Jeanie Hannaman

January 21, 2025

Models of Purity: St. Thomas Aquinas’s Devotion to St. Agnes, by R. Jared Staudt

By R. Jared Staudt, Catholic Exchange - St. Thomas Aquinas’s feast day (January 28th) is the octave day of the feast of St. Agnes (January 21st). While this may seem inconsequential, there are many points of connection between these two great saints... First, they are both from central Italy: St. Agnes from Rome and St. Thomas from just south, Aquino, between Rome and Naples. Second, they both were from influential aristocratic families, Agnes from a noble Roman family and Aquinas from a mixed Germanic and Italian family related to the Holy Roman Emperor. ...

January 21, 2025

Trump: ‘Only Two Genders’ Is Now the ‘Official Policy of the U.S. Government’, by Craig Bannister

By Craig Bannister, MRC TV - In his inaugural address on Monday, President Donald Trump announced that, under his administration, the U.S. government will abandon social engineering and recognize the existence of only two genders: those dictated by biology... After promising to put an end to the previous administration’s weaponization of government and political persecutions, the newly-inaugurated president said the federal government will now stop imposing gender ideology on Americans: “This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.” ...

January 21, 2025

U.S. Catholic Church Spends $5 Billion on 16,276 Clergy Sex Abuse Allegations in 20 Years, by Jules Gomes

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. ...

January 21, 2025

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Honesty and Contagious Obedience to Jesus

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.