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October 1, 2025

On the Many Statues and Great Popularity of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, by Dawn Beutner

By Dawn Beutner, Catholic World Report - Why are there so many statues of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in Catholic churches?... Obviously, crucifixes and other representations of Jesus Christ are the focus of attention in any Catholic church. It also makes sense to include statues of the Blessed Mother, Saint Joseph, and the titular saint of the church. Statues of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Francis of Assisi, and Saint Anthony of Padua are popular with Catholics for good reasons. ...

October 1, 2025

Britain Is Turning Its Back On Western Civilization, by John Daniel Davidson

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist - A recent news article about Britain’s National Health Service managed, in a few lines, to capture just how dire the situation is in that country and how divorced from reality its political leadership has become... The article was about guidance the NHS published recently, “extolling the benefits of first-cousin marriage despite the increased risk of birth defects.”... the NHS England’s Genomics Education Programme seemed to endorse incest, saying first-cousin marriage is linked to “stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages.”

October 1, 2025

Catholic Families Pledge to Hit the Brakes on Smartphones, by Jonah McKeown

By Jonah McKeown, National Catholic Register - For many parents, the dangers and downsides of giving their children smartphones — the time wasted scrolling online, potential exposure to inappropriate content, and the anxiety and depression that can come from social-media addiction — are obvious... What is far less obvious to many parents, in a society saturated with smartphone use among adults and children alike, is how to say “No” when their son or daughter asks for one... One Catholic-founded Texas-based group is attempting to offer a solution: banding school parents together under a pledge to keep smartphones and social media out of their kids’ hands, based both on a Catholic vision of the human person ...

October 1, 2025

The Pope’s Statement on the Durbin Award: Wrong, and Irrelevant, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - In rolling out the shopworn “seamless garment” approach, the Pope suggested that some other unnamed politicians should not be classified as pro-life. American Catholics have been debating that issue for 40 years. But right now the issue is not the status of those other hypothetical politicians. The question is whether Durbin is pro-life. By the Pope’s own statement, he is not. “The Church teaching on each one of those issues is very clear.” Therefore Durbin should not be honored by a Catholic institution. Case closed.

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