By Rachel Quackenbush, Catholic Vote – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Liam Cary, who has led the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, since 2012, and appointed Father Thomas Hennen of Iowa as his successor… Bishop-elect Hennen currently serves as vicar general and rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa… For more than a decade, Bishop-elect Hennen has been involved with Courage International, a Catholic apostolate offering spiritual support to individuals who experience same-sex attraction. He has served as both diocesan coordinator and chaplain for the local chapter in the Diocese of Davenport.

By Dawn Beutner, Catholic World Report – While Saint Thérèse of Lisieux seemed to live an ordinary life in a middle-class French family, her autobiography is far from ordinary. The Story of a Soul has inspired millions of Catholics to recognize that, for each of us, our “vocation is love!”1 The life stories of Thérèse’s parents, Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, can help us learn how to live our vocations within family life in an extraordinary way.

By Sarah Neely, LifeNews – Operation Rescue President Troy Newman celebrates the ten-year anniversary of a ground-breaking undercover project that shook the abortion industry to its core.
On July 14, 2015, the first of a series of undercover videos was released showing Planned Parenthood executives discussing the gruesome details of their program for harvesting organs and tissue from babies aborted at Planned Parenthood facilities nationwide. The tiny livers, hearts, brains, and limbs were then sold to middle-man organ distributors and/or research laboratories around the world.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Matthew 10:24-33 – 24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master; 25 it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. 26 “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. …

By Staff, Complicit Clergy – The Office of Policy and Advocacy of the USCCB Migration and Refugee Services has published a major document summarizing what they believe to be the adverse consequences that will be suffered by illegal aliens as the result of the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in early July. No, this is not a joke. The document is actually 7 pages long… Perhaps the bishops are experiencing withdrawal symptoms from losing the over $3 billion in illegal alien funding they received under the Biden administration. What else could possibly explain the level of neurosis we are currently seeing from the USCCB?

By Franciscan Media – These two friars were martyred in England in the 16th and 17th centuries for refusing to deny their faith… John Jones was Welsh. He was ordained a diocesan priest and was twice imprisoned for administering the sacraments before leaving England in 1590. He joined the Franciscans at the age of 60 and returned to England three years later while Queen Elizabeth I was at the height of her power. …

By Gayle Somers, Catholic Exchange – This Sunday we are reading a very well-known portion of St. Luke’s Gospel—the parable of the Good Samaritan.  It is fascinating to watch the progression of this episode.  It begins with the approach of a “scholar of the Law,” a man who was an expert in explaining the details of the Mosaic Law.  He wanted to test Jesus.  Why?  We don’t know much about this man, but we at least know that his question was not looking for an answer as much as an outcome, although it sounds very noble:

By Zack Smith, The Daily Signal – Surely, in today’s America, the federal government can’t punish pastors for preaching from the pulpit about how to apply God’s Word to everyday life… And yet, for 70 years, the Internal Revenue Service did just that… It used a provision of the Internal Revenue Code called the Johnson Amendment—inserted in 1954 by then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson to stymie his political opponents—to chill free speech in churches… The amendment uses nebulous language designed to prevent nonprofits from expressing views on political issues and candidates.

By Archbishop Héctor Aguer, LifeSiteNews – The data reveals a political problem: “to govern is to populate.” The expression is attributed to Juan Bautista Alberdi, though he was referring to immigration. If we were to continue to accept and attribute some value to it, we would have to translate it: “to govern is to ensure more babies are born.” This is not at all simple, because the meaning of the family has changed, courtship has become early cohabitation, and the use of contraception has become widespread. Even the memory of Humanae vitae has been lost.

By Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Catholic World Report – The Emperor Constantine, fresh from his victory over Licinius, making him the sole Roman Emperor, was keen to bring peace also to the Church, embroiled as it was in controversy. Though local synods had already addressed the teaching of the Egyptian priest, Arius, who taught that the Son had been created by the Father, Constantine enabled bishops to travel to Nicaea from throughout the Empire to address this divisive assertion, making this the first general or ecumenical council.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Matthew 10:16-23 – 16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17 Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. 19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour; …

By Eric Killelea, Chron, (Complicit Clergy) – Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Daniel Garcia of Monterey, California, to be the next Roman Catholic bishop of Austin, promoting another vocal ally on immigration to a leadership position in Texas… While the Catholic church teaches that a nation has the right to control its borders, Garcia, a 64-year-old Texas native, delivered a message in both English and Spanish to say the church would also speak up for the “poor, the weak, and those who live on the margins,” including undocumented immigrants, per CNA.

By Bishop Joseph Strickland, Complicit Clergy – This doctrinal smokescreen is the hallmark of the Lavender Mafia – a clandestine network within the Church hierarchy that protects and advances a homosexual ideology while masquerading under the banner of compassion. It gained unprecedented influence during the Francis era: from the explicit approval of same-sex blessings to episcopal cover-ups. Its tentacles now reach into the Leo papacy, and Fr. Hennen’s appointment is proof.

By John Zmirak, The Stream – Classical scholar and top-notch political analyst Victor Davis Hanson says it better than I can: President Donald Trump is providing first-rate leadership on many issues, and is off-the-charts superior to the GOP establishment that colluded with Democrats to destroy him. But he’s also all over the map, showing signs of caving to pressure from entrenched financial interests and disappointing his most devoted supporters on emotionally resonant issues.

By Brianna Lyman, The Federalist – There’s a good chance that this November, New York City will elect an openly declared socialist, Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani isn’t American in any meaningful sense — he’s from Uganda and preaches ideas that are fundamentally incompatible with our republican form of government. Still, he has a good shot at winning, partly because his ideology taps into the same grievance that animates leftists everywhere: the myth of settler colonialism.