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January 21, 2019

CNA: At Pro-Life Mass, Naumann Calls for Mercy

Catholic News Agency - The pro-life movement must be one of mercy, said Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City Thursday night, at the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC... “The pro-life ethic challenges us to care about the sacredness of every human being throughout the life spectrum. We are called always and everywhere to promote the dignity of the human person,” Naumann said in his homily at the Mass, which preceded the nation’s annual March for Life Friday.

January 21, 2019

David Catron: The GOP Finally Has a Fighting General

By David Catron, American Spectator - This is much the same attitude many voters, conservatives as well as independents, had adopted by the time Trump came down that escalator to announce his intention to run for the presidency. Just as Lincoln saw a proven winner in Grant, rather than another pompous peacetime general like McClellan and Halleck, the voters saw a successful businessman in Trump instead of the usual decorous losers like John McCain and Mitt Romney. And, unlike George Will, they did not and still do not give a damn about “comportment.” Trump’s supporters wanted someone on the GOP side who would fight.

January 21, 2019

Alveda King on Her Uncle MLK’s Forgotten Legacy

By Rob Bluey and Rachel del Guidice, The Daily Signal - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a moment to reflect on the life of the civil rights leader whose nonviolent activism and Christian values made America a better place. The Daily Signal spoke to his niece, Alveda King, about her uncle’s enduring legacy and her plans for honoring him. Listen to the interview on our podcast or read a lightly edited transcript below...

January 21, 2019

R. Jared Staudt: Models of Purity: St. Thomas Aquinas’s Devotion to St. Agnes

By R. Jared Staudt, Catholic Exchange - Once again, (St. Agnes’) story bears striking connections to St. Thomas. His purity was also challenged in his adolescence, though this time by his own family… His family locked him in two of their castles for two years in an effort to persuade him to abandon the Dominican Order… Getting desperate, his brothers enlisted the help of a prostitute, whom they tried to force on St. Thomas. Taking a brand from the fire, he chased her out of the room.

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