Jeanie Hannaman

By Susan Ciancio, Catholic World Report - They arrive in the dark of night to give Christmas joy to grieving families who have suffered unimaginable losses. Quietly, they leave gifts, decorate trees and walkways, and then depart, hopefully undetected... The Christmas Commandos, as they are called, have been providing love and comfort to families grieving out-of-order losses—the loss of a child or the loss of a young spouse—for over 25 years. ....

By Paul Suski, Catholic Exchange - “You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in You.”... With these famous opening words of the Confessions, St. Augustine frames any genuine inquiry into the nature of inner peace... The desire for inner peace is written upon our very nature. Although many individuals make choices that result in internal disorder and even chaos, these decisions are often driven by a misguided understanding of what truly brings fulfillment.

By Matthew McDonald, National Catholic Register - A retired NY bishop (Bishop Edward Scharfenberger) has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in federal court after a state jury verdict found him, along with other officials, personally liable for the collapse of a Catholic hospital pension fund that left about 1,100 retirees without the lifetime monthly payments they were expecting... Bishop Edward Scharfenberger, 77, who served as bishop of Albany from April 2014 until his retirement in October, is seeking protection from creditors for his assets valued at between $100,001 and $500,000, according to a filing Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York... he has between 100 and 199 creditors and debts totaling between $1,000,001 and $10 million.