Jeanie Hannaman

By Fr. Brian A. Graebe, The Catholic Thing - The language of this feast calls us to reflect more deeply upon this mystery and to see the Cross as quite literally the crux of the Christian faith and of the spiritual life. It is only to the extent that we ourselves identify with and embrace the cross of Christ, taking it up, carrying it, and making it our own, that we may hope to share in its triumph... ~the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross (September 14's celebration)

By Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report - Ortiz and Keating: Our times are marked by an attitude of skepticism toward the truth: either it cannot be found or, at best, what can be found is merely “my truth” and “your truth.” But with striking clarity, the Creed offers us The Truth, the truth about ultimate reality and the world and how best to understand them... Our times are also marked by a widespread fear of commitment which is often accompanied by isolation and loneliness. But we publicly profess the Creed, together, in Church, and so communally commit ourselves to the truths we proclaim.

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - A new height in pontifical fuzziness was reached by Pope Francis... It is a great sorrow to many Catholics that we must endure such a pontificate. Just stop and think about the numbers of bishops and priests who have to walk constantly on that tightrope of truth which requires them to faithfully teach the Catholic Faith without undermining confidence in the Church’s very constitution, by which the successor of St. Peter is the monarchical administrator of the Church while being the guarantor of Catholic teaching under only very carefully-defined conditions. ...