Jeanie Hannaman

By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing - I was reminded of this recently while reading yet another lurid tale about Elon Musk.  Musk is now something of a hate magnet.  He’s routinely cast as the dangerous, unelected Tech Bro of Washington’s Boogeyman-in-Chief.  A late March Wall Street Journal report highlighted the DOGE master’s role in disrupting NASA’s plans for a return to the moon.  According to the Journal, Musk has pressed the agency to pursue a manned mission to Mars instead.  This would arguably benefit his own company, SpaceX, in a perceived conflict of interest.  And it would fit very comfortably with Musk’s lifelong personal goal of colonizing Mars.  “Occupy Mars” is the slogan on his favorite tee shirt.

By Father Jeffrey Kirby, National Catholic Register - Laetare (“Rejoice”) Sunday was a gracious pause to our Lenten penance. After enjoying its light-heartedness, the Church now doubles down. With the flowers, music and rose vestments of Laetare Sunday behind us, we are now called by the Church into the somber “second phase” of Lent. It is time for us to enter Passiontide... During the first part of the Lenten season, we focused on examining where we stand in our own relationship with the Lord Jesus and on acts of penance, as we try to heed the call of St. Paul: ....