LOOP: Bishops urge Cardinal Cupich to rescind award honoring Durbin

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 BISHOP ISSUES REBUKE OF CARDINAL CUPICH OVER DURBIN AWARD  Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has issued a formal call for Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago to reverse a decision to honor a pro-abortion politician he says "threatens to scandalize the faithful and injure the bonds of ecclesial communion." Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco also spoke out against honoring the senator.  READ TRUMP'S WOULD-BE ASSASSIN FOUND GUILTY  A federal jury yesterday convicted Ryan Wesley Routh of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in a 2024 sniper plot. Jurors found him guilty on five federal counts, and he now faces up to life in prison.  READ KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP'S UNITED NATIONS ADDRESS  At the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, Trump denounced globalism, discussed the ongoing violence in Gaza and Ukraine, warned Europe over mass migration, and called attention to persecuted Christians worldwide. Here are the highlights from Trump's UN address.  READ AD: ALIGN YOUR CATHOLIC VALUES WITH YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS  Want a mutual fund that respects your pro-life, pro-family beliefs? All seven Ave Maria Funds share your Catholic values. They don't invest in companies that support abortion, pornography or embryonic stem cell research, or make corporate contributions to Planned Parenthood. Learn more about Ave Maria, the nation's largest Catholic mutual fund family.  LEARN MORE TRUMP: UKRAINE CAN WIN WAR  After a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday, Trump said Ukraine "is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form" from Russia. "Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act," he said.  READ NYC CATHEDRAL ARTWORK HONORS OUR LADY OF KNOCK Cardinal Timothy Dolan unveiled a 25-foot-tall mural at New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral last week. The mural is the largest permanent artwork in the church's 146-year history and honors Our Lady of Knock, Catholic saints, the city's law enforcement, and immigrants. READ SECRET SERVICE THWARTS PLOT TO DISRUPT NYC CELL NETWORK The Secret Service said yesterday it dismantled a vast network of telecommunications servers around New York City that posed an "imminent threat" to protective operations during the UN General Assembly. READ AD: LOU HOLTZ SHARES A MESSAGE!  See what Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz says is one of his favorite all-time quotes, and why it leads him to invest with Ave Maria Mutual. DON'T MISS IT! CATHOLIC EDUCATION THRIVES IN TENNESSEE  After 30 years serving Catholic schools primarily in central Tennessee through tuition assistance, recent legal changes at the state level now allow the Advancement of Catholic Education Endowment Fund to help schools build and beautify campuses.  READ CARDINAL MÜLLER SPEAKS ON KIRK'S ASSASSINATION  In an interview with Rome-based journalist Diane Montagna, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, addressed a number of topics including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a recent drone show outside St. Peter's Basilica, and the "LGBT Jubilee pilgrimage" that occurred this month at the Vatican.  READ NOT TO BE MISSED...  Here are the stories we couldn't fit in today's LOOP: •    Two major broadcasting groups are refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel. READ •    The Department of War scraps Pentagon committee pushing feminism and abortion. READ •    Op-ed: What the pro-life movement can learn from Charlie Kirk.  READ O'CONNOR'S PARENTING ADVICE  Flannery O'Connor didn't just write stories about convicts, grotesque physical deformities, and stolen turkeys — she also gave some parenting advice. With children, we should be more focused on forming their tastes than catering to their tastes. Here's what this looks like in the small and big moments of child-rearing.  READ CATHOLIC 101  In some translations of the Bible, Simeon's prediction to Mary that a sword will pierce her heart is placed in parentheses, in the middle of a sentence. Why is this? It speaks to something deeply human about the nature of grief and the way that Mary bore it. By observing the way she experienced the depths of grief, we can let her share in ours and let her teach us how to handle it well.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Today the Church honors Blessed Anton Martin Slomshek, the first Slovenian to be beatified. He is known for transforming education by restoring Catholic culture and promoting literacy. Remembered also for his humility, he once said he desired at death "only to be in the state of grace and worthy of salvation." READ DAILY PSALM  "Blessed be God, who lives for ever." (Tobit 13)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ SUIT UP FOR BATTLE  Put on the armor of God with this fantastic, 100% cotton t-shirt celebrating St. Michael the Archangel and our Novena for the Renewal of America.  GET YOURS Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here. CATHOLICVOTE  |  PO Box 3310  |  Carmel, IN 46082  |  (317) 669-6127