1/1/17, The Octave Day of Christmas
- "In the painful experience of these [migrant] brothers and sisters, we see again that of the Baby Jesus, who at the moment of birth did not find lodging and was born in a cave of Bethlehem; and then He was taken to Egypt to flee from Herod’s threat" (Pope Francis, 12/9/16).
- National Migration Week 2017 To Be Celebrated January 8-14 (USCCB, 12/21/16)
- Study Guide to St. Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body"
- Made for the Common Good: Marriage safeguards justice (USCCB)
- The Cape Town Declaration: Universal Declaration on the Family and Marriage
- "It gives me pleasure to express a special greeting to young people, the sick and newlyweds, I call them the courageous ones, because one needs courage to marry and to do so for the whole of life: good ones....And I exhort you, dear courageous newlyweds, in building your family to keep love and dedication constant, beyond all sacrifice, and not to end your day without making peace between you" (Pope Francis, 12/28/16)
- "In order for celibacy to be a truly free choice, seminarians must be led to understand, by the light of faith, the evangelical power of such a gift.176 At the same time they should be able to esteem correctly the values of the married state: 'Marriage and celibacy are two states of authentic Christian life. Both are specific expressions of the Christian vocation'177" (Congregation for the Clergy, The Gift of the Priestly Vocation, 12/7/16, p. 48).
- Pope Francis, Message for World Day of the Sick (2/11/17)
- WE are Paying for More Abortifacients, Like the IUD in Pa (cf, Pennsylvania's Medicaid jumps in on growing popularity of IUDs, Morning Call, 12/29/16)
- Benefits association, diocese file suit over HHS transgender regulation (Catholic News Service, 12/29/16)
- Aren't these efforts tantamount to assaulting the conscience rights of health care workers in mental health services? (12/23/16)
- Act now to stop assisted suicide (Diocese of Trenton, 11/4/16)
- "Please send a message to the AMA today asking them to support the dignity of every person and the need for supportive and comprehensive end of life care" (Pa Catholic Conference).
- While the Church has always constantly taught the absolute prohibition of contraception, much of what gets passed off as "contraceptive" can work in an abortifacient manner. Ads for providers of abortifacients/contraceptives should NOT be appearing in parish bulletins or other publications. And potential abortifacients have no place in Catholic health care! Email USCCB President Cardinal DiNardo, USCCB Pro Life Chair Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop Chaput, and National Catholic Bioethics Center President John Haas, PhD, STL, to ask for an end to ANY use of emergency (so-called) contraception in Catholic hospitals.
- Urge President-Elect Trump to stay true to his word on pro Life concerns
- "We must work to ensure that Trump holds true to his promise to nominate justices who are religious liberty advocates. We must support those individuals and companies which stand up for religious liberty" (Matthew Archbold, 12/21/16)
- Trump's Words on Life, Conscience, and Religious Freedom (Daily Signal, 12/20/16)
- Click to Email Pa's Congressional Delegation, regarding positions backed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (cf., also see Human Life Action's 12/16/16 email.)
- Action Alert to the Department of Homeland Security: Ensure the well-being of Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew (USCCB)
- Click to Email all of Bucks County's representatives and senators in Harrisburg, re: issues/legislation backed by the Pa Catholic Conference.
- Boycotts and/or other actions from America Needs Fatima and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Call to Prayer (USCCB, 12/30/16)
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