Jeanie Hannaman

By Gayle Somers, Catholic Exchange - This Sunday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, prompts us to marvel over how an instrument of shame, brutality, and defeat became the most glorious symbol in the cosmos. This means more than meditating on the meaning of the Cross for sinners like us, as fruitful as that would be.  No, the idea is to ponder the exaltation of the Cross, and there is a world of goodness for us as we answer this call.

By Mark Haas, Crisis Magazine - Veneration of Mary... One of the most striking examples of this came when Kirk addressed the question of Mary. He began with a frank admission: “Let me first say I think we as Protestants and evangelicals under venerate Mary. She was very important. She was a vessel for our Lord and Savior.”... This was not typical evangelical rhetoric. For centuries, Protestant communities have been cautious about Marian devotion, often fearing it detracts from Christ. But Kirk’s words revealed a humility—an openness to recognize that something had been lost.