By The Editors, Patriot Post – Canadian trans shooter, drug cartel drones, end of immigration crackdown in Minnesota, House passes SAVE Act, Bad Bunny lost nearly 10M viewers, and more…. Canadian trans shooter: The tragic school attack in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday claimed eight lives, not counting the deceased assailant. The 18-year-old attacker killed six at the school after killing his mother, who expressed support for trans rights, and his stepbrother at home. Early reports suggested that the “female gunperson” was actually a man who identified as a woman, which the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has now confirmed. ….

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – More Catholic bishops are voicing sharp condemnation of the University of Notre Dame’s decision to appoint a pro-abortion professor to lead one of its academic institutes… Their condemnation is amplifying concerns that the move undermines the school’s Catholic mission and causes scandal among faithful Catholics… Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, became the latest church leader to criticize the appointment Thursday, saying he stands “in support of Bishop Rhoades and share his concern.” …

By Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP, Catholic Exchange – The Sermon on the Mount raises the moral bar, as it goes beyond the mere letter of the Law into the spiritual depths of the heart. It challenges us to cultivate hearts attuned to the ways of God. Our righteousness is to exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees by not simply avoiding murder, adultery, and false oaths, but by living out the spiritual core of these commands from the heart.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Mark 7:31-37 – 31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis. 32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand upon him. 33 And taking him aside from the multitude privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue; …

By Suzanne Bowdey, LifeNews – Family Research Council’s Mary Szoch, director of the Center for Human Dignity, is equally emphatic that it’s time for the Trump administration to undo the damage done by Biden. “It’s disappointing that the FDA is continuing to drag out the studies of the abortion drug mifepristone… While we wait for these results, countless unborn children’s lives will be ended, and many of their mothers’ bodies will be maimed and their hearts broken. The Trump administration does not have to wait until the review is conducted to mitigate the damage caused by mifepristone.”

By Eddie Scarry, The Federalist – Just like the last time Democrats threw the government into a shutdown, they have no leverage but are now withholding votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security while making ridiculous demands that the Trump administration is entertaining… If Congress doesn’t push more money to DHS by Saturday, funding to TSA and FEMA will be cut off this weekend. Democrat leaders say they won’t agree to any deal that doesn’t reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is to say, make it effectively impossible to deport illegal aliens.

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture – Readers of this column know that I occasionally opine on matters of Biblical scholarship about which I have no expertise. Buckle up because I am about to do it again. In fact, it is because I have no expertise that I want to say something about this. Something on behalf of us little people, the non-experts… Last month I attended a Bible conference in Connecticut put on by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. The talks were given by Scott Hahn, who founded the Center, along with two of the Center’s affiliated scholars, John Bergsma and Jeff Morrow.

By Alyssa Murphy, National Catholic Register – Delving even deeper into ways to quell the unease, the Register turned to not only Bishop Burbidge, but Msgr. Charles Pope, Dominican Father Joseph-Anthony Kress, Dominican Sister Mary Madeline Todd, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Naumann, and EWTN Radio hosts Gregory Popcak and Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers… “We live in unsettling and stormy times as we witness riots in our streets,” Archbishop Naumann said.

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – The Catholic bishop whose diocese includes the University of Notre Dame has sharply criticized the school’s decision to appoint a professor known for her pro-abortion advocacy to a key leadership role… The church leader is calling the move a cause of scandal and urging university officials to rescind it… Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend expressed “dismay” and “strong opposition” to Notre Dame’s naming of Susan Ostermann as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.

By Derek Rotty, Catholic Exchange – To grow in perseverance, De Sales proposes three foundational habits in this section of the Introduction, listing the virtues of humility and detachment first. To cultivate the former, he notes that a disciple must be distrustful of self over God; to cultivate the latter, a disciple must be able to enjoy “delights, tender feelings, and consolations” only for the sake of God, the highest good (IV.5, 13)… After humility and detachment, he encourages laity to find and focus on sweet consolations. Like little children who are enticed to obedience and good deeds with “bits of sugar,” God uses “bait and allurement to entice us” to love Him (IV.13).

By Veronique de Rugy, The American Spectator – Your representatives may finally grab the feared “third rail” of U.S. politics. When the Social Security and Medicare trust funds run out in the early 2030s, the law is clear: Benefits must be slashed. That would mean a roughly 24 percent cut to Social Security checks and an 11 percent cut to Medicare benefits. But Congress almost certainly won’t let that happen… The easy, though irresponsible, political path may seem obvious: Change the law, keep benefits whole, and pay by borrowing the money. This way legislators won’t have to cast unpopular votes for spending cuts or tax hikes. …

By Tessa Gervasini, EWTN – A Pew Research Center report found that Catholics’ support for President Donald Trump’s agenda has not changed significantly over the past year… The analysis examined how U.S. religious groups view Trump, including his plans and policies and his ethics. It focused on Protestants, Catholics, and religiously unaffiliated adults… The report, “White Evangelicals Remain Among Trump’s Strongest Supporters, but They’re Less Supportive Than a Year Ago,” includes information from a survey of 8,512 U.S. adults who are part of the center’s American Trends Panel (ATP).

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Mark 7:24-30 – 24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and would not have any one know it; yet he could not be hid. 25 But immediately a woman, whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said to her, “Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” …

By Chris Jackson, Hiraeth In Exile, Substack – All this is fitting preparation for Rossi’s next big praise. In the days after the May 2026 conclave, he rhapsodized about the new pontiff Leo XIV: calling Leo’s election “a gift from God” and claiming the new pope is “the man the Church and the world need right now”. Rossi insisted Leo follows “the same line” as Francis and “isn’t trying to go backwards… he’s no dinosaur”. In other words, no reform is coming. Leo XIV is explicitly “continuity Francis,” in the words of Rossi himself. For Trad Inc., this is the latest evidence they’ve been hiding the truth: even Leo’s supporters know he stands for more of the same.

By Craig Bannister,  CNS News – The nation’s employment picture enjoyed broad-based improvement in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Statistics (BLS) report released Wednesday… Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 jobs from the previous month, more than doubling analysts’ predictions. The Dow Jones consensus prediction for job growth, for example, was a mere 55,000. Private payrolls (excluding government) grew by 172,000 jobs in January, well above the LSEG expectation of 70,000.