HURRICANE IRMA INTENSIFIES // Hurricane Irma has winds of 185 m.p.h. and the Caribbean storm is now larger than the size of the entire state of Ohio, noted Cleveland meteorologist J.D. Rudd. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has suspended all tolls on Florida roadways to “keep traffic flowing” as Hurricane Irma continues on a path towards the Sunshine State. http://cvote.it/2wExtrr
DACA RESCINDED // President Trump issued an executive order to end President Obama’s executive order. It affects the children of people who entered the country illegally. Here’s a novel idea: Maybe immigration policy shouldn’t be decided by the whoever holds the presidential pen? But don’t listen to the media. Most Republican lawmakers, including President Trump, support legal status for children brought to the United States by their parents as minors. The real debate is whether this should be the only reform done to immigration this year. And immigration hawk Sen. Tom Cotton says he’s willing to back legal status for those affected by DACA, but that other reforms to our immigration laws are needed as well. Your move, Congress. http://cvote.it/2w4VeW0
ANOTHER OBAMA ORDER AXED // The Justice Department announced that they will not defend in federal court a Labor Department rule on overtime issued during the Obama administration. http://cvote.it/2w56m54
“HATE MAP” FROM HATE GROUP // The Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘Hate Map’ put many people in danger. Pro-life attorney Casey Mattox writes about the delusional attacker who fired a gun in the lobby of his pro-family organization’s building. http://cvote.it/2w4uqoJ
NFL STAR LOVES MASS // Paul Posluszny is a Pro Bowl star on the Jacksonville Jaguars. And he’s proud of his Catholic faith: “We’re given everything in the Mass, since we’re given nothing less than Jesus.” http://cvote.it/2w54z02
SCOTLAND CONSECRATED // A constant downpour of rain couldn’t stop the bishops of Scotland from consecrating Scotland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Sunday. Saint Andrew, patron of Scotland, pray for us. http://cvote.it/2w5lXSo
MOTHER TERESA HONORED // Saint Mother Teresa to be named co-patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, along with St Francis Xavier. “We seek her intercession and give her the prominence that is due especially in a city like Calcutta,” said Archbishop Thomas D’Souza. http://cvote.it/2w513m9
SAINT // Blessed Claudio Granzotto – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “I trust in the mercy of God for ever.” (Ps 52:10) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
HUMOR //