LOOP: Deal to end government shutdown passes Senate

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 - VETERANS DAY SENATE PASSES BILL TO END SHUTDOWN  The Senate voted 60-40 yesterday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, with a small group of Democrats joining Republicans to approve the funding package. The bill now moves to the House for approval before reaching President Donald Trump's desk.  READ SUPREME COURT REJECTS BID TO OVERTURN OBERGEFELL  The Supreme Court yesterday decided not to revisit Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that redefined marriage nationwide. The justices turned away a petition from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 refused to issue same-sex "marriage" licenses.  READ TRUMP PARDONS THOSE WHO ARGUED AGAINST 2020 ELECTION  President Donald Trump has granted pardons to his former personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and dozens of other key figures who argued the 2020 election was fraudulent. Critics accuse the now-pardoned figures of attempting to illegitimately overturn the 2020 election.  READ JUSTICE DEPT: ANTI-CHRISTIAN BOMBER THWARTED  The Justice Department this week revealed that a 46-year-old Arizona man who was sentenced to six years in prison Nov. 7 after targeting several Christian churches with hoax bomb threats had also been building a real bomb. The man's "seeming ultimate goal" was "to bomb a Christian Church," according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant.  READ FAITH LEADERS URGE TRUMP TO HELP SYRIAN CHRISTIANS  Nearly 100 faith leaders are imploring Trump to compel Syria to lift blockades preventing humanitarian aid from reaching Christians and other religious minorities in the region.  READ MASSIVE MUSEUM TO EDUCATE VISITORS ON SHROUD OF TURIN  A new museum focusing on the Shroud of Turin will open this month on the campus of Christ Cathedral in the Diocese of Orange, California. Across its 10,000 square feet of exhibition space, "The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience" will use the shroud as an entryway to bring visitors through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  READ NOT JUST WAR: WEIGHING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES  It doesn't take a mastery of the Just War Tradition to grasp this simple fact: War is not just about war. There are numerous violations of human dignity that often immediately accompany the outbreak of war, and Catholics should take these threats seriously before shrugging at whether their government will or won't take military action.  READ AD: LEFTISTS ARE USING ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA TO BRAINWASH AMERICA  "That's why I started 'FreedomToons,' at age 19 to fight back. Now, 600 videos and 290 million views later, I'm expanding our efforts by launching a full-length animated show to continue spreading our values in a way that speaks to young people. We've raised over 70% of our budget — but we've only got 3 days left! Go over to twistedplots.com to support us now." – Seamus, FreedomToons Founder  SUPPORT NOW WITH ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT! 1st 'TRANS' LAWMAKER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD SEX ABUSE  Former New Hampshire state Rep. Stacie-Marie Laughton, once touted as the nation's first openly "transgender" elected lawmaker, has pleaded guilty to federal child sex abuse charges.  READ BISHOP: SAINTS NOT 'MISTAKEN' ON 'CO-REDEMPTRIX' TITLE  Several days after the Vatican released a doctrinal note advising against the use of Marian titles "Co-redemptrix" and "Mediatrix of All Graces," Bishop Athanasius Schneider recounted how numerous saints, Doctors of the Church, and popes used these titles for several centuries — an explanation he relates through a statement titled "They Could Not Have Been Mistaken."  READ WHAT VETERANS CAN TEACH US  For Veterans Day 2024, Constance Hull produced a humbling meditation on what Veterans can teach us about the Christian life. Her piece deserves revisiting today.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Pope Saint Pius X dubbed modernism "… the synthesis of all heresies." Yet it is terrifyingly easy for us to fall into this grave error. What is modernism, and are you an unwitting subscriber to its lies? Read here to find out.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Born in Hungary in 316, Saint Martin of Tours left with his family for Italy when his father, an officer in the Roman military, was transferred there. Martin was forced to join the army, but strove to live a virtuous life during his military career. Once, he cut his cloak in half for a freezing beggar. In a dream, Martin then saw Christ wearing the half cloak he had given away.  READ DAILY PSALM  "I will bless the Lord at all times." (Psalm 34)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ WITNESS  Catholic seminarian Michael Nnadi from Kaduna was kidnapped and later killed for refusing to renounce his faith in Jesus Christ. A future saint?  SHARE 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