By Stephany Flemings, LifeNews – Yet another Planned Parenthood referral clinic has shut down operations. The Gainesville location notified the public that its last day of scheduling patient appointments was June 26, 2026… Over the last year or so, the abortion giant has seen record-breaking closures amidst the loss of federal tax funding, numerous lawsuits, and reports of financial malfeasance and abusive work conditions made public by its own employees.

By Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – (Thanks to Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Barrett and the liberal justices…) … a major blow (was dealt) to American sovereignty … the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that children born to illegal aliens and foreign “birth tourists” on U.S. soil are citizens under the 14th Amendment. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch dissented, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred in the court’s judgement and dissented in part.

By McKenna Snow, Zeale News – In the June 30 response published on the SSPX website, Father Pagliarani thanked Pope Leo very much for the letter kindly addressed to him… “I have been deeply touched by Your paternal solicitude,” Father Pagliarani wrote. … He said that for a long time he had hoped to meet with Pope Leo in person to directly express “our sincere desire to serve the Church,” though such a meeting “has not presented itself.”

By John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine – Such a prospect of radical change should alarm Catholics. Indeed, the Synod on Synodality opened what authors JoséAntonio Ureta and Julio Loredo call a Pandora’s box. Fr. Enoch cites their book, The Synodal Process Is a Pandora’s Box: 100 Questions & Answers, since it indicates what is at stake in this process… In his book, Fr. Enoch sounds the alarm about the evils unleashed from the mythical box. These errors are now entering surreptitiously among the faithful. Fr. Enoch’s image could not be more fitting: a Trojan Horse.

By Elizabeth Ervin, Zeale News – The report details abuse by two priests and examines Notre Dame’s handling of allegations that investigators said delayed uncovering the full extent of one priest’s misconduct… The University of Notre Dame recently released the findings of an independent investigation that found two priests who served at the university engaged in sexual misconduct and groomed male students during the 1980s and 1990s… Notre Dame launched the independent investigation in September 2025 after alumni raised concerns ….

By Stephen Moore, Patriot Post – After World War II, the Brits experimented with creeping socialism for more than three decades… If you want to see modern-day socialism in action, look no further than to the other side of the pond at not-so-jolly old England. The story of Britain’s decline is a warning signal to those here in the States who are thrilled by the warm embrace of socialism… Right now, the Brits are having the same debate about the merits of socialism as we are in our major cities and blue states. …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Matthew 8:23-27 – 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; ….

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing – Like many Americans, I’ve been refreshing my knowledge of the American Revolution in anticipation of July 4 this year. And, at the same time, I’m finding myself comparing the Founders’ notions of human dignity with the way the term is frequently being used these days, even within the Church… Like most pre-modern thinkers, the Founders believed that, in each of us, there is something divine (“Men have been endowed by their Creator. . .”).

By Ashlyn Thomas, Catholic Exchange – Catholic educators are now revisiting questions concerning the nature and purpose of education, as seen in the recently released Front Royal Statement. Perhaps among these questions should be whether the near-universal adoption of coeducational schooling has served the distinct educational needs of boys and girls as effectively as earlier Catholic models.

By Dr. Margaret Harper McCarthy, Catholic World Report – This 250th year of U.S. independence is an excellent occasion for Christians, especially Catholics, to consider the values central to the American identity, especially freedom and equality… The current debate over the Christian origins of feminism is a lot like the one over the Christian origins of America. It is argued that the Founders of America and the “first wave” feminists were mostly good Christian gentlemen and good Christian ladies, that they sought inspiration from the Christian Scriptures, and that, therefore, their ideas were essentially Christian, or at least compatible with it. …

By John C. Eastman, The Federalist – Just minutes apart Monday morning, Chief Justice John Roberts handed down two of the most consequential separation-of-powers opinions of the Supreme Court’s October 2025 term… In one, he overruled one of the New Deal’s foundational precedents and dramatically restored presidential control over the executive branch. In the other, he preserved the independence of the nation’s most powerful economic institution by denying the president authority to remove a Federal Reserve governor at will. Both opinions were written by Roberts.

By Matthew Bunson, National Catholic Register – Charles and John Carroll, St. Junípero Serra, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and Venerable Fulton Sheen profoundly affected the United States and its citizens… As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, American Catholics are able as well to reflect on an important truth: We live and pray and work as heirs — sons and daughters — inheritors of faith, successors to holy and extraordinary men and women who made timeless contributions to the life of the Church and of America.

By S.A. McCarthy, The American Spectator – The USCCB speaks eloquently about migrants’ dignity but too seldom about the safety and dignity of Americans… First of all, as the name suggests, TPS is not exactly the same thing as legal status, properly understood. Instead, TPS is intended to be temporary, which is exactly what the Supreme Court and the Trump administration agreed on. Second of all, returning to Haiti is in no way an unsafe or unreasonable option for Haitian nationals.

The Editors, National Catholic Register – A pair of fevers swept across America a half-century ago. The first was disco, the irrepressible craze that got Americans of all ages into polyester pants and out on the dance floor. The second was the U.S. bicentennial, which triggered a surge of patriotism the nation wouldn’t experience again for another 25 years, following the 9/11 terror attacks.

By Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing – What is a thing worth? In economics, it’s relative. Prices fluctuate. Markets rise and fall. A thing is worth what someone’s willing to pay for it. Back in the 1980s, my LPs were worth a lot. With the arrival of CDs, they were worth almost nothing. Then, when vinyl became cool again, they had new worth… The problem is that we apply the same economic, relativistic thinking to other areas. We fail to recognize the intrinsic worth of anything. Thus, our leaders don’t treat their offices as worthy of respect. Instead of yielding to an office, they twist it for their own purposes.