12/9/18: "A voice of one crying out in the desert: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"

The Immaculate Conception

2nd Sunday of Advent

Our Lady of Guadalupe

• Becket, Act 2 (12/2/18)

• "After taking the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-term Election in November, Democratic leadership wasted no time in confirming that 'The Equality Act,' a vast bill to federally impose 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' interests across the nation would be among their very top priorities.

• On November 16th, the Dept. of Education issued proposed regulations to ease the process of schools’ applying for religious exemptions from Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex but is at risk of being misused to include preferential treatment based on 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity.'
  
  On November 23rd, the Dept. of Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to preemptively review three of the ongoing lawsuits that are preventing the Dept. of Defense from implementing its prohibition on the serve of personnel with gender dysphoria.
  
  On November 24th, Taiwan held a referendum that rejected same-sex marriage, putting the public on a collision course with the Taiwanese high court that, in 2017, demanded the government enact same-sex marriage within two years" (from the USCCB's Made for Love (MUR e-news) December 2018).

• Pro-Life Groups Tell President Trump: Veto Any Budget That Doesn’t Defund Planned Parenthood (LifeNews.com, 11/30/18)

• Tell Your Senator to Pass the Revised FIRST STEP Act in its current form (USCCB, 11/30/18) 

• Urge President Trump to Veto Legislation that Weakens Pro-Life Policy (March for Life Action, 11/15/18) 

• Please Ask President Trump to give Christian Asia Bibi Asylum! (Tradition, Faith, and Property, 11/30/18)

• Ryan and McConnell need to hear from us IMMEDIATELY! (See the new Pa delegation for 2019)

• "Currently, the Senate is scheduled to recess on December 14 for the holidays. However, some reports indicate Senators want to recess as early as December 7th....Over 45 of President Trump’s judicial nominees will not be confirmed in 2018 if the Senate leaves early for recess on December 7.....Please call your Senators and ask them to confirm the President's nominees" (Heritage Action for America, 11/20/18 email) 

• We must NOT forget the Life at Conception, Sanctity of Human Life, (federal) Heartbeat Protection, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion, First Amendment Defense, and Conscience Protection Acts! On the right side of the home page are links to email Pa's and NJ's delegations in D.C. (See 10/21/18 update.)

• Urge your Representative and Senators to repeal the "Parking Lot Tax!" (USCCB, 11/16/18)

• On the right side of the home page are links to email Bucks County's delegation in Harrisburg on Pa state issues (See 10/20/18 update.) and Central NJ's delegation in Trenton on NJ state issues (See 10/21/18 update.).

• Catholic hospitals must honor the truth about procreating, living, and dying.

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