The Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill Fails Cassidy’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Test’
Jimmy Kimmel explains why Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham’s new healthcare bill is disastrous and doesn’t pass Cassidy’s “Jimmy Kimmel Test”:
Cardinal Joe Explains How We Can Make ‘Pro-Life’ Really Mean Something
US Catholic has a new interview with Cardinal Joseph Tobin, in which he shares his insights on faith and why being pro-life demands a consistent commitment to life: We’re encouraged to compartmentalize faith. Faith is seen as equivalent to worship and thereby reduced to an hour on Sunday morning, if that. It really impoverishes the… Read More Cardinal Joe Explains How We Can Make ‘Pro-Life’ Really Mean Something
Steph Curry on His Faith and Being a Role Model
Doc McStuffins, Moana, and Steph Curry are the kids’ favorite role models—a frequent presence in our home from the tv screen to playtime to posters on the wall. As a toddler, my oldest daughter would walk around exclaiming, “Chef Curry with the pot boy!” Unlike Charles Barkley, who famously rejected being a role model, Curry,… Read More Steph Curry on His Faith and Being a Role Model
Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “We must overcome all forms of racism, of intolerance and of the instrumentalization of the human person.”
Noah the Environmentalist: The Great Flood and Ecological Justice Today
The story of Noah and his ark is often one of the first biblical narratives children learn and one of those most widely-known by adults. With many Scripture stories being unapologetically anthropocentric, there is something endearing yet dramatic about the inclusion of every perfectly paired-up creature-couple in this perilous tale of survival. With the assurance… Read More Noah the Environmentalist: The Great Flood and Ecological Justice Today
Schumer, Pelosi Strike Deal with Trump to Save Dreamers from Deportation
via the AP: The top House and Senate Democrats said Wednesday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to protect thousands of younger immigrants from deportation and fund some border security enhancements — not including Trump’s long-sought border wall. The deal announced by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi… Read More Schumer, Pelosi Strike Deal with Trump to Save Dreamers from Deportation
The Vatican Affirms the Church’s Support of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
The Vatican has reiterated its support for the Responsibility to Protect: The Holy See upholds the perennial validity of the Responsibility to Protect and wishes to reaffirm its commitment to this principle and call for its full, impartial and consistent implementation. Such an application means, as the report of the Secretary General recommends, meeting obligations… Read More The Vatican Affirms the Church’s Support of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
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