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| THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 |
| THE ROLE OF CLERICALISM Russell Shaw writes about the clergy sex scandals: “Clerical elitism—the notion that the clergy are a privileged caste, with special privileges and exemptions not granted to the rest of us—did not cause sex abuse, nor did sex abuse cause clerical elitism. But the link between the two things is certainly very real.” READ |
| THE PROBLEM IS PERSONNEL Regarding the latest clergy abuse scandal we hear some bishops say that they are ‘deeply saddened.’ That’s not enough, writes Michael Brendan Dougherty. “Spare us this fake public-relations drivel. We don’t need your sadness, we don’t need new policies. We need better men.” READ |
| STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS In reaction to the devastating grand jury report, Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, said the Senate should examine laws regarding the statute of limitations. READ |
| COLORADO ATTACKS BAKER, AGAIN! Colorado’s civil rights commission is totally ignoring a recent Supreme Court ruling and harassing Masterpiece Cake Shop baker Jack Phillips again. A transgender person filed a complaint that he wouldn’t bake a “transition” cake. READ |
| ELECTION 2020? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is considering a bid for the presidency in 2020. But he shocked a crowd when he said America “was never that great.” READ |
| ELECTION 2018 Former Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon is back and he’s formed a new 501c4 advocacy organization called Citizens of the American Republic. The new group aims to influence the midterm elections, which Bannon said would be a referendum on President Trump’s policies. “This is his first re-elect,” said Bannon. If Democrats win the House, he said, Trump’s program “Comes to a screeching halt.” READ |
| SUPREME COURT Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh quietly met with two Senate Democrats, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana. West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin met with Kavanaugh in July. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Kavanaugh start Sept. 4. READ |
| ENVIRONMENTALISM After several cities banned plastic straws, a new target has been acquired: balloons. READ |
| ROSARY COAST-TO-COAST Fr. Richard Heilman will be leading a 54 day “Novena for Our Nation,” which concludes on October 7th with a Rosary that Catholics will pray “from coast to coast,” along the borders and coasts of the U.S.! Fr. Rick Heilman talked about the campaign on the Stephen Herreid Show. WATCH |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Stephen was both a king and a Christian. So, he embodied both the civil and the religious aspects of life in his person. Saint Stephen expressed those aspects in the best way he knew how according to his culture and period of history. He serves as proof that the faith is definitely rooted in the persons who believe. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Do not forget the works of the Lord!” (Ps 78:56) READ |
| WITNESS “I am parking right now”: How this person found salvation in the fast food drive-thru lane. READ |