Jeanie Hannaman

September 25, 2018

Archives: A San Francisco Priest Who Defied Tyrants

By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews - An emaciated Monsignor Eugene Fahy, in 1952, after he had been released from prison by Chinese Communists and expelled from mainland China... Every San Franciscan — and every friend of freedom — should learn about Eugene Fahy, a native of Northern California who took a stand against tyrants and never backed down... Born in San Mateo in 1911 and educated at Saint Ignatius and the University of San Francisco, Fahy was a brilliant man who left behind indisputable proof of his eloquence and courage.

September 25, 2018

“The Lord of the Rings”: Read It & Weep

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Imaginative Conservative - I once met Tolkien’s daughter after Mass in North Oxford. I remarked on her father’s work, saying that in my opinion he was the supreme Catholic evangelist of the modern age. She gave me a quizzical look and asked why. “Because in his art he reminds millions that ‘there is some good in this world Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.'” She smiled at the quotation and the conversation moved on.

September 25, 2018

Pres. Trump Admin Cancels FDA Contract to Purchase Body Parts of Aborted Babies for Tax-Funded Research

BY STEVEN ERTELT, LIFENEWS - The Trump administration has heard the concerns of pro-life organizations and pro-life Americans upset by the news that the FDA had purchased the body parts of aborted babies for research... As LifeNews reported in August, shocking revelations indicated the Food and Drug Administration signed a new contract to acquire body parts from aborted babies to be transplanted into so-called humanized mice. The grisly experiments allow mice to have a functioning human immune system for research purposes.

September 25, 2018

Msgr. Charles Pope: “This Is All I Can Do Now” – Applying a Practice of St. Catherine of Siena to Our Current Crisis

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Many Catholics have struggled to find a voice that has been nearly washed out of us by our training. We remember a time when it was unthinkable to criticize a priest; those who did were quickly rebuked, with little opportunity for explanation. Bishops and especially the Pope were not to be questioned let alone criticized. We have now seen the sometimes-horrifying toll of unhealthy deference, of setting a class of men apart from critique or accountability....