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| THURSDAY, MARCH 29 – HOLY THURSDAY |
| ANOTHER CABINET OFFICIAL OUT Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin has resigned. President Trump has nominated Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as his replacement. READ |
| VILENESS AT COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS Several readers sent us this story, and we wanted to make sure you (and any potential Holy Cross alumni) were made aware. A theology professor at the Jesuit-run College of the Holy Cross made all sorts of despicable accusations about Our Lord that we won’t repeat here on Holy Thursday. But this article exposes the garbage that this professor is spouting off. READ |
| ASSISTED SUICIDE STOPPED Great news: A bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Massachusetts has died. Anne Fox of Massachusetts Citizens for Life said that doctor-prescribed suicide “threatens every one of us by encouraging utilitarian judgments and actions on the part of the medical profession and insurance companies.” READ |
| ASSISTED SUICIDE IN HAWAII The Hawaii House already passed a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide. The bill is now moving through the Hawaii Senate, which has 25 Democrats and 0 Republicans (not a typo!) Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva wrote an op-ed for the Honolulu’s largest newspaper: “Until now, we have prided ourselves on helping people not take their lives. We have suicide prevention programs and hotlines, and have always considered suicide a tragedy that wreaks havoc on so many survivors who feel grief.” READ |
| QUITE THE SWITCHEROO A taxi driver in Argentina signed a few forms and declared himself a woman. All so that he could retire five years earlier because of the country’s gender equity laws. Thankfully for Sergio, er, Sergia, no evidence of hormone treatment of gender reassignment surgery was necessary. READ |
| FACEBOOK’S PROBLEMS MOUNT What the digital powerhouse did for the Obama campaign in 2012 may have violated federal election laws. READ |
| QUIET TEEN IS A HERO Virgil Smith is only 13. But he just won the Citizen Honors Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Why? He rescued 17 people during Hurricane Harvey. READ |
| HUMANAE VITAE IS ESSENTIAL Several speakers at a Benedictine College symposium on Humanae Vitae called the teachings in the document to be essential for stable marriages and stable families. Humanae Vitae was written by Pope Paul VI fifty years ago this July. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Today is obviously Holy Thursday. The normal Saint of the Day for March 29 is Saint Ludovico of Casoria. Having had what he called a mystical experience, he began establishing institutions for all kinds of people in need. He even founded two religious communities. READ |
| DAILY MASS READINGS “Our blessing-cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ.” (Ps 116:12) READ |
| AMAZING Using the Shroud of Turin, scientists and researchers have created a 3D “carbon copy” of what Jesus might have looked like. “We believe that we have the precise image of what Jesus looked like on this earth,” said Professor Giuilo Fanti. READ |