The LOOP
The Monday Loop - May 19, 2025
BIDEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER METASTASIZED TO BONE
President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer "with metastasis to the bone," his office announced yesterday.
'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' SURVIVES KEY HURDLE IN LATE SUNDAY VOTE
President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" passed the House Budget Committee late last night in a 17-16 vote almost along party lines, putting it one step closer to a chamber-wide vote later this week. Four Republicans voted "present." The late-night vote came after a rebellion by four House conservatives upended plans to advance the bill Friday morning.
FBI: SUSPECTED FERTILITY CLINIC BOMBER WAS 'ANTI-NATALIST'
The suspect in the explosion at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday was reportedly an “anti-natalist” who did not believe people should have more children. The suspect was identified as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus of Twentynine Palms, and the FBI said the attack was deliberate.
NETANYAHU ALLOWS FOOD INTO GAZA AMID NEW GROUND OFFENSIVE
Israel will ease its blockade and let limited amounts of food into Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday, after the military announced it had begun "extensive ground operations" in the northern and southern parts of the enclave.
MEXICAN NAVAL CRASH AT BROOKLYN BRIDGE KILLS TWO YOUNG CADETS
Two crew members are dead and nearly two dozen others were injured after a Mexican navy tall ship lost power and crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
BENEDICTINE COLLEGE HONORS FOUR PRO-LIFE WOMEN
Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, awarded four women honorary doctorates during Saturday's commencement: Three attorneys who have been celebrated as “the three women who toppled Roe v. Wade” and Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D.
UN TREATY ALLOWS FOR VIRTUAL CHILD P*RN
"A new UN treaty to combat cybercrimes would allow predators and tech giants to profit from the sexual exploitation of children, including through images created using AI," reports Stefano Gennarini of the Center for Family & Human Rights.
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CHILE MOVES TO PROTECT KIDS FROM 'TRANS' TREATMENTS
Chile's Chamber of Deputies has called for an immediate end to all government programs that promote subjecting children to “gender transitions,” marking the first time a Latin American country has legally confronted gender ideology.
CHARTRES CATHEDRAL CAPS PARTICIPANTS DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND
The Chartres Cathedral pilgrimage, set for June 7–9, has limited pilgrims to 19,000 — a record number of attendees — a month after suspending registration due to an overwhelming number of applicants.
HOW TO DAYCATION
If time or finances don’t allow you to go on a big trip this year, consider a daycation. You want the rest, the change of scenery, the break from your grind. You don’t have to go far - you just have to go on purpose. Here’s how.
CATHOLIC 101
A man reflects on our journey’s end - death - after the funeral of a woman whose life was cut short by cancer. We need comfort in moments like this, even if it’s the same obvious messages we need to hear over and over again. Here’s your memento mori for the day.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today the Church celebrates Pope Saint Celestine V, a saint who will always be remembered for the unique manner in which he was elected to the papacy, for his spectacular incompetence in that office, and for the distinction of being the first pontiff ever to resign. his fascinating story here.
DAILY PSALM
"Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory." (Psalm 115:1)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
WHOLESOME
Pope Leo XIV embraces his oldest brother Louis Prevost in St. Peter’s Basilica following the inaugural Mass of the new papacy.