BIDEN DOJ LAUNCHES NEW GUN CONFISCATION CENTER;HARRIS TOUTS ‘RED FLAG’ CENTER AT SCHOOL SHOOTING SITE;24 STATES NOW PROTECT KIDS FROM ‘TRANS’ SURGERIES;RELIGIOUS FAMILIES HAPPIER

 

MONDAY, MARCH 25 - MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK BIDEN DOJ LAUNCHES NEW GUN CONFISCATION CENTER  President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice announced on Saturday the launch of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the new center “will provide our partners across the country with valuable resources to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others.”  READ HARRIS TOUTS ‘RED FLAG’ CENTER AT SCHOOL SHOOTING SITE  The father of a victim of the horrific Parkland school shooting slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for a "photo op" appearance at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to "push an agenda." Harris used the mass shooting site to tout the administration’s new resource center for the enforcement of “red flag” orders against gun owners.  READ TERRORIST GUNMEN COMMIT MASS MURDER IN RUSSIA  Islamist terrorists killed more than 130 people during an attack at a concert hall in Russia Friday night, according to the latest figures released by the Russian government. Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K, claimed credit for the attack.  READ 24 STATES NOW PROTECT KIDS FROM ‘TRANS’ SURGERIES  Wyoming on Friday became the 24th state to protect children from being subjected to “transgender” surgeries when Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed Senate File 99 into law. The legislation overwhelmingly passed the state’s House and Senate, and prohibits “physicians from performing procedures for children related to gender transitioning and gender reassignment.”  READ PLANET FITNESS’ VALUE PLUMMETS AFTER ‘TRANS’ SCANDAL  Planet Fitness saw a $400 million dive in valuation just days after revoking an Alaska woman's membership for snapping photos of a man shaving in the women's locker room. The woman had sounded the alarm about the gym chain’s “transgender” policy, which allows men who claim to be female into its women’s rooms.  READ RELIGIOUS FAMILIES HAPPIER Families involved in religious activities tend to be happier, more stable, and less abusive than other families, new studies have found. One study discovered that men who attend religious services regularly are 72% less likely to abuse their female partners, which adds to a family’s overall sense of stability and well-being. READ LIBRARY TRIED TO HIRE DRAG ARTIST WITH CRIMINAL HISTORY  A staff member at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, “sought to engage a drag queen with a criminal background to perform at pride-themed Drag Story Hours for children,” reports Mary Margaret Olohan. The revelation “underscores concerns that drag queen story hour organizers are failing to perform background checks on the adults who dress in drag and read LGBTQ books to children at drag queen story hours.”  READ LOOPcast LIVE!  Want more LOOPcast? We're LIVE on YouTube every Monday at noon ET. Be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss it!  SUBSCRIBE POPE FRANCIS SKIPS PALM SUNDAY HOMILY  Pope Francis surprised attendees at the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square by suspending the delivery of his already prepared homily, without explanation from the Vatican. Francis who has been battling a month-long cold that has at times forced him to cancel scheduled events.  READ DEACON WHO LEFT CHURCH OVER SON’S ABUSE EXCOMMUNICATED  A Louisiana bishop this week informed a former deacon that he was excommunicated. The news comes months after the deacon left Catholicism and the diaconate because his teenage son was abused by a priest.  READ JOY IN FASTING  During Holy Week, we intensify our fasting and prayers in honor of the Passion of Christ. But it's not a week for being sour and dour! Here is a beautiful reflection on the deep peace that we can find in offering up our suffering this week.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Holy Week is a great time to go to confession. However, the sacrament of reconciliation isn’t something that most of us look forward to. It’s tough to speak to a priest about our weakest and most shameful moments. Does he remember my sins? Is he shocked by what I’m confessing? Msgr. Charles Pope opens up about what confession is like on the other side of the screen.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  St. Dismas is known as the “Good Thief” who was crucified along with Christ on Calvary. His story is told in Luke’s Gospel. Dismas repented from his sins and asked Jesus to “remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus replied to Dismas: “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”  READ DAILY PSALM  "The Lord is my light and my salvation.” (Psalm 27:1a)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings  READ PRAY  Enter into the agony of Our Lord’s Passion with this powerful meditation entitled “His Bleeding Arms.” Produced by the Dominican House of Prayer, this video features the writings of 14th-century German mystic John Tauler, O.P.  WATCH Share with friends to win cool stuff! Have friends who'd love the Loop, too? 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