10/8: "Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes?"

Happiness in Marriage (10/28)

"Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes?" (27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, sign/voice)

• St. Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" on marriage/family/human sexuality (Catholic365, 9/26/23)
• To Patrick: It is NOT ok to use pronouns in a deceitful manner (The Patrick Madrid Show, 9/22/23, hour 3 (go to 6:31))
• A Catechesis on the Human Person and Gender Ideology (Bishop Burbridge, 8/17/21)
  "To use names and pronouns that contradict the person's God-given identity is to speak falsely. The faithful should avoid using 'gender-affirming' terms or pronouns that convey approval of or reinforce the person's rejection of the truth. It is not harsh or judgmental to decline to use such language. In the broader culture, Catholics may experience significant pressure to adopt culturally-approved terminology. However, in no circumstances should anyone be compelled to use language contrary to the truth. The right to speak the truth inheres in the human person and cannot be taken away by any human institution. Attempts by the state, corporations, or employers to compel such language, particularly by threats of legal action or job loss, are unjust. We must love in the truth, and truth must be accurately conveyed by our words. At the same time, clarity must always be at the service of charity, as part of a broader desire to move people towards the fullness of the truth"
• The Ideology of Gender Harms Children (Catholic Medical Association, 9/8/23)

• Summer 2023 Pastoral Letters from Bishop Strickland (The Catholic Diocese of Tyler)

• Investigating Theodore McCarrick Again? Unanswered Questions Have Some Saying the Catholic Church Should Do So (National Catholic Register, 9/26/23)

• As per children of God for Life (9/21/23): "Two RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccines have been approved in 2023 – Arexvy (GSK) and Abrysvo (Pfizer). Arexvy is recommended for adults over 60 years of age and Abrysvo has also been recommended for administration to expectant mothers between 32 and 36 weeks of gestation. We have received inquiries on both and a summary of their development, pre-clinical testing and manufacture follow....Both of the approved vaccines are ethically compromised."

• Pro-Life Activist Convicted Under FACE Act: ‘It’s an Honor’ To Be Targeted (CatholicVote org, 9/20/23)
• [N.J.] Woman known as 'the matriarch of pro-life activism' is facing 11 years in prison (LiveAction, 9/12/23)

• Sister Deidre [Byrne, MD] and fighting euthanasia (Lepanto, 7/6/2023)
• In memory of Sister Philip Marie Burle

“In the present cultural context, there is a particularly urgent need to defend marriage and the family, which can be adequately met only if one is convinced of the unique and singular value of these two realities for an authentic development of human society” (St. Pope John Paul II, 1981).

Scorecard - SBA Pro-Life America

We MUST Promote Recognition of the Sanctity of Life and the Sanctity of Marriage/ Family/ Human Sexuality (9/1/23 edition)

Scientific documentation abortion [including so called "contraceptives" that are abortifacient] kills living human beings/persons (Diane Irving, PhD, 6/26/22)

Advertisers in Parish Bulletins

Letters to Pharmaceutical Companies ["to protest the use of abortion-derived cell lines and advocate for the development of vaccines with no connection to abortion."]  (USCCB)

Children of God for Life

President Joe Biden Has Turned a Blind Eye to the Killing of Christians in Nigeria.

The Bible in a Year

The Catechism in a Year