Jeanie Hannaman

February 9, 2021

Rev. Charles Fox: Preparing for a Post-COVID Church

Rev. Charles Fox, Catholic World Report - How should the Catholic Church in the United States prepare to carry-out her mission in a “post-COVID” world?... As the now-infamous year 2020 has ended, and the world eagerly awaits the benefits of recently approved COVID vaccines, American Catholics should mobilize for a new wave of evangelization. There is no reason to wait until anti-COVID restrictions are lifted before deciding how best to share Christ with an ever-more wounded and distant world.

February 9, 2021

Fr. Thomas F. Dailey: The Encouraging Heart of Jesus: The Remedy for Fear

By Fr. Thomas F. Dailey, O.S.F.S, Catholic Exchange - “Take heart, it is I. Do not be afraid.”... If those with Jesus take heart, their plight will change. If they recognize His presence and see how His Heart yearns for their well-being, they can face their fears, their sins, their sufferings, their concerns. If they take heart — take His Heart — they can have the courage to overcome their troubles, the courage to live in peace no matter what... Anxiety, fear, despair — we inevitably contend with all these at some point during this frail human life. These human realities also figure prominently in our spiritual lives.

February 9, 2021

Pope Francis (Again) Skips China in Litany of Global Injustices, by Thomas D. Williams

By Thomas D. Williams, PH.D. Breitbart - Pope Francis gave a virtual tour of world crises Monday, conspicuously omitting mention of the Uighur genocide taking place in China’s Xinjiang region... In his annual address to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited by the Holy See, the pope highlighted what he considers to be the major global crises and injustices of the past year... In his comprehensive litany of world problems, the pope mentioned floods in Vietnam and the Philippines, fires in Australia and California, humanitarian emergencies in Sudan ...

February 9, 2021

The Misadventures of a Pro-life Senator, by Hadley Arkes

By Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing - In the British comic Review in the 1960s, Beyond the Fringe, a commanding officer in the Royal Air Force sought to persuade a pilot to go on a kamikaze mission. “Smedley,” he said, “we need someone at this moment to make a [Grand] Futile Gesture.”... Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska has made his career with Grand Futile Gestures... he has shown little interest in doing the grinding work of a legislator in working out bills in committee and persuading his colleagues.