CHARLOTTESVILLE // Angry white racists, Klansmen, and neo-Nazis marched in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday to protest the city’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Also present were counterprotesters from a violent group called “antifa.” A young white nationalist from Ohio drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing a young woman and injuring 19 others. The Justice Department is investigating if others were involved in the car attack. http://cvote.it/2vAiBbv
CHARLOTTESVILLE // The conservative-leaning Washington Examiner said: “Trump resorted to incoherent and intentionally vague platitudes instead of condemning by name the perpetrators.” http://cvote.it/2vzXMwL
DRUGS // President Trump declares a national emergency over the opioid crisis. There are an estimated 2.56 million opioid addicts in the United States. “We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis,” said Trump. http://cvote.it/2vAwiXC
MARRIAGE // Yes, millennials have $1.44 trillion in student debt. But another reason that millennials can’t afford homes? Attending other people’s weddings. http://cvote.it/2vAarQn
MARRIAGE // “In recent years there has been plenty of research documenting the addictive powers of porn and its ability to ruin sexual intimacy. But it’s eye-opening to hear it from lawyers who document the couples’ stories, from ‘I do’ to the piles of paperwork at the end,” writes Monica Gabriel Marshall. http://cvote.it/2vA2Y3R
CATHOLIC // We should get rid of “Pre-Cana” and baptism classes, argues columnist Matthew Walther. http://cvote.it/2vAaUSA
CATHOLIC // The German church is very wealthy because it receives tax money from the state, but church attendance is experiencing a dramatic decline. http://cvote.it/2vSm1sC
CATHOLIC // Imagine facing execution for sharing the Holy Bible, attending Mass, and making the sign of the cross. These are expressions of faith that are daily exercises for us in the United States, but in North Korea, they are possible death sentences for Catholics. http://cvote.it/2vSPvXe
SAINT // Saint Maximilian Kolbe – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.” (Ps 147:12) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
TRUTH //