Jeanie Hannaman

By E. Christian Brugger, EWTN News - These reflections are probably a little late, since lockdown restrictions are easing around the country, but we may still find ourselves divided between “open-uppers” and “lock-downers.” Both have good reasons for their views, and neither denies the value of the other’s side. The open-uppers aren’t saying: “Who cares if more people catch the virus — who cares about a second wave!” And the lock-downers aren’t saying: “Quarantine fatigue is a fiction, so shut up and stay home!”

By Michele Chronister, Catholic Exchange - In the Communion of Saints, there is a patron for just about everything that you can imagine. The odds are fairly good that whatever you are currently struggling with, there is a saint who has already struggled with it. This is consoling in minor difficulties. A mother of a spirited toddler can find comfort in the letters of St. Zelie, describing the antics of St. Therese to Therese’s aunt. A couple facing infertility can turn to Sts. Elizabeth and Zechariah, or Sts. Anne and Joachim, knowing that they are familiar with that suffering.