Jeanie Hannaman

December 19, 2024

Trump Says He Is ‘Totally Against’ Bloated Omnibus Spending Bill: ‘Most Foolish And Inept Thing Ever’, by Jordan Boyd

By Jordan Boyd, The Federalist - President-elect Donald Trump is “totally against” the bloated omnibus bill representatives led by House Speaker Mike Johnson are trying to cram through the lower chamber to keep the federal bureaucracy funded through March 2025... In a joint statement posted to incoming Vice President J.D. Vance’s X account, Trump and Vance scolded congressional Republicans for trying the “most foolish and inept thing ever” and “allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025.”... According to a Wednesday afternoon report from Politico, Trump’s allies’ firm rejection of the bill seemed to be pushing Johnson toward a “spending plan B.” The incoming president’s rebuff could be the final nail in the coffin for the omni if Johnson wants to stay on Trump’s good side.

December 19, 2024

RFK Jr. Says There Are ‘Too Many Abortions’ During Meeting With Republican Senators, by Matt Lamb, LifeSiteNews

By Matt Lamb, LifeSiteNews - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly said he believes there are “too many abortions in the world,” while meeting with Republican Senators as he works to build support for his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services... He also reportedly made promises that the Trump administration would reinstate pro-life policies from its first term and suggested he opposes efforts to include “gender identity” in federal healthcare law and mandate medical professionals provide transgender drugs and surgeries.

December 19, 2024

Commit to Silence in the Final Days of Advent, by Constance T. Hull

By Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange - It is not too late to slow down and enter into silence in preparation for Christmas. Now is the time to shut the door to our room and commit to silence. If we have time to shop, then we have time to spend a few minutes in silence before the Tabernacle or at Adoration. If we have time for Netflix or Facebook, then we have time to open the Bible to pray with God’s Word in silence... The Lord rewards our efforts. He ultimately leads us to grow in prayer through silence. He will prepare our hearts to receive Him at Christmas if we commit to silence for the next few days. As one of my spiritual formators always says: “We just have to show up.”

December 19, 2024

The Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Many Will Rejoice at His Birth

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Luke 1:5-25 - 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. ....