By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – Democrat Abigail Spanberger is projected to be elected Virginia’s first female governor Tuesday, defeating pro-life Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in a contest that pro-life advocates warned could transform the state into the “abortion capital of the South.” With exit polling data and early precincts reporting, the abortion activist is projected to become Virginia’s next governor and the first woman to hold the state’s highest office, according to Decision Desk HQ.

By Dave and Debbie Cowden, Catholic Exchange – If I had to summarize my prayer life in one sentence, it would be this: “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (see Mt. 26:41). I imagine this is the case for many parents, who feel they are merely “scraping by” or “surviving, not thriving.” Yes, these are clichés. Yes, they ring true… We Cowdens have seen this in our lives. There are seasons when our family prays regularly together and other seasons when we feel we hardly resemble a Catholic family, outside of attending Sunday Mass. …

By Andrea Madrigal, Crisis Magazine – I know by now that I shouldn’t be surprised by anything that comes from the clergy, and yet Fr. Carter’s words left me in shock. This is a man who is supposed to be the father, the shepherd to hundreds of grieving sheep as they are spiritually abused at the hands of their bishop and Rome; but instead, his reaction was to try to gaslight those very souls he is in charge of into eating the stones they are being given in place of bread. In this article, I intend to examine this sermon more closely as a response to Fr. Carter’s words. As a regular TLM attendee myself, I grieve with my fellow Catholics in the diocese of Knoxville, as I cannot imagine what life would be like without the Traditional Latin Mass.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Luke 14:25-33 – 25 Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them, 26 “If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. ….

By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote – Democrats scored a string of victories Nov. 4, winning several closely watched gubernatorial and municipal races in contests seen as bellwethers ahead of the 2026 midterms… In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed term-limited Gov. Glenn Youngkin. With an estimated 98% of votes counted, Spanberger was ahead 57.6% to Earle-Sears’ 42.2%, according to the Associated Press… Meanwhile, Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares lost his re-election bid to Democrat Jay Jones, who overcame weeks of controversy over resurfaced violent text messages in which Jones mused about the deaths of Republicans. …

By John Zmirak, The Stream – Last night’s election was a wipeout for Republican candidates in almost every important race. It’s a wake-up call and a warning before next year’s midterm congressional contest… What happened? All politics is local, so different factors decided the various races. But a common theme was this: Without Donald Trump on the ballot, Republicans seem unable to overcome the advantages Democrats baked into the system — from massive Third World immigration that transformed local electorates, and still-intact corruption in vote-counting software, to the deep divisions that still plague the GOP between diehard anti-Trump elitists and populists who follow his model. …

By Caroline Manno, Crisis Magazine – The Catechism of the Catholic Church has this to say about intercessory prayer: Since Abraham, intercession—asking on behalf of another—has been characteristic of a heart attuned to God’s mercy. In the age of the Church, Christian intercession participates in Christ’s, as an expression of the communion of saints. In intercession, he who prays looks “not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others,” even to the point of praying for those who do him harm. (CCC 2635) …

By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing – Between half and two-thirds of U.S. adults have gambled, at least occasionally, over the past year.  Nearly 8 percent gamble every day.  This includes everything from state lotteries and online betting to local casinos.  For some, gambling is simple entertainment.  For others, it’s a serious problem… Gambling demographics are revealing.  Economic class and education matter, but not in a simplistic way… From a Catholic perspective, gambling isn’t inherently wrong, so long as it’s fair, moderate, and doesn’t compromise one’s basic needs and responsibilities to others.  But in practice, the U.S. gambling industry is organized to produce exactly the opposite results. 

By Bradley Devlin, The Daily Signal – The conservative chattering class will lament loudly and profusely about Tuesday’s results, not only because it is good for business, but because it’s their elections. Virginia, New Jersey, New York City—these are the places they call home, and they expect too much of the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah. Which I only feel comfortable saying because I’m from California, a modern-day Capernaum… Certainly, the temptation to get swept up in the punishment about to be exacted on these places is strong. In New York City, Democrat Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s policies will destroy what’s left of the city’s independent working class.

By: Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – Furthering the Big Apple’s descent into communism, New York City voters elected radical Democrat Zohran Mamdani to be their next mayor on Tuesday… According to several media outlets, the Ugandan-born Mamdani is projected to defeat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the race to lead one of America’s most populous cities… As of publication, preliminary results show Mamdani winning 50.4 percent of the electorate with 90 percent of votes tabulated. Meanwhile, Cuomo and Sliwa are projected to receive 41.6 percent and 7.1 percent of the vote …

By Franciscan Media – A man who vigorously pursues a goal may produce results far beyond his expectations and his intentions. Thus it was with Peter ” of the Golden Words,” as he was called, who as a young man became bishop of Ravenna, the capital of the empire in the West… At the time there were abuses and vestiges of paganism evident in his diocese, and these Peter was determined to battle and overcome. His principal weapon was the short sermon, and many of them have come down to us.

By Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, Pillars of Faith – When Pope John XXIII opened the Council on 11 October 1962, he announced that “the Spouse of Christ prefers to make use of the medicine of mercy rather than of severity.” The sentiment sounded generous, yet it revealed a shift: correction would give way to dialogue, severity to leniency, warning to optimism. In that same address he talked about the “prophets of doom who are always forecasting disaster, as though the end of the world were at hand,” whereas he saw “a new order of human relations” emerging. The naïve trust that the modern world could be persuaded by gentleness rather than converted by truth became the keynote of his pontificate.

By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange – My close friend, a devout Catholic, was diagnosed with an advanced stage of cancer some months ago. She was a woman of strong faith, passionately in love with Jesus and His Mother Mary. She believed that she would be healed by Jesus. Together with her family, we all prayed intensely for her healing even as her health slowly deteriorated… I administered the Sacrament of Anointing to her for the final time in the presence of her grieving family. After the anointing, she looked at me with her customary beautiful smile and said, “Father, I know to Whom I am going.” Her words both edified me and brought tears to my eyes. …

By John Zmirak, The Stream  – A few weeks ago, we posted the thoughtful review by survivor of Chinese Communist persecution Chenyuan Snider of the new movie One Battle After Another, which is a powerfully crafted recruitment film for Antifa terrorists. It got lavished with praise by Hollywood, and doubtless some unhinged souls were triggered by it to engage in future violence… A small consolation is that the movie had few viewers and will lose tens of millions of dollars. So did most of the other politicized, weird, or out-of-touch films released this year. In fact, a review of 2025 could be titled One Flop After Another, as Breitbart reports:

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Luke 14:15-24 – 15 When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; 17 and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for all is now ready.’ 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, `I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.’ ….