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.