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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:”
1. The National Disgrace that is the University of Notre Dame – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D.
2. Cardinal Gregory Attempts to Force Whistleblower Priest Into Silence – Gene T. Gomulka
3. Did U.S. Bishops Just Blow $28M Targeting the Wrong People? – Michael Hichborn at Lepanto
4. “New Bishop of Charlotte may be Cut from the Same Cloth as Francis – P. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
5. Is Andrew Tate Grooming Young Christian Men to Be ‘Pimps’ Who Beat Women – Zmirak PhD
6. Trump Should Prosecute Bishops Who Smuggle Illegal Immigrants, & Vatican. . . – Zmirak PhD
7. Young Priests’ Journey: Aa’s Spiritual Path to Mary – Tradition, Family, & Property
8. Biden Should Have Taken It With Him – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. One Last Climactic Scene: Me vs Matt Damon – Mark Judge at Chronicles
10. Vatican Promises Stiff Penalties for Illegal Aliens Crossing its Border – Th. D. Williams, Ph.D.

Punditry and Analysis:
Trump vs. McElroy on Immigration – William Mahoney at Lepanto Institute
How Do You Start a Religious Order? Re: Word On Fire – The Pillar
Christian Podcasts Surging in Popularity, 2025 Could Prove a Breakout Year – Catholic Herald
Iranians Punished With Longer Prison Sentences For Practicing Christianity – Clemente Listi

News:
New Leadership for the CMAA – Janet Gorbitz sat New Liturgical Movement
New Bishop For Houston – Hannah Brockhaus at Catholic News Agency
Catholic U. Facing $30M Deficit, Considers Changes to Operations – Gina Christian at OSV News
Beloved Baby Jesus Statuette Stolen From National Shrine of St. John Neumann – 6 ABC

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Make Just One Change – John Roche at Classical Ed Review

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Painter of Monks: The Enduring Legacy Of Spanish Master Francisco de Zurbaran – Rlgn Unpl

The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope Francis’s Autobiography Is a Masterpiece of Self-Promotion & Obfuscation – J Gomes PhD

L.A. Wild Fires:
California’s Bonfire of Vanities – Rod Dreher at The European Conservative

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Anti-Trump Protesters Erect Guillotine in D.C. – William Upton at The National Pulse
Elderly Dementia Patient Cruelly Evicted From Home – M.J. Kevorkian, M.D., at The Babylon Bee
‘I Was Saved by God to Make America Great Again’ – William Upton at The National Pulse
The Ebbing of the Woke Tide – Brandon Aldinger at The Stream

Muslim Grooming Gangs of Under Age Girls in Britain:
Grooming Gangs: We Can’t Ignore the Islamic Connection – Christian Concern

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Did European Colonialism Undermine Islam? – Raymond Ibrahim

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Eggers 2.0: Dreher on Doctrines in “The Witch” – Terry Mattingly at Rational Sheep
RIP Bob Uecker – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
He Who Laughs Last – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
PopeWatch: Pope v. President – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Biden Crime Family – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3 Reasons Why Abolishing the Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
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Highlighted Punditry, Analysis, and News:
Report: 20 Years of Data Shows Clerical Abuse Allegations Down in U.S. – OSV News
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Pope Francis Cancels Another Faithful Priest – Complicit Clergy
2. Babylon Bee: Trump Announces First 10 Executive Orders – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACth
3. Should Chaste Gay Men Be Catholic Priests? – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
4. The Lamp Magazine’s Matthew Walther, a Man without Hope – Pt. Wolfgang at Catholic Culture
5. Are Aliens Demons? The Truth Revealed in Prophecy – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
6. Historical Falsehoods about Active Participation: A Response to Dr Brant Pitre – New Lit Mov
7. McElroy Has Zero Moral Authority, Covered-Up Sexual Abuse – Steve Bannon & John Yep
8. Why is Seton Hall Hiding Its Sex Abuse Report? – Complicit Clergy
9. New York Times Pushing Pedophilia as a ‘Disorder’ – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
10. The $5 Billion Cost of Ecclesiastical Corruption – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture

Punditry and Analysis:
America’s Bishops Should Heed Church on Sovereignty – The American Spectator
David French is Wrong About Christian Power – Josh Bishop at American Reformer
Young Priests’ Journey: Aa’s Spiritual Path to Our Blessed Mother – Tradition, Family, & Property

News:
Napa Institute Launches Series Highlighting Lay Catholic Apostolates – G. Porto at Catholic Vote

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Not Ashamed of Catholic Schooling: Interview With Kairos Montessori Founder – Catholic Herald

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
‘Once-in-a-Century’ Discovery Reveals Spectacular Luxury of Pompeii – R. Morelle, et al., at BBC

The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope Critiques ‘Rigid’ Dress Sense & Mentality of Faithful Prelates – Catholic Herald
Francis’s Autobiography of Faithless Hope – Robert Morrison at The Remnant

L.A. Wild Fires:
The L.A. Firestorm Was Started by Delusional Leftist Fantasies – The Stream
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Attended Cocktail Party in Ghana When Fire Began – Breitbart

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
In Whitmer’s Darkest Michigan, a Legislator Fights to Overturn Obergefell – The Stream
Meta Restores Pro-life Accounts After Letter From Legal Group – N. Ballasy at Just The News
Flashback: Media Love New Dem Presidents; Republicans, Not So Much – MRC News Buster
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Franco Lives! – Álvaro Peñas at The European Conservative

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

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Pope Francis Wants Open Borders (Just Not in the Vatican) – Catholic Unscripted
Pope Francis’ Health: Here’s a Timeline of His Medical Issues in Recent Years – NC Register
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
3 Reasons Why Abolishing the Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
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Highlighted Punditry, Analysis and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. 3 Unbiblical Lies About Mary. . . by Protestants – Adrian Fonseca at America Needs Fatima
2. How Did Lutheranism Lose It’s Catholic Substance? – Russell E. Saltzman at First Things
3. Gay as an Object of Mirth? – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
4. Young Priests’ Journey: Aa’s Spiritual Path to Mary – Tradition, Family, & Property
5. Our Lady of Champion (Wisconsin) & the L.A. Wild Fires – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
6. The Relationship Recession & Drop in Birth Rates – Aaron Renn
7. Confessions of an American Monarchist – Roy-Charles A. Coulombe, K.C.S.S., at The EC
8. But Why Saladin? – Raymond Ibrahim
9. John Henry Newman, Ida Görres, & the Power of Hagiography: Jennifer Bryson Interview – PD
10. Were Crusades ‘White Supremacist’ Ventures Full of ‘Unspeakable Tragedies’? – R. Ibrahim

Punditry and Analysis:
The Two Feasts of St. Peter’s Chair – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Seven Suggestions for the New or Aspiring Homeschool Parent – K.M. Sonneck at Hearth & Field

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

Anglosphere Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
3 Reasons Why Abolishing the Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP

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

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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A thank you to our sponsor:
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property

Highlighted Punditry, Analysis, and News:
Young Priests’ Journey: Aa’s Spiritual Path to Our Blessed Mother – Tradition, Family, & Property
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Vatican to Suppress Sodalitium Christianae Vitae – The Pillar
2. German Bishop: We Don’t Have To Evangelize Since the World Can Be Happy Without God – CC
3. Francis Appoints Dissident to Dicastery on Divine Worship – Peter A Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
4. So Where Does That Catholic Influence on Trump Come From? – American Thinker
5. Card. Nichols Fires Principal for Holding Catholic Dogma of Marriage in Catholic School – CC
6. Calling Out the Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing in the Catholic Church – Joe McClane at ACT
7. Catholics React: Can We Trust Robert Cardinal McElroy? – Full Sheen Ahead
8. Fr. Gerald Murray Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Endorsing the Homosexual Lifestyle’ – Comp Clrgy
9. Dolan Dismisses Increased Requests for Altar Rails, Claims ‘No Need’ for Them – Comp Clrgy
10. The Sham of Synodality – Complicit Clergy

Punditry and Analysis:
Fr. Heimerl: From the Ashes of Francis the Catholic Church Will Rise Again – Complicit Clergy
Healing or Harm? Unmasking the Occult Roots of Crystal Healing – T. Yanaros at Ignitum Today

News:
French Bishops Request Criminal Probe Into Abuse Claims Against Abbé Pierre – CNA
Pope Suffers Bruise on Right Forearm Due to a Fall – Vatican News

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope Will Take His Hatred of Traditionalists to the Grave – Catholic Conclave
Francis’s Autobiography, or Why He Shouldn’t be a Psychoanalyst – Dr. Tomasz Dekert
Francis’ Autobiography Mocks Clerical Vestments Under the Cloak of Humility – The Daily Knight

Islam:
Putting (Supposedly “Non-Muslim”) Migrant Terrorists to the Duck Test – Raymond Ibrahim
Did Muslim Leaders Help Conceal the Grooming Gangs Scandal? – Damian Thompson

L.A. Wild Fires:
LAFD Lowered Standards to Meet DEI Quotas for Lesbians – Michael Shellenberger
Karen Bass’ Hit w/Scandals Over Hush $, Bribes & Accusations of ‘Legalized Corruption’ – NYP
Acts of God Met with Human Stupidity – Richard Henry at American Reformer
First Female Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls to Resign as Blazes Rage On – Breitbart

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Catholics Have Friends in the New Administration – D.R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
NY Times Poll: 87% of Americans Approve of Mass Deportations – Karoline Leavitt
Thomas More Society Asks Trump to Pardon Imprisoned Pro-Lifers – G. Porto at Catholic Vote
New Prime Time Politics Posts – Prime Time Politics

Anglosphere Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
3 Reasons Why Abolishing the Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
Catholics Should Care About Labour’s Attack on Latin in Schools – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D.

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Why Hamas Keeps on Celebrating – Jonathan Sacerdoti at The Spectator
How The West Can Save Itself – Melanie Phillips
Ceasefire Is No Victory for the Israelis—Or for Us – Rob Killick at The European Conservative
New Western Civ Defender Posts – Western Civ Defender

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Trump names Stallone, Gibson, Voight as ‘Special Ambassadors’ to Hollywood – Catholic Vote
The OnlyFans Time-Bomb – Catholic Arena

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Great Moments in Cinema: Skulls Full of Mush – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Predictions – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Ex-Gay-Turned-Christian Says ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban is Attack on the Gospel – Chrstn Cncrn
Pope Francis: Open Borders—but Not in the Vatican – Hélène de Lauzun at The EC
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Highlighted Punditry, Analysis, and News:
Let Hope Lead Your Lives, Pope Tells Seminarians – CNS via Baltimore Catholic Review

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Coming to Terms with Vatican II – Fr. Michael Brownson at 1 Peter 5
2. Give Me Reagan’s “Ave Maria” Over Jimmy Carter’s “Imagine” – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at Crisis
3. What Is — and Isn’t — Wrong with Islam? – Raymond Ibrahim at The Stream
4. John Calvin, the False Optimist – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine
5. 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Novus Ordo: 2nd Ordinary): A “Liturgical Unicorn” – Fr. Z’s Blog
6. The Deus Qui Humanae Substantiæ – Michael P. Foley, Ph.D., at New Liturgical Movement
7. CARA Finds Substantial Decline In Credible Allegations Against Clergy – The Pillar
8. Can RFK Jr. Make America Healthy Again? – Peter M. Laffin at National Catholic Register
9. Sister Clare Crockett’s Path to Sainthood Begins – Catholic Herald
10. Comprehending God – James Chastek, Ph.L., Ph.D., at Just Thomism

Best of the Rest:
St. Anthony the Abbot in the Isenheim Altarpiece – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

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

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. The Sacredness of the Liturgy is Wounded – Full Sheen Ahead
2. Conversion of Muslims to Christianity – Prophecy of Fatima – Adrian Fonseca at ANA
3. The Fake History of Saladin – Raymond Ibrahim
4. There’s No Room for Snowflakes in the Kingdom – Jules Gomes, Ph.D., at The Stream
5. The (Holy) House (of Loretto) Where It All Began – Regis Martin, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
6. Have Views of Marital Fidelity Changed Over Time? – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., at Graphs About. . .
7. A Broken Bond: The Pain of Mother-Child Estrangement – Rhonda Kruse Nordin at IFS
8. The Chaldean Diaspora – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
9. Nuclear Engineer Says Latest Research Confirms First-century Date of Shroud of Turin – CNA
10. Technology’s Siren Song – Kerri Christopher at Word On Fire

Punditry and Analysis:
In Search of Ethiopia’s Garima Gospels – Claire Wilmot at New Lines Magazine
3 Reasons Why Abolishing the Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
The Need for a Catholic Medical School in Britain is Greater Than Ever – A. McClavan, Ph.D.

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted Punditry, Analysis & News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. On Mysticism, Magic, Monasteries, & Why You Shouldn’t Wear Tracksuits – Cthlc Unscripted
2. 3 Reasons Why Abolishing Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
3. Refuting Woke Evangelicals Who Believe God Belatedly Repented of Homophobia – Gomes
4. She Followed God, Not Social Convention – Walter Russell Mead at Providence
5. Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
6. The Raw Concrete of America: Brutalism – Nic Rowan at The American Conservative
7. A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
8. ‘Imagine’ Replaces Hope in the Resurrection with Secular Dreams – Fr. Patrick M. Briscoe, O.P.
9. Darkness to Dawn: Cluny & the Rescue of Christendom – Hilary White at The Sacred Images. . .
10. Blessed Beasts & Bedbugs – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic

Punditry and Analysis:
Does History Have a Meaning? – Mark Malvasi at The Imaginative Conservative
How Can the Jubilee of Hope Strengthen Your Faith? Here’s What You Need to Know – CNA
Eusebius on Asceticism & Christian Civilization – Andrew Koperski, Ph.D., at Ad Fontes
Empire of Books: The Role of Manuscripts in the Ottonian Renaissance – Hilary White

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Syria’s Druze Minority Fears the Future After Assad’s Fall – Antonio Graceffo at Mercator

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

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

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
380 Million Christians Suffer ‘High Levels of Persecution’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Bishop Barron Mum on Oversight of IVE High School Seminary – Michelle La Rosa at The Pillar
2. The Bulverism of Pope Francis – Leila Marie Lawler at Happy Despite Them
3. “Sluggish Schizophrenia”; Re: Pope Francis Autobiography – Fr. Z’s Blog
4. Bishop Barron Reacts to ‘Imagine’ being Used at a Christian Funeral – Jn. M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
5. The Anti-Liturgical Heresy – Dom Prosper Guéranger at Catholic Family News
6. Italian Bishops Conduct Damage Control – Anthony Stine via Complicit Clergy
7. Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance – Fr. Ray. J. de Souza
8. 3 Reasons Why Abolishing Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
9. The Big Cover-Up: How The West Whitewashes Islam – William K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
10. In Today’s Orwellian Europe, to Tell the Truth is a Crime – Steven Tucker at Mercator

Punditry and Analysis:
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Deserve Our Attention & Our Help – Grace Bydalek at National Review
On the Trail of the Elusive Christian Assyrians: Travels in Tur Abdin – Catholic Herald
What Should Your Priority Be as a Catholic Entrepreneur? – Laryn Weaver at CWIB
A Sea of Faith: 8-Million-Plus Devotees Join ‘Black Nazarene’ Procession in Manila – Register
Romanesque Sculptures in a Swiss Abbey – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
King Ezana of Aksum & the Rise of Christian Ethiopia – Phillip Campbell at Catholic Exchange

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Make Buildings Beautiful Again – R.R. Reno at First Things
Beyond Jeremiads: Signs of Cultural Revival, Circa 2025 – Mary Eberstadt at The Heritage Fdn

L.A. Wild Fires:
‘God Does Things for a Reason,’ Says Pregnant Mom of 4 Who Lost Home in L.A.’s Fire – OSV
Democrats Fiddle While L.A. Burns – Joey Shagoury at The American Postliberal
How Getty Center Saved Precious Sacred Art From Raging Fires – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Lebanon Needs a Healthy Christian Community, Ambassador to Vatican Says – Crux

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.

A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
3 Reasons Why Abolishing the Hereditary Lords in the English Parliament Is a Big Mistake – TFP
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Something Happened. . . then Steve Skojec (& Rod Dreher, Earlier) Snapped – David Griffey
2. PopeWatch: Mentally Imbalanced – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Man Awakens After 12 Years in “Vegetative State,” Says “I Was Aware of Everything” – Lif Nws
4. Catholic Ranch Thrives Despite Ban from Archbishop Gustavo – Complicit Clergy
5. Vatican Cracks Down On Illegal Entry Into Its Territory – Catholic News Agency
6. Behavior at Funerals (Carter & ‘Imagine’ Song) – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at New Oxford Rvw
7. ‘It’s Over.’ Leading U.S. Anglican Gives Searing Assessment of Welby Years – Gavin Ashenden
8. From Doubting Thomas to Doubting Peter? – George Weigel at Denver Catholic
9. Word on Fire Celebrates 25 Years, Plans New Religious Order – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
10. Fire Was Coming: Why LA is Burning, Rural Calif. Tried to Warn You – K. Covello at UnWon

L.A. Wild Fires:
L.A.’s Devastating Lesson for Blue Cities Everywhere – Betsy McCaughey at Chronicles

Punditry and Analysis:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Doctrine of Christian Warfighting – Miles J. Smith, IV, Ph.D.
“In Defense of the Hermit Vocation” – Mark Rose via Rorate Cæli
Could Religious Disaffiliation Drive People Toward Occult Practices? – Teresa Yanaros at Crisis
Discovering an Unpublished Manuscript on Newman in Munich – Newman Review

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Mathematics for Human Flourishing – Scott Carpenter at Classical Ed Review

The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope’s Autobiography Sheds Light on Complex & Contradictory Mind of Successor of Peter – CH
Francis’ 1970’s Ethos Includes Love of 70’s Pop Psychology as if It’s Still Popular – Fr. McDonald

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman – Smithsonian
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
New Book on Ernest Hemingway’s Messy but Sincere Catholicism – Joseph Pearce at Aleteia

Islam:
Which Christians First ‘Demonized’ Muhammad? – Raymond Ibrahim
Jihad Must Have No Place in the West – Guy Millière at Gatestone Institute

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
His Prep was Probably having Guns Pointed in His Face Over Course of Career – TACatholic

Anglosphere Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The End of Trudeau’s Pseudo-Caesarism – Nathan Pinkoski at First Things

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Frog Leftists Schadenfreude – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Russia’s Church from Pagans to Putin – James Bradshaw at Mercator

Et Cetera. . . Pop Cultural News, Punditry, and Analysis:
More Than A Game, University of Notre Dame Football – Tom Piatak at Chronicles

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
A Kidney Stone in Rome – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Woke Liberals Debate TFP & Immediately Regret It – TFP Student Action
A Movie Needs to Be Made About These WWII Nuns in the Submarine – The American Catholic
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
A Look at Vatican City’s New Artificial Intelligence Law – CNA via Catholic World Report
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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A thank you to our sponsor:
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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Confirmed: The Corruption Pope Francis Chose Not to Expose – Philip E. Lawler, Ph.D., at C Cltr
2. This is Not the Music That is Played at a Christian’s Funeral – Michael Knowles
3. How Nuns Got Squeezed Out of the Communion Host Business – Mark Dent at The Hustle
4. ‘Stand Up Like Free Men’: The Modern History of Standing for Communion – The Pillar
5. Can Theology of the Body be Reconciled w/Traditional Ends of Marriage? – P Kwasniewski PhD
6. Francis Accuses Young Catholic Priests Who Like the TLM of ‘Mental Imbalance’ – Comp Clrgy
7. TLM & Many Vocations? For Francis, It Means Forced Resignation! – The Remnant
8. Francis: God Loves Homosexuals Just ‘As They Are’ – Complicit Clergy
9. Fiducia Supplicans – The Blessing That Doesn’t Approve (Chesterton’s Jest) – Cmplct Clergy
10. Apparent Synodality & Creeping Authority – SSPX via Complicit Clergy

News:
Kidnapped Nigerian Nuns Freed, Congregation Confirms Unconditional Release – OSV News

Punditry and Analysis:
Strengthen Your Prayer Life with Pocket Guide to Prayer – Susan Cianco at Catholic World Report
Opus Dei Contests Charges of Malfeasance in Author’s New Book – National Catholic Register
Milwaukee’s New Archbishop Draws from Rural Roots at Installation Mass – N Catholic Register
The Old Testament Roots of American Christian Music – Howard Husock at First Things
Book Review: Turned Around – Replying to Common Objections Against the TLM – Lit Arts Jrnl

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

The New Biography on Pope Francis:
Pope Francis Thinks Your Nuts if You’re a Trad! – Kennedy Hall at Mere Tradition

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Rare Roman Gold Coins Discovered in Luxembourg – Laura Baisas at Popular Science
How to Fight Against a World Hostile to Christian Values – Louis Markos at The Federalist

Islam:
What Is & Isn’t Wrong with Islam? – Raymond Ibrahim
The Uncertain Future of Syria’s Christians – Msgr. Michael J. Nazir-Ali, Th.D., at Spectator World

L.A. Wild Fires:
A Report from the Great L.A. Fire: Hope in the Ruins – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at Pstlbrl Order
California Fires Due to Bad Politics, Not Climate Change – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D., at Breitbart
Man Arrested Near L.A. Fires with Possible Blowtorch is an Illegal Immigrant: ICE Sources – C4C
L.A. Fire Victims Speak Out After Losing Their Home. . .with The Halpins – Lila Rose
Hope Rises from the Ashes as Catholic Aid Mobilizes in California Wildfires – Cthlc World Report
Catholics Seek Comfort in Mary & the Saints During L.A. Wildfires – Maria Wiering at OSV News

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
Cartel Trafficking Kids & Drugs Right Under the Nose of USCCB’s ‘Open Border Czar’ – Off-Press
When It Comes to Sex, are Dems More Puritanical than Republicans? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Trump to Create ‘External Revenue Service’ to Collect Tariffs – Elise DeGeeter at Catholic Vote

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
More than 1,000 Violent Deaths, & Rising: Crime in France Hits All-Time High – H. de Lauzun
Hong Kong: from Political Haven to Fishing Village – Chen Guangcheng at Public Discourse

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Threatens to Invade Puerto Rico – Christian K. Caruzo at Breitbart

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Historic Survey on Real Presence Ignored by U.S. Bishops – Complicit Clergy
Creative New Bible Concordance Gives You Out-of-Context Verses to Justify Any Behavior – BB
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
We Urge Pres. Trump to Take Action & Restore Religious Liberty – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, J.D.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. New Research Shows That the Carbon Dating of the Shroud of Turin is Fake – Mercator
2. Stephen Fry & Modern Society’s Sex Problem – Anthony McCarthy at Catholic Herald
3. Francis’ Autobiography “Hope” is Hopeless on TLM: Same Old, Same Old. . . – Rorate Cæli
4. Small Town Culture Shocks In America Go Viral, Answers Are Very Accurate – Discern Report
5. Who Are the Potential Replacements for 88-Year-Old Pope Francis? – The American Spectator
6. The Current Gang at the Vatican Has Raised Shamelessness to an Art Form – D. McClarey, J.D.
7. L.A. Fire Priorities – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. Pope Francis on Badminton: The Insidious Influence of Marko Rupnik – J.J. Ziegler, Ph.D.
9. Canadians Flee to U.S. After Doctors Threaten to ‘Unplug’ Son & Harvest Organs – Federalist
10. Trump is Going for His Five Bonus Armies – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

News:
Pope Francis’ Autobiography ‘Hope’ Is Out This Week – CNA via National Catholic Register

Punditry and Analysis:
Soccer vs. Sunday Mass: How Youth Sports are Undermining Faith – Fr. Joshua J. Whitfield
Priests’ Ejection Sparks Wild Weekend in Syro-Malabar Church – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
A Spiritual Weapon for Our Time: The Shroud of Turin – Luke O’Hara at Crisis Magazine
New Biography of Cardinal Pell Published 2 Years After His Sudden Death – Edward Pentin
No, People Are Not Fleeing States With Strong Pro-life Laws – Michael J. News at Live Action

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Lennon’s “Imagine” & Carter’s Ignorance – Msgr. Richard C. Antall at Crisis Magazine
Is Czechia Slowly Dying Because Of Declining Faith & Family? – Religion Unplugged
How “The Brutalist” Brutalizes History – Noah Millman at Modern Age
When Parenting is Politicized – Elizabeth Grace Matthew at Law & Liberty

Islam:
The Catholic Dilemma in Israel – Cole S. Aronson at First Things
Big Cover-Up: Is “Jihad” an Interior Struggle? Francis Won’t Tell the Truth – W.K. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
Syria & the Future of Global Jihad – Max J. Prowant, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty

L.A. Wild Fires:
LA Journalist Exposes Red Tape Consequences, Films Rows of Fire Vehicles Out of Service – LD
California’s Policies Laid the Groundwork for Wildfire Danger – James B. Meigs at City Journal
Mel Gibson on Loss of Home to LA Fires: It’s All Just ‘Stuff’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
LA Mayor Karen Bass Said She Would Not Travel Internationally When Campaigning – Breitbart
California Fires Highlight Importance of Faith-Based, Community Volunteerism – Rlgn Unplggd

Muslim Grooming Gangs of Under Age Girls in Britain:
Eyes Wide Shut – Charlies Bentley-Astor at The European Conservative
Tables are Turning: UK PM Under Pressure as Labour MPs Back Rape Gang Inquiry – N. Hallett
Labour’s Grooming Gang Cover-Up Continues – Connor Tomlinson at Courage.Media

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Turkey’s Major Role in Fall of Assad in Syria a Serious Threat to Christians – F. Martel at Breitbart
Make Europe Great Again? What Trump 2.0 Can Do for Europe – Rod Dreher at The EC

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Why is the Infamous Stanford Prison Experiment Still So Influential? – Gina Perry at Mercator
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Sister Clare Crockett’s Beatification Cause Opens in Spain – CNA via Catholic World Report
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Little Vatican, Form & Inform. . . – Tito Edwards at The American Catholic

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Bishops Swimming Against the Tide – Kevin Tierney at Kevin’s Substack
2. Is the Vatican Preparing a Charismatic Mass? – Kennedy Hall at Mere Tradition
3. L.A. Times Says It Was a Mistake to Endorse Karen Bass – Collin Rugg
4. L.A. Fire Captain Salvages Tabernacle From Corpus Christi Rubble – Angelus News
5. Current Situation of: The Legionaries of Christ & Regnum Christi – Javier F. Garcia at Exaudi
6. After ‘Traditionis,’ is Reforming the Reform Still Okay? – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar
7. PopeWatch: McElroy – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
8. The Cardinal in D.C., the Sister in Rome, & the Pope’s New Law – Catholic World Report
9. The Newsom/Bass Wildfires & the Allocation of Blame – John F. Di Leo at American Thinker
10. Italian Bishops: ‘Gay Seminarian Policy’ Reports Are Fake News – Edgar Beltrán at The Pillar

L.A. Wild Fires:
California Takes on the Insurance Industry – Warren Beatty at American Thinker
Priorities – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Newsom Suspends State Environmental Rules for Rebuilding After Fires – New York Times
Democrats & Left-Wing Groups are Profiting from Wildfire Donations via ActBlue – PJ Media

Punditry and Analysis:
After Her 21-wk Abortion, She Had Nightmares of What Happened to Her Baby’s Body – LAN
Are TLM Catholics Elitists? – Emily Finley at The Christian Imagination
Religion & The Plight Of Unmarried Young Adults – Terry Mattingly at Religion Unplugged
Prophetic Courage in the Public Square, & Everywhere – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D., at Cthlc Culture
Did the Crusaders Spoil ‘Five Centuries of Peaceful Coexistence’ with Islam? – Raymond Ibrahim
Francis’s Holy Year Also Promotes Sin – Luiz Sérgio Solimeo at Tradition, Family, & Property

Christmastide:
See: New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Muslim Grooming Gangs of Under Age Girls in Britain:
Govt Tells Grooming Gang Survivor to Delete X Post of Her Rape – Citizen Free Press
Rape Gang Scandal Shows U.K. Hypnotized by Evil Post-Christian Ideology – Gavin Ashenden

Geopolitical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Poll: Majority of Greenlanders Support Joining America – Lauren Irwin at The Hill
Crazy Like a Fox: Trump’s Greenland Pitch – Frank Miele at Real Clear Politics
Maduro Signals Readiness for Armed Conflict Amid Global Opposition – Latin Times

Cultural & Philosophical News, Punditry, and Analysis:
2025: Opulence is Back! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
True Man & True God – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
From Martyrdom to Sainthood: Compiègne’s 16 Carmelite Heroes – Tradition, Family, & Property
A Serious Consideration on Luce, the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Mascot, vs. the Child Jesus – TFP
Executive Pardon: A Christian Concept that Comes f/Medieval Justice – Tradition, Family & Prop
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

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