Jeanie Hannaman

September 19, 2024

We Interrupt This Election… by Joseph D’Hippolito

By Joseph D'Hippolito, The Stream - In the midst of all the debates, analysis, pseudoanalysis, charges, countercharges, memes, countermemes and whatnot during this election cycle, Tucker Carlson made an astounding prediction regarding former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the White House once again: “If they think that there’s a chance that Trump could win decisively enough in November that they can’t steal it, then I think their only option there is to in some way throw the society into chaos,” Carlson said. “It’s pretty simple. If they feel like they’re going to lose, we will have some kind of crisis.”

September 19, 2024

Catholic Manifesto Calls On Faithful to Act Coherently in the Face of Societal Crisis, by Nicolás de Cárdenas

By Nicolás de Cárdenas, CNA - Catholics are encouraged to make “a redoubled effort in defending their foundations” against moral relativism, in an attitude that “is not an exercise in fundamentalism but, on the contrary, means being at the vanguard of the main debate on the future of our societies.”... For the ACdP, Catholic commitment in the field of politics, defined by Christian social doctrine as the highest form of charity, must involve “enunciating and articulating a strategy” that helps to become aware “of the seriousness of the situation and aware of the extent to which the humanistic foundations of our civilization are being attacked at their roots.” ...

September 19, 2024

Bishop Chaput Resists Francis Again and Vatican Changes the Translation, by T. S. Flanders

By T. S. Flanders, OnePeterFive - Last week we discussed the significant linguistic issue in the Vatican translation of the Pope’s Italian statement “Tutte le religioni sono un cammino per arrivare a Dio” which the live translator translated as “every religion is way to arrive at God.”... In English, this phrase is heresy, pure and simple... The word “way” in English means a “possibility whereby” and “arrive” in English means to achieve a destination. This phrase in English means that idolatry is a way to God... In other words, the 1st commandment of the Ten Commandments is null and void.

September 19, 2024

Saint of the Day for September 19: St. Januarius (c. 300)

By Franciscan Media - Little is known about the life of Januarius. He is believed to have been martyred in the Emperor Diocletian’s persecution of 305. Legend has it that Januarius and his companions were thrown to the bears in the amphitheater of Pozzuoli, but the animals failed to attack them. They were then beheaded, and Januarius’ blood ultimately brought to Naples.