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| FRIDAY, JULY 27 |
| ECONOMIC GROWTH AT 4%? Economists expect that second quarter growth in the economy will top 4% when the federal government announces the official data at 8:30 a.m. this morning. READ |
| CATHOLIC HOSPITALS ARE … CATHOLIC The online publication FiveThirtyEight published an article smearing Catholic hospitals for being Catholic. “They consistently ignore or gloss over the fact that the Catholic Church has done more to provide people with health care than any institution in human history. This matters very little to the culture warriors who try to shore up each new frontier of the Sexual Revolution by forcefully conscripting everyone in sight,” says Alexandria DeSanctis. READ |
| SOCIALISM Inflation is expected to hit 1 million percent in socialist Venezuela by the end of the year. The once-rich country has seen its economy halved since 2013 and basic items like baby formula and toilet paper can’t be found on store shelves. READ |
| HOUSE 2018 Rep. Jim Jordan, R-OH, has formally announced that he is running for Speaker of the House, should Republicans retain the House after the midterm elections. “President Trump has taken bold action on behalf of the American people. Congress has not held up its end of the deal, but we can change that. It’s time to do what we said,” said Jordan, a co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus. READ |
| HOUSE 2018 President Trump’s campaign committee is transferring money to 100 Republican candidates in House and Senate races. Democrats need to win 2 seats in the Senate and 24 seats in the House to gain the majority. READ |
| TRANSGENDER A Canadian man switched his sex to “female” on his government ID to get cheaper car insurance. “I’m a man, 100 percent. Legally, I’m a woman. I did it for cheaper car insurance.” READ |
| SCANDAL Jennifer Fitz: “The McCarrick scandals are proving to be a breaking point for many Catholics. Here we have not a man engaged in a struggle against temptation – who of us isn’t? – but a man whose shamelessly predatory behavior was tacitly condoned by countless church leaders at the highest levels.” READ |
| OPEN LETTER TO A BISHOP “We need leaders who will not mislead us and scatter us. We cry out for shepherds who will shepherd us, so that we need no longer fear and tremble,” writes Christopher Altieri in an open letter to Bishop Thomas J. Tobin. READ |
| AMERICAN SAINT The relics of St. Katharine Drexel will be moved to the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, along with her original tomb. Previously, the saint’s body was buried at hte Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Motherhouse and Shrine in Bensalem, Pa. That shrine closed at the end of 2017. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Blessed Antonio Lucci, a Conventual Franciscan, was a noted theologian and teacher, who was appointed bishop of Bovino. He led the diocese for 23 years and was known for his generosity with the poor. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.” (Jer 31:10) READ |
| MASCULINITY DOESN’T HURT WOMEN In her latest column at the Wall Street Journal, Abigail Shrier argued that masculine fathers raise strong daughters. Could the feminist fervor of the #MeToo movement turn out to be an indirect attack on women and children? Abigail discusses this on the Stephen Herreid Show. WATCH |