"We are one body, one body in Christ; and we do not stand alone."

• "People of goodwill, whatever their religious beliefs, can never allow women, children and men to be treated merely as objects, to be deceived, violated, often sold and resold for profit, leaving them devastated in mind and body only to be finally eliminated or abandoned... Trafficking in persons is flourishing alongside today’s refugee and migrant crisis, which has been primarily provoked by wars and conflicts.... The challenge that trafficking in persons poses is immense, urging all to assume their respective responsibilities and collaborate with one another" (Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, 12/20/16)
• National Migration Week 2017 To Be Celebrated January 8-14 (USCCB)

• Abortion Advocates Seek to Sway Trump on Mexico City Policy with Faulty Arguments (C-Fam, 12/2/16)

• Study Guide to St. Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body"


• Made for the Common Good: Marriage safeguards justice (USCCB)

• Pope Francis, Message for World Day of the Sick (2/11/17)

• Benefits association, diocese file suit over HHS transgender regulation (Catholic News Service, 12/29/16) 

• Aren't these efforts tantamount to assaulting the conscience rights of health care workers in mental health services? (12/23/16)

• Act now to stop assisted suicide (Diocese of Trenton, 11/4/16)

• "Please send a message to the AMA today asking them to support the dignity of every person and the need for supportive and comprehensive end of life care" (Pa Catholic Conference).

• Email USCCB President Cardinal DiNardo, USCCB Pro Life Chair Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop Chaput, and National Catholic Bioethics Center President John Haas, PhD, STL, to ask for an end to ANY use of emergency (so-called) contraception in Catholic hospitals.

 

• Urge President-Elect Trump to stay true to his word on pro Life concerns

• Click to Email Pa's Congressional Delegation, regarding positions backed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (cf., also see Human Life Action's 12/16/16 email.) 
• Action Alert to the Department of Homeland Security: Ensure the well-being of Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew (USCCB)

• Click to Email all of Bucks County's representatives and senators in Harrisburg, re: issues/legislation backed by the Pa Catholic Conference. 

• Boycotts and/or other actions from America Needs Fatima and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation

2017!

• Through the Bible in a Year, in 2017!

•  Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious (1/4/17)": The Shrine of St Elizabeth Ann Seton at Our Lady of the Rosary Church [at the Southern tip of Manhattan] is housed in a landmark building connected to colonial times through the sanctity of St Elizabeth Ann Seton who lived here.  We welcome visitors to this sacred place.  In addition to being a place for special devotion to Mother Seton, the Shrine has educational material about her life." 

• Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop (1/5/17) - a visit to his shrine in Philly