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The Saturday Loop - August 30, 2025
PARENTS OF SLAIN MINNEAPOLIS CHILDREN SPEAK OUT
Harper Moyski "was a bright, joyful, and deeply loved 10-year-old,” her parents said after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting that also claimed the life of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel. Heartbroken, they urged: “No family should ever have to endure this pain.”
TRUMP CUTS BILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING VIA RARE 'POCKET RESCISSION'
The White House yesterday announced that President Donald Trump has moved to cut nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid programs through a “pocket rescission,” a rarely used budget maneuver that lets the President withhold funds late in the fiscal year. The cuts target federal spending that is “woke, weaponized, and wasteful," the administration stated.
MOTHER OF ANNUNCIATION SHOOTER HIRES LAWYER
The mother of the gunman who carried out the deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic Church has reportedly hired a lawyer, and it remains unclear whether police investigators have spoken with her.
SERIOUSLY INJURED GIRL TREATED BY MOTHER AFTER SHOOTING
A pediatric critical care nurse rushed to work to help treat incoming patients after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Church this week. She did not realize that the shooting had taken place at her daughter’s school... or that her daughter was among the victims. READ
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SACRED HEART SEMINARY PROF: FIRINGS VIOLATED SCHOOL POLICY
An anonymous member of Sacred Heart Seminary’s faculty has written an open letter to the seminary’s board of trustees arguing that Archbishop Edward Weisenburger’s sudden firings of three longtime professors violated the school’s faculty handbook.
LATEST DETAILS ON ARREST OF MADISON, WISCONSIN PRIEST
The arrest this week of a Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, priest followed an undercover operation in which a member of law enforcement posed as a 14-year-old girl, local media and Madison Bishop Donald Hying reported.
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NEW! YOUR ADORATION GUIDE
Increasing your prayer life in Adoration has never been easier with this brand-new guide. Let Christ heal what the world has broken.
LABOR DAY SIDE DISHES
Browse through this list of 29 on-theme to see what you'd like to make this weekend! Potato salad with a Southwestern twist, Hawaiian fried rice, and marinated tomatoes are among these dishes you may never have tried before.
LONELINESS AND TRANSHUMANISM
Transhumanism is experimenting with human nature through AI girlfriends, artificial wombs, afterlife avatars, and more. What is the fuel that drives this strange new industry? Human loneliness. But while transhumanism uses loneliness as fuel, it does nothing to alleviate it. Instead, transhumanism offers a simulation of closeness, which leads to more loneliness, which in turn expands the industry. How do we return to real human connection?
CHRISTIAN SUPERHERO FOR KIDS
Converge two great worlds in your child's life: faith and superheroes. Here is a collection of Christian superhero books for different ages. From comics to short stories to fantasy, this selection is wonderful for reading as a family or independently. It could be a great addition to the school year!
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today, the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Jeanne Jugan, also known as Sister Mary of the Cross. During the 19th century, she founded the Little Sisters of the Poor with the goal of imitating Christ's humility through service to elderly people in need.
SATURDAY'S PSALM
"The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice." (Psalm 98)
SATURDAY'S READINGS
Saturday's Mass readings.
SUNDAY'S PSALM
"God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor." (Psalm 68)
SUNDAY'S READINGS
Sunday's Mass readings.
ANSWER TO THE TRIVIA
Thirty-seven.
AMBASSADOR BURCH ARRIVES IN ROME
The Vatican welcomed former CatholicVote President and Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch to Rome this week. A Vatican official personally went to the airport to greet Burch, his wife Sara, and five of their nine children.