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March 6, 2023

Fr. C. John McCloskey III (1954-2023): A Role Model for Bishops

By Fr. C. John McCloskey III (1954-2023), The Catholic Thing - I have written here on St. Thomas More as a role model for laypeople in the Catholic Church. The bishops, too, need a role model, however, particularly in these times. They are after all responsible for helping their flocks grow in holiness and for clearly teaching the laity the truths of the Catholic faith... They bear responsibility for what is taught in the Catholic schools in their dioceses and – critically – in the diocesan seminary. They also oversee the work of the priests in the diocese, and if necessary, have the duty of disciplining them.

March 6, 2023

Republicans Slam Doctors Group for Banning Pro-Life Doctors, by Micaiah Bilger

By Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews - Four pro-life Republican leaders in U.S. Congress criticized the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for kicking out pro-life doctors at the last minute from a national conference this week in Maryland... Despite having exhibited at the conference for the past 15 years and having received approval to exhibit again this year, the American Association of Pro-Life OB-GYNs (AAPLOG) said the medical organization revoked its permission right before the event began on Feb. 27.

March 6, 2023

Saint of the Day for March 6: St. Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes

Franciscan Media - Mary Ann grew close to God and his people during her short life... The youngest of eight, Mary Ann was born in Quito, Ecuador, which had been brought under Spanish control in 1534. She joined the Secular Franciscans and led a life of prayer and penance at home, leaving her parents’ house only to go to church and to perform some work of charity. She established in Quito a clinic and a school for Africans and indigenous Americans. When a plague broke out, she nursed the sick and died shortly thereafter.

March 4, 2023

Are We a Population or a People? by Anthony Esolen

By Anthony Esolen, American Greatness - It is culture that gives people a chance to learn to speak to one another about the most important things in life, and they do so speak, not only across the backyard fence but across hundreds of years and thousands of miles... When American jurists ruled that the sacred texts of the Christian and Jewish faiths must be treated as anathema in our schools, it was as if they had said that there must not be an American people, and that the American population... must be severed from conversation with the cultures that have informed them and their very language ....