LOOP: Trump moves to label Muslim Brotherhood terrorists

The LOOP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 TRUMP ORDERS NAMING MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CHAPTERS TERRORISTS  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Nov. 24, directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury to begin the process of designating some chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations.

View in browser TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 TRUMP ORDERS NAMING MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CHAPTERS TERRORISTS  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Nov. 24, directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury to begin the process of designating some chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations.  READ JUDGE THROWS OUT CASES AGAINST COMEY, LETITIA JAMES  A federal judge threw out criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday, ruling that the Trump administration improperly installed the prosecutor who brought the cases.  READ HEALTH DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES SCIENCE AGAINST 'TRANS'  The Department of Health and Human Services released an updated, peer-reviewed report concluding that medical interventions intended to alter a child's sex pose serious, long-term dangers and rest on weak scientific evidence.  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  WAR DEPT. MAY RECALL MARK KELLY OVER VIDEO  The Pentagon is probing Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, for possible violations of military law after he appeared in a video telling U.S. service members to resist "illegal orders" from the White House. The Department of War announced yesterday that it may recall Kelly to active duty for potential court-martial or other disciplinary action.  READ STUNNING CONCERT WITNESSES TO CATHOLIC HERITAGE  Three children's choirs from across Europe filled Barcelona's Basilica of the Sagrada Família with sacred music in a special Nov. 21 concert to commemorate the centennial of the death of the basilica's most famous architect, Ven. Antoni Gaudí. Titled "The Dream of a Genius," the concert's program represented "pieces of European choral heritage," according to Sagrada Família.  READ ENROLLMENT OPEN: GREAT BOOKS PROGRAM FOR LAWYERS  The Napa Institute has opened enrollment for its annual Good Counselor Fellowship, a program designed to introduce early-career lawyers to the "great books" of the Western tradition and to encourage reflection on virtue in the practice of law.  READ AD: LIFECHANGING HS OPPORTUNITY  Have your high school juniors experience a week in an immersive, joyful Catholic culture that will inspire and transform them!  CLICK HERE UPCOMING PAPAL VISIT TO LEBANON ALREADY BRINGING HOPE  As Pope Leo prepares for his historic journey to Lebanon, religious leaders and Catholics serving others in the country are sharing their hopes for what the visit will bring. "Every day, we hope for peace."  READ MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH BROOKLYN CHURCH ATTACK  A 33-year-old South Carolina man was arrested in New York City Nov. 21 after police say he damaged several religious fixtures inside St. Matthew Catholic Church in Crown Heights, a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, during a morning prayer service.  READ NOT TO BE MISSED...  Here are the stories we couldn't fit in today's LOOP: Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., a Catholic, is sounding the alarm about the Nigerian government's failure to stop attacks on Christians.  READ North Dakota's Supreme Court has upheld the state's law protecting nearly all unborn babies.  READ Pro-life activist Savannah Craven Antao is suing the woman who attacked her while she discussed abortion with passersby on a sidewalk.  READ PICKING LOCKS  Why learn how to pick locks if you don't plan to break into someone's house? Art of Manliness has a few reasons. Here is a how-to for getting yourself on the other side of a tumbler lock.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Anger was the most complex "passion of the soul" for Thomas Aquinas. Does anger really have a good end? Where is the line between righteous anger and something destructive? Don't we commend saints who were able to deal with terrible injustices without anger? Here's a reflection on this emotion, especially in a time of political violence.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Today the Church remembers Saint Catherine of Alexandria (approximately 287-305), an early Catholic convert who confronted the Roman emperor to defend Christians during a time of intensifying persecution of the Church. The emperor ordered her tortured on a spiked wheel, but her bonds were miraculously loosed and the wheel shattered. She was then beheaded.  READ DAILY PSALM  "Give glory and eternal praise to him." (Daniel 3)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ LOOPcast  A Russia-Ukraine peace deal may finally be within reach. What's the plan? Meanwhile, Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from Congress. Is she stepping back or stepping up to something bigger? And finally, Candace Owens claims she is the target of a French assassination plot. All this and more on the LOOPcast!  WATCH Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization., PO Box 3310, Carmel, IN 46082 (317) 669-6127 Unsubscribe Manage preferences