By Hunter Oswald, The American Spectator – Charles Carroll of Carrollton had much to lose for his actions. Had the revolution failed, he would have lost everything his family acquired, not to mention the repercussions of his actions as a Catholic. Yet it was his statesmanship and firm conviction in the traditions of Western civilization that not only helped the colonies eventually secure their independence but also laid the foundations for the nation’s republican ideals and structure. Carroll deserves profound respect from us today and should inspire future generations to preserve the values that he and his fellow signers so deeply believed in. …
By Kevin Wells, Catholic Exchange – As our nation turns its attention to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I’ve found myself wrapped up by a sobering event: 9/11. I am recalling the manner Americans instantly sought God in our collective grief… A quarter century after America’s worship spaces overflowed with grieving citizens, there is little reason to believe the anniversary of our nation’s birth will unite us—not even briefly. The heartbreaking truth is that our divisions seem only to deepen year by year.
By America Needs Fatima – During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries there lived in Quito, Ecuador, a Spanish nun whose little-known but extraordinary life has a direct connection with our days. Mother Mariana of Jesus Torres y Berriochoa, a nun of the Conceptionist Order, surpassed the already strict discipline of her congregation in the traditional penances she undertook. Beyond even those, she lovingly accepted unprecedented sacrifices and sufferings directly asked of her by Our Lord and Our Lady.
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FSSPX News: Letter From the Superior General in Response to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV (‘I Wish We Could Have Met’)
Source: FSSPX News, June 30, 2026 – Most Holy Father, Thank you very much for the letter you were kind enough to send me… I was deeply touched by your fatherly concern… For a long time, I have wished to have the opportunity to meet with you in order to personally express our sincere desire to serve the Church. Unfortunately, this opportunity has not arisen.
Dialogue for Constantinople, Excommunication for Écône, by Chris Jackson
By Chris Jackson, Hiraeth in Exile – Leo XIV warmly receives the Orthodox, pleads with the SSPX at the last hour, and exposes the postconciliar rule: everyone gets dialogue except Tradition.
Two Florida Abortion Businesses Close Down, Will No Longer Kill Babies, by Stephany Flemings
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.
SCOTUS Says Babies Of Illegal Aliens, CCP Birth Tourists Are US Citizens Because Of Magic Dirt, by Shawn Fleetwood
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.
SSPX Superior General Responds to Pope Leo’s Appeal to Cancel Illicit Ordinations: ‘Please Give Us Your Blessing’, by McKenna Snow
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.”
WATCH: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Helps Explain The STUPIDITY We Are Witnessing Surrounding Immigration
By Psyphos, YouTube, February 2, 2026 – Based on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s essay “After Ten Years” from Letters and Papers from Prison, written just months before his execution by the Nazi regime.
Beware the Trojan Horse in the Synodal Church, by John Horvat II (Dec. 2025)
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.
Notre Dame University Investigation Finds Sexual Misconduct by 2 Former Priests, by Elizabeth Ervin
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 ….
What England Can Teach Us About ‘Democratic Socialism’, by Stephen Moore
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. …
Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Why Are You Afraid, O Men of Little Faith?
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; ….
Human Dignity and America’s 250th, by Robert Royal
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. . .”).
How the SSPX Preserved Single-Sex Catholic Education, by Ashlyn Thomas
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.
Digging Deeper Into the “Christian” Origins of Feminism and of Our Nation, by Dr. Margaret Harper McCarthy
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. …
John Roberts: Presidents Have Executive Power. Also John Roberts: No, They Don’t, by John C. Eastman
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.
5 Heroes of American Catholicism, by Matthew Bunson
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.
Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Why Are You Afraid, O Men of Little Faith?
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; ….
Founder’s Quote
Patriot Post – “Never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.” —Thomas Jefferson (1785)
Not Just Another Martyr, by Garrett D. Johnson
By Garrett D. Johnson, Crisis Magazine – St. Charles Lwanga and his companions, whose feast day is June 3rd, are red martyrs. They are patron saints of those served by the Courage apostolate, who are called to white martyrdom by striving to live according to the Church’s teachings regarding same-sex attraction… The inspiration we need to live out white martyrdom comes, in part, from bishops, priests, and deacons speaking clearly about the specific reasons for St. Charles and his companions’ martyrdom ….
