Ten Things that Caught My Eye Today (June 2, 2016)

1.

A woman who rejected a marriage offer has been burnt to death in Pakistan https://t.co/ivVPUVOM9xpic.twitter.com/x0gAMv7SG6

— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) June 1, 2016

2. Amazing:

#WearOrange because everyone should be able to raise their children without the fear of gun violence. #BLM

— Planned Parenthood (@PPFA) June 2, 2016

3. 

In this journalistic desert, abortion supporters thrive while pro-life advocates go thirsty: https://t.co/e7tmDCyZwrpic.twitter.com/s41Xl79tKV

— GetReligion (@GetReligion) June 2, 2016

4. (CBC) Jean Vanier: how to encourage palliative care?

(Flashback interview.)

5. (Fox News Latino)  From Dr. Grazie Christie:

those who are indifferent to whether the Church is allowed to do its mission, or worse, those who are actively conspiring to shut it down, must consider Lupita. As well as the legions of the distressed, sick, abandoned, orphaned, trafficked, lonely, elderly, needy that the Church rescues and consoles each and every day.

Those who fight against the Church and other religious organizations must not understand the good that these institutions do. Maybe they believe that federal and state agencies and government programs in our big, rich country are more than equipped to come to the aid of the poor and broken. 

But the government, no matter how powerful and far-reaching, cannot do what the Church does so tenderly. 

There is no heart in the government, no love. And what Lupita needs is love.

Read more about Lupita here.

6. 

“we are the least informed, best entertained society on earth…”-Neil Postman (said 30 years ago, guys) #cmc16

— AbigailKatherineRose (@akrw_designs) June 2, 2016

7.

Why do we so prefer mad over sad?

— Karen Swallow Prior (@LoveLifeLitGod) June 1, 2016

8. (Aleteia) ”Be prepared for intense joys followed quickly by intense sorrows” – A father’s reflection on his daughter’s wedding.  

9. 

Paul McCartney rides the subway, and this is how he responds when he is recognized by a fan. https://t.co/No5zPkmlcYpic.twitter.com/V2UgcmpqHv

— Ted Gioia (@tedgioia) June 3, 2016

10. 

For some reason, this clip has been on my mind today: https://t.co/cl3QWouqRX

— Russell Moore (@drmoore) June 3, 2016

Also, upcoming: 

Pray for mercy on June 13 in NYC.

Join me in Atlanta on June 14 and encounter the Georgia Center for Opportunity.

On June 28 in D.C.: It’s Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies

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