https://www.liveaction.org/news/president-trump-expected-to-sign-legislation-banning-abortions-after-20-weeks/
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Christian leaders pray for Hugh Hefner, pornography’s victims (EWTN, 9/29/17)
http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/US.php?id=16346
Rally around the forgotten Americans of Puerto Rico (St. Louis Review, 9/29/17)
http://stlouisreview.com/article/2017-09-29/editorial-rally
"Is it My way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?"
- Respect Life Program: Be Not Afraid
October 2017 - September 2018 (USCCB)
- Respect Life Sunday / Respect Life Month (USCCB)
- Fatima 100 Conference (10/14/17)
- NCOSE calls for amending the Communication Decency Act (Section 230), to fight online sex trafficking (9/30/17)
- UN Event Names and Shames Purveyors of Child Rape, Trafficking (C-Fam, 9/29/17)
"'Decriminalization of prostitution is the most monstrous, preposterous, counterproductive act we could possibly conceive,' a prostitution survivor declared at a UN high-level meeting on human trafficking yesterday....She condemned Amnesty International’s 'sex-work' and 'pro-decriminalization' language saying, 'they do not have a right to call themselves a human rights organization'....
"I am Jane Doe, by movie director Mary Mazzio and producer Alec Sokolow, highlighted the ongoing battle of American mothers against Backpage.com, the website where their children were sold for sex and abuse. Their legal case is opposed by Google, George Soros and others, but fiercely fought for by Congresswomen Ann Wagner."
- Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church (9/30/17)
- USCCB Pro Life Chairman Urges Passage of Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (USCCB, 9/29/17)
- PA Pro-Life Legislative Alert (Pa Pro Life, 9/29/17) "Please call and email your state Senators and urge them to support House Bill 1139, which strengthens our Newborn Protection Act."
- Free to Serve (USCCB, 9/29/17)
- USCCB Migration Chairman “Gravely Concerned” About Presidential Determination for Refugee Admissions (USCCB, 9/29/17)
- Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels (9/29/17)
- Our Lady - Undoer of Knots (America Needs Fatima, 9/29/17)
- USCCB Chairmen Urge Congress to Support the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017, H.R. 2405 / S. 1823 (USCCB, 9/28/17)
- United Nations Petition Drive (Human Life International, 9/28/17)
- An Introduction to CanaVox: What We (Invite You to) Cheer For (Public Discourse, 9/28/17)
On the right side of the home page is a link to email the White House and the Pa Delegation on federal matters (9/30/17 update), as well as a link to email Bucks County's Delegation in Harrisburg on state matters (9/30/17 update).
State Issues, 9/30/17 update
Pa Catholic Conference
Pa Pro Life Federation
As per the 9/29/17 PA Pro-Life Legislative Alert,
-
"Please call and email your state Senators and urge them to support
House Bill 1139, which strengthens our Newborn Protection Act."
- Support Senator Scott Martin's resolution to condemn the abortion of babies who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome.
- Support Senate Bill 3.
- Oppose House Bill 111.
- Oppose Senate Bill 238.
United Nations Petition Drive (Human Life International, 9/28/17)
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NCOSE calls for amending the Communication Decency Act (Section 230), to fight online sex trafficking
On EWTN News Nightly (9/20/17),
the National Center on Sexual Exploitation's Haley Halverson explained
why Congress must amend Communications Decency Act, Section 230.
Kudos to Brian Fitzpatrick is joined by fellow U.S.
Representatives from Pennsylvania Brady, Evans, Kelly, Rothus, Shuster, and
Smucker
as co-sponsors of HR 1865 (Allow States and Victims to Fight
Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017), while Senator Casey (but NOT Senator Toomey) is a co-sponsor of S 1693 (Stop Enabling Sex
Traffickers Act) "'Expeditious passage of H.R. 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight
Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA) and S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex
Traffickers Act (SESTA) will move the country closer to striking a blow
against the online havens that facilitate sex trafficking'" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation, 9/7/17).
Federal Issues, 9/30/17 update
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
- On EWTN News Nightly (9/20/17),
the National Center on Sexual Exploitation's Haley Halverson explained
why Congress must amend Communications Decency Act, Section 230.
Kudos to Brian Fitzpatrick is joined by fellow U.S. Representatives from Pennsylvania Brady, Evans, Kelly, Rothus, Shuster, and Smucker as co-sponsors of HR 1865 (Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017), while Senator Casey (but NOT Senator Toomey) is a co-sponsor of S 1693 (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act) - "'Expeditious passage of H.R. 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA) and S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) will move the country closer to striking a blow against the online havens that facilitate sex trafficking'" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation, 9/7/17).
Human Life Action's Current Action Alerts
- Vote Expected Soon on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- Urge Congress to Enact the Conscience Protection Act of 2017!
As per a 9/20/17 email from Human Life Action: "This is 'appropriations season' on the Hill. That means Congress must pass funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2018.... Last Thursday, the House of Representatives approved HR 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018. It includes the full text of the Conscience Protection Act (CPA) of 2017! It also includes other provisions which we have taken action on such as the nullification of the DC law that legalized assisted suicide and the DC Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act (RHNDA), a DC law....There are many other pro-life provisions (both longstanding and new) in the funding bill as well, such as a prohibition on funding elective abortions for detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and against funding for research involving human fetal tissue from abortions....Of the new provisions, our top priority is to ensure that the CPA is included.... rather than finalizing the FY 2018 appropriations legislation by the end of the fiscal year (September 30), both the House and the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government at its current levels with current policies until December 8, 2017....I again urge you to continue contacting your members of Congress. It is particularly important that the Senate know that our top priority is inclusion of the Conscience Protection Act in the year-end appropriations legislation."
Pa Catholic Conference's Current Alerts
(one federal)
- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
"Urge our Senators to support H.R. 7 to permanently protect our tax dollars from paying for or promoting elective abortions."
USCCB's Action Center
- Contact Your Senators and Urge Them to Protect Health Care for Poor and Vulnerable People!
- Tell Congress to support disaster relief for houses of worship
- Tell the White House that it's time to drop the HHS mandate
- Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act: Contact your Representative and Senators today!
USCCB's and CRS' Catholics Confront Global Poverty / Action Center
We can ensure safety for refugees, as well as their host communities. As our noble efforts at assistance must not be hijacked, this blogger believes that our communications MUST specifically state that contraceptives/abortifacients MUST be excluded from "assistance."- Speak up for the 1% that does a world of good
- Use Your Voice to Combat Human Trafficking
- Urge Our Nation to Care for Our Common Home
USCCB's Justice for Immigrants' Action Alerts
- Action Alert to Support DREAM Act of 2017
- Action Alert: Urge Congress to Continue to Protect Trafficking Victims
- Stand with Refugees Action Alert
- Action Alert to DHS: Extend TPS for Haitians
PLEASE NOTE: "The Trump administration’s decision to allow 50,000 Haitian earthquake victims to remain in the United States prompted gratitude from the U.S. bishops’ conference, which stressed the need for continued work to aid Haitians here and in their home country. 'While this extension is helpful, it still leaves many Haitian families in the United States in an insecure and vulnerable position, particularly with respect to ensuring legal work authorization,' Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee, said May 23. The Department of Homeland Security’s decision extended the Obama administration’s protections for Haitians who had arrived in the U.S. within a year of the massive 2010 earthquake. They may remain with work authorizations until January 2018....Temporary protected status may be provided to citizens of countries that are suffering from severe violence, disease and natural disasters. At present countries designated for that status include Sudan, Somalia, Syria, El Salvador, Nepal, and Yemen, Reuters reports" (CNA/EWTN, 5/23/17) - Voice Your Support for Vulnerable Immigrants and Refugees
- Easter Recess In-District Meetings: JFI Asks
- Phone-in Fridays
- Please Support the BRIDGE ACT and DACA Youth
- In Solidarity with Refugees
- Creating a Culture of Encounter
USCCB's Marriage Unique for a Reason
- As per the September 2017 newsletter, "The USCCB supports the First Amendment Defense Act and the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act in Congress."
FW: PA Pro-Life Legislative Alert (Pa Pro Life, 9/29/17)
From: Maria
Sent: 9/29/2017 10:51 AM
To: gallagher@paprolife.org
Subject: PA Pro-Life Legislative Alert
Dear Pro-Life Leaders,
Please call and email your state Senators and urge them to support House Bill 1139, which strengthens our Newborn Protection Act.
This bill will expand the number of options for women who give birth and who believe they cannot care for their newborn children. To read more about the bill, see the co-sponsorship memo at http://www.legis.state.pa.us//cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=H&SPick=20170&cosponId=23257 .
If you don't know who your state Senator is, or you need contact information, please go to http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/#address .
This is a state bill, not a federal one, so you do not need to contact Senators Pat Toomey or Bob Casey.
The bill has already passed the House—a victory in the Senate would bring us much closer to final victory—and help save lives!
Thank you for making these important calls and sending these critical emails.
All the best,
Maria V. Gallagher
Legislative Director
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
717-541-0034
Friday, September 29, 2017
Tell Congress to support disaster relief for houses of worship (USCCB)
https://www.votervoice.net/UserSite/USCCB/Campaigns/54548/Respond
USCCB Chairmen Urge Congress to Support the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017, H.R. 2405 / S. 1823 (USCCB, 9/28/17)
http://www.usccb.org/news/2017/17-173.cfm
Free to Serve: September 2017 Newsletter (USCCB, 9/29/17)
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1100920568270&ca=fb9ebabc-f20d-4e0e-87ca-a7aca37d5d57
Our Lady - Undoer of Knots (America Needs Fatima, 9/29/17)
https://americaneedsfatima.org/Our-Blessed-Mother/our-lady-undoer-of-knots.html
Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church (9/30/17)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/093017.cfm
The Grotto of Saint Jerome is in the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem
http://www.bethlehem.custodia.org/default.asp?id=474
The Grotto of Saint Jerome is in the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem
http://www.bethlehem.custodia.org/default.asp?id=474
Inglese: Virtual Tour - SANCTUARY Bethlehem
Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels (9/29/17)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/092917.cfm
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen..
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen..
Thursday, September 28, 2017
An Introduction to CanaVox: What We (Invite You to) Cheer For (Public Discourse, 9/28/17)
http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2017/09/20092/
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
"Throwaway Children"
The historical novelist Caleb Carr recently presented a crime novel (cf., https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-New-York-Caleb-Carr/dp/0399591559), which largely dealt with present day children described as "throwaway." Carr describes yet more victims of a society in which many place minimal value on the sanctity of human life.
"According to the National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Throwaway Children, more than 2,100 children are reported missing every day in America. Add to that the fact that 1 in 6 runaways is likely to become a victim of sex trafficking, and the need to urgently deal with this crisis becomes clear....
[Legislation needs to] "allow victims of sex trafficking to seek justice against websites that knowingly facilitate crimes against them; eliminate federal liability protections for websites that assist, support or facilitate a violation of federal trafficking laws; enable state law-enforcement officials, not just the U.S. Department of Justice, to take action against individuals or businesses that violate federal sex- trafficking laws"
(http://www.vindy.com/news/2017/aug/29/sen-portman-takes-aim-at-sex-trafficking/?mobile)
"According to the National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Throwaway Children, more than 2,100 children are reported missing every day in America. Add to that the fact that 1 in 6 runaways is likely to become a victim of sex trafficking, and the need to urgently deal with this crisis becomes clear....
[Legislation needs to] "allow victims of sex trafficking to seek justice against websites that knowingly facilitate crimes against them; eliminate federal liability protections for websites that assist, support or facilitate a violation of federal trafficking laws; enable state law-enforcement officials, not just the U.S. Department of Justice, to take action against individuals or businesses that violate federal sex- trafficking laws"
(http://www.vindy.com/news/2017/aug/29/sen-portman-takes-aim-at-sex-trafficking/?mobile)
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
"Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him."
- As of 9/26/17, Brian Fitzpatrick is joined by fellow U.S. Representatives from Pennsylvania Brady, Evans, Kelly, Rothus, and Smucker as co-sponsors of HR 1865, while Senator Casey (but NOT Senator Toomey) is a co-sponsor of S 1693.
- "'Expeditious passage of H.R. 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight
Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA) and S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex
Traffickers Act (SESTA) will move the country closer to striking a blow
against the online havens that facilitate sex trafficking'" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation, 9/7/17).
On the right side of the home page is a link to email the White House and the Pa Delegation on federal matters (9/26/17 update), as well as a link to email Bucks County's Delegation in Harrisburg on state matters (9/9/17 update).
- Hurricane Maria | FEMA.gov
- President of U.S. Bishops Conference Statement on Hurricane Maria (USCCB, 9/22/17)
- A 20th Century "Hurricane" [of a different sort] through Puerto Rico (9/21/17)
- Mexico earthquake: Crews keep searching for victims (CNN, 9/25/17)
- Statement from President of U.S. Bishops Conference - Mexico Earthquake (USCCB, 9/20/17)
- The Charter for Health Care Workers and Conscience Protection (9/24/17)
- How the Church Must Respond to the Overpopulation Myth (Human Life International, 9/23/17)
- CanaVox.com (9/19/17)
- Jahi McMath and So-Called Brain Death (9/19/17)
- Petition on the Right to Life in International Law (C-Fam and others, 9/6/17)
Federal Issues, 9/26/17 update
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
- As of 9/26/17, Brian Fitzpatrick is joined by fellow U.S. Representatives from Pennsylvania Brady, Evans, Kelly, Rothus, and Smucker as co-sponsors of HR 1865, while Senator Casey (but NOT Senator Toomey) is a co-sponsor of S 1693.
- "'Expeditious passage of H.R. 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight
Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA) and S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex
Traffickers Act (SESTA) will move the country closer to striking a blow
against the online havens that facilitate sex trafficking'" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation, 9/7/17).
Human Life Action's Current Action Alerts
- Urge Congress to Enact the Conscience Protection Act of 2017!
As per a 9/20/17 email from Human Life Action: "This is 'appropriations season' on the Hill. That means Congress must pass funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2018.... Last Thursday, the House of Representatives approved HR 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018. It includes the full text of the Conscience Protection Act (CPA) of 2017! It also includes other provisions which we have taken action on such as the nullification of the DC law that legalized assisted suicide and the DC Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act (RHNDA), a DC law....There are many other pro-life provisions (both longstanding and new) in the funding bill as well, such as a prohibition on funding elective abortions for detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and against funding for research involving human fetal tissue from abortions....Of the new provisions, our top priority is to ensure that the CPA is included.... rather than finalizing the FY 2018 appropriations legislation by the end of the fiscal year (September 30), both the House and the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government at its current levels with current policies until December 8, 2017....I again urge you to continue contacting your members of Congress. It is particularly important that the Senate know that our top priority is inclusion of the Conscience Protection Act in the year-end appropriations legislation."
Pa Catholic Conference's Current Alerts
(one federal)
- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
"Urge our Senators to support H.R. 7 to permanently protect our tax dollars from paying for or promoting elective abortions."
USCCB's Action Center
- Contact Your Senators and Urge Them to Protect Health Care for Poor and Vulnerable People!
While the USCCB is opposed to "Graham-Cassidy," it was noted as of 9/20/17 that the American Life League's STOPP, LiveAction, and National Right to Life support it. - Tell Congress to support disaster relief for houses of worship
- Tell the White House that it's time to drop the HHS mandate
- Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act: Contact your Representative and Senators today!
USCCB's and CRS' Catholics Confront Global Poverty / Action Center
We can ensure safety for refugees, as well as their host communities. As our noble efforts at assistance must not be hijacked, this blogger believes that our communications MUST specifically state that contraceptives/abortifacients MUST be excluded from "assistance."- Speak up for the 1% that does a world of good
- Use Your Voice to Combat Human Trafficking
- Urge Our Nation to Care for Our Common Home
USCCB's Justice for Immigrants' Action Alerts
- Action Alert to Support DREAM Act of 2017
- Action Alert: Urge Congress to Continue to Protect Trafficking Victims
- Stand with Refugees Action Alert
- Action Alert to DHS: Extend TPS for Haitians
PLEASE NOTE: "The Trump administration’s decision to allow 50,000 Haitian earthquake victims to remain in the United States prompted gratitude from the U.S. bishops’ conference, which stressed the need for continued work to aid Haitians here and in their home country. 'While this extension is helpful, it still leaves many Haitian families in the United States in an insecure and vulnerable position, particularly with respect to ensuring legal work authorization,' Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee, said May 23. The Department of Homeland Security’s decision extended the Obama administration’s protections for Haitians who had arrived in the U.S. within a year of the massive 2010 earthquake. They may remain with work authorizations until January 2018....Temporary protected status may be provided to citizens of countries that are suffering from severe violence, disease and natural disasters. At present countries designated for that status include Sudan, Somalia, Syria, El Salvador, Nepal, and Yemen, Reuters reports" (CNA/EWTN, 5/23/17) - Voice Your Support for Vulnerable Immigrants and Refugees
- Easter Recess In-District Meetings: JFI Asks
- Phone-in Fridays
- Please Support the BRIDGE ACT and DACA Youth
- In Solidarity with Refugees
- Creating a Culture of Encounter
USCCB's Marriage Unique for a Reason
- As per the September 2017 newsletter, "The USCCB supports the First Amendment Defense Act and the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act in Congress."
Monday, September 25, 2017
Which of the two did his father's will?
On the right side of the home page is a link to email the White House and the Pa Delegation on federal matters (9/21/17 update), as well as a link to email Bucks County's Delegation in Harrisburg on state matters (9/9/17 update).
- 'Humanitarian crisis' looming in devastated Puerto Rico, governor says (CNN, 9/25/17)
- President of U.S. Bishops Conference Statement on Hurricane Maria (USCCB, 9/22/17)
- A 20th Century "Hurricane" [of a different sort] through Puerto Rico (9/21/17)
- Mexico earthquake: Crews keep searching for victims (CNN, 9/25/17)
- Statement from President of U.S. Bishops Conference - Mexico Earthquake (USCCB, 9/20/17)
- The Charter for Health Care Workers and Conscience Protection (9/24/17)
- "Former New York Congressman and notorious pornography and sex addict
Anthony Weiner today was sentenced to 21 months in prison for child
sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl. Weiner allegedly sent his
victim pornographic videos and requested nude photos. He also asked the
girl for sexual performance videos. National Center on Sexual
Exploitation Senior Vice President and Executive Director Dawn Hawkins
released the following statement:
- “'This is not just a ‘sexting’ scandal or a punch line of a
joke at a cocktail party. It’s predatory sexual exploitation of a
15-year-old girl. We need to stop trivializing the sexual
objectification and the use of children,' said Hawkins.
She added, 'This is a teaching moment for the public about the dangers of escalation and compulsive pornography use. Anthony Weiner is a poster-child for the behavioral effects of pornography consumption'" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation, 9/25/17). - "the National Center on Sexual Exploitation calls on members of
both the House and Senate to move swiftly to amend Section 230
Communications Decency Act (CDA)—a law that as currently interpreted by
federal courts shields Internet companies that facilitate sex
trafficking....
'Expeditious passage of H.R. 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA) and S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) will move the country closer to striking a blow against the online havens that facilitate sex trafficking'" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation, 9/25/17).
- How the Church Must Respond to the Overpopulation Myth (Human Life International, 9/23/17)
- CanaVox.com (9/19/17)
- Jahi McMath and So-Called Brain Death (9/19/17)
- Petition on the Right to Life in International Law (C-Fam and others, 9/6/17)
Sunday, September 24, 2017
"The sins of my youth and my frailties remember not; in Your kindness remember me, because of Your goodness, O LORD."
On the right side of the home page is a link to email the White House and the Pa Delegation on federal matters (9/21/17 update), as well as a link to email Bucks County's Delegation in Harrisburg on state matters (9/9/17 update).
- The Charter for Health Care Workers and Conscience Protection (9/24/17)
- 2 new quakes shake southern Mexico, already coping with disasters (CNN, 9/24/17)
- Statement from President of U.S. Bishops Conference - Mexico Earthquake (USCCB, 9/20/17)
- Failing dam deepens the post-hurricane crisis in powerless Puerto Rico (L.A. Times, 9/23/17)
- President of U.S. Bishops Conference Statement on Hurricane Maria (USCCB, 9/22/17)
- A 20th Century "Hurricane" [of a different sort] through Puerto Rico (9/21/17)
- "Some of the recent attacks on Martin, sparked by his book Building a Bridge, have been inexcusably ugly....The perceived ambiguities in some of Fr. Martin’s views on sexuality have created much of the apprehension and criticism surrounding his book. There’s nothing vindictive in respectfully but firmly challenging those inadequacies. Doing less would violate both justice and charity" (Archbishop Chaput, 9/21/17)
- "In his recent book “Building a Bridge” (HarperOne), Father James Martin, S.J., calls the Church to a spirit of respect, compassion and sensitivity in dealing with persons with same-sex attraction....If the Letter to the Romans is true, then persons in unchaste relationships (whether homosexual or heterosexual) need conversion, not merely affirmation" (Archbishop Chaput, 7/6/17)
- And Who Do You Say that I Am (American Life League, 9/22/17)
- Remembering 1917: the war on religion (Paul Kengor, 9/20/17)
Professor Kengor will be one of the featured speakers at the Fatima 100 Conference on October 14 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in West Chester. - Visiting Penn Museum's Cultures in the Crossfire (9/19/17)
- The enduring power of Mosul’s rich and diverse past (MercatorNet, 9/19/17)
- A devastating loss of humanity, just 70 years ago (9/18/17)
- Petition on the Right to Life in International Law (C-Fam and others, 9/6/17)
- CanaVox.com (9/19/17)
- Jahi McMath and So-Called Brain Death (9/19/17)
10/1/17, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"The sins of my youth and my frailties remember not; in Your kindness remember me, because of Your goodness, O LORD."
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100117.cfm
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/17_10_01.mp3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRzT-D9-Zg&index=4&list=UUGBnU2RtRTlqklY-UbvXL8w
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100117.cfm
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/17_10_01.mp3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRzT-D9-Zg&index=4&list=UUGBnU2RtRTlqklY-UbvXL8w
The Charter for Health Care Workers and Conscience Protection
In his magnificent Evangelium Vitae, Saint Pope John Paul II reminded us that health care workers are called "to be guardians and servants of human
life." Shortly thereafter, the Vatican provided its beautiful Charter for Health Care Workers, making clear that
While the Charter's 2017 updating does not yet seem to be available in English, Vatican Radio (2/6/17) has reported that "The new references of the Magisterium, after 1994, that appear in the Charter are:
- this noble calling applies to "doctors, nurses, hospital chaplains, men and women
religious, administrators, voluntary care givers for those who suffer, those
involved in the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of human health....
"To serve life is to serve God in the person: it is to become 'a collaborator with God in restoring health to the sick body'[16] and to give praise and glory to God in the loving welcome to life, especially if it be weak and ill.[17]....
"the therapeutic ministry of health care workers is a sharing in the pastoral[21] and evangelizing[22] work of the Church....
"In fidelity to the moral law, the health care worker actuates his fidelity to the human person whose worth is guaranteed by the law, and to God, Whose wisdom is expressed by the law....
- "The present charter wants to guarantee the ethical fidelity of the health care worker: the choices and behavior enfleshing service to life."
While the Charter's 2017 updating does not yet seem to be available in English, Vatican Radio (2/6/17) has reported that "The new references of the Magisterium, after 1994, that appear in the Charter are:
- John Paul II’s Encyclical letter Evangelium vitae (1995);
John Paul II, Discourse to participants in the International Congress on transplants (29 August 2000), no. 4: AAS 92 (2000), 823-824;
The Encyclical Letters of Benedict XVI, Spe salvi on Christian hope (2007) and Caritas in veritate (2009);
Benedict XVI, Discourse to participants in the International Congress promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life on the theme of organ donation (2008);
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, on the proclamation of the Gospel in Today’s World (2013);
Pope Francis, Message to the participants in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of its institution (2014);
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Responsa ad quaestiones ab Episcopali Conferentia Foederatorum Americae Statuum propositas circa cibum et potum artificialiter praebenda [English translation](2007);
The Instruction of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dignitas personae (2008);
Pontifical Academy for Life, Prospects for Xenotransplantation - Scientific Aspects and Ethical Considerations (Vatican City, 2001);
Pontifical Academy for Life, Moral reflections on vaccines prepared from cells derived from aborted human foetuses (2005)."
Saturday, September 23, 2017
"The Lord is near to all who call upon Him"
In his magnificent Evangelium Vitae, Saint Pope John Paul II reminded us that health care workers are called "to be guardians and servants of human life." Shortly thereafter, the Vatican provided its beautiful Charter for Health Care Workers, making clear that
- this noble calling applies to "doctors, nurses, hospital chaplains, men and women
religious, administrators, voluntary care givers for those who suffer, those
involved in the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of human health....
"To serve life is to serve God in the person: it is to become 'a collaborator with God in restoring health to the sick body'[16] and to give praise and glory to God in the loving welcome to life, especially if it be weak and ill.[17]....
"the therapeutic ministry of health care workers is a sharing in the pastoral[21] and evangelizing[22] work of the Church....
"In fidelity to the moral law, the health care worker actuates his fidelity to the human person whose worth is guaranteed by the law, and to God, Whose wisdom is expressed by the law....
- "The present charter wants to guarantee the ethical fidelity of the health care worker: the choices and behavior enfleshing service to life."
While the Charter's 2017 updating does not yet seem to be available in English, Vatican Radio (2/6/17) has reported that "The new references of the Magisterium, after 1994, that appear in the Charter are:
- John Paul II’s Encyclical letter Evangelium vitae (1995);
John Paul II, Discourse to participants in the International Congress on transplants (29 August 2000), no. 4: AAS 92 (2000), 823-824;
The Encyclical Letters of Benedict XVI, Spe salvi on Christian hope (2007) and Caritas in veritate (2009);
Benedict XVI, Discourse to participants in the International Congress promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life on the theme of organ donation (2008);
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, on the proclamation of the Gospel in Today’s World (2013);
Pope Francis, Message to the participants in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of its institution (2014);
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Responsa ad quaestiones ab Episcopali Conferentia Foederatorum Americae Statuum propositas circa cibum et potum artificialiter praebenda [English translation](2007);
The Instruction of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dignitas personae (2008);
Pontifical Academy for Life, Prospects for Xenotransplantation - Scientific Aspects and Ethical Considerations (Vatican City, 2001);
Pontifical Academy for Life, Moral reflections on vaccines prepared from cells derived from aborted human foetuses (2005)."
On the right side of the home page is a link to email the White House and the Pa Delegation on federal matters (9/21/17 update), as well as a link to email Bucks County's Delegation in Harrisburg on state matters (9/9/17 update).
- The eyes of Andrea Boceli appear to see so much more than those of James Martin, SJ! (9/23/17)
- President of U.S. Bishops Conference Statement on Hurricane Maria (USCCB, 9/22/17):
- Tens of thousands being evacuated as dam fails, revealing scope of Puerto Rico's dire situation (Chicago Tribune, 9/23/17)
- A 20th Century "Hurricane" [of a different sort] through Puerto Rico (9/21/17)
- Statement from President of U.S. Bishops Conference - Mexico Earthquake (USCCB, 9/20/17):
Damage reported in Oaxaca as a new 6.1 earthquake strikes Mexico (L.A. Times, 9/23/17)
- Remembering 1917: the war on religion (Paul Kengor, 9/20/17)
- Visiting Penn Museum's Cultures in the Crossfire (9/19/17)
- The enduring power of Mosul’s rich and diverse past (MercatorNet, 9/19/17)
- A devastating loss of humanity, just 70 years ago (9/18/17)
- Petition on the Right to Life in International Law (C-Fam and others, 9/6/17)
- CanaVox.com (9/19/17)
- Jahi McMath and So-Called Brain Death (9/19/17)
The eyes of Andrea Boceli appear to see so much more than those of James Martin, SJ!
- Though Jesuit Father James Martin's book on the Holy Land (Jesus: A Pilgrimage, 2016) has an Imprimi Potest, it includes (in my opinion) some excessive speculation and some snarky comments: "Then I saw the Jordan River. It was neon green, more like Mountain Dew than water. 'I told you it was gross,' said [fellow Jesuit priest] George" (p.98).
- "Italian star tenor Andrea Bocelli made a pilgrimage to the traditional site of Jesus’ baptism Monday, praying for peace as he stood on the edge of the River Jordan. Bocelli, 58, who is blind, was guided by a priest who scooped up river water and poured it over the singer’s hands. The artist, a Roman Catholic, made a sign of the cross and the priest recited the Ave Maria (Hail Mary) prayer. The spot represents the 'roots of my faith,' Bocelli told The Associated Press. 'For this reason, it is a very special place. I am very happy to be here. I prayed for peace in the world'" (Washington Post, 9/18/17)
Incredible online material about the Holy Land is available from the Franciscans (www.custodia.org).
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