Big Pulpit

The Shroud of Turin: 3 Film Collector’s Edition – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Government: A Pervasive Expectation – Doctor Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

In Paris the Dispute Was about God, But about Man First – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

A Lenten Funeral for a Passing Prayer – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Why 33 Is the Perfect Age… – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

For Bernard of Clairvaux’s Bible Reading Program to Make Sense of the World – F. Weathers

Saint Augustine’s Confessions: An Elusive Love – DarwinCatholic, The American Catholic

Christopher Hitchens has Mellowed, but His Idea of Christianity is Distorted – Francis Phillips

USCCB Shreds Sister Elizabeth Johnson’s Book on the Trinity – Father John Zuhlsdorf

The Most Holy Trinity as a Spring of Water, a Poem of Saint John of the Cross – Reginaldus

Do I Really Believe? – Theresa Rita, Zeal for Your House Consumes Me

In the Matter of Kurowski – Rob Vischer, Mirror of Justice

My Journey Home To The Catholic Church, Why I Am Converting – Bryan Kemper

To Break My Fast from Being Merciful – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

“Do Catholics Make Better Athletes?” – Pat McNamara

Three Biblical Reasons, Fasting, and Self-Denial – Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

How to Really Solve Poverty in Africa – Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald

More Data on the Lost Generations & the Urgent Task for the Church – Msgr. Charles Pope

Catholic Relief Services Doesn’t Distribute Bibles, Is that Good News? – Phil Lawler, CC/OTN

Bad Taste, Poor Catechesis, and Vatican II – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

Anne Rice likens Catholic Church to the Mafia – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

How to Pray the Stations of the Cross with Saint Alphonsus – Reginaldus, New Thlgcl Mvmnt

When You *Don’t* Have to Say Something in Confession – Jimmy Akin, National Cthlc Register

Poor Misunderstood Marx! – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Rediscovering Courage & Conviction, Bp. Thomas J. Tobin Interview – Jim Graves, CWR

One Pastor’s Attempt to Assert the Biblical Teaching on Homosexuality – Msgr. Charles Pope

Can Children Commit Mortal Sins? A Reflection on First Confessions – Reginaldus, NTM

Why I’m a Better Person Now that I’m Catholic – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies IV – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Patron Saint of Footballers Who Worked for the Poor: Saint Luigi Scrosoppi – Catholic Herald

How Teaching James Joyce Ruins Appreciation of Liturgy – Anthony S. Layne, OTA

Carl Sandburg, Frank Lloyd Wright, Thomas Jefferson & Bishop Sheen – D. R. McClarey, TAC

Crucifixes in Italian, German, and U.S. State Classrooms – Steve Shiffrin, Mirror of Justice

A Remarkable Essay by the Eagle of Fargo: Bishop Samuel J. Aquila – Doctor Ed Peters, ITLOTL

Fifteen Criteria of Authentic Catholic Thought – Father Bevil Bramwell O.M.I., The Cthlc Thing

Ecstasy and Solitude: Franz Liszt’s Journey of Contemplation – Stephen Hough, InsideCatholic

The Sky is Falling! Really? – Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, Rhode Island Catholic/Without a Doubt

A Thorp in Wenski’s Side: Defending the Archbishop of Miami – Eric Giunta, RenewAmerica

Secret Vatican Document on the Last Things *Revealed*! – Jimmy Akin, Ntnl Cthlc Register

National Atheist Day – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Gender Silliness and the Intersexed – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Varia: Coon’s Sanctions, Ferraro’s Funeral, and Corapi’s Case – Doctor Ed Peters, ITLOTL

Fake Julia? Social & Cultural Traditionalism & Not-Quite-Boomer Generation – K. Edwards, AI

Faculty Profile: David Hughes – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Future of (Catholic) Law Schools & Catholic Legal Theory – Fr. Robert J. Araujo S.J., MOJ

Come, Let Us Reason – Francis J. Beckwith, The Catholic Thing

The Worst Crisis for Japan Since World War II? – George Friedman, MercatorNet

The Danger of Atheist Pride – Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register

Psalm 6 Part 4: The Ointment of Tears – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

For Your Lenten Friday Night at The Movies III – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Faculty Profile: Monsignor Andrew Wadsworth – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Natural Law in the American Tradition – Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, Fordham Law Review

Children Shielded from Fairy Tales, Exposed to Debauching Sex Ed? – Francis Phillips, Cth Hrld

Is It Ever Justifiable to Lie? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture/On the News

Church Autonomy and Criminal Law – Marc DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice

The Patriarch of Venice is in the Running for the Diocese of Milan – Tancred, The Epnyms Flwr

Introduction to “Retributivism: Essays on Theory and Policy” – Mark D. White, SSRN

When a Billion Chinese Jump – Constance Kong, MercatorNet

New Book: “Padre Pio Under Investigation: The Secret Vatican Files” – Carl Olson, Insight Scp

Book Review: Notre Dame and the Civil War – Pat McNamara

Psalm 6, Part 2: God the Physician – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Benedict’s 2nd Volume & the Historical Critical Method – Doctor Jeff Mirus, CC/IDA

India Says No to Mercy Killing – Anto Akkara, The Daily Register

Crucifix Rulings Highlight Religious Dimension of Culture, Remarks Expert – EWTN News

The Educational Value of the Crucifix – Marc DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice

Nat’l Pro-Life & Black Community Leaders Respond to Persecution at Princeton – Lisa Graas

Help with the Saint Louis Gradual – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

A New List of Three Episcopal Successors for the Archdiocese of Berlin – Tancred, TEF

Why True Grit Matters in the Face of Adversity – Dan Heath and Chip Heath, Fast Company

American Cicero: Charles Carroll – Matthew A. Rarey, MercatorNet

Book of Job Skills – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

Brant Pitre’s Book – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

There Are Many Mansions – Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

My Favorite Secular Humanist Asks Questions – Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Killer Gets Life for Shooting at Catholic Retreat in San Bernardino Diocese – Cal Cthlc Daily

National Catholic Reporter: “All Obamacare Needs Is A Face” – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

Where the Abortion Debate Stands: Pro-Aborts Losing – Raymond Hain, Public Discourse

Boston Archdiocese Deception on Holy Trinity Parish Property Sale – Boston Catholic Insider

How Not to Silence Pro-Lifers – Steve Weatherbe, The Daily Register

Canadian Imperialism in the Caribbean? – Martin W. Lewis, Geocurrents

LGBT-Funded Poll Falsely Claims Most Catholics Support Same-Sex Marriage – Th. Peters, AmP

How Many Catholics Really Support “Gay Marriage”? – Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Cthlcs & Gay Marriage: Caution with Numbers – Doctor Jeff Mirus, Cth Culture/On the Culture

Survey: Majority of ‘Catholics’ Support ‘Gay Rights,’ Close Reading Says Otherwise – Cal.C.D.

Gay Marriage and the Glories of the World – Doctor Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

Fishwrap (NCReporter) Wants Benedict to Resign, Church Change Moral Teachings – Fr. Z

Arcus Foundation is Subverting the Teaching on Homosexuality & Marriage? – Th. Peters, AmP

Catholic Courage & Commitment in Embracing the Cross – Father Roger Landry, TICL™

Spending Money to Defend Marriage, Pelosi Gets Religion – Thomas Peters, American Papist

Awwww. Polygamists are Sooooo Cute! – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

Moral Relativism Challenged by Acclaimed Natural Law Scholar – Carl Olson, Insight Scoop

Transgenders Want Birth Certificates Changed – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Why Math Can’t Predict the Extinction of Religion, or Rainfall – Stacy Trasancos, Acept Abund

Bomb Thrown At Pro-Life Prayer Vigil – Lisa Graas

Life and Death on the Gridiron – Doctor Donald DeMarco, The Integrated Catholic Life™

These Holy Hands – Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

What If We Just Said “Pray”? – Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Sparks Will Fly! – Father Philip Neri Powell O.P. Ph.D., DDMHA!

D-I-V-O-R-C-E in the Boonies – Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion

Aussie 60 Minutes Documentary on the English Defence League & Islam in the UK – Lisa Graas

Fr. Bryan Hehir’s Buddy Raising More Money for Pro-Aborts – J. Sacerdo, Bryan Hehir Expsd

Vatican Warned Cardinal O’Malley: No Sale Without Due Process – Boston Catholic Insider

Why Do We Let Them Dress Like That? – Jennifer Moses, Wall Street Journal

Why Does the Catholic Church Baptize Babies? Part 2 of 3 – Brett Adams, Ship of St. Peter

Pastors: This Is the Time to Fix Your Music Program – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

We Really Don’t Know When Life Begins – Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Can Religious Read Their Office with the Older Books? – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Archbishop Dolan: The Protection of Our Children Is of Highest Priority – Cthlc News Service

Alice Thomas Ellis: Isn’t It Time Someone Wrote Her Biography? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith

Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York: Go to Confession! – The Daily Register

Vatican and Finance, The April Revolution – Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Should We Care Whether Gandhi’s In Heaven Or Hell? – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

Learning the Chants: Singing with a Unified Voice – John Mark Klaus, Pastoral Liturgy

A Choice Argument – Denyse O’Leary, MercatorNet

Is Planned Parenthood in the ‘Jesuit Tradition’? – Patrick J. Reilly, InsideCatholic

Pro-Life Leaders Call on Jesuit Seattle Univ. to Sever Planned Parenthood Ties – Lisa Graas

Jesuit Univ.’s on the Frontlines of Culture of Death – Kristan Hawkins, Frst Thngs/Frst Thghts

Jesuit Definition on Sexual Orientation: Identity Theory – Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

Jesuit University Gonzaga to Host V-Monologues – Matthew Archbold, Creative Mnrty Rprt

Gonzaga VP Invokes Ex Corde Ecclesiae to Justify Production of V-logues – Carl Olson, IIS

The Dissidents are Losing … No Thanks to the Jesuits – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum

Jesuits Take a Dump on Marriage – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

The Society of Jesus (The Jesuits) – Catholic Encyclopedia (1912)

Founder of the Jesuits: Saint Ignatius Loyola – Catholic Encyclopedia (1910)

Distinguished Jesuits – Catholic Encyclopedia (1912)

Because Napoleon Died a Catholic Death – Frank Weathers, Why I Am Catholic

Ransom for the Many – Father Philip Neri Powell O.P. Ph.D., Domine da mihi hanc aquam!

What to Wear for My First Traditional Latin Mass? – Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Dear Doomed Christian, – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register

Jesus Recycles – John Zmirak, InsideCatholic

The Creed: One Baptism – Mark Shea, CatholicExchange

Ultrasound Belt? See Unborn Baby 24/7? – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Quenching the Thirst of God – Mary Healy, Speaking of Scripture

Encounters with Angels – Father Dwight Longenecker, Catholic Online

One Foot in Heaven – Father Richard Tomasek S.J.

Is Anyone Shocked? – Genevieve S. Kineke, CatholicExchange/Feminine Genius Blog