in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania's_1st_congressional_district http://archphila.org/pastplan/MAPS/Arch.pdf
and the Central Garden State

Thursday, April 9, 2020

"I Confess"

  • "So sad...even with Covid-19 we are still debating the use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research...let me go on record...if a vaccine for this virus is only attainable if we use body parts of aborted children then I will refuse the vaccine...I will not kill children to live" (Bishop J. Strickland on Twitter, 4/7/20)
  •  "A poll conducted in November by EWTN News and RealClear Politics showed approximately 36% of Catholics go to confession at least once a year, which is the minimum frequency required by the Catholic Church. Even among self-described 'most active' Catholics, who say they accept all or most of the Church’s teachings, only 52% go to confession at least once a year.

    "Only 6% of Catholics are going at least once a month to the sacrament of reconciliation, an interval that is within the frequency recommended by confessors and recent popes. And that was before the coronavirus pandemic interrupted normal confession routines....

    "creating a culture where frequent sacramental confession is normal in Catholic life really depends on how the clergy approach confession. If they downplay the seriousness of sin or the need to reconcile with God, people will not realize what God is offering them in the sacrament, which is first and foremost about 'reconciliation with God'....

    “'If we’re willing to go through such efforts to save the life of the body, which eventually is going to die anyway, we should make stronger efforts to save the life of the soul, which will live on in eternity'....

    "The Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary on March 20 stated it is 'up to the diocesan bishop to indicate to priests and penitents the prudent attentions to be adopted in the individual celebration of sacramental reconciliation, such as the celebration in a ventilated place outside the confessional, the adoption of a suitable distance, the use of protective masks, without prejudice to absolute attention to the safeguarding of the sacramental seal and necessary discretion.'

    "The Vatican stated it is up to the diocesan bishop to determine the 'cases of grave necessity' for authorizing general absolution, given the level of pandemic contagion in his diocese. For the faithful bereft of sacramental confession, the Vatican stated that perfect contrition with an intention to go to sacramental confession as soon as possible 'obtains forgiveness of sins, even mortal ones'....

    “'From the standpoint of the Church, the key has to be "let’s figure out when people can come, and let’s offer confessions then and be generous with those confessions"'.... "'we need to preach the truth boldly and be that lion roaring, just like John the Baptist in the wilderness, that Jesus Christ is here. But then when it comes to those moments of encounter [in the confessional], we need to be that merciful lamb'....

    “'The reality is we need to leave confessional going, "Wow, Lord, I’m so grateful for Your mercy. I need to rely upon You more. How can I rely upon You more? How can I leave this confessional saying, ‘Okay, Jesus, it’s now You and me'"' (National Catholic Register, 4/4/20)
    "We have posted a couple updates from COG for Life, which focuses on vaccines derive from aborted fetal cells, on the PFLI main page, scroll down on the left menu bar to FAQs/Coronavirus COVID-19 Resources" (PFLI email, 4/8/20)

"We Are An Easter People"


Holy Thursday


International Concerns

National Concerns 

  • STRIKE DOWN the "Abortion on Demand Act" [aka, the deceptively named “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019”] (Susan B Anthony List) 
  • Support the Heartbeat Bill, HR 3985 (cf, LifeSite)
  • Give feedback to Senate on Born-Alive Survivors' Protection and Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act votes (Human Life Action)
  • Support the Life at Conception Act
  • Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (cf, USCCB)
  • Opppose the Misnamed International Violence Against Women Act (cf, C-Fam)
  • Oppose HJ Res 79, as it is "intended to insert language into the U.S. Constitution that could invalidate any limits whatsoever on abortion, including late abortions, and require government funding of abortion"  (cf, NRLC) 
  • Oppose the Misleadingly Named Medicare for All Act (cf., Politico)
  • Support S. 2394/HR2529, the New START Nuclear Weapons Treaty (USCCB) 
  • NO to "the Shaheen amendment...[in] the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill" (Human Life Action).

The 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)
  • 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)

Pa ProLife Federation petition

The Garden State

  • "Legislation (S2173/A3818) to remove a religious exemption and mandate immunizations for children....this legislation undermines parental rights and should be vigorously opposed" (NJRTL email, 1/10/20).
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