Jeanie Hannaman

By James Kalb, Catholic World Report - We cannot and should not stop presenting what we know to be true. We should keep arguing for natural law, moral tradition, the common good, recognition of the limitations on what government should try to do, and ultimately the sovereignty of God... Our political action should aim to promote those things. That would include a defense of the freedom of the Church and the ability of Catholics to live in accordance with their faith. The situation is difficult, but never hopeless, and we should make the effort.

By Father Jeffrey Kirby, National Catholic Register - If asked by an unbeliever what Advent is all about, some Christians might innocently respond, “It’s when we prepare for Christmas.” While such an answer is correct, it’s also woefully incomplete. There is a lot more to Advent than mere preparation for Christmas... It’s important that we don’t shortchange ourselves as believers. We need to claim all the lessons and graces of Advent. With this in mind, if someone were to ask us the question about Advent, we could begin by responding, “Well, there are actually three advents in the one Advent season.” ...