Jeanie Hannaman

May 10, 2024

A World Without the Ascension, by Michael Pakaluk

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing - The Feast of the Ascension seems on a par with Easter. It gets equal attention in the creeds: “On the third day, he arose from the dead. He ascended into heaven.” It is the first doctrine Jesus preaches upon his Resurrection. He tells Mary Magdalene, “go to my brethren and say to them” – not, “I am risen” – but rather “I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and your God.” (John 20:17) She saw that he had risen. The Lord did not need to tell her that. But He does tell her, as a matter of first importance, that He will ascend.

May 10, 2024

Male and Female He Created Them (Part 2 of Thinking it Through: The Church and “Gender Change”), Dr. Jeff Mirus

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - The real issue in gender change is not an abstract “nullifying of differences” in the sense that they ought to be ignored in matters of rights, privileges, and human respect whenever the differences are genuinely irrelevant (see Part 1: Nullifying differences). Rather, the problem lies in refusing to accept the differences which God has deliberately designed into human nature—the differences which constitute our identities as his beloved sons and daughters in Christ.

May 10, 2024

Taxpayers Fund $150 Billion of Perks Annually for Illegal Aliens, Including Biden’s ‘Parolees,’ Such as…, by Craig Bannister

By Craig Bannister, MRC TV - Thanks to Pres. Biden’s program providing “parole” to illegal aliens from countries like Haiti and Cuba, the American taxpayer is footing the bill for a host of costly benefits available to those who circumvent the legal immigration process, the House Budget Committee was informed Wednesday... “They come in illegally; we are granting them citizenship-like status,” Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) noted a hearing titled “The Cost of the Border Crisis.”... Under Biden’s parole scheme, which continues to be challenged in court, immigrants immediately become entitled to taxpayer-funded benefits, Brecheen said.

May 10, 2024

‘When I Came Out My Parishioners Applauded’: Gay Priest Writes For Fr. James Martin’s ‘Outreach’

By Catholic Vote - A priest in the Diocese of Oakland, California, stated in a Thursday column for Outreach that his parishioners “applauded” when he came out as “gay” during a homily... “After I made the announcement, I looked into the congregation, and there were many LGBTQ people in tears,” wrote Fr. Aidan McAleenan. “At the end of the homily, the congregation rose in rapturous applause.”... “[W]ith time, I saw how my announcement had actually increased the bond between the parish and myself,” McAleenan continued.