Jeanie Hannaman

September 7, 2024

Expert’s Forecast Says There is a 60% Chance Trump Wins Election, by Anthony Iafrate

By Anthony Iafrate, Catholic Vote - The latest 2024 election forecast by renowned statistician Nate Silver determined that former President Donald Trump has a six-in-ten chance of winning back the White House in November... Silver determined Trump has about a 60% probability of winning the presidency, despite the fact that Vice President Kamala Harris has been consistently leading in recent national polls... due to Trump lately gaining ground in a host of battleground states – particularly in the “blue wall” states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

September 7, 2024

Dancing With the Devil, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - And heaven knows—I mean, heaven knows—in our culture the devil has many different ways to deliver his messages. Want to tempt someone to anger? Give him a newspaper. To envy? Magazine advertisements. To lust, or greed, or gluttony? Log onto the internet. Your ticket to perdition may be purchased with a click of the mouse.

September 7, 2024

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by M.C. Holbrook

By M.C. Holbrook, Catholic Exchange - This Sunday, on September 8th, the Church celebrates Mary’s birthday. Scripture tells us very little about the circumstances surrounding her birth, but still, we can glean a lot about who it is we are celebrating from what Scripture does reveal to us about Our Blessed Mother... After her visit from the angel Gabriel, Mary travels “in haste” to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Upon Mary’s entering her home, Elizabeth’s very first reaction to seeing her cousin is to proclaim—by “[crying] out in a loud voice” that Mary is “most blessed.”

September 7, 2024

Survey: 2-Parent Families and Church Affiliation Provide Support in Increasingly Isolated America, by Susan Berry, Ph.D.

By Susan Berry, Ph.D., Catholic Vote - Americans who come from two-parent families and who belong to churches or other places of faith report that they have more people to rely on for help and support during times of crisis... The finding comes from the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) 2024 American Social Capital Survey, which focused on Americans’ social life. The survey examined the increasing isolation of Americans over the past half-century, observing that Americans “participate in organized activities less often and join fewer community groups than they once did.” ...