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The Monday Loop - January 20, 2025
MONDAY, JANUARY 20 – INAUGURATION DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (observed)
TRUMP WILL ISSUE ORDER TO DELAY TIKTOK BAN
Incoming President Donald Trump wrote on TRUTH Social Sunday morning that he will issue an executive order today to delay the ban of the Chinese-owned app TikTok. Trump’s order is intended to buy time, he said, so “we can make a deal to protect our national security.”
TRUMP TO ISSUE HUNDREDS OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS TODAY
“Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day—a massive, first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families, ending DEI programs across the federal government, and more,” FOX News reports.
CATHOLIC CLERGY TO SAY INAUGURATION’S OPENING, CLOSING PRAYERS
The archbishop of New York and a Brooklyn-based priest who is friends with Trump are set to lead the invocation and benediction prayers at today’s presidential inauguration.
BIDEN ALLOWED AIDS PROGRAM TO FUND ABORTIONS IN AFRICA
The Biden administration allowed funding from a federal program that combats AIDS to be used for abortions in the southeast African nation of Mozambique, a recent investigation discovered. The abortion funding came from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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DeWINE PICKS HUSTED FOR VANCE’S SENATE SEAT
Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Friday appointed Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, a Catholic, to the Senate seat vacated by incoming Vice President JD Vance. DeWine said that Husted is “a person who has been close to me for the last six years — a person who, almost daily, I work with.”
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REPORTS: POPE INFLUENCED BIDEN’S BIG CUBA DECISION
Cuban media reports suggest Pope Francis may have played a significant role in influencing President Joe Biden’s recent move regarding Cuba. Last week, Biden announced Cuba’s removal from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, reversing a decision made just a month earlier when the designation was reaffirmed.
HOLY LAND CATHOLIC LEADERS WELCOME CEASEFIRE
The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land issued a statement welcoming last week’s Gaza ceasefire agreement, but they emphasized that the conflict’s origin must be addressed in order to establish an enduring peace.
YOUNG MEN & ‘GLADIATOR’
Our society lacks heroes. Because heroes call us to be greater than we now are (“Accept yourself as you are!”). They call us to sacrifice and service (“Do what’s best for you!”). And they call us to moral rightness (“Live according to your own values!”). That’s why all young men should watch the movie “Gladiator.”
CATHOLIC 101
The doctrine of the Trinity sets Christians apart from all other monotheistic religions – but how do we explain such a great mystery? Tim Staples gives a clear, concise answer that every Catholic should know!
SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Sebastian (d. 288) is believed to have grown up in southern France before joining the Roman Army in 283 to help protect other Christians from persecution. He was able to convert many to Christianity but was ultimately discovered. He was tied to a post and struck with many arrows but remarkably survived. He was later martyred by being beaten to death.
DAILY PSALM
“You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek.” (Psalm 110:4)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
HOPE
President-elect Trump will take the oath of office this afternoon using the Bible gifted to him by his late mother Mary Anne.