TEXAS CHURCH SHOOTING As many as two dozen people are feared dead after a madman opened fire in a Texas church outside of San Antonio. Please join us in praying for the people of Texas. http://cvote.it/2lTFeXf
DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile dropped another bombshell — that she considered replacing Hillary Clinton with Vice President Biden on the presidential ticket after Hillary health scare in September. http://cvote.it/2lTZyaP
DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY #2 One year after the stunning defeat of Hillary Clinton, Democrats are “still stumped on Trump” writes David Catanese of US News. And two reports on the election’s results reveal “vast differences about the Democratic Party’s best path to defeating Trumpism.” http://cvote.it/2lTcHB4
ICONOCLASM A federal appeals court is asked to reconsider a ruling removing a World War I peace cross memorial located just miles outside our nation’s capital. http://cvote.it/2lU76uf
ADOPTION TAX CREDIT Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-NE, said he would fight hard to ensure that the adoption tax credit is included in any tax reform plan. “This is a real time, real life policy that works,” he said. The proposed House GOP tax plan would eliminate the adoption tax credit. http://cvote.it/2lVOWbg
HOUSE 2018 The election chairman for the House Republicans paid a visit to Steve Bannon at Breitbart’s Washington office. Bannon pledged not to go to war against House Republicans. http://cvote.it/2lTNFSi
TIME TO BE TOUGH “Christians instead seem to apply the golden rule not just to personal life but to politics, as if Jesus had intended it as a political strategy. The result is rather amusing. Treat your political opponent as you would like to be treated by him. Always give him the benefit of the doubt. Cast him in the best possible light. Assume that he’s sincere even when you know he’s lying,” says Stefano Gennarini. http://cvote.it/2lT2Cnz
GEORGETOWN It’s embarrassing that a pro-marriage group had to defend its existence at a university which claims to be Catholic. Thankfully, a student commission allowed the group to continue at Georgetown. http://cvote.it/2lUHLAr
CATHOLIC WITNESS At the peak of the Ku Klux Klan’s popularity, the Knights of Columbus stood as its most vigorous opponent. http://cvote.it/2lYv8o3
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Nicholas Tavelic and his companions – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Lord, in your great love, answer me.” (Ps 69:14) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
AMAZING What happened when campus Marxists came upon a Eucharistic procession? This video of the encounter has been viewed over 400,000 times. You’ll see why. http://cvote.it/2lTTOhr