"The Father of orphans and the Defender of widows is God in His holy dwelling. God gives a home to the forsaken; He leads forth prisoners to prosperity."

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (8/28/16)

"The Father of orphans and the Defender of widows is God in His holy dwelling.  God gives a home to the forsaken; He leads forth prisoners to prosperity."

In the news....

• Pope: Human trafficking and prostitution are crimes against humanity (Vatican Insider News, 8/23/16)

• Friday Fax (C-Fam, 8/25/16)

• States, Catholic hospital network file suit against HHS transgender regulation (CatholicCulture.org, 8/25/16)

• Call to Prayer (USCCB, 8/26/16)

• Pope Announces Theme for 50th World Day of Peace [1/1/17] (Zenit, 8/26/16) 

• Polish Parishes Renew Consecration on Today’s Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa (Zenit, 8/26/16)

• Memorial of St Monica:  "...God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise...” (8/27/16)

• Memorial Mass for Theresa Snyder: Our Lady of Good Counsel, 2nd Street Pike, Southampton, Pa (Monday Aug. 29th, 9 :00 a.m.)

• "This Labor Day, we draw our attention to our sisters and brothers who face twin crises—deep trials in both the world of work and the state of the family....Saint John Paul II reminded us that human labor is an essential key to understanding our social relationships, vital to family formation and the building up of community according to our God-given dignity....In our call to rebuild community on a firmer foundation, we must rely upon the sister principles of solidarity and subsidiarity" (USCCB, 9/5/16).

• National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children (9/10/16)

• Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit: Sept 29 - Oct 1 (National Center on Sexual Exploitation)
• Action Center (National Center on Sexual Exploitation)

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  Mercer Cty [New Jersey] LIFE CHAIN 2016 Sun Oct 2, 1:30-3:30PM @ WhiteHorse Rd and Kuser Road

• Sexuality, Integrity, and the University: Oct 28, 29 (Love and Fidelity Network, Princeton, NJ)

 

State Life and Marriage/Family Legislative Issues

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.  Issues raised by the Pa Catholic Conference, the Pa Pro Life Federation and Pa Family.org could be summarized as:

• 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.).

Federal Issues

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

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, support “increasing refugee resettlement here...& ensuring adequate funding for refugee assistance overseas & U.S. resettlement.”	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)