Jeanie Hannaman

By Gia Chacón, National Catholic Register - The world doesn’t need another leader to echo its fears. It needs a shepherd who reminds us that hope is not dead... When Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and offered the world his first words, “Peace be with you,” there was something unmistakable about his presence. It wasn’t just the solemnity of the moment or the weight of the role he had just accepted. It was pure happiness. ...

By Jules Gomes, The Stream - Bishop Joseph Strickland Protests Mackinlay’s Promotion... In an open letter on X, Joseph Strickland, the former bishop of Tyler, Texas, and a fierce critic of Pope Francis’s progressive reforms, blasted Leo for elevating Mackinlay to his new post... “Appointing a bishop who holds such views to shepherd a major archdiocese is a source of scandal and division. The faithful deserve clarity, not ambiguity; fidelity, not experimentation,” protested Strickland, who was fired by Francis in November 2023. ...

By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange - God is love, and He pours out His love on all His creatures.  But among all His earthly creatures, man is the best receptacle for His love.  A city has a water supply.  Whenever a person drinks from the tap, he is drinking from that source.  Similarly, whenever a person loves another, his love is drawn from the supply of Love that is consubstantial with God.  To love another, therefore, is, at the same time, to love God, however faintly.  In addition, by tapping into God’s love, we experience an overflow of love for all whom God loves.