ISIS THREAT Blood-thirsty ISIS terrorists threaten ‘Christmas blood’ and release photo of a beheaded Pope Francis. This news story does NOT contain any graphic images, but simply explains the news: http://cvote.it/2z7ttOW
NORTH KOREA President Trump placed North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, triggering sanctions. In his remarks, Trump mentioned Otto Warmbier, the college student from Ohio who died in June shortly after his return from North Korea, where he was held for more than a year. http://cvote.it/2zleRPX
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Lawmakers in the Bay State passed a bill forcing all employers to pay for contraception regardless of any religious or moral objections. The bill was signed by Charlie Baker, one of the few pro-abortion Republican governors in the U.S. http://cvote.it/2zm0Y4i
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Each day, a new revelation. Now it’s Charlie Rose. Both CBS and PBS have suspended the TV host after eight women accused him of making unwanted sexual advances. http://cvote.it/2zmDrA8
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Four former staffers of Rep. John Conyers, D-MI, signed affidavits saying that the congressman fired an employee for resisting his “sexual advances.” The former employer stated in documents obtained by Buzzfeed: “Rep. Conyers strongly postulated that the performing of personal service or favors would be looked upon favorably and lead to salary increases or promotions.” http://cvote.it/2zmGWqg
TAXES Well, well. New Jersey’s incoming governor, Phil Murphy, is suddenly having second thoughts about his plan to hike taxes on millionaires. Why the cold feet? Because Republicans in Congress are threatening to dramatically reform the deduction for state and local taxes — which many Republicans claim acts as an incentive to Democrats in high-tax blue states to raise taxes. It would seem that Murphy is proving their point. http://cvote.it/2zlgjSx
BEAUTY Richard Wilbur died last month. He was called the greatest American Christian poet since Eliot. Wilbur once remarked: “I feel that the universe is full of glorious energy, that the energy tends to take pattern and shape, and that the ultimate character of things is comely and good. I am perfectly aware that I say this in the teeth of all sorts of contrary evidence, and that I must be basing it partly on temperament and partly on faith, but that is my attitude.” http://cvote.it/2zlKfxZ
WORLD DAY OF THE POOR Pope Francis calls on the world to ‘invest in love’ on the first World Day of the Poor. http://cvote.it/2znnzNX
SAINTS Pope John Paul I was just recently declared Venerable. But should most popes be canonized? What if one isn’t? http://cvote.it/2zlylEh
SAINT OF THE DAY Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “The Lord upholds me.” (Ps 3:6) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
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