – J. Shimek
Expecting the Unexpected in the N. F. L. – Trent Beattie, The Reg
Abortion’s Grim Reality May Explain Pro-Choice Label Drop – M Lawson
Sadness Is Not Depression – Thomas L. McDonald, God & Machine
The Great War & Pope Benedict XV – Edward Pentin, NCRegister.com
Russell Kirk: Convert & Catholic – Bradley J. Birzer, The Cth Wor Rep

N. Y. Times Reporter: Some People Deserving of Incivility – Anderson

Flannery O’Connor, Fifty Years After – Regis Martin
Church of The NY Times Keeps Preaching Its Own Faith – T. Mattingly
Biretta-quette – Fr. Z’s Blog
Changing Teaching Won’t Lead to Conversions – Msgr. O. F. Campion
National “c”atholic Reporter Celebrates “Ordination” of Women – Fr Z
Wanted: a Balanced Catholic Perspective on Immigration – Phil Lawler
America Is Largest Jailer in World: Land of the Free? – Mark Gordon
Human Rights or God-Given Rights? Part I – Mark S. Latkovic STD
The Saint Who Helped Fight Loan Sharks – The Catholic Herald
Lessons on Sainthood from the Parenting Trenches – Megan Twomey
Are We Special? The Anthropic Coincidences* – Bob Kurland, Cth Stn
A Good Woman Is Hard to Figure: Flannery O’Connor – Karen Beebe
An Appeal for the Christians of the Middle East, French Lead – Rrt Cæli
6 Tools for the Scrupulous – Jimmy Akin, NCRegister.com
Is an Annulment a Catholic Divorce? – David Anderson, Dead Phil Soc
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

Difference Between Modern & Dark Ages – Jeff Ostrowski

A Good Habit (Wearing One!) – Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction
Is Proselytism Solemn Nonsense? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
10 Tips for Making a Good Confession – Sam Guzman, Cthlc Exchng
The Dangers of Legalized Marijuana in Colorado – Anna Ma. Basquez
If It Looks Like a Duck: The Islamist-Nazi Connection – Wil. Kilpatrick
Meltdown Countdown: National “c”atholic Reporter on the Synod – Z
Prayer Vigils in U. S. Mark Desperate Plight of Iraqi Christians – Hays
Global Religious-Freedom Report Falls Short, Critics Contend – A Mena
Drug Addiction Is Evil & With Evil, There Is No Compromise – OSV
Political Correctness In The Huddle – Thomas Addis, Cthlc Jrnl US
Spiritual Sisterhood – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Growing Up, There Was Nothing Better than Church Camp – S Warden
Movie Review: Boyhood – Sr. Helena Burns, Catholic Lane
Kanye West, ISIS & Confronting Poverty – Sr. Theresa Noble
U Penn’s Latest Con: Religious Schools Shouldn’t Be Accredited – WMB

The Suffering & Genocide of Iraqi Christians – Marge Fenelon, Aleteia

Christendom at War – Joshua Bowman, Catholic Vote
The Heresy of Christian Zionism – Shane Schaetzel, Fully Christian
Abp. Chaput on Pope Francis’ Economic Justice Message – J. Frawley
Church Injustice Against the TLM Franciscans – Roberto de Mattei
I’d Kill Myself if I Had That Many Kids – Matthew Archbold, The Reg
National “c”atholic Reporter Celebrates Dead Dissident – Fr. Z’s Blog
Weak Church Efforts Hurting Working-Class Marriage Rate – K.J. Jones
Media Repeatedly Deceives Public in Hobby Lobby Coverage – J Agresti
Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy – Steven D. Greydanus
Pope Francis & the Evangelicals – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Pope Francis Greets Evangelicals as Brothers – Edward Pentin
USCCB Misrepresents Social Teaching on Immigration – V. R. Ruggiero
Are Protestant Communities “Churches”? – Wade St. Onge, Cth Lan
A Father’s Blessing – Lisa Shefferly-Gillay, Catholic Stand
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

Anglicans Joining Ordinariate Like Hobbits in Search of Treasure – CH

The Thug Now In Charge of the TLM Franciscans – Patrick Archbold
The Vatican’s Media Machine Is Broken – Fr. Raymond De Souza
The Mark of a Christian Today – Dusty Gates, Crisis Magazine
Imagining the Path of Christian Exile: On Leaving Mosul – Elz. Scalia
‘Amazing Parish’ Movement Unites Clergy, Laity in Renewal – Hil. Mast
Book Review: Making Gay Okay – William M. Briggs
The ‘Pope Francis Effect’ on Vatican Media – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
Church Using Police to Intimidate TLM Franciscans & Critics – Rrt Cæli
Abp. Müller: Secularists Want a Weakened Christianity – Sd. Magister
Four Steps to Understand the Crisis of Modernity – H. H. Ambrose
In Iraq, Little Churches to be Born – Rachana Chhin, Ignitum Today
50 Shades: Lookin’ for Love in the All the Wrong Places – Katie Sciba
Crossing the Tiber, The Conversion Story of Steve Ray – The CHNI
Dating in a Throwaway Culture – Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle
Catholic Dads Must Read Scripture! – Matthew Christoff, Cthlc Stand
Same-Sex Attraction & Universal Desires of the Human Heart – C Gress

On Grotesques: Gargoyle & Chimera – Quartermaster of the Barque

Realism: Incarnation, Relics & Buddy Holly’s Glasses – Jeff McLeod
Book from Five Cardinals in Defense of Marriage & Tradition – Fr. Z
Jesuit Priest Defends Israel in ‘America’ Magazine – Carl E. Olson
Court Allows 9/11 Cross to Remain Standing at Ground Zero – A. Mena
Former ‘Guardian’ of Vatican Artworks Dies at 85 – Carol Glatz
Arizona Inmate’s Grueling Execution Called Preventable – Kv. J. Jones
Why Catholicism’s Credibility Survived the Great War – The CH
The Martyrdom of St. David Lewis, SJ – The Way Out There
Monasticism, Clericalism & the Priesthood of All Believers – The CWR
The Next “Hobby Lobby”: Mandating IVF Coverage – Jn. M. Grondelski
Pope Francis’ Top 10 List for Happiness – Edward Pentin
Humanity of the Comatose Denied by Inhumanity of Euthanasia – M. P.
The Rodeo Cowboy Catholic – Joseph Pronechen, NCRegister.com
Obama’s Exec. Order Crushes Values of Faith-Based Agencies – NCReg
The Mainline Protestant’s Love Affair With Hamas – Mark Tooley
The Church & World War I: Echoes of the Great War – Gregory DiPippo
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

Mosul’s Christians: “Where is the conscience of the world?” – OCN

The Aim of the Jesus Prayer – Mark Williams, The Jesus Prayer

Orthodox Priest, Former Rock Star, Battles Ebola in West Africa – OCN

Ukraine Separatists Release Kidnapped Priest – Catholic Culture

Monasticism, Clericalism and the Priesthood of All Believers – CWR

An Orthodox Christian’s Report on Palestine from Gaza – East Chr Insights

Women Saints Who Suffered Under Islam – Pravoslavie

Most Russian Citizens Think Russia Needs Orthodoxy – Pravmir

‘Catholic’ Fashion Style? – Regina Blog

No Speeches on Catholicism Allowed on London Campus – Mt. Archbold
Why Don’t Bishops Wear Cassocks? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Wrap The Clap! Time To End Clapping At Mass – Patrick Archbold
St. John XXIII Say No Clapping In Church, So Stop It! (video) – Z
Book Pre-View: Gay & Catholic by Eve Tushnet – David L. Gray
Anglicans Choose Egalitarianism Over Christian Unity – Peter Smith
Conforming Our Secular Selves to Sacred Signs – Ptr. Kwasniewski PhD
What Do We Mean By Full of Grace? – Stephen Beale, Cthlc Exchng
John Gerard SJ: Adventures of an Elizabethan Priest – Jo. F. X. Sladky
What Is It About Feeling (Catholic) Guilty – Br. Jn. Dominick Bouck OP
Thinking Liturgically: The Saints & God’s Mercy – Kevin M. Tierney, CL
Pope Francis: The Eucharist & Renewing Our Hearts – Catholic Lane
Catholic Charity & the Modern World – Maureen Williamson
Buckle Up! Riding the Marriage Roller Coaster – Joel & Lisa Schmidt
Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind – J. R. Baldwin, Ignitum Today
Book Review: “7 Secrets of the Eucharist” by Vinny Flynn – Qrtrmstr

The Shirt that Raised Over $3000 for Mid East Christians in 1 Day! – UCthlc

The World Ended 100 Years Ago Today – Jason Jones & John Zmirak
Time for Evangelicals to Stand Against Rome? – Dale M. Coulter, Fr Th
Why Silence on Christian Genocide: Secularism & Fear of Islam – RCæli
Middle Eastern Christians Face Calamity – Richard L. Russell, Crisis
Bp. Pates: Foreign Policy Must Change to Fix Migrant Crisis – M. Hadro
Immigrant Children: Refugees From Failed States – Fr. James Melnick
The Catholic Sheik’s of the Middle East – Matthew Olson, Cthlc Anlss
Catholic Liberal Education Today – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Pushing the Patriarch into Putin’s Arms – Fr. Mark Drew, The Cth Hrl
Spiritual Director or Shrink? How to Discern? – Fr. J. Bartunek LC ThD
Book Review: Thirsting for Prayer – Stuart Dunn, Stuart’s Study
The Lives & Deaths of Thomas More & John Fisher – Don. Prudlo PhD
How the Peace Pope Almost Ended the First World War – Philip Jenkins
Are You Born Again? How To Answer This Question? – Dr. Ta. Marshall
The Single Best Way to Reduce Abortions – Arleen Spenceley, Iggy-T
10 Things to Remember if You Hate Ecumenism – Fr. D. Longenecker
The Flight from Iraq – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

Pope Francis’ Paradox: Evangelize Evangelicals – Andrea Gagliarducci

When They Set Fire to Our Monasteries – Philip Jenkins, Aleteia
Gay & Transgendered: What Comes Next? – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Cthlc Cltr
Pope Francis & Economic Justice – Abp. Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap
Conquest, Desecration & Phony History – Steve Weidenkopf, Cth Ans
Abp. Chaput on Pope Francis: Mistake to Call Him a Liberal – Frawley
Understanding the Palestinian Quagmire – Shane Schaetzel, Fll Chr
Planned Parenthood: New Allegations of Abuse of Minors – Laugesen
Abp. Neary Warns of Double Standards Over Religions – Pat. McGarry
Europe’s High Court Defends Marriage – John Paul Shimek, Aleteia
Demonic Infection & Victory Over Sin – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Same-Sex Attraction the Universal Desires of the Human Heart – Gress
Advice for Navigating Technology With Children – Tho. L. McDonald
Embracing Edith Stein: A Review – Bethanie Ryan, Ignitum Today
Contraception Leads to Abortion: Come & See – Leila Miller, Cth Stnd
The Destructive Logic of Marriage Revisionism – Robert P. George

Celebration of Liturgy Is Most Important Act of Evangelization – R Clark

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes – SF
Tolkien on Romantic Love in a Fallen World – Godot to Leave
St. John Paul II on Dignity of Human Body in Art – Php. Kosloski
The Three Munera, Part 2: The Father as Priest – Sam Guzman, Ct Ex
Rome & Relics – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery
Piercing the Unicorn – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine
Vietnamese Sisters Find a Home in the United States – Jim Graves
Who Needs Poetry? – Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine
Hard Times by Charles Dickens – Stephen Fitzpatrick, Civilized Rdr
Where Are You When You Sing? Proprioception for Beginners – Ballou
Art of the Book in 3rd Millennium: Heiligenkreuz Choir Books – P. K.
Too Late Have I Loved Thee: On the Genius of Franz Joseph Haydn RJS
Henry Wingate: His Work & The Traditional Style – David Clayton
God Only Helps Whom? – Abigail Reimel, Catholic Stand
Pascal in “The Rum Diary” – Matthew Becklo, Strange Notions