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| AT-HOME ABORTIONS The Biden administration cited the coronavirus
pandemic as a reason to authorize the prescription of the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail. This new Biden policy will allow at-home,
self-administered abortions. "With this action, the Biden administration has made it clear that it will prioritize abortion over women's safety.
Allowing unsupervised chemical abortions via telemedicine, without requiring timely access to medical care, will put women in grave danger," said
Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life. READ |
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| OHIO PRO-LIFE WIN The Sixth
Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Ohio's pro-life ban on abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis. “The right to an abortion before viability
is not absolute,” wrote Judge Alice Batchelder in the court’s majority opinion, adding: “Simply put, there is no absolute or per se
right to an abortion based on the stage of the pregnancy.” READ |
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| MEDIA CORRUPTION A CNN director admitted that the network actively worked to get
President Trump out of office, even creating “propaganda” on issues that they knew little about to further the goal. In a
secretly-recorded conversation, CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester said: “Look what we did, we [CNN] got Trump out. I am 100% going to say
it, and I 100% believe that if it wasn’t for CNN, I don’t know that Trump would have got voted out. … I came to CNN because I
wanted to be a part of that.” READ |
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| BORDER
CRISIS The president of Guatemala said President Biden's confusing messaging encouraged smugglers to drop off
children at the U.S.-Mexico border. President Alejandro Giammattei said: "They were compassionate messages that were understood by people in our
country, especially the coyotes, to tell families, 'we'll take the children, the children can go in and once the children are there they will call
their parents.' And so those messages were confusing. Not because of the way they were communicated, but because of the way they were translated
here.” READ |
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| BASEBALL'S MONOPOLY A group of three senators
introduced legislation that would revoke Major League Baseball’s exemption under antitrust law. The legislative push comes after MLB pulled its
All-Star Game from Georgia in protest against the state’s recently-passed election integrity bill. “We’re here today to talk about
legislation to remove the antitrust exemption that’s long been enjoyed by Major League Baseball,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT, said at a press
conference Tuesday. “It’s important to remember that this exemption was created from whole cloth by the Supreme Court 99 years
ago.” READ |
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| AUTO COMPANIES VS. ELECTION REFORM? Executives from
Ford, General Motors, and other Michigan-based corporations sent a warning shot across the bow of the state’s GOP lawmakers Tuesday as the
legislature considers a bill against election fraud. “Government must avoid actions that reduce participation in elections,” read a
statement signed by dozens of corporate executives, “particularly among historically disenfranchised communities, persons with disabilities,
older adults, racial minorities, and low-income voters.” READ |
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| PROTECTING CHILDREN Here's a rundown of 16 states, from Alabama to
Utah, that are considering legislation to prohibit doctors from performing transgender surgeries and procedures on minors. READ |
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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM California formally lifted its restrictive capacity limits on religious
gatherings following a Supreme Court ruling. “In response to recent judicial rulings, effective immediately, location and capacity limits on
places of worship are not mandatory but are strongly recommended,” the state announced Monday. READ |
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| POPE PRAISES
TERESA OF AVILA Pope Francis celebrated Saint Teresa of Avila as an exemplar of courage and spiritual
motherhood in recognition of the 50th anniversary of her being declared the first female Doctor of the Church. “Her courage, her intelligence,
and her tenacity to which she united a sensitivity for the beautiful and a spiritual motherhood toward all those who approached her work are an
exemplary example of the extraordinary role that women have played throughout history in the Church and society,” the pope wrote. READ |
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| CATHOLIC 101 Sister Anna Marie
McGuan writes about how Jesus teaches the apostles on the road to Emmaus. “Jesus explained that it was actually necessary that the Messiah would
undergo the suffering of the Passion and crucifixion. He does this by walking the disciples through the Old Testament. The evangelist writes: 'Then
beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures' (Lk 24:27).” READ |
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| SAINT OF THE DAY Blessed Peter
Gonzalez had a bad experience while riding a horse that changed the course of his life. He became a Dominican, was ordained a priest, and worked in
the court of King Ferdinand III. READ |
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| DAILY PSALM “The Lord hears the cry of the poor.” (Psalm
34:2) READ |
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| DAILY READINGS Today's Mass readings READ |
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| WOW A good reminder: In 2018, while the media was telling
stories about racism and violence, comedian Steve Harvey told the story of a young man who walked 20 miles to get to his first day of work and got a
little surprise help from the police. "This ain't a story about color," Harvey said. "Every police ain't shootin' us. We gotta start
telling these stories, man." SHARE |
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