Jeanie Hannaman

By Msgr. Charles Pope, National Catholic Register - Yes, God’s warnings are as real today as ever. He is more interested in our souls than our buildings. Our museums and works of art are trinkets to Him compared to the holiness of our lives, which he seeks. We are too easily mesmerized by the worldly splendor of such things and think it can substitute for the holiness and truth to which it points... During this painful crisis of clergy sexual abuse, vague leadership, and lack of accountability, the call goes out with an urgency that rivals the greatest cries of biblical times: the Church must repent. This cry is addressed to all, from the laity and the lowliest of clergy to the Pope himself. Serious sins must be acknowledged and repented of. The Church must accept a deep purification that, though sure to be painful, is necessary.

By Ines A. Murzaku, The Catholic Thing - “Take this ring, the seal of your fidelity. With faith and love protect the bride of God, his Holy Church.”… Catholic Tradition is so rich and imbued with tradition that solutions to problems are to be found in the tradition and dictated by tradition. There have been 152 archdiocesan/diocesan public statements released by archbishops and bishops denouncing Theodore McCarrick for his sexual abuse and expressing shock, anger, and pain caused by the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report… That’s not an insignificant number of American bishops.

By Patti Armstrong, EWTN News - Catholics know that the devil seeks our destruction and is forever looking for openings to destroy God’s Church and harm souls. The sex abuse scandal reveals that he found hospitality among those who should have turned him out… Father Thomas noted that sexual abuse involving children, both inside and outside of the Church, is especially heinous. “By sexually abusing children, Satan desires to destroy the icon of the kingdom of God. He wants to destroy the most innocent version of humanity, which is the child.”… Father Thomas encouraged Catholics to be strong and be prepared to persevere. “We are in for a long storm,” he said…