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| TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 |
| McCONNELL: KAVANAUGH VOTE THIS WEEK Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate would vote this week on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. “The time for endless delay and obstruction has come to a close.” The White House revised its guidance to the FBI so that their agents can interview anyone they deem relevant to their investigation. READ |
| FROM “RAPE” TO “PERJURY” As several rape allegations have fallen apart due to a lack of evidence, opponents of Brett Kavanaugh now want him investigated for perjury. READ |
| WOMEN REACT TO KAVANAUGH A new poll in Missouri shows that voters are less inclined to support pro-abortion Sen. Claire McCaskill because of her opposition to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. And the poll showed that held true for women voters as well. READ |
| SENATE 2018 A new poll in North Dakota shows pro-life Kevin Cramer opening up a ten-point lead over pro-abortion Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-ND. The SRA/NBC North Dakota poll has Cramer at 51%, Heitkamp at 41%, with 8% undecided. If Republicans win the Senate seat in North Dakota, Democrats would have to win in Tennessee or Texas to have a realistic chance of retaking the Senate. READ |
| GEORGETOWN PROFESSOR’S HATE Christine Fair, an associate professor at Georgetown University, said white men deserve “miserable deaths” for supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Georgetown University, which claims to be Catholic, said that Fair’s social media comments are her own and “not the views of the University.” (The story contains profanity.) READ |
| MEDIA BIAS Over two-thirds of Americans (68%) say that news organizations tend to favor one side when they cover political and social issues, according to a new Pew poll. READ |
| A VETO SURPRISE There’s no question that California Governor Jerry Brown is pro-abortion. But a new bill to force universities in the state to offer abortion inducing “medication” was “not necessary” said Governor Brown, who vetoed the legislation. READ |
| PRINCESS BECOMES CATHOLIC Princess Alexandra of Hanover has been removed from her distant place in the British line of succession after becoming Catholic. According to the Act of Settlement in 1701, Catholics are barred from the English throne. READ |
| WATCHDOG GROUP TO INVESTIGATE CARDINALS A new organization, Better Church Governance, plans to investigate all cardinals able to vote in the next papal conclave. The group said that they “will not endorse or attack any cardinal” but to provide accurate backgrounds (positive and negative) on other cardinal electors. READ |
| SAINT QUOTE “When tempted, invoke your Angel. He is more eager to help you than you are to be helped! Ignore the devil and do not be afraid of him: He trembles and flees at the sight of your Guardian Angel.” -Saint John Bosco |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Angels play an important role in Sacred Scripture as messengers of God. The belief that each person has a guardian angel watching over him or her is an extension of that role, and a reminder of God’s never-failing providence. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Let my prayer come before you, Lord.” (Ps 88:3) READ |
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