Jeanie Hannaman

By Thomas Farr,  The Catholic Thing - God created all of us in His image and likeness. Each of us, therefore, has a dignity that no one, and especially no government, may violate.  God wants us to follow Him, but He endows us with free will. He does not coerce. He beckons. No just government, may coerce anyone in matters of religion... Fortunately, the Founders of America agreed. They believed in a God who not only creates us equal, but endows all of us with certain natural rights that must be protected by government.

By F. Andrew Wolf, Jr., Crisis Magazine - ’Tis the season, indeed—one of hope and anticipation—Advent is upon us. And much like the West, Eastern Churches remember Christ’s birth through prayer and opening oneself to the work of the Holy Spirit... Although referred to as Advent (Latin: “coming, arrival”) in the West, among Eastern Catholics, the season is known as the Nativity Fast... To be fair, the term Advent, actually, does not well accommodate the Eastern rites. The latter do not share all the themes of Latin Advent, and it retains a vigorous fasting component which may be observed voluntarily, partially, or totally.

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - Barker began the episode by explaining that after he got the principal job, he wanted to implement more traditional Catholic practices, such as having daily Mass during an open block of time and having the kids learn from the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism... “And, I go to the priest, and I say, ‘Hey, I’ve got this block of time. What do you think? Can we do daily mass?’ And he’s like, ‘Absolutely.’ I mean, most priests, they’d have to pull teeth to try and get their principal to want to do daily Mass,” Barker said.