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| MONDAY, APRIL 9 – SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD |
| AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA Airstrikes hit a military airport in Homs, Syria, late Sunday night. The airstrikes came after a deadly chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus killed 40 people. It was not immediately clear who launched the airstrikes, but U.S. officials denied taking military action against Syria. READ |
| FIRST GUNS, THEN KNIVES? “There is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law,” declared London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The mayor announced strict new “knife control” policies in an attempt to reduce the scourge of violent attacks in his city. Handguns have been effectively banned in the UK since a school shooting in 1996. And yet, London’s murder rate has surpassed New York City’s every month since the beginning of 2018. READ |
| FEDS SHUT DOWN SEX WEBSITE Backpage website known for sex-related classified ads is reportedly seized by the FBI. The website co-founder Michael Lacey was arrested Friday on 93-count sealed indictment. READ |
| TWITTER CEO’S CHILLING TWEET Two liberals wrote an article saying that the United States is in midst of a second Civil War and that the only path forward is for one-party control by Democrats. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey shared the article, calling it a “great read.” READ |
| 2ND CHANCE TO CUT SPENDING White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow said yesterday that White House officials and Congressional Republicans are putting together legislation to rescind spending from the $1.3 trillion omnibus budget they recently passed. A rescission bill could not be filibustered by Senate Democrats. READ |
| HAWAII LEGALIZES EUTHANASIA Sad news: the State of Hawaii becomes the seventh state to legalize doctor-assisted suicide. READ |
| THE MASTERS AND THE CATHOLIC FAITH “People don’t make quasi-spiritual pilgrimages to just another championship golf course. They treat Augusta National as special because it has made a massive effort to demonstrate that it is special. But in many parts of this country, even regions with tremendous Catholic history, the possibility of using cultural capital to assert the distinctiveness of the Church and her related institutions is no longer possible. Like the prodigal son, we have dissipated our inheritance.” -Brandon McGinley READ |
| VETERANS AFFAIRS Admiral Ronny Jackson says “I’ve got what it takes” to run the VA. READ |
| PAPAL RELIC A first-class relic of St. John Paul II is given to the Archdiocese of Manila. READ |
| VATICAN ARREST Vatican police arrest former Vatican diplomat Fr. Carlo Alberto Capella for possession of child pornography. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Casilda grew up as a Muslim. Facing a serious illness as a young woman, she journeyed to a shrine in Spain where she was cured. As a result, she embraced Christianity. READ |
| DAILY MASS READINGS “Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.” (Ps 40:7) READ |
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