9/23/18: "Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice.,

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 9/23/18

• excerpts from (and comments on) "Catholicism After 2018" (R.R. Reno, First Things, 10/2018)

• HR 490, the Heartbeat Bill

• Support Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanugh (Knights of Columbus)
  

• Update--taking away our right to vote for judges [i.e., OPPOSE Pa House Bill 111] (Pa Pro Life)

• When Irish eyes are crying: "The Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which provided legal protection for the unborn, was officially repealed Sept. 18."

• Please email the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [Alex Azar II] now to say you oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to buy aborted fetal organs (Human Life Action).

"I was very disturbed to learn that the Food and Drug Administration is using my taxpayer dollars to purchase "fresh" aborted fetal organs for the purpose of creating so-called 'humanized mice' with human immune systems. This unethical collaboration with the abortion industry, fomenting demand for body parts from aborted babies, is particularly disappointing coming from the administration of a strong pro-life president.

"I respectfully urge you to end this collaboration with the abortion industry and to stop the use of my tax dollars for unethical research. Instead, please direct the considerable resources of the Department of Health and Human Resource toward identifying and pursuing ethical alternatives that we can all be proud of.

"Thank you for considering my concerns."

• As per a 9/17/18 letter to the FDA from 85 members of Congress, "conducting research using the body parts of children whose lives have been violently ended by abortion is abhorent."  Kudos to Pa's own Reps Barletta, Kelly, Rothfus, Shuster, and Smucker for signing that letter. Failing to sign that letter was Brian Fitzpatrick, as well as Pa Reps Boyle, Brady, Cartwright, Costello, Dent, Doyle, Evans, Lamb, Marino, Meehan, Perry, and Thompson!
  

• New Initiative for [Pa] House Bill 2050: Pray on Sunday, Call on Monday (Pa Family, 9/5/18)
  

On the right side of the home page are links to email Pennsylvania's and New Jersey's delegations in D.C. on federal issues (See 9/4/18 update /"report card."), Bucks County's delegation in Harrisburg on Pa state issues (See 9/4/18 update/ "report card."), and Central NJ's delegation in Trenton on NJ state issues. (See 9/4/18 update.)

• FW: LIFE CHAIN 2018 Mercer County Oct 7 1:00-3:00 PM @ 2279 Route 33 Hamilton 
  
  

• Updates from Pro Life Coalition of Pa (9/7/18)
  

• Marriage: Unique for a Reason (USCCB, September 2018 newsletter)

• Free to Serve newsletter (USCCB, 8/31/18)


• Supreme Court denies relief to Philadelphia Catholic foster care agency (EWTN, 8/30/18)
  As of 9/4/18, NONE of the U.S. Senators from Pa or NJ were standing with us and co-sponsoring the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act.  In the U.S. House, ONLY Pa Rep's Barletta, Marino, Rothfus, Smucker and Thompson, as well as NJ Rep Chris Smith were standing with us on the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act.

• Target Still Hasn't Learned Its Lesson [See https://www.afa.net/Target.] (American Family Association, 8/22/18)