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| MONDAY, JULY 23 |
| ABORTION Liberal states are moving to enshrine a legal right to abortion, fearing that a future Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade. Many states, including very liberal ones, still have laws on the books which restrict abortion. These laws are currently overruled by Roe v. Wade. READ |
| TRUMP APPROVAL President Trump’s approval rating reached an all-time high of 45% in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. That’s up 1 point from their June poll. Of the last four presidents, only George W. Bush, after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, had a higher approval rating than Trump at the same point in his presidency. READ |
| INTELLIGENCE Why should we automatically trust what the U.S. intelligence community would have us believe regarding Russia anyway? Jon Miller joins the Stephen Herreid Show to discuss. WATCH |
| QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Dear Parents: Get Snapchat off of your kids’ phones. Now. Don’t ask. Just do it. Let them hate you. That will pass. Love, a priest who hears their sins.” -Father Dan Beeman. |
| KIDS ARE LOUD. GET OVER IT. “I wonder what goes through the mind of the average shusher, amateur or professional, when it occurs to him or her to remind me, usually with a passive-aggressive groan or sigh, that one or more of my children are not at the moment availing themselves of this choice opportunity to practice their NPR voices,” writes columnist Matthew Walther. READ |
| TRAFFICKING The scourge of human trafficking is more common in developed countries than previously thought. According to a new global report, as many as 1 in 800 Americans is currently a victim of human trafficking. READ |
| CATHOLIC FAMILY Catholic friends and leaders recall the good mission of Jerry Coniker, who died on Independence Day. He and his wife Gwen started the Apostolate for Family Consecration. READ |
| ONE MAN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE The fascinating story of Dr. Warren Carroll, who founded Christendom College. READ |
| FOLLOWING GOD’S LAWS You may not agree with everything in this article, but it’s worth reading. A traditionalist Catholic says: “I do not consider myself a great Catholic. I am, if I’m being honest, not even a particularly good Catholic…. I am not interested in displaying harshness and judgmentalism towards sinners. I am very much one of them.” READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Bridget of Sweden was married, mother of eight, and the foundress of a monastery for men and women. She spent her final days in Rome seeking to correct Church abuses for which she received much opposition. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “To the upright I will show the saving power of God.” (Ps 50:23) READ |
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