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Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time First reading Daniel 6:12-28 Daniel in the lions’ den The presidents and satraps came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God. They then came to the king and said, ‘Have you not just signed an edict forbidding any man for the next thirty … Read moreThu 27 November
A California state department has withdrawn citations carrying thousands of dollars in penalties against a Christian church and school, rescinding its accusations that the two institutions had violated COVID restrictions in 2020 and 2021. The case began after the California Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) obtained a search warrant to inspect Calvary Christian … Read moreCalifornia Christian church and school successfully challenge COVID citations
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced she will soon award former Iowa governor and U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad, a Catholic, the state’s highest citizen honor for his years of service to his state and country. According to a Nov. 24 news release from Reynolds’ office, the Iowa Award is given to Iowans who … Read moreCatholic former Iowa governor to be awarded state’s highest citizen honor
The U.S. State Department has ordered American embassies worldwide to begin documenting the human rights and public safety effects of mass migration, calling large-scale population inflows an “existential threat” to Western civilization. The directive, issued Nov. 21 through a series of posts on X, says the U.S. “stands ready to assist our allies in solving … Read moreState Department: Embassies must report on ‘mass migration,’ threat to Western civilization
Franciscan Health in Crown Point, Indiana, has fired a doctor and nurse who discharged a pregnant woman in active labor, forcing her to deliver her baby in her family truck just eight minutes later. Mercedes Wells, a 38-year-old mother from Dolton, Illinois, arrived at the hospital with her husband, Leon, just after midnight on Nov. … Read moreFranciscan hospital fires 2 employees who turned away pregnant woman
A new monument honoring Kendrick Castillo was unveiled Nov. 14 at Civic Green Park, in Colorado, drawing community members, clergy, Knights of Columbus, and local officials. While the memorial itself was the public focus of the day, the gathering comes at a moment when efforts toward opening a canonization cause for Castillo are moving forward, … Read moreDenver unveils memorial to Catholic teen who died preventing mass murder
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Feast date: Nov 26 St. Leonard was born on December 20, 1676 in Porto Maurizio, Italy. He was given the name Paul Jerome Casanova by his father, Domenico Casanova, a sea captain, and his mother, Anna Maria Benza. When he was 13, he was placed with his uncle Agostino to … Read moreSt. Leonard of Port Maurice on November 26, 2025 at 9:10 am
Blessed Santiago Alberione Feast date: Nov 26 Santiago Alberione was born on April 4, 1884, the fourth of six children in a devout working class family in San Lorenzo di Fossano, Cuneo, Italy. From a young age, he felt God calling him, and on his first school when the teacher asked him what he wanted … Read moreBlessed Santiago Alberione on November 26, 2025 at 9:10 am
St. Peter of Alexandria Feast date: Nov 26 Local commemorations of the fourth-century martyr Saint Peter of Alexandria will take place on Nov. 25 and 26. Although his feast day in the Western tradition (on the latter date) is no longer a part of the Roman Catholic Church’s universal calendar, he remains especially beloved among … Read moreSt. Peter of Alexandria on November 26, 2025 at 9:10 am
As the old saying goes, there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. But that formulation has been outdated for centuries. Since the 1694 founding of the Bank of England, there have really been three certainties: death, taxes, and debt. Lots of debt. Debt permeates all aspects of modern life, leaving no one unlevered. … Read moreMTG Opposed Trump’s Mortgage Plan; 14 Days Later, She’s Resigning from Congress