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| FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 |
| TRUMP EASES ON SHUTDOWN President Trump called Democrats “hypocrites” for opposing a border wall, given their past support for fences and walls. But Trump said: “Let’s not do a shutdown.” READ |
| IMMIGRATION DEAL The liberal Washington Post editorial board says that Democrats should reach a deal to build a border wall in exchange for providing a path to legal status for 1 million illegal immigrants who came into the United States as minors. READ |
| SMUT INDUSTRY FEARS ATTY GENERAL The porn industry is worried about the enforcement of obscenity laws now that President Trump has nominated William Barr, a “staunch Catholic conservative” to head the Justice Department. Barr was a vigorous enforcer of obscenity laws when he was Attorney General under President George H. W. Bush in the early 1990s. READ |
| TRANSGENDER DISTRICT? The city of San Francisco has created the world’s first legal transgender district. City leaders admitted the creation of the district was motivated as a response to the Trump administration’s policies. READ |
| ANTI-RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY The Peace Cross monument just outside Washington, DC, could be demolished if the American Humanist Association gets its way. READ |
| ANTI-DISCRIMINATION The New Mexico Supreme Court rules 3-2 protecting the right of religious schools to participate in the state’s textbook lending program. The state’s high court had once ruled the opposite way, but were told to reconsider after the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of state aid for playgrounds for all schools in Missouri — including private and religious schools. READ |
| MORE ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY An associate professor in Minnesota is using the Me Too movement to viciously attack Christianity, stating that Mary became pregnant without consent. Katie Yoder takes him to task at the CatholicVote blog. READ |
| PAPAL VISIT Pope Francis will travel to Mother Teresa’s birthplace of Skopje, Bulgaria and Macedonia in 2019. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint John of the Cross was a 16th century reformer of the Carmelite way of life. Together with Saint Teresa of Avila, he lived the primitive Rule of their Order, and paid a dear price for his commitment to reform and authentic living. Saint John of the Cross died in 1591. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.” (Jn 8:12) READ |
| CATHOLIC CROONER Bing Crosby certainly wasn’t a perfect Catholic, but he was serious about his faith, and his lived it more intentionally than many in Hollywood. SHARE |