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| TUESDAY, MAY 8 |
| MET GALA ANGERS CATHOLICS NThis year’s annual Met Gala was dubbed “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Music star Rihanna was dressed in a short white dress with a mitre on her head as if she were pope. On social media, people pushed back: “Surprised people aren’t calling out the #metgala #MetHeavenlyBodies for being offensive to Catholics….but if it was another religion everyone would be up in arms,” said one Twitter user. READ |
| NY ATTY GENERAL RESIGNS New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned just three hours after explosive allegations that he was physically violent with four women he was romantically involved with. Schneiderman, a Democrat, would often cite his experience working as an abortion clinic escort when he was just 17 years old to champion women’s ‘equality.’ READ |
| CNN POLL GOOD FOR TRUMP? The latest CNN poll has President Trump’s approval rating steady at 41%. But the surprising number from the poll? Overall, 57% of Americans say things are going well in the United States today — up from 49% in February. It’s the highest rating of this measure since January 2007. READ |
| MODEST BUDGET CUTS The Trump administration will request that Congress revoke $15 billion in spending through a rescission process that is not subjected to a filibuster. READ |
| PRIMARY ELECTIONS TODAY Voters go to the polls in several states today. The big races to watch? The GOP Senate primaries in West Virginia and Indiana. In both states, the incumbent Democratic senator is vulnerable, but in both states Republican voters face a difficult 3-way race. READ |
| RELIGIOUS LIBERTY In Phoenix, same-sex ‘marriage’ is apparently more important than free speech. A city ordinance is forcing a painter and a calligrapher to create their custom artwork for all wedding ceremonies — even ones they find objectionable. READ |
| MARX AT 200 On the bicentennial of Karl Marx’s birth, the world should be denouncing his ideas and the violence they spawned. READ |
| OLIVER NORTH TO LEAD NRA Lt. Col. Oliver North, the retired Marine involved in the Iran Contra affair, has been named the next president of the National Rifle Association. READ |
| ADVICE FOR GRADS A Catholic entrepreneur tells recent college graduates about the three things they don’t teach you in college. READ |
| HUMANAE VITAE AT 50 The USCCB announce the publishing of the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae, with related papal texts. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Peter of Tarentaise was named archbishop and replaced a bishop who had been deposed because of corruption. Peter tackled his new assignment with vigor. He brought reform into his diocese, replaced lax clergy, and reached out to the poor. He visited all parts of his mountainous diocese on a regular basis. READ |
| DAILY MASS READINGS “Your right hand saves me, O Lord.” (Ps 138:1) READ |
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