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Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 6:16-21 – 16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They were frightened, 20 but he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” …

By Carole Novielli, Live Action – DOJ urged to investigate ‘predatory’ abortion pill manufacturer.. Senator Josh Hawley has sent a demand letter, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Danco Laboratories, the original manufacturer of the “chemical abortion drug mifepristone” — including the company’s “its original FDA approval [and] ongoing regulatory compliance.”

By Tyler Arnold, EWTN News – U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch said he intends to focus on issues that unite President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV in his role to foster a relationship between the two leaders rather than on recent disagreements about the Iran War… “As the U.S ambassador for the Holy See, my efforts are many, but one of the roles as a diplomat is to remind stakeholders of what unites us and what must never divide us,” Burch said after delivering remarks on the persecution of Nigerian Christians at the U.S. embassy to the Vatican in Rome.

By Chris Nesi, NY Post – President Trump says Iran has ‘agreed to give us back the nuclear dust’… President Trump had stern words for Israel as he made clear that the US is in the driver’s seat for the 10-day cease-fire between the Jewish state and Lebanon… “Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!!” the president wrote in a sharply worded Truth Social post Friday… Trump also threw cold water on a cash component being part of the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Iran ….

By Marcus Peter, Catholic World Report – Christians worship the crucified and risen Son. Muslims reject His Sonship, His Cross, and therefore His saving identity. As the late New Testament scholar Larry Hurtado once wrote, “to speak about God without reference to Jesus is inadequate discourse about God.” Tucker would do well to learn that point. The Islamic Isa is a revised religious character stripped of Calvary and emptied of divinity. Therefore, Tucker’s remark was asinine, as Muslims and Christians do not revere the same Jesus at all.

By Kevin Wells, Wellspring -This past Sunday’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles brought back the memory of an image from a book of stories I used to pull from the blue bookshelf in my childhood bedroom… It covered two pages, showing a small village in a valley, hemmed in by a cashmere blanket of green mountains. A handful of shops, a white-steepled church, and a dozen or so homes rested by a lake fed by a brook that zigzagged down a mountain. On a hill in the distance, a locomotive chugged along, passing by a few tidy homes that clung to the mountainside.  …

Catholic Culture – Esther Blondin was born on April 18, 1809 to a Catholic farm family in a rural community in Quebec, Canada. Her mother taught her to worship at the Eucharist and recognize Divine Providence. Her father taught her to have a strong faith and to be patient in times of suffering.

By St. Thomas Aquinas – (Muhammad) seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh goads us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his promises, and he gave free rein to carnal pleasure. In all this, as is not unexpected, he was obeyed by carnal men… He seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh goads us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his promises, and he gave free rein to carnal pleasure… He did not bring forth any signs produced in a supernatural way, which alone fittingly gives witness to divine inspiration; for a visible action that can be only divine reveals an invisibly inspired teacher of truth. On the contrary, Muhammad said that he was sent in the power of his arms—which are signs not lacking even to robbers and tyrants. …

By Bridget Sielicki, Live Action – Mark Houck, the pro-life sidewalk counselor and father of nine who was shockingly arrested when FBI agents stormed his home in September 2022, has been awarded a seven-figure settlement in response to a lawsuit filed against the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ)… In 2021, Houck was praying outside an abortion facility in Philadelphia when he had an altercation with an abortion facility escort who was harassing Houck’s 12-year-old son. Local police and authorities declined to charge Houck with any crime… Houck was later arrested by the Biden DOJ when FBI agents raided his home in 2022 at gunpoint …

By Samantha Flom, The American Spectator – Behind the mask of ‘reproductive freedom’ lies a strategy to keep women single, childless, and reliably blue… In Democrats’ rush to distribute Washington state’s massive abortion pill stockpile like Easter candy, it’s astonishing they didn’t trip over what they left behind: their narrative… For decades, Democrats have positioned themselves as the defenders of women. They’ve lectured us all about so-called “reproductive freedom” and how the “right to choose” an abortion is necessary for our health. …

By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine – The president seems to be surprised that Catholics of all stripes are rushing to defend Pope Leo from his odd attacks… On Tuesday he went after Giorgia Meloni of Italy. She said his attacks on Leo were “unacceptable.” He said, “She’s unacceptable. She’s unacceptable because she doesn’t mind that Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up Italy in two minutes if they had the chance.”

By Amanda Head, Just the News – Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, has disclosed to Just The News that the House of Representatives, where President Donald Trump was impeached during his first term over a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, is moving to expunge that impeachment from the congressional record… “You need a majority vote, we need a bill, and it’s actually something we’re looking at,” Jordan told Just The News.

By Gayle Somers, Catholic Exchange – Isn’t it interesting that when Jesus appeared to two “downcast” (Lk. 24:17) disciples on Resurrection Day, He didn’t do the very thing that would have broken through their despair—identify Himself?  Why were these men traveling away from Jerusalem?  Surely it was because Jesus’ death there had deeply disappointed them.  They had been “hoping that He would be the one to redeem Israel” …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 6:1-15 – 1 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were diseased. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” …

By Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky, Catholic Answers – … even the worst of times cannot extinguish our obligation for patriotism, which struggles against national suicide… Patriotism is a form of piety—the acknowledgment that we owe our gratitude to God, our family, and our nation for the gift of life and sustenance. We owe our lives to God, our parents, and to a country that provides the soil and cultural structures for communal living. Piety—and, deriving from it, patriotism—renders the affection and loyalty due to our benefactors. Patriotism is indispensable to our love of God and neighbor. …

By: Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – “Progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence, and hence our form of government,” Thomas said. “It holds that our rights and our dignities come not from God, but from government. It requires of the people a subservience and weakness incompatible with a constitution premised on the transcendent origin of our rights.”

By Craig Bannister, LifeNews – A new Justice Department (DOJ) report details specific ways the Biden Administration weaponized its law enforcement arm to persecute pro-life individuals and organizations… Titled “The Biden Administration’s Weaponization of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act,” the report released Tuesday presents the findings of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group’s review of more than 700,000 internal records and provides more than 800 pages of exhibits documenting abuse of federal law enforcement power.

By Catholic Culture, April 17, 2026 – St. Robert was born in 1027 near Troyes, Champagne, France, of noble birth. At age 17 he entered the Benedictine Abbey Montier-la-Celle, quickly rising to be prior of the abbey. He was made Abbot of Saint-Michel-de-Tonnerre in 1070, but considered it to have lax standards and the monks were quarrelsome, so he returned to Montiers-la-Celle. The same year he was placed over the priory Prior of Saint-Ayeul Abbey, which was connected to Montiers-la-Celle.

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture – During Lent this year, I emphasized the need to not consider the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as a mere motive of credibility, that is, an attractive concept or circumstance which might predispose us to accept the Christian religion (see The Resurrection: Mere attraction to truth is not enough). Rather the Resurrection is the basis of our faith, and the fundamental fact that conditions our spiritual existence.

By Samantha Kamman, (The Christian Post), The Washington Stand – In a statement provided to The Christian Post, Brave Books noted that, in 2022, the Nation’s Report Card revealed that only 13% of U.S. eighth-grade students performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level, a 2-point drop from 2018… “It’s unfortunately something that happens in a lot of countries before they fall,” Carson told CP in an interview. “They neglect their history, or they allow their history to be rewritten.”… “We have an incredible history with this country, from a bunch of ragtag militiamen to the pinnacle of the world in record time” …

By Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner – Much has been made about the recent social media post made by President Donald Trump criticizing Pope Leo XIV as being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.” In typical Trump-responsive fashion, many expressed outrage at the gall of the president to criticize the leader of the Catholic Church. Political charlatans rebuked Trump, accusing him of many false things that accompany hyperbolic and senseless condemnations predicated on emotional outbursts and not facts or reality.

By Fr Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man – To those who faithfully follow Our Lady’s requests for the Five First Saturdays, she has made a wonderful promise which she, as Mediatrix of All Graces, will certainly fulfill: “I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation.” This means that our Blessed Mother will be present at the hour of death with the actual grace of final perseverance, (which after the gift/grace of Faith), is the most important grace.

By Mike McCormick, Substack, “Midnight in the Laptop of Good and Evil” – Pope Leo, CBS and Cardinal McElroy can’t admit to the unholy BILLIONS the cartels earned for the Vatican under Biden… When President Trump states Pope Leo is “weak on crime,” he’s talking about how the Vatican and its media pals are concealing the drug smuggling and human trafficking conspiracy they entered into with Joe Biden and his cartel associates… Cardinal Robert McElroy is an evil man disguised as a Catholic cardinal. Here are the unreported facts—except by me—about his crime of conspiracy as indicated in the Grok assessment I requested of how much government assistance his San Diego diocese pulled in ….

Catholic Culture – St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879). Bernadette, the oldest of six children, was born in Lourdes, France, in 1844. At the age of 14, between 11 February 1858 and 16 July 1858, Bernadette had 18 visions of the Immaculate Conception in a local grotto near the bank of the River Gave, near Lourdes. During the visions, Mary requested prayer and penitence, asked for the construction of a new church, and led Bernadette to a freshwater spring believed to have miraculous healing powers.

By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal – Two mothers who lost their sons and another whose daughter remains permanently injured will testify before Congress on Thursday about how these tragedies—each involving illegal aliens—could have been prevented through stricter enforcement of immigration law… This forum could be uncomfortable for House Democrats who oppose enforcing immigration laws, said Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, which is holding the hearing.

By Kelli Keane and Cassy Cooke, Live Action News – This week, a CBS News report claimed that “The Trump administration has repeatedly alleged without citing evidence that the Civil Rights Division under former Attorney General Merrick Garland used the [FACE] Act to intentionally target conservative Christians who are morally opposed to abortion.”… Today, that evidence was presented by the Trump Administration in a report nearly 900 pages in length.

By Dan Hart, The Washington Stand – In a historic meeting hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, government officials from Israel and Lebanon met for direct talks for the first time in 33 years amid the Jewish state’s continued strikes against Hezbollah terrorist targets embedded deep within Lebanon’s southern territory. Experts say the talks could be the first step towards eliminating the Iranian terrorist proxy from the region.

By Ngala Killian Chimtom, Catholic World Report – Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou of Brazzaville has said that Pentecostal groups disrupt the Catholic Faith by offering “quick fixes” to life’s challenges… The mornings of Everdine Gilla’s childhood were defined by the rhythmic murmur of beads and the scent of incense. Raised in a devout Catholic home by her grandmother, the day did not begin until the Rosary was prayed… “It was routine,” Gilla recalls… “My grandmother would say, ‘Let’s pray the Rosary,’ and we would. I knew all the decades. I could say them in my sleep. But for me, it was just mechanical.” …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 3:31-36 – 31 He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth, and of the earth he speaks; he who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony; 33 he who receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. 34 For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for it is not by measure that he gives the Spirit; …

By Elise Winland, Zeale – President Donald Trump on April 14 directly addressed Pope Leo XIV in another Truth Social post, drawing attention to the Iranian regime’s reported killing of thousands of protesters in the past two months… “Will someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months, and that for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable,” he wrote.

By Marie Brousseau, Catholic Exchange – Pope Benedict XVI was one of the 20th century’s most respected and renowned theologians and, I would opine, one of history’s greatest minds to grace humanity. Few men have been more involved on a global scale in propagating both faith and reason. I have no doubt that he will not only be canonized but will eventually be declared a Doctor of the Church, in God’s own time, after careful study of his entire personal and public life. I personally regard him as a holy genius, because of both his brilliant mind and his great love for God.

By Donald DeMarco, National Catholic Register – T.S. Eliot published The Waste Land in the year 1922 amid the ruins of World War I. The opening lines of this highly enigmatic poem are both disturbing and provocative: April is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain… We are currently witnessing unrest on a global scale that threatens to bring about another World War. In our own troubling time, as we approach the month of April, Eliot’s poem has additional meaning for us.  ….

By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – I know that it’s a sin against my own intelligence not to follow Mark Twain’s guidance in matters such as these… Twain said many wise things. Some of the wisest things attributed to him are now said not to have come from him at all. But I have my doubts about the doubters… One was “Don’t wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”… The other has been offered in two versions — either “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference” …

Patriot Post – “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” —Benjamin Franklin (1789)

By Kate Quiñones, EWTN News – The Archdiocese of Dubuque is halting weekend Masses at more than 80 parishes across northeastern Iowa this summer as part of a reorganization plan… The reorganization, which began in September 2024 in response to declining numbers of priests and churchgoers, is now in its third and final phase. The archdiocese will be organized into 24 “pastorates,” or groups of parishes that work closely together and share resources and ministries. Merged parishes will not yet be closed and may still be used for liturgical celebrations such as funerals, weddings, and weekday Masses. …

By Antonio Graceffo, Gateway Pundit – Currently, more Christians are being systematically murdered in Nigeria than in all other countries of concern combined… In 2025, over 7,000 Nigerian Christians were murdered by Islamic militants, including Boko Haram, also known as JAS, Islamic State – West African Province (ISWAP), JNIM, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, and Fulani and Koyam militias. Countless others have been abducted and held for ransom or never returned. ….

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 3:16-21 – 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. 18 He who believes in him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. …

By Mary Rose, Zeale – In the latest episode of the Virtue of Patriotism video series, Cardinal Raymond Burke cautioned against efforts to dissolve national sovereignty in favor of global governance… He argued that proposals for a single global authority — often framed as instruments of peace — contradict the moral order established by God… “The family and the nation are not accidents of history nor products of ideology,” Cardinal Burke said. “They arise from the natural law and are indispensable for the attainment of the common good.”

By Grace Porto, Zeale – The relics of 36 Mexican saints who were martyred in the Cristero War will be hosted in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on April 18… The one-day congress at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels culminates a year-long initiative of regional congresses celebrating the centennial of these Mexican martyrs, according to the archdiocese’s website… “All are invited to take part in the Congress to reflect on the persecution of Catholics during the Cristero War in Mexico and the impact of these events on our Church today” ….

By Thomas Gallatin, Patriot Post – The burgeoning artificial intelligence industry requires gobs of computing power, which in turn requires gobs of energy. As new technology develops and spreads, so too has a new conflict emerged, pitting small towns and residential areas against the construction of data centers… New industries have long clashed with the old ways. In America, it’s a tale as old as our nation. But that doesn’t make the reality of it any easier to navigate. …

By Stefani Buhajla, Daily Signal – Historically, tax season has never been easy for working Americans… But this year feels different… As families made the mad dash to file their taxes in the lead-up to April 15, many found they were keeping more of what they earned. And others, like mine, were astonished to find that, for the first time in a long while, they didn’t owe a few extra zeroes to the IRS. That’s because President Donald Trump made a commitment to put American workers and families first—and followed through.

By Kevin Wells, Crisis Magazine – Just steps from Preterm, Ohio’s blue-ribbon winner each year for most murdered babies, the scene outside resembles a kindly pop-up country fair. Slices of pepperoni pizza, snack bags, racks of sharp-looking maternity wear, shiny new toys, rosaries, and Miraculous Medals circulate like borrowed cups of sugar—passed hand to hand among white volunteers and their black friends outside LaRonde Apartments, a seven-story public housing project in a high-crime area of east Cleveland.

By Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – D.C. District Chief Judge James Boasberg suffered a humiliating legal defeat on Tuesday in his efforts to stymie President Trump’s deportation of illegal aliens from the United States… In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down the Obama appointee’s attempted criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials involved in last year’s deportation of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador… the panel granted the government’s request for a writ of mandamus, (said) “…to stop exceeding their authority” …

By Carole Novielli, Live Action NewS – A small study — published as a ‘research letter’ by JAMA Internal Medicine and alleging that the abortion pill [mifepristone (200mg)/Mifeprex] is safe for over-the-counter (OTC) use — was funded by an abortion pill investor and authored by researchers associated with groups working to expand abortion… The research letter, “Accuracy of Self-Selection for Medication Abortion Using a Prototype Drug Facts Label,” is receiving a great deal of abortion-friendly media attention for such a small sample size — 168 — who “completed study activities.” …

By Katelynn Richardson, LifeNews – Abortion advocacy groups routinely helped the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) track pro-life activists, providing information that became the basis for indictments, according to a new report.
The DOJ’s National Task Force on Violence Against Reproductive Health Care Providers “affirmatively asked the abortion groups about pro-life individuals’ travel and constitutionally protected advocacy,” according to a Tuesday report on the Biden administration’s “weaponization” of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture – President Trump’s post on April 12th attacking Pope Leo, followed by the blasphemous image of himself as Christ, were a tremendous gift to the people who want to kill unborn babies and trans your kids. He should be required to report these posts as an in-kind contribution to the Democratic Party… Trump says he thought the image portrayed him as a doctor, not Christ. Perhaps the white coat and stethoscope were concealed under the Christ-like robes. At any rate he took down that one, the one that offends both Evangelicals and Catholics. But not the one that offends only Catholics.

By Tyler Arnold, EWTN News – Border czar Tom Homan said Roman Catholic Church leaders should “stay out of politics” when questioned about President Donald Trump criticizing Pope Leo XIV… “I love the Catholic Church. I just wish theyʼd stick to fixing the Church, because thereʼs issues. I know because Iʼm a member. And stay out of politics,” Homan said… he wished Church leaders would sit down with him to understand his experiences as border czar… “Maybe theyʼd understand why a secure border saves lives. A secure borderʼs the most humane thing this country can do” …

By Catholic Culture, April 15, 2026 Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter St. Paternus, Bishop (RM) Saint Paternus of Avranches, also known as Paternus of […]

By T. S. Flanders, OnePeterFive – As you may know, President Donald Trump posted a blasphemous image of himself as Our Lord Jesus Christ. However, he (or someone from his staff, or a robot), strangely changed the original to include some kind of libertas goddess (“horned figure”?), wearing the divinising sun crown (Libertas is the goddess that is the Statue of Liberty)… One of my friends suggested to me that men of God should organise a Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus in reparation for this outrage against Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

By Jim Hᴏft, Gateway Pundit – Three progressive American Cardinals, Blase Cupich…Robert McElroy… and Joseph Tobin… crashed CBS’s failing Sunday night propaganda hour “60 Minutes” to publicly flog President Donald Trump for daring to criticize the newly elected Pope Leo XIV… This was a coordinated election-year hit job designed to fracture President Trump’s exploding Catholic voter base just months before the critical 2026 midterms… Pope Leo XIV has already waded into U.S. politics by slamming President Trump’s decisive military action against Iran and his record-setting mass deportation operation that is finally securing our southern border.

By Scott Yenor, American Greatness – The Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act highlights a deeper divide over election rules, while Congress retains constitutional authority to oversee federal election integrity. … The failure of the United States Senate to pass the SAVE America Act is as regrettable as it is predictable. Noncitizen voting is already a federal crime in America. SAVE would have required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. States would have to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, too.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word –  John 3:7-15 – 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be born anew.’ 8 The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit.” 9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can this be?”10 Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony. …

By Paul Kengor, Crisis Magazine – This escalating battle between the American president and American pope is prompting many conservative Catholics to choose a side… It was only a matter of time before President Donald J. Trump exploded at Pope Leo XIV… Unfortunately, Trump seems to eventually explode at most people critical of him or his policies. It’s a lamentable character trait. You may have noticed that since Trump entered the political scene in 2015, not many of his advisers have lasted. They tend to run afoul of him and invoke his wrath. …

By Carole Novielli, Live Action News – A U.S. District Court sided with the FDA by issuing a “motion to stay” an abortion pill lawsuit filed by the State of Louisiana while the FDA completes a safety review of the drug, but said the state is likely to succeed in its lawsuit… The Court also denied “without prejudice” a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the drug’s manufacturers, Danco and GenBioPro, while the FDA conducts a safety review of the abortion pill… The ruling surprisingly affirmed that the State of Louisiana not only has standing to sue ….

By Alexandra Bedner, LifeNews – Led by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, 78 pro-life groups sent a letter to acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice to stop siding with the abortion drug industry against pro-life states… Louisiana, Florida and Texas, and Missouri, Idaho and Kansas sued the FDA in three separate cases to protect their citizens from the harms of abortion drugs and to stop policies that undermine their state laws, and the DOJ previously moved to dismiss all three cases. …

By Catholic Culture – Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter: Enable us, we pray, almighty God, to proclaim the power of the risen Lord, that we, who have received the pledge of his gift may come to possess all he gives when it is fully revealed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International – 2026 is shaping up to be an important year in the fight over the rights of the preborn in the United States. In the past week, three significant stories related to abortion have captured my attention… The first story is encouraging: eight Planned Parenthood facilities have closed so far in 2026, continuing a four-year trend of declining abortion clinic numbers across the United States.

By Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles – President Trump and Pope Leo are in a war of words right now—when they should be allies, not enemies. Both want peace, but the president intends to get it by winning a war against Iran, while the pope thinks the war isn’t worth fighting… “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump said Sunday on his Truth social-media network, in a post blasting the pontiff as “weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy.”… With midterm elections just seven months away, Catholic voters suddenly find themselves in the crossfire between the Vatican and the White House. …

By Diane Montagna, Substack – In a letter dated April 13, which is being sent to the cardinals today, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the Sacred College, informs cardinals that that the meetings will be held on the morning and afternoon of Friday and Saturday, June 26–27, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This is one day earlier than previously anticipated and allows for two full days of sessions without extending into Sunday.

By Mike Robertson, The American Spectator – Democrats are repackaging progressive politics as Christian faith in the Texas Senate race… In the wake of President Trump’s decisive second-term victory, the Democratic Party finds itself in full retreat mode. The old playbook, full of shoving Woke extremism, drag queen story hours, and open borders down America’s throat — backfired spectacularly. So now they’re trying a new tactic: pretending to be one of us. No more rainbow flags and “defund the police” chants in public

By Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing – Many readers here likely witnessed Baptisms recently, especially if they went to the Easter Vigil Mass. By the grace of the Holy Spirit, we seem to have been blessed with a good number of Baptisms this year. Let’s pray that this undeserved gift continues and grows like the proverbial mustard seed… That prayer is one we must make for ourselves too, of course, for our own Baptism is like the weeding and preparation of “good soil” into which the seeds of grace are planted. But we must cooperate with that grace for the new growth to flourish.

By George Caldwell, Daily Signal – Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, who was facing allegations of sexual misconduct with subordinates, announced his intention to resign on Monday… “There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas,” Gonzales, a Republican, wrote on X… Gonzales’ announcement came an hour after Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who has also been accused of sexual misconduct, announced he would resign from Congress. Swalwell fully denies the accusations.

By Brooke Brandtjen, The Federalist – Canada’s dominant Liberal Party has introduced legislation that may soon make Christian speech illegal… In March, the Canadian House of Commons passed Bill C-9, also known as the “Combatting Hate Act.” The bill was introduced under the guise of mitigating antisemitic attacks in the wake of Hamas’ violent attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Liberals claimed it was developed to protect religious communities, but C-9 eagerly expanded to prohibit public displays of “hate,” including “Islamophobia, homophobia, and transphobia.” …

By Mark G. Brennan, Chronicles – That day, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14,160, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship.” Trump’s edict sought to stop further issuance of citizenship documents to the children of either illegal aliens or temporary visitors. In other words, birthright citizenship—the granting of citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil regardless of their parents’ legal status—would be no more… Not surprisingly, the left erupted in priggish indignation in response to Trump’s frontal assault on their utopian plan to undermine the republic.

By Joseph Pearce, National Catholic Register – If you give the devil enough rope, he’ll hang himself. This is true but it’s not the whole truth. The problem is that he’ll hang you first. The devil hangs his own disciples, which is tragic enough, but he also hangs the innocent. These timeless cautionary thoughts should be kept in mind as we survey the way that the culture of death in the decadent West is collapsing in its own hedonistic too-muchness.

By S.A. McCarthy, The American Spectator – A surprising rise in Catholic conversions points to shifting cultural and spiritual currents in the United States… Over the Easter weekend, the Catholic Church in the U.S. saw a surge in adult conversions. According to an analysis from the Catholic prayer app Hallow, the Church in the U.S. saw a 38 percent increase in conversions from 2025 to 2026, predominantly driven by men in their 20s. …

By Jerry Salyer, Catholic World Report – Back in the late 80s and into the 90s, even as an unphilosophical teenager and avid consumer of comic books, I was well aware of flaws in the fantasy worlds of Marvel and DC… I can, for instance, recall seeing through the thinly veiled propaganda of an “X-Men” graphic novel entitled God’s Country, the villain of which was a small-minded religious bigot who refused to tolerate super-powered mutants. One storyline of The Legion of Super-Heroes depicted a xenophobic dictator taking over the Earth, resulting in a terrible regime whereby hapless space aliens were persecuted.

By Diane Montagna, Substack – U.S. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has downplayed what many in the media have described as growing tensions between the Vatican and the U.S. Trump administration, arguing that “the narrative of an ongoing clash is exaggerated.”… In an interview published today in Il Giornale, Italian journalist Nico Spuntoni speaks with the American cardinal ahead of this evening’s Prayer Vigil for Peace in St. Peter’s Basilica. The vigil was announced by Pope Leo earlier this week outside Castel Gandolfo, in remarks to reporters after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that “a whole civilization would die” if Iran failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” …

By Matthew Walz, The Catholic Thing – John Paul II died on the night of April 2, 2005. It was Easter Saturday and thus the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday. One could hardly imagine a more fitting moment for him to go to the house of the Father… Almost five years earlier, on April 30, 2000, after Mass on the Second Sunday of Easter, John Paul told Dr. Valentin Fuster, “This is the happiest day of my life.” He had just canonized St. Faustina Kowalska as the first saint of the new millennium. …

EWTN News Staff – The president’s social media broadside and comments to reporters came as the Pope prepared to depart for an 11-day trip to Africa… President Donald Trump publicly attacked Pope Leo XIV on social media Sunday evening, calling the Pontiff “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a lengthy post that appeared to be reacting to the Holy Father’s recent appeals for peace and an end to war… In comments to reporters at Joint Base Andrews shortly afterward, Trump said: “I donʼt think he’s doing a very good job. … I am not a fan of Pope Leo.” He added: “He’s a very liberal person.”

Catholic Culture, April 13, 2026 – St. Martin I – The unfortunate victim of Constans’ wrath was the virtuous Martin. Born in Todi of noble birth, he had served as nuncio to Constantinople under Pope Theodore, gaining experience in dealing with the Byzantine court and familiarizing himself with the Monothelite teachings so prevalent in the East. Without waiting for the necessary imperial mandate, Martin proceeded with his consecration on July 5, 649. …

By Newsmax Wires – U.S. Central Command announced Sunday that American forces will begin enforcing a maritime blockade of traffic to and from Iranian ports starting Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern time following a presidential directive… According to CENTCOM, the blockade will apply to all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including those along the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman… The command emphasized the action will be carried out impartially, regardless of a vessel’s country of origin.

By Matt Lamb, LifeNews – Notre Dame de Namur University will honor former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as its commencement speaker this year… The Silicon Valley Catholic university said it is “deeply honored” to host Pelosi… “Her lifelong commitment to public service, leadership, and advocacy for justice reflects the very values that define an NDNU education and the enduring legacy of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur,” President Beth Martin stated in a news release. …

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Crisis Magazine – When he began his massive assault on Iran, the president was confident in its ultimate success. He had been advised that the Iranian people were deeply dissatisfied with their government and were groaning under the weight of an unwanted clerical autocracy. Furthermore, the country was in political disarray, racked by internal conflict, and would easily capitulate to its attackers, even welcoming them as liberators. Regime change was on the way. Iran would soon be neutralized as a threat.

By Elizabeth Weibel, Breitbart – President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV, labeling him as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” and added that he does not want a Pope who opposes the actions of the Trump administration… In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that he likes Pope Leo’s brother “much better” than he likes the Pope. Trump also noted he does not want a Pope “who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” or who “thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela.”

By Suellen Brewster, Catholic Exchange – In paragraph 965 of her Diary, Jesus said to St. Faustina: Souls perish in spite of My bitter Passion. I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is, the Feast of My Mercy. If they will not adore My mercy, they will perish for all eternity. Secretary of My mercy, write, tell souls about this great mercy of Mine, because the awful day, the day of My justice is near… Now that Lent is over, and the Easter season has begun, we can look back and reflect. What did we want to “get” out of Lent?

VATICAN WEBSITE – THE MESSAGE OF FATIMA – INTRODUCTION – Sister Lucia had already given an indication for interpreting the third part of the «secret»‌ in a letter to the Holy Father, dated 12 May 1982: «The third part of the secret refers to Our Lady’s words: ‘If not [Russia] will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated’ (13-VII-1917). …

Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Catholic World Report – Easter is the feast of all feasts, and its fifty-day season stands atop the liturgical year as its climax. While we might recognize this reality, the Easter season can seem like a letdown. While the goal of Lent appears to be clear-cut — fight against sin, do penance, increase prayer and give alms—what about Easter?… What are we supposed to do for fifty days?… If Lent is meant to clear away obstacles to receiving God’s grace, Easter should be the time for entering into it. …

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – In a major legal victory against blatant targeting and discrimination from former President Joe Biden’s administration, pro-life volunteer Mark Houck has secured a seven-figure settlement in his lawsuit against the U.S. DOJ… The settlement follows the Biden administration’s widely criticized prosecution and bogus arrest of the Pennsylvania father under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act… In 2022, heavily armed federal agents raided Houck’s home after he intervened to protect his young son from an aggressive abortion escort outside a Planned Parenthood facility.

By Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing – Yes. But so have many people been throughout history. And now some good news, although it’s the only good news… The Pew Research Center recently released a report, What Do Americans Consider Immoral? (We should be cautious about that verb, consider. I suppose pollsters can’t really ask the more pointed question, “What actions do you engage in that you know to be morally wrong?”)

By Hannah Brockhaus, EWTN News – Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andrea Ciucci chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The Italian priest has served as the academyʼs secretariat coordinator since 2016… Originally from Milan, the 59-year-old Ciucci has a doctorate in the philosophy of religion from the Pontifical University of Sant’Anselmo in Rome. After serving as a parish vicar in Milan, he worked at the former Pontifical Council for the Family from 2012–2016.

By Anne Hendershott, Crisis Magazine – The relationship between the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV has evolved into a kind of diplomatic cold war, shaped by a steady escalation of public papal denunciations and competing moral narratives in how each side interprets the responsibilities of global leadership. Pope Leo’s recent condemnations of U.S. policy—from military actions to the rhetoric of senior officials—have been unusually direct for a pontiff, signaling not just disagreement but a deeper mistrust of the administration’s moral framework.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Mark 16:9-15 – 9 Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. 12 After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. …

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture – Like many others, I wish the criticisms were clearer and more rooted in what the Church teaches on war and peace. But Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s bloodthirsty prayer, Trump’s threat to end Iranian civilization, these were all things well deserving of condemnation by those whose shoulders bear the burden of apostolic succession… And that is the Catholic Church’s burden. It is the one institution in our society that transcends both left and right. It must resist all efforts to be coopted by either side of the political fence. And continue to call on her children, who labor on each side, to purify and elevate the side we are on. …

By The Editors, National Catholic Register – There are no mere accidents in this life, so it’s clearly providential that the Artemis II moon mission has taken place at such a fraught moment in human history… Down here on Earth, the war in Iran has commanded our attention. Yet up in the sky, something uplifting and even more commanding has unfolded right before us. The breathtaking images of the moon and the Earth, and the Artemis crew’s faith-centered comments, have drawn our gaze heavenward in contemplation of God’s glory and the goodness of the universe he has created for us.

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – The number of babies born in the United States declined in 2025 while the number of babies killed in abortions has hit record highs… Provisional figures released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 3,606,400 babies were born in 2025, a 1% decrease from 3,628,934 births in 2024. The general fertility rate fell 1% to 53.1 births per 1,000 women and girls ages 15-44, continuing a decline that began in 2007… The figures come more than three years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision returned abortion policy to the states. Pro-life advocates continue to push for stronger protections for unborn children as the nation grapples with falling fertility rates.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 21:1-14 – 1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat; but that night they caught nothing. …

By Auguste Meyrat, The Federalist – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new anti-Christian bill (C-9). Not content with the current hate speech laws in force in Canada, Carney is pushing stricter restrictions on speech with a new law that would prohibit using religious texts as a defense of speech the left deems offensive. According to a report in The Telegraph, “Bill C-9, the Act is a wide-ranging piece of legislation aimed at targeting what Carney’s government claims is ‘rising anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia.’”

By Ellie Gardey Holmes, The American Spectator – Abortions have only continued to increase post-Dobbs… The data is in, and the conclusion is depressing: Planned Parenthood killed 434,450 babies in 2024, according to a new report released this week… That totals up to an impressive kill-to-patient ratio: 434,450 murders and 2.09 million patients “treated.”… This of course shows that abortions are all Planned Parenthood cares about. The additional services they render, like STD testing and pap smears, are just window dressing for their systematic murder machine.

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International – On Thursday, March 26, Finland’s Supreme Court convicted Päivi Räsänen – a sitting member of parliament and former Minister of the Interior – of criminal “hate speech” for a pamphlet she wrote for her church more than twenty years ago… The pamphlet, titled Male and Female He Created Them, affirmed the biblical understanding of marriage and sexuality. For that, Räsänen now has a criminal record, has been fined €1,800, and the pamphlet has been ordered to be destroyed.

By Harrison Berger, The American Conservative – Indeed, Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was not an expression of American values but the purest expression, and logical endpoint, of an ideology the United States has attached itself to under both Joe Biden and now Trump: Zionism and the Greater Israel project, first through U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, and most recently through the joint war of aggression against Iran.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture – The habitual tendency to favor “dialogue,” as if it were an end in itself, has cropped up again recently, in debates about the wars in Ukraine and in Iran. Again and again, Church leaders have called for negotiations to end the fighting and prevent further bloodshed. Of course it is always preferable to resolve conflicts by talking rather than fighting—if the talks can settle the contentious issues. But there are times when peace talks collapse, when opposing views and competing claims prove irreconcilable. …

By Zeale News, April 10, 2026 – Vice President JD Vance will reportedly lead a U.S. delegation to Islamabad for talks with Iranian officials beginning April 11. The delegation will include special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner, with Pakistan serving as mediator… Officials are expected to focus on whether the temporary pause in fighting can be extended into a broader agreement, though significant gaps remain between the two sides on core issues, including Iran’s nuclear program and regional security demands, according to The New York Times.

By Chiara McKenna, Live Action News – Anita Petersen was only 47 years old when she died suddenly in October 2024. It took an autopsy to reveal the cause of death. This revealed that she had been suffering from an intracranial meningioma—more commonly known as a brain tumor.  It was bleeding caused by this undiagnosed tumor that led to Anita’s untimely death… But what had caused the tumor itself?… The answer is Depo Provera, an injectable contraceptive containing medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA). 

By Jonah McKeown, National Catholic Register – Rob and Sam Fatzinger live in the Washington, D.C., area. They have 14 children, two of whom are adopted — nine boys and five girls — ranging in age from 9 to 35. Nearly a decade ago, the Fatzingers captured headlines when they revealed that they were living debt-free — despite their many children in college and the fact that they reside in one of the country’s most expensive metro areas.

By Anthony Esolen, PhD, OnePeterFive – Meanwhile, the passage, which tells of the woman caught in adultery, is utterly convincing as an event from the life of Christ. It is another one of those moments that defies imitation. Recall when the Pharisees and the Herodians, enemies of one another but united in their enmity of Jesus, try to set a trap for Jesus by flattery, saying, “Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”

By Misty Severi, Just the News – (Melania) Trump said she and her attorneys have fought the accusations that she was associated with Epstein and Maxwell, claiming that her response to an email from Maxwell was “casual correspondence,” and she was being polite… Trump read a statement at the White House Thursday that denied ties to the late-financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, but acknowledged they ran in overlapping social circles in New York and Florida… The comment comes amid online reports and accusations that the first lady personally knew of the sex offender’s crimes, stating that such “stories are completely false.”

By Jennifer Roback Morse, National Catholic Register – Welcome, converts to Catholicism! Reports from around the world indicate that there are a large number of you… Some of you converted from other faiths. Some of you come from unchurched backgrounds. Some of you had an intellectual journey: You read your way into the Church. Others had a mystical encounter with Jesus. Others were drawn by the beauty of the Church’s music, liturgy and architecture. Still others joined the Church because Jesus bonked you over the head with a two-by-four. …

By Maisey Jefferson, The Federalist – While the SAVE America Act continues to languish in the Senate under the supervision of Republican Leader John Thune, leaders and voters in several states have taken it upon themselves to secure their own elections from noncitizen voting… The overwhelmingly popular SAVE America Act would amend U.S. election law to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and voter ID when casting a ballot in federal elections. …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Luke 24:35-48 – 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. 36 As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them. 37 But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.” …

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture – We who subscribe to the Catholic faith are periodically asked a very reasonable question: “What’s in it for me?” At its heart, the Catholic faith does not offer material prosperity or escape. Instead, the faith offers the grace to face suffering honestly and the hope to overcome it with love. It is a faith grounded in seeing reality clearly and finding hope within it.

By R. R. Reno, First Things – What we say matters. And the way we say it matters. This is especially true in times of war, when the moral stakes are high. Which is why I’m troubled by the annihilationist rhetoric coming from the White House. It numbs our souls and corrodes our moral sensibilities… On Easter Sunday, as an often-extended deadline for Iranian acceptance of American terms was approaching, Donald Trump issued a statement on social media threatening the destruction of civilian infrastructure, should their leaders fail to comply.

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú, EWTN News – A new report published by the French Bishops’ Conference presents the latest statistical data from Easter 2026, during which approximately 8,200 adolescents and 13,200 adults embraced the Catholic faith… The report indicates that the majority of converts are young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, closely followed by the 26-to-40 age group… In general, the new catechumens have no prior religious tradition, driven primarily by difficult life experiences, a profound search for meaning ….

By Randall O’Bannon, Ph.D., LifeNews – Clarification for those who will not have time to read the document. Though the service and financial data from the 2024-2025 Planned Parenthood Annual Report spends a fair amount of time complaining about efforts of the Trump administration to shut them down, data from the 2024-2025 Planned Parenthood Annual Report actually covers only the last half of 2024 and the first half of 2025 before Congress actually defunded the group.

By Romy Haber, EWTN News – Lebanon is asking the Vatican to stand with Christian villages in the southern part of the country. In recent days, these communities were widely praised across Lebanese and international media after residents chose to remain in their homes despite the dangers around them. Caught between Hezbollah infiltrations and Israeli strikes, villagers insisted on staying in their ancestral lands. …

By Brian Lonergan, Chronicles – When the Boston Red Sox’s legendary Fenway Park posted archival footage of 1950s Opening Day last week, the team expected a pleasant wave of nostalgia. But the comments section produced something else… The message was clear: The America in the video exposed the unmistakable decline of our current nation. Millions of viewers saw it and immediately understood why… The video touched a raw nerve not just because it was beautiful but because it showed how far we have fallen in what amounts to the span of a single lifetime. …

By John Daniel Davidson, Sr. Editor, The Federalist – After threatening the death of “a whole civilization” on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump announced a two-week, “double-sided” ceasefire with Iran Tuesday evening, pending the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz… The annihilation of Iran, it seems, was averted by a last-minute deal brokered by Pakistan. In his announcement of the ceasefire, Trump said Pakistan “requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran.”

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange – Something strange is happening, there is a great stillness on earth today, a great silence and stillness… So states an ancient sermon regarding Christ’s descent into the netherworld. … The earth trembled and is now still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept since the world began. God has died in the flesh and hell trembles with fear. …

By Catholic Culture, April 9, 2026 – Meditation for the Thursday within the Octave of Easter: Grasping What the Resurrection Means… Keeping in mind the magnitude of the change wrought by the Resurrection—a divine action in history and nature that changed history and nature in a radical way, opening new possibilities of life beyond the reach of death—we can perhaps ponder with a bit more patience yet another gospel reading in which the disciples don’t at first, get it.

By Elise Winland, Zeale – In a Truth Social post the morning of March 30, Trump said the U.S. has made “great progress” in “serious discussions with a new, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME” in Iran. He also threatened the “complete obliteration” of Kharg Island and “all” of the nation’s electric plants, oil wells, and desalination plants unless they immediately open the Strait of Hormuz for business… Later in the day, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt faced questions about whether Trump’s threat to target desalination plants – which are considered civilian infrastructure because they supply drinking water – amounts to a war crime under international law. Leavitt said that “of course this administration and the United States armed forces will always act within the confines of the law.”

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 13:21-33,36-38 – 21 When Jesus had thus spoken, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was lying close to the breast of Jesus; 24 so Simon Peter beckoned to him and said, “Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.” 25 So lying thus, close to the breast of Jesus, he said to him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it.” …

By Samantha Stephenson, Catholic Exchange – Confession and the Garden of the Soul… It was around this time that my daughter received her first Confession, which meant that I found myself coaxing and cajoling a fearful and anxious 8-year-old to our local parish for her second Confession, which held none of the excitement and glamour of the first to obscure the objectively nerve-wracking nature of bearing your weaknesses to a total stranger….

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – The Kansas Legislature on Friday overrode pro-abortion Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of legislation shielding pro-life pregnancy centers from government regulations that could restrict their ability to offer life-affirming support to women… The House voted 87-35 and the Senate voted 30-9 to enact House Bill 2635, the Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act… The measure protects private, nonprofit pregnancy centers and medical pregnancy centers by exempting them from certain regulations on the information …

By Chris Jackson, Hiraeth In Exile, Substack – That is what Bishop Robert Barron effectively did in his March 29 Fox News column. He acknowledged that the overwhelming theological tradition regarded Judas as damned, then shifted the reader’s attention to the Vézelay image beloved by Francis, floated the hope that Judas might have been saved, invoked postconciliar caution about naming anyone in hell, and folded the whole thing into his familiar theology of overwhelming mercy. Instead of an exhortation to fear betrayal, despair, avarice, sacrilege, and final impenitence, it was another attempt to blunt the edge of Christ’s warnings.

By Francis P. Sempa, The American Spectator – Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday announced to the world that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” That statement would have surprised Gen. George Patton and the men of the Third Army who in December 1944 were stalled in their drive to relieve the American paratroopers at Bastogne, and it would have surprised Father James O’Neill, the Chief Chaplain of the Third Army, who responded to Patton’s request for a “weather prayer” by writing one that caused Patton to award him the Bronze Star. Perhaps Pope Leo should take the time to read Alex Kershaw’s book Patton’s Prayer,

By Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing – We pride ourselves on the fact that we don’t have a “caste system” in America, with higher and lower castes and those at the bottom who are “untouchables.” I sometimes wonder, though, whether we have something analogous in the way we distinguish “the elite” from the “deplorables.” As for “untouchables,” try going to a “Not a King” rally and saying, “I like some of the things Trump does,” and you’ll quickly discover what lepers felt like at the time of Christ.

By Nathanael Blake, The Federalis – I don’t know how our campaign against the mullahs will turn out, but it has real bombs being dropped on real targets with people really dying. In contrast, the sorts of programs Kristof promotes as better recipients of taxpayer money tend to be more ephemeral in their results — and that’s assuming that the recipients even exist. To cite a few examples that even a New York Times columnist ought to have heard of, there is the Somali daycare piracy, the California wildlife bridge to nowhere, the California high-speed rail debacle, and the embarrassing spectacle of cities spending endlessly to end homelessness while not even reducing it.

By Bridget Sielicki, Live Action News – A father and son duo in Quebec, Canada, have been court-ordered to stop donating sperm after allegations that, between them, they have fathered hundreds of children… A judge in Quebec has ordered two men to stop donating sperm after a lawsuit against them proceeds… Philippe Normand and his son Dominik Seelos have reportedly fathered over 600 children between them. …

By Mary Rose, Zeale – Violence and sectarian pressure targeting Christian communities across Africa and the Middle East have continued in the days leading up to the Easter Triduum, with deadly attacks in Nigeria on Palm Sunday, a sectarian rampage in Syria, ongoing settler incursions in the West Bank, and continued displacement of Christians in southern Lebanon.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture – Penitents concerned about their prayer life during trials should take consolation from Psalm 55: “O God, listen to my prayer; do not hide from my pleading. Hear me, Lord, as I complain.” It is holy and fitting to use fear and suffering to turn to God in prayer and complaint—provided we do not make Him the object of our anger. We honor God when we turn to Him and acknowledge His supremacy. Yet it is more common to disengage from God and complain apart from faith.

By Peter Kwasniewski, Rorate Caeli – In the recent much-discussed letter from Cardinal Parolin to the French bishops, conveying the sentiments of Leo XIV, a certain phrase sticks out: “May the Holy Spirit suggest to you concrete solutions that would generously include those sincerely attached to the Vetus Ordo, while respecting the orientations set forth by the Second Vatican Council regarding the Liturgy.”… Well, we might want to take another look at the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, promulgated December 4, 1963. Admitting that there are “wheels within wheels” and that the document’s compiler, Annibale Bugnini, had more than a few tricks up his sleeve ….

Catholic Culture, March 31, 2026 – This Holy Week Mass brings us the second description of the Christlike Suffering Servant of the Lord. It is almost a portrait of Jesus during Holy Week. These final three Lenten Gospels all describe a dinner with Judas present…. The reading from Isaiah is the second description of the Suffering Servant. Called from birth, he will toil to restore Israel and bring salvation to all the earth. The Responsorial Psalm is the prayer of the Suffering Servant. …

By Jeffrey Bruno, National Catholic Register – The five-hour drive south from New Jersey ends in a place where the world suddenly grows quiet. Roads narrow. Tall pines give way to salt marshes. And eventually the land itself thins until the Potomac River seems to surround you on all sides… Late on the afternoon of March 24, I crossed onto St. George’s Island as the sun began its descent. The sky ignited in bands of gold and crimson. The wide waters of the Potomac mirrored every color, turning the river into molten copper as the sun slipped toward the Chesapeake Bay.

By Kathy Schiffer, Catholic World Report – The numbers are in, and they are staggering. Across the United States and around the world, the number of converts entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil is at record highs… Shane Schaetzel, writing in Catholic Online News, reports that adult conversions here in the U.S. have reached numbers not seen for 20 years. One diocese after another confirms that: In Detroit, more than 1,400 are coming into the Church–the highest number in two decades. National Catholic Register staff reporter Matthew McDonald summarized some of the notable increases, including St. Petersburg, FL (with an 84% increase), Austin, TX (53%), Harrisburg, PA (77%) ….

By S.A. McCarthy, The American Spectator – Last week, The Atlantic’s Francis X. Rocca penned a damning indictment of America’s Catholic bishops, although I doubt he intended it as such. “The most urgent political concern for America’s Catholic leaders is no longer abortion; it’s immigration,” Rocca wrote. Noting that immigration concerns are addressed in Catholic teaching, he added, “But now immigration dominates U.S. Catholic leaders’ public messaging.”… So the slaughter of unborn children is second fiddle. The murder of Catholic college girls is just the price of doing business. The rape and murder of so many women at the hands of foreign invaders is — what? Acceptable?

By Matthew Walz, Catholic World Report – In 1846, John Henry Newman traveled to Rome to see if he could arrange to undertake seminary studies for the Catholic priesthood. He had converted a year earlier, and now, at 45 years old, he wished to be ordained a Catholic priest. He was, as we say nowadays, a “late vocation”—but one like no other. He had already published several books: Arians of the Fourth Century, Parochial and Plain Sermons in eight volumes, and his Oxford University Sermons, which he regarded as the “best, not the most perfect” of his books. Moreover, he had just completed a draft of what would become one of his own and, indeed, the Church’s most innovative pieces of theology ….

By Matthew McDonald, National Catholic Register – Many U.S. dioceses are expecting heavy increases in people joining the Catholic Church at Easter 2026, including some with record highs, a survey by the Register found… “Something’s happening,” said John Helsey, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, which is expecting a 57% increase in unbaptized people becoming Catholics at Easter — from 635 in 2025 to nearly 1,000 in 2026… In most places, this year’s increases aren’t a one-off but follow significant increases in recent years.

By Tessa Gervasini, EWTN News, (Catholic World Report) – In his pastoral letter Seitz wrote: The “current national campaign of mass detention and detention is a grave moral evil, one which must be opposed, with prayer, peaceful action, and acts of solidarity with those affected.”… In the Catholic Church, “a grave moral evil” could indicate mortal sin… When asked if agents may need to disobey orders, or even leave their jobs, to avoid mortal sin, Seitz said: “I think the first thing that is most important is that you can’t put your conscience on hold if you’re a disciple of Jesus Christ.”

By Ivan Eland, The American  Conservative – During the past three-quarters of a century, beginning in 1950 and continuing right through to the current war with Iran, U.S. presidents repeatedly have risked involvement in conflicts that resulted in military quagmires with disappointing endings. Why do presidents keep repeating the same mistakes in the name of “national security”?… By 1950, the U.S. government had taken then-poor South Korea out of the U.S. defense perimeter. The United States had withdrawn its forces after the Second World War ….

By Kelsey Reinhardt, Zeale – On the day Christians worldwide call Palm Sunday—the opening of the most sacred week of the liturgical year—Israeli national police stopped Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre… Let me be precise about what this means. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre stands on the ground of the Crucifixion, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most sacred sit …

By Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing – The greatest artist of the Renaissance is famous for something he may never have said: “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” There are other versions of the quotation, as in the epigraph above, that are genuine, and they may seem to suggest that Michelangelo believed he merely liberated a form trapped in stone.

By Sam Barron, Newsmax – More than 50,000 troops are stationed in the Middle East as the war in Iran heads into its second month… The number is 10,000 more troops than usual and comes after 2,500 Marines and 2,500 sailors arrived in the region, The New York Times reported… The Marines come from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit… The Pentagon also deployed 2,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East… Officials said President Donald Trump is considering whether to launch a larger attack as he weighs options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

By Russell M. Lawson, Catholic Exchange – Jean-Louis Berlandier was a French Catholic who journeyed to America and lived in northern Mexico near the Texas border. From the 1820s to the early 1850s, he was the only great savant in the region: a physician, apothecary, botanist, meteorologist, ornithologist, and pious scientist, as his many manuscripts reveal. He served as a surgeon during the Mexican War. As a lay missionary, he worked tirelessly to heal the sick of the Rio Grande Valley.

By Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Catholic World Report – Do you feel stuck in the spiritual life, like something is holding you back? Did Lent fall short of bringing about deeper conversion?…. Holy Week, as the culmination of Lent, seeks to resolve these dangling tensions, as we celebrate the Paschal Mystery, the new Passover initiated by Jesus. It’s about experiencing liberation, the freedom that comes from being saved from deadly forces we can’t control. It only takes death.

By S.A. McCarthy, LifeNews – A strong majority of Americans of all political stripes support restoring regulations surrounding the abortion drug mifepristone, according to a new survey. A poll conducted by CRC Research found that more than two-thirds (67%) of Americans would support a decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require an in-person physician’s visit when prescribing and dispensing the abortion drug mifepristone. Over 70% of Republicans would support the move, along with a strong majority of both Independent voters (68%) and Democrats (63%).

By Julie V. Burkey, Crisis Magazine – Catholics of a certain age can still recall the Faith of the 1940s, 50s, and early 60s. These decades were largely a continuation of previous centuries of steady Church growth with full pews at most Masses. The parish priest was greatly respected for playing many roles in service to both God and parishioners: confessor, counselor, intercessor, and, most importantly, celebrant at Holy Mass. The clergy served, and the faithful received.

By St. Augustine, OnePeterFive – Yesterday’s lesson in the holy Gospel, on which we spoke as the Lord enabled us, is followed by today’s, on which we purpose to speak in the same spirit of dependence. Some passages in the Scriptures are so clear as to require a hearer rather than an expounder: over such we need not tarry, that we may have sufficient time for those which necessarily demand a fuller consideration… And the Jews’ passover was near at hand. The Jews wished to have that feast-day crimsoned with the blood of the Lord. On it that Lamb was slain, who has consecrated it as a feast-day for us by His own blood. …

By Catholic Culture – For those following the readings of daily Mass in Lent, the Biblical best has been saved for Holy Week. The book of the prophet Isaiah contains four separate descriptions of a “Suffering Servant”—a shadowy figure called by God to suffer and give his life for the people. Today we read the first description of the Christ-like Suffering Servant. Isaiah shows him as chosen by God and patiently preaching justice to the nations.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 12:1-11 – 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” …

By Shaun McAfee, Catholic Exchange – Every year, Lent begins with a kind of spiritual adrenaline. On Ash Wednesday we hear the solemn words, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” and suddenly everything feels urgent. Churches are full. Prayer resolutions are bold. Fasting plans are ambitious. We promise God we will pray more, give more, sacrifice more. For a moment, it feels like we are finally becoming the disciples we should have been all along.

By Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, Pillars of Faith – We are living in a time when there are more voices than ever – more information than ever – more images, more commentary, more analysis. And yet, there is a strange blindness. A blindness not of the eyes, but of the soul… People see events, but not their meaning. They see confusion, but they do not ask why. They see contradictions, but they explain them away. They see warning signs, but they refuse to follow where those signs lead… And perhaps most dangerously – they see what they want to see. …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 11:45-56 – 45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him; 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council, and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48 If we let him go on thus, every one will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation.” ….

By Joseph Pearce, National Catholic Register – Grown-ups enjoy children’s literature; it is only those who refuse to grow up, like Peter Pan, who think that they are too grown up for it… It is said of William Shakespeare, in the words of his friend and fellow poet Ben Jonson, that he was “not of an age, but for all time.” What is true of arguably the greatest writer of all time is true of the greatest children’s literature. It is not of an age but for all ages.

By Elizabeth Yore, YoreChildren Newsletter – The lesson spoke volumes: Bergoglio elevated paganism, betrayed Catholicism, and mocked God and the Blessed Mother. From that moment on, he was the Pachamama Pope, reigning amid ridicule, suspicion and mockery, forever an indelible asterisk in the annals of Catholic patrimony… Now, to the horror of Catholics, we learn that the Robert Prevost, the successor to Francis displayed the same allegiance and reverence to pagan idols some 30 years before the Francis scandal.

By Harrison Berger, The American Conservative – One of the most bizarre contradictions of Trump’s war on Iran has been the wide gap between the scale of the war’s disruption to energy infrastructure and shipping and the surprisingly muted response from financial markets. Iran has made clear that its strategy is to impose severe economic pain on the United States, Israel, and the wider global system by keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut. If that threat were being fully priced in, argues the author Matt Stoller on Substack this week, oil prices would likely be far higher and equities far lower.

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal – House Republican leadership and the party’s hardline conservative faction rejected the Senate’s homeland security funding deal, which omits funding for border security… “The Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday afternoon as he announced his intention to advance an eight-week stopgap funding bill for the DHS… “We are going to deport dangerous criminal illegal aliens because it is a basic function of the government. The Democrats fundamentally disagree,” he said.

By Elise Winland, Zeale – The U.S. Senate on March 27 unanimously passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid an ongoing partial government shutdown but omitted funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)… The Senate approved the measure by a voice vote around 2:20 a.m. after a marathon session. The bill would fund agencies including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) while leaving core immigration enforcement components without standard appropriations.

By Joseph Pearce, Crisis Magazine – What is real? What is reality? What is virtual reality? How real is virtual reality? How often do we think of these questions? Do we think of these questions? Do we think? Do we?… These questions spring to mind because I’ve been spending some time with the great contemporary Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft—not in person, more’s the pity, but in the pages of his new book, The Two Greatest Novels Ever Written: The Wisdom of The Lord of the Rings and The Brothers Karamazov.
Anything that Dr. Kreeft writes is worth reading.

By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, The Catholic Thing – The feast day of the newest Doctor of the Church, John Henry Newman, is not his dies natalis (death) but 9th October, the day of his conversion in 1845. That date was definitive for the shape of the Catholic Church in England. So much good for the Catholic Church followed… On March 29, 1986,  Scott Hahn was received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. So much good for the Catholic Church followed.

By Andrew Day, The American Conservative – Lately, Trump has been expressing positive thoughts about a dreary topic: the war with Iran. Seemingly, he’s doing so in an effort to bring that war to a close. “I think we’re gonna end it”… Days earlier, Trump said that the White House had held “very good and productive conversations” with Iran over the weekend … Unfortunately, this isn’t the kind of predicament that Trump can wishcast his way out of. As analysts have emphasized, Tehran “gets a vote” as to when this war ends, and it doesn’t plan to stop until the U.S. and Israel learn that attacking Iran comes with high costs and shouldn’t be repeated in the future.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 10:31-42 – 31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these do you stone me?” 33 The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy; because you, being a man, make yourself God.” 34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, `I said, you are gods’? ……

By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing – Science is an odd theme to choose on the brink of Holy Week.  Or maybe not so odd.  In a way, science is miraculous. It’s an expression of man’s dignity and genius.  It offers our species two deep satisfactions: the joy of discovering how the world works, and the means of using what we learn to improve our lives and the lives of others.  It also seems to answer the “why” of things.

By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine – Former university president and rock-ribbed evangelical Everett Piper writes in the Washington Times this week that Carrie Prejean is an antisemite because she believes, like all Catholics, that the Church is the New Israel and that the modern state of Israel is not Biblical Israel, that is to say, 1948 Israel is not the fulfillment of a biblical prophecy that will usher in the End Times.

By Geoffrey Dickens, Newsbusters – For this study, MRC analysts looked at the broadcast evening (ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News), morning news shows (ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, NBC Today) from February 11 through the morning of March 26… President Donald Trump’s voter ID proposal, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act proposal, is popular by a wide margin.

By Charles J. Russo, Catholic World Report – As Vermont officials finally recognized, like their counterparts in Oregon and Massachusetts—albeit not without judicial intervention—parents have the right to be free from outside interference or influences by state officials, absent abuse or other circumstances clearly lacking in any of these controversies. Yet, as reflected in all three of these controversies, public officials were unwilling to respect religious freedom because they apparently do not understand, or do not care, that mutual tolerance and acceptance are supposed to be a two-way street ….

By Angeline Tan, Live Action News – A 25-year-old Spanish woman, Noelia Castillo Ramos, who was left paralyzed after a failed suicide attempt following a brutal sexual assault, died by euthanasia on March 26… Her parents had attempted to save her life from state-sanctioned death after a previous suicide attempt left her paralyzed from the waist down. They were unsuccessful, despite multiple court appeals… She was gang-raped while institutionalized with mental health issues, which is what led to her first suicide attempt… the hospital pushed for the euthanasia to continue, as her organs had already been committed for harvesting.

Source: Catholic Culture, Lent – Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent: Pardon the offenses of your peoples, we pray, O Lord, and in your goodness set us free from the bonds of the sins we have committed in our weakness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – Päivi Räsänen, a Christian lawmaker and MP from Finland was convicted Thursday of a hate crime for a 2004 church pamphlet citing biblical teaching on human sexuality… The conviction came even as the nation’s Supreme Court unanimously cleared her of charges for quoting the same Scripture on social media… Räsänen… with the Christian Democrats since 1995 and a former interior minister who is solidly pro-life, and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola were found guilty in a 3-2 split decision under the “war crimes and crimes against humanity” section of Finland’s criminal code.

By Elise Winland, Zeale – In a party-line vote, an amendment to require photo identification (ID) for voting in federal elections failed to clear a key procedural hurdle in the Senate March 26, falling short of the 60 votes needed to proceed… The amendment, offered by Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, to the broader Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, failed in a 53-47 cloture vote. It would have required voters to present a valid government-issued photo ID such as a driver’s license, state ID card, U.S. passport, military ID, or tribal ID when casting ballots in person, and to provide a copy of such ID when voting by mail.

By Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register – Five years ago, Tim and Emily Malloy resolved to accept their pastor’s challenge to families to pray at least a decade of the Rosary every night during Lent. They’d say the decade with their four young children before bedtime, then finish the other four decades themselves later…. “The fruit that this practice bore was extraordinary,” said Emily, a frequent Register contributor who is floral and food editor of the faith-centered lifestyle website Theology of the Home. So much so, the Mississippi couple decided to continue the prayer practice beyond Lent

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture – When is the last time you were at Mass—in an ordinary parish, not a monastery or retreat center—for a regularly scheduled parish Mass, not connected with any special event—and noticed that the congregation was predominantly male? I don’t think it had ever happened to me before last night… where we attended Mass for the feast of the Annunciation because we are traveling. There were more men and boys than women and girls; if you counted the altar boys it wasn’t close.

By Shaun McAfee, Catholic Exchange – Every year, Lent begins with a kind of spiritual adrenaline. On Ash Wednesday we hear the solemn words, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” and suddenly everything feels urgent. Churches are full. Prayer resolutions are bold. Fasting plans are ambitious. We promise God we will pray more, give more, sacrifice more. For a moment, it feels like we are finally becoming the disciples we should have been all along.

By Misty Severi, Just the News – Transportation Security Administration workers are not getting paid because the Department of Homeland Security has been partially shutdown since Feb. 14… President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he will sign an executive order directing new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, following a partial government shutdown that began Feb. 14 and has since left them without paychecks.

Bishop J. Strickland, Pillars of Faith – Join The Campaign: The Nineveh Fast is a campaign of prayer and fasting asking God for mercy upon our world. … The campaign will begin with a day of prayer and fasting on Friday, March 27, and continue on the fourth Friday of each month for the next eight months, for a total of nine days of fasting (April 24, May 22, June 26, July 24, August 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27).

Source: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima – “You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end: but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the Pontificate of Pius XI… If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated. Finally, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”

By Mary Beth Bracy, Catholic Exchange – Fr. Meyer’s The Stations of the Eucharist book was recently released, along with a companion booklet. In conjunction, Dynamic Catholic is offering a free Holy Week Retreat on The Stations of the Eucharist. When you sign up, you will receive links to videos by Fr. Meyer… “The Stations of the Eucharist are ‘stops’ along the way from Genesis to Revelation,” Fr. Meyer explained, “fourteen biblical reflections that help us understand the Mass as a sacrifice. As Catholics, we have this idea that ‘I don’t know Scripture.’ [But when people hear about the stations, they think] ‘I actually know these passages’ and ‘I know more than I think I know.’

By Mary Rose, Zeale – On the 26th day of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Iranian state media said Tehran rejected a 15-point U.S. ceasefire proposal and issued an onerous list of counterdemands. The White House said “productive” talks are ongoing and warned of harsher strikes if Iran does not concede. Meanwhile, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it is imposing an 8% surcharge on shipments to cover rising fuel prices due to the Iran war.

By Jude Russo, The American Conservative – President Donald Trump is making big noises about calling off the Iran War. Good. As the local TV warlord Pete Hegseth would have it, we’ve made a complete mess of the place; you can watch it in the official Department of Defense X account… The problem is that it’s difficult to really put your heart into believing the gang at 1600 Penn. The Iranians are denying that any direct negotiations are taking place, and Washington’s latest great white hope, Iran’s Speaker of the Parliament Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that the announcements to that effect are an effort to settle the stomachs of Western markets …

By Sean Fitzpatrick, Catholic Exchange – In the end, Catholics belong to a higher order, and by their faith they show an invulnerability to the trappings and terrors that the elites can launch and levy. In short, if the Catholic Church is right, then everything the elites stand for is wrong… Catholics stand on the tradition and western heritage that the elites have abandoned, the bulwark where God and the Divine order preside, which exposes and condemns the filth and lucre that these lost souls have given themselves over to wholesale. …

By Eddie Scarry, The Federalist – To be an elected Democrat is to cripple an entire government agency for weeks on end, all for the purpose of derailing law enforcement, and have the national media treat it like standard partisan bickering… We’re more than a month into the latest Democrat-led government shutdown with Transportation Security Administration agents going on a second pay period with no income, leading hundreds of them to quit and thousands of them to just not go into work. Travelers are facing security lines that stretch for hours, and that’s on top of still more flight cancellations and delays. …

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – The Senate has launched an investigation into the companies that make the deadly and dangerous abortion pill – which has killed millions of babies and injured thousands of women… U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., joined by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and James Lankford, R-Okla., has launched an investigation into three manufacturers of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone, raising serious concerns about compliance with federal safety protocols ….

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 8:51-59 – 51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if any one keeps my word, he will never see death.” 52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, `If any one keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you claim to be?” 54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is your God. …

By Chris Jackson, Hiraeth in Exile, Substack – A Parolin letter to France set off a victory parade in Trad Inc. But Leo’s real agenda was visible elsewhere: Vatican II, Vatican banking, interreligious fraternity, and pressure politics… The reaction was wildly disproportionate to the actual substance. There was no motu proprio. No legal reversal of Traditionis custodes. No restoration of rights. No repudiation of Francis. No acknowledgment that the old Mass had been treated unjustly. No admission that the Vatican’s own stated rationale for the crackdown had already been badly damaged by the leaked survey material.

By Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic – Not so long ago, when U.S. Catholic leaders said something political, they tended to sound like conservatives. American bishops’ most prominent policy statements focused on three issues: same-sex marriage, contraception, and—above all—abortion… Since Donald Trump’s reelection, however, the Church in the United States has been sounding more liberal. Its teaching hasn’t changed, but the president’s second term has shifted the bishops’ attention. The most urgent political concern for America’s Catholic leaders is no longer abortion; it’s immigration.

By Carole Novielli, Live Action News – New abortion data for 2025 published by the Guttmacher Institute estimates that “1,126,000 abortions were provided by US clinicians in 2025” — an increase of about 0.18% (less than two-tenths of a percent) from abortion totals estimated for 2024… Though this percentage seems very small and is presented as “largely unchanged” by Guttmacher, it represents the deaths of approximately 2,000 more preborn children than 2024.

By Greg Cook, Catholic Exchange – Although the Holy Catholic Church will persist until the end of time, there have been moments in time when it has seemed beyond hope of resuscitation. The year 1968 was one of those moments, so much so that we shouldn’t be afraid to call it “The Year of Catholic Death.”… 1968 featured death in many guises: the death of sanity, as students and radicals rose up in bifurcated France, eldest daughter of the Church and bastion of the Revolution; the death of the old Mass, as many priests began celebrating facing the people and in the vernacular, coupled with the death of a proper understanding of the priesthood and consecrated religious life;

By Trinity Communications – St. Ludger was born in Friesland about the year 743. His father, a nobleman of the first rank, at the child’s own request, committed him very young to the care of St. Gregory, the disciple of St. Boniface, and his successors in the government of the see of Utrecht. Gregory educated him in his monastery and gave him the clerical tonsure. Ludger, desirous of further improvement, passed over into England and spent four years and a half under Alcuin, who was rector of a famous school at York.

Catholic Culture, Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord: O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever… Again Lent’s austerity is interrupted as we solemnly keep a feast in honor of the Annunciation. The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is a mystery that belongs to the temporal rather than to the sanctoral cycle in the Church’s calendar.

By Nate Jackson, Patriot Post – One in five mail-in voters admitted to cheating in the 2020 election, so it might just make sense to rein in the process a bit. Enter the Supreme Court, which yesterday considered arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case involving a Mississippi law that permits counting mail-in ballots up to five days after Election Day, provided they are postmarked on or before Election Day. Another 13 states — including California, New York, and Texas — and DC have similar laws.

By Julio John Orvananos Archer, Catholic Exchange – Presently, we live in a world where confusion is the stamp of reality. This dislocation of being disfigures the nature and essence of everything it touches, especially the collective understanding of the eternal truths… Amongst the many divine concepts injured by popular error, few are more damaging to the soul than the misunderstanding of the angelic world, because, in the same manner in which a bad Mariology leads to a bad Christology, a bad Angelology leads to heresy, heresy leads to apostasy, and apostasy leads to Satanism.

By Nicole Weatherholtz, NewsMax – Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., said Tuesday on Newsmax that Democrats are responsible for the ongoing partial government shutdown, accusing them of “holding Homeland Security hostage” while failing to act in the Senate… During an appearance on “National Report,” Bean said he wanted to “correct the record” and pointed to mainstream media coverage that he said blames Congress as a whole for the funding impasse instead of Democrats specifically.

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International – Ehrlich predicted that by 1980 all important animal life in the sea would be extinct. He predicted that the United States would “be dying of thirst” by 1984. In a 1969 article, he declared that “by 1985 enough millions will have died to reduce the earth’s population to some acceptable level, like 1.5 billion people.” Visiting Britain, he announced that he would take “even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.”… Instead, the world’s population more than doubled, from 3.5 billion when his book was published to over 8 billion today, and humanity became vastly wealthier, healthier, and better fed. Extreme poverty plummeted. Life expectancy soared.

By Jacqueline O’Hara, Catholic Herald – On March 15, Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas promoted an essay posted by ‘Insurrection Barbie’ that accused Catholic integralists, among others, of dividing the conservative movement and contributing to growing Evangelical scepticism about support for Israel. As the Catholic Herald previously reported, the essay heavily criticised traditional Catholic groups, frames Evangelicalism as inherently connected to Zionism, accuses Catholicism of being anti-Zionist, and ultimately concludes that Catholic integralism is hell-bent on destroying ‘Christian Zionism’.

By Novus Ordo Watch – Opening the Church to the world was the idea behind the so-called Second Vatican Council (1962-65). How that’s going can currently be seen in the Basilica of St. James in Straubing, part of the diocese of Regensburg, Germany. There a giant, illuminated replica of our globe is hanging from the ceiling as part of a touring exhibition meant to raise awareness concerning our planet… The installation is called ‘GAIA’,  just like the Greek earth goddess, and was created by artist Luke Jerram. It opened on March 6 and will run through March 27, 2026. …

By Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – Special Counsel Jack Smith’s targeting of Kash Patel and numerous congressional Republicans as part of his lawfare against Donald Trump was worse than originally thought, new records show… Released Tuesday by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the new documents demonstrate that Smith and his team’s efforts to acquire Patel’s phone records during his time as a private citizen were far more extensive than previously reported. The bid to acquire such information came as part of Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation, which ultimately became his elector lawfare against Trump. …

By Brian Lonergan, Chronicles – America’s “sanctuary” communities claim to possess higher levels of compassion for others, but the reality is that the measure of a human life in these places has quietly been assigned a hierarchical value based on immigration status. By the logic of sanctuary laws, illegal aliens’ lives have the highest value, while those of American citizens have virtually none… Sanctuary policies have a dehumanizing effect on our society. By design, they pick and choose whose lives matter. Illegal aliens get second, third, and fourth chances, even after committing violent crimes. …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 8:31-42 – 31 Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, `You will be made free’?” …

By Alexander Folz, EWTN News, (Catholic World Report) – Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, the former general relator of the Synod on Synodality, has publicly called for the ordination of women, arguing that the Church cannot long endure if half of the people of God lacks access to ordained ministry… “I cannot imagine in the long run how a Church can survive if half of the people of God suffers because they have no access to ordained ministry,” Hollerich said Thursday at a symposium on synodality and Praedicate Evangelium at the University of Bonn, according to news agency KNA.

By John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine – It is easy to trace the origins of this new enemy. Modern spiritualities introduced after the Second Vatican Council attacked traditional forms of worship, hollowed out everything of substance, and left countless communities devastated. Viking theologians tore down everything in their paths… Like a Viking lightning raid, old monastic traditions were overturned. Schedules, fasts, and prayer vigils were abandoned. Churches were gutted of their old adornments, “wreckovated” in a manner far more thorough than the ignorant barbarians. Social justice causes replaced the focus on prayer and penance.

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register – Scholars request a formal reply from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to their detailed criticism of ‘Mater Populi Fidelis,’ which they say departs from papal and conciliar teaching on Our Lady… Members of an international group of leading theologians and Mariologists have written to Cardinal Victor Fernández, asking him to respond to their detailed criticisms of a Vatican doctrinal note published last November that diminished some long-established devotional Marian titles.

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – A new report from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute estimates that more than 1.12 million babies were killed in abortions in 2025… That is a heartbreaking figure that remained virtually unchanged from the previous year despite state-level restrictions following the 2022 Dobbs decision. It provides more evidence that pro-life states need to keep fighting mail-order abortions and President Donald trump and the FDA need to step in to reverse the Biden rule allowing them.

By Chris Bray, The Federalist – Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked funding for the TSA, the Coast Guard, and other DHS agencies, trying to force the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to agree to defunding ICE and protecting illegal immigrants in exchange for funding the rest of DHS… They shut down a bunch of government agencies, then say “Republican shutdown” over and over again. They create giant security lines at airports, then tell voters to be angry that mean Republicans are doing this to you. Deliberately inflicting pain on Americans ….

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 8:21-30 – 21 Again he said to them, “I go away, and you will seek me and die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” 22 Then said the Jews, “Will he kill himself, since he says, `Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23 He said to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he.” …

By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – The public conversation often focuses on which company will “win” the AI race. A lot better question is one Melissa keeps asking in those fabulous Spectacle segments: what values are being programmed into these systems that will soon help govern modern life?… That question becomes especially urgent when it comes to the kids… Over the past decade, parents have slowly come to realize that the internet children inhabit is very different from the one many adults first encountered. Digital platforms, once described as harmless entertainment, are now powerful cultural ecosystems shaping our identity, behavior, and belief… And not in a way we’ve voted for.

By Elise Winland, Zeale – As the Iran war entered its 24th day, President Donald Trump halted U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure amid “constructive conversations” with Iran and suggested the U.S. could jointly control the Strait of Hormuz along with a new Iranian regime. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would continue striking targets in Iran while other Israeli officials signaled a deeper push into Lebanon.
Trump postpones strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, citing ‘productive’ talks

By S.A. McCarthy, The Washington Stand – The era of mass immigration to the U.S. is slowly, painfully drawing to a close, according to new statistics, but much work remains to be done to secure the American homeland. The Washington Post on Sunday published an analysis of new U.S. State Department numbers tracking a modest but meaningful decrease in legal immigration into the U.S., the first time in over 50 years that more immigrants left the U.S. than entered.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture – God created us to live forever. Our longing for eternal life unfolds as a continuum of human love finding its fulfillment in divine union. This yearning is not accidental; it is an essential part of our human nature. Because God created us in His image, human love cooperates with God in bringing forth new life. Our cooperation fulfills the command at creation to “be fruitful and multiply”—and extends our existence over generations. …

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing – When Fr. Richard John Neuhaus introduced the concept of the “naked public square” in a 1984 book with the same name, he argued that it was anti-democratic because it required citizens to strip off their religious identities as the price of admission to public life and discourse… The naked public square paradigm of church/state relations requires the majority of citizens, who are believers, to disavow that basic identity to participate in political and social life. Religion needs to be hidden from public view. In public life. In schools. On the subway.

By Dr. Marcus Peter, Catholic Exchange – Our sins pierced His hands. Our transgressions required His sacrifice. He entered the grave for our redemption and rose for our justification. Consequently, when we hear Him speak about the chair of Moses and the dangers of spiritual pride, we stand before Him as brothers and sisters under one Father, guided by one Teacher, redeemed by one Lord. In that humble posture, the covenant lives within us, and through the grace of the Spirit, we learn to serve with sincerity and to walk in the path that leads to exaltation in Him.

By Dr. Edward Feser, Catholic World Report – The main point of just war doctrine is to guide public authorities in determining whether a military action they are considering is morally defensible. In a democratic society, it also assists citizens in carrying out their own duties as voters, opinion makers, and so on… But what of the servicemen who have to fight in the wars their governments decide to wage? Do they have an obligation to make a moral judgment about these wars in light of just war criteria? Must they refuse to fight in an unjust war?

By Gregory Lyakhov, Patriot Post – One of the clearest indicators is generational imbalance. Millennials number roughly 74 million in the United States, while Generation Z — despite being the younger cohort — is approximately five million smaller. The older members of Generation X, at around 65 million, are already approaching retirement age. Under normal demographic patterns, each successive generation should be larger or at least comparable in size, particularly in a country with steady population growth. That pattern has broken down.

By Zeale News, March 24, 2026 – St. Catherine of Sweden was born in 1330, a noblewoman and daughter of St. Bridget of Sweden. As a young girl, Catherine was sent to a monastery to be educated until she was 13, and her parents had arranged a marriage for her… Catherine married a German nobleman named Egard, but her time in the monastery had led her to desire religious life. She persuaded her husband to take a mutual vow of celibacy with her, and the couple practiced mortification and acts of charity together.

By Joseph Ford Cotto, Chronicles – According to recent data, Pennsylvania employs over 72,000 state workers, many of whom are concentrated in and around the Harrisburg region. These employees have an average tenure of 11.6 years. This is not a dynamic, market-driven environment. It is a system designed to reward the concentration of power, ideological conformity, and institutional continuity. In other words, all of the things that benefit the Democratic Party… Washington operates on the same model, only on a vastly larger scale.

By Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine – What then is death but an event that follows upon birth, the dread certainty of which awaits us all. Indeed, says Pascal, “it makes all the difference in the world, if it is certain that we shall not be here for long, and uncertain whether we shall be here even for an hour.” There can be no exceptions, each of us having been predetermined to die at a given time and place none of us knows in advance—toward which we find ourselves inexorably moving from the first moment we begin to exist in our mother’s womb.

By Dina Fathi, Catholic Exchange – The Church’s devotion to Our Blessed Mother is simply the will of God, as we saw in the fourth article of this Magnificat series (“All Generations Will Call Me Blessed”). Pope Benedict XVI called it “a command of the Holy Spirit” (Homily, August 15, 2006)… And so it is that “the Church rightly honors [the Mother of God] with special devotion,” as the Catechism says (971), and par excellence in the prayer of the Holy Rosary. In the Hail Mary, “all generations” call Our Blessed Mother “blessed,” a fulfillment of Luke 1:48, and in the Mysteries of the Rosary we come to know the “great things” God has done for Her (Lk. 1:49).

By Ralph Rodriguez, The Federalist – Nineteen hours after the hearing began, I finally stood before the Connecticut Education Committee to testify against House Bill 5468, which would end the state’s longstanding tradition of homeschool freedom. It was 4:45 a.m. on a Thursday… Hundreds of parents, students, and supporters filled the hearing room and lobby of the legislative office building in Hartford and waited hours for their turn at the microphone, demonstrating an amazing commitment to take a stand against this bill. …

By Pam Key, Breitbart – Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Trump border czar Tom Homan said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be in U.S. airports Monday… Host Dana Bash said, “President Trump posted on Truth Social, ‘If the radical left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our country, in particular our airports, be free and safe again, I will move to move our brilliant and patriotic ICE agents to the airports where they will do security like no one has ever seen before. Now, in a subsequent post, he said that he instructed ICE agents to be ready by Monday.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 8:1-11 – 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple; all the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such. What do you say about her?” …

By S.A. McCarthy, The American Spectator – A Catholic Priest in Iceland becomes a test case for freedom of conscience… A Catholic priest in Iceland is facing a potential prison sentence for upholding the Catholic Church’s moral teaching on homosexuality. According to EWTN News, the French-born Fr. Jakob Rolland caused a bit of an uproar when he was interviewed for a radio program and chose to defend the Church’s age-old moral teachings on marriage, sexuality, and the Blessed Sacrament.

By Craig Bannister, Media Research Center – The iconic phrase “separation of Church and State” doesn’t mean what most people think it does, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) explained Thursday at the Catholic National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C… “It’s particularly fitting, I think, on this year, that we reflect on the essential role that faith plays, and has always played, in our national life,” Johnson said, noting that 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. “It is from the very birth of our nation, that America has always been sustained by prayer,” Johnson said.

By Michael T. Flynn LTG USA (RET), Substack – One of the clearest examples is the growing pattern of hostility directed at Catholic churches across our country. For those trained in national security and political warfare, the pattern is recognizable. It reflects a form of pressure often directed at longstanding moral institutions that shape civil society independent of government authority. When such institutions come under sustained attack without meaningful response from political leadership, law enforcement, or cultural institutions, the result is not simply vandalism. It is the gradual weakening of one of the moral guardrails that helps sustain a free sovereign nation.

By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine – There was just this little problem: Crisis had wedded itself to a Republican presidential administration that launched a preemptive war against a Middle Eastern country, partly at the behest of Israel—a war based on lies, including the now-debunked claims of an imminent threat of that country’s supposed weapons of mass destruction. Here is one defense of that war from the pages of Crisis, made in March 2023 at the beginning of the invasion:

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing – Just now, we’re rightly preoccupied not only about the justice of the Iran war, but also about its possible spread – along with terrorism. And we try to imagine what a “successful” end might be. We can’t help but doubt what we’re told by politicians and the media. But in all this, do we lose sight of the truth that neither war nor peace is the last word for us? … Our Christian forbears didn’t need to ask this basic question because, until quite recently, bodily death was not considered the worst thing. Some things are worth dying for. Most people knew anyway from daily experience that our years on earth are sharply limited, war or not.

By Thomas Edwards, Catholic Herald – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has closed its doors to the public. The 1,700-year-old church, built under the Roman Emperor Constantine and believed to be the site where Jesus rose from the dead, has been closed for weeks, with concerns now turning to whether it will be open for Holy Week… The closure comes after Israel and the United States began military operations against Iran on February 28, initiating Operation Epic Fury, with the Iranian regime responding with military action against Israel and across the wider Middle East.

Catholic Apostolate Center – Patron Saint of Peru – St. Turibius was born in 1538 in Spain. He was the third Bishop of Lima, Peru when he was appointed in 1580. The diocese was facing many scandals when Turibius was installed, so he focused on reforming the diocese. He then spent his episcopate working to bring the traditions of the Church to the native languages of the people in Lima. He published a trilingual catechism and mandated all seminarians learn the indigenous language, both which helped spread Catholicism in Peru.

By Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, Pillars of Faith – In these days of great confusion, many faithful Catholics are feeling unsettled – some even shaken – by the intensity of political pressure, public accusations, and the growing hostility toward those who simply hold to the perennial teaching of the Catholic Church… Let me speak clearly, as a shepherd of souls: If you feel that the ground beneath you is shaking, it is not because the truth has changed – it is because many have unknowingly anchored themselves to things that cannot hold… Political parties cannot save us. Governments cannot define truth. And no earthly movement – no matter how powerful – can replace the Kingship of Jesus Christ.

By Peter C. Earle, The American Spectator – There is a growing, if tentative, sense that Cuba may be approaching an inflection point. Rapidly mounting economic stress owing to losing its Venezuelan oil lifeline, persistent shortages, outward migration, and quiet policy experimentation suggest that the island could rapidly begin moving, however unevenly, toward more market-oriented arrangements in the months ahead. These shifts may not resemble a clean “transition” in the textbook sense. They may come piecemeal: expanded private enterprise here, currency reform there, selective liberalization of trade or investment. ….

By Gayle Somers, Catholic Exchange – In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus turns mourning into joy when He raises Lazarus from the dead… This Gospel gives us a story about Jesus raising the dead to life, something He did on at least two other occasions (see Lk. 7:11:17, Mk. 5:21-23).  This episode, however, is profoundly different from those in three ways: (1) Lazarus was a dear friend of Jesus, not a complete stranger; (2) Jesus purposely allowed His sick friend to die; and (3) the dead man was in a tomb long enough to decay.  …

By Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist – President Donald Trump’s dispute with unnamed Israeli officials appeared to come to an end as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted his country “acted alone” in its attack on the Iranian South Pars gas field. Prior to Netanyahu’s statement, anonymous Israeli officials told the press that the American government actually had advance knowledge of the Israeli attack after Trump himself said the U.S. did not know about the operation.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 7:40-53 – 40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This is really the prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43 So there was a division among the people over him. 44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. ….

By Fr. Brian Harrison, SThD, OnePeterFive – Prominent among recent comments on the current impasse between the SSPX and the Vatican over the Society’s planned episcopal consecrations have been those of Bishop Athanasius Schneider. His intervention here was rightly described by Eric Sammons in a recent “Crisis” podcast as coming from the heart of a true shepherd. The eloquence and sense of urgency in his words reveal a deep and charitable concern for the souls of the multitude of Christ’s flock affected by this new and perilous standoff.

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture – In another life, when I used to teach Apologetics at Christendom College, I would always set aside some time to discuss “motives of credibility”. What is it about Christianity in general, and the Catholic Church in particular, that motivates us to believe and act on their claims? Clearly one important factor is the credibility of the person making the claim. For example, we tend to value the testimony of someone we have always found serious, sober, well-balanced, intelligent, trustworthy and concerned with our well-being. ..

By Thomas Griffin, National Catholic Register – Prayer is all about communion. It is a conversation with the living and true God, who is communion of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. During Lent, we are invited to draw intimately close to this communion and realize its power and proximity. Unfortunately, the middle of Lent can become a challenge, and we can lose our way. Thankfully, the saints have provided countless words on how to reorient our lives — and our Lent — toward union with the living God.

By The Editors, Live Action News – The abortion pill has a long — and somewhat surprising — history. The Live Action News articles below discuss the abortion pill’s history of eugenics and secrecy that still continues today, since it was first brought to the U.S. more than 25 years ago… This Live Action News article written in 2017 details individuals involved with the Population Council, which brought the abortion pill into the U.S. The article sums up below, and this summary is followed by a list of multiple individuals involved with the eugenics-based, population control organization …

By Ashley Solano, LifeNews – Texas AG Ken Paxton is once again taking strong action to protect Texan babies and their mothers… Paxton filed a lawsuit against Aid Access, the world’s largest distributor of abortion pills, along with its founder, Rebecca Gomperts, and California doctor Remy Coeytaux. The lawsuit accuses them of illegally shipping deadly abortion drugs into the state and practicing medicine without a Texas license… Dutch physician Rebecca Gomperts founded Aid Access with the intent to “create social justice and improve the health status and human rights of women who do not have the possibility of accessing local abortion services.”

By Gigi Duncan, National Catholic Register – Commentator Michael Knowles believes that the U.S. Constitution may be more closely aligned with Catholic political philosophy than commonly recognized, suggesting the nation’s founding echoes ideas laid out centuries earlier.
Speaking as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Knowles on Thursday tied the American system to Aquinas’ concept of the “mixed regime,” which combines elements of monarchy, aristocracy and democracy — a framework that, he noted, is mirrored in the Constitution’s balance of executive, legislative and judicial powers.

By Bishop Athanasius Schneider, OnePeterFive – In one of his addresses in July 2016, Cardinal Robert Sarah said, “It is very important that we return as soon as possible to a common orientation, of priests and the faithful turned together in the same direction—eastwards or at least toward the apse—to the Lord who comes.  I think it is a very important step in ensuring that in our celebrations the Lord is truly at the center.” This is a constant thread in his speeches, interviews and books. …

By Regis Martin, National Catholic Register – Why must someone so young and so dear to so many be made to suffer for so long? Where is the justice in that?… There isn’t any. At least not by any human reckoning. But because we live in a fallen world, a world infected by sin and disease, such things, while certainly shocking and deeply dislocating, ought not to come as a surprise. The serpent has long since insinuated its poison into the fruit. Death remains the most banal and predictable of all happenings that will, ineluctably, carry us all off in the end.

The LOOPcast, Youtube – They ripped out the altars. Whitewashed the saints. Built “churches” that look like airports. How did we get here? And why did Catholics go along with it? In this episode of The Deep, Erika exposes the shocking, anti-Catholic roots of the Church’s “wreckovation” era – and the modernist ideas that gutted sacred beauty. But it’s not over. Across America, parishes are rising from the ashes and restoring what was lost.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 – 1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee; he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews’ feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 10 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. 25 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? 26 And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? …

By Bradley J. Birzer, Catholic World Report – Ladies and gentlemen, far from being a religion that is dark, regressive, and superstitious, as many during the Reformation claimed, Roman Catholicism baptized common law, professed liberty through the Magna Carta, advanced Natural Law and Natural Rights through the Jesuits, helped inspire the Declaration of Independence, and gave us a truly great American patriot, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Far from being embarrassed, we should celebrate all that we’ve given to America on her 250th birthday.

By Mary Rose, Zeale – At a March 19 press conference in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew from historians Ariel and Will Durant’s book The Lessons of History to reflect on the relationship between moral virtue and political power, invoking a comparison between Jesus Christ and Genghis Khan as to illustrate his point. … “It is not enough to be moral. It is not enough to be just. It is not enough to be right.” Netanyahu said… “Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. If you are strong enough, ruthless enough, and powerful enough, evil will overcome good.”

By Steven Tucker, Crisis Magazine – The Internet is a modern invention, yet the aspiration to create some all-knowing, omniscient mechanical device with an answer to everything—a hubristic, artificial version of God—has a much longer history than the formal inauguration of the World Wide Web back in 1991… A Brass or Brazen Head was an imaginary medieval Artificial Intelligence-type device, said in legends to have been possessed by various learned historical Christian figures, from the Franciscan friar-philosopher Roger Bacon to St. Albertus Magnus.

The Catholic Herald – The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X has written to every diocesan bishop in Italy, sending them a newly published book explaining and defending its intention to carry out episcopal consecrations… The book, titled At the Service of the Church, sets out in detail the Society’s argument that the present condition of the Church constitutes a crisis so serious that it justifies extraordinary action… Yet the contents of the book itself are far more direct, asserting that elements within the Church’s leadership have, in its words, “adulterated the faith”, thereby placing souls in danger and creating a situation in which resistance to authority becomes not only permissible but necessary. …

By Cassy Cooke, Live Action News – Paul Ehrlich, the ecologist whose 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” set off decades of panic over overpopulation, has died at the age of 93… Paul Ehrlich died in a retirement home due to complications from cancer, according to his daughter… His 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” ignited a global panic about overpopulation, tragically inspiring multiple governments to put population control policies into place… Ehrlich’s predictions not only failed to materialize, but the furor they caused contributed to population control-related atrocities across the globe.

By Phillip Campbell, Catholic Exchange – For most people, prayer is a struggle. Rightly does the Catechism of the Catholic Church compare the life of prayer to Jacob wrestling with the angel (CCC 2573), as most people find prayer to be a challenge that requires consistent effort to persevere in. Yet, as a wrestler trains himself to overcome through consistent, disciplined effort, so a fruitful and consistent prayer life can be attained through the same discipline.

The Dynamic Catholic Institute – Saint Cuthbert A.D. 634–687 – As a zealous missionary, a known miracle worker, and the prior of Melrose Abbey, Saint Cuthbert was a busy man. He faced constant distraction in prayer, so much so that he wanted to eliminate all distraction from his life… Fortunately, Cuthbert was able to become a hermit in what is now known as St. Cuthbert’s Cave. It wasn’t long, however, before he was pulled out and made a bishop. Saint Cuthbert once again had to deal with distraction. …

By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – What if closing the Strait of Hormuz isn’t a blunder — but the point?… It’s an awfully dumb argument. For a host of reasons… But perhaps the most interesting of them is that it might not actually be in our interest for the Strait of Hormuz to be open… Whaaaat? How can that be?

By Matthew Plese, OnePeterFive – Along with St. Patrick, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the Annunciation, the feast of St. Joseph, foster father of our Lord Jesus Christ and patron of the Universal Church, falls during Lent. Yet, despite the necessity of maintaining Lenten penance in the form of fasting and abstinence, St. Joseph’s Day still provides amble opportunities for celebrating our Catholic heritage… The Church celebrates St. Joseph a few times during the year: March 19th, Wednesday preceding the Third Sunday after Easter (up until the 1955 changes), and May 1st (starting with the 1955 changes)… Who is Saint Joseph?

By Matt Gaspers, X Post, March 18, 2026 – So-Called Conservative Bishops Can’t Seem To Find The Courage To Defend Church Teaching On Israel

By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing – The Lord said: Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life… An innocent man lays down his life. He dies. He rises again to new life, eternal life. A man takes bread and wine, blesses them, and gives them to his disciples; his body and blood. If it happens once, it is a miracle. But what if that same miracle is made present to us, not once, but over and over and over again?

By Olivia Gans Turner, LifeNews – The composition of the 2026 Virginia General Assembly–the Senate and the House of Delegates–was a textbook example of the adage “elections have consequences.”  Not since 2020 have pro-abortion forces been able to do so much damage to the ability of concerned Virginians to protect innocent human life… Starting on January 14, day one of the session, the pro-abortion Democrats in control of both chambers took the steps to pass the proposed constitutional amendment, HJ1, allowing unlimited abortion in Virginia.

By Daniel B. Gallagher, Catholic World Report – The truth underlying Kaillie Humphries’s heart-wrenching story… This story, I think, will not be easy to read… So, let me start by heartily congratulating U.S. Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries on her two medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. With six medals, she’s the most decorated woman in the sport. Her unwavering dedication to the physical and mental preparation necessary to be a champion is unparalleled. After alleged harassment from Canadian coaches, Humphries crossed the border and was naturalized in time to earn a gold for the United States in the monobob event at the 2022 Olympics. …

By Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is back in the news after publicly commenting on “hostility” toward federal judges… The remarks came on Tuesday when the chief justice was interviewed by Senior District Judge Lee Rosenthal at a Rice University event. During her line of questioning, Rosenthal noted Roberts’ past acknowledgement that public criticism “comes with the territory” of being a judge. She then asked him how he handles such critiques of the Supreme Court or his judicial opinions.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 5:31-47 – 31 If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is not true; 32 there is another who bears witness to me, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is true. 33 You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that the testimony which I receive is from man; but I say this that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. …

By Jim Hᴏft, Editor, The Gateway Pundit – Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) is now openly calling for Republicans to ram the SAVE America Act through reconciliation, a legislative maneuver that would allow passage with just 50 votes plus the Vice President… Budget reconciliation is a special parliamentary process in the U.S. Senate that allows for the expedited passage of legislation regarding spending, revenue, or the debt limit, requiring only a simple majority (51 votes or 50 + Vice President) rather than the 60 votes usually needed to overcome a filibuster. ….

By Harrison Berger, The American Conservative – Mohamad Kleit, a video journalist based in Beirut, tells The American Conservative that he witnessed similar Israeli attacks using U.S.-supplied munitions to target a residential building earlier this month. He says that since March 2, his entire family has been internally displaced… Asked who and what Israel is targeting in Lebanon, Kleit says that “what we’ve seen” in recent weeks “is a plan to create sectarian tension, by bombing hotels and residences in Christian areas. They are deliberately targeting places that are not Hezbollah in order to create sectarian tension.” ….

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture – If Pope Leo hopes to swing American Catholic opinion against the war in Iraq—and still more if he hopes to convince the Trump administration to sue for peace—he’s going to need some more persuasive arguments. Those arguments are available. But to date the Holy Father hasn’t used them… Thus far, in his public statements on the war, the Pope has simply repeated his appeals for peace: a peace which, he insists, can be attained through negotiations. His call for a cease-fire, at his Angelus audience on Sunday, was typical: “May paths of dialogue be re-opened! Violence can never lead to the justice, stability, and peace for which the peoples are waiting.”

By Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine – While the debate is settled whether curiosity killed the cat, it should be added that it can kill the Catholic, as well. Therefore, Catholics like Candace Owens should be cautious about what the Catechism calls “unhealthy curiosity.” Truth warrior as she has been, many sense that Candace has departed from the path of truth in her recent embroiling over Erika Kirk, the widow of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, descending into a spirit of inquisitiveness.

Catholic Apostolate Center – St. Joseph is known in the Gospels as a humble carpenter, the husband of Mary, and father of Jesus. Joseph’s paternal care of Jesus, loving protection of Mary, and his commitment to the education of Jesus led to him being declared patron of the whole Church. Many popes have written about St. Joseph, including Pope Leo XIII in Quamquam pluries and Pope John Paul II in Redemptoris custos. …

By Mary Rose, Zeale – Israeli attack on oil field may lead to global consequences… Israel struck the South Pars oil field March 18 in what was widely decried as a major escalation in the war. South Pars is the world’s largest source of natural gas and is vitally important to global energy markets… Oil prices “shot up” Immediately following the strike, The Guardian reported, due to “fears that disruption to global energy supplies would worsen.”

By James Baresel, Crisis Magazine (2020) – If calls for revolution now provoke fairly limited concern, their gravity is severe enough for them to have been the subject of heavenly warnings as long ago as the 1840s, when the private revelations that made the devotion to the Holy Face known to the Servant of God Sister Mary of Saint Peter called attention to the threat posed by “revolutionary men,” including communists, whom she called by name—this, before The Communist Manifesto was published.

By Cassy Cooke, Live Action News – Irish actress Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in the film “Hamnet,” and in her moving acceptance speech, praised motherhood in a way rarely heard in the entertainment industry… Jessie Buckley won the Oscar for her role as Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, as they grieve the loss of their son, Hamnet… In her acceptance speech, she praised marriage and motherhood, and dedicated the award to mothers everywhere… The positive message about parenting is in sharp contrast to the negative message frequently espoused by Hollywood celebrities. …

By John Zmirak, Chronicles – I’m not a native of my home state of Texas, but a New York transplant. Eleven years after moving to Dallas, I’m still uncomfortable driving on Texas’s ruthless Darwinian highways, crammed with exiles from California and uninsured illegal immigrants. But as a longtime member of the now-defunct New York Right to Life Party, I’m much more comfortable with Texas politics—at least as practiced in public. …

By Robert Wyllie, Catholic Answers – In many domains—family life, liturgy, even the nature of citizenship—Catholics rely on a centuries-old tradition of reflection. Political protest is not one such area, however. As Charles Taylor, the Catholic philosopher who won the Ratzinger Prize in 2019, explains in A Secular Age, the public sphere is less than three hundred years old. Medieval kings considered “public opinion” no more than they met anarcho-syndicalist peasants out in the fields.. There is no venerable old tradition, then, that instructs Catholics about how to protest in public.

By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal – A team of doctors entered Shanyce Thomas’ hospital room to explain what had happened and why she could no longer have children. She never imagined her trip to Planned Parenthood would lead to multiple surgeries and a medically induced coma… Looking back nearly six years later, Thomas says her “message to Planned Parenthood is that you guys need to close down.”… Thomas is sharing her story publicly in hopes that it will prevent other women from having the experience at Planned Parenthood that she had.

By Jim DeMint, The Federalist – Congressional Republicans quickly become beholden to polls and media pressure — they need real vision and leadership… I left my foxholes in the House and Senate almost 15 years ago. And, while continuing to work in D.C. supporting conservative members of Congress and an America-first conservative agenda, my perspective is now clearer as I look at policy debates inside the Capitol from across the street.

By Andrea Gagliarducci for EWTN News, (Catholic World Report) – The Vatican Court of Appeal has ordered a partial retrial in the high-profile London property finance case, ruling that key parts of the original proceedings were invalid due to procedural issues… The case stems from the Vatican Secretariat of State’s investment of approximately 350 million pounds in a luxury property in London’s Chelsea neighborhood on Sloane Avenue, an operation that generated estimated losses of up to 139 million euros for the Holy See.

By John Aidan Byrne, LifeNews – Despite multiple applications and repeated efforts over a decade by various pro-life groups seeking permission to march, none have been successful. In 2015, parade officials said they were amending parade rules to permit pro-life groups to march. The regime of exclusion, however, continued… Eleven years after organizers pledged to permit a pro-life group to march under its own banner, the world’s most famous Saint Patrick’s Day Parade still has not welcomed right to life units to its ranks.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 5:17-30 – 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working still, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but also called God his Father, making himself equal with God. 19 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the Son does likewise. …

By Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register – Nearly six months after publicly criticizing Cardinal Blase Cupich’s plan to give a “lifetime achievement” award to a pro-abortion-rights senator, a long-serving lay member of the Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI) board of directors is being involuntarily phased out of his role… John Breen, a Loyola University Chicago law professor who has served on CCI’s board since 2012, will be off the board after the group’s upcoming March 20 meeting… (the move is linked to Breen’s September 2025 criticism of the Chicago cardinal’s intention to honor Sen. Dick Durbin at an archdiocesan gala.) …

By Sarah Holliday, The Washington Stand – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Border Patrol are facing major shake-ups right now — with a top enforcer retiring, a former secretary under fire for alleged misconduct, and a grinding partial government shutdown — all tied directly to fierce partisan battles in Congress that are leaving frontline agents and the American people caught in the crossfire.

By Jeffrey M. Trissell, Crisis Magazine – On March 2, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a watershed ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta, a case that set the binding, nationwide precedent that schools cannot secretly socially transition a gender-confused minor. The majority per curiam opinion is less than 1,800 words. Since September 2022, I have spent just over 1,800 hours working on the case alongside lead counsel Paul Jonna. That’s one hour for every word. It was 100 percent worth it.

By White Papers Policy Institute – The Republican Party speaks the language of race-neutral individualism. Judge people as individuals. Stop obsessing over identity. We’re all Americans. But it only works if it’s reciprocated. And it hasn’t been … Survey data also shows that white Americans—across political lines—are more likely to say being “American” is central to their identity than being “white.”… For black Americans, racial identity ranks higher. For Hispanic and Asian Americans, race and “American” identity are roughly equal. …

By Joseph Bevan, OnePeterFive – The current dispute between Rome and the SSPX does not involve the issue of validity of the Novus Ordo sacraments either. It is certainly true that further down the line, maybe in a few hundred years, when historians look back at this time, they will associate the preservation of the traditional sacraments and the priesthood with what happened at Écône on 30th June 1988. One of the reasons Archbishop Lefebvre gave for these consecrations is that he couldn’t abandon his priests to bishops “who, due to their doubtful intentions, confer doubtful sacraments” …

Catholic Apostolate Center – St. Cyril of Jerusalem lived during the 4th century and is known for his many writings and lectures about theology. His writings about the Liturgy left a distinct mark on the development of the Mass as we know it today. As the Bishop of Jerusalem, Cyril combatted several heresies throughout his life. He worked to spread the developments from the Council of Nicaea, even going into exile to remain faithful to the teachings from the Council. …

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Cath0lic Exchange – This Sunday was Laetare Sunday. Laetare is Latin for “rejoice.” It gets its name from the first word of the Entrance Chant: “Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her: rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow.” Sunday’s gospel passage details the healing of a man born blind, a beggar at the temple—a cause for great rejoicing for sure… The astonished crowd asked, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?” And others cried, “No it just looks like him!” The Jews who interrogated the healed man claimed it was a hoax. Even after interrogating the former blind man’s parents, they still refused to believe the miracle.

By Zeale News – More U.S. registered voters now view Israel negatively than positively, according to a new poll, which also found that negative sentiment toward Israel has grown in every age group since 2023, most sharply among young voters… The NBC News poll found “American public sentiment turning against Israel since 2023,” NBC’s Sahil Kapur reported March 16. “Double-digit drops in positive views of Israel: -21 among Democrats, -19 among independents, -9 among Republicans. Overall, a double-digit increase in negative views.”

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International – This Thursday, March 19, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and patron of the Universal Church… Of all the saints, Joseph stands as the model of faithful fatherhood: the man whom God entrusted with the protection of the Holy Family, and who fulfilled that mission with quiet, unwavering devotion. In him we see what marriage and fatherhood are meant to be, i.e. a sacrificial gift of self, ordered toward the good of spouse and children, rooted in obedience to God’s plan.

Catholic Apostolate Center – Patron Saint of Ireland – St. Patrick was a 5th century missionary to the people of Ireland. According to his autobiography, St. Patrick was captured and sold as a slave in Ireland when he was 16. There, he was forced to work as a shepherd for 6 years until he escaped and returned to his family. Later in his life, he became a priest and heard the Lord’s call to return to Ireland and spread the Gospel. There are many stories about St. Patrick’s life, and while their historicity is uncertain, they all show St. Patrick as a fervent missionary for the Irish people.

By Bradley A. Thayer, Chronicles – Time and again, the Democratic Party’s elites show through their actions, policies, and statements that they are united in opposition to traditional American life, values, and culture… That’s nothing new: it’s been this way for a generation. But it’s worsening. Today, it’s more brazen and openly revolutionary. We all saw a clear example of this at the recent State of the Union Address… “It does not make sense to me,” President Trump said about it during remarks to the Republican Members Conference at Doral, Florida, on March 9. Trump noted that he is perplexed by the Democrats’ behavior.

By Curtis Houck, Media Research Center – Since February 14, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been largely shut down after funding lapsed because Democrats demanded changes to President Trump’s deportation policies, leaving government workers such as TSA agents to work without pay and turn to food banks… A Media Research Center study found that, since the start of the DHS shutdown, only 8% – or 125 seconds – of the 26 minutes and 22 seconds on the shutdown across the flagship evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC have brought up the fact that the long lines at airports are because of the left’s obstructionism.

By Fr. Francesco Giordano, STD. Catholic Exchange – Europe is once again rallying around a slogan: My Voice, My Choice. The phrase has recently returned to the center of European political debate, especially as the European Parliament advances initiatives aimed at guaranteeing cross-border access to abortion when it is restricted in a woman’s home country. In the language of EU policy, this is framed as ensuring access to “reproductive healthcare across borders.”

By Madalaine Elhabbal, EWTN News – Bishop Robert Barron and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone spoke out against the U.S. government’s past targeting of pro-life Catholics in health care at the U.S. Religious Liberty Commission’s fifth hearing… Cordileone, who serves on the commission’s Advisory Board of Religious Leaders, highlighted the ongoing legal battle being fought by the Little Sisters of the Poor over government contraceptive mandates during his remarks at the March 16 hearing… “These are women who deserve our utmost respect and esteem, and I can vouch for this from personal experience,” Cordileone said.

By James Bogle, Crisis Magazine – While at first it might seem unusual for an American to be writing in praise of monarchy, in fact, a scholarly American writer may, ironically, be in a better position than many others to praise this most ancient of institutions… So it is with Charles Coulombe, author of the recently-published book, The Compleat Monarchist; a partly French-Canadian American; and possibly the foremost American writer on the subject of monarchy… His connection with the British monarchy—through his French-Canadian ancestry—together with his American nationality …..

By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – Castro’s crumbling regime nears its end… Monday, something inevitable happened… Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble… The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a “complete disconnection” of the country’s electrical system and said it was investigating, noting there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid collapsed.

By Emily Chaffins, Catholic Exchagne – Did you know St. Patrick didn’t start out as Patrick at all? His original name was Maewyn Succat—isn’t that a mouthful!… Maewyn grew up in ancient Roman Britain. When he was a teenager, he fell into the clutches of raiders, who sold him into slavery in Ireland. He was cut off from family and friends, living on this island until he successfully carried out an escape seven years later… Instead of falling into despair, Maewyn’s period of slavery drew him closer to Christ, the only one he could rely on in those difficult times.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 5:1-16 – 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called Bethzatha, which has five porticoes. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids, blind, lame, paralyzed.5 One man was there, who had been ill for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” …

By Jordan Boyd, The Federalist – Abortion polling is notoriously deceptive and known to (be) strategically skew and misrepresent public opinion to favor abortion activists’ radical agendas. Pew Research Center’s latest survey appears to be no different… In its 2026 American Trends Panel analysis, Pew uses its January 2026 survey of more than 8,500 U.S. adults to assert that a majority of Americans, 60 percent, “continue to say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.”…

By Anna Callahan, LifeNews – Last week the U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss lawsuits brought by Florida and Texas against the Food and Drug Administration – siding with the abortion industry on mail-order drugs against pro-life states for the second time in a week. In response, SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser issued the following statement: “It’s a disgrace that pro-life states like Florida and Texas are having to fight the Trump-Vance administration in court to uphold their laws and that extremists like Gavin Newsom are being allowed to dictate their policy ….

By Bishop Robert Barron, Word on Fire Catholic Ministries – “I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”… The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” ….

By Rob Marco, Catholic World Report – recently spoke with seven young men about what they are looking for in a potential spouse, the role of technology for Gen Z, and how their faith informs how they think of marriage… As a married Gen-Xer, with kids, who’s been out of the dating world for almost two decades, I wanted to get some insight into how young men are faring in meeting a potential mate. Healthy Catholic marriages that are open to life are important, of course, and I think the topic of issues faced by young men in dating deserves more attention. …

By Aurelio Porfiri, OnePeterFive – In recent days there has been considerable news coverage of the announcement by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X of new episcopal ordinations scheduled for July 1… This announcement has understandably caused quite a stir because, according to some, it signals a schismatic intention toward the Church of Rome… In reality, the Fraternity of Saint Pius X has specified that it does not consider itself schismatic with regard to Rome.

By Michael New Ph.D., LifeNews – Today Pew Research released the results of a new poll on public attitudes on sanctity of life issues. This poll, which surveyed over 8,500 people in late January, contains some good news for pro-lifers… The results show a gain in pro-life sentiment since the last Pew abortion poll in April 2024… Specifically, the percentage of Americans who think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases increased by two percentage points. …

By Lou Aguilar, American Spectator – Britain’s retreat from its history and identity offers a cautionary tale for an America approaching its 250th birthday… Maybe Britain can be saved, but time is running out, at ludicrous speed. All we Americans can do is make sure it never happens here, beginning this November 3rd, midterm Election Day.

By White Papers Policy Institute, American Greatness – For decades, white Americans have voted Republican in large numbers. They donate, they volunteer, they show up in midterms. They defend the Constitution, talk about free speech, wave the flag without embarrassment. They are, by every measurable standard, the party’s backbone…. (However) Republicans cheered “colorblind” meritocracy—but in practice, affirmative action shifted opportunity from white voters to Asians, leaving the party’s base unprotected.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 4:43-54 – 43 After the two days he departed to Galilee. 44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. 45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they too had gone to the feast. 46 So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. …

By Amanda Head, Just the News – Democrats in the United States Senate blocked another attempt by Republicans to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, as the partial government shutdown entered its fourth week. One of the most apparent consequences of the blockade is the out-of-control TSA wait lines at airports across the country… As the issue is elevated by people like Senators Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn, and Dave McCormick, R-Pa., the argument inevitably reemerges that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is unconstitutional and should not exist anyway.

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist – It’s been nearly two weeks since the Trump administration launched a war against Iran, and President Trump is beginning to signal that he wants to wind it down. On Monday, he said “we’re way ahead of schedule,” and that the war would be over “very soon.” On Wednesday during a speech in Kentucky, Trump off-handedly declared “we’ve won,” and said it was all over “in the first hour.”

By Suellen Brewster, Catholic Exchange – For Catholics living in this “piecemeal World War III” learning the Church’s teachings on conflict between nations, especially the basics of Just War Theory, is incumbent upon us. Though our leaders would likely not explain it this way, the international actions being taken currently are in response to “structures of sin” in other nations, so an understanding of this Catholic idea is also helpful… Understanding these two foundational ideas will not make us experts, nor qualify us as advisors to those in authority. But they will help us navigate these turbulent waters as we pray for our military, our leaders, and every human soul involved.

By Thomas Colsy, The Europan Conservative – “Jesus became flesh in all human contexts,” he continued. “Therefore there is a right for all nations to continue with their special culture without contradiction to the others. It is a good image to say we are a family in mankind. But we are in a European family and so on.”… “We are against globalism. We are a universal Church. But a universal Church in the house of my father,” Müller clarified. “There are different habitations for everyone.”

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing – When Notre Dame de Paris almost burned down in 2019, owing to a fire started (accidentally?) by workmen, the world was stunned by the near loss of one of the West’s iconic monuments – and a religious landmark at that. But churches around the world are burned or subjected to other types of attack these days, year after year, not by accident, but deliberate anti-Christian acts. Never heard of it? Thereby hangs a tale.

By The Dynamic Catholic Institute – There are lots of ways to measure friendship, but one is particularly insightful. It surrounds how people respond when good things happen for you… A true friend is happy for you when you are successful, a true friend is happy for you when you fall in love, a true friend is happy for you when you get a promotion, win a car, go on a fabulous vacation, and all the other good things that will happen in your life.

By Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine – When Catholic hierarchs speak about economic issues, I beg them to keep in mind that very tax, every economic restriction, every plan to redistribute money, every establishment of a welfare entitlement, comes with consequences… Vice riddles the soul. You can no more raise a vice-ridden person out of poverty than you can fill with water a bucket punched full of holes. Vice does not necessarily result in poverty, but it does keep the poor where they are.

By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing – Like many people years ago, as a child, my brother and I, together with our dad, always prayed in our “night prayers” the traditional prayer to our guardian angels: “Angel of God, my guardian dear to whom God’s love entrusts me here, ever this day (or night) be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.  Amen.”… I still ask my guardian angel at night when I go to bed and, in the morning, when I get up, to watch over and protect me.  Moreover, before writing, I always ask my guardian angel to give me clarity of thought and expression

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal – What’s connecting with voters right now?… As Republicans seek to maintain their congressional majorities in November, it’s hard to keep up with the headlines: conflict with Iran, fierce debate in Congress, and an economy increasingly dominated by tech and artificial intelligence… These polls indicate voters’ concerns in a hectic news environment… It’s Iran, Stupid? …

By Josh Hammer, The American Spectator – Trump hasn’t said it explicitly, but the Trump administration’s goal — and thereby, definition of victory — in Operation Epic Fury seems clear enough: the neutralization of Iran as an active, ongoing threat to the US and our interests. If nothing else, at least, that is how victory in the current campaign should be defined… That does still raise at least one pressing question, though, especially in the context of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s call to the Iranian people to prepare for “the decisive stage of our final struggle”: Where does that most controversial of foreign policy goals, “regime change,” fit into the puzzle?

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture – But that it is implicit in Barron’s recent public statements—what Barron does and does not comment on—is too much for Greydanus. He believes the right is worse, and should be called out more, or at least as much. Greydanus, a man of impeccable Catholic orthodoxy, is well within his rights to believe this… But here’s the thing. Bishop Barron, also a man of impeccable Catholic orthodoxy, is well within his rights to believe the opposite. So are those of us who agree with Bishop Barron’s judgments—and who have been heartened to see at least one outspoken bishop in the U.S. hierarchy giving voice to what so many of us are experiencing.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Luke 18:9-14 – 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, `God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. …

By Elise Winland, Zeale – As the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran moved into its 14th day, six U.S. aircraft crew members were killed in a crash, the Pentagon reportedly ordered roughly 2,500 additional Marines to the region, and Israel threatened to do to Lebanon what it has done to Gaza… US destroyed every military target on Iran’s Kharg Island, Trump says… President Donald Trump announced March 13 that he had directed U.S. forces to carry out one of the most “powerful” bombing raids on Iran’s Kharg Island.

By Ellie Gardey Holmes, The American Spectator – The University of Oregon, which hosts 24,000 students on its Eugene, Oregon, campus, has announced that its student health services center will now abort students’ babies… Beginning this fall, students will be able to obtain mifepristone and misoprostol from the university’s health clinic. Students will then birth what is often a recognizable dead baby, presumably in their dorm rooms.

By The Dynamic Catholic Institute – We all need to be accountable to someone. It brings out the best in us. People do not do well in situations where they are not accountable to anyone or anything. In fact, the absence of accountability inevitably leads to our spinning out of control… As the Church expanded and entire nations in Europe became Catholic, there was a major need for accountability. …

By Elise Winland, Zeale – Conflicting reports and escalating tensions surrounding the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continued March 12, as the White House rejected claims of an Iranian drone threat on U.S. soil, Iran’s new supreme leader reportedly issued his first public message, and U.S. officials signaled plans to protect global oil shipments in the Strait of Hormuz… White House issues response to reports of Iranian drone threats… White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt disputed an ABC News report claiming the FBI warned California police departments in February that Iran could retaliate for a U.S. military operation by launching drone attacks in the state.

By Colm Flynn, EWTN – Former Vatican Auditor General Lobero Milone sits down with EWTN News Colm Flynn for this exclusive one-on-one interview. Milone is currently taking a case against the Vatican for unfair dismissal, loss of earnings, and reputational damage. His case has been dismissed, and he is now lodging his final appeal. In this interview, he reveals new details about the work he was doing overseeing the Vatican finances with the late Cardinal George Pell …

By Amanda Head, Just the News – In new survey, just 23% of registered voters could accurately describe the act… In the midst of President Donald Trump’s high-stakes ultimatum to freeze all congressional business until lawmakers pass his revamped SAVE America Act — demanding strict voter ID, proof of citizenship, and curbs on mail-in ballots — a fresh Napolitan News Service survey finds a glaring irony: less than one-quarter of registered voters appear to have no clue what, in fact, the legislation is.

By McKenna Snow, Zeale – The European Union is calling on Israeli authorities to take swift action to protect West Bank communities suffering amid a reported wave of increased attacks by Israeli settlers, according to a March 11 BBC report… The death toll of Palestinians has risen to six in the past week amid the conflicts, prompting outcry from human rights activists, organizations, and others warning that the outbreak of the Iran war may have a correlation to the increased settler attacks.

By Douglas Andrews, Patriot Post – Jamie Dimon told a funny joke last November … Dimon, who grew up in New York City, was speaking at the American Business Forum in Miami, and he was asked a question about the “historic relocation of both people and capital to Florida and to South Florida”… “It’s a competitive world. It’s competitive between countries. It’s competitive between cities. It’s competitive between states. And you’re mentioning a bunch of these states that are driving business out, and it will backfire. And so, people vote with their feet … because they see a better life for them and their family.”

By Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine – The world, now being unveiled, stands or falls on the faith and fortitude of Catholics willing to follow Christ as the persecution intensifies… These are days of disturbing disclosure, when the mask is being plucked from the overlords of politics, economics, and entertainment. Their cabal is one clearly structured by unadulterated pride: power-mongering and pressure, money and manipulation, bribes and blackmail, using people for self-service, trafficking and corruption. …

The Dynamic Catholic Institute – Saint Euphrasia was born into the loud world of royalty and politics in Constantinople, but learned to live and love the quiet life no matter what her outer circumstances were. Her father died when she was young, and when she was seven years old, her mother arranged to marry her to a young nobleman. Euphrasia serenely said no, and expressed her desire to devote her life to God. Euphrasia’s calm demeanor was so convincing that her mother agreed, and brought her to a convent in Egypt.

By Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News, (Catholic World Report) – The final report of the Synod on Synodality’s study group “Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church” raises the possibility of “reformulating” certain competencies and functions of priests, deacons, and bishops to give women greater responsibility in the Church, while noting that the issue of the female diaconate “is not ripe.”… Regarding the female diaconate, the report states that the issue “is not yet ripe” and refers to the work carried out by previous commissions — the second of which issued an opinion against it — without reaching a definitive judgment.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Mark 12:28-34 – 28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The first is, `Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

By Newsmax Wires – Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., said Thursday on Newsmax’s “National Report” that passing the SAVE America Act is “ground zero to save our country,” urging the Senate to bring the election integrity legislation to the floor and put lawmakers on record… “It’s absolutely necessary, and I believe it’s going to happen under the strong leadership of President [Donald] Trump,” Miller said when asked about the possibility of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., allowing debate on the bill.

By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – It is being run by professionals, which is more than you can say about the Senate… I’m as disgusted as our readers with the Republicans in the Senate, who — with some merciful exceptions — are as gray and drab a collection of political losers as America has ever produced. As I wrote yesterday, the utter debacle that is the SAVE America Act standstill in that body is proof that, as much as we’d like to think the GOP has finally moved past its well-deserved reputation as the Stupid Party in Washington, it hasn’t.

By Sarah Holliday, LifeNews – At a press conference, the Missouri senator (Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)) unveiled his new legislation, the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act. This bill seeks to strip mifepristone — the drug responsible for the majority of U.S. abortions — of its longstanding approval from the FDA. According to recent data from the Guttmacher Institute, chemical abortions made up 63% of all abortions in 2023, with the trend only accelerating in the years since.

By Regis Martin, National Catholic Register – At the same time, however, (death) remains the most painfully bewildering of all mysteries, an intolerable affront to our dignity as children of a God who neither made death nor delights in the death of the living. It was owing instead to the envy and malice of the devil that death entered the world, thus forcing us to endure that which God never intended from the beginning. …

By Kenneth Joe Galloway, Catholic Exchange – The Cross’s Visual Simplicity and Symbolic Depth… To better understand how the cross embodies visual simplicity and symbolic depth, consider its technical qualities: it has two intersecting lines—a form so simple even a child can draw it, yet so distinct that it is immediately recognizable worldwide. This simple geometry makes it open to symbolic interpretations. The horizontal line evokes the relationships among human beings; the vertical line represents the relationship between God and humanity; ….

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation Tuesday to strip federal approval from the dangerous abortion drug mifepristone, which he described as “inherently dangerous” to women… The abortion pill has killed millions of babies and injured tens of thousands of women… The bill, titled the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, would prohibit the use of mifepristone, withdraw its approval by the Food and Drug Administration and classify distribution of the drug for abortion purposes as a violation of federal law.

By Thomas Gallatin, Patriot Post – President Trump and others are pushing Senate Republicans to require a talking filibuster, hoping to break the Democrats’ blockade of commonsense legislation… President Donald Trump and Republicans writ large want to see the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility or SAVE Act passed. And they are right to desire to see this commonsense election-protection legislation become law. Indeed, upwards of 80% of American voters — huge majorities in both parties and among independents — agree that requiring voters to show photo ID is a good idea.

By Carole Novielli, Live Action News – The Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary has the authority to suspend an application for a drug’s approval — including the abortion pill — if they determine that the drug would be an ‘imminent hazard to public health.’… This information was included in a response from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an abortion pill lawsuit filed by the State of Louisiana. The lawsuit seeks an injunction over changes to the abortion pill’s safety protocols known as REMS, made in 2023, which enabled the mailing of abortion inducing drugs — an act already prohibited by federal law known as the Comstock Act.

By Carole Novielli, Live Action News – Planned Parenthood Southeast (PPSE), which currently oversees facilities in the largely pro-life states of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi will now be managed by Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, an affiliate based in pro-abortion California that was recently awarded $90M from Governor Gavin Newsom…. Planned Parenthood Los Angeles will step in to oversee the facilities of Planned Parenthood Southeast following complaints of discrimination against PPSE’s interim CEO, Mairo Akposé.

By Michael Hichborn, Lepanto Institute, (Complicit Clergy) – This article will provide a thorough timeline regarding our discovery of CRS’ direct participation in the spread of contraception in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  It is a third article in a series exposing CRS’ continued and unchanging tactic of silencing critics by dismissing real evidence, denying any wrongdoing, and characterizing the concerned reports of faithful Catholics as “attacks.”  In part 1, we provided solid evidence and a timeline regarding the way CRS handled theologian Germain Grisez’s true and valid concerns about a condom-promoting flip-chart produced and distributed by CRS in one of its project areas. 

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing – The New York Times reported the words, but the Wall Street Journal didn’t.  When Bam Adebayo, two days ago, was asked to describe the moment when he scored 83 points in an NBA game, second only to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 points, he said, “Man, I wish I could relive it twice.  I credit God, my family, my teammates, this crowd.”… A wag commented that, right after God, he should have credited the Washington Wizards, the team ostensibly defending him. …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Luke 11:14-23 – 14 Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons”; 16 while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? …..

By Nate Guyear, Catholic Exchange – Have you ever heard someone say that God’s forgiveness removes the guilt of sin? And have you ever wondered why God would punish a person from whom He had removed guilt? In other words, if God forgives me, thereby declaring me not guilty and removing sin from my soul, why does He punish me? This article will elucidate the reasons why punishment following God’s forgiveness is necessary. Let’s begin with sin.

By Frank Wright, Substack – IN BRIEF – Most people are starting to find out how bad things really are… Then they will find out why things are so bad… Finally, they will realise how much they have been misled – all their lives… This means they will no longer know who they are or what to feel or think… The meaning of their lives is being erased by events… This will cause people to go mad in direct proportion to their belief in the supply of official narratives around which their sense of self has been arranged. … Prepare to heal the sick and to help the wounded. Put aside your differences and help your brothers and sisters in their direst hour of need.

By Chris Bray, The Federalist – This is where Talarico becomes especially interesting… The childless man in his late-30s who has never mentioned going on a date with an identifiable woman is deeply invested in the abstraction of other people’s children, who he thinks he loves. And recent reporting suggests that he has certain deeply adolescent habits: “Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts on Instagram.”

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture – I find myself attracted by what we call “coffee table” books, and I like having them around the house. Even if they are not often used, they remain a reminder of their subjects, which are in that sense associated with both beauty and attentiveness. This principle is certainly true of two new books from Magnificat by Dominican Fathers Andrew Hofer and Philip Nolan. These books are devoted to what are probably the most important and most-often used prayers among Catholics, namely Our Father: Our Prayer of Hope and Hail Mary: Pondering the mysteries of Love. …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú for EWTN News, (Catholic World Report ) – After nearly 900 years, the Trappist monks may be leaving the Abbey of Our Lady of La Trappe in Normandy, France, one of the most iconic symbols of the Cistercian tradition founded in the 12th century… The monks, who belong to the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance — also known as the Trappist order, which follows the Rule of St. Benedict — reported that they were considering leaving the monastery around 2028 due to “the shortage of vocations and the increasing burden of owning the land.”… For the approximately 20 brothers who make up the community ….

By Elise Winland, Zeale – Report: FBI warns Iran may launch drone attacks on locations in California… An FBI alert circulated to police departments in California warned that Iran could retaliate against the U.S. by launching drone attacks in the state, ABC News reported. The alert, obtained and reviewed by ABC, did not specify which parts of California could be targeted.

By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – John Thune is responsible for an absolutely worthless GOP Senate majority… The Federalist’s Sean Davis did an excellent job of summing up the predicament the Republican Party finds itself in at the moment, with lots of time until the 2026 midterms (but no real indication that will make much difference): Understand what Thune is doing right now. It’s not enough for him to kill the SAVE America Act. Thune has to kill it while also protecting his worst RINO colleagues from being exposed for opposing it. … How does Thune accomplish his? By avoiding a simple majority vote at all…

By Ann Burns, Crisis Magazine – Women are incapable of teaching men how to be men… Not long ago, I opened up an email detailing Catholic events in the area. There, in bright colors, was a men’s conference announcement. A good thing, right? But looking at the keynote speakers, I couldn’t help but wonder why a picture of a young woman graced my screen. Feeling as if I morphed into a nosy old lady, I zoomed in on the picture. Yup! My eyes had not deceived me. Presenting to a room full of men on what masculinity is, would be an ostensibly young lady.

By Randall O’Bannon, Ph.D., LifeNews – As you see in the accompanying chart that we have linked to, we have made substantial progress in reducing the number of abortions and lowering the abortion rate over the past thirty years. At the same time, though, as long as abortion is legal, each year we will keep adding to the total of lives lost to America’s greatest holocaust.