RUSSIA // The Obama administration slapped a round of sanctions on Russia over their alleged involvement in trying to undermine our country’s elections. http://cvote.it/2iwjRFs
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // The Catholic Benefits Association joined others in filing a lawsuit against a federal regulation scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 that redefines “sex” for anti-discrimination purposes to include sexual orientation and gender identity. http://cvote.it/2iw73ii
RELIGION // Michael Wear, a former Obama staff member, admits that Democrats have a major religion problem on their hands. In an interview with Atlantic magazine, he said: “The Democratic Party used to welcome people who didn’t support abortion into the party. We are now so far from that, it’s insane.” http://cvote.it/2iwrBaG
QUOTE OF THE WEEK // Reality television show host and chef Anthony Bourdain: “The utter contempt with which privileged Eastern liberals such as myself discuss red-state, gun-country, working-class America as ridiculous and morons and rubes is largely responsible for the upswell of rage and contempt and desire to pull down the temple that we’re seeing now.” http://cvote.it/2iwnUBR
2016 IN REVIEW // Counting down the 16 top pro-life moments of 2016. http://cvote.it/2iwmsz4
RED MINNESOTA? // One of the most underreported stories of this year’s election cycle was how darn close the race finished in Minnesota for Donald Trump. http://cvote.it/2iwiRkW
CATHOLIC // What to do if you’re too ashamed to go to Confession. http://cvote.it/2iw7bOO
ON THIS DAY // 1853 – Southern border of the United States established. http://cvote.it/1kqFVRw
SAINT // Feast of the Holy Family – http://cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
TRUTH //