Deadly School Attack: Tears in Oregon as Diocese Mourns - SGNews A peaceful morning was shattered by tragedy in Bend, Oregon, where the halls of Silver Rail Elementary School became the scene of a fatal school shooting. Four innocent lives—three young children aged five, eight, and eleven, alongside a devoted teacher—were taken in an instant. Outside the school perimeter, heartbroken neighbors gathered to light candles, while a seven-year-old child and another teacher remain hospitalized in critical condition. Police report that a sixteen-year-old attacker forced entry by firing through the locked doors before being confronted and fatally shot by an armed community member. Reaching out to comfort the devastated community, Archbishop Alexander Sample of the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland shared his profound sorrow, affirming that the Church stands with the families in this time of deep sorrow and holding them close in prayer Stay Updated with @SGNEWS-SG – Faith, Society & Global …More
Homily Saturday, October 17, 2026 Ephesians 1:15-23 "I do not cease to give thanks." The Spirit praises God, and we thank Him. Luke 12:8-12 We will bear witness to God's love. As soon as we discover the joy of God's love within us, we are joyful to let it shine forth. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
Monday, 18th August 1913: Dies Dreaming Of Little Phagan Girl, The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 18th August 1913, PAGE 4, COLUMN 6. Mary Phagan's Grandmother Dies at Family Residence After Dream of Mary Just a few hours after she had dreamed that little Mary Phagan was alive and in the room with her, Mrs. A. E. Benton, the grandmother of the murdered girl, died at 9:40 o'clock Sunday night of old age infirmities, aggravated by grief over Mary's fate. Saturday night she dreamed that Mary was alive and well and at her bedside. It may have been the illusion of delirium preceding the final collapse of her faculties. At any rate, when she waked Sunday morning, she told her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of the murdered child, that Mary had been with her in her dreams. She described vividly how Mary looked, and seemed happy over her dream. "My mother's eyes were bright when she told me of this, and I thought she was better," said Mrs. Coleman. "Later I learned the cruel …More
A third major child Sex Trafficking scandal The scandal has engulfed the Administration, as disgraced former Attorney General nominee, Pentagon press pass holder, and Trump defender Matt Gaetz has now been accused of Sex Trafficking in a new bombshell civil suit filed in Florida federal court. Popok reports on the new allegations and ties it back to an earlier civil suit between two of Gaetz’ codefendants that led to a hacked deposition transcript revealing the nature of Gaetz’ alleged sexual misconduct. Visit Meidas+ | MeidasTouch Network | Substack for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: Record TV with SnapStream to get clips that will … Support the MeidasTouch Network: patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: The MeidasTouch Podcast
Monday, 18th August 1913: Attache At Frank Trial Shocked By Wire Near Court, The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 18th August 1913, PAGE 4, COLUMN 7. A flurry of excitement was caused just outside of the doors of the Frank trial, Monday forenoon, when John Cox, attached to the office of R. R. Arnold, defending Frank, was shocked by a live wire only partially insulated. Cox noticed a pile of old rope soaked with elevator grease, smoldering in the corner of the elevator shaft. Fearing a fire that might destroy the court house, he strove to cut the wire, and was badly shocked. He recovered sufficiently at once however to clear away the old rope and remove the immediate danger of a serious fire. PAGE 5, COLUMN 2 ANOTHER "JURY WIDDY" MRS. M. F. WOODWARD, whose husband is one of the members of the Leo M. Frank trial jury and has been away from home as completely during three weeks past as if he had gone to California or somewhere else.
Monday, 25th August 1913: I Am Innocent As I Was A Year Ago Says Frank, The Atlanta Georgian The Atlanta Georgian, Monday, 25th August 1913, PAGE 13. NO RECOMMENDATION TO COURT FOR MERCY CONTAINED IN VERDICT; ONE BALLOT TAKEN Leo M. Frank, convicted of the slaying of Mary Phagan, when informed of the jury's verdict in his cell in the county jail late Monday evening, cried: "My God, to think that even the jury was influenced by mob law." Frank shrank back for a brief moment as though struck when the one word "guilty" was uttered by a friend, but regained his composure immediately. He would not see newspapermen and his friends would tell little of what he said except that one of them vouched the information that he had asserted: "I am just as innocent now as I was a year ago." As the news was broken to Frank his wife uttered a cry of anguish. "Oh, Leo," she wailed, "can't we get justice?" and broke down in tears. She was attended to by her family physician. Frank said he would issue a …More
St. Marguerite d'Youville - October 16 Religious (1701-1771) MARGUERITE d'YOUVILLE is the first native Canadian saint to be canonized. She was born on October 15, 1701, in Varennes, Quebec. She was the eldest child of Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais and Marie-Renée Gaultier. She was 7 years old when her father passed away and her great grandfather, Pierre Boucher, took care of her upbringing. After studying for two years with the Ursulines in Quebec, she became an invaluable support to her mother and helped educate her brothers and sisters. Marguerite married François d'Youville in 1722 and moved to his mother's house. She soon realized that her husband was uninterested in family life. His frequent absences and illegal liquor trading with the Indians caused her great suffering. She was pregnant with their sixth child when he became seriously ill. She faithfully cared for him until his death in 1730. By the age of 29, she had suffered poverty, the loss of her father and husband, and …More
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Monday, 25th August 1913: Frank Emotionless As He Hears Sentence To Gallows, The Atlanta Georgian The Atlanta Georgian, Monday, 25th August 1913, PAGE 16. 'I am Innocent; My Case Is in My Lawyers' I HAVE DONE MYDUTY, ASSERTS JUDGE ROAN "I May Have Erred, but My Conscience Is Clear," He Tells Condemned Man. Continued From Page 2. of his deputies was the signal for a little flurry and the rumor that a verdict had been reached. Frank's Presence Waived. Several newspaper men sat on the sixth floor of the uncompleted new courthouses and calmly watched the proceedings of the jurymen on the fourth floor of the old building. The election of Winburn as foreman was noted, as well as other details incident to the deliberations. Finally, it became known that a verdict had been reached. This was an hour before the jurors came downstairs. Finally, it became known that a verdict had been reached. This was an hour before the jurors came downstairs. Judge Roan was sent for "An effort was made to get …More
ICE Called Him a Wanted Man. His Family Said He Had Been Dead Nine Years. nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/ice-pursuit-houston-dea… ICE agents rammed a man during a pursuit in Houston, leaving him with a shattered leg. But a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.By Jazmine Ulloa Oct. 15, 2026 When immigration agents struck a man with an S.U.V. in Houston over the weekend, they said they were chasing an undocumented Mexican man facing deportation and multiple criminal charges. But the photo they shared of their target was of a man whose family says he died almost a decade ago. In a statement on Saturday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that agents conducting a surveillance operation had seen their target, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, climb into a vehicle driven by Miguel Parra Hernandez. When they tried to pull over the vehicle, Mr. Parra Hernandez, a 48-year-old construction worker, and a second man fled on foot. Surveillance footage captured an agent …More
Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump. nytimes.com/…026/10/15/opinion/trump-russia-diese… Oct. 15, 2026 By David French Opinion Columnist It’s horrible to have to type these words, but the president of the United States is throwing Vladimir Putin a lifeline. He is turning the American government against Ukraine, funding Russia and — perhaps worst of all — playing directly into Putin’s theory of victory. There’s no other way to understand President Trump’s actions since Friday. There’s a lot to cover, so hang with me. But the bottom line is that a sequence of events that began with his announcement on Oct. 9 that the United States had agreed to purchase potentially millions of tons of diesel fuel from Russia may be culminating in a near-total betrayal of the Ukrainian people. The purchase, justified by Trump as bringing down diesel prices in the United States, isn’t nearly enough to meaningfully move America’s immense diesel market. It could, however, put roughly $4 billion into …More
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