Justice for Nick

I was there last week. And there wasn’t a dry eye in the room. Ted Sandmann had to collect himself as he read the text message he had received: “...we’re going to bury your son.” Last week I spent several days with Ted and Julie Sandmann -- the parents of Covington Catholic teen Nick Sandmann. Ted and Julie agreed to share the inside story of what really happened to their son and why they are now fighting back. As they told their story, you could have heard a pin drop. They shared how Nick told his mom what actually happened, how friends and relatives started calling after watching the news, and how they had to flee their home, including the scary stories of how Nick’s school was then shut down due to bomb threats as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security got involved... It was riveting. Growing emotional, Ted composed himself and said: “they picked on the wrong family.” The Sandmann family has now sued The Washington Post and CNN. They are seeking justice for their son -- and for everyone slandered by the media. It’s a David v. Goliath battle, and they are now fighting some of the biggest corporations in America. The Sandmann family has chosen CV to help fund their lawsuits against these major media corporations! Can you chip in $25, $50, $100 or more to help the Sandmann family? I am sure you remember Nick. He endured an online avalanche of vitriol from tens of thousands of people on social media. The mob was fomented from biased and false reporting by The Washington Post and CNN. Who can forget HBO anti-Catholic bigot Bill Maher saying he blamed that “f$%ing kid...the little pr$ck.” Or the CNN contributor who suggested someone should punch Nick in the face. The family has endured unspeakable attacks, threats of violence, and worse. Today when people see a picture of Nick, millions of people think he is a bigot, a racist... and want to punish him. His life has been changed forever. Because of media lies. But who will hold the media accountable? If this can happen to Nick Sandmann, it can happen to your children too. It could happen to you. That’s why CV has now launched our Nick Sandmann Legal Defense Fund. Suing a massive global corporation like CNN or the Washington Post is not easy. Nor is it cheap. We’re working with the Sandmann family attorneys. The lawyers won’t be paid unless they win the case. But there are real costs that the Sandmann family must pay, including fees for experts, investigation costs, research, depositions, court costs, travel, and much more. All of it is necessary if we want them to succeed in court, and hold these elite media bosses accountable! The Sandmann family needs your help TODAY! >>>Click HERE to chip in $25 >>>Click HERE to chip in $50 >>>Click HERE to chip in $100 >>>Click HERE to chip in another amount Like tens of thousands of Catholic school students, Nick Sandmann simply wanted to stand in solidarity for the unborn during the annual March for Life in Washington, DC. And now it’s our turn to show solidarity with the Sandmann family. I’ve promised them our support. Please help with a generous tax-deductible gift! Brian P.S. The Sandmanns are facing a long legal battle-- please consider making your gift a monthly contribution. P.P.S. To chip in via mail to the Nick's Legal Defense Fund you can send a check made payable to CatholicVote Legal Fund to: P.O.Box 259837, Madison, WI 53725. Please note "Sandmann" in the memo. PAID FOR BY CATHOL‌ICVOTE.ORG EDUCATION FUND. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. P.‌O. Box 259‌837  |  Madi‌son, WI 53725  |  (312) 201-6559

In one year, late-term abortion killed 4 times more humans in NYC than homicides

In one year, late-term abortion killed 4 times more humans in NYC than homicides: The media doesn't downplay homicides as "rare" and of little consequence. But they downplay the thousands of deaths every year from late-term abortion.

Article in Harvard Law Journal concludes: The preborn child is a constitutional person

Article in Harvard Law Journal concludes: The preborn child is a constitutional person: The Fourteenth Amendment was intended to ensure that “no state in the Union should deny to any human being . . . the equal protection of the laws.”

Under Trump, the Language We Use to Create Political Reality Is Crumbling | The New Yorker

Under Trump, the Language We Use to Create Political Reality Is Crumbling | The New Yorker: Masha Gessen attended a conversation between Kiron Skinner and Anne-Marie Slaughter—the current and former directors of policy planning at the State Department.

Im-Politic: The Mueller Letter Coverage Shows the Need for a Journalism Hall of Shame | RealityChek

Im-Politic: The Mueller Letter Coverage Shows the Need for a Journalism Hall of Shame | RealityChek: Here are two suggestions for the folks at Columbia University’s journalism school who each year award the Pulitzer Prizes for that so-called profession: First, in addition to citing reporters…

A New Weekly Podcast with Scott Hahn The Road to Emmaus

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A New Weekly Podcast with Scott Hahn Introducing The Road to Emmaus, a new St. Paul Center podcast hosted by Dr. Scott Hahn. As an author, speaker, and scholar, Scott Hahn has spent decades teaching Catholics how to read the Bible from the heart of the Church. Now, he’s bringing many of his most popular talks to listeners everywhere on The Road to Emmaus. Listen to the first five episodes now!  Make sure to subscribe to The Road to Emmaus on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.  Listen Now

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5 Miraculous springs that have a history of healing --Aleteia

5 Miraculous springs that have a history of healing --Aleteia

When St. Joseph appeared in France he left a miraculous spring of water --Aleteia

When St. Joseph appeared in France he left a miraculous spring of water --Aleteia: The spring of St. Joseph in Contignac has been known for centuries as a place of healing and refreshment.

Fr. Warren's Week Reflection 4-28-19 Doubting Thomas

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Second Sunday of Easter Doubting Thomas 4-28-2019 Each year the Church celebrates Doubting Thomas Day. It is a rough day for the Apostle. Not only does the poor fellow miss out on Jesus’ first appearance to His Disciples, but he tells them that they must have dreamed it, and the only way he will believe Jesus has risen is to put his fingers into the wounds of Calvary. A week later, the Lord embarrasses him with just that invitation, “Trace My wounds.” There is more to this Gospel than meets the eye. This is not simply a fascination story of belief and disbelief. First, this appearance of the risen Jesus, like all His appearances, tells us something of supreme importance about Jesus Himself. There are many remarkable features to what we call the incarnation: that the son of God took our flesh as His own, from a teenage girl, and that He grew up much as you and I did, save for sin. He ate and drank, got tired and slept. And then His body was slapped and spat upon, whipped like a dog and nailed to a tree. But then this same body was raised by God, the Father, from the grave. And all this for me! This is Gospel indeed! Good news beyond our wildest imagining. But the appearances add one more truth still more exciting, of unparalleled significance for our human and Christian living. The appearances of Jesus after His resurrection tells us that the son of God has chosen to remain human forever. Jesus did not revert to what He had been before Bethlehem, in the form of God. Until time is no more, and through eternity, God’s own son will be clothed in a human body. What a tribute. What a remarkable compliment to our humanity. The son of God wanted the human body that He took from us to be His forever. A compliment, yes, but a burden as well. It lays on us the task of shaping our humanity, our body and spirit, into the likeness of Jesus. Of liberating ourselves of those things that make us less than human, therefore make us less like Him. It raises humanity to new heights. Christ kept His humanity: do we in turn see Him in the humanity around us? C.S. Lewis, the author, once wrote that next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses for in your neighbor, Christ’s glory, Himself, is truly hidden. In the Eucharist you do not actually see the risen Christ. Glorified wounds and all, but you do recognize Him for He has opened the eyes not of your flesh, built of your faith. In the power of that faith you can exclaim with the Apostle, my Lord, my God. In your own journeying you will meet thousands of women and men, people of all kinds. The Christian question is now, what will you see with the eyes of your flesh? The Christian question is, what will you recognize with the eyes of your faith? Will you be able to see divinity in humanity, or will seeing keep you from recognizing? Will the grime and the grit blind you? With the cancer or the Alzheimer’s, the ugly and the spiteful, all those very human things that make for difference and indifference, for hostility and hatred, will they prevent you from recognizing your risen Lord? Not only in the broken bread, but in the breaking heart? The broken body? The broken mind? Some time ago, I spent 10 days living with our Friars from Graymoor at our parish in the slums of Kingston, Jamaica. It was the longest 10 days of my life. I thought I had seen the worst of hardship, the worst of poverty, until I went to spend the day with Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity. I was stunned as I walked into the courtyard of their house, and saw dozens upon dozens of people dying, of the blind and the lame. People suffering from every disease, from AIDS to leprosy, all being cared for by three nuns and a few volunteers. The next morning after I had celebrated mass for the sisters, I sat with the Superior drinking coffee. I asked her what so many of you would have asked if you had spent time there: Sister, how do you do it day in and day out? She said, we try to see Christ in all the people who come to us. I said, but Sister, can you keep seeing Christ in so many people? Well, she said, we are only human. We get drained emotionally, physically. But at those times I only have to look into their eyes and I see Him. I see Him when I look into their eyes. My friends, like the Disciples on the road to Emmaus, our hearts, too, will burn within us not only when the scriptures are proclaimed, not only when common bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ, but also when we recognize the risen Christ in those around us. Many things on this earth are precious. Some are holy. Humanity is holy of holies. Never let a day end when anyone has to say to you, if only you had looked into their eyes.

Yours in Christ, Fr. Bob Warren, SA

Homelessness In New York City Is The Worst That It Has Ever Been

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CFO Says PG&E Wants to Create Fund for Camp Fire Victims

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The Latest: the fire safety plan of PG&E - Tech Know Bits

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CPUC directs PG&E to reduce risk of power shut-offs as it mostly OKs utility fire plans | Utility Dive

CPUC directs PG&E to reduce risk of power shut-offs as it mostly OKs utility fire plans | Utility Dive: Utility industry news, voices and jobs for energy industry professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.

PG&E’s wildfire prevention plan faces scrutiny - SFChronicle.com

PG&E’s wildfire prevention plan faces scrutiny - SFChronicle.com

Did Trump fumble an uprising in Venezuela? - The Washington Post

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NSA surveillance of foreign nationals surges | ZDNet

NSA surveillance of foreign nationals surges | ZDNet: Domestic communications record slurping is reducing, but global spying is on the uptick.

Straight up: How the Kentucky bourbon industry is going high tech | ZDNet

Straight up: How the Kentucky bourbon industry is going high tech | ZDNet: Bourbon is one of the most popular spirits in the world. Some Kentucky distilleries are adding data analytics, automation, IoT sensors, and RFID tags to streamline production.

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The Breakthrough Institute

The Breakthrough Institute

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US Troops In Syria For "Long Haul" Atop "A Lot Of Oil Resources": Pentagon Official | Zero Hedge

US Troops In Syria For "Long Haul" Atop "A Lot Of Oil Resources": Pentagon Official | Zero Hedge: A very frank admission...

Senators blast 'insane' Trump plan for aid cuts, seek Venezuela plan - Reuters

Senators blast 'insane' Trump plan for aid cuts, seek Venezuela plan - Reuters: Republican and Democratic U.S. senators blasted President Donald Trump's proposal for a 23 percent cut in the U.S. budget for foreign aid and diplomacy as "insane" and "short-sighted" on Tuesday, and said it would not pass.

How Jamal Khashoggi's murder just made the income of Boeing competitor Airbus plummet, more than 6 months on - NZ Herald

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Trump working to designate Muslim Brotherhood as 'terror' group | USA News | Al Jazeera

Trump working to designate Muslim Brotherhood as 'terror' group | USA News | Al Jazeera

Greg Jaczko, the outsider who ran the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Greg Jaczko, the outsider who ran the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The possibility and risks of artificial general intelligence - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The possibility and risks of artificial general intelligence - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Facial recognition and the future of privacy: I always feel like … somebody’s watching me - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Facial recognition and the future of privacy: I always feel like … somebody’s watching me - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

China: Determined to dominate cyberspace and AI - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

China: Determined to dominate cyberspace and AI - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The frame problem: The AI “arms race” isn’t one - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The frame problem: The AI “arms race” isn’t one - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Dealing realistically with the artificial intelligence revolution - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Dealing realistically with the artificial intelligence revolution - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

US backing Venezuelan opposition leader's calls for liberation | Fox News Video

US backing Venezuelan opposition leader's calls for liberation | Fox News Video: Clashes continue in Venezuela; panel reaction and analysis on 'Fox & Friends First.'

State Department preparing for clash of civilizations with China

State Department preparing for clash of civilizations with China

How Does Regime Change in Venezuela Benefit U.S.Tucker Carlson Tonight 4/30/2019 - YouTube

How Does Regime Change in Venezuela Benefit U.S.

Tucker Carlson Tonight 4/30/2019 - YouTube

Congressional Democrats’ emoluments lawsuit targeting President Trump’s private business can proceed, judge says

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Workers barely benefited from Trump’s sweeping tax cut, investigation shows | US news | The Guardian

Workers barely benefited from Trump’s sweeping tax cut, investigation shows | US news | The Guardian: Big companies drove the 2017 Tax and Jobs Act, but did not commit to any specific wage hikes, the Center for Public Integrity found

NSA Reports 75% Increase in Unmasking U.S. Identities Under Foreign Surveillance Law in 2018 - WSJ

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Sic Semper Tyrannis : Venezuela - Bay of Pigs Redux?

Sic Semper Tyrannis : Venezuela - Bay of Pigs Redux?: In the Spring of 1961 a lightly armed group of Cuban exiles invaded the south coast of Cuba. They had little air support and were dwarfed in number by the armed forces of revolutionary Cuba which when brought to bear...

How Occupy Wall Street animated Bernie Sanders, AOC, and the left - Vox

How Occupy Wall Street animated Bernie Sanders, AOC, and the left - Vox: 99% of Occupy Wall Street failed. 1% remade the American progressive left.

A New Dawn for Japan’s Imperial Diplomacy? - The Globalist

A New Dawn for Japan’s Imperial Diplomacy? - The Globalist

For the first time, a drone has been used to deliver a donor kidney

For the first time, a drone has been used to deliver a donor kidney

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Bishop Barron's Gospel Reflection May 1, 2019

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter

John 3:16-21

Friends, maybe you've seen informal evangelists at football or baseball games holding up a sign: “John 3:16.” Did you ever wonder what that means? Well, we hear this verse from the Gospel of John in today’s reading: “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” I think it's good that those people hold up that sign, because in many ways that is the whole Gospel, and even the whole Christian tradition, in miniature. Every cathedral, every church, every poem, every drama, the life of every saint—that's what they're all about. Christianity does not announce, primarily, our virtue; it doesn't sing our praises; it doesn't exult in human civilization. What it primarily does is announce that message: that even in our sin—you might say, especially in our sin—God loved us. And so what did he do? He broke open his own heart and he sent his own self into our humanity to heal us and offer us eternal life.  Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 269 Reading 1 Acts 5:17-26 The high priest rose up and all his companions, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and, filled with jealousy, laid hands upon the Apostles and put them in the public jail. But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said, "Go and take your place in the temple area, and tell the people everything about this life." When they heard this, they went to the temple early in the morning and taught. When the high priest and his companions arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin, the full senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the jail to have them brought in. But the court officers who went did not find them in the prison, so they came back and reported, "We found the jail securely locked and the guards stationed outside the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside." When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were at a loss about them, as to what this would come to. Then someone came in and reported to them, "The men whom you put in prison are in the temple area and are teaching the people." Then the captain and the court officers went and brought them, but without force, because they were afraid of being stoned by the people. Gospel Jn 3:16-21 God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.