Jeanie Hannaman

By Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing - For the past week, the death of Pope Francis has dominated the news. For the next several weeks, the election of his predecessor will do so. And today the Church places before us the story about Thomas’s doubt and, therefore, about what it means to believe. (John 20:19-31) In God’s providence, the scene orients our thoughts and prayers about the papacy and the next pope... Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”

By Amy Welborn, Catholic World Report - From the old Catholic Encyclopedia: The virtue of humility may be defined: “A quality by which a person considering his own defects has a lowly opinion of himself and willingly submits himself to God and to others for God’s sake.” St. Bernard defines it: “A virtue by which a man knowing himself as he truly is, abases himself.” These definitions coincide with that given by St. Thomas: “The virtue of humility”, he says, “Consists in keeping oneself within one’s own bounds, not reaching out to things above one, but submitting to one’s superior.”

By Dr. John M. Haas, Catholic Exchange - The Catholic Church is facing a growing crisis: a steep decline in seminarians and an aging priesthood threaten the ability to serve parishes and Catholics nationwide. In response, the International Institute of Culture (IIC), a Philadelphia-based Catholic non-profit, has launched ThankAPriest.com, an initiative to restore the perception of the priesthood’s true dignity by sharing inspiring stories of priests who have made a profound impact in people’s lives.