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| THURSDAY, MAY 31 – FEAST OF THE VISITATION |
| FAITH IN THE PUBLIC LIFE A three-judge panel on the Sixth Circuit ruled 2-1 that our national motto “In God We Trust” does not violate the Constitution. While this panel came to the right result, their reasoning was downright awful. “The two-judge majority opened up a path for anti-religious groups to abuse the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment,” warned Diana Verm, legal counsel for the Becket Fund. READ |
| RIGHT TO TRY President Trump signed into a law the “Right to Try Act” to allow terminally ill patients the right to use experimental medications. READ |
| RELIGIOUS FREEDOM The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See said that religious freedom is a national security issue. “There’s no doubt that religious freedom is under threat globally,” said Ambassador Callista Gingrich. READ |
| PRO-LIFE LOUISIANA Gov. John Bel Edwards, a rare pro-life Democrat, signed a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks. Louisiana becomes one of 20 states to enact such a ban. The law will go into effect only if a similar law in Mississippi clears its constitutional hurdles. READ |
| CHILD ABUSE COVER-UP Live Action, a pro-life investigative group, has released a new report alleging cover up of child sexual abuse and sex trafficking at Planned Parenthood locations across the country. READ |
| SPENDING CUTS Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT, introduced a bill to reduce $15 billion in appropriated spending. “If we continue to allow federal government spending to grow faster than the economy as a whole, at some point economic reality will force us to do so in a much more painful manner later,” said Lee. READ |
| SAY WHAT? A Baptist congregation in South Carolina voted to remove a statue of Jesus for being “too Catholic.” READ |
| IRAQ, AFTER ISIS Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Iraq, said the goal of Christians is “not just surviving; it’s thriving.” READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY The feast of the Visitation recalls to us the following great truths and events: The visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation; the cleansing of John the Baptist from original sin in the womb of his mother at the words of Our Lady’s greeting; Elizabeth’s proclaiming of Mary—under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost—as Mother of God and “blessed among women”; Mary’s singing of the sublime hymn, Magnificat (“My soul doth magnify the Lord”) which has become a part of the daily official prayer of the Church. READ |
| DAILY MASS READINGS “Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.” (Isaiah 12:6) READ |
| BEAUTIFUL Listen to the Daughters of Mary sing “Evening Prayer – Magnificat” from their album A Day in the Cloister. LISTEN |