Jeanie Hannaman

April 5, 2025

Msgr. Pope Warns: Hell Is Real — and Many Are Headed There, by Matthew McDonald

By Matthew McDonald, National Catholic Register - Msgr. Charles Pope discussed his new book on the doctrine of hell on EWTN’s ‘The World Over’ on Thursday... Many Catholics underestimate the power of hell and the possibility they may end up there, pastor and author Msgr. Charles Pope said... He said 21 of the 38 parables in the Gospels are about hell (often referred to as Gehenna) — including the rich man and Lazarus, the wise and foolish virgins, the weeds and the wheat, and the sheep and the goats... “Nobody loves you and me more than Jesus, and yet nobody spoke of hell more than Jesus” ....

April 5, 2025

The Jubilee: Call to Conversion or Cash Cow? by Elizabeth Lev

By Elizabeth Lev, The Catholic Thing - I rediscovered my faith during Jubilee Year 2000. I spent the bulk of that Holy Year living far away from the Catholic faith. I led groups to the Holy Door, explaining art, history, and indulgences before sending people through the door while I stayed behind. Those open doors, however, beckoned constantly, even luring secular clients curious about these mysterious graces. For all the crowds and chaos, the silent invitation of the doors, always open, always expectant, finally wore down my resistance .....

April 5, 2025

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues San Antonio for Illegally Funding Abortion Travel, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the City of San Antonio on Friday, because the city illegally used taxpayer money to fund abortion travel, in violation of state law and the Texas Constitution... The lawsuit, filed in Travis County District Court, points out that San Antonio appropriated $100,000 in taxpayer funds to support abortion travel that results in killing babies, including airfare, gas reimbursements, hotel stays, and other costs. Paxton argues this allocation undermines Texas’ strict abortion laws, which ban nearly all abortions except in cases where a pregnant woman’s life or major bodily function is at risk.

April 5, 2025

Living In the End Times Does Not Give Us a Pass, by Dr. Jeff Mirus

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - Even before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger had a remarkable insight into the spiritual crisis of the modern world: Creation is defined as dependence, origin ab alio [from another]. Its place is taken by the category of self-creation, which is accomplished through work. Since creation equals dependence, and dependence is the antithesis of freedom, the doctrine of creation is opposed.... Indeed, it ought to be clear by now that a fundamental rejection of our status as creatures lies at the root of a great many human problems and discontents, as well as misguided solutions. A primary example is transgenderism. ....