Jeanie Hannaman

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Of course that conclusion is not a new discovery. Ralph Martin, Eduardo Echeverria, and Edward Peters are only the latest in a fairly long line of loyal Catholics who have been dismissed from their posts not because of any misconduct or incompetence, but because their views, while fully in keeping with orthodox Catholic thought, were uncongenial to their ecclesiastical superiors. Anyone who works for the Church—as seminary instructor or religious-education director or newspaper editor or music director—could face the same fate. ...

By Veronica Burchard, Crisis Magazine - What Does Rerum Novarum Really Say?... As I read it, disbelief gave way to outrage. How misled I had been! This was no evenhanded critique of socialism on the one hand and capitalism on the other! It was a strong condemnation of socialism backed by a vigorous, principled defense of private property and the family. And, even more radically for our day, it was an explanation of why socialism hurts the poor rather than helps them. ...

By Oliver Oliveros, Catholic Exchange - In past articles, I’ve mentioned how the 1960s counterculture movement was a scourge on the Judeo-Christian world. In this post, I’ll bring to light the self-help “spirituality” of the 2000s, another psychological plague on our culture... The first time that I ever got captivated by something “viral” on social media happened in 2006. A trusted friend sent me a link to the documentary The Secret. Like millions of people, I watched the entire film, and, lacking any discernment, I was intrigued by it. The Secret was subsequently released as a book by Rhonda Byrne and was an instant bestseller.