The LOOP
The Thursday Loop - September 24, 2026
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CATHOLICVOTE PRESIDENT UPHOLDS FULTON SHEEN AS A HERO FOR THE MODERN AMERICAN AGE
Speaking just before Ven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification, CatholicVote President and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt shared seven lessons from his life and the ways American Catholics might use his example to confront the political and spiritual ills of the modern age.
YOUNG ADULTS CROWD FOR HOLY HOUR AT HISTORIC ST. LOUIS CHURCH AHEAD OF SHEEN BEATIFICATION
As a young man, Ven. Sheen made a commitment to spend one hour with Jesus in the Eucharist every day — and he upheld that promise every day for 61 years, including the day he died. Decades later, on the night before the archbishop’s beatification, crowds of Catholic young adults from across the U.S. gathered for a Holy Hour at the historic Basilica of St. Louis, turning their focus to Christ in the Eucharist just as the late archbishop did.
MAMDANI SAYS LEFT HAS CEDED THE NARRATIVE ON FRAUD
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made the surprising admission that, by ignoring fraud and abuse in government programs, the political left has allowed the right to dictate the narrative and has lost the people's trust.
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SCOTUS DECLINES TO INTERVENE IN SURROGATE MOTHER’S BID FOR CUSTODY
The Supreme Court decided Sept. 22 not to stop a California court ruling recognizing a couple as the legal parents of an infant carried by surrogate mother McKenna West, who refused the parents’ request to abort the child after doctors diagnosed him with a serious yet treatable heart defect.
BISHOP BARRON CALLS SHEEN 'SAINT PAR EXCELLENCE' OF NEW EVANGELIZATION
Hundreds of devotees of Ven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis for Vespers on the eve of Ven. Sheen's beatification, where Bishop Robert Barron urged the faithful to follow his example of friendship with God and commitment to evangelizing.
FORMER SENATOR ENCOURAGES MARCHERS TO STAND FOR LIFE
Drawing on his years of pro-life advocacy and his family’s experience, he urged attendees at the Pennsylvania March for Life to keep speaking up for unborn children.
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POPE LEO POINTS TO FAITH AT THE HEART OF HUMAN PROGRESS
Scientific discovery and technological advancement do not have to push God aside, Pope Leo told the faithful. Drawing on Vatican II, he showed how human work reaches from the Creator’s plan to the Incarnation and the Eucharist.
AT LEAST 6 HOSPITALS END CHILD GENDER ‘TRANSITIONS’
Six major hospital systems have now agreed to end gender “transition” procedures for children under deals with the Trump administration. Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed that the hospitals “that target children in these practices and then fraudulently obtain payment for the procedures will be held to account.”
DECADENT WEEKNIGHT PASTA
Zeale foodie Calista Boskus shares this family weeknight favorite that can easily serve as a vegetarian option or be combined with your favorite protein for a doable but delicious gold-star meal.
CATHOLIC 101
While many of the twelve Apostles were simple fishermen before Christ called them to follow Him, St. Matthew was not. As a tax collector, he was looked down on for handling "pagan" Roman money and working in a typically unjust business. But the fact that Christ called him anyway is good news for us sinners in the 21st century.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Born Carlo Antonio Divini, Saint Pacificus became a Franciscan priest who taught philosophy and preached across the Italian countryside. Illness later left him struggling to walk and unable to hear or see, but he continued to serve through prayer.
DAILY PSALM
"In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge." (Psalm 90)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
NEW EPISODE
Fulton J. Sheen moves closer to beatification, giving the LOOPcast crew a chance to revisit the legendary bishop, his remarkable life, and some of his most memorable stories. Then, Trump takes the world stage at the United Nations with major comments on Iran, Ukraine, Greenland, immigration, and Christian persecution. Erika brings questions straight from a young Catholic audience wrestling with politics, culture, and how faith should actually change the way Catholics think. WATCH
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