Jeanie Hannaman
March 23, 2026
By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing - Just now, we’re rightly preoccupied not only about the justice of the Iran war, but also about its possible spread – along with terrorism. And we try to imagine what a “successful” end might be. We can’t help but doubt what we’re told by politicians and the media. But in all this, do we lose sight of the truth that neither war nor peace is the last word for us? ... Our Christian forbears didn’t need to ask this basic question because, until quite recently, bodily death was not considered the worst thing. Some things are worth dying for. Most people knew anyway from daily experience that our years on earth are sharply limited, war or not.
March 23, 2026
By Thomas Edwards, Catholic Herald - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has closed its doors to the public. The 1,700-year-old church, built under the Roman Emperor Constantine and believed to be the site where Jesus rose from the dead, has been closed for weeks, with concerns now turning to whether it will be open for Holy Week... The closure comes after Israel and the United States began military operations against Iran on February 28, initiating Operation Epic Fury, with the Iranian regime responding with military action against Israel and across the wider Middle East.
March 23, 2026
Catholic Apostolate Center - Patron Saint of Peru - St. Turibius was born in 1538 in Spain. He was the third Bishop of Lima, Peru when he was appointed in 1580. The diocese was facing many scandals when Turibius was installed, so he focused on reforming the diocese. He then spent his episcopate working to bring the traditions of the Church to the native languages of the people in Lima. He published a trilingual catechism and mandated all seminarians learn the indigenous language, both which helped spread Catholicism in Peru.
March 21, 2026
By Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, Pillars of Faith - In these days of great confusion, many faithful Catholics are feeling unsettled – some even shaken – by the intensity of political pressure, public accusations, and the growing hostility toward those who simply hold to the perennial teaching of the Catholic Church... Let me speak clearly, as a shepherd of souls: If you feel that the ground beneath you is shaking, it is not because the truth has changed – it is because many have unknowingly anchored themselves to things that cannot hold... Political parties cannot save us. Governments cannot define truth. And no earthly movement – no matter how powerful – can replace the Kingship of Jesus Christ.
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