Are we "in the daily struggle to live the faith" in the world, or are we part of a "Lay Elite"?

"we have generated a lay elite, believing that only they are committed laymen who work in the things 'of the priests,' and we have forgotten, neglected the believer who often burns his hope in the daily struggle to live the faith."

• How Are Issues Advocated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its "partner organization, the National Committee for the Human Life Amendment" Faring Among Those Who Represent Pa in Washington, D.C.? (4/30/16)  Be part of the "daily struggle" and email Pa's Congressional Delegation.
  
• How is the Pro Life and Pro Marriage/Family Legislation Championed by the Pa Catholic Conference Faring Among Those Who Represent Bucks County in Harrisburg? (4/30/16).   Be part of the "daily struggle" and email all of Bucks County's delegation in Harrisburg.
  
• Particularly because there are differences in the parental notification law between NJ and Pa, the proximity of a Trenton abortuary should be of concern to pro life residents in Lower Bucks.  Be part of the "daily struggle": A Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet are said each Saturday at 9:45AM, near State and Clinton.

• Be part of the "daily struggle": Email pastors in Bucks with ads for an acknowledged abortifacient provider.

• Concerns about  "Catholic" hospitals in the Archdiocese: Be part of the "daily struggle" and email Archbishop Chaput

• Be part of the "daily struggle" and email Archbishop Kurtz (USCCB president), Archbishop Chaput and the National Catholic Bioethics Center, to ask for an end to the use of emergency (so-called) contraception in Catholic hospitals.

"'velvet-gloved' persecutions that are 'cloaked in politeness': the ones that marginalize you, take your job away if you fail to adapt to laws that 'go against God the Creator'"

How Pro Life and Pro Marriage/Family Legislation Championed by the Pa Catholic Conference is Faring Among Those Who Represent Bucks County in Harrisburg (4/30/16)

The Bucks County Delegation in Harrisburg			As per the Pa Catholic Confer ence, “Please respect the concerns of all parties involved in adoption proceedings and vote no on HB 162 in its current form.”	As per the Pa Catholic Confer ence, "Ask your legislator to include the language of House Bill 1623 in the Fiscal Code.”	As per the Pa Catholic Confer ence,    “I am quite concerned that HB 1510/ SB 974 will run afoul of religious freedom and expose even more… to discrimination. Please  oppose the bill in its current form.”	As per     the Pa Catholic Confer ence, “Please represent me by voting yes on House Bill 1948.” (i.e., Senator Michele Brooks is expected to introduce the Senate version.)	As per the Pa Catholic Conference, HB 1947 “would retroactively nullify the statute of limitations for filing a civil lawsuit alleging childhood sexual abuse....but it would not apply to public schools or government agencies....a legislative remedy must protect all children, not simply penalize some institutions” (i.e., Vote NO on HB 1947).
R	145	Rep Craig Staats	Voted Yea	Co-sponsor		Co-sponsor	Voted Yea
D	141	Rep Tina Davis	Voted Yea		Co-sponsor		Voted Yea
R	18	Rep Gene DiGirolamo	Voted Yea				------------
R	142	Rep Frank Farry	Voted Yea				Voted Yea
D	140	Rep John Galloway	Voted Yea		Co-sponsor		Voted Yea
R	29	Rep Bernie O’Neill	Voted Yea				Voted Yea
R	178	Rep Scott Petri	------------		Co-sponsor		Voted Yea
R	143	Rep Marguerite Quinn	Voted Yea		Co-sponsor		Voted Yea
D	31	Rep Steve Santarsiero	Voted Yea		Co-sponsor		Voted Yea
R	144	Rep Kathy Watson	Voted Yea		Co-sponsor		Voted Yea
R	12	Sen Stewart Greenleaf
R	10	Sen Chuck McIlhinney			Co-sponsor
R	24	Sen Bob Mensch
R	6	Sen Robert Tomlinson

How Issues Advocated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (via its Action Center alerts and Justice for Immigrants) and Its "partner organization, the National Committee for the Human Life Amendment" (via Human Life Action, Action Alerts) Are Faring Among Those Who Represent Pa in Washington, D.C. (4/30/16)

	Support the Conscience Protection Act of 2016 (HR 4828)	Support CWPIA (Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act; HR 1299/ S667)	Support FADA (First Amendment Defense Act; HR2802/ S1598)	Oppose “confiscation of Christian lands in Cremisan Valley”	Oppose HR 4731
1.   Bob Brady (D)
2.   Chaka Fattah (D)
3.   Mike Kelly (R)		Sponsor	Co-Sponsor
4.   Scott Perry (R)			Co-Sponsor
5.   Glenn Thompson (R)		Co-Sponsor	Co-Sponsor
6.   Ryan Costello (R)
7.   Pat Meehan  (R)
8.   Mike  Fitzpatrick (R)		Co-Sponsor
9.   Bill Shuster (R)
10. Tom Marino  (R)		Co-Sponsor	Co-Sponsor
11. Lou Barletta  (R)		Co-Sponsor
12. Keith Rothfus (R)	Co-Sponsor	Co-Sponsor	Co-Sponsor
13. Brendan Boyle (D)
14. Michael Doyle (D)
15. Charlie Dent  (R)
16. Joseph Pitts   (R)	Co-Sponsor	Co-Sponsor	Co-Sponsor
17. Matthew Cartwright (D)
18. Tim Murphy  (R)		Co-Sponsor	Co-Sponsor
·    Bob Casey (D)
·    Pat Toomey   (R)