Jeanie Hannaman

August 12, 2024

Dom Prosper Guéranger: St. Clare’s Life of Heroic Virtue Opened St. Francis’ Style of Ascetic Life to Holy Women

By Dom Prosper Guéranger, LifeSiteNews - St. Clare, spiritual daughter of St. Francis, ruled her Poor Clares for 42 years and worked many miracles, before departing for God... The same year in which St. Dominic, before making any project with regard to his sons, founded the first establishment of the Sisters of his order, the companion destined for him by heaven received his mission from the Crucifix in the church of St. Damian, in these words: “Go, Francis, repair my house which is falling to ruin.”

August 12, 2024

Hope Lies Not in Some Future Pope, by Raymond Kowalski

By Raymond Kowalski, OnePeterFive - I get little solace from the idea that some future pope will come along and undo the Francis papacy. Not that I don’t think it could happen. But what is the point of a religion that changes from time to time depending on who is pope?... What got me to this point is the scandal of Traditionis Custodes... First, let me clarify what I mean by “scandal.” I am not talking about tabloid “scandal.” I am talking about theological “scandal” ...

August 12, 2024

6 Things You Have to Do to Stay Catholic in College, by Matt D’Antuono

By Matt D’Antuono, National Catholic Register - As students return to college or go to college for the first time this fall, I would like to offer a few suggestions about how to stay Catholic in college. As it happens, I would suggest these same principles to anyone else as helpful practices for holding on to your faith... 1. Know your faith! ... I grew up going to a Catholic Church, but hardly anything sank in. I was like a sitting duck for people to come and explain to me what was wrong with Catholicism. ...

August 12, 2024

LOUISIANA SPOTLIGHT! The Ruth Institute: How Can Pro-Lifers Win? We Asked One Who Does

By The Ruth Institute, The Stream - Louisiana is one of the most pro-life states in America. The Southern Poverty Law Center even has a section specifically on “hateful” Louisiana and its “extremist” legislation protecting human life... Pro-life activists in other states should learn from her successes in the bills she’s helped pass and others she’s helped block. One bill made it a crime to poison a woman with abortion-inducing drugs. It’s also now illegal to get these drugs by mail order or buy them out of someone’s car trunk.