LOOP: Man pleads guilty of trying to kill Kavanaugh

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 MAN PLEADS GUILTY OF TRYING TO KILL PRO-LIFE JUSTICE  A California man pleaded guilty this week to attempting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022. Before 29-year-old Nicholas Roske's arrest, he reportedly said in an online message that he was going to "stop roe v wade from being overturned" by killing pro-life justices. READ WISCONSIN SCHOOLS REFUSE TO FOLLOW FEDERAL ANTI-DEI ORDER Wisconsin is refusing to comply with a new federal directive aimed at eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in schools, potentially putting hundreds of millions in federal public school funding at risk. READ HOUSE PASSES SAVE ACT  House Republicans on Thursday passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would require all voters to provide proof of citizenship before casting their ballots. The bill would also mandate that states purge their voter rolls of illegitimate voters. READ LENTEN LESSONS: THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT PRIESTLY ORDINATION  Relevant Radio CEO Fr. Rocky recommends that we all attend a priestly ordination ceremony to experience it, but we'd better get there early because they are always jam-packed! Watch and learn more about it in today's Lenten Lesson on the Sacraments.  WATCH FOR FREE SENATE BILL WOULD EXPAND CHILD TAX CREDITS  A new Senate bill would increase child tax credits from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per school-aged child and $4,200 per younger child. The legislation would also abolish the current Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, which only subsidizes formal daycare. READ TRUMP ORDER TACKLES WATER-PRESSURE REGS  President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order to "make America's showers great again." The order aims to repeal Obama- and Biden-era regulations that limited water pressure in common household appliances, including showerheads, faucets, and dishwashers. READ VICE PRESIDENT VANCE: 'LIVE NOT BY LIES'  In a speech at the Heritage Foundation's premiere of Episode One of the documentary "Live Not By Lies," Vice President JD Vance exhorted Americans to have "the courage to speak the truth" and "the courage to live the truth." READ SO MUCH NEWS...  Here are the stories we couldn't fit in today's LOOP: •    A Florida baby with a typically fatal disease is now learning to crawl. READ •    A priest and a Knight comforted the grieving after the DC plane crash. READ •    Targeted killings of Christians continue in Nigeria: 28 dead in a month. READ AD: HUGE HOLY WEEK OPPORTUNITY Get the guide that shows you how to make the most of the holiest week of the year for you and your whole family! DOWNLOAD FREE CHEAT SHEET BILL COULD PROTECT FOREIGN-BORN CLERGY FROM DEPORTATION  A bipartisan group of House lawmakers this week introduced The Religious Workforce Protection Act, a bill aimed at preventing the abrupt departure of foreign-born religious workers from US faith communities due to visa backlogs. READ FAKE NUN SCAMS CATHOLICS VIA EMAIL  In recent months, a scammer targeted numerous faithful around the world by pretending to be a prioress of a female religious community 29 times before Google disabled the fraudulent email account this week. READ HOW TO LET GO OF YOUR STUFF  Have trouble getting rid of things in your home? So did this former hoarder. Here, she shares 10 clutter cures that helped her let go of things that she couldn't detach from for decades. READ CATHOLIC 101  For centuries, the Roman Rite commemorated a special observance of the Seven Sorrows of Mary on the Friday before Holy Week. This Friday of Sorrows devotion acts as a preview of what is to come. Learn more here.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Today the Catholic Church honors the memory of the 11th-century bishop and martyr Saint Stanislaus of Krakow, the beloved patron of the Polish nation and people. He died for the faith at the hands of King Boleslaus II. READ DAILY PSALM  "In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice." (Psalm 18:7)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ PAPAL UPDATE Pope Francis made a surprise appearance at St. Peter's Basilica yesterday — dressed in laymen's clothes. WATCH & 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