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February 26, 2025

Trump Ending Benefits to Illegals Is a Game Changer, by Brian Lonergan

By Brian Lonergan, Chronicles Magazine - Among all the moves Trump has taken to combat illegal immigration, however, one executive order signed last week stands out and could be the game changer the country so desperately needs... President Trump’s order to end federal... A report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last year targeted federal expenditures on illegal aliens during the four years of the Biden administration. The CBO claimed that that the federal government spent $177 billion in benefits for adult illegal aliens and their children who were admitted under Biden. Add that to another $101 billion of other federal spending on illegals, and CBO’s figure comes to $277 billion.

February 26, 2025

Vatican Thinks ‘Charity’ Means Championing Democrat Causes And Taking Money To Flout Immigration Laws, by Maureen Mullarkey

By Maureen Mullarkey, The Federalist - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in accord with Pope Francis, opposes Trump’s resolve to curtail illegal migration... America’s Catholics are facing a crisis of authority... The social and economic realities of mass migration contradict the Vatican’s facile theologizing on open borders. The USCCB, in accord with Pope Francis’ globalist conceits, opposes President Donald Trump’s resolve to curtail illegal migration. Catholics are caught between fidelity to ecclesial leadership and obedience to the just laws of our own country.

February 26, 2025

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: The Pedagogy of Forgiveness

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - The driving theme of The Godfather movie is summed up in the line: “Tell Mike it [Sonny’s betrayal] was only business.” But in matters of injustice, everything is personal, provoking acts of retribution. Most of us favor receiving forgiveness, but granting forgiveness, after suffering a personal offense or insult, is—like courage—far more enigmatic... We see God’s mercy and forgiveness throughout the Scriptures. Cain murders Abel out of envy, and God catches him in the act. God punishes him by sending him to wander, but He spares him. He places the “mark of Cain” on him to warn others not to mess with his life.

February 26, 2025

Catholics Must Refuse to Accept a Public Heretic As Pope: Here’s Why, by Matthew McCusker

By Matthew McCusker, LifeSiteNews - LifeSiteNews recently reported that the health of Francis is feared to be worse than previously believed. This raises the possibility of a conclave in the near future. In any case, the day will come when the current college of cardinals will gather with the intention of electing a new pope... There are many, coming from a variety of perspectives, who would deny or doubt that the present college has the capacity to carry out such an election. In this article, I wish to set aside those questions – as important as they are – and focus on the most important question of all – who is actually capable of being elected to the papacy.