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The Monday Loop - April 28, 2025
TRUMP VOWS TO RESTORE COLUMBUS DAY “I’m bringing
Columbus Day back from the ashes,” President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Sunday. “The Democrats did everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation, and all of the Italians that love him so much.”
TRUMP QUESTIONS PUTIN'S COMMITMENT TO PEACE
Trump on Saturday accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of attacking civilian areas. "It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through ‘Banking’ or ‘Secondary Sanctions?’" Trump wrote. "Too many people are dying!!!"
WISCONSIN JUDGE PROTESTS ADMIN OVER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Wisconsin Judge Monica Isham is threatening not to hold court in protest of federal authorities arresting her fellow judge Hannah Dugan. "I have no intention of allowing anyone to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and sent to a concentration camp," Isham wrote in part. "Should I start raising bail money?"
TRUMP PUSHES NETANYAHU TO ALLOW AID TO GAZANS
Trump told reporters Friday that Gaza "came up" during his latest talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I said, 'We've got to be good to Gaza... Those people are suffering,'" Trump said. “There's a very big need for food and medicine, and we're taking care of it... We're pushing [Israel] very hard."
ILLEGAL MIGRANT ARRESTED FOR STEALING $3K FROM KRISTI NOEM
A masked illegal immigrant was arrested for stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse on Saturday. The bag contained $3,000 in cash. The accused robber is a Chilean national who was previously busted for a similar crime in London.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROBES UC BERKELEY
The Trump administration's Education Department is investigating the University of California at Berkeley for allegedly failing to properly report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign funding, including from China.
SHOULD PARENTS PLAY GOD?
Orchid, which labels itself as “the world’s most advanced whole genome screening for embryos during IVF,” was highlighted in a recent New York Times article headlined “This baby was carefully selected as an embryo.”
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JOIN UDALLAS IN PRAYING FOR BRIAN BURCH
Join UDallas in prayer for alumnus Brian Burch, BA ’97, during his confirmation process for US Ambassador to the Vatican.
JUDGES CONTINUALLY BLOCK TRUMP AGENDA
"[Partisan] district court judges issue a seemingly unending stream of preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders (TROs) impeding the president’s agenda," writes S.A. McCarthy. Last week alone the administration faced several such interventions by the courts.
THE TAXES YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU'RE PAYING
"The federal government doesn’t just pass laws in Congress," writes Tyler O'Neil. "Each year, many of the 438 federal agencies—nominally under the president’s control through the executive branch—publish tens of thousands of pages in regulations, red tape that increases the costs of business, transportation, and many other factors Americans often don’t consider."
10 LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
Great leaders have certain things in common. From people-management to hiring process to language and even to biblical money principles, here are 10 key takeaways from successful leaders that you can incorporate into your life at work and in other areas.
CATHOLIC 101
Reframing is the art and skill of seeing something from a different and often truer and deeper perspective. It’s not the narrowing frame of distress but the expansive frame that results from humbly and patiently pausing, praying, and reflecting. Try this next time you're afraid to go to a social gathering, or to ask out a pretty girl, or to pursue a smart job opportunity.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today is the feast day of Saint Louis-Marie de Monfort, known for his intense devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Louis-Marie is known for his prayer of entrustment to Our Lady, “Totus Tuus ego sum,” (“I am all yours”). Pope Saint John Paul II took the phrase “Totus Tuus” as his episcopal motto.
DAILY PSALM
“Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord." (Psalm 2:11)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
PAYING RESPECTS
Cardinals prayed Second Vespers yesterday at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, which houses the tomb of the late Pope Francis. Many paused at the tomb to pay their respects.