SENATE SCANDAL Senator Al Franken, D-MN, won’t resign his seat in the wake of an accusation that he kissed and groped a women without her consent. http://cvote.it/2zjyQ1H
SENATE SCANDAL Why can’t more Republicans back Roy Moore’s opponent, Doug Jones? “One word: abortion,” says Matt Lewis. http://cvote.it/2mJYpD9
MEDIA BIAS Hillary basically admitted that the liberal press saved her husband from being run out of office. She said Bill Clinton would not have ‘survived’ if Fox News had been around just a few years earlier. http://cvote.it/2zjMOkd
‘GET THE PRO-LIFER!’ Pro-life Democrats like Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-IL, are an endangered species. New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand apparently thinks that’s one too many. She’s endorsed a pro-abortion challenger to Lipinski. http://cvote.it/2zj4xZ7
POLITICS & CULTURE Some conservatives like to say that politics is downstream of culture. But Frank Cannon disagrees strongly: “Nothing could be further from the truth. Politics isn’t downstream from culture; it is a part of culture and can drive culture as a whole.” Must-read article: http://cvote.it/2zjATTr
BOOKS Catholic author Paul Kengor has a new book called The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism: The Killingest Idea Ever. http://cvote.it/2zigNsK
CATHOLIC Steve Bannon: Saint Ignatius helped me quit drinking alcohol for 19 years. http://cvote.it/2zhNAxZ
BLESSED SOLANUS CASEY More than 60,000 people from across the country filled Ford Field in Detroit for the beatification Mass for Solanus Casey. http://cvote.it/2zj2BQ6
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Blessed are those who fear the Lord.” (Ps 128:1) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
BEAUTY St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy.