Jeanie Hannaman

By Bradley Eli, M.Div., Ma.Th., Church Militant - Whistleblowers like Siobhan O'Connor aren't hopeful, however, that the Vatican-authorized Apostolic Visitation will uncover much corruption. O'Connor, Malone's former secretary, told Church Militant that DiMarzio's investigation appears flawed owing to the heavy involvement by the diocese of Buffalo (DOB) in lining up witnesses for him: “I was startled by the involvement of the Diocese of Buffalo in the Apostolic Visitation process. As I told Christopher Altieri of the Catholic Herald, I was expecting to hear from staff from the Diocese of Brooklyn — not Buffalo, yet I received an interview request from a DOB priest…”

Fr. Mark Goring, CC - Jesus' Promises to St. Margaret MaryThe Promises of Our Lord to Saint Margaret MaryFor Souls Devoted to His Sacred Heart1. "I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life."2. "I will establish peace in their homes."3. "I will comfort them in all their afflictions."4. "I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all in death."

By John Schroeter, Catholic Exchange - “He that follows Me shall not walk in darkness,” says the Lord. These are the words of Christ, by which we are reminded that we must copy His life and conduct if we wish to be truly enlightened and to be delivered from all blindness of heart. To meditate on the life of Jesus should therefore be our chief study… Thus begins the great work known, loved, and venerated for six centuries as The Imitation of Christ, first published in 1418 by the German-Dutch monk and scribe, Thomas Hemerken of Kempen, better known as Thomas à Kempis…“The Imitation” became, and has remained, after the Bible, the most widely read and translated book in the world, and certainly the most influential of Christian devotional writings.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Just about one year ago, the members of the USCCB voted down a resolution that would have, in respectful terms, “encouraged” the Vatican to release documents relevant to the case of the disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick… This week, in a report to the USCCB, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said that he expected the Vatican to provide a report on the McCarrick affair “soon.”… When they voted against that resolution last year, the American bishops were expressing their confidence that the Vatican would provide some clarity “soon,” without unnecessary prodding. No such luck.