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The Saturday Loop - May 3, 2025
RFK SAID HHS 'COLLABORATED' IN CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING. HERE'S WHY.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the Biden-era HHS this week of becoming “a collaborator in child trafficking for sex and slavery,” citing the agency’s failure to protect hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. Here are the alarming and distrurbing facts behind that statement.
TRUMP SIGNS ORDER TO DEFUND NPR, PBS
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to end federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), criticizing both outlets for years of taxpayer-funded left-wing activism and “woke propaganda.”
TEXAS GUV TO ENACT BIGGEST SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM TODAY
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is set to sign a sweeping school choice bill into law today, allocating $1 billion in taxpayer funds to support parents seeking alternatives to public education, including private and homeschooling options.
ANALYSIS: SCHOOL CHOICE & RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AT STAKE
A legal battle over whether Oklahoma can exclude a Catholic school from its charter program has sparked a national debate about religious freedom and, according to one constitutional attorney, revealed a deeper fracture within the First Amendment itself.
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HEROES & ZEROES OF APRIL
Every month, CatholicVote's Catholic Accountability Project holds prominent Catholics accountable – praising them when they deserve it and calling them out when they publicly betray our Church's teachings. Here are our "Heroes & Zeroes" of the month of April.
PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT SEES GAINS IN CANADIAN ELECTIONS
In a quiet but significant shift, Canada’s pro-life movement is celebrating gains in Parliament after the recent election, even as the country reaffirmed leadership under a prime minister openly committed to expanding abortion services.
TOP MAHA ADVISOR TALKS 'BANS' ON TOXINS
Calley Means, a top Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) MAHA advisor, recently told an interviewer about the details of the administration's tackling of chemicals in the US food supply, explaining the disturbing connections between Big Food, Big Pharma, and rampant childhood disease.
LOOPcast: Fr. JAMES MARTIN FINALLY EXPOSED LOOPcast co-hostess Erika Ahern walks you through a stunning interview between Ross Douthat and Father James Martin, spelling out what their conversation reveals about the greatest challenge facing the Church today.
KENTUCKY DERBY RECIPES
The Kentucky Derby is today! Whether or not you’re watching it, you can incorporate a bit of the spirit into your day. Here are recipes - snacks, drinks, and entrees to celebrate this American tradition.
BEST WEDDING GIFTS
Wondering what gifts to give for all the weddings you’re going to this year? Married couples are the best people to ask, and we’ve compiled the perfect list based on their recommendations.
CROSS, EASTER, MARRIAGE
Good Friday and Easter are about Jesus’ redemptive act, but they are also about marriage. Scripture is rife with marital imagery, and it reaches its highest point with the Cross and Resurrection. Here’s how the two are intimately related, and how those of us who are married can spend our Easter loving and rejoicing in our spouse.
LIVE OUT EASTER ALL THE WAY
The Easter season lasts for 50 days. How can we live this holiday throughout its length of time? Here are eight ideas for living liturgically until Pentecost Sunday.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today is the feast of Saints Philip and James the Lesser, two of the original Twelve Apostles. Both fervently shared the Gospel, eventually dying for it as martyrs. James the Lesser led the Church in Jerusalem.
SATURDAY'S PSALM
"Their message goes out through all the earth." (Psalm 19:5)
SATURDAY'S READINGS
Saturday's Mass readings.
SUNDAY’S PSALM
“I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me." (Psalm 30)
SUNDAY’S READINGS
Sunday's Mass readings.
ANSWER TO THE TRIVIA
Saint Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.
PRAY ALONG WITH CARDINAL BURKE'S CONCLAVE NOVENA
Cardinal Raymond Burke has composed a novena prayer for the selection of our next pope. Let's pray this together every day!