RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that it’s unconstitutional for a state to offer playground equipment to schools but exempt religious schools from receiving the aid. http://cvote.it/2sLaIA0
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // CatholicVote: The Supreme Court’s ruling will be cited for years to come to boost religious liberty efforts. http://cvote.it/2sKRHxG
TRAVEL BAN // The Supreme Court unanimously ruled to allow President Trump’s temporary travel ban to go into effect. President Trump declared it “a clear victory for our national security.” The full case on the travel ban will be heard by the Supreme Court this fall. http://cvote.it/2sKWiQm
HEALTH CARE // Three Republican Senators have already indicated that they will not vote to advance the health care bill on a procedural vote today, threatening the ability to pass the bill before the July 4th recess. http://cvote.it/2sLlyWQ
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // The Supreme Court agreed this fall to take up the case of the Colorado baker who objected to baking a cake for a same-sex wedding. “Shouldn’t we all agree that the government shouldn’t force us to speak or act in a way that violates our deepest convictions?” baker Jack Phillips asks. http://cvote.it/2sKWhvS
ANTI-CHRISTIAN // Great news: The nonprofit watchdog Guidestar reversed its decision, and will not place hate labels on Christian groups. http://cvote.it/2sgrVht
POLITICS // President Trump says he wants to work with Democrats but “their theme is resist.” He noted that Schumer came to the Senate floor to oppose the GOP plan weeks before the health care bill was even written. “He was criticizing a bill that he had no idea what was in the bill. But that’s call the resistance, and that’s a terrible word.” http://cvote.it/2sgxCM5
CULTURE OF LIFE // Six ways to love your infertile friend — a powerful testimony from Mary Tillotson, a pro-life Catholic. http://cvote.it/2sgnKlL
CATHOLIC // It’s sad when prominent Catholic figures like comedian Jim Gaffigan wave the LGBT flag for the Pride march. But Catholics need to understand that waving a rainbow flag is not a neutral act. http://cvote.it/2sL6R60
CATHOLIC // A judge in Detroit halts the deportation of 100 Iraqi nationals, many of whom are Chaldean Christians. http://cvote.it/2sg6JIq
SAINT // Saint Cyril of Alexandria- http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.” (Ps 15:1) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
TRUTH //