"Lord, do not hold this sin against them"

 May 8, 2016 - Seventh Sunday of Easter
and Mothers' Day

“The witnesses laid down their cloaksat the feet of a young man named Saul.As they were stoning Stephen, he called out,'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice,'Lord, do not hold this sin against them;'and when he said this, he fell asleep.” 

• FW: "Spirit and Life - Urgent Prayer Request" (Human Life International, 5/6/16)
• "Growth in virtues and in graces from the sacramental bond can, in fact, lead to a rediscovery of trust and love for one’s spouse" (Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons, 5/5/16)
• "Urge Your Senator to Cosponsor and Vote YES on S. 2066" (FRC Action, 5/4/16)
•  One of Those Pesky Little Sisters who are such a "threat" to Obamacare (5/4/16)
  • "Obama admin cites Catholic Health Association to bolster case against Little Sisters" (LifeSiteNews, 4/13/16)

• "EWTN asks federal court to reconsider its HHS mandate case" (EWTN News, 5/4/16) 
• "Mercy, peace, joy to be focus of Courage apostolate's 2016 conference" (EWTN News, 5/3/16)
• "Congress seeks stronger protections for faith-based partnerships" (EWTN News, 5/3/16)
• FW: "Come to Harrisburg on June 7!" (5/3/16)
• FW: "Legislative alert from PA Pro-Life" (5/2/16)
• "Target Stock Prices Plummet After 1 Million-Strong Boycott Over Transgender Bathroom Policy" (Christian Post, 5/2/16) 
• "Marriage Unique for a Reason: May 2016 Newsletter" 
• FW: "People of Life e-Update: Celebrating Mothers and Defending Nurses" (4/28/16) 
• "Religious-Freedom Commission Approves List of 10 ‘Countries of Particular Concern’" (National Catholic Register, 4/25/16) 

• 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.? (5/7/16)  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? (5/7/16).  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.  A Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet are said each Saturday at 9:45AM, near State and Clinton.
• Email pastors in Bucks with ads for an acknowledged abortifacient provider.
• Concerns about  "Catholic" hospitals in the Archdiocese: Email Archbishop Chaput.
• 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.

"I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord.  I will come back to you, and your hearts will rejoice."