CONSERVATIVES BLAST ADMIN’S NEW ‘RED FLAG’ CENTER;BORDER PATROL CHIEF: CRISIS NOW ‘A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT’;WOMEN’S ADVOCATES CONFRONT CONNECTICUT BILL; GREEN ANTI-NUCLEAR POWER MOVE LEADS TO MORE POLLUTION

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 26 CARVILLE: ‘PREACHY’ DEM MESSAGING COULD COST THEM 2024  Renowned Democratic strategist James Carville told The New York Times last week that Democrats’ political messaging is “too feminine.” Carville said he suspects “there are too many preachy females” speaking for Democrats. “‘Don’t drink beer. Don’t watch football. Don’t eat hamburgers. This is not good for you.’ The message is too feminine: ‘Everything you’re doing is destroying the planet. You’ve got to eat your peas.’”  READ CONSERVATIVES BLAST ADMIN’S NEW ‘RED FLAG’ CENTER  Conservatives slammed the Biden administration’s launch of a new resource center for officials who implement “red flag laws” targeting “extreme” gun owners. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, pointed out that the creation of the center “didn't come through Congress,” and others complained that it came about within hours of last week’s passage of a controversial spending bill.  READ BORDER PATROL CHIEF: CRISIS NOW ‘A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT’  During a Sunday CBS News appearance, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said that the nation’s unprecedented migrant surge is a “national security threat.” Asked if violent people-smugglers are “setting the rules of engagement” at the border, Owens said: “Yes, they absolutely are. They dictate what the flow is going to look like.”  READ WOMEN’S ADVOCATES CONFRONT CONNECTICUT BILL  The Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) slammed Connecticut Democrats’ ongoing attempt to amend the state’s Constitution to promote the “transgender” movement and appease the abortion lobby. “We don’t allow adults to compete against children,” said ICONS co-foundress Kim Jones. “We don’t allow doped athletes to compete against clean athletes. We don’t allow men to compete against women.”  READ DONALD TRUMP WINS VICTORY IN NEW YORK  Donald Trump secured a victory in a New York appeals court on Monday as the court will allow the former president to post a significantly lower bond in his civil business fraud judgment. The appeals court ruling also means that Trump can continue to run his business in New York and gives him an additional 10 days to post bond.  READ BOEING CEO RESIGNS Boeing announced Monday morning that its CEO, Dave Calhoun, will step down from his role at the close of 2024. The news comes as the aerospace giant faces heavy scrutiny following a string of mid-air mechanical failures on Boeing planes, which critics have blamed on the company’s self-touted “diversity, equity, and inclusion” practices. READ GREEN ANTI-NUCLEAR POWER MOVE LEADS TO MORE POLLUTION  “Environmental activists celebrated the closure of a key nuclear power facility in New York state,” reports Nick Pope, “but the state’s power-sector emissions have increased in the years since the plant shuttered.”  READ LOOPcast  How To Argue Online, Planet Fitness Plummets, And Making Holy Week Holy… all on the latest LOOPcast!  WATCH POLL: BIDEN FAILS TO CONVINCE PUBLIC HE IS ‘DEVOUT’  According to a recent Pew Research poll, a significant portion of the American population remains unconvinced by Biden’s portrayal of himself as a devout Catholic. A substantial 44% of respondents categorized him as “not at all” or “not too religious.”  READ CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE NAMES NEW PRESIDENT  Christendom College’s Board of Directors has voted to name Dr. George Harne as the college’s next president. Harne, a widely respected and accomplished scholar of music history and the liberal arts, said “I am humbled to play a part in the history of this extraordinary college.”  READ ROSARY OF PENITENTIAL PSALMS  Here is a beautiful and fitting way to say the rosary this Holy Week: add a verse of the penitential psalms to each Hail Mary. Here is a guide (including a printable PDF) that lays out each step.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Lumen Gentium states that “all the Church’s children” have received the faith from “the special grace of Christ.” But what comes next is the most harrowing line of Vatican II: “If they fail moreover to respond to that grace in thought, word and deed, not only shall they not be saved but they will be the more severely judged.” This reflection on that line is a fitting meditation as we approach Good Friday.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  St. Margaret of Clitherow was born in England during the 16th Century to a Protestant family. She was married with two children when she was introduced to Catholicism. She converted to the faith and became a devout defender of the Church, even hiding priests in her home. Margaret was eventually caught and condemned to death for her crime of harboring priests. She was martyred on March 25, 1586.  READ DAILY PSALM  "I will sing of your salvation.” (Psalm 71:15ab)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings  READ ARTWORK  “Food for the Poor” by Italian artist Achille Pinelli (1832-1835) is a romantic watercolor painting depicting a band of monks at work feeding the needy.  SHARE Share with friends to win cool stuff! Have friends who'd love the Loop, too? Give them your unique referral link (below) and get an awesome reward when they subscribe! https://join.catholicvote.org/0447f467/ Facebook Twitter Email Your referral count: 0 Share the LOOP Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization. CATHOLICVOTE  |  PO Box 3310  |  Carmel, IN 46082  |  (317) 669-6127