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| MONDAY, JANUARY 21 – MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY |
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| THE MEDIA FINALLY COVERS THE MARCH FOR LIFE A video of a Native American beating a drum next to a group of Catholic high school students went radioactive on the Internet Saturday, with accusations that the Catholic teenagers were mocking the Native American. But the media’s narrative started to unravel when a full 9-minute video surfaced. “It would have been revolting if Nathan Phillips had been minding his own business doing a tribal chant while a gang of kids swarmed around him and started jeering. That’s what many media outlets reported… That isn’t what happened,” writes Kyle Smith. READ |
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| TRUMP OFFERS IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE President Trump offered to sign a bill by Democrats to keep Dreamers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status in the country for three years in exchange for $5.7 billion to extend the border barrier with Mexico. “This is not a 2,000-mile concrete structure from sea to sea. These are steel barriers in high priority locations,” said President Trump, in a nationally televised speech. Speaker Pelosi immediately rejected the offer. READ |
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| ONE DEMOCRAT SAYS YES Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, announced his support for President Trump’s immigration compromise. “I’m hopeful the President’s statement tonight will allow us to immediately reopen gov, put [West Virginians] back to work & start negotiating long-term immigration reform. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to hold a floor vote on the proposal in the Senate this week. READ |
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| TRUMP MAKES PRO-LIFE VOW President Trump sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatening to veto pro-abortion legislation. “If they send any legislation to my desk that weakens the protection of human life, I will issue a veto and we have the support to uphold those vetoes,” said Trump, in a video message to attendees at the March for Life rally. READ |
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| SENATOR DOUBLES DOWN ON BIGOTRY Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-HI, doubled down on her attacks on the Knights of Columbus, and accused Sen. Ben Sasse, R-NE, of adopting the “alt-right’s position” because he opposes the Constitution’s prohibition on religious tests for public office. READ |
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| BUZZFEED WALKS INTO A BUZZSAW The news outlet Buzzfeed claimed that two federal law enforcement officials had confirmed that President Trump instructed his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a Trump Tower in Moscow. But special counsel Robert Mueller’s office issued a statement refuting Buzzfeed’s claims. READ |
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| BIG TECH BIAS Google employees freaked out when someone gave a presentation to their company and used the word “family” to be synonymous for “household with children.” READ |
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| COMMUNION WITH ROME Pope Francis transferred the pontifical commission, Ecclesia Dei, to the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. Ecclesia Dei was formed in 1988 to bring Msgr. Marcel Lefebvre’s fraternity into full communion with the Pope. READ |
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| EMPOWER YOUR FAMILY Strengthening the family through enthronement of the Sacred Heart. READ |
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| SAINT OF THE DAY Like other young martyrs, the death of Saint Agnes reminds us that length of years is not a requirement for a holy life. Little is known about Saint Agnes other than that she was a martyr. READ |
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| DAILY READINGS “You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek.” (Ps 110:1) READ |
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| WITNESS 28 of the best signs from the March for Life. SHARE |
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