6/24/18, Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Ain Karem)
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Release New Edition of Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (6/22/18)
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- Forced displacement at record 68.5 million (Adrian Edwards, 6/19/18)
- Our Lady of Aradin (@ St. Michael's, NYC) (6/18/18)
- Message for 2nd World Day of the Poor [i.e., for 11/18/18] (Pope Francis, 6/13/18)
Off the cuff remarks....
"....There are three words that are magic words, but important words in marriage. First of all, 'Please' [Permissio]....Second word: 'Sorry' [Scouzi].... And the third word: 'Thank you' [Graci]....
"God shows that He created man and woman in His image and likeness. And Jesus Himself, when He speaks of marriage, says: 'Man will leave his father and mother and with his wife they will become one flesh'. Because they are the image and likeness of God. You are an icon of God: the family is an icon of God. Man and woman: it is precisely the image of God. He said it, not me. And this is great, it is sacred....
"It may be that a man and a woman are not believers: but if they love and unite in marriage, they are the image and likeness of God, though they do not believe. It is a mystery: Saint Paul calls it the 'great mystery', 'great sacrament' (cf. Eph 5: 32). A true mystery.....
"the protocol of many doctors – many, not all – is to ask the question: 'It this a problem?' It pains me to say so. In the last century the world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to ensure racial purity. Today we do the same thing, but wearing white gloves...."
From the formal address....
"The family, which you promote in various ways, is at the centre of God's plan, as shown in the whole history of salvation. For a mysterious divine plan, the complementarity and love between man and woman make them co-workers of the Creator, Who entrusts them with the task of generating new creatures to life, taking care of their growth and education. The love of Jesus for children, His filial relationship with the heavenly Father, His defence of the conjugal bond, which He declares sacred and indissoluble, fully reveal the place of the family in God's plan: being the cradle of life and the first place of acceptance and love, it has an essential role in the vocation of man, and it is like a window that opens up on the mystery of God Himself, Who is Love in the unity and trinity of Persons.
"Our world, often tempted and guided by individualistic and selfish logics, often loses the sense and beauty of stable bonds, of commitment to people, of care without conditions, of the assumption of responsibility towards of the other, of gratuity and of the gift of the self. For this reason it is difficult to understand the value of the family, and we end up conceiving of it according to the same logic that privileges the individual instead of relationships and the common good....
"full recognition and adequate support for the family should represent the first interest of the civil institutions, called to encourage the establishment and growth of solid and serene families, who take responsibility for the education of their children and take care of situations of weakness....
"Do not tire of supporting the growth of birth rates in Italy, sensitizing the institutions and the public opinion on the importance of giving life to policies and structures that are more open to the gift of children. It is a genuine paradox that the birth of children, which constitutes the greatest investment for a country and the first condition of its future prosperity, often represents a cause of poverty for families, due to the lack of support they receive or the inefficiency of many services...." (Pope Francis, Audience with the Delegation of the Forum of Family Associations, 6/16/18)
"Civil authority should consider it a grave duty 'to acknowledge the true nature of marriage and the family, to protect and foster them, to safeguard public morality, and promote domestic prosperity.'"
(Catechism of the Catholic Church)
On the right side of the home page is a link to send a combined email to all members of the NJ Legislature from Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean Counties (See issues update)
On the right side of the home page is a link to send a combined email to all members of Bucks County's delegation in Harrisburg (See issues update with "report card")
On the right side of the home page are links to email
1) the White House and Pa Congressional Delegation and
2) the White House and NJ Congressional Delegation
(See 6/23/18 issues update with "report cards" for Pa and NJ delegations)
As per Human Life Action (6/14/18),
"Abortion is NOT Family Planning! - Show your support for the 'Protect Life Rule'"
[before July 31]
(See 6/23/18 issues update with "report cards" for Pa and NJ delegations)
As per Human Life Action (6/14/18),
"Abortion is NOT Family Planning! - Show your support for the 'Protect Life Rule'"
[before July 31]
Sign a petition for a Life at Conception Act
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