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News – Page 17 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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June 8, 2026

 Fr. Francesco Giordano: The City as Monastery: Cardinal Schuster and the Spiritual Order of Urban Life

By Fr. Francesco Giordano, STD, Catholic Exchange - Modern Christians often feel that the city is almost impossible to evangelize. The city is fast, distracted, anonymous, commercial, restless, and increasingly secular. It does not seem to lend itself naturally to contemplation. It does not seem to leave much room for silence, liturgy, memory, or prayer... For this reason, many Christian thinkers have looked with sympathy toward the countryside. Christopher Dawson, reflecting on the origins of Christian culture in Europe, often saw rural life as a more natural setting for cultural and spiritual formation.
June 8, 2026

Down Syndrome Babies Like My Little Sister-In-Law Are Not Defects To Eliminate, by Michael Alfonso

By Michael Alfonso, The Federalist - The tragedy is not Valentina’s life with Down syndrome; the tragedy would have been never letting her live it... The internet got a glimpse of something ancient and ugly creeping back into modern life this week. YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife, Ashley, announced on social media that they had aborted their unborn child after learning the baby might have Down syndrome.
June 3, 2026

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland: We Are Bleeding Out: A Call to Return to the Sacred Heart

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, Pillars of Faith - WE ARE BLEEDING OUT... Not blood. Not wealth. Not influence... We are bleeding something far more precious... WE ARE BLEEDING TRUTH... Truth itself, however, is not dying. Truth cannot die, for truth is not merely an idea or a philosophy. Truth has a name. Our Lord Jesus Christ declared, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life …” (John 14:6)... Yet while truth remains eternal and unchanging, many have lost their willingness to suffer for it, defend it, and live according to it. In every corner of society, we see the temptation to exchange truth for comfort.
June 3, 2026

On Recovering the Christian Man, by Francis X. Maier

By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing - Now in my late 70s and the veteran of 56 annual performance reviews by a beautiful and highly intelligent Catholic female, I feel licensed to offer a few thoughts on the nature of an acceptably “Christian man,” married variety... In no special order, he must be: a fruitful provider; a good dad; fun, within traditional moral parameters; and an endearing but stubbornly long-term construction project.  This last trait is deceptively vital.  It keeps even the most gifted, crafty, and impatient Christian wife engaged for the duration. 

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