CATHOLIC // On the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis added the care of creation to the traditional sets of both the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. “May the works of mercy also include care for our common home,” Pope Francis said. http://cvote.it/2bOjrIc
2016 // Earlier this week, the Republican National Committee gave Eric Trump a “grim prognosis” of his father’s chances of getting to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. http://cvote.it/2bOlV9e
2016 // Hobby Lobby CEO David Green once strongly opposed Donald Trump, but has now endorsed him to prevent Hillary Clinton from nominating a Supreme Court justice. “Clinton has made no secret she believes government interests supersede the protection of religious liberty.” http://cvote.it/2bOjTpD
DECENCY // Pamela Anderson made millions posing for Playboy. Now she has co-authored an article with a rabbi on “the addictive dangers of pornography.” http://cvote.it/2bOiQWS
CULTURE // Mel Gibson and writer Randall Wallace are working on a sequel to The Passion of the Christ that will tell the story of the resurrection of Jesus. http://cvote.it/2bXIonP
COUNTDOWN TO CANONIZATION // Mother Teresa’s spiritual adviser: “She was a missionary and an ambassador for the sanctity of life, never growing weary of advocating for the dignity of the unborn, the sick and the dying.” http://cvote.it/2bXJAHD
CATHOLIC // Could we be witnessing the beginnings of a renaissance in Catholic music? The Diocese of Lincoln sees a strong turnout at their first Sacred Music Clinic. http://cvote.it/2bXKt36
ON THIS DAY // 1789 – The United States Treasury Department is founded. http://cvote.it/2bXGRxN
SAINT OF THE DAY // Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
FUNNY //