Jeanie Hannaman

By Hunter Leonard, Catholic Stand - The commandment against idolatry – a prohibition that to many seems to be a non-issue today – is the first commandment for good reason... The commandment against idolatry is given its primacy among the Ten Commandments because this command is intimately linked to the Lord’s moral authority over our lives and thus is at the heart of all the commandments. Far from being irrelevant today, the sin of idolatry is real and rampant today and is deeply connected to our day-to-day moral life, and adherence to the first commandment is necessary for true growth in the spiritual life.

By Matthew McDonald, National Catholic Register - Like Ralph Martin and Eduardo Echeverria, Peters had criticized Pope Francis... Canon-law professor Edward Peters is the third faculty member at Detroit’s seminary to announce that he has been fired by Archbishop Edward Weisenburger in recent days... Peters, 68, had taught at Sacred Heart Major Seminary since 2005... “My Sacred Heart Major Seminary teaching contract was terminated by Abp. Weisenburger this week. I have retained counsel,” Peters wrote ...

By M.C. Holbrook, Catholic Exchange - A friend once described to me what she referred to as her “pre-party personality.” “Pre-party personality” was her euphemism for the brusque and irritable attitude that she would unleash upon her family, all in an effort to make things “perfect” for her guests. Many of us who have experienced the stress of getting ready to host a party can relate to my friend’s predicament, and Martha is no different... It’s not that Martha is not happy to serve, to welcome, to entertain; it’s just that getting her home ready for Jesus to arrive would have been stressful. And as long as Martha chose to cling to the idea that everything had to be “just right,” she was going to be in a bad mood ....