MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12

MAJORITY OF VOTERS, INCLUDING DEMS: BIDEN TOO OLD A shocking Ipsos poll released Saturday found that 86% of adults now believe President Joe Biden, 81, is too old to serve a second term in the White House. A massive majority of Democrats (73%) and 91% of independents believe Biden is too old for reelection. READ

WOMAN OPENS FIRE AT JOEL OSTEEN’S CHURCH A woman wearing a trench coat entered Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Texas on Sunday afternoon and began firing a long gun. The suspect shot a man and a five-year-old child before she was shot dead herself. The child is reportedly in critical condition. READ

ONLY ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM The NFL continues “trying to disunite America by featuring two separate ‘anthems’ to begin the Super Bowl,” write the editors of the Washington Examiner. “Our country has only one national anthem, which speaks for all its citizens. To suggest otherwise is anathema.” READ

TIM SCOTT BILL WOULD PROTECT PRO-LIFE CLINIC FUNDING Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, last week introduced a bill that would protect the funding of pro-life pregnancy centers against the Biden administration’s attempts to cut such clinics off. “I’m proud to join this effort to allow pregnancy centers to continue doing the Lord’s work and providing hope for families struggling to make ends meet,” Scott said. READ

TWO MORE STATES TO VOTE ON ABORTION IN NOVEMBER Pro-abortion activists in nine states are currently working to collect enough signatures to get a “constitutional right” to kill unborn children on the ballot. Seven states have added amendments enshrining the “right to abortion” in their constitutions since the repeal of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Now, abortion will officially be on the ballot in both Maryland and New York in November. READ

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL HOSTS DISCO PARTY The historic Anglican Cathedral in Canterbury held a 90s-themed disco party on Thursday and Friday that brought more than 1,500 young revelers per night, despite the strong opposition of devout Christians. The historic church is the location where St. Thomas Becket was martyred. READ

SUPER BOWL: A FRIENDLY COMPETITION BETWEEN BISHOPS The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in overtime last night, but thanks to a tradition kept for decades among Catholic bishops, the Chiefs weren’t the only winners. A group of crisis pregnancy centers won too – all because of a friendly bet between Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Bishop James Johnston, Jr. of Kansas City-St.Joseph. READ

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CATHOLIC GUIDE AGAINST SUICIDE A Catholic diocese in Canada has issued a comprehensive guide to understanding the Church’s teachings on assisted suicide, instructing the faithful “not to take part in it, neither for themselves nor with or for another person.” READ

EXCLUSIVE: GENOCIDE IN NIGERIA A Nigerian bishop recently described the devastating reality that Islamist Fulani terrorists are committing a genocide against Christians. The genocide in Nigeria “should be the concern of every other human being, everybody, man and woman, of goodwill,” Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the diocese of Makurdi, in Benue State of Nigeria, told CatholicVote. READ

‘LET THE LOUD CHILDREN COME TO ME’ Nell O’Leary writes about noisy children in church. When does a child’s behavior warrant leaving the pew? Where is it appropriate to relocate with a child who is struggling? Most importantly: Why do children belong at Mass, and why should they be included in the Holy Sacrifice, not shunted off to a “children’s liturgy” or relegated to the cry room? READ

CATHOLIC 101 Have you ever felt yourself marveling at (perhaps envying?) a friend or acquaintance who has a spiritual director? Having a spiritual director doesn’t instantly make anyone a saint, but maybe you doubt whether you’re fit for spiritual direction. Fr. John Bartunek wants to help you clear up the doubt! READ

SAINT OF THE DAY According to legend, St. Julian the Hospitaller was destined to kill his parents, and though he left his family to stop it, he fulfilled the prophecy nonetheless. Devastated, he devoted the rest of his life to helping people, setting up a hostel and hospital along the route soldiers took to the Crusades. Eventually, he and his wife were murdered by thieves. READ

DAILY PSALM “Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.” (Psalm 119:77) READ

DAILY READINGS Today's Mass readings READ

TRUTH Steve Cortes fully debunks one of the most disgusting lies in American politics – the “Charlottesville Hoax” about President Trump. WATCH