"....Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more" (Luke 12: 48).

August 7, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

 "....Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more" (Luke 12: 48).

In the News....

• "When a prominent Catholic politician publicly and voluntarily officiates at a ceremony to solemnize the relationship of two people of the same-sex [Vice President Joe Biden?], confusion arises regarding Catholic teaching on marriage and the corresponding moral obligations of Catholics. What we see is a counter witness, instead of a faithful one founded in the truth" (Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, Bishop Richard Malone, and Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, 8/5/16). 

• "Catholics need to stop voting for pro-abortion politicians, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson told an international gathering of the Knights of Columbus....Anderson said politics does not mean partisanship, but a stand for the common good and for moral and religious values that make free, democratic institutions possible" (Carl Anderson to Voters: ‘Stop Creating Excuses for Voting for Pro-Abortion Politicians’, 8/5/16).

• "devout dedication to child killing as a treatment for a serious epidemic appears to have no limits when the act of abortion is more sacred to such people than eradicating the threatening mosquito....As we strive to support those seeking ethical responses to the dreaded virus, we are ever mindful of the fact that the end game is not ending the pregnancies of women possibly exposed to the virus, but ending the mosquito at the heart of the epidemic" (Judie Brown, American Life League, 8/5/16)

•  A Cry for Help From Carmelite Nuns in Aleppo (ZenitNews, 8/5/16)

• Call to Prayer (USCCB, 8/5/16)

• Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome (August 5)

• "In Europe, in America, in Latin America, in Africa, in some countries of Asia, there are ideological colonizations. And one of these – I say it clearly with name and surname ' is gender! Today children, children are taught this in school that one can choose one’s sex! And why do they teach this?  Because the books are those of individuals and institutions that give money. They are ideological colonizations, supported also by very influential countries. And this is terrible....We must think about what Pope Benedict said: [']It’s the time of the sin against God the Creator!'" (Pope’s Dialogue With Polish Bishops, 8/4/16)

• Friday Fax (C-Fam, 8/4/16) 

• Jesus Weeps for Us (Blessed Clemens August Von Galen, 8/3/1941)

• 10 PA Counties Critical for Stopping Pro-Abortion Hillary Clinton (Pa Pro Life, 8/3/16)
• "Evil is a mystery. It culminates in horrific moments that takes us beyond what is human. Is not that what you meant, Jacques, with your last words? You fell to the ground after the first stab; you tried to push your attacker with your feet, and you said, 'Go away, Satan.' Again you said, 'Begone, Satan.'  In this you expressed your faith in humanity, created good, but gripped by the devil.  'Jesus healed all who were oppressed by the devil,' says the Gospel.  This is not to excuse the murderers — those who make a pact with the devil! But we must uphold with Jesus that every man, every woman, every human person ca[n] change his heart with His grace" (Archbishop Dominique Lebrun at the funeral Mass of Father Jacques Hamel, 8/2/16).

• Marriage: Unique for a Reason (USCCB, August 2016)

• Pope’s Prayer for Protection From Terrorism (7/30/16; original source: https://zenit.org/articles/popes-prayer-for-protection-from-terrorism/)

• Pence: Trump and I will send Roe v. Wade “to the ash heap of history” (LiveActionNews, 7/29/16)


• Kaine: Recognizing Marriage as ‘Between a Man and a Woman’ Creates a ‘Hostile Place’ (cnsnews.com, 7/28/16)

• "Life must always be welcomed and protected. These two things go together – welcome and protection, from conception to natural death. All of us are called to respect life and care for it....it is the responsibility of the State, the Church and society to accompany and concretely help all those who find themselves in serious difficulty, so that a child will never be seen as a burden but as a gift, and those who are most vulnerable and poor will not be abandoned" (Pope’s Address to Authorities in Poland, 7/27/16).

With What Have We Been Entrusted, Re: Federal Issues?

The USCCB is urging "YES" to the Conscience Protection Act of 2016 (S304), the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (HR1299/S667), the First Amendment Defense Act (HR2802/S1598), the Russell Amendment, the Sentencing Reform Act (HR3713), the Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act (HR759) and the Second Chance Reauthorization Act (HR3406), while urging "NO" to "the Separation Wall in the Cremisan Valley."  How is Mike Fitzpatrick and the the entire Pa Delegation responding, as of 7/30/16?

Pa’s Delegation in D.C.	The 2016 Omnibus spending bill did NOT  include ANDA, but passed  the   House and  Senate.	As per the USCCB,  Support the Con-science Protec-tion Act  (S 304)	As per the USCCB, Support CWPIA (Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act; HR 1299/ S667)	“If passed, the [Maloney] amendments could infringe upon religious liberty of federal contractors, critics say” (CNA / EWTN News, 5/27/16).		As per the USCCB, Support FADA (First Amend-ment Defense Act; HR2802/ S1598)	As per the USCCB, support the Russell Amend-ment to the National Defense Authori-zation Act.
				See Final Vote Results for Roll Call 226	See Final Vote Results for Roll Call 258
1.    Bob Brady (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
2.    Chaka Fattah (D)	Voted Yea	----------
3.    Mike Kelly (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea	Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
4.    Scott Perry (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea		Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
5.    Glenn Thompson (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
6.    Ryan Costello (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
7.    Pat Meehan  (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
8.    Mike  Fitzpatrick (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea	Co-Sponsor	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
9.    Bill Shuster (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea		Voted Noe	Voted Noe
10.  Tom Marino  (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
11.  Lou Barletta  (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe
12.  Keith Rothfus (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
13.  Brendan Boyle (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
14.  Michael Doyle (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
15.  Charlie Dent  (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
16.  Joseph Pitts   (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
17.  Matthew Cartwright (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
18.  Tim Murphy  (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
·     Bob Casey (D)	Voted Yea
·     Pat Toomey   (R)	Voted Noe

Pa’s Delegation in D.C.	As per the USCCB, support the Sentencing Reform Act (HR3713).	As per the USCCB, support the Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act (HR759).	As per the USCCB, support the Second Chance Reauthorization Act (HR3406).	As per the USCCB, Oppose “confi-scation of Christian lands in Cremisan Valley”
1)    Bob Brady (D)	Co-Sponsor		Co-Sponsor
2)    Chaka Fattah (D)			Co-Sponsor
3)    Mike Kelly (R)
4)    Scott Perry (R)
5)    Glenn Thompson (R)
6)    Ryan Costello (R)
7)    Pat Meehan  (R)
8)    Mike  Fitzpatrick (R)
9)    Bill Shuster (R)
10)  Tom Marino  (R)			Co-Sponsor
11)  Lou Barletta  (R)
12)  Keith Rothfus (R)
13)  Brendan Boyle (D)
14)  Michael Doyle (D)			Co-Sponsor
15)  Charlie Dent  (R)
16)  Joseph Pitts   (R)
17)  Matthew Cartwright (D)
18)  Tim Murphy  (R)
·     Bob Casey (D)
·     Pat Toomey   (R)

• Click to Email Pa's Congressional Delegation, asking for support of positions backed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

With What Have We Been Entrusted, Re: Human Life and Marriage/Family on a State Level?

• YES to HB1623, HB1948/SB888; 
• NO to Planned Parenthood, SB 1350 (repealing Act 122 of 2011), repealing Act 13 of 2013, HB1336, HB1510/SB 974/SB 1306/SB1307/SB 1316, HB 1947, HB 162, and doctor prescribed suicide.):
• Click to Email the governor, as well as all of Bucks County's representatives and senators in Harrisburg, on pro life and pro marriage / family concerns.