Jeanie Hannaman

By Jules Gomes, The Stream - Bishops sell churches to pay settlements as insurance companies meet less than one-fifth of the expenses... The U.S. Catholic Church spent over $5 billion on victim compensation and attorneys’ fees in cases of clerical sex abuse of minors between 2004 and 2023 (according to new study) Released on January 15, the 106-page study records a total of 16,276 “credible allegations” of abuse of minors by priests, deacons, and religious brothers, which were reported by dioceses, eparchies, and men’s religious communities in the U.S. over the last two decades. ...

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - The account of the Wedding Feast at Cana (cf. Jn. 2) has various layers of meaning, including a glimpse (but only a glimpse) of the social life of Jesus, the institution of the sacrament of Matrimony by the sacred presence of Jesus, Mary as intercessor, and the significance of Mary’s last recorded words. The account teaches us how to formulate our prayers of petition, deal with our superiors, and seek the peace of Christ.

By Tom Kington, The Sunday Times - The Pope says conservative bishops and cardinals who rage against his liberal leanings may be mentally unstable, and this is seen in the pompous way they dress. In his autobiography, Hope, he doubled down on criticizing traditional prelates who resent his tolerance for gay people and divorcees. Their “rigidity,” he asserts, “is often accompanied by elegant and costly tailoring, lace, fancy trimmings, rochets” ...