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July 19, 2024

Virtual Reality Cannot Give Us the Love We Need, by Constance T. Hull

By Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange - The startling moment when former president Donald Trump was nearly assassinated on live television reveals in a clear and dramatic way how deeply divided we have become in the U.S. This division is also sweeping across Europe as France experienced violent riots during their recent elections and still has not formed a new government. Our culture is collapsing because we have chosen to live like our culture rather than as devout disciples of Jesus Christ.

July 19, 2024

80% of Americans Think America is “Spiraling Out of Control”, by Sarah Holliday

By Sarah Holliday, LifeNews - Former President Donald Trump scarcely escaped death after Saturday’s assassination attempt, and America is not the same because of it. In fact, following the attack, Reuters/Ipsos conducted a two-day poll to see just how U.S. citizens are faring with the tragic events. It appears they’re not doing all too well... The poll surveyed 1,202 U.S. adults across the nation, as well as 992 registered voters this week. According to the results, 80% of these voters, including both Democrats and Republicans, fear “the country is spiraling out of … control.”

July 19, 2024

Hero Corey Comperatore’s Fireman’s Jacket on Stage with Trump During RNC Speech, by Nick Kangadis

By Nick Kangadis, MRC TV - During his entrance to his nomination acceptance speech during Thursday evening's closing night of the Republican National Convention, a very special tribute was given to a fallen hero as former President Donald Trump took the stage... Firefighter, husband, father and hero Corey Comperatore's fireman's jacket was wheeled on stage beside Trump as he greeted the audience... What a moment, indeed. RIP to a true American hero, Mr. Corey Comperatore.

July 19, 2024

‘Jesus, Heal My Heart With Your Love’: Healing Service at National Eucharistic Congress, by Joseph Pronechen

By Joseph Pronechen, EWTN News - What are some wounds that the faithful might be carrying? Father Hicks listed a few: “Feelings of being unloved, of being worthless; feeling rejected or having been abused.” From the particular prayers he will use, he added, “Doubting in the power of God’s love; struggling to trust; feeling alone, abandoned, misunderstood, forgotten; feeling let down by the Church; desperate, dejected.”... In terms of the section on repentance, among these petitions are “for times that I’ve used others; times that I’ve hardened my heart to persons in need; times that I’ve lied when someone needed me to tell the truth; times that I’ve closed my ears to the cries of the helpless; times that I’ve caused a scandal with my words or actions.”