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| THURSDAY, MAY 3 |
| HOUSE CHAPLAIN TO STAY Father Pat Conroy, SJ, wrote a letter withdrawing his resignation as House chaplain. House Speaker Paul Ryan accepted Fr. Conroy’s letter and decided that “he will remain in his position.” Apparently hinting at the increased media attention to the story, Speaker Ryan added: “It is my job as speaker to do what is best for this body, and I know that this body is not well served by a protracted over such an important post.” READ |
| U.S. TROOPS IN KOREA President Trump has instructed the Pentagon to develop plans to reduce the number of American military personnel stationed in South Korea. Currently there are 23,500 troops stationed in South Korea. READ |
| BLACKLISTING CHRISTIANS The left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center has convinced Amazon to expel Alliance Defending Freedom from participating in the Amazon Smile program. Alliance Defending Freedom is a legal advocacy group dedicated to protecting Christians, but the Southern Poverty Law Center has smeared them as a “hate group.” READ |
| LIBERALS BOYCOTT KANYE The liberal activist group, Sleeping Giants, is targeting Adidas to pressure them to stop partnering with Kayne West’s shoe brand Yeezy after he expressed support for President Trump and conservative activist Candace Owens. READ |
| TIME FOR NEW TACTICS Adapt or die? Frank Cannon says that social conservatives need a Moneyball-inspired revolution. READ |
| FAITH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE On the National Day of Prayer, President Trump signed an executive order stating that faith-based groups have equal access to government funding. READ |
| BISHOP PRAISES IOWA BILL Iowa’s heartbeat bill won the praise of Bishop Walker Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa. “We support the life-giving intent of the provisions in the bill and we want to do everything we can to support that,” he said. READ |
| AN ODE TO ST JOSEPH Benedictine nuns in rural Missouri create a new album to honor Saint Joseph. LISTEN |
| SOCIAL MEDIA FOR VOCATIONS? Religious orders are using Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to draw millennials to vocations. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY St. Florian, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on May 4th, was an officer of the Roman army who occupied a high administrative post in Noricum, now part of Austria, and who suffered death for the Faith in the days of Diocletian. READ |
| DAILY MASS READINGS “I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord.” (Ps 57:8) READ |
| MARY May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here’s a neat graphic on the Rosary. |