"When they had had their fill, He said to His disciples, 'Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted....

7/29/18 (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
(audio of readings)

Are We Just Getting the Representation that Our Apathies and Behaviors Deserve?

• From Pennsylvania, Representative Fitzpatrick, Senator Casey, and Senator Toomey SHAMEFULLY join those NOT co-sponsoring the Life at Conception Act (HR 681 / S 231). From New Jersey, no one is co-sponsoring the Life at Conception Act (HR 681 / S 231) (7/21/18)
• "Faith-based adoption agencies are under attack from left-wing activist groups looking to shut down child-welfare providers that place children according to sincerely held religious and moral beliefs. In Massachusetts, Illinois, California, D.C., and Philadelphia, adoption agencies such as Catholic Social Services have lost contracts with local governments or have been forced to shut down entirely because they operate on the belief that a child should be placed in a home with one mom and one dad" (Heritage Action, 7/11/18).  From Pennsylvania, Representative Fitzpatrick, Senator Casey, and Senator Toomey SHAMEFULLY join those NOT co-sponsoring the Child Welfare Provider Protection Act (HR 1881 / S 881).  From New Jersey, only Chris Smith is co-sponsoring the Child Welfare Provider Protection Act (HR 1881 / S 881) (7/21/18)
• Re: Pennsylvania HB 1410 / SB 613: "Changing the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) will jeopardize many churches and their charitable outreach if they continue to adhere to their religious beliefs because the proposals do not adequately provide for conscience protection.....Urge lawmakers to oppose any bill that does not adequately protect our constitutional right of religious liberty" (https://www.pacatholic.org/legislative-review/). From Bucks County, HB 1410's co-sponsors shamefully include Tina Davis, John Galloway, Marguerite Quinn, Helen Tai, Perry Warren, and Kathy Watson.  SB 613's co-sponsors shamefully includes Chuck McIlinney. (7/21/18)
• From Pennsylvania, Representative Fitzpatrick, Senator Casey, and Senator Toomey SHAMEFULLY join those NOT co-sponsoring the Conscience Protection Act (HR 644 / S 301).  From New Jersey, only Chris Smith is co-sponsoring the Conscience Protection Act (HR 644 / S 301) (7/21/18)
• From Pennsylvania, Senator Casey, and Senator Toomey SHAMEFULLY join those NOT co-sponsoring the First Amendment Defense Act (S 2525). From New Jersey, no one is co-sponsoring the First Amendment Defense Act (S 2525) (7/21/18)
• From Pennsylvania, Representative Fitzpatrick SHAMEFULLY joins those NOT co-sponsoring the resolution AGAINST Assisted Suicide (H Con Res 80). From New Jersey, only Chris Smith is co-sponsoring the resolution AGAINST Assisted Suicide (H Con Res 80). (7/21/18)

"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 are links to email the White House and the Pa Congressional Delegation (or the While House and the NJ Congressional Delegation;  See 7/21/18 issues update and report cards) 
• Sign a petition for a Life at Conception Act

• On the right side of the home page is a link to email the Bucks County delegation in Harrisburg (See 7/21/18 issues update and report card)
• HB 2050 should be up for a vote in the Pa Senate.  Senators Blake, Loughlin, McIlhinney, Tartaglione, and Yudichak should particularly be reminded to stand up for pre-born children with Down Syndrome.

• On the right side of the home page is a link to email the Burlington, Mercer, Monnouth, and Ocean delegations in Trenton (See 7/21/18 issues update). 

Sign the letter in support of Humanae Vitae and urge Father Charles Curran to do the same!

NFP Awareness Week (7/22-28/18)