GOP CONVENTION // Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination for president, pledging law and order if elected. “I am not able to look the other way,” he said, “when innocent people suffer because our political system lacks the will, or the courage, or the basic decency to enforce our laws.” http://cvote.it/2a0HNMs
GOP CONVENTION // Long considered Donald Trump’s top advisor, daughter Ivanka Trump gave personal anecdotes about his character as a father in an appeal to women voters. http://cvote.it/2a0IiGF
GOP CONVENTION // Tech investor and PayPal co-founder Peter Theil said “I’m proud to be gay” in his primetime address to the GOP convention. “We are told that the great debate is about who gets to use which bathroom. This a distraction from our real problems. Who cares?” http://cvote.it/2a3sdTV
2016 // Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore thinks Trump is going to win the election. http://cvote.it/2a0J1aL
LGBT // Insane: The NBA announces that they won’t host their All Star Game in Charlotte because of North Carolina’s bathroom law. http://cvote.it/2a38B2k
CATHOLIC // The Land O’ Lakes Statement has caused devastation in Catholic higher education for 49 years. http://cvote.it/2a38iVn
ON THIS DAY // 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln informs his chief advisors and cabinet that he will issue a proclamation to free slaves, but will announce it after a major Union victory. http://cvote.it/1Ow15HM
SAINT OF THE DAY // Saint Mary Magdalene – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
AMAZING // In a small town near Madrid, a 90-year-old man labors every day on a soaring house of prayer to which he has dedicated over half a century of his life. http://cvote.it/2a3nVvZ