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| MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 |
| SCIENCE VS. TRANS A proposed HHS rule memo would state: “The sex listed on a person’s birth certificate, as originally issued, shall constitute definitive proof of a person’s sex unless rebutted by reliable genetic evidence.” The health department also called on government agencies to adopt a definition of gender that used “a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable.” READ |
| McCONNELL HARASSED AT DINER A small group of angry diners yelled at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao as they were eating at Havana Rumba in Louisville, Kentucky. But several other patrons defended McConnell and told the ‘protesters’ to leave them alone. The restaurant apologized to McConnell. READ |
| HOUSEWIVES ARE ‘LEECHES’? Arizona Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema’s old words are coming back to haunt her. In a 2006 interview, she denounced “these women who act like staying at home, leeching off their husbands or boyfriends, and just cashing the checks is some sort of feminism because they’re choosing to live that life.” READ |
| MIGRANT CARAVAN HEADS NORTH A group of 2,000 migrants from Central America have thwarted Mexican attempts to stop them from entering Mexico. The caravan has reformed their mass caravan in Mexico and has vowed to resume their journey to the United States. President Trump said: “Full efforts are being made to stop the onslaught of illegal aliens from crossing our Southern Border.” READ |
| NBC POLL: TRUMP AT 47% Democrats have a 9-point edge over who Americans want in control on Congress, with 50% favoring Democrats and the GOP at 41%. But President Trump’s approval rating rose to 47% — his highest rating as president in the NBC/WSJ poll. READ |
| WRONGLY SUSPENDED* William Rainford, dean of the social work school at Catholic University of America, was suspended when he found Julie Swetnick’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh to be not credible. Sohrab Ahmari says it was wrong of CUA to suspend Rainford and that they should move quickly to reinstate him. * Editor’s Note: We had incorrectly referred to Rainford as fired. This is incorrect. He was not fired, but suspended. We regret the error. READ |
| MARCH FOR LIFE 2019 Next year’s theme for the March for Life is: “Pro-Life is Pro-Science.” READ |
| ASSISTED SUICIDE The American Academy of Family Physicians has taken a “neutral” position on assisted suicide and they’re lobbying the American Medical Association to do the same. But Catholic doctors say that neutrality is absolutely the wrong prescription. READ |
| +VIGANO ISSUES NEW LETTER Archbishop Carlo Vigano issued a third testimony in highlighting what he calls corruption in the church, especially involving disgraced Archbishop Theodore McCarrick of Washington, DC. In the letter, Vigano states: “McCarrick was part of a network of bishops promoting homosexuality who, exploiting their favor with Pope Francis, manipulated episcopal appointments so as to protect themselves from justice and to strengthen the homosexual network in the hierarchy and in the Church at large.” READ |
| UNCLE SAM WORKING WITH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The U.S. Agency for International Development has agreed to work together with the Knight of Columbus to “facilitate partnerships to help communities in the Middle East recover from genocide and persecution.” The agreement will help deliver aid rapidly to persecuted Iraqi Christian communities. READ |
| REPAIR THE CHURCH An event that took place in San Damiano, Italy, is most relevant to our staggering time, says Donald DeMarco. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Born in Wadowice, Poland, Saint John Paul II had lost his mother, father, and older brother before his 21st birthday. Then his promising academic career at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University was cut short by the outbreak of World War II, during which he worked in a quarry and a chemical factory while attending an underground seminary. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “The Lord made us, we belong to him.” (Ps 100:3) READ |
| HISTORY How John Paul II started his papacy 40 years ago. READ |