IRS TARGETS WATCHDOG KNOWN FOR EMBARRASSING BIDEN;‘TRANS’ NASHVILLE SHOOTER MANIFESTO LEAKED;FBI ATTENDS ‘PRIDE’ EVENTS FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES;DEM SENATORS CALL FOR CONTRACEPTION MANDATE

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 - ELECTION DAY IRS TARGETS WATCHDOG KNOWN FOR EMBARRASSING BIDEN  The IRS is reportedly auditing the American Accountability Foundation (AAF), a conservative watchdog group known for reporting on the radical leftist views of President Joe Biden’s nominees for office. AAF President Tom Jones said the group is being targeted because of its success. “Apparently, the administration has decided they want to stop that by weaponizing the IRS against us.”  READ BACKLASH GROWS AGAINST SENATORS ATTACKING TUBERVILLE  A breakaway group of Republican senators tried and failed to stop Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, as he confronts the Pentagon’s pro-abortion policy by putting a hold on military promotions. “Despite their espoused principles and campaign promises, life is simply not the top priority of many elected Republicans—at least, not like it is for their voters,” writes Eric Teetsel.  READ MEDIA SMEARS JOHNSON FOR PROTECTING SON FROM SMUT  Critics slammed Rolling Stone after it published a piece on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, attacking him for preventing his minor son from accessing online pornography. Author Daniel Kreps called Johnson’s effort “creepy” and compared it to “Big Brother.”  READ ‘TRANS’ NASHVILLE SHOOTER MANIFESTO LEAKED  Several months after she killed six people in cold blood at a Nashville Christian elementary school, a “transgender” mass murderer’s “manifesto” has finally made its way to the hands of the public. Entries from the shooter’s diary express racially motivated hatred for the students at the Christian school, particularly for their “white privileges” and their “yellow hair.”  READ FBI ATTENDS ‘PRIDE’ EVENTS FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES The FBI is recruiting at LGBTQ “pride” events. An official FBI social media account posted images of a booth set up during a “pride” event, adorned with over a dozen “progress pride” flags. “Federal law enforcement agency flying non-American flags and specifically recruiting applicants from the left,” wrote suspended FBI agent and whistleblower Steve Friend. “[The FBI] is completely politicized. They are not hiding it.” READ DEM SENATORS CALL FOR CONTRACEPTION MANDATE  A letter signed last week by 48 Democratic senators urged the Biden administration to require insurance companies to cover over-the-counter (OTC) hormonal birth control. The proposed measure would force Catholic employers to choose between the Church’s teachings and staying in business. Here are the names of the 13 self-identified Catholic senators who signed the letter.  READ FREE: NEW EDIFY EBOOK!  CatholicVote’s EDIFY is offering a new free eBook! “Wokeism Runs the World and How to Stop It” is filled with concrete tools for confronting the woke takeover of American culture. It features essays by – among others – FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin, First Things editor R. R. Reno, and pro-life activist Mark Houck.  READ COVID REPORT  Pete Buttigieg attacks House Speaker Mike Johnson – while claiming the “Love of God” in his same-sex household.  WATCH 5 BEST VOCATIONS VIDEOS  It’s Vocations Week! We are celebrating by sharing with you our favorite testimonies from the men and women who gave their lives to Christ and his Church in the consecrated life and priesthood. Don’t see your favorite? Share it in the comments.  READ USCCB CHAIRMAN DENOUNCES ANTISEMITISM, RELIGIOUS HATE  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Religious Liberty Chairman Cardinal Timothy Dolan denounced antisemitism and religious hatred in a statement. Dolan referenced the case of a Catholic man accused of murdering a six-year-old Muslim boy in Chicago and lamented that, “as countless voices celebrate the brutal terrorist attacks of October 7, our Jewish brothers and sisters reasonably fear for their lives.”  READ THE UPSIDE OF RISK  Our automated and technological age strives to account for and eliminate all contingencies, replacing them with certainty. Anything risky, unknown, uncertain, and open-ended seems bad or even irresponsible. But there is an upside to risk. A huge one. In fact, the life, the charisma, and the adventure of risk-taking is an essential part of the human experience in worldly life and in faith.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Do Muslims and Catholics worship the same God? Most people would probably say “yes,” thinking that since both religions are monotheistic both must worship the one, true God. But there’s a lot more to it than that. Catholic Answers explains.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  The son of a count, St. Engelbert studied at the cathedral school of Cologne and lived a worldly life as a soldier. After he converted to the Catholic faith, he was elected archbishop in 1216. Engelbert was well-loved by the clergy and the poor. He was ultimately murdered by his cousin Frederick while investigating him for mistreating a convent in Engelbert’s archdiocese.  READ DAILY PSALM  “In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.” (Psalm 131:1)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings  READ PRAYER  St. Gertrude Church, northeast of Cincinnati, is holding a 24-hour vigil of prayer in hopes of defeating the pro-abortion ballot measure Issue 1. 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