Jeanie Hannaman

By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange - A woman recently shared with me how she had prepared everything for her funeral so that she would not be a burden to her relatives when she passed away. She had a brand-new urn for her cremains, a favorite spot in her yard for her resting place, and even the chapel where the funeral Mass would be held... When I asked her if she was also preparing her soul for heaven, her blank stare showed me that she had not thought deeply of that at all. ....

By Paul Seaton, Catholic World Report - Western civilization, Islam, and secular elites formed the triangle that I began to develop in the first installment of this alarum. My thesis is that this precious thing, Western civilization, to which we all owe an unpayable debt of pietās, is under attack from hostile forces... In the first installment, I drew from eminent thinkers (especially but not solely Catholic) to highlight essential components of Western civilization, elements that distinguish it from other civilizations and cultures, elements that elevate man and allow him to live freely and well according to his nature and divinely given vocation.