Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Matthew 18:21-35 – 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven. 23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; 25 and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. …

By Jeffrey Lord, The American Spectator – Today’s war, it appears unarguable now, is between radical Islam and America and the larger Western World… It burst into the open on Nov. 4, 1979, when a group calling themselves the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line stormed the American Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. It occurred in the wake of the Iranian Revolution that dethroned the Western favorite, the longtime Shah of Iran… From that moment on, this or that crisis would arrive as set up by the Iranian revolutionaries running the country. The target was always America or individual groups of Americans.

By Just the News staff – Without identifying specific areas of difference, Trump said that Vance was “maybe less enthusiastic about going, but he was quite enthusiastic.”… President Donald Trump said Monday that he and Vice President JD Vance had slightly different views on Trump’s decision to attack Iran alongside Israel. He said Vance was not as enthusiastic as he was… Without identifying specific areas of difference, Trump said that Vance was “maybe less enthusiastic about going, but he was quite enthusiastic.”

By Carole Novielli, Live Action News – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has eroded safety requirements on the abortion pill, allowing the drug to be dispensed by mail though the federal Comstock Act prohibits the mailing of abortion inducing drugs in the United States… While the FDA is not the enforcing arm of the Comstock federal law, a governing agency should not be eroding regulations that outright violate federal law. So why is it?

By Elise Winland, Zeale – A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest was killed March 9 when an Israeli tank shell struck a home in the Christian-majority village of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon amid ongoing clashes with Hezbollah, according to local officials and reports… Father Pierre al-Rahi, the parish priest of St. George Church, remained in the village with other clergy and residents despite an Israeli evacuation order, The National reported. Since the Feb. 28 onset of the Iran war, Israel has carried out strikes on suspected Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, south Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture – The Catholic Church is the new People of God. St. Paul teaches that the Church is grafted into the promises made to Israel and carries them to their fulfillment in Christ (cf. Romans 11). The Church is the custodian and authentic interpreter of His words (cf. Matthew 16:18). With God’s grace, the Church proposes moral principles rooted in revelation, illuminated by reason, and applied to the circumstances of life.

An SSPX Priest, Crisis Magazine – The SSPX’s legal status with regard to Rome is considered canonically irregular because it operates as a Priestly Society of Common Life Without Vows despite having been officially suppressed on May 6, 1975, by Bishop Mamie of Fribourg. The SSPX has always maintained that this suppression was of no canonical value on account of its motives and irregular form. Subsequent sanctions were imposed on the Society’s founder and upon the bishops he consecrated without a mandate in 1988, but these relate to persons rather than the institution.

By Anthony Di Mauro, National Catholic Register – ‘My apiary is my outdoor chapel; every hive is a little sanctuary buzzing with grace.’… Rooted in ancient Syriac prayer and forged through suffering, the Maronite Church (fully united with Rome) continues to serve as a living bridge between East and West…. High in the mountains of Lebanon, where stone monasteries cling to hillsides and ancient prayers still echo in Syriac chant, Maronite Christianity continues to live as a quiet and powerful witness within the Catholic Church, even in these days of war and uncertainty. ….

By Suellen Brewster, Catholic Exchange – Each year on February 18th we celebrate the feast day of Blessed John of Fiesole, better known as Fra Angelico, Dominican Friar and Renaissance artist. This year February 18th was Ash Wednesday. Believing that there are no coincidences with God, I noted this timing and took it to prayer. Through the gift of the Communion of Saints, what might Our Lord be offering us this Lent through the life and holiness of Fra Angelico?

By Casey Chalk, The Catholic Thing – I wouldn’t describe myself as a “fan” of science fiction. I shrug my shoulders at Star Wars and Star Trek, and became so frustrated with Frank Herbert’s Dune that I barely finished it. Nevertheless, I confess a certain guilty fascination with futuristic dystopian works… The imagery of the Australian bush and the attendant storyline of the revised Road Warrior series haunted my imagination for weeks. Much the same happened with the Blade Runner revamp. Brave New World, 1984, A Clockwork Orange. I gobble up such books up and wonder: How could human society become like that?

By Mark Haas, Crisis Magazine – But here’s the uncomfortable question we need to ask: What has this experiment in making everything understandable accomplished? Catholics now attend Mass in their own language almost everywhere in the world. The prayers, readings, and Eucharistic Prayer are fully understandable at the level of vocabulary. Missals, digital aids, and printed worship aids make every spoken word available. And yet, in an age of seemingly total intelligibility, belief and practice among Catholics has sharply declined.

By David Harsanyi, Patriot Post – If one of your national slogans is “Death to America,” you should be living in persistent and paralyzing fear of the United States… Say what you will about President Donald Trump, America’s enemies aren’t making any more demands after Operation Epic Fury. Not after the president shattered nearly five decades of Washington foreign policy appeasing, legitimizing and emboldening the Iranian regime, one of our most enduring and dangerous enemies.

By Lou Aguilar, The American Spectator – March 5, Trump to Politico: “They want to make a deal so badly, you have no idea…. Major changes will be happening in a few weeks.”… March 6, Trump to CNN: “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon…. They want to make a deal so badly…. We’re really focused on this one right now. We’ve got plenty of time, but Cuba’s ready — after fifty years.”… March 7, Trump at the Shield of the Americas Summit: “Cuba’s at the end of the line. They’re very much at the end of the line. They have no money. They have no oil. They have a bad philosophy…. It’s in its last moments of life the way it was.”

By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange – Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) often referred to Abraham and Simeon as models for grandfathers, noting that God asks for the contributions of a grandfather’s talents. Age does not remove responsibility. He spoke of the love shared between grandparents and their grandchildren as a “breath of clean air” that refreshes society and makes communities stronger. He referred to the specific role of the grandfather as a “generativity” that serves as a bridge of faith and wisdom for the future.

By John Solomon, Just the News – The FBI is expanding its criminal probe into suspected election irregularities, secretly obtaining a large tranche of voting records from Arizona’s largest county with a recent grand jury subpoena, multiple people familiar with the probe told Just the News… FBI agents are receiving gigabytes of electronic election data from Maricopa County, about a month after the bureau first disclosed an investigation into election irregularities by raiding a warehouse near Atlanta and seizing ballots from the 2020 election conducted in Fulton County, Georgia’s largest metropolis. …