Jeanie Hannaman

March 21, 2022

Saint of the Day for March 21: Blessed John of Parma (1209–1289)

By Franciscan Media - The seventh general minister of the Franciscan Order, John was known for his attempts to bring back the earlier spirit of the Order after the death of Saint Francis of Assisi... He was born in Parma, Italy, in 1209. It was when he was a young philosophy professor known for his piety and learning that God called him to bid good-bye to the world he was used to and enter the new world of the Franciscan Order. After his profession, John was sent to Paris to complete his theological studies. Ordained to the priesthood, he was appointed to teach theology at Bologna, then Naples, and finally Rome.

March 21, 2022

Food Shortages Are Coming: Time to Plant a Victory Garden

By Patrice Lewis, World Net Daily - Historically, planting Victory Gardens was encouraged to relieve pressure on an overburdened food system so more food could be shipped to soldiers. Governments urged civilians to do their patriotic duty and "sow the seeds of victory." The cumulative harvest of millions of tiny gardens saved many nations from starvation. Read that again: The cumulative harvest of millions of tiny gardens saved many nations from starvation. During World War II, about one-third to one-half of America's fruits and vegetables came from Victory Gardens.

March 21, 2022

WATCH! Christian Militancy in the Prayer of the Church, by Peter Kwasniewski, PhD

By Peter Kwasniewski, PhD, OnePeterFive - “The life of man upon earth is a warfare” (Job 7:1). These words from the Book of Job express a fundamental truth of the Christian life. We are born into enemy territory: the world is in the grip of the Evil One, to whom our first parents gave the keys to the city. Scripture really leaves no doubt about it. The Apostle John writes: “We know that whosoever is born of God does not sin, but the generation of God preserves him and the wicked one does not touch him. We know that we are of God and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one” (1 Jn 5:18–19).

March 21, 2022

Fr. Ed Broom: Ten Ways to Win the Battle for Purity (2018)

By Fr. Ed Broom, OMV, Catholic Exchange - Flashy billboards, provocative dress and apparel, Hollywood fashions spread far and wide, suggestive innuendos, off-colored jokes, indecent movies, and the ever-present danger of the internet to visit the numerous and poisonous websites — all of these and a plethora of other temptations can trap even the best of us into falling into the sin against the virtue of purity... In a certain sense, the world can be depicted as a moral land-mine, where at every turn and corner in the road there is an immoral spiritual bomb that can be stepped on and explode!