Jeanie Hannaman

January 6, 2025

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: From Darkness and Death to Light and Life

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Matthew 4:12-17,23-25 - 12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -- 16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

January 6, 2025

America Voted Against Suicide, by Tom Piatak

By Tom Piatak, Chronicles - The morning after Americans elected as president a man regularly labeled a “Nazi,” a “fascist,” a “racist,” a “mortal threat to American democracy,” and the like by mainstream news outlets—even after he was nearly killed by one would-be assassin and seriously threatened by another—I received a succinct summary of what had just happened from a long- time friend whose political views are thoughtful, considered, and often surprising: “This election restored my faith in the intelligence of the average American voter.”

January 6, 2025

What’s In Your Thesaurus? (A Few Musings On the Epiphany), by Jules Gomes

By Jules Gomes, The Stream - When all is said and done, the Magi are wise men and Herod the Great is a fool. A few musings on the Epiphany... In Matthew’s gospel, the three wise men spoil the party for King Herod. All they’d like to do is visit the baby, sip a beaker of Mary’s mulled wine, munch a Mediterranean mince pie, and offer their presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh... Instead, the wise men reduce Herod to a nervous wreck.

January 6, 2025

Pope Francis Names Cdl. Robert McElroy to Lead Washington, D.C. Archdiocese, by Hannah Brockhaus

By Hannah Brockhaus, CNA - Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday... The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and in political science from Stanford, succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory in leading the archdiocese that serves over half a million Catholics in southern Maryland and the U.S. capital.