Jeanie Hannaman

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - The first priests, the Apostles, were men. In 1994, in response to cultural turmoil promoting the ordination of women, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed that only men may be ordained priests: “The Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.” (Ordinatio Sacerdotalis). The exclusively male priesthood is rooted in the biblical view of man and the Incarnation.

By Nate Guyear, Catholic Exchange - Accordingly, concupiscence simply means the beginning of a strong desire, and this desire, generally, could be for anything.  For example, we begin to desire food, clothing, shelter, sex, and many other things that are good.  We do not sin by desiring these things provided we desire them within the bounds of reason—reason first recognizing God’s will of course.

The Bellarmine Forum - The twelve promises are not a checklist of devotional rewards. They are a portrait of what a life surrendered to the Sacred Heart looks like — from the first grace given us in our state of life to the last grace we receive at the moment of death.. They begin with grace for the present and end with grace for the future. They promise peace in the home, strength in affliction, mercy for sinners, fervor for the tepid, perfection for the devoted, blessing on our work, and a secure refuge in death... And the condition for all twelve is the same: provided we love.