Jeanie Hannaman

February 1, 2025

The Church: Always Spiritual, Sometimes Corporal, Never Political, by Dr. Jeff Mirus

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - The details of the situation in Part I and Part II (of Phil Lawler’s outstanding three-part analysis) were extraordinarily valuable, but (as my own readers know) I’m big on theory, so I considered Part III a triumph. That’s because Phil made two critical points, the first distinguishing Catholic charity arising from Catholic generosity from Catholic contract work arising from government funding; and the second explaining how little credibility the Church has today when she advocates for particular government policies.

February 1, 2025

BRAVO! Bishop Burbidge Says Catholic Teaching Does Not Support ‘Open Border Policy’

By Jaryn Crouson, Daily Caller, (Complicit Clergy) - Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington signaled Friday that Catholic teachings support President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement... Pope Francis and several bishops have previously taken stances against the president, calling Trump’s mass deportation plans a “disgrace” and stating that Catholic teaching requires countries to be open to migrants. Burbidge stated that although Catholics should affirm the dignity of migrants, nations also have a duty to uphold the rule of law and common good for its citizens.

February 1, 2025

WATCH: $orry $ister, But People Are No Longer Listening, by Jorge Vela

By Jorge Vela, NBC News, (Complicit Clergy) - Others, like McAllen Resident Timothy Wilkins, feel a freeze in federal funding is necessary... “I think Catholic Charities had a noble purpose on its inception, but again, you know, they, they streamlined the illegal immigration process and incentivized it to the degree we had millions of people stream across our borders,” Wilkins said.

February 1, 2025

Building a Culture of Life by Caring for the Sick, by Susan Ciancio

By Susan Ciancio, Catholic World Report - The day of my flight, I felt a bit worse but thought I would power through and just get home. It seems that God had other plans... A few minutes after I sat down on the plane... I ended up passing out as the plane was taxiing... Thankfully, the gentleman sitting next to me noticed and called the flight attendant. The flight crew took care of me, and a gentleman across the aisle said he was an EMT, so he switched seats with the man sitting next to me and took my blood pressure and got me something to drink... the thing that stood out most was the kindness and compassion of strangers. ...