Jeanie Hannaman

April 12, 2025

The Lenten Homestretch: Recentering Goals and Remembering Why, by Jacob Gillick

By Jacob Gillick, Catholic Exchange - One can be tempted to treat Lent as a set of rules and cultural practices that we do just because we are Catholic, without understanding the deeper meaning. But if our Lent is to bear fruit, we ought to remember what our fasting and disciplines are for. They are not arbitrary restrictions on pleasures; rather, these age-old practices of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving are those which lead to true freedom, the freedom that comes only from living in the light of Christ.

April 12, 2025

Compassion or Coercion? What Is the Role of Government in a Free Society? by Craig DeLuz

By Craig DeLuz, The Daily Signal - In the ongoing debate about the role of government in addressing societal issues, a crucial misconception often surfaces on one side: The desire to help others equates to a mandate for state intervention... Advocates for increased government action frequently ignore the vital distinction between voluntary assistance and coercive mandates. The belief that government can—or should—serve as the ultimate arbiter of compassion neglects the fundamental principle that true generosity arises from individual choice rather than compulsion. ...

April 12, 2025

Another Day, Another Alleged Would-Be Trump Assassin Charged, by M.D. Kittle

By M.D. Kittle, The Federalist - Less than a week after a horrifying survey found more than half of self-identified leftists believe killing President Donald Trump would be justifiable, a Pennsylvania man has been charged with threatening to murder the president and other U.S. officials... Shawn Monper, 32, of Butler — the same Pennsylvania community where Trump came within a fraction of an inch of being assassinated last July — faces federal charges of making threats to assault and murder Trump, DOGE advisor and Tesla founder Elon Musk, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and others, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

April 12, 2025

Three Gifts Offered by Jesus On His Way to the Cross, by Carl E. Olson

By Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report - In the Upper Room, reclining with the apostles, Jesus took the bread and blessed it, and said, “This is my body, which will be given for you…” He took the cup, and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.” This, of course, is the gift of the Eucharist, “the source and summit of the Christian life,” the Body and Blood which nourishes the sons and daughters of God. This gift was offered along with the gift of the priesthood, through which this perfect and holy sacrifice has been perpetually offered (CCC, 611).