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| THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 |
| CARDINAL: INTERVIEW EDITED UNFAIRLY Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago said that his interview with NBC Chicago reporter Mary Ann Ahern was edited in a way that inaccurately portrayed him. READ |
| MAINSTREAM MEDIA AND RELIGION “Many journalists, including Catholic ones, impose a prefabricated frame on the Church, in which those who challenge or deemphasize traditional moral doctrines are the downtrodden good guys facing off against the fusty, black-clad reactionaries who pull the real strings,” writes Sohrab Ahmari, a recent convert to the Catholic Church. READ |
| CONSERVATIVE CATHOLIC MEDIA For the Washington Post, the real important story involving Vigano is the rise of conservative Catholic news sites like Catholic News Agency and LifeSite. “Much like the way in which Breitbart and Drudge Report have served as media conduits for the brand of conservative American populism led by Donald Trump, conservative Catholic media outlets have become power players by conveying the anti-Francis point of view, this time becoming part of the story as well,” writes Washington Post religion writer Michelle Boorstein. READ |
| AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY Ave Maria University is known as a conservative Catholic school. So it was a surprise when AMU President Jim Towey criticized Archbishop Vigano and Cardinal Raymond Burke — both considered conservative prelates. “Those so-called conservative Catholics who now challenge the Holy Father’s legitimate authority and openly undermine his papacy, are betraying their own principles and hurting the Church they profess to love. They should stop now,” Towey said. READ |
| SAN FRANCISCO BISHOP VOUCHES FOR VIGANO Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said: “while having no privileged information about the Archbishop McCarrick situation, from information I do have about a very few of the other statements Archbishop Viganò makes, I can confirm that they are true. His statements, therefore, must be taken seriously. To dismiss them lightly would continue a culture of denial and obfuscation. Of course, to validate his statements in detail a formal investigation will have to be conducted, one that is thorough and objective.” READ (PDF) |
| TRUMP AND THE VATICAN? Pro-family activist Austin Ruse says the Trump administration should demand from the Vatican all documentation involving former Washington Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. If they refuse, threaten to bring Vatican Ambassador Callista Gingrich back home. “We must know if Vatican Cardinals knew about the sexual predator in our midst and let him proceed with his illegal, nefarious behavior,” said Ruse. READ |
| SENATE 2018 President Trump has decided to add another campaign stop in Montana after an internal Republican poll showed pro-life Matt Rosendale tightening the race against pro-abortion Democrat Jon Tester. READ |
| DEMOCRATS ATTACK THEIR LEADER Democratic activists are livid at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for cutting a deal with Republicans that allowed more judges to be confirmed. That includes Brian Fallon, who used to serve as a top aide to Schumer. Fallon said: “Democrats need to start to care about judges as much as Mitch McConnell does and play for keeps, which means not being willfully blind to ideological nominees from this president.” READ |
| DISSENT AT FACEBOOK Conservative employees at Facebook are forming an online group to push back at what they call an intolerant culture at the tech giant. READ |
| POLITICS AND BASEBALL Slugger J.D. Martinez is not backing down from a pro-gun Instagram post that he shared five years ago. Some people complained that the post had Hitler’s picture on it, but the graphic is clearly opposed to Hitler’s confiscation of guns. ““I love my country. I stand by the Constitution and I stand by the second amendment. As most of you guys know I’m Cuban-American, and most of my family was run out of Cuba because of a brutal dictator.” READ |
| SAINT QUOTE “We’ve had enough of exhortations to be silent! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues. I see that the world is rotten because of silence.” –St. Catherine of Siena |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Canonized in 2009, Saint Jeanne Jugan had a history of helping the elderly and the poor. She founded the Little Sisters of the Poor to help her with her work, and by the time of her death they numbered 2,400. Her life included a few obstacles, but Saint Jeanne was a woman of determination and vision and she got it done. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Blessed are those who fear the Lord.” (Ps 128:1) READ |
| LIFE Meet ‘Matthew the Great’: The Iowa baby who defied a terminal diagnosis and lived. READ |