“The angel of the Lord revealed to Joseph the dangers which threatened Jesus & Mary, forcing them to flee to Egypt & then to settle in Nazareth. So too, in our time, God calls upon us to recognize the dangers threatening our own families & to protect them from harm.

 12/30/16, The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

•  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

 

• One week before Christmas, the Courier Times featured a poignant article about the closing of a church and school, which happened to be called St. Joseph the Worker.  While the particular buildings may no longer stand, St. Joseph is a powerful model and intercessor for families.  
• A few years back, the late Deacon Manny Garcia gave me permission to share his fabulous homily for the Feast of the Holy Family.

• 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


•  "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). 


•  The Feast of the Holy Family is a wonderful time to reflect on what the Catechism proclaims about the family.

While the world relentlessly tries to tell us otherwise, Christ and His Church tell us that human life and marriage/family are of inestimable value!"