The LOOP
The Saturday Loop - November 15, 2025
DOJ TO PROBE DEMS' EPSTEIN CONNECTIONS
President Donald Trump is directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate alleged ties between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and several high-profile Democrats, including President Bill Clinton, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, and former Harvard President Larry Summers.
TRUMP BORDER CZAR RESPONDS TO BISHOPS
Trump Border Czar Tom Homan, a Catholic, responded to the nation's bishops after they issued a message of solidarity with migrant families who they said live in fear of "indiscriminate mass deportations." Homan argued that the administration’s enforcement policies ultimately lead to better outcomes for migrants themselves by preventing deaths and kidnappings along the border and curbing cartel operations. "Secure borders save lives,” Homan said. “I wish the Catholic Church would understand that.”
CARLSON ACCUSES FBI OF HIDING TRUMP SHOOTER DETAILS
More than a year after Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is accusing the FBI of concealing key information about the 20-year-old gunman.
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DOJ JOINS LAWSUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA HOUSE MAP
The Justice Department intervened Nov. 13 in a lawsuit challenging California’s newly passed congressional map that could hand Democrats up to five additional House seats, arguing that the map amounts to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
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ADMIN CONFRONTS LGBT FOSTER CARE POLICIES
Trump this week signed an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to identify state or local policies that critics say have forced religious families to choose between their faith and the opportunity to care for children in need by pushing foster parents to "affirm" kids identified as "LGBT."
PRAYING FOR CATHOLIC HERO JIMMY LAI
The Napa Institute is inviting Catholics to join in a novena this month to Our Lady, Help of Christians, for the release of Catholic Chinese dissident Jimmy Lai, who has been in solitary confinement for several years during an ongoing trial and awaits a sentencing from a Hong Kong court.
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FAREWELL PENNY, WE WILL MISS YOU
"The American penny died Nov. 19 after a long and beautiful life of 232 years, and I don’t know what to think about it," writes Felix Miller for CatholicVote. After the last penny was minted this week, Miller found himself reflecting on how the coin had helped instill in him a sense of the character and history of our nation.
ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING GUIDE
Here's a great Thanksgiving guide by "Chris Cooks" from Chris Loves Julia. Lots (but not an overwhelming number) of recipes to choose from, including gluten-free and dairy-free options. And the best part is a free printable cooking schedule so you don't have to do the math or find yourself in a stressful scramble on the day of!
HOSTING IN A SMALL SPACE?
Wanting to have a Thanksgiving or Christmas gathering, but living in a tiny house or apartment? This doesn't need to hold people back from getting together. Here are some tips and hacks from the Refine team for hosting the holidays in small spaces.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today the Church celebrates Saint Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great), a brilliant 13th-century German Dominican and Doctor of the Church who taught theology to St. Thomas Aquinas. In addition to theology, Albert was gifted in the areas of philosophy, natural science, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, astronomy, ethics, politics, and metaphysics. He greatly influenced the Church’s understanding of the works of Aristotle.
SATURDAY'S PSALM
"Remember the marvels the Lord has done!" (Psalm 105)
SATURDAY'S READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
SUNDAY'S PSALM
"The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice." (Psalm 98)
SUNDAY'S READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
ANSWER TO THE TRIVIA
A Dominican friar and a bishop, Albertus Magnus is also a saint whose feast day is today!
IMMIGRATION GUIDE
Catholics who advocate strong but humane immigration enforcement are sometimes accused of disobeying their bishops or the pope, and even violating Church teaching. How to respond? Find out in the Catholic Accountability Project's new guide.
