Jeanie Hannaman

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing - Our media are intermittently stirred up over the decline of marriage in American society.  Many factors play into that phenomenon: confusion over the very definition of “marriage” and its substitution by ersatz stand-ins; economic insecurity that deters young people, especially young men, from entering adult life; a split between “adult” and “professional” life, in which there are gender differences; differing and often unrealistic expectations of marriage; the decline of religious commitment, expressed in religious marriage with a co-religionist, etc. ....

By Nicole Williams-Quezada, Hill Top Views - In an intimate setting at St. Edward’s University’s Carter Auditorium, Catholic Charities of Central Texas’s Department of Justice accredited representative Karen Green provided critical immigration information to a small group of attendees... The workshop ... created a conversational atmosphere where students could ask questions and receive practical guidance about current immigration policies and rights... “Proving you’ve been here for two years requires creative documentation from doctors, schools, bills — anything that creates a packet showing your presence,” Green said

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - In his teaching, relayed to us through the Gospel, Jesus uses images that would have been especially familiar to the people living in the Holy Land at that time; He speaks of fish and vineyards and sheep, to listeners who were fishermen and vintners and shepherds. But he also uses the language of economic transactions—of calculating costs and making investments and recognizing the value of pearls—that speak to people of any time or place.