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TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

20 February AD 2024

MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
This is the Simplest & Easiest Way to Pray Without Ceasing – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
How This Newtown Mom Found Peace Through Tragedy – Lila Rose
Saint of the Day Quote: Martyrs of Tyre – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Saint Peter Damian – Catholics for Catholics
How “Goodbye” & “Adiós” Are Actually Short Prayers – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com
The Importance Of The Deeper Examination Of Conscience – D. Burke/Catholic Spiritual Direction
Right of Demons & Imposition of Hands – Jesse Romero, et al., at Full Sheen Ahead
We Were Warned, Marian Apparitions, Facts vs. Myth – Mt. Archbold at Creative Minority Report
Living Consecration to Jesus Through Mary – Richard Dole at Catholic Stand
Does God See You? – Fr. Samuel Keyes at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Catholic Origins of McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish – Don. R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Witness the Courage & Sacrifice of St. Maximilian Kolbe in a Powerful New Film – Joe McClane
Five Lessons from the Desert – Br. Peter Goyette at Dominicana
Actor Russell Brand Unveils Interest in Christianity, Catholics Respond – ChurchPOP

Lent:
Through Lent with the Stations of the Cross – Jennifer S. Bryson, Ph.D., at One Peter Five
New Orleans Restaurateur Johnny Blancher — With a Lenten Recipe for Oysters Bleu – The Reg
Back-to-Basics Lenten Resolutions – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
Lenten Post: The Way – A Spiritual Journey – David Torkington at Catholic Stand
Lenten Kitchens – Helen Hoffner, Ed.D., at Catholic Exchange

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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com
Eucharistic Miracles by Blessed Carlo Acutis – Highway to Heaven
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Follow the Chief Editor of BigPulpit.com, Tito Edwards, on Xtwitter – Tito Edwards
A Blog on Politics & Culture from a Catholic Perspective – The American Catholic
A Political Catholic Website on Politics from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
A Blog on Catholic Fundraising Advice – CatholicFundraiser.net

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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

19 February AD 2024

MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
400-Year-Old Marian Prophecies About Our Age – James Valois at CatholicLink
Hey Man, Stuff Changes – J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., at The Underground Thomist
Finding Peace In The Storm: Why Am I Suffering? – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Custom of Vesting the Patronal Statue at San Remigio-Fosdinovo in Tuscany – Lit Arts Jrnl
The Mystery & Paradox of Holiness – Carl E. Olson at Simply Catholic
Saint of the Day Quote: St. Boniface of Lausanne – Don. R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Did You Know There’s a Copy of the Shroud of Turin in New Jersey? – Get Fed
Sts. Francisco & Jacinta Marto – Catholics for Catholics
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com
What Does Jesus Have to Do with Me? – Fr. Samuel Keyes at Catholic Answers Magazine
Want to Wear Christ’s Crown of Thorns? In Mexico, You Can – J. Operacz & C. Séveirac at Aleteia
The Great Michelangelo Was Fra Angelico’s Heir, But God’s First – James Day at NC Register
Saltem Diebus Dominicis: The Devil, Temptations, & You – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf at One Peter Five
For Love of Beauty – Philokalia – Hilary White at World of Hilarity
St. Cecilia — Patron Saint of Musicians – Catholic Arena
Speak, Lord, Your Servant Is Listening – Sherry Antonetti at National Catholic Register
5 Amazing Catholic Sites Not to Miss in Idaho – Theresa Civantos Barber at Aleteia
Artistic Treasures from Milan Cathedral – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
Exorcist Explains Interaction of Angels & Demons – Lila Rose

Lent:
An Exercise of Abandonment to Divine Providence – Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure, S.J./Tan Drctn
LENTCAzT: Monday 1st Week of Lent, Excessive Austerity – Fr. Z’s Blog
Penance in a Festive Season? – R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., at Building Catholic Culture
Why Do We Abstain From Meat & Fast From Food? – Deacon M. Bickerstaff at Integrated Cth Life
Nurses, Ghosts, & Lent – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
Discover Strength Through Surrender – Randy Hain at Integrated Catholic Life

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For WESTERN CIV DEFENDER, click here. – Western Civ Defender

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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com
Eucharistic Miracles by Blessed Carlo Acutis – Highway to Heaven
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Follow the Chief Editor of BigPulpit.com, Tito Edwards, on Xtwitter – Tito Edwards
A Blog on Politics & Culture from a Catholic Perspective – The American Catholic
A Political Catholic Website on Politics from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
A Blog on Catholic Fundraising Advice – CatholicFundraiser.net

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SATVRDAY EVENING EDITION

17 February AD 2024

Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Diocese of Rapid City Announces Death of Bishop Peter Muhich – The Reg
New Film: The True Story of Fr. Ryan Stawaisz – Palomita Films
Witnesses Share Details of Nigerian Christian “Genocide” – John Burger at Aleteia
Six U.S. Prelates in Need of Laicization – Msgr. Gene Thomas Gomulka at Complicit Clergy
Fr. Gerald E. Murray, S.T.D.: ‘Women Deacons’ Would Be ‘Serious Moment Of Heresy’ – CC
Anyone Know Anything about Creative Minority Report? – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

Eucharistic Revival:
The Eucharistic Hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas – Hunter Leonard at Catholic Stand
Registration Opens for ‘Milestone’ 2024 National Eucharistic Congress – The CWR
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com

Catholic News & Punditry:
A Vatican Feast With Egyptian Flavor: 21 Martyrs Have 1st Catholic Event – Cyprien Viet/Aleteia
New Series Hopes to Inspire Catholic Parents to ‘Fully Embrace Their Vocation’ – The CWR
Rome Says ‘Nein’ to German Bishops’ Synodal Committee Vote – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
C.S. Lewis & the Development of Doctrine – Luis E. Lugo at The Catholic Thing
Avicenna, Aquinas, & Leibniz on the Argument from Contingency – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
Facing the Peril of Docetism – Regis Martin, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
The Last Days of Saint Thomas Aquinas – Ignitum Today
Malta: a Land of Faith & Marian Wonders – Daniel Esparza, Jean Pierre Fava, & MTA, at Aleteia
Follow the Chief Editor of BigPulpit.com, Tito Edwards, on Xtwitter – Tito Edwards
Cardinal of Vatican Orgy Fame Takes Part in ‘Historic’ Meeting with Italian Freemasons – CC
What St. Maximilian Kolbe Saw on February 17, 1917 – Paul Sofranko at Catholic365
Who Decides if a Type of Prayer is Consistent With the Gospel? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Husband & Wife With Their Eleven Children on Palm Sunday 1954 – The American Catholic
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Why St. Bernadette Has a Feast Day in February & April – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
AOC is Catholic? – Fred Simon
CIA Hid Evidence Behind Russian Collusion Lies, & More Links – Catholics for Catholics
We Built Ugly Churches & Still Do Not Attract Young People: Is This Possible? – Amrcn Spectator
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
First of Its Kind Catholic Trade High School Debuts in Houston – Peter Pinedo at The CWR
Our Lady of Guadalupe & Preparing the Americas for Christ – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.
Cardinal Zen Publishes New Critique of Synod on Synodality – Mt. Santucci at CNA via The CWR
How to Understand Past Attitudes Toward Violence – David Armstrong at The Reg
Blessed Mother Statue at D.C.’s National Shrine Vandalized – J. McKeown at CNA via The CWR
Response to Jesse’s Blog on Juan Mendez, AZ Dem Senator & Satanist – Jesse Romero
Refresh Your Closet (and Fall in Love Again) – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Greece Becomes First Orthodox Christian Country to Legalize “Same-Sex Marriage” – The CWR
If a Parish Isn’t Crying, It’s Dying – Mark Naida at Wall Street Journal
Catholic Prayer App Hallow Makes History in App Store – Francesca Pollio Fenton at CNA
St. Mary’s College’s President & Trustees Should Resign – Michael Warsaw at The Reg
The False Christianity of “He Gets Us” – Michael Ippolito at Crisis Magazine

The Scandal in Cardinal Dolan’s Archdiocese:
“Whore Funeral” in St. Patricks: The End Game of Vatican II & the Ideological Novus Ordo – RC
This is Allowed at St. Patrick’s, While the TLM at Austin is Suppressed – Fr. A.J. McDonald
Fr. James Martin, S.J., Remains Coyly Silent – One Mad Mom
An Anti-psychotic Drug to Counteract the Psychosis of Funeral Liturgy Sacrilege – Fr. McDonald
Rector: Mass of Reparation Offered at St. Patrick’s after ‘Scandalous’ Funeral – OSV News
Well, at Least It Wasn’t a Traditional Mass – Don. R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Mother of All Whores: Trans Activists Irreverent Funeral for Atheist Prostitute at St. Pat’s – MMO
Outcry After Raucous Funeral Mass For Trans Activist – J. Liedl & Mt. McDonald at CNA
Complete Video of the Desecration – Fr. Nicholas Gregoris
Video of Fr. Edward Dougherty Officiating Atheist Trans Sex Worker Activist – Mary M. Olohan
Scenes f/Trans Activist Cecilia Gentili’s Funeral as Mourners Fill St. Patrick’s – Time Magazine

Pope Francis:
Pope Accused of Opposing Reforms to Tackle Clerical Sexual Abuse – Catholic Culture
Will Pope Francis Authorize the Ordination of Female Deacons? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald

Fiducia Supplicans:
We’re All Africans Now – Christopher Manion, K.M., at The Wanderer

Lent:
The Lenten Cure for Secular Optimism – David Mills at National Catholic Register
Looking for a New Lenten Recipe? Try Baked Trout – Julien Kwasniewski at NC Register
Catholic Celebrities Kick Off Lent on Social Media Encouraging Prayer & Holiness – ChurchPOP

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

Bonus Links:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com
Eucharistic Miracles by Blessed Carlo Acutis – Highway to Heaven
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Follow the Chief Editor of BigPulpit.com, Tito Edwards, on Xtwitter – Tito Edwards
A Blog on Politics & Culture from a Catholic Perspective – The American Catholic
A Political Catholic Website on Politics from a Catholic Perspective – Catholics For Catholics
A Blog on Catholic Fundraising Advice – CatholicFundraiser.net

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SATVRDAY EDITION

10 March AD 2018

Reality Distortion Field Poster
(Credit: Rod Dreher)

The #LoveWins Jackboot at a Public High School in Ameria

. . .a reader took this photo of a flyer in the halls of Grady High School in Atlanta. What symbolism! A public school in Atlanta is now propagandizing students to believe that people who dissent from the multiculti Narrative are haters who deserve to be symbolically stomped by a jackboot. . .

by Rod Dreher

Meghan Markle is Baptized! – Jessica McAfee, epicPew
A Good Gay Myth is a Terrible Thing to Waste – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Madrid Churches Attacked on International Women’s Day – Catholic Herald
Prayer Shaming: A New Front in the Culture War – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine
Harvard Foes After a Christian Student Group for Being Christian – Daniel Payne
“Need Confession?”: Priest’s Sign on University Campus Goes Viral – ChurchPop
St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Secret Formula for Raising Millions – Brice Sokolowski
When Harry Became Sally: A Love Letter from the Age of Reason – Maggie Gallagher
Pope Francis Decrees Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church – Fr. Z’s Blog
Lent: Join Our Suffering to That of Christ – Bob Kurland Ph.D., Catholic Stand
Archbishop Hollerich Succeeds Cardinal Marx as President of COMECE – COMECE
The Church’s Resolute Non-Membership of the World Council of Churches – E. Pentin
Christopher Dawson & the Bourgeois Mind – R. Jared Staudt, The Imaginative. . .
Jokers & “Xenophobes” – John Waters, First Things
A Fascinating Look Inside the Vatican’s Little-Known Fire Department – ChurchPop
Crusading 101 – Timothy D. Lusch, The Catholic World Report
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ASH VVED. LENT EXTRA I

14 February AD 2018 3 Comments

40 Hours Devotion (Credit: eucharistjesuswithus blog)

Eucharistic Adoration: The Development of a Devotion for Lent

If you are looking for thought-provoking meditations for Eucharistic Adoration this Lent, look no further!

by Vicki Burbach,

of Pelican’s Breast

Daily Fasting & No Dairy: How Eastern Catholics Observe Lent – CNA via CH
20 Holy Hacks for Lent – Patti Maguire Armstrong, National Catholic Register
5 Things You Can Do If You Can’t Fast or Abstain from Meat – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
Lenten Fasting Biohacks – Kendall Vanderslice & Hal Koss, First Things
Pork Roll, Lent, & Catholic Identity – George Weigel, First Things
My Advice for Lent – Fr. Sebastian Bowden, The Amish Catholic
What I’m doing this Lent (Will You Join Me?) – T.J. Burdick
Ash Wednesday & St. Valentines Collide, Coincidence? – Fr. John Bartunek L.C., uCthlc
Larry & Ash Wednesday – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
How to Prepare for the Next 40 Days – Sherry Antonetti, National Catholic Register
Penance for the Sake of Heaven – Veronic Arntz, Rorate Cæli
Ash Wednesday: The Beauty of Ashes – J0hn Paul Sonnen, Liturgical Arts Journal
The Fight Between St. Valentine’s Day & Lent – John Grondelski Ph.D., NC Register
The Saints Lead Our Lenten Steps in Virtue – Joseph Pronechen, Natl Catholic Register
Forgiveness Sunday in the Byzantine Rite – Philip Gilbert, New Liturgical Movement
Where Do Ash Wednesday Ashes Come From? – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
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SHROVE TVESDAY LENT EDITION

13 February AD 2018 2 Comments

Breviary Scripture Verse Prayer Bible (Credit: epicPew)

5 Ways Praying the Liturgy of the Hours Will Change Your Life

“The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. . .is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer. . .

by Theresa Williams,

of epicPew

Sackcloth & Ashes on St. Valentine’s Day – Zac Alstin, Mercatornet
Prayer that Saves the Sick & Sinful – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers Magazine
Quæritur: Can I Workout on Sunday? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Learn How to Beat Temptations with This Book – Theresa Williams, epicPew
The 3 Theological Virtues Every Catholic Should Know, In One Infographic – ChurchPop
What a Rule of Life Is & Why You Need One – T.J. Burdick, epicPew
How Can I Become a Better Catholic Husband & Father – Sister L. Gloriae O.C.D., ICL™
Add the Daily Examen to Your Prayer Life – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange
How to Participate in the Eucharistic Prayer – Cha. McKinney, Cthlc Spiritual Direction
Why Did Jesus Fast for 40 Days & 40 Nights? & Should We? – J. Richards PhD, The Strm
For Your Lenten Reading: Lift Up Your Heart – Marge Fenelon, National Cthlc Register
A Pre-Lenten Preparation for Priests – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Voluntary Attachments – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Formulating a Plan of Life for Lent & Beyond – Fr. Roger Landry, National Cthlc Register
Lenten Advice from Robert Herrick, a Poem – Charles A. Coulombe, The Anglicano. . .
Pursuing Asceticism: St. Augustine & St. Anthony of Egypt – Ver. Arntz, Cthlc Exchange
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