Wise Men Stll Seek Him (The Epiphany, 1/5/20)

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Traditional Date of the Epiphany (1/6)

The Epiphany (1/5;
Mass readings;
signed homily)

St Elizabeth Ann Seton (1/4)

Christmas Weekday (1/3)

• [Self identified Catholic Governor Phil] Murphy approves N.J. giving millions to Planned Parenthood [i.e., A5802] after Trump’s abortion rule (NJ.com, 1/2/20)
• Catholic governor signs assisted suicide law 'after careful prayer' (CNA, 4/15/19)

• Decade In Review: Marital Norms Erode (Ryan Anderson and Robert George, 1/1/20) 

• Pope Francis apologizes for losing patience with woman who grabbed him (CNA, 1/1/20) 

• Marriage: Unique for a Reason (USCCB, January 2020)

• Extraordinary public display of Turin Shroud in 2020 (Vatican News, 12/31/19) 

 

(The above photo of the Shroud of Turin was taken by this blogger at the Turin Cathedral in 2015.)

• Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2019, Killing 42 Million People (LifeNews.com, 12/31/19)
  (Even within this article, LifeNews underestimates U.S. abortions since Roe v Wade at 61 million; Pharmacists for Life International puts it at 308 million!)

• A sample of what can be said from pulpits and bulletins, when we unflinchingly hold to the truths the Church proclaims about the sanctity of human life and of marriage/family (12/29/19) 

• No-Fault Divorce, Standing for Justice (Homiletic and Pastoral Review, 12/28/19)

•  The Epiphany: Christ revealed (Our Sunday Visitor, 1/2/19) 

National Concerns

• NO to "the Shaheen amendment...[in] the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill" (Human Life Action).

• Support S. 2590/HR 4934 The Dignity for Aborted Children Act (Human Life Action)

• Senate Fails to Pass Born-Alive Legislation (Human Life Action)
• Born-Alive Legislation Deserves a Vote in the House (Human Life Action; USCCB)

• Support H. Con. Res. 79, that assisted suicide is a “deadly, discriminatory and non-compassionate practice” (USCCB) 

• Support S. 2394/HR2529, the New START Nuclear Weapons Treaty (USCCB) 

• Support the Heartbeat Bill, HR 3985 (cf, LifeSite)

• Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (cf, USCCB)

• Support the Equal Campus Access Act, HR3243/S1168 (USCCB)

• Urge the President and Congress to Maintain the Refugee Resettlement Program (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support S. 874, the Dream Act of 2019 (USCCB Justice for Immigrants)

• Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)

• Oppose the Misnamed Do No Harm Act (cf, American Life League)

• Support the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (cf., USCCB)

Commonwealth of Pa

(Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review and Voter Voice)

• Support the Telemedicine Bill (SB 857) as passed by the Pa House (Pa Catholic Conf)

• Support the Perinatal Hospice Care Act (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support the "Buyer Beware Act" (SB 60) to fight human trafficking (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support the Fetal Remains Bill, HB 1890 (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support the "Heartbeat" Bill (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support the Down Syndrome Protection Act (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Please ask the governor, Pa Senate and Pa Assembly for a religious exemption for adoptions (Pa Catholic Conference) (See also the Pa Family Council link.)

• Call for Funding Increase for Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)  
• Please ask Governor Wolf to SIGN House Bill 800 on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support school choice in the Harrisburg School district (Pa Catholic Conference), and ask for co-sponsorship of Speaker Turzai's bill (Pa Catholic Conference)

The Garden State

• Support the NJ Born Alive Survivors Protection Act A5287/S3905 (NJRTL)

• Oppose NJ S3804/A5508 (NJ Catholic Conf; NJRTL)

• Support the NJ Pain Capable Unborn child Protection Act, A 1686/ S537 (http://protectviablebabies.com/take-action/)

God Calls Us to Protect the Innocent!

(Pharmacists for Life International)