Big Pulpit

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Why American Catholics Should Go to Mass on Thanksgiving Day – C. Hull at Catholic Exchange
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Persecuted Christians in the East – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
What’s at Stake in the UK Assisted Suicide Vote – Luke Coppen at The Pillar

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. What’s Really Happening at Some Catholic Seminaries? – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
2. Child Touch For Me, But Not For Thee (Fr. Carlos Martins) – Rod Dreher at Rod Dreher’s Diary
3. United Methodist Collapse? – Mark Tooley at Juicy Ecumenism
4. An Open Letter to J.D. Vance – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
5. Outrage as Pope Asks for ‘Sacrifice’ in Money Crisis – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
6. Francis Appoints Worst Man Possible to Fix Vatican Financial Woes – Complicit Clergy
7. The “Mayan Rite” & Papal Progressivism – Archbishop Héctor Agüer at Rorate Caeli
8. Megiddo Mosaic: Earliest Evidence of Jesus Proclaimed as God – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
9. An ‘Incident’ Involving Fr. Carlos Martins – Christine Niles at Forward Boldly
10. Do Catholics Need to Flee from Vatican II & Its “Reforms”? – Robert Morrison at Remnant

Punditry and Analysis:
‘Vatican Girl’ Case Back in the News – Crux
Profanity & Obscenity Diminish Dignity – Jeff Minick at Chronicles
“Catholic Campaign” vs. 8 USC 1324 – Dad29
Why Did a Mob Ransack a Dhaka Catholic School? – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Security Experts Warn of ‘Basic Security Failures’ After Vatican Website Crash – The Pillar
Top 10 Black Friday List! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Diocese of Joliet & Fr. Carlos Martins:
Exorcists Have a Hard Job When the Supernatural, Rumour Mill & Internet Collide – G. Ashenden
Father Carlos Martins Sets the Record Straight on Pillar Catholic Allegations! – Joe McClane

Synod on Synodality:
Just Like a Mormon Prophet – Saint Louis Catholic
The Key to Understanding the Synod: “It Is a Continuation of Vatican II” – M. Gaspers at 1 Peter 5

American Thanksgiving:
The Real First Thanksgiving in America Was Catholic – Catholics For Catholics
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation 1864 – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Thanksgiving & Eucharist – Marcelino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., at Integrated Catholic Life
Thanksgiving: History, Blessings & Gratitude – F. Andrew Wolf, Jr., at Catholic Exchange
Thanksgiving & Semi-Religious Sentiment – Russell Shaw at Catholic World Report

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Fumes of the 2024 Election – Victor Davis Hanson via X
How Britain Became a Tyrannical Police State – W. Upton, J. Montgomery, et al., at National Pulse
God Keep President Trump & His Appointees Safe – D. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
America’s Red Shift – Charles R. Kesler at Claremont Review of Books
Will Religion Replace Race as the New Identity Politics? – George Hawley at City Journal
America Was Founded as a Christian Nation – Carson Holloway at The American Mind

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Michel Houellebecq’s Annihilation Wrestles With the Carnal Void – Catholic World Report
Byzantine Christianity, Mongol Autocracy & Geography: How Imperialism Defined Russia – Prov.
Israel & Hezbollah Have Agreed to a Ceasefire – Louis Knuffke at Catholic Vote

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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Hate Against Christianity on the Rise in Europe – Rome Reports

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Top 10 Black Friday List! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Cardinal Müller Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Sins Against the Holy Spirit’ – Tho. D. Williams, Ph.D.
2. Pope Francis: Mission Accomplished – Raymond Kowalski at 1 Peter 5
3. The Sycophants of Pope Francis Are Taking the Election Well – The American Catholic
4. Exorcist Diary: Can Dogs See Demons? – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
5. A Challenging Question: Extraterrestrials or Demons? – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at KL
6. Why Trump Really Should ‘Buy’ Greenland – Alexander B. Gray at Wall Street Journal
7. How Did the Romans Represent Zero? – History Facts
8. Buffalo ‘Mass Mob’ Draws 300 to Mass at Historic Church Slated for Closure – Catholic Vote
9. Vatican May Add ‘Spiritual Abuse’ to Crimes in Church Law – CNA via Catholic World Report
10. Can the Church Handle a Spiritual Abuse Law? – Ed. Condon & J.D. Flynn at The Pillar

News:
Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality Document Part of Magisterium. . . – Catholic News Agency

Punditry and Analysis:
Can Art be Rescued? Is Art Piloted by Satan? Do We Blame the French Revolution? – N. Farrell
Avoiding Elitism – Rob Marco at Crisis Magazine
Survivors Blast Papal Meeting With Duo Linked to Scandal-plagued Peru Group – E. Allen at Crux
Ancient Egyptians, Modern Catholics, and Cremation – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at CWR
Hong Kong’s Jailed Hero – Mark Tooley at Juicy Ecumenism
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Vatican Financial Scandal:
Francis Warns Vatican Pension Fund Needs Urgent Reform to Guarantee Future Obligations – CV

Diocese of Joliet & Fr. Carlos Martins:
Fr. Carlos Martins’ Lawyer Accuses The Pillar of Defamation – Grace Porto at Catholic Vote

Synod on Synodality:
What to Make of the Ongoing Preoccupation With Synodality – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at C Cltr
Pope Francis: the Synod’s Final Document is “Ordinary Magisterium” – T.S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Pass the Turkey and Hold the Politics – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
A New Alliance Between Christians and Jews – Yoram Hazony, Ph.D., at Public Discourse

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Just the People We Want Negotiating With Our Adversaries – The American Catholic

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Catholic, Crusader, Leper & King: The Life of Baldwin IV & the Triumph of the Cross – TFP
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

A thank you to our sponsor: Tradition, Family, and Property

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Today I am happy to announce that The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property is our newest sponsor!

Adding them and other new recurring donations this week, Little Vatican currently stands at $2,356.17, of which $1,340.00* is recurring monthly! So we are just $1660.00 away of reaching our goal of $3,000 recurring donations!

There are four other potential sponsors that I am currently at various stages of discussions and/or negotiations. I am asking our loyal viewers to pray for a beneficial and successful outcome from these potential sponsors to help sustain Little Vatican.

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Priests Lament Another Jihadist Group Making Inroads in Nigeria – Cthlc World Report
The MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION – Big Pulpit
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Father Carlos Martins Threatens Legal Action to The Pillar – Rod Dreher
2. The Pillar Receive a Cease & Desist Letter from Fr. Carlos Martins – Bree A. Dail via X
3. Final Synod Document is Magisterial, Must Be Accepted, Pope Says – Our Sunday Visitor
4. Protestant Asks, Why Are So Many Looking to the Catholic Church? – Steve Ray at DOTCF
5. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Proves Traditional Latin Mass Critics Wrong! – Joe McClane at ACT
6. John William Hunwicke, R.I.P. – Andrew Burnham at The Lamp
7. Fr. Carlos Martins Responds to ‘Incident’ Allegation – The Pillar
8. Martin Luther Would be Shocked by the Wreckovation in Berlin – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO
9. Exorcist Fr. Carlos Martins Alleges Defamation by The Pillar – Stellas Maris Media
10. Low Church Atheism – Sam Buntz at First Things

News:
Here is the Miracle That Now Paves the Way for Pier Giorgio Frassati’s Canonization – CWR
Cardinal Miguel Ayuso Guixot, Interreligious Dialogue Dicastery Prefect, Dies at 72 – Ed Pentin

Punditry and Analysis:
Restore Meatless Fridays – The Editors at National Catholic Register
Anglican Tradition Enriches Catholic Devotion in the Daily Office – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald
Investing With a Clear Conscience: How Should Catholics Manage Their Money? – CNA
Catholic, Crusader, Leper & King: The Life of Baldwin IV & the Triumph of the Cross – TFP
The Revival of Sacred Music – Bénédicte Cedergren at National Catholic Register
Mexican Bishops Clarify Mayan Mass for Indigenous Communities – Zenit

Diocese of Joliet & Fr. Carlos Martins:
St. Jude Relic Tour Halted Over ‘incident’ Involving Students, Visiting Priest – Baltimore C Review

Synod on Synodality:
Pope Points to ‘Novel Features’ in Synod Report – Catholic World News

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
French Women Had More Power in Middle Ages Than After the Revolution – Medievatlists.net
Donald Trump’s Election & the Shift Toward Sanity – Kennedy Hall at Crisis Magazine
Polls: Big Majority of Americans Approve Trump Transition, Young Voters Optimistic – C Vote
How Identitarian Dogma Captured Scientific American – Candice Holdsworth at Spiked
Meet the Pro-Life Prisoners Whom Trump Is Expected to Pardon – National Catholic Register

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Doomed Marriage of the Far Left & Islamism – Hélène de Lauzun at The EC
Marco Rubio: A Secretary of State Who Knows the Crimes of China – M. Respinti at Bitter Winter

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Canterbury Tales Too Christian – The New Criterion
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
New Design of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin Sparks Both Praise & Criticism – CWR
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
‘The Chosen’ Announces Season 5 Theatrical Release, New Trailer – National Catholic Register
Don’t Miss Out On Savings: Shopping Black Friday Deals – Meghan Ashley Styling, Catholic Stylist

A thank you to our sponsor: Tradition, Family, and Property

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Last week we had a total of $1216.17, of which $600 is recurring monthly.

Today I am happy to announce that The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property is our newest sponsor!

Adding them and other new recurring donations this week, Little Vatican currently stands at $2,356.17, of which $1,340.00* is recurring monthly! So we are just $1660.00 away of reaching our goal of $3,000 recurring donations!

There are four other potential sponsors that I am currently at various stages of discussions and/or negotiations. I am asking our loyal viewers to pray for a beneficial and successful outcome from these potential sponsors to help sustain Little Vatican.

Thank you and God bless you all!

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Big Pulpit

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
As Jimmy Lai Attracts Worldwide Support, the Vatican Remains Silent – Edward Pentin at Rgstr
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Smearing Father Carlos Martins – Rod Dreher
2. The Pope’s Embrace of Evil – Melanie Phillips
3. What’s the Difference between a Lay Eucharistic Minister & Costco Sample Lady – Cthlc Stand
4. A Funeral Fit for Vatican II: Francis’s Funeral Reforms – Stephen Kokx at Catholic Family News
5. I Bet Time (mag) Would Have Preferred to Eat Ground Glass Than Have That Cover – TACthlc
6. An Example of the Core Difference Between the New Rite & the Traditional – Fr. Z’s Blog
7. Responding to the Predictable Schlock About the “Mayan Rite” – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
8. I Won’t Live to See it – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. The Curious Background of the Pope’s ‘Fixer’, Cardinal Farrell – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at C Cltr
10. This Kidney Stone of a Pontificate – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

News:
France: Another Week, Another Church Fire – Catholic Arena via X
Padre Pio’s Hospital Faces Mounting Debts, Labor Difficulties – Crux
The Pope Will Visit Corsica but Will Skip the Reopening of Notre-Dame De Paris – Nicole Winfield

Punditry and Analysis:
Pope Culture: Luce Storms the World of Fan Art & Cosplay – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Mike Pantile: How to Build a Man – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand
Is Abortion Necessary if a Pregnant Woman Has Cancer? – C. Fiano-Chesser at Live Action News
Is the Pope Holding Israel to a Double Standard? – Damian Thompson at UnHerd
Catholic, Crusader, Leper & King: The Life of Baldwin IV & the Triumph of the Cross – TFP
Vatican Website Hacked by Russians? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Vatican Financial Scandal:
Vatican Scrambles to Address Yet Another Financial Scandal – The Pillar
To Fix the Pension Deficit, the Vatican May First Need to Face Its Trust Deficit – John L. Allen, Jr.

Synod on Synodality:
Pope Cites ‘Amoris Laetitia’ on Doctrine in Synodal Implementation Note – Luke Coppen

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
‘Swiftie’ Trudeau Dances at Pop Concert While Montreal Burns – The European Conservative
The Immorality of Illegal Immigration – Victor Davis Hanson
Media Watchdog, Newsguard, Which Often Targets Conservative Outlets, is Most Feared – JTN
The Evidence Shows That Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia ‘Safeguards’ Simply Do Not Work – CH
Conscience on Trial: Assessing 4 Years of Religious Liberty Setbacks – Natl Catholic Register
Catholic Teaching on Immigration: Integration & the Common Good – Catholic Vote
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Deep State Is Trying to Start WWIII – Jason Jones at Crisis Magazine
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
A Good Cause to Pray For – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Fall of Archbishop Welby – Carl R. Trueman at First Things
Don’t Miss Out On Savings: Shopping Black Friday Deals – Meghan Ashley Styling, Catholic Stylist
Catholic Order Clarifies Meaning of Jerusalem Cross – John Burger at Aleteia
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Deus Vult: Part of Our Christian Heritage – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Pop Corn With the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

A thank you to our sponsor: Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
‘All Churches in Egypt Should be Destroyed’: The Persecution of Christians – Raymond Ibrahim
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. U.S. Dioc. Halts St. Jude Relic Tour Amid ‘Incident’ bt. Fr. Carlos Martins(?) & Students – CNA
2. United Airlines Fires Catholic Flight Attendant After He Criticized LGBT Ideology – Cthlc Vote
3. Brazilian Bishop Who Denounced Pachamama, Expelled from Diocese by Vatican, Dies – CV
4. Vaticanista Sandro Magister on the Ascendance of the Postliberal Right – Postliberal Order
5. The Problem with Bad Church Music – Sarah Cain at Catholic Answers Magazine
6. Milwaukee Archb.-Designate Aided Investigators in Nun’s Satanic Murder – Matt C. Abbott
7. First Look: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible – Catholic Bible Talk
8. The American Catholic Bishops: They’re All Democrats Now! – Michael J. Matt at Remnant
9. The Truth About Hell – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
10. Pope Paul VI: The Liturgical Rationalist – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D., at The EC

News:
Georgetown’s President Resigns After 23 Years – Catholic World News
2024 Immaculate Conception Mass Obligation Remains in LA, Despite Date Transfer – Angelus
Missouri Bishops Urge State to Refrain From Executing Convicted Child-killer Next Month – CNA
Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas to Visit Washington, DC, on International Tour – Cthlc News Agency

Punditry and Analysis:
5 Popes Who Are Revered in Orthodoxy – Anna Popova at Russia Beyond
Don’t Believe Blessing a House Counts? – JMT via X
The Pope’s Genocide Cowardice – Daniel Greenfield at Sultan Knish
End of an Era as Cistercian Mt Melleray Abbey in Waterford Set to Close – Irish Independent
The Woman, the Alligator, and the Swamp – Augustine Himmel at 1 Peter 5
How Will The New Archbishop of Canterbury Be Chosen? – Richard Ostling at Religion Unplugged
Don’t Miss Out On Savings: Shopping Black Friday Deals – Meghan Ashley Styling, Catholic Stylist
Vatican Should Follow US Church Policy, Defrock All Clerical Abusers – Catholic Herald
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Girl Dropped Message in Bottle in Lake, Daughter’s Classmate Finds It 26 Yrs Later – Smthsnn
Cleveland Diocese Launches Fundraiser for Catholic Schools, Parishes, Charities – Catholic Vote

Synod on Synodality:
Cardinal Müller: ‘Synodality’ at Odds With Catholic Teaching – Gerhard Cardinal Müller at First. . .

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Democrat Party’s Noxious ‘God Problem’ – S.A. McCarthy at The American Spectator
Rep. Chip Roy Calls on GOP to Repeal Law Used to Throw Pro-Lifers in Prison – Breitbart
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

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

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Have Mad Cow be the Test Pattern Elon – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Police Protect Pro-Life Men’s March in Boston – Wil. Gossett at Tradition, Family, and Property
Miss Him and Bishop Sheen – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Australia to Ban Teens from Tik Tok, Instagram, X, Snapchat – Breitbart
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Catholic Campaign for Human Development Spent $11.4 Million Over Its Budget – CNA

A thank you to our sponsor: Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. US Benedictine Nuns Purchase & Move Into Historic English Abbey. . . – Catholic Herald
2. The Hidden Ideology of Megachurch Marketing – Rachel Ferguson at Religion & Liberty Online
3. Meet the Man Who Feeds 2.4 Million Schoolchildren Every Day – P. Guzik at Our Sunday Visitor
4. When Clergy Became ‘Fools’, Chaos Ensued: Odd Medieval Fools Feast, Church Banned – uCth
5. Discernment Is Not About You – The Catholic Gentleman
6. How Monasteries Introduced Beeswax Candles in the Middle Ages – V.M. Traverso at Aleteia
7. Scientific Evidence for God (Insights and Explanations) – Magis Center
8. Why Have Incense at Mass? – Luke Lancaster at Catholic Answers Magazine
9. Guidebook Points Young Adults Toward a Flourishing Life – Helen Alvaré at IFS
10. PBS’ ‘Leonardo da Vinci’: The Original Renaissance Man – Kate O’Hare at Pax Culturati

Punditry and Analysis:
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
John Bradburne: The Man Who Could Become Zimbabwe’s First Saint – Religion Unplugged
Bl Carlo Acutis Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition Stirs Devotion at English Shrine – Ed Pentin

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

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

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Don’t Miss Out On Savings: Shopping Black Friday Deals – Meghan Ashley Styling, 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: Tradition, Family, and Property

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Last week we had a total of $1216.17, of which $600 is recurring monthly.

Today I am happy to announce that The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property is our newest sponsor!

Adding them and other new recurring donations this week, Little Vatican currently stands at $2,356.17, of which $1,340.00* is recurring monthly! So we are just $1660.00 away of reaching our goal of $3,000 recurring donations!

There are four other potential sponsors that I am currently at various stages of discussions and/or negotiations. I am asking our loyal viewers to pray for a beneficial and successful outcome from these potential sponsors to help sustain Little Vatican.

Thank you and God bless you all!

Robert “Tito” Edwards
Editor-in-Chief
Big Pulpit

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Don’t Miss Out On Savings: Shopping Black Friday Deals – Meghan Ashley Styling, Catholic Stylist
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Devout Catholic President – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
2. Kill the Jesuits, Kill the Church – Steve Weidenkopf at Catholic Answers Magazine
3. PopeWatch: Hold the Pope to Account – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. The End of the Anglican Communion – David W. Virtue, D.D., at Virtue Online
5. DC Cardinal Issues Dispensation for Dec. 9 Observance of the Immaculate Conception – CV
6. 8 Dec 2024 is Immaculate Conception but Also 2nd Sunday of Advent, What to Do? – Fr. Zed
7. Maybe They Can Have a Bake Sale? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. Church Beatifies German Priest Who Was Executed by Nazis in 1944 – Catholic News Agency
9. US Bishops’ Anti-Poverty Program, CCHD, Lost $11.4M in 2023 – Catholic World News
10. Astounding Ratio Revealed When MRC Searched Google for Trump Nominees – MRC

News:
‘Red Wednesday’ Put Persecuted Christians in the Spotlight – Michael Kelly at OSV News

Punditry and Analysis:
Gender: the Problem Isn’t the Term but the Anthropology Behind It, Catholic Expert Says – CNA
Tradition and Sanity Christmas Gift-List – The Kwasniewski’s at Tradition & Sanity
Can We Have More Children Please? – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at Crisis Magazine
No, ‘AI Jesus’ Isn’t Actually Hearing Confessions: Fact Check – Catholic News Agency
Europe’s Chief Rabbis Condemn Pope’s Call to Probe Israel’s ‘Genocide’ – Jules Gomes, Ph.D.
Disentangling Pronatalism From Misogyny & Racism – Laurie F. DeRose, Ph.D., at IFS
Police Protect Pro-Life Men’s March in Boston – Wil. Gossett at Tradition, Family, and Property
Jimmy Lai’s Godfather Assesses Trial: ‘He’s a Real Champion of Freedom’ – C News Agency
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Detroit Catholic High School Leads Growing Trend of Students Converting to the Faith – CV
Institute of Christ the King Purchases Lot Near Detroit Shrine for New School, Social Hall – CV

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Prepare for Deportation – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine
Meet the Pro-Life Prisoners Whom Trump is Expected to Pardon – Catholic News Agency
Anti-Communist Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Defies China at Hong Kong Trial – Breitbart
Politics, Community, and Christ – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Pope Turns on Israel – Adam Gregerman at Tablet Magazine
How Imperial Wars Drive Modern Religious Revolutions – Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., at Anxious Bench
Ukrainian Archbishop on 1000 Days of War – and Hope – Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Baroque Blood & Gore – David Platzer at The New Criterion
Swiss Church Puts ‘AI Jesus’ in Confessional – The Pillar
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
TOH Advent Guide – TOH Blog
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Gift Guide To Seasonal Family Books From Small & Indie Publishers – The Federalist

A thank you to our sponsor: Tradition, Family, and Property

Note:
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Last week we had a total of $1216.17, of which $600 is recurring monthly.

Today I am happy to announce that The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property is our newest sponsor!

Adding them and other new recurring donations this week, Little Vatican currently stands at $2,356.17, of which $1,340.00* is recurring monthly! So we are just $1660.00 away of reaching our goal of $3,000 recurring donations!

There are four other potential sponsors that I am currently at various stages of discussions and/or negotiations. I am asking our loyal viewers to pray for a beneficial and successful outcome from these potential sponsors to help sustain Little Vatican.

Thank you and God bless you all!

Robert “Tito” Edwards
Editor-in-Chief
Big Pulpit

*Total figures represent transaction fees already deducted.

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. The Move to Make the Dissenter a Doctor of the Church! – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, K.H.S.
2. Dr “Rachel” Levine is also a High Pagan Priestess – Jesse Romero
3. Here’s Why the ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy is Going Nowhere – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Cth Culture
4. New Film Might Just Be the Next Christmas Classic – Aubrey Gulick at The American Spectator
5. New Book Shuts Down the Old Chestnut Objections to the T.L.M.. . . – Fr. Z’s Blog
6. Bad Bishops or a Bad System? – Unknown Centurion at Catholic Stand
7. Vatican Blasphemy: Pope’s New Preacher Should be Excommunicated – Remnant Newspaper
8. What Option for Christians in a Pagan America? – John Horvat, II, at The Imaginative. . .
9. Trump’s New Dept. of Justice Must Bankrupt the Deep Church. . . – John Zmirak, Ph.D.
10. How the West Was Lost – Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski at American Affairs

News:
Bible Spared as Bleachers Burn in Gardena Catholic High School Fire – P. Kay at Angelus News
Pope Announces Canonization Dates for Bl. Carlo Acutis & Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati – Cthlc Vote
Jimmy Lai Takes the Stand in Yearslong Hong Kong National Security Trial – Cthlc News Agency

Punditry and Analysis:
The Islamization of Europe – H. Numan at Gates of Vienna
New Medieval Books: The Roman Curia by Fr. Anthony Ekpo – Medievalists.net
A Great Christian Witness, Too Little Known in the West – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
Jewish Leaders to Pope: Genocide Claim Against Israel Is Misguided & Harmful – NC Register
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Synod on Synodality:
Liberalism, a Political and Religious Synodal Ideology – Jesse Romero

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Pro-Sodomy Bishop Stowe of Lexington Voices Concern Over Trump’s Election – Catholic Vote
Liberal Catholic Slanders & the Election of 2024 – Carl E. Olson at Catholic World Report
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Why Central Europe Must Unite – Roy-Charles A. Coulombe, K.C.S.S., at The European. . .

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
PopeWatch: Just Wait For The Aztec Rite With Human Sacrifice – The American Catholic
Electric Altar Candles in the 1950’s? You Might Find This Shocking, but Yes! – Fr. A.J. McDonald
10th Birthday of the Fantastic TLM Book “Treasure and Tradition”! – Fr. Z’s Blog
St. Margaret of Scotland – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Meet the Western Conservatives Moving to Russia – Owen Matthews at The Spectator World
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
No Meat on Fridays? Some Bishops Say It’s a Good Idea – National Catholic Register
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Nearly Half of 2,500 Anti-Christian Hate Crimes in Europe Were in France, Report Says – CNA

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Greatest Manuscript Discovery of Modern Times Returning to U.S. in Almost a Decade – Zenit
2. Must I Go to Mass on Monday? – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D., at Catholic Answers Magazine
3. My Observation on Recent Private Revelations – Jesse Romero
4. Bishop Stowe Accepts Award From Denounced LGBTQ+ Activist Group – Complicit Clergy
5. New Jersey Bishop Says Hundreds of Diocesan Donations Gone Missing f/Drop Box – CWR
6. Idol Speculation – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing on my Head
7. Swiss Catholic Church Faces a Record Exodus of Desertions – Joachin Meisner Hertz at Zenit
8. Here is My In-Depth Study of the Mayan Mass – Maike Hickson, Ph.D.
9. Police Protect Pro-Life Men’s March in Boston – Wil. Gossett at Tradition, Family, and Property
10. A Priest Tells Bishop Strickland How Much His Courage & Faith Mean – Fr. Daniel M. Klimek

News:
Pope Francis Laicizes Schismatic Argentine Priest – Julieta Villar at Catholic News Agency
See All of St. Peter’s Basilica with New, Stunningly Accurate 3D Replica – Smithsonian

Punditry and Analysis:
Report Lays Bare Threats to France’s Catholic Patrimony – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
US Bishops Take Up Anti-Poverty Collection Despite Lack of Transparency – Lepanto Institute
Are Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos Symbols of ‘Christian Nationalism’? – Peter Pinedo at Fox News
On Our Need for Sanctity, Weirdness, & Wild Gratuity – Larry Chapp, Ph.D., at Cthlc World Report
How Modern Art Abandons Truth and Virtue – Jan Bentz at European Conservative
Polygenic Embryo Screening: Following the Logic of IVF – Christopher O. Tollefsen, Ph.D., at PD
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
CREDO Catechism for High Schoolers – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5
Ohio Offers New Way to Use Public Money for Christian Schools, Opponents Disagree – RNS

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Woke Ideology Is Not Dead and Buried – Francis X. Maier at First Things
Border Czar Tom Homan: Faith & Policy at a Crossroads – National Catholic Register
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Pray for Peace: US Missiles Fired from Ukraine into Russia – Catholic Arena
Putin Lowers Threshold for Using Nuclear Arsenal After Biden’s Arms Decision for Ukraine – AP

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Dioceses Vary on Holy Day of Obligation for Immaculate Conception Feast – Our Sunday Visitor
St. Margaret of Scotland – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
U.S. May Pressure Google To Sell Its Web Browser – Bridget Ryder at European Conservative
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Does Text Change Our Perception of Time, Eucharistic Miracle of Meerssen & More – Register
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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Should Catholics Exercise, Train or Play Sports on Sunday? – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Earliest ‘Jesus is God’ Epitaph Found in Israel, Biggest Discovery Since Dead Sea Scrolls – SD
2. John XXIII’s Decision to Ignore Fatima & Call Vatican II Had Dire Consequences – D. Torkington
3. NY City Priest Who Allowed Sabrina Carpenter to Shoot Music Video in Church Removed – AP
4. Enough of Women’s Ordination Gnostic Nonsense – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Standing on. . .
5. Asylum Seeker Storms Church Service & Attacks Virgin Mary Statue – Art Dependence Mgzn
6. Giving Grifters a Bad Name – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. A “Mayan Mass” & the Dialectic of Racism – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
8. Should Catholics Exercise, Train or Play Sports on Sunday? – Tom Thomas at Catholic Stand
9. Who Will Trump Appoint as Ambassador to the Holy See? – Michelle La Rosa at The Pillar
10. Holocaust Survivor Rebukes Francis for Saying Israel’s Actions in Gaza are ‘Genocide’ – CH

News:
Dublin Priest Numbers Will Fall 70% Next 20 Years or Sooner – D. McSweeney at Catholic Herald
Make Prison Visits a Priority, Pope Tells Spanish Seminarians – Catholic World News

Punditry and Analysis:
Christianae Virtutus Perfectum Specimen Ostendit – Fr. Z’s Blog
Big Business Against the Natural Family – Nathanael Blake at Catholic World Report
Last Few Years Have Seen Exponential Growth of Data Regarding Dangers of Tech Use – Crisis
London Museum to Show ‘Queer’ Drag-Themed Reinterpretation of Handel’s Messiah – C Herald
Time – All Time – Is Temporary – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at The American Catholic
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
How To Dispel The Lies Most Americans Believe About Abortion – Ashley Bateman at Federalist
Catholic Sean Duffy Picked for Secretary of Transportation – The American Catholic
Wyoming Delegation Urges Mountain West Conf. To Ban Males From Women’s Sports – CSD
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
America’s Atheist Foreign Policy – Rep. Michael McCaul at First Things
Ukraine Launches U.S. Missiles Into Russia – Zoltán Kottász at European Conservative
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
PopeWatch: Open Thread – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good & Good Evil, How to Protect Yourself f/Demons & More – Reg
St. Margaret of Scotland – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Venerable English Mass of the Ordinariates, Was Child Ignatius Jesus Picked Up & More – Reg
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Does Text Change Our Perception of Time, Eucharistic Miracle of Meerssen & More – Register
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Vatican Approves Liturgical Adaptations for Indigenous Communities in Mexico – CNA

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Bishops of UK, Wales, Scotland Stand Against Assisted Suicide Bill – Catholic Vote
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Martin Scorsese Presents The Saints: My 1st Impression. . . & a Certain Jesuit – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Bishop Strickland Next to be Excommunicated? – David L. Gray at Off Code & Unscripted
3. Did Fr. Matthew Schneider Vaccine Advocacy Cause People Harm? – Melody Lyons via X
4. Fr. James Martin Offers Comments at End of Every Episode of Scorsese’s ‘The Saints’ – C Vote
5. Give No Mind to Mindfulness – Dan Fitzpatrick at Catholic Stand
6. Bishop Strickland Against the World – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5
7. Make America Great Again! – Fr. Z’s Blog
8. Side-by-Side Communion Is Not Ecumenism – Carl E. Olson at Catholic Answers Magazine
9. Cardinal Arinze Cautions Priests Against Lengthy Homilies – Catholic News Agency
10. Is Becciu Arguing to Abolish the Sostituto? – Ed. Condon at The Pillar

News:
Ghana’s Bishops Back Legislation Banning Homosexual Advocacy – Catholic World News

Punditry and Analysis:
Portrait of a Noble Jesuit – Joseph Pearce at The Imaginative Conservative
Saga of Argentine Ex-Priest (We Think) Captures Perils of Pre-Fabricated Scripts – John Allen
The Church and Medjugorje – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
Arizona Catholic Parish Fire Being Investigated as Arson – Dn. Payne at Catholic News Agency
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Trump’s Press Secretary: Catholic Education ‘Formed Who I Am’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
Historic Florida Catholic School Forced to Permanently Shut Down After Hurricane Damage – CV

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Before there was 4B – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at Washington Examiner
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Vatican Okays ‘Indigenous Liturgical Adaptations’ in Mexican Diocese – Lk. Coppen at The Pillar
Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good & Good Evil, How to Protect Yourself f/Demons & More – Reg
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Does Text Change Our Perception of Time, Eucharistic Miracle of Meerssen & More – Register
St. Margaret of Scotland – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Report: Anti-Christian Hate Crimes in Europe Tripled in 2023 – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
Venerable English Mass of the Ordinariates, Was Child Ignatius Jesus Picked Up & More – Reg
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UK: Record Asylum Requests Approved for Migrants Claiming to Be Homosexual – Breitbart

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Donations Update, Continuing – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit News Stories:
1. Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good & Good Evil, How to Protect Yourself f/Demons & More – Reg
2. Venerable English Mass of the Ordinariates, Was Child Ignatius Jesus Picked Up & More – Reg
3. Five Pitfalls of Traditionalism with Dr. Taylor Marshall – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
4. Hilarious – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. Sanctifica: New Traditional Catholic Liturgical App: Dom Guéranger in Your Pocket – Ror. Caeli
6. Does Text Change Our Perception of Time, Eucharistic Miracle of Meerssen & More – Register
7. What We Can Expect to Hear All Day Every Day f/U.S. News Media for Next 4 Years – D. Griffey
8. Bishops Benefiting f/Illegal Immigration Threaten to Fight Trump’s Mass Deportations – Strm
9. Debunking the Myth of Consequence-Free Sex – Roseanne T. Sullivan
10. A Case Study in How the Vatican’s Abuse Reform Efforts Have Failed – Elise A. Allen at Crux

Punditry and Analysis:
What Flying Saints Are Teaching This Protestant – Keturah Hickman at European Conservative
It is Long Past Time for Us to Wake Up About Catholic Hospitals – J. Tevington at Catholic Stand
“Turned Around”: Announcing a New Book of TLM Apologetics – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Fumbling for Authenticity and Seeking Mislaid Sacredness – Genesius at Catholic Stand
The Advent of Advent – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both
Dioceses Should Commemorate Their Own Saints Each Year, Pope Says – Our Sunday Visitor
First Look: CBP RSV-2CE Large Print Thinline – Timothy McCormick at Catholic Bible Talk
Was the First Catholic Thanksgiving Mass in Texas? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
A Catholic Layman’s Appeal to Overcome Global Poverty – S. Norris at National Catholic Register
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
What is the Jerusalem Cross? – Matthew E. Bunson, Ph.D., at National Catholic Register
A.P. Runs Piece Claiming Hegseth’s Christian Tattoo Associated w/White Supremacist Grps – CV
Trump Picks Several Catholics for Cabinet: Kennedy, Rubio, Stefanik, Ratcliffe – C News Agency
Doctors Performing Trans Experiments On Kids Should Prepare To Be Sued – The Federalist
What Does Another Trump Presidency Mean for the Pro-Life Movement? – Public Discourse
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
PopeWatch: and the Widows of Ashur Are Loud in Their Wail – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
Euthanasia in Belgium is So Out of Control We’re Killing Depressed Teenagers – C Herald
Ousted Texas Bishop: Pope Francis ‘Does Not Love the Truth’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
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Danger! High Vultage! – Micah Murphy at Thy Geekdom Come
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
More Than 2,400 Anti-Christian Hate Crimes Occurred in Europe in 2023, Report Finds – Angelus
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
5 Things to Know About Sister Clare Crockett – C News Agency at National Catholic Register

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