The LOOP
The Saturday Loop - November 29, 2025
TRUMP VOWS TO REVERSE 3rd-WORLD IMMIGRATION
President Donald Trump late Thursday announced a "reverse migration" plan, vowing he will permanently stop immigration from the third world and deport immigrations who are "non-compatible with Western Civilization."
TRUMP PRONOUNCES 'AUTOPEN' ORDERS NULLIFIED
Trump declared Friday that all orders signed by "autopen" under President Joe Biden are now terminated, "which was approximately 92% of them."
POPE LEO IN TURKEY: NICENE CREED UNITES ALL CHRISTIANS
Pope Leo said during his second day in Turkey that on the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Christians everywhere must remember the shared faith expressed in the Nicene Creed, allowing that universal faith to bring an urgently needed witness to a world threatened by many attacks on human dignity.
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TOP UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL RESIGNS AMID CORRUPTION SCANDAL
"The head of Ukraine’s delegation negotiating for Kyiv on Ukraine’s peace plan resigned from office on Friday following a raid on his apartment — a day before he was scheduled to meet with the US team leading talks to end Russia’s war," the New York Post reported.
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WAYS TO GO ALL-IN ON ADVENT
Several resources are debuting to help Catholics prepare for Christ’s coming this Advent. Among the options are Waiting Well with Father Mike Schmitz, Hallow’s Pray 25, and Bishop Conley’s leadership of Exodus 90’s Ad Orientem men’s challenge. Advent begins tomorrow.
POPE LEO: HOW CATHOLICS CAN TRANSFORM ECONOMY
The economy should not be a mere "production machine," Pope Leo said this week in a message to Catholic entrepreneurs and businesspeople. “The Gospel transforms human work and brings about in us changes through which abundant life enters the world.”
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ADVENT ART & REFLECTIONS
Refine contributor Rose Church has created a unique Advent calendar that you can access digitally or print if you prefer. She selects a work of art that connects to the readings of each Sunday in Advent, and combines them with questions for reflection for each day of the week. Check it out and try it with your family or a small group!
THANKGIVING LEFTOVER PLAN
Leftovers. You've still got 'em. Here's a plan for the whole week using Thursday's leftovers. Adjust for the number of people and save a grocery list for the minimal additional ingredients needed to fill out the meals.
ARE BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY WORTH IT?
Stats show that buyers are becoming more cautious over their Christmas shopping, and the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday has somewhat calmed down. Is it better to get all your shopping done during the big sale days, or ignore it altogether? Maybe somewhere in the middle. Here's some advice on what's worth it.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today the Church celebrates all the saints of the Franciscan, or Seraphic, Order. According to tradition, Saint Francis of Assisi prayed to feel the suffering of Christ and receive the charity with which Christ was inflamed. In response, Jesus appeared to Francis in the form of a seraph, or a six-winged angel, and gave the saint the stigmata. Seraphs have been considered symbols of the Franciscan Order and its saints ever since.
SATURDAY'S PSALM
"Give glory and eternal praise to him." (Daniel 3)
SATURDAY'S READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
SUNDAY'S PSALM
"Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord." (Psalm 122)
SUNDAY'S READINGS
Sunday's Mass readings.
WITNESS
Stefan Jasienski, a Polish Catholic prisoner, etched the Sacred Heart of Jesus into the wall of Cell 21 in Block 11 at Auschwitz, using nothing but his fingernails.
