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CIVILITY BREAKING DOWN Did civility break down over the weekend? White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant in Lexington, Va., because she works for the President. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a vocal Trump supporter, was chased out of a movie theater by people shouting “you’re a horrible person.” Protesters descended on the home of Kirstjen Neilsen, Secretary for Homeland Security. Left-wing Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, shocked the political world by calling for more of these harassing antics: “If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd,” the congresswoman added. “And you push back on them. Tell them they’re not welcome any more, anywhere!” READ |
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TRUMP ON IMMIGRATION President Trump suggested a new policy on illegal immigration: immediate deportation of border jumpers without recourse to judge or jury. “We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country. When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came,” President Trump tweeted. READ |
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NEW POLL Political reporter Josh Kraushaar notes that a CBS News poll taken June 21-22, after the peak of the family separation crisis, shows the Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot down to 4 points. Poll results: READ |
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FORMER VATICAN DIPLOMAT CONVICTED Former Holy See diplomat Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella was found guilty of possessing and distributing child pornography and given a five-year prison sentence. READ |
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THE CHURCH’S #METOO MOMENT “If you wanted the truth about corruption in the Catholic Church, you had to listen to the extreme-seeming types, traditionalists and radicals, because they were the only ones sufficiently alienated from the institution to actually dig into its rot,” said Ross Douthat. READ |
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SCHOOL CHOICE Last year’s tax cut bill allowed 529 tax-free savings accounts to be used for K-12 education. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, just introduced legislation which would further expand school choice through these 529 accounts. READ |
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LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name is removed from a major children’s book award because of “stereotypical attitudes” in the famous Little House on the Prairie novels. READ |
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INTERCOMMUNION Pope Francis told reporters that it is up to “particular” bishops of a local diocese rather than episcopal conferences to decide whether a Protestant spouse has a “grave necessity” to receive Holy Communion. READ |
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CRIME & PUNISHMENT Murdered nuns’ opposition to the death penalty leads to life in prison for killer. READ |
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SAINT OF THE DAY Blessed Jutta of Thuringia, a noble woman with children, became a widow at a young age. She used her means to provide for the children, but once they were grown, she disposed of her wealth, became a Secular Franciscan, and lived a life of austerity. READ |
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DAILY MASS READINGS “God upholds his city for ever.” (Ps 48:9) READ |
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BEAUTY Actor and comedian Bill Murray misses the old Latin Mass and its sacred music. “I tend to disagree with what they call the new mass. I think we lost something by losing the Latin… And I really miss the music – the power of it, y’know? Yikes! Sacred music has an affect on your brain.” READ |
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