Jeanie Hannaman

August 11, 2025

Saint of the Day for August 11: Saint Clare of Assisi (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253)

Franciscan Media - One of the more sugary movies made about Francis of Assisi pictures Clare as a golden-haired beauty floating through sun-drenched fields, a sort of one-woman counterpart to the new Franciscan Order... The beginning of her religious life was indeed movie material. Having refused to marry at 15, Clare was moved by the dynamic preaching of Francis. He became her lifelong friend and spiritual guide.

August 11, 2025

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Not to Give Offense

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Matthew 17:22-27 - 22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day." And they were greatly distressed. 24 When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?" 25 He said, "Yes." And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute?

August 11, 2025

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Exposes the U.S. Bishops Complicity In the Illegal Alien Invasion and Child Trafficking, by JJ Carrell

By JJ Carrell, Complicit Clergy - I am a Catholic. I love my faith, and I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. I believe in the Catholic doctrines, and my faith plays an important role in my life. That said, I place no trust in the facilitators of my faith, who have been at odds with my career as a Border Patrol Agent and what I believe is the most important issue facing our republic: illegal immigration. The number one NGO in partnership with the United States government for “refugee resettlement” is the Catholic Church. “Refugee resettlement” encompasses every aspect of illegal immigration from lobbying our government for open borders, relocating these illegal aliens across the US and the cost of resettling these individuals in our communities. Refugee resettlement is inclusive of every illegal alien no matter what their immigration situation.

August 11, 2025

Father Mike Schmitz: Campus Ministry is ‘Best of Both Worlds’, by Francesca Pollio Fenton

By Francesca Pollio Fenton, Catholic News Agency - While many know him best for his popular “Bible in a Year” podcast, Ascension videos, and inspiring talks he gives across the country, Father Mike Schmitz is first and foremost the chaplain at the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD)... This fall Schmitz will mark his 21st year working in campus ministry, which he called “the best of both worlds” in a recent sit-down interview with CNA in Vail, Colorado, during his Parables Tour. The tour is part of Schmitz’s Seeds of Faith Campaign, which is raising funds for a new Newman Center to be built on the UMD campus.