These people need some kind of incentive to retire so others can take their place.
More Americans age 65 and over are still punching the clock, and the last time the percentage was this high was when John F. Kennedy was in the White House.
Last month, 19 percent of Americans age 65 and over were still working, according to government data released Friday. That’s the highest rate since 1962, and it caps a long trend higher since the figure bottomed out at 10 percent in 1985. MORE
Vol 10 Issue 18 ~Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 6, 2017 ~ Saint John before the Latin Gate
1. Is the Chair of Peter Vacant? An Argument for Sedevacantism
2. Third Sunday after Easter
3. Saint Stanislaus
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
This week most Catholics will be looking forward to commemorating the Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. Continue reading
A new bill has passed the NC House that would allow North Carolina drivers to drive through protesters who are blocking the road without being sued, as long as they “exercise due care.”
The North Carolina House passed HB 330 with a 67-48 vote.
Women rest after casting their votes at a polling station during municipal elections, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
Jeddah- Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Thursday issued a directive relieving women from the prerequisite of obtaining the consent of guardians in order to receive public services, “unless there is a legal basis for this request in accordance with the provisions of Islamic law.”
King Salman bin Abdulaziz had passed the notice over to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, who is also Interior Minister. MORE
The United Nations says it needs $4.4 billion by July to prevent famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and northeastern Nigeria.
U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien, who just returned from field missions to the affected countries, told Security Council members Friday that the United Nations is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since the organization’s creation. He said that without the necessary funding and full, safe and unimpeded access for aid workers, people will die. MORE
President Donald Trump proclaimed May Jewish American Heritage Month, continuing a tradition maintained by every president since 2006.
“During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate our nation’s strong American Jewish heritage, rooted in the ancient faith and traditions of the Jewish people. The small band of Dutch Jews who first immigrated in 1654, seeking refuge and religious liberty, brought with them their families, their religion, and their cherished customs, which they have passed on from generation to generation,” read the proclamation issued late Friday by the White House. MORE
IT’S NOT GLOBAL WARMING IT’S GLOBAL SINNING
IT wasn’t just South Australia battered by last year’s storms, insurance firms were whacked by record payouts for the bouts of wild weather.
As claim centres were counting the cost of the latest trail of storm destruction, new data reveals the freak “weather event” in November led to $30 million in payouts. MORE