Jeanie Hannaman

By David G Bonagura, Jr., The Catholic Thing - A turning point is an event that inaugurates substantial change, such as the Battles of Saratoga and Gettysburg or the Eagles’ “Philly Special” trick play in Super Bowl LII. The change is decisive – the future takes an unexpected path that would not have worked out otherwise. Its synonyms – climax, watershed, milestone – lack the critical element of beginning something new that might not have been... With Advent, we prepare for the biggest turning point the universe has ever seen: the Incarnation of the Son of God. ...

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Following the installation of a new Catholic bishop in China last week, the Vatican announced that the appointment had been made “in accordance with the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China.”... Not quite. The details of the Vatican-Beijing accord remain secret, but the common understanding is that the Pope chooses bishops from among candidates nominated by Beijing. But Bishop Francis Li Jianlin, who was ordained last week to head the Xianxiang prefecture, was named by the Chinese regime in April, when there was no Pope to approve the selection.