Jeanie Hannaman

By Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register - Yet the bishop who had gained the attention of audiences worldwide with his preaching was as magnetic as ever, reminding the president and everyone that our rights of assembly, free speech and more are not from Congress or the courts, but, as the Founding Fathers acknowledged in the “second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, that it is self-evident that all men are created equal, and that the Creator has endowed man with certain inalienable rights, among which are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Creator has given us those rights; therefore, they are inalienable. … And if we are to keep our rights, we must also keep our God.

By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, First Things - In Christian belief, Jesus is both truly God and truly man. The Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431 thus defined the mother of Jesus, Mary of Nazareth, as the theotokos, the Greek word for “God-bearer.” The title is used widely in Eastern Christian communities, but the Roman Church has always accepted it as well. Mary is the greatest of saints and disciples. Revered by the apostles and every Christian generation since, this Galilean peasant girl is the Queen of Creation in the glory of Byzantine iconography. A powerful intercessor, she is the mother not just of God’s divine Son, but also of the Church and all faithful Christians.

By St. Augustine of Hippo, Source: The Catholic Thing - The simple fact, therefore, that a man believes, hopes, and loves does not mean that he is saved forthwith. For it makes a difference what he believes, what he hopes, and what he loves. It is quite obvious that no-one in any walk of life spends his days without his soul experiencing these three things believing, hoping, loving. If you do not believe what the Gentiles believe, do not hope what the Gentiles hope, do not love what the Gentiles love, you are gathered from among the Gentiles, you are segregated, that is, you are separated from the Gentiles.

By Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine - Layer upon layer of Eucharistic practice was constructed over the millennia as protection against the slightest attenuation of Catholic doctrine regarding the Eucharist. For over sixty years, it has been breached... For all its good intentions, the grand project of Eucharistic Revival is barely limping to its finish line. Applause is in order, for at least it noticed a precipitous loss of faith in the central mystery of Catholicism.