Bentley Hatchett II 
There is a prevailing view, especially among those living on the coasts, that the country’s heartland is still a bastion of sanity. They imagine the area filled with idyllic Americana towns inhabited by salt-of-the-earth people and filled with mom-and-pop shops. Marketers like to exploit this imagery. Such a scene was recently chosen … Read more
Nearly one year ago, daily communicants across California were shocked when their priests announced from the pulpit that public sacraments would be suspended until further notice. Several weeks later, the state imposed one of the most strict lockdowns in the country. For months, California Catholics were forced to search for clandestine access … Read more
The Unexpected Success of the 2021 San Francisco Walk for Life In a time of division unseen since the Civil War, most Americans can agree on one thing: the past year has been chaos. Whether it be the virus, the lockdowns, the burning of cities, the election confusion, or the storming of … Read more
In the early morning hours of July 23rd of this year, city officials in San Buenaventura (commonly referred to as Ventura), California hired an anti-Catholic crane company to remove a statue of Saint Junipero Serra that had stood in the city for just shy of a century. This move came after a … Read more
In 1782, Saint Junípero Serra founded his final mission—San Buenaventura—in what is now the city of Ventura, California. In 1833, the Mexican government confiscated the land and sold it to ranchers. By 1936, over 100 years after the Mexican secularization act and almost a century after becoming part of the United States, … Read more
Nearly 300 years ago, Saint Junipero Serra landed on the West coast of the New World with his missionary brothers. Within less than half a decade, the holy friar founded 21 missions and was responsible for the conversion of countless American Indians. It’s no surprise these actions earned him the illustrious moniker, … Read more
For decades, San Francisco has earned its reputation as one of the world’s most liberal cities. From the city’s Haight-Ashbury District to the affluent Castro district, it has been the epicenters of the hippy movement, the homosexual movement and much more. The residents go about their day living and breathing cultural revolution. … Read more
Following the finale of its wildly popular series “Game of Thrones,” HBO network mesmerized viewers with its miniseries, “Chernobyl.” The series is a dramatization of the eponymous nuclear disaster of 1986 that took place in the city of Chernobyl, now in Ukraine. It is considered the worst nuclear accident in history. The … Read more
Divorce is one of the ugliest words in the English language. Its specter haunts countless marriages. For the divorced couple, it is often a constant source of stress and financial strain. It marks affected children the rest of their lives. Divorce was not frequent in times past. In fact, the stigma of … Read more
The sound of bagpipes and drums echoed as a large crowd marched down Broadway in New York City. What was the occasion? The first “Gift of Life Walk” in the Big Apple. The event took place on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, and was organized by the director of Personhood … Read more