"The Lord took Abram outside and said, 'Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so,' He added, 'shall your descendants be.'"

The ‘12 Days of Christmas’: An ‘underground’ catechism for persecuted Catholics (Catholic News Herald, 12/21/17) 
Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop (1/4/18) - some photos from Philly's own shrine  
The Octave Day of Christmas, Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God (1/1/18)

• The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (12/31/17)
• Recently Completed Sculpture by Thomas Marsh: the Holy Spouses, Patrons of the Unborn (New Liturgical Movement, 12/26/17)
•  In a manger lay the promise of a great Wedding Feast, and the key to marriage today (LifeSiteNews, 12/23/17)
  
• Marriage Unique for a Reason: December 2017 Newsletter (USCCB, 12/5/17) 
• March for Marriage 2018
• What the Catechism proclaims about the family....(12/28/16)
• Fatima visionary predicted 'final battle' would be over marriage, family (CNA, 7/8/16)
• "There are forms of ideological colonization which are out to destroy the family" (Pope Francis, 1/16/15)
• the late Deacon Manny Garcia's homily for the Feast of the Holy Family

• Twenty-three Catholic Missionaries Were Killed in the World in 2017 (ZENIT, 12/29/17)
  
  
• Patriarch Younan: In Syria and Iraq, Survival of One of Oldest Christian Churches Is Being Threatened (ZENIT, 12/29/17) 

• St. Thomas Becket Relics Found in Italy (ZENIT, 12/29/17)
  
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  St. Thomas Becket (12/27/14)

• Dark, desperate life without power in Puerto Rico (Denver Post, 12/26/17)

• Pope Francis prays for victims of tropical storm in the Philippines (Vatican News, 12/24/17)

On the right side of the home page is a link to email the White House and the Pa Delegation on selected federal matters (12/23/17 update), as well as a link to email Bucks County's Delegation in Harrisburg on selected state matters (12/23/17 update).

• The horror of Ukraine's forgotten famine still casts a shadow (EWTN, 12/22/17)

• How Trump Changed the Courts in 2017 (Daily Signal, 12/22/17)

• Catholic Partners Urge 18-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador (USCCB, 12/21/17)

• Washington’s archbishop and Arlington’s bishop announce participants in upcoming March for Life events can obtain plenary indulgence (Catholic Standard, 12/20/17)

• Looking at The Updated Charter for Healthcare Workers (excerpts with comments and pictures added) (12/10/17)

• Renovatio 21 in Italy speaks out on aborted fetal vaccines (Children of God for Life, 12/6/17)
  (NOTE: At some points, this article seems to have been awkwardly translated.  However, it raises concerns about a topic which often seems to have been treated dismissively - vaccinations derived from aborted children.)

• Me and Mengele (Dr. Diane Irving, 12/4/13)

• STOP Pro-Abortion "Internships" at Catholic Campus. Protest Now. (TFP Student Action, 11/30/17)