LOOP: Economy will grow at 5.4%, says Atlanta Fed
ECONOMY READY TO ROCK? Wow: The Atlanta Fed said the U.S. economy will grow at 5.4% in the first quarter of 2018. If that forecast holds, it’ll be the best quarter since the Great Recession ended in 2009. http://cvote.it/2E3oCUP
BIGGER PAYCHECKS Employers have until Feb. 15 to make changes to paycheck withholding due to the new tax law. The Associated Press interviewed Wayne Lowe, who got an extra $200 in his paycheck last week. “I have heard time and again that the middle class is getting crumbs, but I’ll take it!” said Lowe. http://cvote.it/2E8Px1g
‘CATHOLIC’ SENATORS Rather than a defense of the integrity of Catholic doctrine, the “consistent ethic of life” has too often been abused as a way to deflect criticism away from pro-abortion politicians and those who support them. And that’s why we saw 14 ‘Catholic’ senators vote to protect late-term abortions this week. http://cvote.it/2E9Mgiq
A SMEAR BACKFIRES Even the feminists in the media have come to the defense of U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley after author Michael Wolff suggested that Haley committed adultery for career advancement. http://cvote.it/2E8QiaC
LIMIT TECH TIME Catholic schools are looking for ways to limit screen time among students. http://cvote.it/2E5oBiV
CATHOLICVOTE RADIO HOUR Nate Madden talks about the 14 Catholic senators who killed the 20 week abortion ban, Carly Hoilman talks about how the media used a horrific abuse case to smear all homeschoolers, and CV Political Director Josh Mercer discusses the State of the Union address and the growing chasm between the far Left and the rest of America. http://cvote.it/2E45ZQz
QUASH THE ORTHODOX? Fr. James Martin, SJ, collaborates with the Church’s persecutors while demanding that the Bishops censor his critics for ‘hate.’ http://cvote.it/2E48mmr
WEIRD HOLIDAY Back in the 1950s, students at the University of Dallas asked their school’s president for a fun activity to break the bleak winter months. The president of the school half-jokingly suggested Groundhog Day. This quirky idea has taken a life of its own with a 5k run, bonfire barbeque, hayrides, and live music. http://cvote.it/2EaHz89
SAINT OF THE DAY The Presentation of the Lord is when Mary and Joseph went to the Temple for the purification of the Lord, as prescibed by Mosaic Law, 40 days after his birth. http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!” (Ps 24:8) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
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