Jeanie Hannaman

By Patrick J. Walsh, National Catholic Register - When he was a boy walking the streets in Hannibal, Missouri, pages from a biography of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) were swept up to Samuel Clemens’ feet... Upon reading the strewn pages, Clemens inquired of his mother whether Joan of Arc was a real person or a myth. As biographer Ron Chernow writes, “The chance finding was the catalyst for Twain’s lifelong voracious passion for Joan.” He studied the trial of Joan of Arc and thought that it was “the most thrilling historical document he had ever read.”

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - ... as St. Paul says, the love of money is the root of all evil. Money Mania is a false God, violating the First Commandment. First Commandment violations come in all sizes... COVID Mania not only transformed us into a culture of hypochondriacs; it destroyed friendships and trust in our institutions. Countless old people died in isolation because of COVID Mania. We abandoned the reasonable—if risky from a health standpoint—celebration of the Mass to obsess on our worship of the Demon COVID.