2016 // Trump unveiled a new $20 billion voucher plan for 11 million children from poor families to choose which school they will attend. http://cvote.it/2c9RudZ
CATHOLIC // Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI admitted that governing the church wasn’t his strong suit but that he succeeded at least in breaking up the Vatican’s gay lobby. http://cvote.it/2c9QExF
POLL NUMBERS // Polling is not a perfect science. Some pollsters do a better job than others. A single poll might show true movement in opinion, or it might be an outlier. But we shouldn’t out right reject polling either. To deal with outliers, Real Clear Politics began averaging polls. At any given point in the presidential race you can get their RCP average of the last 8 national polls. In the RCP average of polls, Trump currently trails Clinton by an average of 2.8%. Take a look: http://cvote.it/1WHXZXk
FIGHTER // Imagine an alternate reality America that didn’t have pro-life conservative warriors like Phyllis Schlafly. It’s not a pretty picture. http://cvote.it/2cn0O1f
CHASTITY // A 32-year old single Catholic woman writes in the Washington Post about saving sex until marriage. “Chastity isn’t simply the restraining of one’s desires, nor is it something you just practice before marriage and then disregard after the wedding. Chastity is a lifestyle, centered on freedom and love.” http://cvote.it/2c9Plid
SPORTS // NFL team led by 9/11 Truther might boycott national anthem… on 9/11. http://cvote.it/2c9U1or
WATERCOOLER // Here’s the article going viral this week: The Flight 93 Election. It’s a long-read, and you might not agree with it, but it’s definitely food for thought. http://cvote.it/2c9Uxmn
ON THIS DAY // 1776 – The Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the “United States” of America. This replaced the term “United Colonies,” which had been in general use. http://cvote.it/1IXptgd
SAINT // The Saint of the day – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
TRUTH //