Jeanie Hannaman

By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register - Beginning on June 22, the feast of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More, the week includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24) and concludes with the solemn feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29). All were martyrs at the hands of state power. They are martyrs of religious freedom, and patrons of those persecuted for their religious faith, even if today’s concept of religious liberty was not developed in the ancient or medieval world.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Looking at the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce US immigration laws, and the sometimes violent reactions, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, speaking as president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) perceives “a profound social crisis before which no person of good will can remain silent.”... Well, we can all agree that the immigration problem has attained the proportions of a crisis. But why is the USCCB speaking out now? The problem has been evident for many years. Our bishops did not see it as a “profound social crisis” when hundreds of thousands of unvetted immigrants were pouring unchecked across our southern border, and hundreds of unaccompanied children were disappearing. ...