Big Pulpit

When Priest Confessor Doesn’t Use Proper Form of Absolution – Fr. Z

Vatican Defines Role of Faithful in Church Teaching – Marge Fenelon
Parsing Tolkien’s Letter on Love & Romance – Godot to Leave
If Only Cameron Would Follow Example of Italian PM – Fr. Lucie-Smith
For Once BBC Put Humanity of Unborn Child Center Stage – F. Phillips
Sexual Integrity, Due Process & Campus Alcohol Policy – JB Londregan
Boromir’s Death & Faithful Spouses – M3 Squared
Stratford Caldecott: Go With God – Michael J. Lichens, Cthlc Exchng
Ron Swanson & the Existence of God – Musings of a Mountain Cthlc
Sam-I-Am & the New Evangelization – Denise J. Hunnell MD, Cth Stnd
Don’t Give in to Discouragement – Dom Hubert Van Zeller, Cth Exc
Creatio ex Nihilo: Theology versus (?) Physics* – Bob Kurland, Cth Stn
When People Become Things, God Becomes a Thing – Kevin O’Brien
Intelligence Failure – William Kirkpatrick, Crisis Magazine
New Health-Care Resource Links Catholic Patients, Providers – A Mena
The Parable of the Highly-Leveraged Fool – The New Emangelization

The Arabic Writing on the Wall – Joseph Pearce, Crisis Magazine

Weird Al Just Committed Greatest Word Crime of All – Kevin Gallagher
Can Married Couples Have Too Much Sex? – Rachel Lu, Crisis Mgzn
Can Pope Francis be Protector of Persecuted Christians? – Lk. Coppen
Immigration: Principled Catholic Approach Avoids Emotionalism – S.M.
Vatican Revises Canon Law to Highlight Abuse Penalties – Cin. Wooden
NFP & Too Much of a Good Thing – Patrick Archbold, NCRegister.com
Are You Called to Heal? IPS=Psychology in the Catholic Tradition – IPS
Against Cardinal Walter Kasper (II) – Ross Douthat, New York Times
European Court: Gay Marriage Is Not a Human Right – S. Gennarini JD
Evangelizing for Life: Chemo While Pregnant – Birgit Jones, Cth Stnd
Gay Catholic Romance Novel Shows Sacrifice at Heart of Love – Santos
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
What Will the World Be Like in 2045? – Eugene Gan, Aleteia
Wikipedia’s Edit Wars & 8 Religious Pages – Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Obama’s Executive Order; Danger of Fed’l Contracts Reliance – Lawler

Did We Really Need Vatican II? – Russell Shaw, The CWR Blog

Will Doctors Be Forced to Kill? – Wesley J. Smith, First Things
Answers to Questions About Gay “Marriage” – Leila, Little Cth Bubble
Iraq’s Christians: Robbed, Abandoned & Desperate to Survive – Smith
Exodus of t Largely Unknown Middle Eastern Christians – Dr. A. DeVille
A Timeless Lesson & the Burden of Sin – Randy Hain, Intg Cth Life™
We Must Welcome Christians Fleeing Middle East to the U. K. – The C
2014 Dhimmi Award Recipient: Abp. Ces. Nosiglia of Turin, Italy – RC
Contraception: Sexism’s Greatest Ally – Matthew Tyson, Cthlc Stand
Pope Francis & Equivocations – Richard Cipolla, Rorate Cæli
Priests Should Not Be Forced to Break the Seal of Confession – T. Horn
Confusing Validity & Sacramentality in Marriage – Peters; Fr Z Fisks
Anti-Dogmatic Bishop Nunzio Galantino – Alessandro Gnocchi
Europe’s High Court Defends Marriage – John Paul Shimek, Aleteia
African Women Turning to NFP; Turning Down Contraceptives – S. M.
The Many Failings of Liberation Theology – Fr. Z’s Blog
No More Silence About Extermination of Christians! – Fr. Martin Fox
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Encounter with the Demonic – Christine Niles, Regina Blog

Time to Abandon the Genesis Story? – Dr. Dennis Bonnette PhD
The Beatles & Dawning of a New Age – K. V. Turley, Crisis Magazine
Meriam Ibrahim Freed; Meets With Pope Francis – Elise Harris
Meriam Igrahim Arrives in Italy – The Way Out There
Meriam Ibrahim: Icon of Worldwide Christian Suffering – Longenecker
You Seek a Sign? Behold it: The Sign of Jonah – Rorate Cæli
White House Will Revise “Accommodation” for HHS Mandate – Frawley
Napa Institute Conference: Day 1 – Fr. Z’s Blog
EWTN to Open West Coast Studio at Former Crystal Cathedral – NCReg
Evensong & Icons: Exploring My Faith as an Oxford Student – A. Meeds
The World and the Church – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine
What Do You Have in Common w/a French Prince? – 2 Cth Mn & a Blg
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
Build A Spiritual Defense – Kathleen Beckman, Catholic Exchange
Reviews ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ – Steven D. Greydanus, The Reg
A ‘Crisis of Modernity’ & the Need for Vatican II – Russell Shaw, OSV

Pictures of Incorrupt Saints – Pinterest

Pope Francis’s Secret Friend in Caserta – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Can there be Mortal Sin in Voting? – Howard Kainz PhD, The Cth Thn
Iraq: Christian Genocide – BigPulpit.com
Why Would All These People Lie About Pope Francis – Steve Skojec
NFP Saved My Life & My Marriage – JoAnna Wahlund, Catholic Stand
Seven Steps to Beat Pornography – Fr. Matthew Schneider, Prjct YM
400-Year-Old Crucifix Uncovered in Newfoundland – Kathy Schiffer
Three Deadly Ideas – Thomas M. Doran, The CWR Blog
Thinking With the Church, Mysticism & Magisterium – Fr. Ang. Geiger
Real Science Is Not the Realm of Atheists or Egoists – Deb. C. Lubov
How Catholic Missionaries Brought Science to China – An. Kassebaum
Movie Reviews: Dawn of Apes! Planes! & More! – Steven D. Greydanus
Recovering an Enchanted World – Anne Hendershott, The Ct Wr Rp
The Catholic Boys of Summer – Eddie O’Neill, NCRegister.com
Where Two or Three are Gathered – Bob Waruszewski, Ignitum Tdy
New Pastoral Frontier: Baptisms of Children to Same-Sex Couples – PJS
The Baroque Landscape – David Clayton, The Way of Beauty

ESPN Blasts Team for Hiring Traditional Marriage Supporter – CMR

The Dirt on the Little Sisters of the Poor – Mariann Hughes, OSV
Would You Set Up a ‘Little Oratory’ in Your House? – Francis Phillips
New HHS Mandate Must Truly Eliminate Complicity – Dr. Jeff Mirus
U.S. Bishops: Obama’s Executive Order Unprecedented & Extreme – BF
Iraq: Christian Genocide – BigPulpit.com
Why Leisure Is the Remedy for Sloth – Dusty Gates, Crisis Magazine
When I Left My Career, I Never Imagined This – Stacy Trasancos PhD
The Forgotten Art of Gerhard Lamers – Matthew Alderman, Nw Lt Mv
Just Too Cool: Leo XIII’s Latin Riddles – Fr. Z’s Blog
Catholics Back Unions after Court Decision – Brian Fraga, OSV
Desire of the Everlasting Hills’ Provides Witness to Truth – McDonald
Wireless Birth Control Is No Fantasy – Judie Brown, Catholic Lane
Presidential Hopeful Mobilized Catholic Participation in Politics – OSV
Religion, Relationship & New Life – J. C., Ignitum Today
Is This Love? Surrogates, Same-Sex Couples, & Motherless Babies – J.H.
Movie Review: “Persecuted”, Low Budget B-Movie – David Ives
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic

The Last Christian In Mosul – The Catholic Herald

Why the Global Silence on Persecution of Christians in Iraq? – Rrt Cæli
UK Ambassador Blasts Cameron as Mosul Christians Expelled – Teahan
Muslim Professor Murdered for Supporting Christians – Tom McDonald
Over a Million Syrian Refugees & Turkey’s PM Erdogan – Victor Gaetan
The Middle East ‘Powder Keg’ – Michael La Civita, OSV Newsweekly
2 Iraqi Christian Seminarians Forced to Abandon Studies – C. Bootsma
Day of Prayer, Adoration & Solidarity for Persecuted Christians – NLM
Patriarch to Mosul Christians: We’ll Stay With You to the End – RCæli
Encounter With Muslims – The Eye-Witness
Islam’s Religious Exemption From Criticism – William Kilpatrick, Crisis

Anglicans: Don’t Give Up On Us; After High Priestess Vote – Ka. Schiffer

Pope Francis Prays for the Conversion of Anglicans – Fr. Z’s Blog
10 Things to Remember if Pope Francis Upsets You – Fr D Longenecker
South Korea: Land of Dynamic Catholicism & Pope Francis – Ed. Pentin
Conversion Story of Alicia Smith – The Coming Home Ntwrk Intrntnl
Worldwide Rise of the Traditional Latin Mass – Rorate Cæli
Five Ways to Avoid Purgatory – Misty, Catholic Sistas
A Fading Religious Landscape – Fr. C. John McCloskey, The Reg
Catholic Saint’s Tomb to be Promoted by Hindu Nationalists – A Akkara
Why Does God Not Just Annihilate the Demons? – Fr. Jose A. Fortea
Babies Now, Marriage Later: A Failed Strategy for the Poor – M. Gordon
Divorce, Non Serviam & the Venerable Fulton Sheen – David Heath
An Essay on Evil – Saint Etheldreda’s Place
When Catholic Colleges Abandon Theology Requirements – R. B. Smith
The Odds on the Existence of God – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Social Engineering, What Could Go Wrong? Ask the Chinese – TNM

The Saint Amid the Slaughterhouse of World War I – Philip Jenkins

Our Hearts are Restless: Coming Out of ‘Gay’ Lifestyle – Ant. Esolen
Obama’s Executive Order: What It Means for Catholic Orgs – JP Shimek
Divergent: Genetic Engineering & Genetic Discrimination – Re. Taylor
What End of Christianity in Mosul Means – Mark Movsesian
Why Gay Rights Are Not The New Civil Rights – Stephen H. Webb, FT
Hobby Lobby & Employment Discrimination – Crisis Magazine
‘Gender Identity’ Theory a Threat to African Families – Elise Harris
How to Forgive When I Can’t Forget – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Ct Ln
Ten Tips for a Better Confession – Fr. Ed Broom OMV, Cthlc Exchng
New Large Scale Commission Completed by Henry Wingate – D Clayton
The Central Prayers of the Mass: The Anaphora – Eric Johnston
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
Catholicism & the Perils of Technology – Fr. C. John McCloskey
The Secret to Converting Your Friends & Family – Anabelle Hazard
“The Heresy of Action” – Emily C. Hurt, Ignitum Today
How Should We Deal With Temptations? – Fr. James Kubicki, Cth Fire

ISIS Targeting Christians: West Intervene or We Are All Dead – Z

Why Reunite With Anglicans? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Roman Church as Prophesied in Old Testament – Dr. Taylor Marshall
Rebuffing Bp. Galantino’s Claims of Journalistic Malfeasance – Tosatti
Five Books for the Catholic Mom’s Soul – Sarah Babbs, Ignitum Today
Responding to “Spiritual But Not Religious” Christians – Jon Sorensen
No Catholic Divorce: Grounds & Obstacles to Annulments – P. J. Smith
What To Do To Avoid Looking Cruel in Assisted Suicide Debate – Phillips
Why Pope Francis & His Cardinals Not Singing f/Same Hymn Sheet?
FOBs’ (Friends of Bergoglio) Driving Train Under Pope Francis – Allen
The Irish Priest Behind Vatican’s Digital Miracle – Gerry O’Sullivan
Four Critical Rules for Catholic Fathers – Randy Hain, Intg Cth Life™
Sterilization for the Life of the Mother – Arland K. Nichols, Crisis
The Misadventure of Divorce – David L. Alexander, Man With. . .
The Benefits of Talking to Your Family About Death – Tammy Ruiz, CS
How Scientists Became the Priests of Our Brave New World – M.A. Mills

After 10 Years, I’m Going Grocery Shopping Again – S. Trasancos PhD

Bad Ideas to Help the Poor Is the Problem – Fr. James V. Schall SJ
The Problem With Bill Gates – R. J. Snell, Crisis Magazine
Bp Matano of Rochester Ends Decades of Illicit Practice – Z (link fixed)
Growing Tensions on the Faith & Family Left – Terry Mattingly, On Rel
Praying Daily to Mary for My Vocation – Tom Perna™
Father Rules – Catholic Lane
Why Catholic Church Most Pro-Woman Inst. Ever – Arina O. Gross
Catholic Saint of the Day Is. . .(Click Here) – uCatholic
Spiritual Director or Shrink? How Does One Discern? – Fr. Jn. Bartunek
What Pope Francis Really Said about the US-Mexican Border Crisis – CV
Pope & Pedophile Cardinals: Francis at War w/Vatican – Da. Thompson
Why Prophecy? – Patrick Archbold, NCRegister.com
Bishop Galantino: Media Manipulated My Remarks – Edward Pentin
There Are Tiny Catholics Among Us – Howard Duncan, Catholic Stand
Frustrations in the Apostolate – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today
Iraq’s Yezidi Minority Suffering More Than Christians – Mark Pattison

Nun: The Sign of Genocide – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

Finger-Pointing: The “Sins” of Pope Francis – Melanie Jean Juneau
The Curse of Adolescent Secularism – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Kristallnacht in Iraq – John Burger, Aleteia
The West Was Wrong in Iraq & Christians Paying the Price – M. Coren
Pope Francis On Plight of Christians in Mosul – Aleteia
FSSP To Arrive In Los Angeles! – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli
The Feast of St. Elijah the Prophet – Gregory DiPippo, New Lit Mov
A Gift for My Grandmother & Saint Anne’s Gift to Me – Dcn. E. Looney
The Upside Down Cross: Satanic or Symbolic? – Hector Molina, Ct An
New Film Shows How to Leave the Gay Life Behind – Austin Ruse
The Universe Shouldn’t Exist? – Stacy Trasancos PhD
The Inanity of Reunion w/Church of England & Abp Longley – W. Oddie
Wrld Human Rts Ct: Europe Cant Force to Redefine Marriage – NCReg
Catholicism & Freemasonry – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
A Pastoral & Dogmatic Council – Randall Smith PhD, The Cthlc Thing