Jeanie Hannaman

March 3, 2025

Open Letter to USCCB’s President Archbishop Broglio, by Gene Thomas Gomulka,

By Gene Thomas Gomulka, Complicit Clergy - I am writing to reiterate an earlier request that you remove Cardinal Edwin O’Brien’s name from the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) USA Headquarters and that you recommend that the U.S. Marine Corps remove Bishop Joseph Estabrook’s name from the chapel at Marine Corps Base Hawaii... As you know, as we discussed in the enclosed correspondence, Cardinal O’Brien grossly underreported the number of abuse cases to the John Jay Study; underreported the amount of money the archdiocese spent on abuse settlements; and covered up and lied about a number of predator priests including John “Matt” Lee.

March 3, 2025

5 Ways to Fortify Your Prayer Life, by Jonah Soucy

By Jonah Soucy, Catholic Exchange - As we approach the Lenten season, it’s important to pause and take a moment to reflect on where we are at in our relationship with God. Prayer, simply put, is relationship with our Creator. Like any other relationship, it can be all too easy to drift apart, especially with the busyness, noise, and distractions that modern life throws at us. Lent is the perfect time to step away, to examine our spiritual lives, and to set goals for spiritual growth.

March 3, 2025

Vice President Vance Deftly De-Escalates Conflict With Pope Francis at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, by Peter Wolfgang

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture - “What the heck did you guys feed Vance for breakfast?”... That was my wife, texting me last Friday, the day of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. I was one of the 1,400 breakfast attendees who had the privilege of hearing a stellar speech by JD Vance, the first Catholic convert ever to be elected Vice President. Later that same day, Vice President Vance and President Trump threw down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the media during a Q and A in the Oval Office.

March 3, 2025

Geopolitics and Papal Elections, by Daniel B. Gallagher

By Daniel B. Gallagher, Crisis Magazine - For all his towering theological acumen, Joseph Ratzinger was a very practical man. When asked by a Bavarian journalist in 1991 whether it was the Holy Spirit who chooses the pope, the then-Cardinal Ratzinger gave a down-to-earth answer: I would say that the Spirit does not exactly take control of the affair, but rather like a good educator, as it were, leaves us much space, much freedom, without entirely abandoning us. Thus, the Spirit’s role should be understood in a much more elastic sense, not that he dictates the candidate for whom one must vote. Probably the only assurance he offers is that the thing cannot be totally ruined.