Jeanie Hannaman

June 3, 2025

European Populism Is Rising Against An Oppressive Political Elite, by John Daniel Davidson

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist - Europe’s political class has turned its back on the people it was supposed to protect. The people have taken notice... Over the weekend, a conservative Polish historian named Karol Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice opposition (and President Trump), narrowly won the Polish presidential election. For the European political establishment, Nawrocki’s victory was a catastrophe — a harbinger of right-wing fascism looming over the continent... Why? Because Nawrocki campaigned against the mass immigration policy of Brussels while promoting conservative Catholic values and Polish nationalism.

June 3, 2025

Why a Bishop’s Preferences Can Never Become Law, by Peter M.J. Stravinskas

By Peter M.J. Stravinskas, Catholic World Report - By now, many readers will have heard about the draft liturgical policy, “‘Go In Peace, Glorifying the Lord By Your Life’: A Pastoral Letter on the Celebration of the Liturgy”, produced by Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte, and the firestorm it has ignited... At the outset, I want to clarify a few points. First, the document on which I shall reflect is a draft text; second, Bishop Martin presented it to a subcommittee of the Presbyteral Council for their comments; third, this text was subsequently leaked to the public.

June 3, 2025

Saint of the Day for June 3: Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions (d. between November 15, 1885 – January 27, 1887)

By Franciscan Media, June 3 - One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. He protected his fellow pages, aged 13 to 30, from the sexual demands of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and encouraged and instructed them in the Catholic faith during their imprisonment for refusing the ruler’s demands... Charles first learned of Christ’s teachings from two retainers in the court of Chief Mawulugungu. While a catechumen, he entered the royal household as assistant to Joseph Mukaso, head of the court pages. ...

June 3, 2025

UPenn To Stop Mutilating and Castrating Kids Following Trump’s Executive Order, by P. Gardner Goldsmith

By P. Gardner Goldsmith, MRC TV - The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Medicine announced on May 30 that, in compliance with a January Executive Order issued by President Donald Trump, it will “remove access to puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for individuals under the age of 19,” marking a significant change in policy and procedure and handing a pyrrhic victory to Americans who believe in conservative values and the original intent of the Founders who wrote the U.S. Constitution.