Our beloved Church seems to test our endurance almost daily. But Jesus expressly taught exactly how the Church He was founding was to deal with the obstinate and the recalcitrant: first through one-on-one confrontation; then with two or three, and then with the church. “And if [the obstinate] will not hear the Church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.” And further, “I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. Matthew 18:15-19.

Some two thousand years later, the Traditionalists, the Montanists, the Ultra Montanists, the Revivalists and the Sedevacanists, all to one extent or another are laying claim to know the only true and authentic Catholic Church. The result: a siloed cacophony. But can all, or any of them be correct?

Jeremiah Bannister has been on an excruciating life-long journey of faith. Much like the Patriarch Job, on this journey Bannister has contended with devastating illnesses and other challenges. Unerringly, however, he will contend that such adversity is exactly what heals and can provide clarity regarding how our Church must heal. He now seeks to share with those of us on similar journeys.

On Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Carlisle Banquet Hall, join us to hear journalist, You Tuber and public speaker Jeremiah Bannister on “One Job’s Journey: How Adversity Leads to Clarity.”

For more information, and to make your reservations ($45), scan the QR Code below, go to CatholicCitizens.org at “Tickets,” reserve at https://tinyurl.com/ybufc3er or call Ellen at (708) 334-2627.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Our program starts at noon. The Carlisle suggests business attire.

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Jeremiah Bannister is a Catholic journalist & YouTuber, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and a former TV/radio personality.

Shortly after resigning his position as personal aide to the founder of New Jersey League of American Families lobby group, Jeremiah enrolled at Olivet College (Michigan), where he’d earn his bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, with a minor in Political Science. He also received recognition from The Leadership Institute (in Washington D.C.) as one of the nation’s top student activists for his role as president of Olivet Young Americans for Freedom, his work as co-host of the Bannister & Sutherby TV show, and for his creation of PaleoRadio, an AM/FM talk show focused on politics, religion, and culture. And by the time he graduated, he’d been awarded the school’s top-honor in three different categories: creative writing, public speaking, and political science.

After college, Jeremiah pursued many journalistic endeavors. He served as a contributing editor at The Distributist Review, where he wrote about Catholic Social Teaching. He vetted and published a number of investigative reports exposing unethical behavior within the Battle Creek Police Department, some of which resulted in State Police investigations. And he continued hosting PaleoRadio, which has now aired on stations in both Michigan and Tennessee.

As a public speaker, Jeremiah has presented before audiences at Michigan State University, Ferris State University (MI), Make-A-Wish Michigan, Campbellsville University (KY), and elsewhere. He and his work have been covered by Fox 17, WWMT News Channel 3, the Battle Creek Enquirer, Dogma Debate (with David Smalley), the Reasonable Doubts podcast, News Talk 95.3, and many others.

Jeremiah currently works as Editor-&-Chief of Paleocrat Diaries, updating the site whenever he wasn’t too busy writing a book, detailing his firstborn daughter Sami’s life & death with childhood brain cancer… and how God used that tragedy to lead Jeremiah and his family back to the faith. He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife, four kids, and their cats and St. Bernard, Cocoa.

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