Jeanie Hannaman

By Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald - Catholics have accused the Vatican of betraying Jesus by substituting the term “Before Christ” for “Before Common Era” in official documentation... The traditional term BC was replaced by BCE in the English translation of a July letter by Pope Francis on the role of literature in Christian formation... Ann Widdecombe, a convert to the Catholic faith... “If the Vatican is doing that then it is a complete betrayal,” said Miss Widdecombe... “If the Vatican is removing the name of Christ from official documentation it’s a complete betrayal.”

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing - As Labor Day approaches, it’s worth thinking about something that is inevitably a phase of everyone’s life: retirement. Discussions about retirement these days often devolve into talk about the pending crisis of Social Security. That’s an important question, of course, but shifting what should be a reflection of the years of life after work into worries about the Social Security system’s economic health masks a deeper issue.