NOW HURRICANE IRMA // Florida Gov. Rick Scott declares a state of emergency telling Floridians to “prepare for the worst and hope for the best” as Hurricane Irma is expected to hit the Sunshine State by Friday. http://cvote.it/2ezCbN5
AID FOR HOUSTON // The House is expected to vote Wednesday on the first batch of relief for victims of Hurricane Harvey. http://cvote.it/2w0DzPd
SENATOR ON TRIAL // Tomorrow is the beginning of the federal corruption trial involving Sen. Bob Menendez. A New Jersey Democrat, Menendez asked the court for days off to travel to Washington for “critical votes.” The judge wasn’t having it: “Defendant Menendez claims that he is in a ‘unique situation’ because his voting duties are ‘on a schedule not of his own making.’ But so are the duties of the radio repairman, the cab driver and the businessman.” http://cvote.it/2w0uc1O
TRUMP IMMIGRATION PLAN // This week, President Trump is expected to end President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — but with a six-month delay to give Congress time to consider legislation on how to handle children who came into the country illegally with their parents. http://cvote.it/2w0EEqc
IMMIGRATION CHANGE // Summer employers hired more American workers amid President Trump’s squeeze of the guest-worker program. http://cvote.it/2w0oFZt
PROPAGANDA 2020 // Can you believe this? The Boston Globe is starting a campaign to convince everyone in the Heartland that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is one of them. The fawning headline reads: “Religion is constant part of Elizabeth Warren’s life.” (This is the same woman who champions legal abortion!) Expect to see more of this propaganda in the years to come. http://cvote.it/2w0zivj
IT’S ABOUT TIME // Kudos to the bishops of England and Wales who have decided to move the Ascension and the Epiphany to their original dates. http://cvote.it/2w0k8WX
SAINT // Saint Teresa if Calcutta – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.” (Ps 27:13) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
WITNESS //