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CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE FEDS TARGETING OF
PRO-LIFERS Congress will begin investigating the “weaponization” of the federal government against Catholic
and other pro-life Americans this Thursday. The investigation will operate under the House Judiciary Committee and be chaired by Ohio Republican Rep.
Jim Jordan, focusing on the Biden administration’s targeting of pro-lifers through the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
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AP STYLE KILLS ‘CRISIS PREGNANCY
CENTERS’ The Associated Press added
an entry to its style guide directing journalists to put the term “crisis pregnancy center” in scare-quotes, and to use
“anti-abortion center” instead, to convey that “the centers’ general aim is to prevent abortions.” The AP Style Guide
also tells writers not to use the terms “pregnancy resource centers or pregnancy counseling centers,” branding those descriptions as
“potentially misleading.” READ |
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BLACK LEADERS APOLOGIZE TO DeSANTIS
The Miami-Dade Black Affairs Advisory Board on Friday issued an apology to Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for a
comment made at their Wednesday meeting from a member who said, “our governor is racist.” “There’s nothing wrong with saying
‘we’re sorry,’” said Board Chair Pierre Rutledge. “That’s not what we intended to say or be depicted by anyone.
And that’s not the feeling of this board.” READ |
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SPY BALLOON SHOT DOWN The military on Saturday shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina after tracking it for nearly a
week. President Joe Biden said officials chose not to shoot it down over land because its debris could cause damage below. House Homeland Security
Committee Chairman Mark Greene, R-NC, said that it was “indefensible that this threat was eliminated only after great public outcry and the
damage to U.S. national security and American sovereignty was already done.” READ |
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OTHER CHINESE SPY BALLOONS? Fox News reported Sunday that at least two other Chinese spy balloons have flown over or near U.S. states in recent
years. “A Chinese spy balloon crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Hawaii four months ago,” reported Fox’s Lucas Tomlinson, and
“at least one Chinese spy balloon flew over portions of Texas and Florida during the Trump administration.” Former President Donald Trump
said the report of a balloon during his presidency was “disinformation.” READ |
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BORDER COMMUNITIES TO BE REIMBURSED? Texas lawmakers are preparing legislation that would require the government to reimburse states and communities along the United
States’ southern border who have been forced to spend billions addressing the immigration crisis. Border security is a federal priority, they
argue, and the Biden administration has neglected it. READ |
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GOP COUNTEROFFENSIVE IN DA RACES Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares says Republicans must launch a defense against a yearslong Leftist campaign to take
district attorney seats across the country. Liberal groups have a “very smart tactic,” Miyares said. “They’ve realized,
‘I don’t have to win a governor’s mansion. I don’t have to change control of my state Senate or my state assembly. I’ve
just got to go into certain areas, I’ve got to elect very left-wing social justice warriors as these
prosecutors.’” READ |
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ICYMI An FBI SWAT team
invaded his house. He faced a potential 11 years in prison. Moments after he was found not guilty, Mark Houck was asked how he dealt with the
pressure. “We couldn’t have done it without faith,” he said. WATCH |
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‘NOT SETTLING’ Fr. Emmanuel Tropini, vicar
of the St. Rose of Lima Parish in Villaguay, Argentina, joined more than 100 youths in a great demonstration of love for the Virgin Mary, crossing the
Andes Mountains on foot in a pilgrimage under the theme: “Pilgrim of the Andes, lift up your gaze.” “Something that we work on a lot
are values and aspiration to the great things in life,” Tropini said. “Not settling for small things but fighting for the convictions that
are related to all this.” READ |
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HONG KONG CATHOLICS NOW NOBEL NOMINEES A bipartisan congressional commission chaired by Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ, announced
Thursday the nomination of six Hong Kongers, including Cardinal Joseph Zen and jailed Catholic media mogul Jimmy Lai, for the Nobel Peace Prize
because of their efforts in the cause of human rights. READ |
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COLLEGE TEAMMATES ENTER RELIGIOUS LIFE They were college basketball teammates 40 years ago, and now they're both in Miami dressed
in religious habits. Meet Sister Irene and Sister Margaret Anne as they share how Divine Providence brought them back together after 40 years.
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CATHOLIC 101 Individualism and collectivism are two of the greatest
threats to human happiness. Anthony Esolen explains how the breakdown of small communities hurts the poor -- and why Catholic social teaching is the
key to restoring our own culture. Read this new take on our ancient tradition of caring for the poor and weakest among
us. READ |
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SAINT OF THE DAY Today the Church celebrates Paul Miki and the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki. Just decades
after Catholic missionaries arrived on the shores of Japan, the emperor’s representatives commanded that 26 believers be executed. While on his
cross, St. Paul Miki said: “After Christ's example, I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my
blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain.” READ
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DAILY PSALM “May the Lord be
glad in his works.” (Psalm 104:31) READ |
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DAILY READINGS Today's Mass
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