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| TRUMP INDICTED Former President Trump was indicted Tuesday on four felony charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Trump is scheduled to appear in federal court in Washington D.C. for his arraignment on Thursday, August 3. Trump currently leads the Republican field of 2024 presidential candidates. READ |
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| DeSANTIS CONFRONTS HARRIS IN LETTER Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-FL, on Monday sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris inviting her to have an in-person discussion with him about her controversial claims of racism in Florida’s African American history curriculum. “One would think that the White House would applaud such boldness in teaching the unique and important story of African American History. But you have instead attempted to score cheap political points and label Florida parents ‘extremists,’” DeSantis wrote. READ |
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| BIDEN ADMIN DEFUNDS HUNTING PROGRAMS The Biden administration announced the defunding of archery and hunting programs in elementary and secondary schools due to a bill that Republican signees claim was misinterpreted. Schools have already begun canceling the programs, but Rep. Mark Green, R-TN, hopes to save them. “Hunting has been a tradition since the beginning of human history. The Biden admin’s decision to push its elitist values on Tennesseans isn’t going to fly,” Green said. READ |
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| BIDEN CANCELS SPACE COMMAND MOVE TO ALABAMA President Joe Biden this week canceled the planned move of U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, described the move as “blatant patronage politics.” The news comes in the midst of Tuberville’s monthslong blockade of military promotions over the Biden administration’s policy of taxpayer-funded abortions among military personnel. READ |
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MO DEMS DELETE TWEET THREATENING TRUMP SUPPORTERS
The Missouri Democratic Party deleted a tweet calling for a house adorned with Trump campaign merchandise to "burn" down. The state's Democratic Party responded to a Monday tweet by Democrat political influencer Jon Cooper asking Twitter users what they would do if the house covered with Trump campaign flags were their "next-door neighbor." READ |
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| OHIO TAXPAYERS FUND ‘HOW TO BE A DRAG QUEEN’ An Ohio county is using taxpayer dollars to teach children how to be drag queens and how to “express” their preferred “gender.” Colors+, a “trans'' youth center, offers “drag tutorials” in collaboration with Drag Queen Story Hour Cleveland, another LGBTQ+ organization. “Youth are able to creatively express themselves in a safe, affirming, and age appropriate way,” the website claims. READ |
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| DISTRIBUTORS: BUD LIGHT WILL NOT RECOVER Bud Light is beginning to lose hope that sales will recover in the wake of the advertising nightmare involving “transgender influencer” Dylan Mulvaney. “Consumers have made a choice,” an executive at a Texas-based beer distributor told The New York Post. “They have left [Bud Light] and that’s how it’s going to be. I don’t envision a big percentage of them coming back.” READ |
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| SENATORS PRESS SMITHSONIAN NOMINEES Senate Republicans are pressing the nominees to lead the Smithsonian Institution about their views on recent controversial policies, programs, and actions at the taxpayer-backed national museums. Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT, led eight other senators in a letter citing recent examples of drag performers, religious discrimination, and racialism at the Smithsonian. READ |
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| GERMAN CARDINAL ADMONISHES PRIEST WHO GAVE ‘SAME-SEX BLESSINGS’ A German cardinal was publicly criticized by the powerful Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) on Monday for formally warning a priest over same-sex blessings in the Archdiocese of Cologne. Birgit Mock, a vice president of the ZdK, attacked Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne for admonishing Father Herbert Ullmann. Ullmann had illicitly blessed same-sex couples. READ |
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| AMERICANS STILL GIVE MOST TO RELIGIOUS CHARITIES Among Americans who donate to charity, religious charities and nonprofits are the most popular, with about 1 in 5 Americans giving to these groups over the last year, a consumer research firm reported. While some Americans say they never give to charity, many say they can’t donate because they don’t have money. READ |
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| WHY THE RUSH? Do you find yourself wondering why you are rushing all the time, even when you don't have to? What is our time for? What is our family’s time for? How does the way we treat time affect us? Read here to discover insights about the family and the Sabbath. READ |
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| CATHOLIC 101 Did your years-old scapular finally disintegrate? Did you snap a rosary after falling asleep with it clutched in your hand? Did your statue of St. Cecilia receive a second martyrdom via a stray bouncy ball? We all have had our favorite sacramentals fall apart (they are, after all, only signs of the real deal). Read here to discover how to reverently dispose of these holy weapons. READ |
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| SAINT OF THE DAY St. Peter Julian Eymard knew he was called to the priesthood from a young age. He developed a deep devotion to the Eucharist. In his adult life, after being a part of multiple religious communities, St. Peter Julian created his own community dedicated to the Eucharist. READ |
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DAILY PSALM “Holy is the Lord our God.” (Psalm 99:9) READ |
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| DAILY READINGS Today's Mass readings. READ |
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| DEVOTION New York City parish installs first-ever perpetual adoration chapel in Manhattan. SHARE |
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| Credit: Jeffrey Bruno |
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