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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
After 4 Years of Searching & 0 Bodies Found, Native Children Deaths Was a Smear – Ashe Schow
Oklahoma’s Inaugural Cohort of Catholic Educators Graduates from Credential Program – ICLE
See the New Western Civ Defender Post – Robert Edwards at Western Civ Defender
See Last Nights Wednesday Evening Edition on Big Pulpit – Robert Edwards at Big Pulpit
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Fr. Chad Ripperger Rebukes Fr. Mike Schmitz for His Tattoo – Catholic Voices Prayers
2. Lay Catholics Rebuff Bishop for Refusing to Condemn Blasphemous ‘Art’ Mocking Mary – CC
3. Pope Francis & “Selective Indignation” – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at First Things
4. After 4 Years of Searching & 0 Bodies Found, Native Children Deaths Was a Smear – A. Schow
5. Collapse: 12 Years of the Bergoglio Age in Numbers – Paix Liturgique via Ror. Cæli [link fixed]
6. Traditionalist Order to Leave Scottish Diocese – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
7. Poor Clare Abbess Criticizes Vatican Order to Close Convents with Fewer Than 5 Nuns – CWR
8. When Diocesan Abuse Policies Violate Canon Law – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
9. Silere Non Possum’s Interviews Mystery Cardinal on Next Pope Church Needs – Fr McDonald
10. Possible Eucharistic Miracle Reported in Indiana – Elizabeth Weiss at Catholic Vote

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Why Do Liberal Christians Like Pope Francis Want to Burn The West Down? – J Zmirak via CC
What are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down?, Part 3 – D. Fitzpatrick at Catholic Stand
Cardinals Could Collude to Elect an Anti-Trump Successor to Pope Francis – Jules Gomes, Ph.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
Be a Swan – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
PopeWatch: True Christian Witness – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
A Catholic Case for Axing the Federal Income Tax – Carina Benton at 1 Peter 5
Persecution, Exodus, & Hope: Christianity’s Struggle for Survival in the Middle East – A. Ayoub

News:
Islamist Threat Against Spanish Cathedrals Provokes Calls for More Security – Cth World Report
Decline in US Christian Population Slowing? – Catholic World News

Pope Francis:
Pope Francis’ ‘Lifewatch’ Encapsulates the Real Work of the Catholic Church – Fr. R.J. de Souza
CNA Explains: Who’s in Charge of the Vatican While Pope Francis is Hospitalized? – CNA
Latest Medical Bulletin: Pope Shows ‘Further Slight Improvement’ – Crux via Catholic Herald

Conclave Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How the Media Can Influence the Upcoming Papal Conclave – Gene Thomas Gomulka

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The 250-year American Experiment in Non-sectarian Education Has Failed – Way Of The Family
Supreme Court Sets Date to Hear Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Case – Catholic Vote

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Depletion of Culture – Aleksander Solzhenitsyn at the New Criterion

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Scientists Find Clues on Why Covid Vaccine Causes Chronic Health Problems in Some – M. Rudy
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
Breakpoint Analysis on Trump’s IVF Executive Order: Calling it Pro-Life Does Not Make It So – CV

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
JD Vance Breaks Another Taboo: Europe’s Christians Are Being Persecuted – J. Van Maren at EC

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Without Europeans, Europe Has No Future – Rod Dreher at the European Conservative
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Homeward Bound – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Children, Women, Elderly Among 70 Christians Massacred in Democratic Rep. of Congo – CC
Oklahoma’s Inaugural Cohort of Catholic Educators Graduates from Credential Program – ICLE
See the New Western Civ Defender Post – Robert Edwards at Western Civ Defender
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Cardinal Cupich Supports Adoption by Same-Sex Couples – SSPX
2. On Old Snobs & New – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at the American Spectator
4. Connection Between Jeffery Sachs, the Catholic Church & UN Migration Goals – Cmplct Clergy
3. Here are Planned Parenthood’s Dirty Secrets Exposed – Brad Mattes at Life News
6. The Great Deception – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
8. Towards a Middle Earth Metaphysical – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at the Imaginative. . .
5. An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laity, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
7. Tradition Without Traditionalism – Aaron M. Renn
9. The Trans Controversy Is a Wake-Up Call – Isaac Willour at Religion & Liberty Online
10. The Cleanup Crew: On the Department of Government Efficiency – Editors of New Criterion

Analysis and Punditry:
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
Our Politics Must Arise from a Counter-Cultural Christianity – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at C Culture
Rich Historical & Religious Reflections in New Memoir of Modern English Catholicism – NLM
Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Journey to Christianity: From Islam Critic To Freedom Advocate – Clemente Listi
Contra Koppelman—What Mere Natural Law Was About – Hadley P. Arkes, Ph.D., at Public Dscrs

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Determinism – James Chastek, Ph.D., Ph.L., at Just Thomism

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Silent Genocide is Unfolding in Congo, Church Sources Warn – OSV News via Angelus News
Prominent LGBT Activist Exposed as Leader of Pedophile Network in France – Hélène de Lauzun
Historic Canadian Catholic Church Burns Down in Suspected Arson Attack – Catholic Vote
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Shepherds of the Church: Why the Double Standard? – T.R. Clancy at American Thinker
2. Prominent LGBT Activist Exposed as Leader of Pedophile Network in France – Hél. de Lauzun
3. Vatican Condemns Publication of ‘Credibly Accused’ Clergy Lists — Again – The Pillar
4. How Pope Francis Loaded the Dice to Ensure a Progressive Successor – Nick Squires at Tlgrph
5. Historic Canadian Catholic Church Burns Down in Suspected Arson Attack – Catholic Vote
6. Another Repurposed Space Turned into a Chapel in Tyler, Texas – Liturgical Arts Journal
7. New Book: Showing that the Church in Africa Is Not a “Vatican II Success Story” – Rorate Cæli
8. Sunny Hostin Spews Perverse Christianity – Michael Knowles
9. The Next Papal Conclave Examined – Murray Rundus at Catholic Family News
10. Pope Francis & Public Opinion: Key Findings From Our Surveys – Pew Research Center

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
A New Plan Aims to Strip the Archbishop of Canterbury of Any Real Power – The Critic
Our Best President Not Named George Washington – D. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
New Book: Vindicating Pius X’s Teaching on Sacred Music – Rorate Cæli

Analysis and Punditry:
Ask Father: Is It Still Possible to Gain Indulgences During a Papal Interregnum? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
Bodies Found in Church & Bishop Robbed Amid DRC Upheaval – Antoine Lokongo at The Pillar
We Stand with JD Vance Versus Europe’s ‘Enemy Within’ – Mick Hume at the European. . .
The Hidden War: How Russia is Targeting Ukraine’s Christians – Real Clear Religion

News:
Pope Francis Names New Vancouver Bishop, Miller Exits – The B.C. Catholic
Pope Francis Fills No. 2 Position at Governorate of Vatican City State – Catholic World Report
Fulton Sheen Among Many Catholics to be Featured in National Garden of American Heroes – CV
JD Vance to Speak at Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis:
Cardinals Burke, Muller Pray at St. Peter’s – Salvatore Cernuzio at Vatican News
Pope Francis Continues to be in Serious but Stable Condition, Vatican Says – Cthlc World Report
Daily Holy Hour Held in Hospital Where Pope Francis is Being Treated – Catholic News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Left-Wing Activism Corrupted America’s Schools – Neetu Arnold at City Journal
Faith, Scholarship, & Community at Benedictine College w/Steve Minnis – Cardinal Newman Soc
Lowering Standards Masks the Present Crisis – Hannah Schmid at Real Clear Education
The Future of Education Starts with the States – Jose Munoz at Real Clear Education

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The True Victims of Woke Corporations – Isaac Willour at the American Spectator
(Roger) Scrutinizing the Sacred – Mark Dooley at Public Discourse
Keeping the Sacred Images Project Alive: Why Your Support Matters – Hilary White at Sacred. . .

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
However Much You Hate the “Mainstream Media”, You Don’t Hate Them Enough – TACatholic
Clarence Thomas Slams Supreme Court for Rejecting Pro-Life Free Speech Case – Townhall
Jim Jordan: ‘We Are Entitled to Answers’ About January 6 – Jeff Poor at Breitbart

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Foreclosure of Armenian Patriarchate Properties Threatens Christians – The Jerusalem Post

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
No Prayer Goes Unheard – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘I Only Kneel Before God’: The Last Words of Priest Killed in Myanmar – Catholic World Report
Saints & Movies: A Man for All Seasons – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at Kmita’s Library
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Spirit of Vatican II: The ‘Let’s Get Wasted Mass’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Rumors that Pope Francis Now Has 48 Hours to Live – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
3. Americans Should Feel Uneasy About New D.C. Archbishop – Damian Thompson via Cmp Clr
4. Here’s Why Catholics Must Refuse to Accept a Public Heretic as Pope – Complicit Clergy
5. The Transformation of a Gymnasium into a Chapel in Maryland – Liturgical Arts Journal
6. Cardinal Tobin Promises Transparency — Again — In The Face Of Crisis – Complicit Clergy
7. They Cast a Black Woman as Jesus?! – Michael Knowles
8. Even the Canuckistan Government Gives Up on the Fraud – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
9. ‘I Only Kneel Before God’: The Last Words Of Priest Killed In Myanmar – Catholic World Report
10. Preparing for the Pope’s Passing – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
What are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? Part II – D. Fitzpatrick at Cthlc Stand
He Died Wearing His Mass Vestments! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
NYT Writer Ross Douthat’s Remarkable (& Reasonable) Case for Religious Faith – Richard Ostling

Analysis and Punditry:
Five Hidden Pitfalls to Catholic Social Media – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
The ARC Conference & the Age of Reconstruction, of What? – Catholic Unscripted
University of Notre Dame Undermines Catholic Mission In Pursuit Of DEI – The Federalist
Hindu Attacks on Christians in Manipur Escalate – Vishal Arora at Religion Unplugged

News:
Dicastery for Causes of Saints issues Decree Naming Fr. Emil Kapaun Venerable – Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis:
Senior Vatican Cardinal Broaches Topic of Pope Francis Resigning Due to Health – Cthlc Herald
Pope Experiences ‘Another Restful Night,’ Vatican Reports Tuesday Morning – Catholic Vote
Faithful Unite in St. Peter’s Square, Praying for Pope’s Health – Catholic World News

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Getting Schooled – Mark Judge at Chronicles
How Universities Get Away With Hiring Radicals – John D. Sailer at City Journal

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Word of the Week: Melancholy – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Word & Song
To Save The West, We Must Save Socrates’ Children – Auguste Meyrat at Religion & Liberty Online
Does American Culture Venerate Mediocrity? – Chenyuan Snider at The Stream

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property
Those Who Work for the Bureaucracy Itself, Work to Sustain It as an Organization – TACatholic
IVF Won’t MAGA – Nathanael Blake at The Federalist

L.A. Wild Fires:
After the Palisades Fire: A Church in Ashes, But a Parish Still Standing – Ntnl Catholic Register

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Arresting People for Silent Prayer in Totalitarian Scotland – D. McClarey, J.D., at The Am Catholic

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Millions of Voters Betrayed by Merz’s 24-Hour Migration U-Turn – Michael Curzon at the EC
The Communist Origins of Europe’s “Hate Speech” Crisis – Paul Coleman at First Things

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
Help a Priest – Action Item – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
“God Uses Wars to Teach Americans About Geography” Ambrose “Bitter” Bierce – TACatholic
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Targeted for Their Faith: Persecuted Priests in Burma – Antonio Graceffo at Mercator
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Communion on the Hand: The Truth about Church Teaching – Catholic Spiritual Direction
2. Matt Walsh Current Frontrunner for Next Pope – Babylon Bee
3. What are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? – Dan Fitzpatrick at Catholic Stand
4. The Wilton Diptych. . . a Surprising Discovery – Catch Light
5. Over at U.S. Catholic – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
6. Tales of Vatican Intrigue – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
7. Diocesan Priestly Vocations in America: A Look at the Numbers – Catholic World Report
8. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. New Jersey Church Finds Human Waste in Baptismal Font. . . – Grace Porto at Catholic Vote
10. You Have to Hear JD Vance’s Beautiful Explanation of Christianity – Michael Knowles

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Why Women Cannot Be Deacons – James Keating at First Things
Never Thought I’d See the Day Arabs Speak Up Against Hamas – The American Catholic
Learning to Love Pope Francis Strengthened My Faith – Peter Laffin at Washington Examiner

Analysis and Punditry:
Impregnating Serial Women isn’t How You Repopulate the Earth, Elon Musk – Aaron M. Renn
In India, Religion is the Demographic Hot Button – Louis T. March at Mercator
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP
The Russian Orthodox Church Has Always Been an Arm of the Russian State – The Am Catholic
Nuance is Key to the US Immigration-Crisis Conversation – A.M. Picciotti-Bayer at NC Register
Catholics: First & Final Defense Against IVF – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
My Takeaways from the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conf. – Saving Culture From Itself

News:
Church in Ireland Mourns Death of Popular Bishop Willie Walsh – The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis:
If Pope Francis’ Health Means He Can’t Lead the Vatican, What Then? – Crux via Angelus News
3 Beautiful Catholic Prayers to Say for Pope Francis – Our Sunday Visitor
Bishops, Faithful Worldwide Pray for Pope Francis Amid Ongoing Health Struggles – CNA

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Most School Districts Have Many Kids Who Struggle with Reading, Not Steubenville – APM Reps

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Our Lady of Spring by Konstanty Mankowski – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – J Horvat at Tradition, Family & Property

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The German Establishment’s Desperate Stitch-Up – Sabine Beppler-Spahl at Spiked
Hungary Announces Full Income Tax Exemption for Mothers of Two or More – The EC

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow Big Pulpit & the Editor-in-Chief on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
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The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Media Ignores Beheading of Christians in the Congo – Lila Rose
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Christian Convert Imprisoned in Iran After Undercover Agents Raid Private Gathering – C Vote
Visit the Monday Early Morning Edition – Big Pulpit
The New Administration Does Not Think Alaska Should be a Natural History Museum – TFP

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The Next Pope? It’s Complicated – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
2. How Many More Homosexual Bishops Has Pope Francis Appointed? – Complicit Clergy
3. Pope’s Choice for Bishop of Plymouth Steps Down After Delay of installation Mass – C Herald
4. PopeWatch; “Mild Renal Failure” – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. Who’s Really Calling the Shots at U.S. Diocesan Chanceries? – Michael J. Mazza at First. . .
6. The Duplicity of the Archdiocese of Seattle – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
7. No One Has Ever Accused the Pope of Being a Class Act – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
8. Francis’s Decade-Long Reign Removed Church from Intellectual. . . – S. Gregg, D.Phil. (Oxon)
9. An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laity, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
10. Where is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – Tradition, Family, & Property

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Can We Legitimately Pray for a Pope’s Death? – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity
Vatican Thinks ‘Charity’ Means Championing Democrat Causes, Taking Money. . . – M. Mullarkey
On Saturday, Hindu Extremists in India are Planning a Christian Genocide – M. Cook at Mercator

Analysis and Punditry:
The Ignored Link Between Mass Migration & Europe’s Rape Epidemic – Javier Villamor at EC
Lessons from Post-Soviet Russia for American Christians – Vika Pechersky at Mere Orthodoxy
IVF is Not Pro-Family – Jonathon Van Maren at First Things
Khabur: Recalling a Hidden Assyrian Christian Hostage Crisis – A.M. Hernandez at NC Register

New:
Spirit of Vatican II: Anglican Priestess ‘Concelebrates’ Mass with Catholic Archbishop – CNA
Salesians to Elect New Rector Major to Replace Cardinal Fernández Artime – Cthlc News Agency

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Satisfaction with U.S. Public Education Reaches Record Low – Lauren Wagner at The 74

Pope Francis:
Pope Francis Had Good Tenth Night in Hospital – Vatican News
Daily Hour of Adoration & Mass Offered at Gemelli for the Pope – Vatican News
Cardinal Parolin to Lead Rosary for Pope’s Health in St. Peters Square – Vatican News

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How Trans Ideology Took America by Storm – Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., at Tom
No, Choosing Family Over Career Isn’t ‘Settling For Less’ – Suzanne Venker at The Federalist

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Sauce, Goose, Gander – Dad29
AP’s Silly Gulf War – Don Surber
Zuckerberg Gave Millions To Anti-Trump Lawfare Sponsor – Logan Washburn at the Federalist
‘Fair Access’ Bill Would Stop Activist Banks from Discriminating Against Conservatives – Fdrlst

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Vance Shines Global Spotlight on Case of British Army Vet Prosecuted for Silent Prayer – OSV

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Friedrich Merz Won’t Give Germany the Change It Needs – Sabine Beppler-Spahl at Spiked

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why South Africa’s Crisis Should Shock The West! – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take

Et Cætera. . . Pop Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Canada’s Oscar-Nominated Doc. on Residential-School Horrors Full of Falsehoods – Mercator

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Sarum Revival? – Tradition & Sanity
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
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A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Plight Of Nuns In Sudan Highlights Growing Humanitarian Crisis – Religion Unplugged
Two Catholic Priests From Nigeria Were Kidnapped – Yola Diocese (Nigeria)
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Visit Last Nights Sunday Early Evening Edition – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Bishop Barron & Open Table Communion? – Catholic Unscripted
2. “Vetted,” Say the Bishops. Really? – Dad29
3. Are We Allowed to be Disgusted by Homosexuality? – Rhys Laverty at The Critic
4. Deep State – Deep Church – Lepanto Institute via Complicit Clergy
5. Bishops Burning Bridges – Sheryl Collmer at Crisis Magazine
6. Yale Study Links Covid Shots to Shocking Long-Term Effects – Elise DeGeeter at Catholic Vote
7. An Exorcist Talks About Horror Movies – Patti Maguire Armstrong at Catholic News & Info. . .
8. Europe’s Coming Fall – Yascha Mounk at Persuasion
9. Where Is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – Tradition, Family, & Property
10. The Slow Death of Wales – David James at The Critic

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Why Cars & Knives are Spontaneously Killing Christians in Europe – Joachim Osther
An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laypeople, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
USCCB Sues Trump Administration Over NGO Funding – Christopher Manion, K.M., Ph.D.

Analysis and Punditry:
Catholics Cannot Endorse the President’s IVF Mandate – S.A. McCarthy at American Spectator

News:
Bishop of Arlington on IVF: Despite Giving Rise to New Life, It Also Destroys Many Others – LAN

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Survey: Homeschooled Adults are More Religious & Less Anxious – A.K. Reynolds at Federalist

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Lenten Offerings from Augustine Inst. Invite Faithful on Journey Before Ash Wednesday – IT
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
AG Pushes Indiana Supreme Court to End Lawfare Targeting Pro-Life Speech – The Federalist
Pro-Life Leaders Urge Trump to Reverse His IVF Stand, Say the Technology is ‘Not Pro-Life’ – FN
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Britain’s New Blasphemy Laws Imperil Us All – Tom Slater at Spiked
Sacked for Being a Christian – Paul Huxley at Spiked
Why Does Christianity Get Erased from the History of British Social Reform? – The Critic

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Lies are No Longer Uttered with Impunity: Vance’s Speech & Poland’s Crucial Election – Am Spec
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Friedrich Merz’s AfD Dilemma – Javier Villamor at the EC

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The 51st State That Never Was: Why the United States Didn’t Annex Canada – War On The Rocks
Out of Europe to Save Europe – James W. Carden at the American Conservative
Ukraine: A Defiant People – Matthew Omolesky at the American Spectator
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Doctors Battle to Save ‘Critical’ Pope From Kidney Failure – The Catholic Herald
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The USCCB are Unable to Identify Deacons as Men – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Doctors Battle to Save ‘Critical’ Pope From Kidney Failure – The Catholic Herald
3. My Thoughts as Pope Francis Nears His Death—or Doesn’t – Pet. Wolfgang at Catholic Culture
4. Speculating about the Pope’s Health – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
5. Where is America Headed, to Chaos or a Counter-Order – Tradition, Family, & Property
6. An Educated Priest can Introduce Himself to Laity, Speak to Them About God Easily – TFP
7. Jihadists Behead 70 Christians in DR Congo Church – Sabrine Amboka at CNA via NC Register
8. The Baby Bust Continues, Red-Blue Gap Widens – Aaron M. Renn
9. ‘There’s a New Sheriff in Town’ – Michael Cook at Mercator
10. Feast of the Cathedra of Peter (2002MR): Antioch or Rome or. . . Texas? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
How Rome Became Ruined in the Middle Ages – The Medievalists.net
Lenten Offerings from Augustine Inst. Invite Faithful on Journey Before Ash Wednesday – IT
Here’s How We Wage the Pro-Life War Against IVF – Aubrey Harris at the American Spectator

Analysis and Punditry:
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
Slavs & the ‘Near Abroad’ – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at The Catholic Thing
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
The Obligations of Home: JD Vance & the Ordo Amoris – Mt. Omolesky at American Spectator
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property
Faith & the Future: How Christianity Can Save The West – Ed Pentin at National Catholic Register
Pope Francis Receives Get-Well Cards, Drawings from Schoolchildren in Rome – C News Agency

News:
IVF Destroys Human Life, Bishops Urge Ethical Alternatives – USCCB

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Time for a Major Course Correction in American Education – Don Sweeting at the Stream

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why the Church Has Celebrated the Chair of St. Peter Feast for 1,600 Years – The CWR
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Eastern Orthodox Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Estonian Lawmakers Look to Make Country’s Orthodox Church Cut Ties with Moscow – D.I. Klein

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Farage Calls for Revival of ‘Judeo-Christian’ Values to Solve Birthrate Problems – Breitbart

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Last Stand of Germany’s Establishment – Yascha Mounk at Persuasion
Free Speech Restrictions Are a Problem – David Schaefer at the American Spectator

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Overextended: The European Disunion at a Crossroads – Wolfgang Streeck at American Affairs
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Analysis and Punditry:
NHS Abortion Scandal Highlights Church Leaders’ Failure ‘To Speak Up’ – The Catholic Herald
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
Reviver of Sacred Music – 1 Peter 5
To Catholic Subversives Who Support the Priestesshood – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Rite
Painful Uncertainty, New Rite of Holy Orders Critiqued in 1978 by Athanasius Kröger OSB – WMR
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
What the British Have Forgotten & Can Teach Us – Roy-Charles A. Coulombe, K.C.S.S., at Crisis
Cathedrals & Us – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
The Obligations of Home: JD Vance & the Ordo Amoris – M. Omolesky at the American Spectator
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property
Who Are the Front-Runners to Be Elected Next Pontiff After Pope Francis? – Shane Galvin at NYP
Vatican Doctrine Chief Warns of ‘Gender’ Ideology’s ‘Claim to Omnipotence’ – N Catholic Register
Euthanasia Talk, Pro-Life Attorney Raises Concerns on Organ Donor Registry Pgms – OSV News
Septuagesima: The ‘Real’ Beginning of the Liturgical Year? – S.D. Wright at The WM Review

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Lenten Offerings from Augustine Inst. Invite Faithful on Journey Before Ash Wednesday – IT

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Hillbilly Meets Europe: A New Transatlantic Vision for The West – Gergely Varga at EC
JD Vance Lambastes Not-So-Great-Britain – Ann Farmer at Mercator
Scottish Thought Crime: Pensioner Arrested for Silent Abortion Protest – Michael Curzon at EC

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Off the Air: French State Shuts Down Right-Wing TV Channel – Hélène de Lauzun at EC

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
Pope Francis’ Health ‘Slightly Improved’ After Nearly One Week in Gemelli Hospital – The CWR
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property

Analysis and Punditry:
The ‘Ordo Amoris’ & the Bottom Line – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Who Will Be the Next Pope? . . . & The Pillar Cancelled? – Catholic Unscripted
It’s Time We Stop Singing About Ourselves at Mass – Mark Haas at Crisis Magazine
What Proceeds from (David Bentley) Hart – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
When Prelates Had Spines – Fr. Z’s Blog
Priest Sends Letter to Vatican Requesting Investigation in Buffalo Diocese – Complicit Clergy
Tradition Without Traditionalism – Aaron M. Renn
Domestic Church Customs for Septuagesima – Genie Shaw at 1 Peter 5
The Church’s Holiness & the Scandals Within – Roberto de Mattei, D.Phil., at Voice of the Family
Have Bishops Cancelled The Pillar? – Complicit Clergy

News:
PopeWatch: Meloni – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
American Bishops Grew a Backbone as Soon as the Dollars Stopped – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
US Catholic Bishops Sue Trump for Halt in Funding for Refugee Settlement – Fox News
President Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding IVF – Steven Ertelt at Life News

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Rebels Rising Up Against Wokeness on Campus – Jn. Murawski at Real Clear Investigations
Federal Reserve: 80 Colleges Could Close in Next 5 Years – The College Fix

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Lenten Offerings from Augustine Inst. Invite Faithful on Journey Before Ash Wednesday – IT

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The World Turned Upside Down in a Good Way – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Trump Signs Order Banning Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Taxpayer-Funded Benefits – CWR
1789 France? Bring It, Bozos!! – Dad29

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Ukraine Isn’t Invited to Its Own Peace Talks. History is Full of Such Examples – Mercator

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Holiness is Not for Wimps & the Cross is Not Negotiable, It’s a Requirement – The Am Catholic
Pope Francis Minimizes Chastity, Tolerates Homosexuality & Adultery – Tradition, Fmly, & Prprty
The Greatest Obstacle is the Cowardice of the Faithful – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Lay Catholics Call for Investigation of Potential Govt Role in Benedict’s Resignation – Comp Clrg
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Analysis and Punditry:
Why is “Orthodoxy”—i.e., the True Christian Faith—Crucially Important? – Robert L. Kmita, Ph.D.
The Retreat From Euclid & America’s Great Math Collapse – Lance Izumi at Classical Ed Review
Anti-Nationalism – James Chastek, Ph.L., Ph.D., at Just Thomism
The Death of Woke Hollywood & the Impoverishment of Our Culture – Walker Larson at Crisis
Army Chaplain, Marine Hero – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
New York City’s Catholic Education System is Shrinking – Katherine Donlevy at New York Post
A New Generation of Saints? 6 Millennials on the Road to Canonization – Catholic News Agency
Saving Classical Music: A Return to Tradition – Andrew Balio at the Imaginative Conservative
We Put Our Kindergartner in a Catholic School, We Never Expected She’d Actually Believe – Slate
Russia’s Toxic Relationship with the Orthodox Church – Edward Lucas at The Times

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Yes, It’s a Sentence – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Pope Francis Minimizes Chastity, Tolerates Homosexuality & Adultery – Tradition, Fmly, & Prprty
Notre Dame Cathedral Faces Another Disaster: Threat of an Unwanted Legacy – Trad, Fam, & Prp
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Why are Some Catholics Taking the Wrong Path of Eastern “Orthodoxy”? – Trdtn, Fmly, & Prprty
PopeWatch: A Complex Clinical Picture – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Art of Conversation: How to Transform Your Conversations into an Act of Love – Tr, Fm, & Pr
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Italy Slept as the Revolution Gathered in Nearby France – Tradition, Family, & Property

Analysis and Punditry:
Immigration & the Inconceivable – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Bishops Burning Bridges, the Betrayal by Spiritual Leaders – Sheryl Collmer at Crisis Magazine
And Heresy Proceeds on Its Merry Way – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
How the Church Can Help Solve the Immigration Mess – Steve Smith at Catholic Stand
The President & the Pope – Jayd Henricks at What We Need Now
Pope’s ‘Autobiography’ Is a Serviceable Introduction to Francis & His Thinking – Fr. R.J. de Souza
What to Take Away from the Good Samaritan – Fr. Sebastian Walshe at Catholic Answers
Pope Accepts Resignation of Canadian Bishop Accused of Sexual Abuse – Complicit Clergy
Does Charity Begin at Home? – James Hanink at New Oxford Review
Catholic Converts Defend Vice President Vance – Jonathan Liedl at National Catholic Register

Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
What the Hell Is Wrong With CBS News? – Stephen Green at PJ Media
Margaret, Everyone in This Country Is Now Dumber for Having Listened to You – PJ Media

Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
‘rules Based International Order’ is Dead, 20th Century Never Coming Back – Brussels Signal
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Pope Francis Minimizes Chastity, Tolerates Homosexuality & Adultery – Tradition, Fmly, & Prprty
Notre Dame Cathedral Faces Another Disaster: Threat of an Unwanted Legacy – Trad, Fam, & Prp
Should Church Officials Be Teaching Illegal Immigrants How to Avoid the Law? – J Horvat at TFP
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property