The LOOP
The Tuesday Loop - November 18, 2025
TRUMP TO CONGRESS: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
President Donald Trump has called on House Republicans to vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, insisting he has “nothing to hide” and accusing Democrats of using the case to distract from his administration’s work.
A CATHOLIC APPROACH TO IMMIGRATION
CatholicVote President Kelsey Reinhardt writes on First Things that while bishops were right to express concern for immigrants living in fear and uncertainty, immigration enforcement can be seen as an integral part of standing in solidarity with vulnerable migrants. In fact, she adds, it is "precisely the collapse of lawful order that has created the conditions in which exploitation flourishes, cartels thrive, and millions of migrants are pushed into a shadow-world without legal recourse or clear prospects."
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR BLASTS IMMIGRANT CRACKDOWN
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein criticized U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents over the weekend after they swept across Charlotte and surrounding suburbs. Stein said that North Carolinians want law and order but complained of masked officers in unmarked cars allegedly stopping American citizens based on their skin color and picking up people at random on sidewalks, in parking lots, and in churches.
TRUMP SHOOTER TIED TO LGBT IDEOLOGY?
A social media account allegedly linked to would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks shows he used “they/them” pronouns and appeared to participate in the online “furry” community, a New York Post essay claimed yesterday.
JUDGE ALLEGES 'MISCONDUCT' IN DOJ CASE AGAINST COMEY
In an unusual move, a federal judge yesterday ordered the Department of Justice to turn over grand jury records to former FBI Director James Comey in the case against him, citing possible misconduct.
INSPIRING: THE NOTRE DAME COACH AND HIS MOTHER
Every day before the University of Notre Dame football team gathered, head coach Gerry Faust always started his morning the same way: praying at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. One year after Faust died, the people who knew him best say his most enduring impact had little to do with football and everything to do with the Blessed Mother.
CHINA-BACKED CYBER ATTACK COULD PROVE GAME-CHANGING
A major American AI firm says it has uncovered what appears to be the first documented case of an AI system directing a large-scale hacking operation with minimal human oversight.
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COLORADO CATHOLICS FIGHT FOR EDUCATION FREEDOM
The archdiocese of Denver, a Catholic family in Colorado, and several local Catholic preschools this month appealed to the United States Supreme Court in their case seeking inclusion in the state’s universal preschool program after a federal court ruled against them Sept. 30.
NOTRE DAME DROPS CATHOLIC IDENTITY FROM STAFF VALUES
The University of Notre Dame has removed a longtime staff value that explicitly required employees to “accept and support” the university’s Catholic mission, replacing it with a shorter list of values that does not reference Catholic identity by name.
NOT TO BE MISSED
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PERSONALITY CHANGES IN YOUTH
In a changing world, personalities can change. This seems to be true of young people today, according to a recent study. Higher neuroticism, less agreeableness, and less extroversion are reported. But aren't people born with a pretty definitive personality and temperament? What is changeable or unchangeable? How does our culture affect personality, and what should we do about it?
CATHOLIC 101
If you're recovering from sexual addiction, it's impossible to do it alone. Aside from friends, mentors, confessors, and such, we can ask the saints in Heaven to be part of our grueling climb toward holiness. Here are five saints with whom you can have a special closeness in this area.
SAINT OF THE DAY
The whole Church celebrates today the dedication of the two great Roman basilicas of St. Peter at the Vatican and of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
DAILY PSALM
"The Lord upholds me." (Psalm 3)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
TRUTH
What does Church teaching actually say about immigration law enforcement? Our new report, Immigration Enforcement and the Christian Conscience, breaks it all down.
