Jeanie Hannaman

By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine - A new survey shows that for every 100 new Catholics, more than 800 people leave the Church. As bad as that is, the news is actually worse when we look more closely at the numbers. Radical changes are needed... Last week the Pew Research Center released a new survey on religion in America; their first major study of this type since 2014. Upon the survey’s publication, I could almost hear a collective groan from Catholics, since we’ve come to approach such polls with a sense of dread. The question isn’t, “Will it be bad?” The question is, “How bad will it be?”

By Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing - On Ash Wednesday, a cross is drawn on our foreheads with ashes and we hear the words God said to Adam and Eve after the Fall: “From dust you have come and to dust you shall return.”  With their sin, they brought death into the world.  And that “death” was not merely the end of this human life. Adam and Eve were always meant for a more profound union and communion with God after their earthly life.  What they brought was the darkness of death as the negation of life.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - In the healthcare business, there is good news and bad news. The good news: According to recent news reports, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology promises to extend life by 50 years. The bad news: AI promises to extend life by 50 years. When it comes to human longevity, at some point, enough is enough... God created Adam and Eve to live, forever sustained by the Tree of Life. God does not take delight in suffering and death following the Fall. “I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God; so turn, and live.” (Ez. 18:32) ....