RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // President Trump expected to issue an executive order on religious liberty on Thursday, which is also the National Day of Prayer. According to reports, Vice President Pence — along with grassroots pressure — was critical in getting the executive order on the agenda. http://cvote.it/2p6ByhG
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // CatholicVote’s Brian Burch on the news of a possible executive order on religious liberty. http://cvote.it/2p6CHpH
HEALTH CARE // Moderate Republican Fred Upton was leading us on this whole time. His cynical reversal on repealing Obamacare shows why people distrust Republicans. http://cvote.it/2p6I6gc
FREE SPEECH // With the culture war (mostly) lost, Catholics must join libertarians in a grassroots effort to challenge dogmatic anti-speech campaigns. http://cvote.it/2p6CjYd
100 DAYS // The past 100 days have been a disaster — for Democrats. http://cvote.it/2p6HZ4g
OVERTIME // The Republican-led House passed the Working Families Flexibility Act, which would give employees a choice between taking time off or being paid time-and-a-half when they work more than 40 hours in a week. http://cvote.it/2p6zu9B
ACADEMIA // Insanity: Purdue professor calls pro-life fetal images ‘child pornography.’ http://cvote.it/2p6B6QL
CATHOLIC // Religious brothers push back on euthanasia directive for Catholic hospitals in Belgium. http://cvote.it/2p6KAew
CATHOLIC // Relics of St. Padre Pio will soon be touring the United States, with stops at a number of dioceses during a two-part tour later this year. http://cvote.it/2p6u5iW
SAINT // Saints Philip and James – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “Their message goes out through all the earth” (Ps 19:5) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
PRAY // Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan asks for prayers for his wife’s healing: “Two weeks ago an MRI revealed Jeannie Gaffigan had a large tumor around her brain stem that was life threatening. After nine hours of urgent surgery the tumor was completely removed. She is now recovering at home. We thank you for your continued prayers.”