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| 100 JUDGES The Senate confirmed the 100th judicial nominee. The pace of confirmations has increased since the Senate reformed the debate rules on confirming district judges. Despite the rule change, there are three dozens judicial nominees still awaiting action on the Senate floor. READ |
| CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONSPresident Trump announces new protections for religious liberty and conscience rights on the National Day of Prayer. “Just today, we finalized new protections of conscience rights for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, teachers, students, and faith-based charities,” said President Trump. Every American “has the absolute right to live according to the teachings of their faith and the convictions of their heart.” READ |
| 2016 Barack Obama believed that Hillary Clinton ran a “soulless campaign” in 2016, and saw her loss as a “personal insult.” These revelations come from an update of a book from the New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker. READ |
| 2020Joe Biden’s entry into the race means that Trump’s “greatest threat has arrived,” says Henry Olsen, author of The Working Class Republican. READ |
| BORDER CRISISFormer Border Patrol chief Mark Morgan explains why the border crisis is the worst it’s been in U.S. history. READ |
| RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA Now Attorney General Bill Barr is coming under attack by Democrats who claim that he lied to Congress. But Rich Lowry says this just shows how the goalposts keep moving on the Russia investigation. “This is all a non-scandal that shows how small the Russia controversy has gotten—from alleged treason to a squabble over a summary of a report that was released in full.” READ |
| HE’S HISTORY? A high school in northern California is considering removing murals of George Washington because they “traumatize” students. READ |
| IRELAND A new pro-life party, Aontú, has launched in Ireland. “It is unbelievable that Aontú is the only party that stands up for the human right to life,” said party leader Peadar Tóibín. The Republic of Ireland legalized abortion last year. READ |
| SRI LANKA “Among the children killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, those slain on the day of their first Holy Communion have become the most poignant icons of the attacks,” writes Fr. Roger Landry. READ |
| CHURCH ATTACKED Members of the Venezuelan National Guard attacked a Catholic Church in the city of San Cristobal amid nationwide protests against dictator Nicolas Maduro. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saints Philip and James share a feast day because their relics were brought to Rome together in early May. We know nothing more about either saint than what is found in the Scriptures. There we are told that they were apostles, and tradition has it that they were both martyred. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Their message goes out through all the earth.” (Ps 19:2) READ |
| DEVOTION The month of May is devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here’s a great resource full of great information, history, and prayers. SHARE |
