As per the Bishops of the Phillipines, "Society should be able to count on some promises as irrevocable."

In the News...

Easter Sunday, 4/5/15

• "If we refuse to surrender, we will certainly be demonized; but everything will depend on whether we refuse to be demoralized. Courage displayed in the cause of truth—and of right—is powerful" (Robert George, First Things).

Easter Monday, 4/6/15

• "Faith in the resurrection of Jesus and the hope that He has brought to us is the most beautiful gift that a Christian can offer to the brothers. To one and all, therefore, do not tire of repeating: Christ is risen!....I am happy to welcome the delegation from the Shalom Movement that has come on the final stage of their solidarity relay race to raise awareness about the persecution of Christians in the world. Your itinerary on this path is over, but the spiritual journey of intense prayer should be continued by all; the concrete participation and tangible help in the defense and protection of our brothers and our sisters, who are persecuted, exiled, killed, decapitated for the sole fact of being Christians. They are our martyrs of today, and there are many; we can say that there are more than in the first century.  I hope that the international community does not remain mute and inert in front of such an unacceptable crime, which constitutes an alarming breach in the most basic of human rights. I truly hope the international community does not turn its gaze to the other side" (Pope Francis)

Easter Tuesday, 4/7/15

• "Only 57 from the Senate and the House..." (Faithfulinthe8th)

Easter Wednesday, 4/8/15

• "It is generally expected, though not certain, that the Supreme Court soon will...impose same-sex marriage nationwide. The court on April 28 will devote two and a half hours to oral arguments in four cases raising the issue and will hand down its decision in early summer....If and when the court rules in favor of same-sex marriage, the battle will move to a new stage.  The emphasis then will be on state and possibly federal legislative efforts to provide specific legal protection, over and above the Constitution’s guarantee of religious liberty, to institutions and individuals with conscientious objections to cooperating with marriages between persons of the same sex" (Our Sunday Visitor).

Easter Thursday, 4/9/15

• "The White Bow Campaign" (National Organization for Marriage)

Easter Friday, 4/10/15

• "Nuns, priests in Congo call for end to ongoing genocide" (CatholicPhilly.com)
• "The president wants to make it illegal for a child who struggles with gender identity to receive professional counseling to help resolve those issues" (The Christian Post) 

Easter Saturday, 4/11/15

• "[As per the Bishops of the Phillipines,] 'Society should be able to count on some promises as irrevocable'" (Faithfulinthe8th).

As per the USCCB*, the Pa Catholic Conference, and/or the Archdiocese, 

• End Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, as the law of the land: https://www.votervoice.net/NCHLA/Campaigns/37904/Respond

• Rescind RHNDA and HRAA: http://cqrcengage.com/catholicbishops/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=87013

• Support the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S 946): http://cqrcengage.com/catholicbishops/app/write-a-letter?1&engagementId=42752

• Support the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940): https://www.votervoice.net/NCHLA/Campaigns/30688/Respond

• Support the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act: https://www.votervoice.net/PACC/Campaigns/37647/Respond

• Support the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 36):  https://www.votervoice.net/NCHLA/Campaigns/38155/Respond

• Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015 (HR 1299/S 667; The Family Research Council has an action link: https://www.votervoice.net/FRCA/campaigns/39176/respond)

• Support "just and compassionate immigration reform":  http://www.capwiz.com/justiceforimmigrants/issues/alert/?alertid=14503781&type=CO
  (Oppose use of family detention: http://capwiz.com/justiceforimmigrants/issues/alert/?alertid=63454631&queueid=%5bcapwiz:queue_id
  Support “a path to citizenship and to oppose repealing or undoing laws that protect vulnerable children, families and refugees”: http://www.votervoice.net/groups/pacc/Advocacy/?SiteID=-1&IssueID=33031).

• Support the State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 (HR 824, S 435): http://cqrcengage.com/catholicbishops/app/make-a-call?2&engagementId=81348

• Support the March for Marriage: http://phillycatholiclife.org/marchformarriage/

As per the Pa Catholic Conference and/or the Archdiocese,

• Support equal education funding: https://www.votervoice.net/PACC/Campaigns/36012/Respond

• Support HB 752: https://www.votervoice.net/PACC/Campaigns/39294/Respond

• Oppose the death penalty (Thank the governor for the death penalty moratorium.): http://www.votervoice.net/groups/pacc/Advocacy/?SiteID=-1&IssueID=29560

• Oppose HB 300 / SB 300 (As the Pa Catholic Conference explains, “In other states, this law has shuttered Catholic adoption agencies and trampled religious liberty….Simply put, this legislation is intolerant and prejudiced against people of faith."): https://www.votervoice.net/PACC/Campaigns/33451/Respond

• Oppose the nomination of Pedro Cortes: "Please call and email your state Senators with this message, 'I urge you to vote against the appointment of Pedro Cortes to serve as Pennsylvania Secretary of State. He failed to stop abortionist Kermit Gosnell by failing to shut down his dangerous abortion operation.'"
  sgreenleaf@pasen.gov
  cmcilhinney@pasen.gov
  bmensch@pasen.gov
  rtomlinson@pasen.gov

*In addition to "ALERTS CENTRAL" the USCCB notes that "Action alerts forpro-life issues can also be found through our partner organization, the National Committee for the Human Life Amendment" and "Action alerts for issues related to immigration reform can be found through the USCCB-led Catholic coalition,Justice for Immigrants."