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By John Grondelski, National Catholic Register - Our account of Joseph broke off with his ascension to power in Egypt. Following his interpretation of Pharoah’s dreams about years of plenty and years of famine, Joseph was put in charge of making provision for Egypt’s welfare against those lean years. It was in that context that he and his treacherous brothers again came into contact... The famine that beset Egypt was not limited to that country; it was regional. Its effects were felt in Canaan. Joseph’s planning not only protected Egypt but made it the region’s granary, from which famished people could buy grain.

By Greg Schlueter, Crisis Magazine - In this age of moral preening—where every tribe, every talking head, invokes Jesus Christ as the mascot of their cause—here’s the mic drop no one saw coming: Jesus called people morons... Let’s not sentimentalize or sanitize this. Let’s not mistake it for a clever quip or a throwaway insult. No, in the unflinching light of Matthew 23, Christ—the Incarnate Word, the Author of all goodness, truth, and beauty—looks the most religious men of His day in the eye and calls them μωροί (moroi). Fools. Morons. He does this not to demean but to awaken; not to shame but to judge rightly—and to invite us to do the same.

By Melissa Barreca, Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - The Missouri Supreme Court today issued a ruling that could reinstate the state’s abortion safety standards — previously blocked by a lower court—by requiring the case to be reevaluated under a stricter legal standard... The decision effectively blocked abortions in Misosuri, with no abortion businesses able to meet the basic standards, and babies will be protected for now.