Jeanie Hannaman

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - Mortal sin—and venial sins—subvert the good habits of virtue. We can lose sanctifying grace by the commission of a single mortal sin. We return to God’s grace with perfect sorrow, and the Sacrament of Penance provides the certainty of forgiveness and peace of soul. A good Confession infuses sinners with the life of grace. Even the greatest of sinners have hope on their deathbeds—or insult God with cynicism and despair. Sanctifying grace brings us across the finish line of salvation at the end of our lives. But we mostly fall short of integral virtuous perfection. ...

By Bill Crane Jr., Daily Record - I am a survivor of childhood clergy sexual abuse from two priests in New Jersey. In 2002, I attended the bishops’ conference in Dallas, Texas at which hundreds of Catholic officials — facing massive public and parishioner pressure due to a flood of abuse and cover-up cases — grudgingly adopted some “reforms.”.. They enacted the so-called Dallas Charter, which pledged to dramatically change how the church handled these widespread and devastating crimes... Unfortunately, my optimism was soon shattered, as New Jersey bishops Ted McCarrick, Frank Rodimer, John Myers, Joseph Tobin, Joseph Galante and Dennis Sullivan repeatedly violated both the letter and the spirit of the Charter.

By Paul Senz, Catholic World Report - “The history of the Church is in part a history of the choice for a heroic life of self-offering,” says Fr. Donald Haggerty, author of The Hour of Testing. “It is possible that our own twenty-first century will find itself confronting this challenge in a unique manner.”... The Church, throughout her long history, has faced many terrible trials, united her in a deep and real way with the sufferings of Jesus. How can we be the saints the Church needs today, during this particular hour of testing?