FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Belgium bishop co-authors book in support of pre-marital sex, same-sex relations

The Prophetic Voice of Four Cardinals

Catholics everywhere should be grateful for the four cardinals' appeal

Submitting dubia is a standard part of Church life. It's not unreasonable to expect a clear answer...

Bishop Peter J. Elliott on liturgy, "rigidity" and "reform of the reform"

Happy #Feastday #StCatherineLaboure She received the Miraculous Medal so we would have God’s protection. #PrayForUs pic.twitter.com/cs2DPxUu8k

— Portraits of Saints (@SaintPortraits) November 28, 2016

“On the feasts of the saints consider their virtues, and beseech God to...” St. Teresa of Avila, pray for us! #holyland #franciscans #saints pic.twitter.com/XnJnQhBjus

— FFHL (@FFHL_HQ) November 28, 2016

In Syrian monastery, priest who escaped ISIS sees signs of hope

#StandTogether: Two hints something's stirring on anti-Christian persecution

Death by Fidel

A hidden gem for Catholic sightseers in New York

Today's Mass Readings

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: APRIL 25, 2016

U.S. Will Send 250 More Troops to Syria in Fight Against ISIS

Sad: Obama Compelled to Remind Germany of His Big 2008 Berlin Speech

Poll: Wide Majority Oppose Suits Against Gun Makers

ISIS Pays Higher Salaries to Jihadists Who Keep Sex Slaves

VA Official Admitted Employee Charged With Armed Robbery Still Employed

Roger Stone: Trump's Loss in Wisconsin Impossible Without 'Widespread Voter Fraud'

Report: Security Guards Shut Down Patriotic Choir at 9/11 Memorial

Defenders of Clarence Thomas Go on Offense Following Controversial HBO Film

Animal Rights Laid Bare

Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Is...

SEEN ON TWITTER...

Top: 18yr old Christian girl fights ISIS in Syria🙏🏽 Bottom: Muslim men who fled👎🏼 @badmoon46 https://t.co/wL37wIP3gF pic.twitter.com/QsmKA9OW0N

— Feisty☀️Floridian (@peddoc63) December 18, 2015

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 826

How Bret Baier just made Ted Cruz wilt

Rubio and the Risk Corridors

Donald Trump gets coveted Vladimir Putin endorsement

Trump: It's a great honor to be complimented by a man as highly respected as Vladimir Putin

Apologists for Terror Spread San Bernardino Trutherism and FBI-phobia

Survey: Under Obama, race relations in the U.S. reach 20 year low

Great news: Yale students sign petition to repeal the First Amendment

Why Syria Can't Be Fixed

Europe, Multiculturalism, and Nihilism

Egoism and the Rise of Abortion-on-Demand

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: NOVEMBER 20, 2015

The Prisoner of O: Hillary's career will sink or swim with Dear Leader's ISIS strategy

ROE: 'We can't get clearance even when we have a clear target in front of us'

Surprise: Obama Sees Worst Rating on Handling of Terrorism in His Career

Russia, Capitalizing on Terror Threat, Pursues 'Aggressive' Military Posture Abroad

Infamous Clinton Strategist Now Owns Firm Behind Obama Foundation's Messaging

Among the Believers

Aging Pop Star to Fundraise for Prominent Grandmother

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Ensure TSA Accepts Gun Permits as IDs

American Airlines Loses Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor's Prosthetic Leg

Review: 'Secret In Their Eyes'

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The 'tyranny of uniformity': will the U.S. have a diverse public square in the future?

Why Catholics Should Not Call for Boycotts

Pope Francis: What will be left of a world torn apart by war?

Only Christianity can rescue Europe

Escaped Syrian Priest Was Saved 'by the Hand of God'



Creative Catholic Names

English Catholicism has lost its taken-for-granted quality

Jesus Waits: God's Presence In The Blessed Sacrament

The Plot to Kill Hitler and the Vindication of Pius XII

Today's Mass Readings

NATIONAL REVIEW: NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The Left's Dishonest Biblical Argument for Taking in Syrian Refugees

The Trouble with the 'Nation of Immigrants' Argument

Obama and His Team Dismiss All Concerns About Syrian Refugees

Report: Turkey Arrests 8 ISIS Terrorists Posing as Refugees

France's No-Go Zones: Assimilation-Resistant Muslims Are the Real Refugee Problem

Obama Still Convinced of His ISIS Strategy: Events? What Events?

Tax Relief for Parents and Its Critics

Racism Isn't Dead - But It Is on Life Support

Yale Comes Down on the Side of Free Speech - and Mandatory Re-Education

The Democrats and the European Model

NATIONAL REVIEW: NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Obama Couldn't Care Less About Defeating ISIS

Congressional Democrats Start Publicly Doubting Obama's ISIS Strategy

To Defeat ISIS, Put Boots on the Ground

Self-Congratulatory Symbols and Slogans Won't Stop Violent Terrorism

The Immigration Crisis that Made Paris Possible

The Left's Wrong Reactions to the Paris Terrorist Attack

Doubting Our Refugee-Vetting System Is Not Xenophobia

How to Think about the Refugee Question

A Country Is a Country

Religious Minorities Victimized in Iraq

THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Everybody but Obama knows he needs a new ISIS strategy

House moves swiftly on bill to stop Syrian refugees

When it comes to Syrian refugees, Left suddenly comfortable with Holocaust analogies

Liberal journalists: Obama ISIS response puts Democrats on risky path

Protesting too much

The 'Keely Mullen generation' needs your help

Senate deals a blow to Obama climate rules

POWER RANKINGS: Paris attacks could scramble GOP race

Poll: 8 in 10 Hispanics are not a fan of Donald Trump

The true love story of Hillary and Wall Street

THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Growing number of states refuse Syrian refugees

Typical: Even amid Paris carnage, Obama ties our military's hands in ISIS fight

Awkward: After Paris, academics call terror threat overblown

Early signs that Democrat turnout may sag in 2016

Opposing school choice could cost Dems 2016 election, strategist says

Prominent Georgia black Republican switches from Rand Paul to Marco Rubio

Major Iowa endorsement: Steve King picks Ted Cruz

Trump: I'll 'go to war' with Cruz if he jumps in polls

Democrats' war on youth

FSU president calls out 'The Hunting Ground' propaganda

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: NOVEMBER 15, 2015

'Heard you loud and clear': Hillary Clinton's debate remark backpedal not going over well

She's not "sorry," she's just "sorry" you're stupid enough to have been misled by her actual words. https://t.co/7XK6heKCA2

— Jeff B@AoSHQDD (@EsotericCD) November 15, 2015

'See what happens'! After Bernie Sanders endorsement, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey gets KO'ed

VIDEO #UFC193 Holly Holm KO's Ronda Rousey. pic.twitter.com/UJgjcb8j4h

— JP (@JPBoutros) November 15, 2015

1. Endorse Bernie Sanders and have the Washington Post use you to rub conservatives noses in it again. 2. Lose. https://t.co/Tdh2n3aYhl

— MISTER Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) November 15, 2015

Bernie Sanders would like you all to know that Ronda Rousey's loss wasn't due to her opponent but due to global warming. #RondaRousey

— Timothy Salters (@thealtofsalt) November 15, 2015

Congrats to Planned Parenthood for the 'most idiotically ironic and hypocritical tweet of all time'

The irony is quite sickening. How is it possible for someone to not see the evil behind Planned Parenthood? https://t.co/w7PC3Gbyga

— Sarah Pacheco (@__SimplySarah) November 15, 2015

AP reports that U.S.-led coalition was warned of 'imminent assault' before Paris attacks

But ISIS is contained and not a threat... https://t.co/zHAfoxQYS4

— Beau Morgan (@squidbilly929) November 15, 2015

'That was fast': 'Clearly delusional' Minnesota Dem withdraws from race after ISIS tweet

A tweet from Dan Kimmel Candidate for State Representative pic.twitter.com/zbVbQlLhSd

— HELLO (@OANDAFANBOY) November 15, 2015

'Is this the best Dems can do?' Rupert Murdoch blasts 'pathetic' Dem debate as 'too painful to watch'

Sadly it is the best the Dems can do.. https://t.co/y3vvTRj27r

— Sarah (@smmarrujo) November 15, 2015

Dem debate on CBS had 5 million fewer viewers than GOP debate on Fox Business https://t.co/LV0THHkbMk

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) November 15, 2015

French bomb ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, Syria; Reportedly hit weapons depot, command center and other targets

France has conducted airstrikes on the IS-held Syrian city of Raqqa, involving ten fighter jets dropping 20 bombs pic.twitter.com/5od1TDn7y7

— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 15, 2015

Time for a two-state solution? NYT reports Belgian government 'lacks control over neighborhood linked to terror'

BREAKING: #ParisAttack was apparently planned in Belgium, U.S. sources say https://t.co/831yubCdBV

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 14, 2015

Belgian Minister Says Government Lacks Control Over Neighborhood Linked to Terror Plots https://t.co/AyVwDpAegS

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) November 15, 2015

Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers hits back at fan over 'prejudicial' comment during moment of silence

Stay classy to the couple fans at green bay that yelled during the moment of silence for Paris. #NFLGameDay #PackersNation #NFLsunday

— Deb Mc (@debi1005) November 15, 2015

Catch and release: 5 Gitmo detainees released to United Arab Emirates

The timing. The optics. The dangerous reality. None of this should come as a surprise at this point. https://t.co/5pj6VeQz7j

— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) November 16, 2015

While France is busy killing terrorists as payback, Obama is busy releasing them. https://t.co/l25pGU3JXo

— Andrea Tantaros (@AndreaTantaros) November 16, 2015

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Why Obama Didn't Announce the Syria Deployment Himself

Islamic State Gains Ground in Syria

Iran Launches Blockade On U.S. Goods; Votes to Continue 'Death to America' Campaign

'Tough Questions' for Hillary Clinton

The Time Hillary Clinton Networked at a Funeral

Hillary Calls for Exxon Probe...After Company Cuts Off Funding to Clinton Foundation

Deep-Pocketed Donors Behind Campus Anti-Koch Movement

Nearly Half of ObamaCare Co-Ops Have Failed

Study: Mandatory Calorie Labeling Doesn't Lower Calorie Intake

Feds Spent $43 Million on Afghan Gas Station That Should Have Cost $500,000

THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

FAIL: U.S.-trained Syrian rebels gave equipment to extremists

ObamaCare woes persist as third anniversary looms

Obama wants 1 million Americans learning Chinese by 2020

Obama close to imposing hated rule

White House sends cap-and-trade threat to states

Cronyism: Clinton approved controversial arrangement for top aide Huma Abedin

Investigators recover work-related emails Clinton deleted

State Dept. discovers undisclosed Benghazi emails

Trump booed by conservative crowd for blasting 'clown' Rubio

Yuge: Bill Maher supports Trump on taxes

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: AUGUST 18, 2015

New York Times Reassured By Obama Foreign Policy. Our Allies? Not So Much...

Iran Threatened 'Harm' to Top Nuke Inspector to Prevent Disclosure of Secret Deal

Syrian Atrocities Provoke Escalation from United Nations

China Tests New Long-Range Missile with Two Guided Warheads

Clinton Foundation, DNC Donor Appointed as Federal Reserve Official

#FeelTheBern: Union Members Blast Leadership's Endorsement of Clinton

Relatable: Hillary Clinton Refuses To Give Supporter A Hug

Deceased New Jersey Woman Requests Loved Ones Not Vote for Hillary Clinton

USDA 'Creating Jobs' By Buying Snowmobiles, Fire Trucks

DISH to Lose $3.3 Billion Subsidy from FCC

NATIONAL REVIEW: AUGUST 17, 2015

Without American Influence, Iran and Russia Will Send Syria Deeper into Chaos

The 1980s Called: They Want Their American Military Back

Clinton's Student-Loan Plan Is a Desperate Gimmick for the Millennial Vote

Angry Black Radicals and the Foolish White Liberals Who Love Them

Top Activist and Author: It's 'Clear' That Climate Change Is Making Racism Worse

University Ban on Saggy Pants Declared Racist

Doctor Wins Right Not to Prescribe Contraceptives

FEMM: A Better Option for Women

How Zinn Gets In: Road to a National Curriculum

The Civil Disobedience of Double Parking

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: JUNE 25, 2015

Time for 'hand-wringing?' Obama success story Kobani under attack by ISIS - again

EK commander in Kobani Ebu Leyla shooting at ISIS members that entered from Turkey. #TerroristTurkey #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/nh3f3oGX16

— Avashin (@Avashin) June 25, 2015

'BlackmailerWetDream': OPM hack exposed the intimate details from security clearance polygraph tests

SCOOP: Hackers stole secrets of U.S. government workers’ sex lives. #OPMhack http://t.co/EGfAMBdwxZ pic.twitter.com/kXyfTPoE3W

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 25, 2015

Wendy Davis gets a brutal history lesson after bragging 'we made history in these shoes'

@WendyDavisTexas @CecileRichards @TX_Women @PPTXVotes @leticiavdp @scATX yes you did! Biggest election blowout in state history

— The Krackerjam (@KeviKev10) June 25, 2015

Why it takes just one response to Wendy Davis' absurd 'historic' shoe brag to say it ALL (It's schadenfreudelicious!)

@WendyDavisTexas And in November 2014, we made you history.

— Ross Pollack (@Ross_Pollack) June 25, 2015

When Lois Lerner's hard drive crashed, it really crashed: An 'impact of some sort' turned it to scrap

Lois Lerner says her hard drive crash was "due to an impact of some sort." Anyone know if these guys work at the IRS? pic.twitter.com/HGsfJVR7Cc

— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) June 25, 2015

'Administration wins health care': Supreme Court rules Obamacare subsidies are legal

Welcome to socialized medicine. #SCOTUS King v. Burwell ruling upholds #Obamacare subsidies by 6-3 vote. #EstablishedByTheStates

— David Webb (@davidwebbshow) June 25, 2015

'Pure applesauce': Scalia's dissent in 'SCOTUScare' decision is deliciously 'blistering'

Justice Scalia: "We should start calling this law SCOTUScare." http://t.co/5ZlJorVT0y pic.twitter.com/zwOnBdq182

— Jacob Gershman (@jacobgershman) June 25, 2015

You can all have SCOTUScare. I'll take "interpretive jiggery-pokery." #scaliaisms pic.twitter.com/mDG0LdgzQk

— Caitlin Kelly (@atotalmonet) June 25, 2015

'America's been Grubered': John Roberts' explanation for O-care subsidy ruling sparks disbelief

Curious to see where this new "law means whatever the party in power thinks it means" principle goes.

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 25, 2015

'These are the people we are subsidizing!' Obamacare fans dance at Supreme Court and #GetCovered with mockery

"The most dangerous people are the ignorant" RT “@cspan: Dancing at Supreme Court after health care decision. #ACA https://t.co/tx8u6tNfGy”

— Bobby (@bfinstock) June 25, 2015

Citizen journalist who unearthed Gruber videos concedes 'they got away with it'

King v. Burwell Well, they got away with it. And for the record, @johnfund owes me dinner.

— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) June 25, 2015

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: MAY 21, 2015

Devastating release of carbon emissions has ancient Syrian city of Palmyra now under ISIS control

ISIS seized control of Palmyra, one of the world’s most magnificent remnants of antiquity http://t.co/C1cPR5k88s pic.twitter.com/6gvq5MVhQh

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 21, 2015

'Hasn't read the papers yet'? It's official: ISIS has chased Obama into Fantasy Land

Ramadi unavailable for comment. https://t.co/wpkTUQ6SWC

— Aaron Gardner (@Aaron_RS) May 21, 2015

'You're Baghdad Bobbing': Josh Earnest deemed 'detached from reality' on ISIS

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. https://t.co/jS3uQcKVxP

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 21, 2015

'No it isn't. Idiot.' So, Jonathan Capehart doesn't seem to get how free speech works

.@CapehartJ wassup? https://t.co/oIBPFnVtxj https://t.co/mt1lETr5Op https://t.co/CHst0CYEpo https://t.co/8dmpLUNDpb https://t.co/aCoOir0vvu

— The Right Wing M (@TheRightWingM) May 20, 2015

St. Louis prosecutor responds to protest outside her home; Demonstrator's pillow starts own Twitter account

These "peaceful protesting" punks can't come to terms with the truth of the thug that #VonderritMyers was. Read the report.

— Mark Reardon (@MarkReardonKMOX) May 20, 2015

Hilarious! Has George Stephanopoulos' involvement with the Clintons gone too far? You be the judge

Spotted near @GMA's studios in NYC. pic.twitter.com/jqfFvqJQjk

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) May 21, 2015

Next level 'primary state pandering': Hillary Clinton turns over Twitter account to 'supporter'

The Hillary fan tweeting up a storm from @HillaryClinton account apparently wasn't much of a tweeter before today: https://t.co/NmWoWyV352

— Colin Campbell (@BKcolin) May 21, 2015

'TRANSPARENCY, baby!!' On email release, Hillary went to great lengths to 'make this task impossible'

By printing emails, Hillary Clinton forced the State Department to spend 5 weeks putting them back in digital form http://t.co/6Z2yTGc8hT

— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) May 21, 2015

'Get excited,' America! Blunderwoman Hillary wants 'a mulligan' on her campaign

Dear Media, your job is to explain that Hillary is re-doing her campaign announcement because the first one was clearly botched. FYI.

— RB (@RBPundit) May 21, 2015

Clinton Foundation neglected to report $26 million in speaking fees from banks, foreign governments, schools

She made thousands of $$$ per minute: @HillaryClinton Was Ready for speaking fees @TIME @Philip_Elliott http://t.co/hReynID7yS

— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) May 21, 2015

Big banks, cash-strapped universities, Thai govt and more previously undisclosed donors to the Clinton Foundation http://t.co/xG3ST6zZ8p

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 22, 2015

.@MJGerson: 5 weeks, lifetime quota of scandals. If Clinton succeeds, it would expand boundaries of the permissible. http://t.co/ORJpbIf7N6

— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) May 22, 2015

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 598

Hillary Clinton's Haitian Headache

WaPo: Clintons seen in Haiti as exploiters, elites

Jeb Bush Doubles Down on Common Core, Ignores Grassroots' 'Critical Thinking'

Jihadists Cleansing Pakistan of Christians

Why Can't President Obama Put Iran in a Box?

45 Dead in Attacks on Syrian Kurds Celebrating New Year

Sweden's Foreign Minister Reviled as an Enemy of the Prophet

The New Republic Moonbat: The Word 'Taxpayer' Tilts In Favor of Conservatives and Should Be Eliminated

Camping Anyone? Gender Theory, Personhood, and Catholicism

National Debt Week at College Insurrection