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| FOUR YEARS The Loop is now 4 years old (as of yesterday). Thanks for the outpouring of support you’ve shown us these past few years! |
| POPE DECRIES BORDER WALL Pope Francis decried both capitalism and President Trump’s proposed border wall. “He who raises a wall ends up a prisoner of the wall he erected… Yes, I defended my autonomy, yes. But you’re left alone like a mushroom.” Pope Francis also claimed that capitalism “in general” provokes the situations of poverty that drive people to flee, because “fewer and fewer reach people with a lot of money and there are more poor people with very little money.” READ |
| PRO-LIFE CLINIC The Trump administration has awarded $5.1 million to The Obria Group – a pro-life organization which operates 21 health clinics and 11 mobile clinics in 5 states. “Many women want the opportunity to visit a professional, comprehensive health care facility—not an abortion clinic—for their health care needs; today, HHS gave women that choice,” said Kathleen Eaton Bravo, CEO of The Obria Group. READ |
| BARRETT FOR GINSBURG? President Trump has allegedly told several confidants that if Ginsburg’s seat opens up on the Supreme Court, he will appoint Amy Coney Barrett to replace. “I’m saving her for Ginsburg,” Trump said of Barrett. READ |
| TRUMP HEALTH CARE The White House is working with several conservative think tanks to develop a healthcare plan to replace Obamacare. President Trump said last week that Republicans would soon become the “party of healthcare.” READ |
| SUPREME COURT & GUNS The Supreme Court turned down a chance to stop President Trump’s ban on bump stocks, an accessory that increase a semiautomatic rifle’s rate of fire. Challenges to the bump stock ban will continue in federal courts. READ |
| 2020 Lucy Flores, a former Nevada lawmaker, accused former Vice President Joe Biden of inappropriately kissing her in 2014. Flores said: “I want him to change his behavior, and I want him to acknowledge that it was wrong.” READ |
| 2020 Pete Buttigeig is gaining attention in a crowded Democratic presidential field. But Deal Hudson warns about Pete Buttigeig, what you see is not what you get. READ |
| UNPLANNEDThe new pro-life movie, Unplanned, got 5th place at the box office despite an R rating, a temporary ban on Twitter, and a paid media blackout. “I am blown away by the public response to Unplanned as well as the box office numbers,” said Ashley Bratcher, the actress who played former abortion clinic director turned pro-life activist Abby Johnson in the film. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Hugh of Grenoble proves that you can’t run away from your problems—even if you run to a monastery. Saint Hugh tried it, and the Pope called him back to his diocese. Once he settled down, Saint Hugh did great things. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.” (Ps 30:2) READ |