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“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself” (Philippians 2:3). Selfishness and conceit can prevent us from doing God’s will. Selfishness and conceit are all too common among people today. It seems there is hardly a prominent entertainer or sports figure who doesn’t portray those characteristics to excess. Yet those traits are the very opposite of what should characterize the humble follower of Christ. “Selfishness” in today’s passage refers to pursuing an enterprise in a factional way. It involves an egotistical, personal desire to...

Wednesday afternoon, law enforcement leaders from local and federal departments came together to announce a new plan to reopen George Floyd Square in Minneapolis and hold those who are committing violence accountable. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo recognized it's an important area for many people but acknowledged that violence there has gotten out of hand, calling it "staggering and unacceptable." Arradondo, along with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, FBI Minneapolis Field Office and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the focus will now shift to restoring order in the area. "I'm putting them on notice,...

<p>Four people, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed after an argument over a stimulus check ended in gunfire. Officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said that Malik Halfacre, 25, got into an argument with Jeanettrius Moore, who is the mother of his six-month-old daughter. He demanded at least half of her $1,400 stimulus check, but she refused to give him anything.</p>

(CNN)The Biden administration took steps Friday to reverse one of the most controversial health care moves of President Donald Trump: Allowing states to require Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive coverage... ...The Trump administration contended that requiring people to work will better their health and is therefore in keeping with Medicaid's mission. The approvals were one of its most high-profile efforts to inject conservative ideals into the Medicaid program, which provides coverage to nearly one in five Americans.... ...The Supreme Court agreed to take the Arizona and New Hampshire cases in December, with oral arguments scheduled for March...

The Westin Book Cadillac hotel is facing foreclosure due to plummeting revenues amid the pandemic, its owner tells Crain's Detroit Business. The 33-story tower was rehabbed in 2008 for $180 million. According to Crain's, owner John Ferchill is underwater with $77 million in commercial mortgage-backed securities debt that has been delinquent since May. The property is valued at $75 million. Ferchill says he's been unable to come to an agreement with his lender, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

German bishops went as far as suggesting that the ban on blessings for homosexual couples would be ignored.March 17, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Pro-homosexual Catholic bishops and priests reacted with sadness, disappointment, and even shame over the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s (CDF) announcement this week that the Catholic Church cannot bless homosexual relationships since God “does not and cannot bless sin.” Deutschen Welle reported that about 60 German priests had signed a letter this week stating that they will defy the CDF’s teaching and bless homosexual couples. “In view of the refusal of the Congregation for the Doctrine...

Six of the eight victims were Asian women, raising concerns among the already alarmed Asian American community, which has faced a recent spike in anti-Asian hate crimes around the country.(RNS) — A Woodstock, Georgia, resident has been arrested after a killing spree left eight dead in spas around the greater Atlanta area Tuesday (March 16). Robert Aaron Long, 21, has been arrested in connection with the killings of four women at a spa in Cherokee County, Georgia, and four additional women in two other spas in northeast Atlanta, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. According to police, the suspect told them...

@RandPaul Congrats to KY legislators for passing HB 574 today & making KY a leader on protecting the integrity of our elections & a model for the rest of the country! The bill passed both KY House & Senate with bipartisan support. A special thanks to Rep. Jennifer Decker & @damon_thayer !

CNA Staff, Mar 16, 2021 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- Catholics and Protestants in Germany announced on Tuesday that they would press ahead with intercommunion at an event in May despite Vatican objections. In a March 16 press release, organizers of the third Ecumenical Church Congress (ÖKT) in Frankfurt said that they planned to invite Christians to attend celebrations “in many churches” in the city and across Germany on May 15. According to CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, they said: “Christians of all denominations have the opportunity on this evening to come and enter, to get to know different...

Happy to learn that Disneyland in CA will open in April 30. As a Floridian, I am proud that Disney World has been open for many, many months.— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) March 17, 2021

James Levine, the guiding maestro of the Metropolitan Opera for more than 40 years and one of the world’s most influential and admired conductors until allegations of sexual abuse and harassment ended his career, died on March 9 in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 77. His death was confirmed on Wednesday morning by Dr. Len Horovitz, his physician. He did not specify the cause, and it was unclear why the death had not been announced earlier. Mr. Levine had been living in Palm Springs. After investigating accounts of sexual improprieties by Mr. Levine with younger men stretching over decades, the...

The United Auto Workers union has informed workers at the Avon Lake Ford plant that it plans to move a major project slated for 2023 from Northeast Ohio to its plant in Mexico. The letter, dated Friday, March 12, stated that Ford is going back on its agreement to build a “next-generation vehicle” at the Avon Lake plant in 2023. In 2019, the UAW says Ford promised to invest $900 million in a new project at the Avon Lake plant, that was set to begin production in 2023. The agreement also included a “complete revitalization” of the facility.

With the announcement that churches will be allowed 75 percent capacity, Bishop Thomas Tobin called for Catholics to come back to church. PROVIDENCE, RI — With Rhode Island's churches set to increase to 75 percent capacity next week, the bishop of the Diocese of Providence called for Catholics to return to weekly services. Bishop Thomas Tobin pointed out that the timing of the lifted restrictions — March 19 — coincides with St. Joseph's Day. "Our churches have been safe places to gather, and they are still," Tobin tweeted. "Our churches are open; it's time to come back, time to come...

Preliminary data suggest that states closed out calendar year 2020 with only $1.7 billion less revenue than they generated in 2019 (a decline of less than 0.2 percent), not counting federal assistance, while municipal governments actually experienced substantial revenue growth due to rising property values. Yet the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) sets aside $350 billion in additional state and local aid. Increasingly, federal proposals to provide a cash infusion for state and local governments has become a solution in search of a problem. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia have now published revenue data for all 12 months...

Belgian bishop lashes out at Vatican over gay unions decreeA Belgian bishop has lashed out at the Vatican over its decree that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unionsBRUSSELS -- A Belgian bishop has lashed out at the Vatican over its decree that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”Antwerp Bishop Johan Bonny wrote in an opinion piece Wednesday that he feels “shame for my Church” and “intellectual and moral incomprehension” after Pope Francis approved the “negative” response to a question about whether Catholic clergy have the authority to bless same-sex unions. The official response...

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If U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel are intercepting more than 100,000 migrants a month as they try to illegally cross the southern border, how many more are able to make it through undetected? In recent days, there has been a whole bunch of news stories about the nightmarish border crisis that we are currently facing. Now that President Trump is out of the White House, vast numbers of migrants have been flooding toward our southern border over the past couple of months. They are desperate for a better life, and the perception that Joe Biden is implementing “open border...

MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Mesa police say a woman they arrested for refusing to pull over during a traffic stop told officers she did it because she "felt like it was the right thing to do." Mesa police say Hannah Clevenger was driving more than 70 miles per hour, weaving in and out of her lane, and splitting the lane line of two lanes with her car near Alma School Road and University Drive at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. An officer pulled up behind her with his lights on. Mesa police say the officer watched as Clevenger...

With record gun sales this last year as police have been ordered to stand down and massive numbers of inmates have been released from jails and prisons, the importation of guns in 2020 also surged by about 60% over the previous year. With an estimated 22.8 million firearms sold last year, 6.4 million, or 28%, of those guns were likely imported. Given the Biden is very likely to impose a ban on the importation of modern sporting rifles, the already tight supply will likely get much worse.

Nikki Goeser, the CPRC’s Executive Director, was present for final passage of a bill that she inspired to create a lifetime order of protection. The order can be issued to a victim of certain felony offenses to prohibit the offender from coming about or communicating with the victim. The bill passed the House unanimously and had already passed the Senate unanimously. The bill now goes to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for signature. Once signed, the law will go into effect on July 1st.