2nd Sunday of Advent

2nd Sunday of Advent

Our Lady of Guadalupe

"A voice of one crying out in the desert: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths....'" 

• "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).

 

• Ryan and McConnell need to hear from us IMMEDIATELY!
  (See the new Pa delegation for 2019)
• 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.)
• "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)
• Call the White House switchboard at 202-456-1414 with a message similar to this: “I ask the president to veto any final government funding bill that does not explicitly defund Planned Parenthood before the new Congress takes over in January. The President must follow through on his campaign pledge in order to save the lives of innocent children and to end a corrupt bargain between Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion politicians.” And share the word online. Post and tweet at President Trump with a message similar to this: “Please keep your campaign promise, @realDonaldTrump, and defund Planned Parenthood NOW.” ( LiveAction email, 12/4/18)
• Urge President Trump to Veto Legislation that Weakens Pro-Life Policy (March for Life Action, 11/15/18) 
• Catholic hospitals must honor the truth about procreating, living, and dying.

• Ask DHS to Withdraw Rule that Would Harm Immigrant Families (USCCB, 12/4/18)

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

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

• 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.).

• "we're now lumping all of the abuses together – liturgical, catechetical, etc. – because we have been abused too long. We have funded failure and grown up on spiritual saccharine. We are Catholics and have a right to hear and see Catholicism preached, prayed, and practiced. If you can't do this, go retire to a cabin or beach house somewhere. The Catechism, GIRM, and other such things are available online. We're not dumb. We want you to stop all of the abuse and get busy building a culture of truth and holiness – only that will save us (which has always been the case). When people are hurt, repent and show actions that communicate you understand how wrong the wrong was and how much you want to right it" (LifeSiteNews, 12/4/18) 
• What's all this fuss about Saint Michael the March Angel? (12/3/18)
• Becket, Act 2 (12/2/18)