By Sarah Neely, LifeNews – On March 25, President Trump was asked this bombshell question: “If Planned Parenthood is defunded, would you look into the harvesting of baby organs that they’ve done throughout the years, and maybe go after some criminal prosecution on that?”.. In 2015, the Center for Medical Progress, co-founded by Troy Newman and funded by Operation Rescue, released the first shocking undercover videos detailing Planned Parenthood’s participation ….

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing – One way to tell whether one person knows another well, is whether he is familiar with what that other person likes and does not like.  Aristotle said it was a mark of friendship to like and dislike the same things.  Maybe those who do, can spend more time together, with less conflict.  At very least, to know what someone likes is a test of friendship.  Country music or classical?

By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine – Gambling addiction is on the meteoric rise in America. How could it be otherwise? Casinos are everywhere—including, like porn, in the palm of your hand… If sitting in front of a machine and pulling a lever or pushing a button like a cocaine rat is your idea of fun, then something called “gaming” is probably for you. The dopamine high is enhanced as you slowly lose all your money.

By Jeffrey Bruno, National Catholic Register – A reflection on a life transformed by grace — and how her ‘Yes!’ continues to echo across the world…It could only mean one thing… The sun had set. We were loading up the car after a long Easter Sunday visit with family… That’s when I saw the name glowing on my phone screen: “EWTN.”… I didn’t have to open the message. I already knew…. Somewhere in Alabama, Mother Angelica had slipped into eternity.

By Kevin Wells, Catholic Exchange – I recently wrote about a supernatural event that occurred at the exact moment the Florida Marlins stunned the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. At the time, I was a young baseball writer sent by the Tampa Tribune to cover the game. There, I found myself elbow-to-elbow between two seasoned baseball writers from New York and Kansas City.

By Thomas Gallatin, Patriot Post – Disney’s latest film is a colossal disaster by nearly every measure, as the company has lost the ability to tell good stories… Back in 1937, Walt Disney, seeking to save his fledgling animation company, effectively went all in on a groundbreaking idea and cinematic masterpiece that launched Disney into worldwide fame. That film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs… Disney spent what was at the time a massive sum — $1.5 million. He employed more than 700 artists who produced over two million paintings for the film. …

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 Douglas Andrews, Patriot Post – After decades of disastrous Democrat governance, it appears that Californians are waking up… It’s been said more than once that where California goes, so goes the nation — not only culturally but politically and especially economically. After all, were California a country, it would rank fifth among the world’s economies, behind the rest of the U.S., China, Germany, and Japan. …

By Edward Ring, American Greatness – The climate crisis narrative ignores real issues like poor infrastructure and overpopulation, pushing costly policies that hurt economies while failing to improve resilience… According to the United Nations, “Climate change is a global emergency that goes beyond national borders.” From the World Economic Forum, “Urgent global action must be taken to reduce emissions and safeguard human health from the multi-pronged negative impacts of climate change globally.”

By Fr. Wayne Sattler, Catholic Exchange – “Mental prayer,” St. Teresa of Avila writes, “is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us” (The Book of Her Life, ch. 8, par. 5)… When we make time frequently to be alone with anyone we love, the time will not always be filled with noticeable activity.  We come to enjoy simply being with them without much concern as to what we might be doing. …

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal – President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that calls on federal government resources to help states ensure fair and honest elections… “Free, fair, and honest elections, unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion, are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic,” the order states. “The right of American citizens to have their votes properly counted and tabulated, without illegal dilution, is vital to determining the rightful winner of an election.”

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing – I want to draw attention to three mistakes about Aquinas’ teaching on the common good which are encouraged by some presentations today of so-called “common good” jurisprudence. If we take Aquinas to represent “the classical view,” then these are mistakes, too, about classical thought… Begin with Aquinas’s famous, four-part account of the essence of law: any law, he says, is: (1) a precept of reason, (2) directed to the common good ….

By Anna Kaladish Reynolds, The Federalist – Fractured families have contributed to a rise in child poverty, violence in our communities, and poor educational outcomes. That’s the already well-established finding of the 2025 Hope and a Future report from Center for Christian Virtue (CCV). While the statistics are bleak, the report also points to a solution: In order to address the sharp rise in child poverty, violence, and poor educational outcomes, states should incentivize married parents and support intact families.

By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange – Fear is a fundamental feature of our life.  It cannot be eradicated.  It differs from pain insofar as it anticipates something and is not experienced directly.  It is an anxiety about what might happen.  Existential philosophers refer to fear as rooted in our very existence.  They refer to it as “existential anxiety.”  Therefore, it is normal.  But how we respond to fear is another thing… When Karol Wojtyla became Pope John Paul II, the first thing he said to his people was, “Do not be afraid.”  This is all good advice, but how does one overcome fear, and what are the consequences of allowing fear to have its way?

By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register – Providence was at work in that, for Evangelium Vitae was not rushed out to take advantage of a favorable environment. Although the phrase was not fashionable at the time, the encyclical was very “synodal,” the fruit of a four-year process in which the Holy Father wrote to every bishop in the world, inviting contributions to the text. That consultation followed the process that led to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992), the most “synodal” text in the history of the Church, involving six years of worldwide consultations and thousands of concrete suggestions and amendments.