COURT REJECTS BIDEN ATTEMPT TO FORCE ABORTION ON ER DOCTORS;BOMB THREAT AVERTED AT COLOGNE CATHEDRAL;BUS DRIVERS CIRCUMVENT NYC MAYOR’S MIGRATION ORDER

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 - FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS CLAUDINE GAY OUT AT HARVARD  Embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday following a tumultuous six-month tenure plagued by plagiarism allegations. In her resignation letter, Gay accused critics of “racial animus.”  READ COURT REJECTS BIDEN ATTEMPT TO FORCE ABORTION ON ER DOCTORS  The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration cannot force emergency room doctors to perform abortions. The Alliance Defending Freedom called the decision “a pivotal victory for women, children, and healthcare professionals.”  READ BOMB THREAT AVERTED AT COLOGNE CATHEDRAL  Police in Cologne, Germany continue to heavily guard Cologne Cathedral after detaining five suspects connected with an alleged Islamist plot to bomb the Catholic landmark. Approximately 1,000 police officers were reportedly present around the cathedral on New Year’s Eve.  READ KIM DAVIS FORCED TO PAY MASSIVE FEES  A federal judge ruled Tuesday that former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis must pay $260,104 in fees to attorneys who represented a couple. Davis was the target of national pro-LGBT attacks when she refused to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision imposing “gay marriage” on all 50 states.  READ BUS DRIVERS CIRCUMVENT NYC MAYOR’S MIGRATION ORDER  Migrants are now pouring into New York City via train, circumventing Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’ attempts at immigration control. After Adams ordered bus drivers last week to forewarn the city before arriving with busloads of illegal migrants from border states, the drivers began dropping them off at a New Jersey train station to complete the journey.  READ WHO PUSHES ‘TRANS’ AGENDA IN NEW GUIDELINES The World Health Organization (WHO) recently unveiled a new policy attempting to impose “transgender” ideology and so-called “gender-affirming care” on healthcare providers. The United Nations agency announced the “guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people” last month. READ PARENTS DEFEND THEIR TRISOMY 18 KIDS  Parents are sharing how their school-age children with Trisomy 18 are “thriving” amid widespread misinformation in the media that the condition is “incompatible with life.” Take a look at their inspiring testimonies here.  READ ACCOUNTABILITY  "Resource" or "millstone"? Read CatholicVote's explosive exposé on Fr. James Martin's Outreach "ministry."  READ JIMMY LAI PLEADS NOT GUILTY  Catholic activist Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to all charges in Hong Kong. Lai is not a “threat to national security” but “a journalist and a publisher who dared to print some home truths that the authorities didn’t like and a peaceful pro-democracy campaigner standing up for the people of Hong Kong in the face of increasing Chinese authoritarianism,” a defense attorney said.  READ DIOCESE ATTACKED FOR SACKING PRO-LGBT 3rd-GRADE TEACHER  The Diocese of Rockville Centre in Long Island, New York is under attack for firing a pro-LGBT third-grade teacher after he violated policy. In the relevant policy signed by employees, they promise to conduct themselves in a “manner consistent with the mission of the Catholic Church” and acknowledge that “any action inconsistent with this Code of Conduct” may “result in removal from my position."  READ HEROISM ON A WINTER MORNING  If you drive by a train or bus station on a cold winter morning, you’ll find men and women who have woken up early, dragged themselves out of the warmth of their beds, and now wait on the icy platform with their heads down to deflect the wind chill. Here is a beautiful reflection on the quiet heroism of winter mornings.  READ CATHOLIC 101  The Ten Commandments begin with the obligation to honor the name of God. Sadly, today most people use the name of the Lord as a curse or “in vain” rather than to impart a blessing. On this the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, let us recall why we celebrate the name of God.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  St. Gregory Nazianzen, a Doctor of the Church and close friend of St. Basil the Great’s, was born at Arianzus in Asia Minor around 325 and died in 389. A great opponent of the Arian heresy, Gregory is famous for his exposition on the Trinity.  READ DAILY PSALM  “All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.” (Psalm 98:3)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings  READ BEAUTY  This 24/7 adoration chapel at the Church of the Epiphany in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, was renovated just a few years ago.  SHARE Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization. CATHOLICVOTE  |  PO Box 3310  |  Carmel, IN 46082  |  (317) 669-6127