Jeanie Hannaman

By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register - The Catholic Church ends 2018 with a heavy spirit. It is not the series of scandals alone, but the loss of confidence in the traditional solution in times of crisis, namely recourse to Rome, as adequate to the task... The year began with the most catastrophic papal trip in history. The aftermath of the disaster in Chile tainted everything that followed and seriously weakened the capacity of Pope Francis to take effective action... The papal trip to Chile in January had to deal with the “Barros affair”....

By Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing - Jesus doesn’t relent. He teaches us to forgive others as He forgives us, “if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Mt. 5:39) God’s forgiveness of us depends upon our willingness to forgive others… The change in emphasis comes into fuller focus when we consider the meaning of the Incarnation and the Church. The revelation in Genesis that God created man in His image and likeness is a hint of basic dignity despite the Fall. In the Person of Jesus, God and man are reconciled. The Incarnation reveals that sins against God are also sins against man.